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02/27/2008: "WWI unstable Eastern European hegemony repeats itself"

On February 20, the German government officially recognized the independence of Kosovo. It did so despite the foreseeable political dangers: an impending conflict with Russia, the eruption of new conflicts in the Balkans, and the incitement of separatist tendencies in other crisis regions across the globe.

Leading political and business circles in Germany and the European Union are increasingly worried about the dependence of Europe on oil and gas imports from Russia. The Balkans serve as an important transit region for pipeline projects, whereby oil and gas from the Caspian Sea are to be pumped to Western Europe, circumventing Russia.

[ For the economy, you'll do anything, even destroy yourselves. It is imaginary. The only economy that matters is people working together. Isn't this obvious? Well, it is, unless you're totally afraid of change. ]

http://www.wsws.org/articles/2008/feb2008/koso-f26_prn.shtml