Especially here in Macedonia

Especially here in Macedonia, there is incredible pressure from the powers-that-be to do everything

with one goal in mind: EU assimilation. When they say that there is no other option, this just means

that the other option is war.

Their frantic diplomacy, condemnations and orders are all meant to avert war. They are terrified of

this possibility. But the people who would be affected by such an event aren’t scared at all. And some

are even looking forward to it.

Bruce Hornsby once lamented:‘that’s just the way it is; some things will never change.’

The EU would never expect it, but they will have to change if they want to eat up the Balkans. They

have made the perilous mistake of confusing indigenous fatalism and indifference with enthusiastic

acceptance of their values.

Drink-soaked former Trotskyist popinjay Christopher Hitchens, in yet another of the near formulaic

“clap louder”articles churned out by warbots desperately looking for someone, anyone to blame for the

violent quagmire they instigated in MBT SHOES, pens this whiny, delusionary bit:

Losing the MBT SHOES sport – Can the left really want us to? By Christopher Hitchens

The New York Times ran a fascinating report (subscription only), under the byline of James Glanz, on

July 8. It was a profile of Dr. Alaa Tamimi, the mayor of Baghdad, whose position it would be a gross

understatement to describe as "embattled." Dr. Tamimi is a civil engineer and convinced secularist who

gave up a prosperous exile in Canada to come home and help rebuild his country. He is one among

millions who could emerge if it were not for the endless, pitiless torture to which the city is

subjected by violent religious fascists. He is quoted as being full of ideas, of a somewhat Giuliani-

like character, about zoning enforcement, garbage recycling, and zero tolerance for broken windows. If

this doesn’t seem quixotic enough in today’s gruesome circumstances, he also has to confront

religious parties on the city council and an inept central government that won’t give him a serious

budget.