International Court of Justice Ruling declares Kosovo's Unilateral Secession Legal under International Law

Court's Kosovo ruling could resonate around globe

By Patrick Worsnip, Reuters: United Nations
Thu Jul 22, 2010 3:26pm EDT

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The World Court's opinion that Kosovo's unilateral secession from Serbia was not illegal will send a chill blast through other countries that have restive minorities keen to follow Kosovo's example.

In a 9-5 nonbinding ruling on Thursday on the 2008 secession, the Hague-based court said it considered "that general international law contains no applicable prohibition of declaration of independence."

Diplomats at the United Nations said the ruling underscored the clash between two cardinal principles dear to rank-and-file U.N. member states: self-determination, in this case for Kosovo's majority Albanians, and territorial integrity, in this case, Serbia's.

From the outset, this caused a major split among the 192 U.N. nations over whether to recognize Kosovo. Sixty-nine, including the United States and many of its allies, have so far done so but the rest have not, many waiting to see what the World Court said.

Some, including Serbia and its big-power ally Russia, rejected the independence declaration. Serbia lost control over Kosovo in 1999 when NATO bombed it to halt the killing of ethnic Albanians in a two-year counter-insurgency war.

Even the European Union was divided, with Britain, France, Germany and others recognizing Kosovo but others with minority problems such as Spain and Cyprus holding back.

"It's not only the problem of Kosovo," one senior U.N. envoy said of Thursday's ruling. "It will be read in a lot of capitals on the basis not of the Kosovo case itself but of the general implications for each country."

"It's very difficult to guess what will be the reaction of the General Assembly," he added.

It was the assembly that, at Serbia's initiative, requested the court's opinion. Diplomats have been expecting Serbia to put a motion before the assembly following the court ruling calling on Kosovo's authorities to negotiate with Belgrade over the future of the former Serbian province.

Herd Mentality of SA's WC 2010 Mob & ANC's ‘F**k Taxpayers’ WC Tickets

Denial is a defense mechanism postulated by Sigmund Freud, in which a person is faced with a fact that is too uncomfortable to accept and rejects it instead, insisting that it is not true despite what may be overwhelming evidence. The subject may use:

• simple denial - deny the reality of the unpleasant fact altogether
  
  
• minimisation - admit the fact but deny its seriousness (a combination of denial and rationalisation), or
  
  
• projection - admit both the fact and seriousness but deny responsibility.

The concept of denial is particularly important to the study of addiction. The theory of denial was first researched seriously by Anna Freud. She classified denial as a mechanism of the immature mind, because it conflicts with the ability to learn from and cope with reality.

The concept of denial is important in twelve-step programs, where the abandonment or reversal of denial forms the basis of the first, fourth, fifth, eighth and tenth steps. The ability to deny or minimize is an essential part of what enables an addict to continue his or her behavior in the face of evidence that, to an outsider, appears overwhelming. This is cited as one of the reasons that compulsion is seldom effective in treating addiction — the habit of denial remains.

A seperate homeland for Afrikaners?; but the ANC & Medialema prefer a Bloody Civil War?

South Africa: a separate homeland for Afrikaners?

The death of Eugene Terreblanche has revived Afrikaner demands for their own homeland - and risks civil war.

By Jane Flanagan in Ventersdorp, South Africa, Telegraph.UK
Published: 9:20PM BST 10 Apr 2010

Police Van in Ventersdorp at Funeral of Eugene Terre'Blanche

As I drink tea in the sitting-room of Daniel and Margrieta Dreyers, it is easy to forget that apartheid ever ended. The couple, wearing the combat fatigues of the right-wing Afrikaner Weerstandsbeweging (AWB) movement and surrounded by nick-nacks from a lifetime's devotion to preserving the rituals and traditions of the Boers, South Africa's original white settlers, are mourning the loss of their leader.

Mr and Mrs Dreyers have just returned from the funeral of Eugene Terreblanche and are filled with quiet anger over the loss of "Oom Gene" (Uncle Gene), under whose command of the AWB they had served for almost three decades. Looking through their "reminders of the golden years for the Afrikaners" offers them some comfort.

The porcelain ox wagon and drawings of the stout granite Voortrekker monument, arranged carefully around the room, bear testament to the Great Trek into the unforgiving South African hinterland 175 years ago, which earned the Afrikaners independence from the British and a reputation for being among the toughest and most resourceful pioneers in history.

"These treasures remind me why Afrikaners belong here, why we could never leave, and why we and South Africa are one and the same," Mrs Dreyers, a 64-year-old grandmother of five, explains quietly.

