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By Sungur Savran
The Bullet

The celebrations by the Albanian people of Kosovo upon the declaration of an “independent and sovereign” state were aired on television extensively. Two flags were waved during these celebrations. One was the familiar U.S. flag. And the second one? This flag with a double-headed black eagle on a red background, which country might that belong to? Better not to be too rash and say that it is the flag of the newly “independent” state of Kosovo, for that would be misunderstanding the true nature of what has happened. In the newly “independent” state of Kosovo, the people celebrating on the streets were waving the flag of another country. This was the flag of Albania!

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Check out Asad Ismi and Kristin Schwartz’s four-part radio documentary series about the destructive impact of U.S. imperialism on Africa, featuring voices of African activists interviewed at the 2007 World Social Forum held in Nairobi, Kenya. The documentary is based on Asad’s Project Censored Award-winning Briarpatch article of the same name.

For Asad and Kristin’s recent article on the World Social Forum in Nairobi, visit:

http://policyalternatives.ca/MonitorIssues/2007/04/MonitorIssue1634/

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