Michael Brendan Dougherty wrote about “The disaster of Kosovo . . . ” in this week’s issue of the Week magazine. His moralist op-ed laments Kosovo’s economic woes.
But he is absolutely wrong in arguing against humanitarian interventions. Kosovo’s …
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A free man from Prishtina, Dardania, and a lawyer in Texas. He writes anything about his neck of the woods and a few things about languages, history, politics, and world trivia. He helps curate Plisi.org.
War refugee cat passes away
A feline pal that followed his human companions during the Kosova War has died. The family rescued Mac (pronounced Matz) 16 years ago.
But in 1999, the animal became one of about a million Kosovars driven out of their homes …
November 9: The True Europe Day
On May 9, 1945, Soviet soldiers occupied Berlin. But what was thought of as the end of the brutal Nazi regime was the beginning of another dictatorship that had the German capital, Germany, and the rest of Europe divided for …
Say Yes to Racism
I updated my profile picture on Facebook this Friday. But this time I had nothing colorful to share. It was simply a black-and-white image—not of me, or any living thing. I merely posted a graphic file containing a monochrome logo …
Mjeku, not Mixhoku
No, it’s not Midzheiku or Midzhoku. It’s Mjeku. At least in my name, the letter J represents the /j/ sound, and it’s pronounced like the ‘y’ in “York,” “yuck,” “yes.”
The letter J looks like an I. And it’s derived …
What’s More Serious?
What is more serious? To put the Serbia–Albania soccer incident in an American context, let’s ask: is it a KKK crowd chanting “kill all the n****s,” or a banner with MLK’s picture flying into a stadium reserved for Whites only? …
Kosova Citizens Petition for Constitutional Reform
(See original in Albanian)
We, citizens of the Republic of Kosovo, are worried about our democracy. For almost three months after the general elections, our representatives have been unable to carry their duties, and a new government is yet …
This is Obama’s last chance
Strikes against ISIL come some “three years too late”: it is too late to reserve the suffering, yet in time to contain the harm that has been done. President Obama must use military power to save the humankind, of which …
Toss Away That Yankee Drink
(How a call to boycott Western goods would sound in English…)
Have no milk, provoke no spew
Gulp no Coke made by a Jew
Red wine’s bad, it’s for the papists
So the white is the date rapist’s
Devil’s sweat …
April 7, 1939: The fascist invasion of Albania
On April 7, 1939, Fascist Italy invaded Albania. Resistance in the tiny European country was brief. King Zog I, Queen Geraldine, and their newborn son were forced into exile.
“The b*** has escaped,” said the Italian foreign minister, Count Ciano, …