[joan]

Well Hoplite, take a somewhat longer view. The Albanians have been forcing Serbs to leave Kosovo for far longer than the period covered by the present unpleasantness.

You also have to know that the Kosovo Serbs, Roma, and Jews have been left homeless for over 2 1/2 years now.

[Francohio]

One of the fastest-disappearing stories in the good grey NYT was about the Sephardic Jewish rabbinate of Kosovo who were desperately looking for help against the marauding Albanian bands who were destroying their house of worship and assaulting their people. They were, as you point out, forced to leave. So desperate were the NYT to support Clinton's policies, that after one reluctantly filed, back-page report, they never mentioned them again!

It is also very interesting to note that when the Communists ran Yugoslavia, the NYT coverage of Kosovo was very pro-Serbian, publishing a series of articles about Albanian depredations in Kosovo. The Albanians were branded as criminals, fundamentalist terrorists, and the NYT outlined their links to others such as HAMAS, The Libyans, etc. When the Communists were overthrown, the Serbs soon became the devils, and the Albanians "Freedom Fighters." Odd, ain't it?

Of course the Albanian slaughter and oppression of the Rom has been covered. Unfortunately, I think any rational person would have to conclude that in most cases, where Muslims attain, or see the possibility of attaining a majority, intolerance becomes the norm.

I hope Bill Clinton and Tony Blair are called for cross-examination by Milosevic. We are a long way from the truth.