In A Land Far Far Away

On this, the eve of Kosovo's "independence"*, I feel the need:

first, to post the map of former Yugoslavia so my family and friends can see how far away Slovenia is from the drama


Look Mom, look Pop, no danger!

AND
secondly, to post some educational links about the situation for your leisurely perusal:

• Kosovo on Wikipedia
• Doug's (only slightly dated) summary of Kosovo's current situation
• Recent brief thoughts from Doug on A Fistful of Euros
• Recent educational discussion on Pengovsky
• Dr. Filomena's poll
• New Kosovareport

Knowing is Growing, peoples!


*I am tempted to post a link to the Merriam-Webster definition of independence, but I don't want to have any fur fly. I'll stand here on the safe sidelines for now.