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Hijackers connected to Albanian terrorist cell
Washington Times ^ | 9/18/01 | Bill Gertz

Posted on 09/17/2001 11:55:01 PM PDT by kattracks

Edited on 07/12/2004 3:47:02 PM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]

U.S. intelligence officials are investigating ties between the terrorists who carried out suicide airliner attacks and associates of Osama bin Laden based in Albania.

The connections were described as support for the terrorist operation to hijack U.S. commercial jetliners and crash them into the Pentagon and the World Trade Center, according to U.S. intelligence officials.


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TOPICS: Extended News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: 911; albania; kla
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To: bluester
bluester, when you stop pounding on one side of a story?! It is already overblown by Amanpour, job is done. You have too little to add, pity one.
161 posted on 09/20/2001 8:12:50 AM PDT by Alexandre
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To: Alexandre
bluester, when you stop pounding on one side of a story?!

Alexandre, I could ask you (and many others here) that same question! When I first came here on FR and joined a foreign affairs thread without knowing the rest, I thought this was an affiliate of SUC (Serbian Unity Congress) because of the pro-Milosevic views presented and the one-sided views presented as "facts". So, we could always talk about the one side of the story. I admit, recognize and condemn crimes comitted against Serbs in Kosovo (by the KLA), in Croatia (during Oluja and the ethnic cleansing), in Bosnia by Naser Oric and his forces as well as other Bosnian Muslims and Croats responsible for crimes against Serbs, as well as the NATO bombing and destruction of Serbia.

Now I ask you: can you do the same regarding Serb crimes, without any "ifs" and "buts", without any excuses, explanations, justifications, denial. Simple acknowledgment of Serb crimes comitted in Croatia (Martic and Yuga Army), in Bosnia (Karadzic, Mladic and by YA) as well as in Kosovo by the paramilitary of Arkan (Tigers) as well as some by YA and the ethnic cleansing of Albanians from Kosovo? Do you deny that, or are you capable with dealing with that wihtout looking for excuses and without pointing to WW2 and telling me I am anti-Serb?

I am looking forward to your crutial answer :) Cheers

163 posted on 09/20/2001 9:07:07 AM PDT by bluester
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To: Kate22, Hoplite
Kate,

in the accounting one should figure the following

Fact: Hoplite's bombs killed some 1,500 civilians in FRY ex-Kosovo and more than 500 in Kosovo, that is some 2,000 civilians..........in exchange they killed less than 250 Yugoslav soldiers.

Whichever way one slices it Hoplite's bombers killed between 5 and 15 times as many civilians as soldiers

And Kate22 you forget to add in the 1,100 civilians murdered and 1,300 disappeared since Hoplite's Mujahedeen pals took control of Kosovo under Kfor operational direction.

Seems to me that Hoplite's pals are responsible for the deaths of at least 4,500 civilians since March 23rd, 1999.......in stark constrast Milosevic is charged with the deaths of 391 people..........of which 40 were at Racak

The simple overwhelming evidence is that Hoplite's Humanitarian Warriors are the WORST WAR CRIMINALS of the Kosovo War and perhaps of the entire Yugoslav Wars of Succession.

Hoplite's allys just killed 5,000 Americans and he is desperately trying to change the subject to some Clintonista myths. Hoppie, the best thing for you to do is admit that your guys f'd up big time by giving Bin Laden's guys 10 years of support

164 posted on 09/20/2001 10:06:10 AM PDT by vooch
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To: bluester #163
I see the nature of problem as following: in case of crimes commited by Oric, KLA and Croatian forces (Oluja etc), not many question reliability of the information. Plus, those were:
166 posted on 09/20/2001 10:45:02 AM PDT by Alexandre
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To: Alexandre
So you do not recognize anything I mentioned about Serb crimes. You start talking about other things, without giving me a clear answer. As I thought. Just don't talk to me then about one-sidedness and bias.
167 posted on 09/20/2001 10:57:32 AM PDT by bluester
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To: Alexandre
And one more thing. Tell me, how many Serbs were killed during NATO attacks? And how many people were killed in Bosnia? Where was the destruction bigger?
168 posted on 09/20/2001 11:02:52 AM PDT by bluester
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To: 28nj
Sorry, I am so damn uneducated - I read no Albanian.