Abathembu's support Secession; ‘Things Much Better Under Apartheid...’?

I heard things I thought I'll never hear again; old people, with rheumy eyes, saying things were much better under the Bantustan government.

The government has spent billions to build new stadiums and other infrastructure for tourists and a small domestic minority, but cannot ensure that school kids in the most needy of communities have decent soccer facilities and equipment.

Here in South Africa (and this applies equally to the public and private sectors) dishonesty and incompetence are either rewarded or simply ignored. With a few exceptions, those who expose and confront the truth - and who try to uphold collective and personal accountability - are punished, marginalised and labelled.

When lying, cheating and conscious ineptitude become standard "governance" practice (whatever the "sector"), we are in deep crisis.

Do you blame them when they come with these preposterous ideas of finding independent states like the one ybaThembu. Your people, tata, abaThembu, no longer feel like being part of South Africa you created since 1994, and want self determination or independence.

Ask Ernie Els: “No Normal Sport, in an Abnormal Society”

Ask Ernie Letter (further below) sent to: [Mr. Ernie Els: Ask Ernie (Ack Rec/Read: C. Burke)] [Mr. Hannes van Niekerk, Ernie Els Foundation (Ack Rec/Read: P. Cotton)]

CC: [Darryl Cullinan, Shaun Pollock, Graeme Pollock, Hugh Page, Clive Rice, Jacques Kallis, Morne du Plessis, Mike Proctor, Jonty Rhodes, Marks Maponyane, Gary Baily, Bruce Fordyce, Fanie de Villiers, Ian McIntosh, Steve Elworthy, Lara Kaplan; c/o Sandton Sports Club (Ack Rec/Read: G. Wallace) (Ack Rec/Read: D. Britz) (Ack Rec/Read: D. Viljoen)]

CC: [New York Times] [Wall Street Journal: Heather McDonald] [Fancourt: Mr. & Mrs. Plattner (Ack Rec)] [FIFA: Sepp Blatter (Ack Rec)] [Transparency in Sport: Andrew Jennings] [2010 Local Organizing Committee: Danny Jordaan (Ack Rec/Read)] [ANC Youth League: Julius Malema, c/o Mr. Gwede Mantashe] [Sowetan: Andile Mngxitama (Ack Rec/Read)] [Fahrenheit 2010: Craig Tanner (Ack Rec)] [HSRC: Udesh Pillay] [Salon: Jenifer Schute (Ack Rec/Del.)] [AIPCS: Ben Chavis] [Abathembu: Attorney Majola] [ISS: Henry Boshoff (Ack Rec/Read: Webmaster)] [Cape Party: Jack Miller] [VVK: Paul Kruger] [SAIRR: Anthea Jeffery] [Treatment Action Campaign (TAC): Nathan Geffen] [Social Justice Action: Mr. Gavin Silber (Ack Rec/Del.)] [SAHRC Complaint # WC-2009-0455BS: Head: Danaline Franzman & Complaints Registrar: Sebongile Mutlwane (Ack Rec/Read: P Carelse)] [Norwegian Council for Africa: Sigrun Johnstad] [Nelson Mandela, F.W de Klerk, Desmond Tutu; c/o and via: DA Leader, Ms. Helen Zille (Ack Rec/Read: DA Leader)]

Media et al: [Rian Malan] [Jani Allan] [Anglican Church of SA: Archbishop Makgoro (Ack Rec)] [Fedhasa] [702 Radio Editor] [Beeld Editor] [Biophile Editor] [Business Community Journal Editor] [Die Burger Editor] [Business Day Editor] [Citizen Editor] [Litnet Editor] [Mbendi Editor] [Mirror Editor] [Sake 24 Editor] [SAPA Capetown Editor] [SAPA Johannesburg Editor] [Sowetan Editor] [Sunday World Editor] [Sunday Times Editor] [Tech Review Editor] [Mail & Guardian: ThoughtLeader Editor] [Thoughtleader David Smith] [Weekend Post Editor] [Witness Editor] [Weekend Post Editor] [Limpopo Mirror Editor] [Zoutpansberger Editor] [SABC2 Morning Live]

What place for “Border Reivers Swearnots!” in Afrikaner Self-Determination?

Moved to: EoP Leg Sub: 26 Jan: What place for “Border Reivers Swearnots!” in Afrikaner Self-Determination?.

