Stories about Albania from June, 2007
Albania, Bosnia & Herzegovina: “Fuse”
As Albanians prepared for George W. Bush's visit, Bosnia Vault was reminded of a wonderful film – “a dark comedy” – about Bill Clinton’s visit to the Bosnian town of Tesanj: Fuse.
Albania: “More Elections”
“In the soap opera of Albanian politics today's episode should be about the election of a new President,” begins Our Man in Tirana.
The Balkans: Bush's Watch and Stereotypes
Belgrade 2.0 looks at the generalizations and stereotypes revealed by the George W. Bush's stolen watch episode: “…the biggest reason for everyone to be happy – is that this confirms one big stereotype: Albanians are all thieves, and furthermore, everyone in the Balkans is just waiting for the opportunity to...
Albania: Bush's Watch
The Voice of Europe links to an extremely popular YouTube video that shows “the crowd of cheering Albanians in the village of Fushe Kruja” stripping George W. Bush of his watch. The video has been viewed 1,020,279 times already.
Albania: Bush's Visit
Our Man in Tirana has lots of posts on the preparation for George W. Bush's June 10 arrival to Albania and on the visit itself. Stepping Stones and All about Albania also write and post the day's pictures.
Albania: More Car Crashes
Two more posts on car crashes and reckless driving in Albania – from Our Man in Tirana and Stepping Stones.
