January 31, 2007

Today I went to Fushe Kosova, a small town on the outskirts of the industrial zone of Prishtina. Reason: get my driver's license back after paying a 25 euro fine. There were lots of people on the narrow/overcroded streets, and there were even more surrounding a young man as he was speaking from the top of his lungs so that all of the gathered could hear. A big box was in front of him, and a dummy wearing a box with the pictures of Mr. Ahtisari was right next to him. Maps of Kosova were visible, and this whole scene signified one thing: VETEVENDOSJA was out doing what it does best - communicating thought provoking messages that could easily spiral into violent ideas by not rational individuals. It is their right to do that, even if it involves covering a dummy's head with a package, and displaying the "Ahtissari Package" in fron of all that crowd.

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