Kosovo's Tethers

The Washington Times ^ | August 31, 2007 | BRANKA AL-HAMDY

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David Binder's excellent column on Kosovo needs additional clarification ("Kosovo's grim future," Op-Ed, Wednesday). There is an elephant in the middle of Kosovo, and everyone pretends not to see it. The U.N. Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) is getting the blame, but let's be clear: UNMIK is only the umbrella. NATO is the real power in Kosovo. Kosovo's criminal leadership regularly consults with NATO and comes to the United States for in-depth consulting with the administration and key political figures that publicly support them. In fact, one administration official was so oblivious to the reality of Kosovo as to suggest that Iraq and Afghanistan should emulate Kosovo.

Kosovo is a deeply criminalized society. Opening doors to the European Union will not change that. The United States and the European Union should stop supporting, financially and politically, Kosovo's drive for independence and arrest the well-known criminals.....

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In fact, one administration official was so oblivious to the reality of Kosovo as to suggest that Iraq and Afghanistan should emulate Kosovo.

I wonder who the administration official is? In short, it would be helpful if the author named the name. :-)