25.6.2007 by Lupo.

Serbian President: US has no right to give away Serbian Territory to Albanians

Global Research, June 12, 2007
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Belgrade, June 11, 2007 – Serbian Prime Minister Vojislav Kostunica stated today that Serbia is rightfully embittered with US policy of resolving the issue of Kosovo-Metohija and that the US has no right to give away Serbia’s territory to Albanians.
Vojislav Kostunica

In a statement to the press Kostunica stressed it is America’s right to express support to various states and nations in line with its interests, but it cannot do so by giving them something that is not theirs to give.

The US must find another way to express its fondness and affection for Albanians and not present them with Serbian territory, emphasised the Prime Minister and added that by bombing Serbia the US already made a mistake huge enough for both this century and the previous one.

A new mistake in the form of unilateral support to Kosovo-Metohija’s independence would be an act of injustice and a new exertion of violence which the Serbian people would never forget. Serbia therefore expects the US to stick to the UN Charter and not resort to legal violence, said the Prime Minister.

According to Kostunica, if America turns a deaf ear to international law, it must be known in advance that Serbia will reject and annul any form of independence of its southern province.

The Prime Minister also stressed that there will never be an independent Kosovo for Serbia, and that it will always remain a constituent and inalienable part of Serbia.
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25.6.2007 by Lupo.

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Southeast Europe turns “brain drain” into “gain”

25/06/2007

Keeping skilled professionals at home has become a key challenge for many countries in the region. While reversing the trend towards emigration may not always be possible, governments have been working with universities and international organisations to turn the problem into an asset

By Gabriela Preda for Southeast European Times – 25/06/07

The best and brightest are the likeliest to go abroad. [Getty Images]

The term “brain drain”, which originated in the 1950s, is usually associated with loss. In Southeast Europe, though, it represents a more complex phenomenon. The trend could often better be described as “brain circulation”, as many expatriates contribute to the home country’s economy by sending money to their families. Meanwhile, many countries in the region have been seeking to turn “drain” into “gain”, via a combination of public and private initiatives.

Millions of Southeast Europeans leave their countries in search of a better life elsewhere. Many are highly specialized professionals and academics. The majority — scientists, researchers, senior managers and students — are lured by attractive career opportunities, salaries and better overall conditions. At the same time, countries also lose human capital via “brain waste”, or internal brain drain, as specialists leave jobs in their fields to take better paying jobs that do not require their professional expertise.

The repercussions have been serious. According to the UNESCO report “Science, Technology and Economic Development in Southeastern Europe”, the number of researchers has seriously declined over the past decade. Many countries experience emigration of up to 70% of their skilled professionals. Two out of three teaching and research jobs are lost on some university campuses, devastating scientific research and higher education capacities.

In Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), for example, 79% of research engineers, 81% of master’s degree holders in science, and 75% of PhD graduates in science have left the country since 1995. In Albania, according to the same study, a 40% loss of academic staff was recorded at the University of Tirana, out of which 90% were younger than age 40. The costs of this economic migration, in terms of human development and public welfare, are incalculable, as governments many times use scarce resources to subsidize the education and specialized training of workers, who then take the potential economic and social spinoffs with them when they depart. Countries then struggle to fill posts in public welfare services and cope with skills shortages in key economic sectors.

The flow of researchers and scientists out of the region has serious repercussions. [Getty Images]

But now, according to international organizations and national governments, the trend is gradually reversing throughout the region, as emigrants increasingly seek to use their expertise, skills and capital to become real partners in the development of their countries.

Even when concerns about living conditions or political instability pose a barrier to return, new technology facilitates “virtual participation” in nation-building. Initiatives promoted by various intergovernmental or national institutions enable knowledge sharing and the conversion of specialized expertise into economic, social and cultural capital.

Universities around the region, meanwhile, have been at the forefront of efforts to convert “brain drain” into “brain circulation”. Projects include exchange programmes that encourage academic and research staff to undertake short periods of specialized study abroad, and the creation of digital networks.

A joint UNESCO/Hewlett Packard (HP) project on piloting solutions for alleviating regional brain drain was implemented in 2003 in several Southeast European countries. By providing resources, including technological and financial facilities, to various universities, the initiative has enabled young scientists from the region to work within the framework of joint research projects with their fellow-nationals living abroad. The project has provided grid technology to various universities from Albania, BiH, Croatia, Macedonia, Serbia and Montenegro.

