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		<title>As Iraqi crisis haunts the Kurds, double standards in the principle of self-determination come to the fore</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[“What is good for the goose is good for gander” – English Proverb It is fast approaching 100 years since US President Woodrow Wilson issued his 14 points at the end of the First World War with the concept of self-determination the overriding principle that he imposed on the League of Nations and the Middle [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Enjoy your natural right to statehood or prolong agony with an unrepentant Baghdad?</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The current crisis in Iraq is anything but new. The past nine years have been shrouded in sectarianism, civil war, political bickering, shaky unity governments, animosity, distrust and agreements that were not worth the paper they were written on. The Unite States helped mask some of the realities by acting as the crutches to support [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Discussion on UN decision on Kosovo Independence</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The murky distinction between the principles of self-determination and territorial integrity &#8211; As UN rules Kosovar unilateral independence legal, a new precedent is set for nationalist struggles The secession of Kosovo from Serbia concluded the bitter and bloody breakup of Yugoslavia. However, the onset of independence for Europe&#8217;s newest member of the family has been [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Kosovo Marks Further Double Standards in the Application of International Criterion</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;What is good for the goose is good for the gander&#8221; English Proverb On Sunday 17th February, the parliament of Kosovo unanimously approved a declaration of independence from Serbia, marking the end of the dissolution of Yugoslavia and with it the realisation of one Europe&#8217;s worst kept secrets. Despite strong objections from Serbia, Russia and [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>As Kosovo Moves Closer to Independence, Struggle for Self-determination Takes a New Twist</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Serbs have long-considered Kosovo as a cradle of their heritage and nationalist struggle. However, it is ironic that as the legend of the Serbian defeat against Ottoman forces in 1389 in this small province gave it almost a mystical significance to Serbian nationalism, the recent drive towards full independence by Kosovo Albanians, marks the [&#8230;]]]></description>
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