Anorak

Anorak News | George Bush Mobbed In Albania

George Bush Mobbed In Albania

by | 11th, June 2007

SOME people like George Bush. They see him as a hero. Maybe they remember Kosovo. Hey, they may ever like America

TIRANA, Albania (AP) – President Bush, enthusiastically welcomed as the first U.S. president in this former communist nation, served notice Sunday he is running out of patience with Russia’s objections to independence for neighboring Kosovo.

“Sooner rather than later you’ve got to say ‘Enough’s enough – Kosovo is independent,'” Bush said, telling Albanians what they wanted to hear. He said independence was a certainty.

Nearing the end of an eight-day trip, Bush got a hero’s reception in this desperately poor country, still struggling to recover from being cut off from the rest of the world for four decades under the harsh rule of dictator Enver Hoxha. Hoxha died in 1985, and Albania emerged from isolation in 1990 but still is one of Europe’s most impoverished lands.



Posted: 11th, June 2007 | In: Reviews Comment | TrackBack | Permalink