Abathembu Secede from SA; Cape Party Endorse & Call for Secessionist Constitutional Review

The ANC are deliberately denying minority S. Africans their rights in accordance with the International Covenant on Civil & Political Rights (Res. 2200; 18 Jul '76). Wherefore Security Council Resolution 1244 (1999) provide S. Africa’s minorities with international legal standing for Secession and Self Determination, -- like Kosovo -- by the “recognition of a human community within a sovereign state enjoying a right to self-determination.” [HC-WC # 19663-09] [SAHRC WC-2009-0455BS]

Attorney Votani Majola has confirmed that on 14 January 2010, the Abathembu Served their Notice of Secession from the State of South Africa. King Dalindyebo has admitted that Attorney Majola is acting on behalf of the King.

While The Cape Party have endorsed the Abathembu Secessionist plans, and called for a Secessionist Review of the Constitution, “to pave the way for the secession of the Western Cape, Thembuland and other provinces, should the people's consent be granted.”

Meanwhile the NPA, Police, et al, confirm the Abathembu Notice of Secession “is not a crime,” and have referred the matter to be resolved by Politicians.

The alleged Constitutional Professor for the Western Cape, Pierre de Vos, however is outraged, and is threatening that the matter should be considered as Treason. It appears that Professor De Vos, does not think that the South African Constitution is bound by International Law and Conventions, such as The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR), states among others:

1. All peoples have the right of self-determination. By virtue of that right they freely determine their political status and freely pursue their economic, social and cultural development.

And The International Covenant on Social, Economic and Cultural Rights (CESCR), which also states among others:

1. All peoples have the right of self-determination. By virtue of that right they freely determine their political status and freely pursue their economic, social and cultural development.

Volkstaat Survey on Beeld: Tribal/National Independence for all South Africa's Tribes/Nations?

Go Make your Vote at Beeld's Volkstaat Survey... "Sal Jy Dit Oorweeg om in a Volkstaat te bly?"

Below is an oldie from Anthony Lobaido: Despatch from South Africa: The Sellout of a Nation: Elite soldiers, intelligence officers speak out on Marxism, globalism:

There is absolutely no doubt that South Africa could be saved today – in fact, something will have to be done to stop the direction the ANC is taking the country. It is not only the whites who are fed up with the situation, but the anti-ANC feeling amongst the blacks is growing. This is a dangerous development in Africa....

In South Africa, besides the whites you have 11 nations – strange how they are referred to as tribes when talking in the African context, yet in Europe and Asia and even the red Indians in North America and Canada were considered nations. One would not refer to the French tribe or the German tribe, yet black nations living in their own countries much larger than most European countries are referred to as tribes.

These nations – such as the Zulus with their own king and the Tswanas and the Ndebele and all the others – consider themselves as nations. Now it suits the ANC to stick to the idea of one nation – but now the other nations are saying that party politics is not helping them, as you vote for a party and that party selects who they want in government. The result is that as the ANC, who represent mainly the Xhosa, are in power, and they feel nothing for the other nations. In the main the feelings are toward a confederacy with a central council and representation as individual nations with their own representatives. This is a system that Lord Carnarvon suggested round about 1876 as the only system that would work. There is no doubt that this type of government would be ideal for a positive future for this country.

Boycott 2010 World Cup Brief Overview of Issues Re: Abathembu Justifications for Secession from South Africa

The Declaration on the Rights of Persons Belonging to National or Ethnic, Religious and Linguistic Minorities, states, among others,

1. States shall protect the existence and the national or ethnic, cultural, religious and linguistic identity of minorities within their respective territories and shall encourage conditions for the promotion of that identity.

2. States shall adopt appropriate legislative and other measures to achieve those ends.

The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR), states among others:

1. All peoples have the right of self-determination. By virtue of that right they freely determine their political status and freely pursue their economic, social and cultural development.

The International Covenant on Social, Economic and Cultural Rights (CESCR), states among others:

1. All peoples have the right of self-determination. By virtue of that right they freely determine their political status and freely pursue their economic, social and cultural development.

New York Times endorsed Boycotting the 2010 World Cup to support Zimbabwe in June 2008

“In the last 15 years, over 45 000 Afrikaners have been murdered and over 90 000 Afrikaner women have been raped. How can a you have a World Cup Soccer event in a country where one of its minority groups are being exterminated?” asks Bittereinder Boer, at his Boycott 2010 World Cup South Africa Facebook Cause

Most important, there is the FIFA soccer World Cup, for which South Africa is to act as host in 2010. That may seem like a long way off, but South Africa is already investing huge amounts both financially and politically, for what is supposed to be its triumphal coming-out party. Maybe Zimbabwe should become to the South Africa-hosted World Cup what Tibet has been to the Beijing Olympics — the pungent albatross that spoils every press conference and mars every presentation with its insistent odor.

