The War We Haven't Finished (Kosovo)

NY Times ^ | February 22, 2005 | FRANK C. CARLUCCI

[AncientAirs]

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Saturday, February 26, 2005 LETTERS

The Future of Kosovo

To the Editor:

In "The War We Haven't Finished" (Op-Ed, Feb. 22), Frank C. Carlucci states
the well-known fact that last March, Albanians in Kosovo rioted, killing
people and destroying Serbian churches and houses. It is surprising, then,
that instead of calling on the United States to exert pressure about human
rights, he recommends rewarding the Albanian violence by granting
independence to Kosovo. Appeasing the extremists is not the right course of
action.

To gain more responsibilities, the Kosovo Albanians should first have to
prove their commitment to democracy, basic human rights and the rule of law.
So far they have not. Since 1999, 230,000 Serbs have been forced from their
homes, 150 monasteries have been destroyed, and many people have been
killed; the remaining Serbs live in guarded enclaves.

Promising independence to Kosovo now would be a dangerous precedent, sending
the message that expelling members of ethnic minorities pays off. Serbia
remains committed to a multiethnic and multicultural Kosovo that is safe for
all its citizens, to the Security Council Resolution 1244 reaffirming the
territorial integrity of our country and to the standards-before-status
policy, which would assure that Kosovo focused first on achieving the
standards of a democratic society.

Ivan Vujacic
Ambassador of Serbia
and Montenegro
Washington, Feb. 23, 2005

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/02/26/opinion/l26serbia.html

[jp7879]

Wraith I hope you`ll never see what we saw in Kosovo b/c you`ll never be able to sleep(kids,old women and men over 60 killed) for what??? They woke the Hitler`s ghost up in the Balkan and you are talking about serbs taking it back???Check out some of the pict that are posted online about the crimes that the serbs commited in Kosovo, Bosnia and then rethink about whatever the hell you are saying b/c if something like that happ.. to your relatives ,friends or countrymen I`m sure that you wont even think about beeing a part of Serbia again.Everyone knows who the criminals are just wake up and look at it( the US costitution sais all people are equal.... religion, color )Beeing muslims don`t make people terrorist it`s just the blind ones that wont to look at it like that for different reasons.

[Wraith]

Look Dude I was there in 1999/2000 and worked in an Intel Cell British Sector. I saw plenty, know lots, so save your speech for someone naive like yourself. Its not the Muslim Albanians that is the issue here its the KLA and . Do some homework before you let your lips loose. Do not think that the American Constitution applies in Kosovo because it does not. You can see it on the faces of the helpless Serb, in particular the old people who are routinely butchered for their real estate not to mention sport. The Albanians eat their own and I saw a few of them dump on the road side in and around Pristina. Take your mom and apple pie values and hug them well because they do not apply in Kosovo. You must have been a good cook from some reserve unit with a hero complex. Your knowledge is about as good as the info supplied to CNN...

P.S. I suspect you never get the attention you obviously crave.

[A. Pole]

Perhaps most important, the continuing uncertainty creates widespread insecurity among Kosovo's ethnic Albanians, who live with a constant sense of dread that they could return to Serb rule. It is essentially a siege mentality, and it could explode into violence at any time.

Yeah, Mr. Carlucci wants the Final Solution for the Serbian problem in Kosovo.

[A. Pole]

wraith, carlucci is either naive or foolish to spew that think tanks policy line talk.

Naive innocent? Maybe. See my tagline.

[ma bell]

ouch! ring ring... jp's momma is calling him...run home lil boy.

[getoffmylawn]

I wouldn't expect a response. This guy's either Albanian, Bosnian Muslim or some other sorta flavor of Islamic type character. He sure as hell ain't American. I wouldn't be the least surprised if he owns or collects the "military" patches that the KLA wore on their uniforms. Nuff said.

[ma bell]

You are right, but we can always "page" our resident idiot, ronly bonly laden aka the Great Prophet..ehh?

[Wraith]

I agree their Mr. Lawn. What's that old saying, "if you are going to play with the big dogs don't piss like a puppy." Hope you are well.

[Wraith]

Does anyone know what happend to Wonders?