My embassy!
What do we read on deredactie.be? "During riots in Serbia, protesters threw stones at several embassies including the Belgian embassy (because it was en route to the American one).
Yes, our very own embassy under attack by hooligans, because our government recognised the indepence of Kosovo.
What does the BBC say? "(..apart from the American embassy...) The embassies of the UK, Germany and Turkey and businesses with Western links were also targeted by protesters."
So...where is Belgium?? Eh? Eh?!
Do we not count? Are we invisible? Did they only throw tiny stones at our embassy? Perhaps they did, maybe the protesters were charging past and in their haste some little pebbles were kicked up.
Still, I'm dismayed and angry at the BBC's refusal to include us in the list of victims. I propose we all stage a protest at the British embassy in Brussels. "We demand recognition! We want to be mentioned!" And if they don't apologise we start with economical sanctions. No more mushy peas, no more support for British artists and null points for Eurovision!
Speaking of Eurovision (because yes of course, that should be the main focus of Serbia's political crisis!)... couldn't Kosovo have waited until June to declare independence? The Serbs have three months to calm down... seriously, they do not want to mess with me if they endanger the Contest. Thankfully the EBU is already looking at other locations for the contest... I can sleep peacefully, another potential crisis averted.
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What do we read on deredactie.be? "During riots in Serbia, protesters threw stones at several embassies including the Belgian embassy (because it was en route to the American one).
Yes, our very own embassy under attack by hooligans, because our government recognised the indepence of Kosovo.
What does the BBC say? "(..apart from the American embassy...) The embassies of the UK, Germany and Turkey and businesses with Western links were also targeted by protesters."
So...where is Belgium?? Eh? Eh?!
Do we not count? Are we invisible? Did they only throw tiny stones at our embassy? Perhaps they did, maybe the protesters were charging past and in their haste some little pebbles were kicked up.
Still, I'm dismayed and angry at the BBC's refusal to include us in the list of victims. I propose we all stage a protest at the British embassy in Brussels. "We demand recognition! We want to be mentioned!" And if they don't apologise we start with economical sanctions. No more mushy peas, no more support for British artists and null points for Eurovision!
Speaking of Eurovision (because yes of course, that should be the main focus of Serbia's political crisis!)... couldn't Kosovo have waited until June to declare independence? The Serbs have three months to calm down... seriously, they do not want to mess with me if they endanger the Contest. Thankfully the EBU is already looking at other locations for the contest... I can sleep peacefully, another potential crisis averted.
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