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Agence France-Presse February 23, 2008 'With Kosovo now the gun has been cocked' Moscow - An aide to Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday described Western recognition of Kosovo as a cocked gun ready for firing and said a strengthening of terrorist forces was unavoidable, Interfax reported. "With Kosovo now the gun has been cocked and no one knows when and where the shot will ring out," said Anatoly Safonov, Putin's envoy for international cooperation in combating terrorism and organised crime, in an interview with the Russian news agency. Safonov drew parallels with the Munich agreement of 1938, which permitted German annexation of a part of what was then Czechoslovakia. "The danger is of unleashing a powerful machine of destruction, the consequences of which are unpredictable. It's a pity they have forgotten the lessons of the past, including the lesson of Munich in 1938," he said. He said that Islamist "jihadists of terror" who had settled in Kosovo could now be expected to come out into the open. "Many countries consider that separatism and terrorism are links in the same chain. It's clear that terrorist tendencies are strengthening and the flouting of international law cannot fail to have this effect," he said. "With recognition of Kosovo these forces have been given a signal that they can come out from underground." Russia has vehemently opposed Western recognition of Kosovo's independence declaration, reflecting Moscow's historical ties with Belgrade, which continues to claim Kosovo as a Serbian province. Putin on Friday said that Kosovo set a "terrible precedent, which will de facto blow apart the whole system of international relations". =============== Group Moderator: [Е-ПОШТА ЗАШТИЋЕНА] page at http://magazine.sorabia.net for more informations about current situation in Serbia http://www.sorabia.net Slusajte GLAS SORABIJE nas talk internet-radio (Serbian Only) http://radio.sorabia.net Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sorabia/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sorabia/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[Е-ПОШТА ЗАШТИЋЕНА] mailto:[Е-ПОШТА ЗАШТИЋЕНА] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [Е-ПОШТА ЗАШТИЋЕНА] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
