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...their return. Take the case of the Uighurs--five ethnic Muslims from western China--who recently left Gitmo. The State Department didn't want to send the men back to China, where they are wanted by the authorities, but after contacting scores of countries the only willing host was Albania, where no one speaks Uighur...
...expansion wasn't complicated enough, Europe woke up last week to find a brand-new baby on its doorstep: the tiny republic of Montenegro, tucked between Albania and Croatia on the eastern Adriatic coast. By a slight majority, Montenegrins voted to break away from Serbia, driving the last nail in the coffin of what was once called Yugoslavia. It was a great victory for the leading advocate of independence, Prime Minister Milo Djukanovic, whose supporters were out on the streets of Podgorica, Cetinje and Budva celebrating, dressed in the bright red of their newly minted nation and waving flags, before...
Year: 2008 House: Kirkland Concentration: Government and Economics Hometown: Tirana, Albania Ideal Date: Dinner, walk, and a long embrace Best way for a girl to get your attention: By saying something smart Where to find you on a Saturday night: The streets First thing you notice about a girl: Her eyes Your best pick-up line: “Besides being sexy, what else do you do?” Best lie you’ve ever told: Wasn’t me! Something you’ve always wanted to tell someone: This question is silly Favorite childhood...
...tradition, Greece led the Athlete?s Parade, followed by the countries in alphabetical order, in Italian, from Albania to Venezuela, with Italy the climactic parade. Stati Uniti D?America came between Spain and South Africa. Some of the smaller, tropical delegations were crowd pleasers ? Kenya with two athletes got big cheers, as did Senegal, with three. New Zealand wore menacing black. Team USA brought much of the crowd to its feet. The athletes entered under the five giant Olympic rings, which represent the five continents and rose through the early part of the ceremony and then took on their traditional...
...Borana Toska ’07. “This club is a necessity. It’s really been too long.” President Margen Cuko ’06 estimated that there are about 10 Albanians currently at the College. According to the World Fact Book, Albania, which is to the northwest of Greece, has a population of about 3.5 million. “It’s a small country,” Cuko said. But he added, “It has an interesting history and traditional values that we want to share with...