Another puppet state?

Kosovo is now an independent state. With the backing of the United States, it now strives to get global recognition. It is now the newest country in the world. But many countries such as China , Russia and Spain refused to recognize Kosovo’s sovereignty and independence. Afghanistan, Taiwan, and the new independent states of the former Soviet Union meanwhile were the first to recognize Kosovo’s independence. During the declaration of independence, Kosovo Prime Minister Hashim Thaci specifically attributed the United States for its role in Kosovo’s independence while US President George Walker Bush admitted that he has advocated the move all the way. Meanwhile, Serbia believes that Kosovo is still an integral part and the heart of of Serbia while the secession of Kosovo is an illegal act and a unilateral move undermining the UN Charter and the role of the Security Council. Europe is also divided over whether to recognize Kosovo. Violence flared across Serbia. Angry protestors stoned the embassies of the United States and Slovenia, current EU president. Russia is concerned with the presence of NATO and US troops there. I have been to the former Yugoslavia in the late 1960s. I recalled the beauty of the towns of Mitrovica and Banja Luka and the hospitality of the people there. Indonesia has long traditional ties with Yugoslavia since the days of Sukarno and Josef Broz Tito, two founding leaders who successfully united diverse ethnic groups, religions and peoples into one sovereign state. If they had been alive, they would cry in resentment to see the disintegration of the former Yugoslavia and its peoples. To me, Kosovo is just another puppet state of the United States formed under the pretext of democracy and people’s will. Kosovo’s independence could serve as a terrible precedent for separatist movements. I remember what the late Aceh Muslim scholar Kyai Haji Ali Hasmy told me. He had warned about the possibility of secession of Indonesia’s provinces unless we consistently preserve unity in diversity. Are we going to recognize Kosovo’s independence too Mr. President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono?