United Macedonia Diaspora

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Lobbying

Did they mean to say, "UMD does not lobby anymore." When did they stop lobbying? According to their 2008 tax returns, they engaged in lobbying that year. Their lobbying efforts were the bare minimum allowed to maintain 501(c)(3) status, but still considered to be lobbying.

http://www.guidestar.org/FinDocument...052268ec-Z.pdf

Thanks Piperka. This is true. We hired a government affairs specialist in Washington, D.C. in 2008 to educate Congress on issues concerning Macedonian-Americans.

Vangelovski - UMD is honest, transparent, and accountable.

[Vangelovski]

Vangelovski - UMD is honest, transparent, and accountable.

Just simply stating that it is doesn't make it true. UMD has consistently misled the Macedonian people, it ignores legitimate questions and openly defies the wishes of the people it claims to represent.

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Misled

Just simply stating that it is doesn't make it true. UMD has consistently misled the Macedonian people, it ignores legitimate questions and openly defies the wishes of the people it claims to represent.

UMD has had a successful membership month during September. Seems like Macedonian people like what we are doing.

We can argue all you like, but it won't accomplish anything. You'll push what you want to push, and we'll push what we want to do.

[Mikail]

UMD is honest, transparent, and accountable.

[Piperka]

Thanks Piperka. This is true. We hired a government affairs specialist in Washington, D.C. in 2008 to educate Congress on issues concerning Macedonian-Americans.

Is the UMD no longer educating congress on issues concerning Macedonian-Americans?

I'm truly not nitpicking, but why was Washington DC chosen for UMD headquarters, if not to lobby for the Macedonian-American community through the education of Congress, the Senate, and other important politicians in DC?

[Makedonska_Kafana]

we'll push what we want to do.

who is we?

[Pelister]

If it matters so much to you that the interim name is used properly, please complain to the UN for listing Macedonia as 'The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia' on its' website (http://www.un.org/en/members/#t).

Better still why won't UMD begin lobbying the Macedonian government to take the U.N decision to admit Macedonia under the acronym FYROM to the U.N court?

Who hear recalls Meto's statements, "WE HAVE TO CHANGE OUR NAME". This spin of his that UMD are "honest and transparent" can only be intended to deceive Macedonians.

Who hear recalls Meto's statement that called for a 'suspension' to the negotiations on the basis that "Greece was not serious about finding a solution"?

UMD are deadly serious about Macedonia "finding a solution", i.e., compromising. What better way can there be of putting more and more pressure on the Macedonian government by one - keeping the 'negotiation process' alive, and two - entering the E.U and NATO under the acronym FYROM. This is tantamount to the Macedonians agreeing to the TERM that any admission to NATO and the E.U must be contingent on 'finding a solution', i.e., a compromise.

I've said it before. The Macedonians are being railroaded toward political extinction. This farcial and irrational "negotiation process" and their attitude that our survival depends on joining these CLUBS is what is driving all of this. This is just another step. The Macedonians government WANTS the name to change.

[Bratot]

It's more than obvious that UMD voice of the Government, or more specifically for the interest of some political individuals who are sponsoring the UMD.

The conclusion is: UMD is not Diaspora organisation.

[Soldier of Macedon]

Another pathetic attempt by Meto to dodge the truth in defence of his blatant lies, the UMD are TRAITORS to the Macedonian Cause.

[Phoenix]

...and we'll push what we want to do.

You're pushing shit uphill...

stick to organizing cocktail parties, bah mitzvahs, tours to Turkish bath-houses and everything else that relegates the interests of the Macedonian people...

[Makedonska_Kafana]

The conclusion is: UMD is not Diaspora organisation.

i seen this from day one - usa and macedonian governments including crvenkovski (see macedonia 2025)

Who hear recalls Meto's statement that called for a 'suspension' to the negotiations on the basis that "Greece was not serious about finding a solution"?

suspension - temp
solution - an existing problem

[Pelister]

we'll push what we want to do.

A small group of political whores pushing defacto for our political extinction. As long as you continue to fk with the Macedonian identity (in the same way that Gruevski is fking with all Macedonians right now); eventually, good natured and kind hearted Macedonians are going to sus you out.

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October 15 - Columbia University Conference on Macedonia

Just the messenger:

Full program: http://www.harrimaninstitute.org/MEDIA/01864.pdf

Link to conference details: http://www.harrimaninstitute.org/eve...nferences.html

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Push for Macedonia’s Accession to NATO at the Lisbon Summit

An excellent article!!

http://www.heritage.org/Research/Reports/2010/10/The-Obama-Administration-Must-Push-for-Macedonias-Accession-to-NATO-at-the-Lisbon-Summit

[Vangelovski]

An excellent article!!

http://www.heritage.org/Research/Rep...-Lisbon-Summit

Excellent? Really?

The U.N.-mediated talks between Greece and Macedonia will continue even if Macedonia accedes to the alliance. In a 1995 interim accord between the two nations, Greece pledged not to abuse its dominant position and block Macedonia’s entry into international institutions.

If it called on NATO to accept Macedonia under its state name and called for an end to negotiations, maybe. However, we are all aware that Macedonia's application for NATO membership is under the FYROM terminology. Further, the authors of this article expect Macedonia to continue negotiations and eventually compromise.