Did anyone on the BBC counted Serbs killed? Nope. Only Bosnians and Albanians.

I also did hear that all those bodies buried 2 years ago carry their Albanian IDs. Probably those who buried them WANTED them to be identified later? Or they were just dumb slavs?

Can you make some sense out of it?

170 posted on 09/20/2001 11:46:35 AM PDT by Alexandre
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To: bluester, Balkans
You question was:
Now I ask you: can you do the same regarding Serb crimes, without any "ifs" and "buts", without any excuses, explanations, justifications, denial. Simple acknowledgment of Serb crimes comitted in Croatia (Martic and Yuga Army), in Bosnia (Karadzic, Mladic and by YA) as well as in Kosovo by the paramilitary of Arkan (Tigers) as well as some by YA and the ethnic cleansing of Albanians from Kosovo? Do you deny that, or are you capable with dealing with that wihtout looking for excuses and without pointing to WW2 and telling me I am anti-Serb?

Baby, this is not a question, this is your declaration you want me to sign on as a package. Trickery here is once I sign on, I automaticaly have to accept each and every 'fact' you and other hoplitoids will post here.

I gave you as straight answer as your question allows. Read my post again. In case if you can not comprehend detailed explanations, get this:
- I question each 'fact' about Serb army or paramilitary crimes.

Got it? Enjoy yourself. You do not care WHY I do so - this is your problem. You do not need explanations - fine. Keep pounding your drum.

172 posted on 09/20/2001 12:01:53 PM PDT by Alexandre (see also post 166)
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To: bluester
And one more thing. Tell me, how many Serbs were killed during NATO attacks? And how many people were killed in Bosnia? Where was the destruction bigger?

Since March 23rd, 1999 about 4,500 Civilians have been killed as a result of KLA/Kfor action.

173 posted on 09/20/2001 12:07:16 PM PDT by vooch
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To: SerbianFire
No Serbianfire, I asked a simple question. How many Serbs were killed during NATO attacks and how many people were killed in Bosnia? I want to hear what he considers the true numbers of people killed.

And as so many times, I don't get a clear answer or no answer whatsoever. Why is it so? Well that is a question to be answered by those that would want see everything that happened in ex Yugoslavia as one-sided as possible. Some people seem to be such experts for everything and can deny so many things, yet when you present them some facts that go against them or ask them some simple questions they take the discussion elsewhere or become suddenly silent. Interesting.....

174 posted on 09/20/2001 12:08:41 PM PDT by bluester
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To: vooch
Really Vooch? And that is a fact? According to what source? And how many Muslims were killed in Kosovo and Bosnia? Let me guess, according to you, around 200, right?
175 posted on 09/20/2001 12:10:20 PM PDT by bluester
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To: vooch
How many were killed as a result of paramilitary actions of Mladic, Karadzic, Martic, Arkan? Do you have those numbers too Vooch?
176 posted on 09/20/2001 12:11:51 PM PDT by bluester
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To: SerbianFire
Muslims fighting on the side of Serbs and Croats fighting on the side of Serbs. Yeah, I guess those are all reasonable and credible explanations and excuses. They joined the Serb forces so they would kill their people and their love ones. Your facts, logic and mentality is just amazing! And you expect me to buy this? And that I should believe that you'r concerned about ALL the victims without favorizing anyone. Sorry
178 posted on 09/20/2001 12:57:38 PM PDT by bluester
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To: 28nj
28nj - There are many pictures like that of Serbian people (and moderate Albanians, Roma and others) who were butchered or attacked by the KLA after Kosovo was 'liberated'. I can tell you that no matter what side of the argument people are on this thread, shock tactics like these photos will not work. People here already know their minds and [most] are beyond this populist level of information.

Nobody denied that Racak happened, but there is much evidence about how it happened, who the dead were, how they died, who killed them etc. As it is covered by the indictment against Milosevic we will probably find out some more facts.

180 posted on 09/20/2001 4:47:20 PM PDT by Kate22
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