The Valley
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I bought a documentary on Kosovo and the conflict that was going on before NATO came in called The Valley, Killing Fields of Kosovo that looks at the war from both the sides of Serbians and Albanians living in Kosovo in 1998. It is very interesting to watch this film considering it gives first hand accounts from both sides as to what was happening and brings to light the complexity of the issue. In Kosovo, there are no good guys or bad guys, you just have two groups of people who don't like each other for whatever reason, whether it be religion or culture or what not. They have both been living in this region for hundreds of years and yet they both feel as if they belong here and the other group should leave. Having the UN and NATO here for the last six years has kept a very fragile peace, only because it forces these people to work together whether they want to or not. Once we leave, I have a feeling the fighting will just start up again. YOu can't really talk to the workers about their feelings, especially the interpretors, they could get fired for voicing their opinions on such matters, but you get the impression of some contention between the two groups. It is a very sad situation, makes you grateful that in America you don't see things like this on this level. Unfortunately, it is universal. Because you can't escape it entirely in America either. They keep delaying the talks on what to do to Kosovo, they were supposed to make a decision this month but that got delayed. However, from what I understand, they have made a final decision on whether or not Kosovo will become part of Albania. That has been confirmed to never happen. We'll likely start hearing some more come this fall. Meanwhile, the fragile peace continues.
Posted by Erickson on 6:07 AM : (((
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