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Pastimes : Kosovo -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: John Lacelle who wrote (16121)	2/29/2000 5:29:00 AM
From: GUSTAVE JAEGER	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 17770

Re: As I understand it, there are actually a total of (6) Serbs left on the Albanian side of Mitrovica. They are under 24 hour a day guard by French KFOR forces and actually go shopping in a KFOR APC! What a life! What a life indeed! I mean what a dream life! Albanians and Serbs alike have eventually a taste of one of America's most cherished delights: a gated community nestling in some exclusive estate, fully equipped with state-of-the-art surveillance gear --miradors, razor wires, armored cars, and a professional 24/7 patrolling. John, why do you want to deprive Kosovo's Serb minority --remember that they never accounted for more than 10% of Kosovo's total population-- of what has turned the lives of more than eight million Americans into the life of Riley?? Gating America Edward J. Blakely and Mary Gail Snyder Copyright 1997 Blakely Summary The authors trace the history and evolution of gated communities and explore their impact on our society and the planning profession. They note that gated communities have enormous policy consequences. By allowing some citizens to internalize and to exclude others from sharing in their economic privilege, the authors argue that gated communities aim directly at the conceptual base of community and citizenship in America. asu.edu Not to speak of an auspicious impact on Kosovo's real-estate market.... I mean, just take a squint at the price tags in the catalogue below: century21parkone.com