Posted on 03/14/2006 4:57:28 PM PST by Jane_N
TORONTO, March 13 /CNW/ - Agim Ceku, who is alleged to have led an unprovoked 1993 military attack on Canadian Peacekeepers in the Medak Pocket region of Croatia, has been chosen by Albanians to replace the outgoing prime minister of the U.N.-administered southern Serbian province of Kosovo.
The Medak offensive, allegedly planned by Ceku, is also known as the "Medak massacre". This name is entrenched in the minds of many Canadian Armed Forces personnel as Canada's largest military battle since the Korean War. Four Canadians were wounded in the clash that left nearly 30 Croatian soldiers dead.
According to reputable sources, Agim Ceku was instrumental in the 1993 Croatian military offensive at Medak, and was one of the key planners of the 1995 ethnic cleansing operation 'Storm'. Both of these operations involved the deliberate shelling of civilians, rape, torture, systematic arson, and the permanent expulsion of Serbs from the Krajina region of Croatia.
It is an insult to Canada, and in particular the honourable and respected personnel of the Canadian Armed Forces, that Agim Ceku is not behind bars. This recent appointment raises concern that a man who helped plan and execute two campaigns of ethnic cleansing has become the Prime Minister of Kosovo, a province where intolerance towards non-Albanians continues unchecked and unabated.
Over 200,000 Serbs, Jews, and Roma have fled the province of Kosovo due to a brutal campaign of ethnic cleansing, while the few who remain live in enclaves and ghettos protected by heavily armed international peacekeepers. More than 2000 non-Albanians have either been killed or kidnapped since 1999.
Milosivic was a bad man...but this is the type of person he was opposing, and whose side we ended up assisting.
Very good point!
It is important for us to remember that Islam is the Religion of Peace. And those who insult Islam or the Mighty Moo will have their heads forcibly removed from their shoulders.
I realize that the Croatians and Bosnians-when they weren't killing each other-were loosely aligned in a joint counter-offensive against Serbian paramilitaries and invading Serbs, but I didn't realize that they had joint command over military attacks.
"Why would an Albanian be leading a Croatian offensive?"
What exactly are you trying to say with that question? If you are doubting that Agim Ceku had any involvement with the Croatians than do a little search on Google (Agim Ceku + Croatia) and you'll get 19 400 results listed. But in case you can't be bothered doing a little searching of your own, this is what Wikipedia have to say:
"He was closely involved in the subsequent war against Serbia and the breakaway Republic of Serbian Krajina, suffering wounds during fighting at the Medak Pocket in September 1993. He helped to update the doctrine and tactics of the Croatian Army over the next two years, planning the successful Operation Storm in 1995 that ended the war in Croatia. He was decorated nine times by Croatia for his service and rose to the rank of brigadier-general."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agim_Ceku
As to the rest of your commentary, why are you bringing Croatia - Bosnia into this? The article is about Agim Ceku (a Kosovo Albanian) and his role in Croatia. And yes, he did have a commanding role within the Croatian forces.
How dare you bring Islam into this nice article about the loving Albanians! The Canadians might be indignant, but not so crass as to point up the perpetrator's religous affiliation with Osama.
It was just a simple question.
When the media reported the Bosnian war and dissolution of Yugoslavia I just got the impression that the makeshift Bosnian-Croatian alliance was akin to the Chinese resistance to the Imperial Japanese Army, i.e. they spent most of their time sniping at each other, rather than fighting their purported enemy.
Sorry, you're right. I didn't think my sarcasm would be that apparent. I probably need to go back to Tolerance Training Camp and learn how to say "Religion Of Peace" in a more sincere way.
Sorry, didn't mean to jump on you like that. Guess I'm just a little tired of some people on FR always trying to downplay the crimes committed against Serbs on the Balkans threads and made the false assumption that you were trying to imply something with your question: "Why would an Albanian be leading a Croatian offensive?". I apologise.
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Wow. I didn't realize Canada was such a warrior nation.
So is Ceku a Croat? Is he an Albanian? How come he's in Kosovo?
"He was closely involved in the subsequent war against Serbia and the breakaway Republic of Serbian Krajina, suffering wounds during fighting at the Medak Pocket in September 1993. He helped to update the doctrine and tactics of the Croatian Army over the next two years, planning the successful Operation Storm in 1995 that ended the war in Croatia. He was decorated nine times by Croatia for his service and rose to the rank of brigadier-general."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agim_Ceku
The article is about Agim Ceku (a Kosovo Albanian) and his role in Croatia. And yes, he did have a commanding role within the Croatian forces.
THE MAN IS A BUTCHER!! AND HE HATES ORTHODOX CHRISTIANS AND PROBABLY WOULD HATE ME AND MY FELOLOW BAPTISTS TOO
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