“Participating universities have succeeded in creating teams of faculties, scientists and decision-makers across the region, all working closely together,” programme co-ordinator Stamenka Uvalic-Trumbic said. At the University of Belgrade, for example, several young engineers remained in the country to develop experiments using the grid computing technology. Moreover, at the regional level, regular project meetings have also acted as a stimulus for transcending boundaries.

Universities have seen major losses of academic staff. [File]

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25.6.2007 by CrniLabudovi.

Online-Geständnis oder PR?

Peter Mühlbauer 25.06.2007

Die CIA will Dokumente über ihre illegalen Aktivitäten ins Web stellen

Insgesamt 11.000 Seiten aus der Zeit zwischen 1953 und 1973 sollen diese Woche der Allgemeinheit zugänglich gemacht werden.

Michael Hayden. Foto: NSA

Der mit der größten Spannung erwartete Teil der Akten wurde angeblich bereits Mitte der 1970er zusammengestellt. Die 693 Seiten, für die der ehemalige CIA-Chef William Colby in seiner 1978 erschienenen Autobiographie den Begriff “Familienjuwelen” geprägt hatte, sollen vor allem Material zu Aktivitäten enthalten, die der CIA eigentlich verboten waren. Zusammengestellt wurden die Dokumente im Zuge des Watergate-Skandals in den Jahren 1973 und 74 von Colby und seinem Vorgänger James Schlesinger. Colby entschloss sich aber eigenen Angaben zufolge in Abstimmung mit dem damaligen Präsident Gerald Ford, sie nicht zu veröffentlichen, weil sie der CIA “das Genick brechen” könnten.

Dem Justizministeriums sagte Colby 1974, dass die Zusammenstellung unter anderem Material zur Entführung eines russischen Überläufers, zu Abhöraktionen gegen kritische Journalisten, zur Bespitzelung von fast 10.000 amerikanischen Vietnamkriegsgegnern, zu Einbrüchen in die Wohnungen ehemaliger CIA-Mitarbeiter, zu Verletzungen des Postgeheimnisses von unter anderem Jane Fonda, zu unfreiwilligen und heimlich durchgeführten “wissenschaftlichen” Experimenten mit US-Bürgern und zu Plänen für Anschläge auf Fidel Castro, Patrice Lumumba und Rafael Leónidas Trujillo enthalte. Seit Seymour Hershs berühmten Artikel in der New York Times vom 22. Dezember 1974 beriefen sich Journalisten immer wieder auf heimliche Einblicke in die Sammlung, so dass die Veröffentlichung möglicherweise nur mehr wenig Neues bringt.

PR-erfahrener Ex-Chef der NSA

Veranlasst hat die Freigabe der Dokumente Michael Hayden, der die CIA seit gut einem Jahr führt und vorher Chef der National Security Agency (NSA) war, wo er großen Aufwand auf Public Relations legte und sich unter anderem öffentlich mit James Bamfords “Body of Secrets” auseinandersetzte. Der wiederum reagierte auf die Ankündigung Haydens mit der Bemerkung, dass die Freigabe doch ein gutes Ablenkungsmanöver sei, weil sie aktuelle CIA-Aktionen im Vergleich mit dem, was Haydens Vorgänger alles planten und durchführten, weniger schlimm erscheinen lassen könnte. Allerdings ist mittlerweile auch ohne die “Familienjuwelen” gut belegt, dass die Aktionen der CIA vom Sturz der demokratisch gewählten Regierungen Guatemalas und Irans im Interesse von United Fruit und British Petroleum bis hin zur Hochrüstung islamistischer Terroristen in Afghanistan und Pakistan reichten. Bamford wies außerdem darauf hin, dass die Freigabe des Materials nach dem Freedom of Information Act lediglich eine Selbstverständlichkeit sei, für die man Hayden nicht extra belobigen müsse: “If somebody obeys the law, you shouldn’t get a medal for it. It’s part of his job” sagte er der New York Times.

Hayden selbst bezeichnete die Offenlegung der Dokumente als Gelegenheit für einen Blick in eine “ganz andere Zeit” mit einer “ganz anderen CIA.” Ihm zufolge werden die Dokumente jetzt veröffentlicht, um Vertrauen aufzubauen und um Mythenbildung entgegenzutreten. Sonst, so der CIA-Direktor, würde “Desinformation” das “Informationsvakuum” füllen. Als Beispiel für solch einen “Vakuumeffekt” nannte er letzte Woche auf einem Treffen der Society for Historians of American Foreign Relations……….

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