Perhaps it’s time to share the Zimbabweans’ pain, to help persuade Mr. Mbeki to bear down on its source by threatening to grab the world’s soccer ball and take our games elsewhere.

Boycott 2010 World Cup!: Truth & Justice; or Secession?

‘World Cup of Bribery’ -- Zugg Swiss Prosecutor

SA Sports Boycott :: 01. SA Farm Attacks Guerrilla Warfare (12:19) | 02. Mark Dice: Boycott Sports (04:38) | 03. William Cooper: Sport Circus (02:31) | 04. Alan Watt: Truth About Sports (05:46) | 05. Noam Chomsky: Sport & Authority (03:38)

[Senior Fifa Officials Involved in Largest Bribery Scandal in History - Zug Swiss Prosecutor] :: [Fifa Corruption Empowers Global Capital] :: [Fifa, Media Corruption and Mass Murderers] :: [Soccer City Tenders and Blank Checks] :: [Is Fifa Blackmailing SA Media Editors] :: [Foul! The Secret World of Fifa] :: [Fifa & Mbeki's $3Billion Elephant Finger to Capetown] :: [A robotoid successful World Cup of Bribery and Rainbow Hypocrisy La-La-Land]
[SA Sports Boycott: SA Farm Attacks Guerrilla Warfare (12:19)] :: [Mark Dice: Boycott Sports (04:38)] :: [William Cooper: Sport Circus (02:31)] :: [Alan Watt: Truth About Sports (05:46)] :: [Noam Chomsky: Sport & Authority (03:38)]

“No Normal Sport in TRC Hypocrisy on Steroids ZA”

“The agricultural department of a bank in South Africa has calculated the per capita murder rate of ethno-European farmers to be four (4) times greater than the average murder rate for the population of South Africa.” -- GenocideWatch Report, 2002 “RACIAL HATRED is the main cause of the incredibly high violence- and cruelty level which specifically target the primarily Afrikaner victims of farm attacks.” “This is one of the shock findings of the long-awaited farm attack report, which the Afrikaans-language Beeld newspaper has managed to publish in spite of the decision yesterday by the South African government security and safety Minister to “hold back its publication.” “According to the South African state advocates who were quoted in the independent commission's (still unpublished) formal report, racial hatred is an important factor in the violence and cruelty which mark the South African farm attacks targeting Afrikaner farm dwellers.” -- GenocideWatch Report, Aug 2003 » Farm Attack Official Investigation Report: Farmers tortured and murdered due to “racial hatred”

“Backed by travel advice issued by the UK's Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO), London's The Telegraph newspaper has placed South Africa alongside Iraq, Afghanistan, Chechnya, Sudan, Zimbabwe, Colombia, Haiti, Eritrea, Pakistan, Burundi, Nigeria and the DRC in terms of danger to travellers. According to the FCO, SA has “an underlying threat from terrorism”. ‘Avoid townships, practice safe sex and “exercise the highest degree of caution”, are some of the travel tips given to tourists visiting South Africa. The US, Australia and UK governments state websites, were updated recently to include security advice for citizens planning to travel to S. Africa for 2010 World Cup.’ » ZA Top 20 Dangerous Travel Destinations: Beware: SA is Violent: UK, US, AU et al warn citizens: “Exercise Highest Degree of Caution”

‘Zimbabwe style farm invasions may be delayed ... but will definitely happen in SA's future’
-- Lt. Gen. Mojo Matau, Former Chief of Mil. Intel., SANDF

... Then I asked my friend [Lt. Gen. Mojo Matau], this man in the kitchen cabinet of ANC power in the new South Africa, what he thought of Robert Mugabe. At his reply my heart sank. He described Zimbabwe’s President as a hero for what he’s done to white farmers, and a leader who illuminated the path ahead for South Africa. I remonstrated, as I always do, and ended by telling Mojo that I saw myself as an African first, a white second, and that it was my ardent wish to stay on the continent. ‘Your only home,’ countered Mojo, gently taking my hand again, ‘is England.’

.... Mugabe, to say it without beating around the liberal bush, is a hero to many of my black African friends. Most of the people I’m talking about are from the upper middle class, inheritors of the African kingdom after colonialism. According to one Zambian, who is among my very oldest of comrades, ‘Mugabe is Shaka Zulu.’

Mugabe is ‘speaking for black people worldwide,’ writes the South African journalist Harry Mashabela. Regarded as a solid liberal in his long career, and writing in the Helen Suzman Foundation’s September newsletter, Mashabela pointed to the adoration Mugabe won at the World Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg last year: