Rioters Attack U.S. Embassy in Belgrade - New York Times
It will be interesting to watch how much coverage, at least in the U.S., Kosovo declaring its independence will get. In my view, this is big stuff. You see the Serbs say "Kosovo, what Kosovo, that state down there is part of Serbia." The Kosovars, at least by their recent declaration, and are majority Albanians (the ethnic variety), would tell you that Kosovo is independent. Russia, and many others would, and did, take the Serbian side. Others are still figuring it out, and some western Europeans are find with Kosovo being independent.
Of course the west is all about Kosovar independence, because honestly, how long has NATO has been marching around the place in army equipment? (Since the early 90's).
And what is of course appropriate, or perhaps expected, is that the Serbs are good and mad at the U.S. hence the attack in Belgrade, Serbia.
In all, this is a big tipping point for the region and the next few weeks will likely set the course for the next era in that region.
