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From: LindyBill	9/25/2009 2:16:00 PM
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We have a group of them here in Waikiki. The women approach you, trying to get friendly. Real con artists. When I tell them I know they are "Roma," they ask what that means. I tell them "Gypsys." They say, "Oh no, we are from India." I tell them, "that's where Gypsys started." Where Are You From? September 25, 2009: Attacks on Romas ( "Gypsies") in the Balkans are increasing – again. Kosovo has received the most scrutiny because of the UN presence and a UN mandate to monitor the treatment of minorities in the country. A major attack on Kosovar Romas took place in the village of Gnjilane in July 2009. The phrase no one has used (yet) is "ethnic cleansing," but many Roma organizations attribute the physical assaults and threat to old and deep prejudices. Ethnic warfare is old hat in the Balkans, and the Roma (the descendents of two tribes that migrated from India centuries ago) are always "outsiders." Balkans: Where Are You From? (25 September 2009) strategypage.com

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