A lone aviator pleads the case for Kosovo
Friday, March 04, 2011
"I have two passports. I got here on a United States passport because technically, here in Botswana, we don't exist. Even though I am here, I don't exist," says James Berisha, a pilot from the Balkan state of Kosovo.
His tale paints the story of a man on a serious mission. And serious his mission is because James Berisha is fighting for the independence of his country and its recognition. However, he does not go the route of inciting uprisings and use of violence to attain his ends. Two years ago, Berisha, an airline captain, started the Flying for Kosovo Mission.
It highlights the need to protect rights such as access to clean water, education, healthcare and freedom of expression.President Duma Boko, rightly honours past interventions from securing a dignified burial for Gaoberekwe Pitseng in the CKGR to promoting linguistic inclusion. Yet, they also expose a critical truth, that a nation cannot sustainably protect its people through ad hoc acts of compassion alone.It is time for both government and the...