New Knick: Darko Milicic and Serbians Played On, Even as the Bombs Fell

I have long believed something about international sports. 

International sports are the only thing for foreign athletes to truly channel how they think and feel about the United States, and thus international sports serve as a "barometer" for what the world thinks about America.

When the United States goes deep in the World Cup for instance, they still want to win but they don't resent us as much, hence the United States outcome in the 2002 World Cup after the events of September 11, 2001.

My dad and I used to joke that the world would be better off if all the world leaders were forced to decide the conflicts between them in contests of soccer (futbol).

Right now, I would love to give a Red Card to Kim Jong Ill and Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.

The "quality" of international sports though is irrelevant to me.  I will always appreciate athletes who play and play to win, no matter what the odds, and regardless of the so-called "quality." 

Winning is not luck.  It is a reflection of the soul.  Even Babe Ruth needed Lou Gehrig.

The Question That Has Plagued Me

I have long taken an interest in the Balkans.  In fact, my desire to blog is rooted in the opposition I took to the bombings of Serbia by the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), back in 1999 when I was still only 16.

I will reveal more on why but only further along.

The question that has plagued me is this: What is the difference between bastardizing Christianity to justify a war to spread the imperial economy, and bastardizing democracy to justify a war to spread the global economy?

Serbians Played On Even in the Face of Death

In Serbia back in 1999, the odds were the face of death.  Yet, the Serbs continued to play basketball even as the air raids blared, and even a simple commute could result in a tragic end.

After all, NATO had been responsible for the deaths of many innocent civilians, including farmers on tractors, which were mistaken as military convoys by planes several miles high.

The alliance says that this has been the cleanest war ever fought with the minimum number of innocent civilians killed - though no figures are provided.

State-run media in Serbia, though have reported the civilian death toll as high as 2,000.

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