By Caelum Moffatt
Palestine Chronicle
".....McCormack may be criticized for his vagueness and tone but the message was accurate. Kosovo is “unique” – to the US anyway. If Palestine wants self-determination in its purest and most incorruptible form, they must vehemently refuse the comparison with Kosovo. As highlighted in a succinct article by Sara Flounders, Kosovo is not receiving independence but assuming the role of a US colony which will not just be administered with US and NATO supervision but will be entirely controlled by them. To begin with, the motion is illegal. UNSC resolution 1244 stipulated the “commitment of all member states to the sovereignty and territorial integrity” of Serbia, a republic of Yugoslavia. Further, the High Representative bodies, who will essentially control domestic and foreign policy, will be appointed by the US and EU. In addition, these bodies will have superseding authority over law, taxation and the economics of Kosovo. The NATO presence will also remain and be in charge of foreign policy, the police, security, the judiciary and the prisons.
Luckily, Palestine does not serve the interests of the US. Peace may be desperately coveted and may be viewed as equally, if not more deserving than Kosovo, but this is no reason to rush the issue and adopt the Kosovo model. The situation in Palestine is also “unique” and thus requires an alternative paradigm, which is currently under construction. Kosovo is merely another example of the imperialistic superpower of the age asserting its influence and dominance over an area by making medieval-esque arrangements with allies in the region, creating instability and distributing propaganda in order to gradually execute their scrupulous plan, which will ultimately serve their own interests. Just as in previous periods of history, Kosovo’s influence on its own future will be minimal and operate under extremely strict parameters while the “foreign” presence will be as encompassing and intrusive as ever before. However, in the twenty-first century this degree of external involvement is legitimized by the claim that it is granted in the name of “democracy”. "
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