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Apr 1, 2008

Skanderbeg Warrior King of Albania - The movie

George Kastrioti Skenderbeu (Albanian: Gjergj Kastrioti Skënderbeg widely known as Skanderbeg, is one of the most prominent historical figures in the history of Albania and of the Albanian people. He is also known as the Dragon of Albania and is the national hero of the Albanians. He is remembered for his struggle against the Ottoman Empire, through the work of his first biographer, Marin Barleti.
Skanderbeg successfully ousted the Ottoman Turks from his native land for over two decades, halting Turkey's efforts to spread Islam through a predominately Roman Catholic western Europe. Albanians fought one of the bloodiest wars in the Balkans to repulse the invasion of their ancient Illyrian homeland by the Ottoman Turks. The saga of Albanian resistance to the Ottoman Turks was written with the blood of many Albanian Kings and to their people.
For a quarter of a century Skanderbeg and Albania prevented Turks from invading Western Europe.

He deserves a Hollywood movie, a Hollywood movie that will make history.



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Jan 5, 2008

Visit of American president George W. Bush in Albania 2007

The American president George W. Bush visited Albania in June 2007, and Albanians welcomed him as a hero. The European countries and other countries of the world were very surprised and wondered with this kind of hospitality of Albanians toward Bush. In any country the wonder of hospitality passed into envy in such manner, as they invented the shameless calumny that: - Albanians thieve the wrist watch of president.!!! How impudence, to accuse easily a community as thieves?!!. But the lie has short legs, and the truth come out. A foreign TV station had the film images, and transmitted it where is shown the president removing the watch and putting it to his pocket.
And those shameless TV stations which tried to through slush into Albanian personality, didn’t have even the ”finesse” to beg pardon for their calumny and offense toward Albanians. And these TV stations belong to the counties of “honored” Europe. Counties that thing they are better that Albania and Albanians, and always have detested Albania. And still they have not accepted Albania into European Union, and it’s not known when it can happen.
Let’s turn to the visit of Bush:
So many countries wondered for the hospitality toward Bush. How can’t Albanians welcome Bush in a marvelous manner?? Who has supported Albania and Kosovo, as America did?
No one.
So whoever he is, if he respect Albanians and do for them, the Albanians will welcome and respect them. And Albania respects and show gratitude for America and its authority.
This way are welcomed and respected always friends and benevolent of Albania.

Here are the videos of wellcoming for George W. Bush:





Proud to be Albanian

Some characteristics and customs of Albanians:
The Albanians are generous and hospitable people. Oath, gallantry and honor characterize Albanians.
They welcome the host with all the best things, respects him and put him in the first place to honor him. An Albanian family even if it is poor they try the same to welcome the host with the best ways possible.
Albanians appreciate and valuate very much the friendship, and try to do everything for the friends.
Albanians are clever and intelligent people, are human hearted. They also are beautiful people in general.
Albanians are a very long-suffering people, because of foreign occupiers in centuries and poor conditions, but despite of these things, Albanians have conserved the good customs and high human virtues.

Below it is an Albanian song titled: O sa mire me qene shqiptar – O how good to be Albanian. Singed by Albanian singer Gezim Nika.


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