Petersen Leaving In Armored Vehicle Sign Of His “Success”

Tanjug | 2 July 06 | Tanjug

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Belgrade, 2 July 06. (Tanjug) – The Coordination Center for Kosovo and Metohija announced that UNMIK Chief Soren Jesen-Petersen “leaving Kosovo in an armored vehicle”, showed that the international community did not fulfill its basic task for seven years, such as the creation of elementary security conditions of free living and freedom of movement.

“Petersen’s earlier statement, stated that he is leaving Kosovo for private reasons. Before his departure he clearly stated slogans on behalf of Albanian lobbyists who use all means in the fight for independence of the Serbian southern province”, states the Center at the Sunday announcement. Coordination Center officials estimate, the cause of Petersen’s replacement is his own irresponsibility and absolute lack of positive results in standards implementation and return of displaced persons to Kosovo.

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This is just a testament to all that has been said from 1999 to present.

As a caveat, these articles are provided:

Drashkovic: Future Of Europe Depends On Kosovo

Budapest, 03 Jul 06 (RTS) – As part of talks with King Genc, Hungarian chief of diplomacy, Vuk Drashkovic, Serbian minister of foreign affairs, said that Kosovo is not only a Serbian problem but a problem concerning the entire region, adding that the future safety of Europe will depend on it.

“We agreed that when it comes to Kosovo there is a need for compromise. This compromise can only mean satisfying legitimate Albanian requests and at the same time protecting the rights of the Serbs,” said Drashkovic after the meeting with the Hungarian minister.

Drashkovic told his Hungarian counterpart that Kosovo’s problem cannot be resolved by changing the Balkan borders, adding “Balkan borders were never changed without this causing a war”.

“It would be a fatal mistake if a solution is forced and someone proclaims an independent Kosovo state in an effort to resolve things quicker”.

This would not only destabilize Serbia but the entire region, said Drashkovic. ------------------------------------------------------

As been posted before let's revisit an old quote:

Follows:

Circa 1998:

There's a military insurrection that is taking shape, backed by the members of the Albania Diaspora in Germany, Switzerland, and right here in New York City, where a lot of Albanians and Albanian-Americans are sending a lot of money and support to Kosovo. (Gosh - NYC? -SG)

Holbrooke: An independent Kosovo would "unravel Southeastern Europe."

JIM LEHRER: And they want an independent Kosovo ruled by Albanians, right?

RICHARD HOLBROOKE: Yes. And more. I met with several Albanian leaders in Kosovo who said their goal is an independent Kosovo, their goal is to recreate the Greater Albania that existed briefly during the 30's and 40's, which includes Albania, Kosovo, and part of Macedonia. That, I can tell you, Jim, would unravel Southeastern Europe and dramatically increase the chances of a general war. And that's why the situation is both not the same as Bosnia and why it's so dangerous.

I really need to stress this point so people do not misunderstand it. The Kosovo Albanians have been very badly treated for over a decade by the Serb minority in Kosovo. Their rights have been denied and the Yugoslav federal constitution was changed to reduce their powers. This was entirely wrong, and it led to the inevitable reaction which we're now seeing. At the same time, the violent solution which is being advocated by the so-called Kosovo Liberation Army, which is really not an army but a lot of different groups that are gradually forming an infrastructure of resistance, this approach is highly dangerous to stability in the region. ------------------------------------------------------

Sept. 10, 2002

Cumberland, Md.: Where you aware of the KLA and Bosnian Muslims' ties to Osama bin Laden at the time you were negotiating with them?

Richard C. Holbrooke: Yes. In fact, we were so concerned about this issue that we wrote into the Dayton Peace Agreements a clause requiring the withdrawal of all "foreign elements" within a short time after the agreement took force. When we found elements that had remained behind, we launched raids against them. Not all of these people were removed, and the effort is still continuing. Without the peace in Bosnia, there is a real chance that bin Laden would have been able to set up in the Balkans what he did in Afghanistan with far greater danger to the West.

http://discuss.washingtonpost.com/zforum/02/sp_nation_holbrooke091002.htm

Now--fast-forward Nov 8 2005:

Holbrooke, the architect of the 1995 Bosnian peace deal, who said that independence was the only way forward for Kosovo and its mainly Muslim Albanians. "I cannot see any final status for Kosovo other than independence," said Holbrooke, who forged the Dayton Peace Accords that ended Bosnia's 1992-95 war. "But at the same time ... this cannot be achieved without ironclad guarantees for the safety, security, and protection of the rights of the Serbs who live in Kosovo and the protection of their magnificent monuments," he said.

One Year Later:

Diplomacy and Tracking Terrorists With The Hon. Richard C. Holbrooke Former United States Ambassador to the United Nations Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2002; Noon ET

Cumberland, Md.: Where you aware of the KLA and Bosnian Muslims' ties to Osama bin Laden at the time you were negotiating with them?

Richard C. Holbrooke: Yes. In fact, we were so concerned about this issue that we wrote into the Dayton Peace Agreements a clause requiring the withdrawal of all "foreign elements" within a short time after the agreement took force. When we found elements that had remained behind, we launched raids against them. Not all of these people were removed, and the effort is still continuing. Without the peace in Bosnia, there is a real chance that bin Laden would have been able to set up in the Balkans what he did in Afghanistan with far greater danger to the West. ---------------------------------------------------

And predictably the following turn of events:

Russia Alone Against Independence

Belgrade, 3 Jul 06 (Lajm) – The member states of the Contact Group are not fully satisfied with the implementation of Standards in Kosova, but they agreed for a quick solution of the Kosova status, writes the Belgrade’s daily newspaper ‘Glas Javnosti”, on Sunday. According to the ‘Glas Javnosti’ newspaper, the Russian representative showed his criticism on the achievements done so far regarding standard implementation in Kosova. But, the representative from the United States of America praised the work of the last few months lead by Kosova Prime Minister, Agim Ceku, even though Kosova institutions have a lot to do on the standard implementation. According to Belgrade’s daily newspaper ‘Glas Javnosti’, The United States stand about the solution of Kosova status within this year, was also supported by the other members of the Contact Group.

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Support of an "independent Kosovo" is nothing more than support for the Christian genocide to continue there.

Of course, we have a few Jihad cheerleaders around here who are OK with that idea.

Peace and justice will only return to Kosovo alongside the Serb Army.