Secessionism works in the world that has become unhinged. Under the US post-cold war rule, expediency and the short-term thinking prevailed. This is why it was expedient to support any nationality to break away from Yugoslavia, and within various newly minted states, it was expedient to support some, but not other aspirants. In short, an arbitrary set of rules defined who is the "victim" and who is the "villain" in the story. The "victims" became pets that could do no wrong. Everything has been permitted for them alone. This is why the Albanians in Maceconia can use such language. Poor them, they really did not want to go on a military rampage, as they know that was not democratic. It is the "state terrrorism" that made them do it! No, what "made them do it" is the permission they had from their mentors. Macedonia was forced to agree to unrealistic and unworkable rules. Sooner or later, whenever a minority manages to control the majority via diktats imposed from the outside --- things will unravel. But no worries. Albanians can always go back to "undemocratic" methods. After all, they are armed to the teeth. And in the last election, it was at the point of a barrel that various Albanian "parties" settled their differences. Croatian extreme nationalism is another winner. They did whatever they wanted to do. Killed, exterminated, burned houses and farms to hundreds of thousands of Serbs --- no consequences. The Krajina region is still a gapping sore nearly fifteen years after the slaugher. The region is still a mess. That is not a problem for a hegemon with unending money printing capabilities. But the day will come when at home there will be a need for accounting. All the money spent on "poor" these, and "bad" those, and what for? What is the money spent really for? Only to encourage unrealistic fantasies, create hatreds and callous disregard for the needs and aspirations of the less human "others". When will the madness end?

I have to say that this story shows everyones point of view except the Macedonian. For the sake of good journalism you should report that the encyclopedia has been withdrawn. I am not saying the encyclopedia was well written but you should have seen the reactions not from the Albanians but from Brussels and Washington. So the Albanians backed up by the west complain about everything and a lot of them are evading taxes and not paying electricity. Due to the fact that i live here i would like to be optimistic that we will get into the EU very quickly and these problems will be forgotten but it is really hard to stay optimistic. It looks as if sooner or later a fire will be lit again