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BELGRADE (Reuters) - Granting independence to Serbia's southern province of Kosovo against the will of Serbia would destabilize the Balkans, Serbia-Montenegro Foreign Minister Vuk Draskovic warned on Tuesday. The United Nations is mediating talks on Kosovo's future status, which Western diplomats say are likely to conclude with a form of independence by the end of the year. Serbia is adamantly opposed to such an outcome. "I am very afraid of the possible imposed solution against the will of Belgrade of turning Kosovo into a state," Draskovic told a news conference. "The whole region, I think, would inevitably face turbulence." The...

Everyone, Just to clear something to all the people, Islam in Arabic(comes from the verb Isteslam) means "to Surrender" people who were forced to become muslims(they were asked to surrender, ""Surrender yourself to God"" -or to them so u'd become a slave- about that I don't know) ,but that's how the name of that religion became Islam. Now lotta people try to lie about this Fact(the meaning of the name Fact) by teling people that it means (peace). ISLAM IN ARABIC DOESN'T MEAN (PEACE) !!! and of course who would say it doesn't, since 75% of arabs are muslims.... and...

The terror in Iraq seems to be getting worse by the day. Now, a new guide has appeared on the Internet advising would-be terrorists on the best way into the country. It isn't easy, but a disguise of jeans and a Walkman may be just the ticket. The cover of the terrorist travel guide recently found on the Internet. Warning that entering Iraq is a journey fraught with peril, the author of the four-page pamphlet tells his readers, "It's a long and difficult route. It's no bed of roses." But by taking certain precautions, the chances of the dangerous tour...

My wife forwarded me an email regarding HR 163 which is a bill put before congress Jan 7, 2003 which apparently would allow a draft of men and women by 2005. I won't post the email since it was riddled with typical sky-is-falling and anti-Bush comments but I am curious about the bill so I thought I'd throw it out here and see what you all think. You can go to http://thomas.loc.gov/ and search for HR 163 and read the bill itself. The email claimed that the Bush Admin. is hushing this up and trying to keep it low-key till...

Mar. 19, 2003 Israel gears up for war By THE JERUSALEM POST INTERNET STAFF US Ambassador Daniel Kurtzer briefed Prime Minister Ariel Sharon today in anticipation of a US strike against Iraq. The two met this afternoon at Sharon's office, shortly after Kurtzer met with Israeli President Moshe Katsav and pledged the US was making efforts to prevent an Iraqi missile strike against Israel. Earlier today, IDF soldiers were ordered to carry around gas masks as Israel upgraded its preparedness for the war in the Gulf which defense officials expect to erupt as early as Thursday morning. Reports Wedenesday afternoon...