Tuesday 2 October 2007

Albanian claims towards Greece

Alba Çela writes in his blog about Albania and how the Balkan produces more history than it can consume.

He writes about the Tschams, a group of ethnical Albanians who used to live in the northern part of Greece and were forcefully removed from their villages after WWII. Wikipedia quotes that they had collaborated with the Nazis. Not having the facts on this topic the question still stands, if collaboration with the enemy really gives the right to oust a group of people even though not every single one has participated in such behaviour and if they were compensated for expropriation. Fear of the Communist Albanians might have also played a role.

He also writes about the Cameria Liberation Army, an other Albanian Terrorist group which has some minor cover on the internet. It seems at least, that they have made no high-scale attacks.

Their major aim seems to be, at least for the time given, to get financial compensation for their plight. Their terrorist organisation and the use of the word Genocide does not help them a lot.

Especially as most of the west is to some extent saturated with Albanian claims for land, money and more money.

The ethnic Greek mayor Vasil Bollano on the other hand, wants his community to join Greek and was even supported by the Greek ambassador in Tirana.

He writes:

The discussion is very much reflected in the popular daily discourse. Albanian blogs swelter with debates, comments, pseudo-analyses, allegations and counter-allegations on the issue, often expressing nationalistic aspirations that give out the wrong message to the Greek side.


Looking at the recent Balkan history, which message should we get?

There are further threats from the Albanian side. “There will be no peace in the Balkans as long as the Tcham problem is solved” writes Miranda Vicker. Do Albanians really want to go to war again?

I posted:

I think you miss the real question even though you put it in the first article of your article. Why does the Balkan produce more history than it can consume?

I do not care that much, what problems Albanians produce in the Balkans, but 100’000 Albanians living in Switzerland, constant talk about Albanian terrorist groups does not make me sleep any safer.

Do we allow the same problems that you have on the Balkan to happen here in Switzerland, as more and more Albanians live here?

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