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Serb alert for Kosovo border troops
BBC ^ | Wednesday, 12 February, 2003, 02:18 GMT | Matthew Price

Posted on 02/11/2003 11:06:43 PM PST by Destro

Wednesday, 12 February, 2003, 02:18 GMT

Serb alert for Kosovo border troops

By Matthew Price

BBC Belgrade correspondent

The Serbian prime minister says Serb forces should return to Kosovo

The Serbian authorities have announced that they are putting their police and army units which patrol the border with Kosovo on a state of alert.

The announcement follows rising tension in the area over recent days.

The United Nations - which is in charge of the southern Serbian province of Kosovo - says it has no information which would suggest that a forthcoming attack is likely.

The Serbian authorities say they are reacting to information they have received that terrorists, in their words, are getting ready in Kosovo to head into southern Serbia.

Tension 'declined'

The information, they say, comes from the United Nations mission in Kosovo, or Unmik.

A spokesman for Unmik told BBC News Online he was not aware that any information to that effect had been passed to the Serb authorities and he said there is nothing to suggest an attack is likely to take place.

Overall, it is felt that tension in Kosovo has dramatically declined since the conflict there between Serb forces and the majority ethnic Albanian population in the late 1990s.

However from time to time tension does rise and it appears to be doing so right now.

Dangerous game

Recently around one-third of MPs in Kosovo's parliament supported a motion on independence, although that was later put on the back burner.

And just the other day the Serbian prime minister said that Serb forces should be allowed to return to Kosovo.

Some dismiss the moves on both sides as playing politics.

In the Balkans that can be a dangerous game.


TOPICS: Breaking News; Foreign Affairs
KEYWORDS: balkans; campaignfinance; kosovo
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To: bridging up; Hoplite
Nothing good in Rock since Ozzy was thrown out of Black Sabbath. Funny how Rock acts who keep throwing final performace concerts over and over again.

PS: Thank god for Kiss' makeup. It hides the wrinkles and bald spots.

21 posted on 02/12/2003 10:52:29 AM PST by Destro (I think from now on I will post fluff pieces only.)
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To: Gael; Hoplite; bridging up
Neil Young is as relevant to music as NATO is to Europe.
22 posted on 02/12/2003 10:56:09 AM PST by Destro
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To: Destro
"These times are a changing" is befitting of this modern world we live in. My forecast is the Germanic tribe forming a convienance alliance with the Franco-Russian camps. That may explain why the US Forces are looking to Poland for the new bases to operate from.
23 posted on 02/12/2003 11:20:34 AM PST by bridging up (hey- hold this bag. uhh, no reason, just hold it for a few minutes.)
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To: bridging up
As we all know, Poland was not saved by the allies in WW2 nor was it saved just after. Besides, Poland eats from Germany's table not America's.
24 posted on 02/12/2003 1:04:57 PM PST by Destro (History will show that NATO was felled in the Balkans.)
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To: branicap
Pentagon plans NATO blitz on Germany by pulling out.

I've been waiting for this for sometime. There was no reason for them to continue to be based there (let alone anywhere else in Europe) in such numbers. Poland will have to decide whether it is part of the EU or not. Sure, Poland will enjoy what in effect is a subsidy from the US, but at some point it will run out of goodwill for the US depending on how much political and economic arm twisting there is. At the end of the day, Poland is in Europe and the money comes through Brussels. The number of issues in which EU Member States can negotiate bi-laterally are shrinking rapidly (for example air agreements). Poland and the other CEECs will come up against this rock sooner rather than later. It will be much harder for the US to arm-twist EU Member States in future.

Still waiting for an agreement between Montenegro and the US for a naval base with a 75 year lease...

VRN

25 posted on 02/12/2003 2:11:37 PM PST by Voronin
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To: Destro
true, but how much of a cozy relationship do they have? I am unfamiliar with the whole Pol-German relations. My curiousity stems from the splitting hairs being committed over Iraq. Is the deepening rift expaditing the German Superpower status tag in rivaling the US? The impression I have is Germany has gained that powerful financial domination they sought, at least in Europe, to forge a nominal confrontatin with the US. I see it as a design for reactionary purpose only for the near future split that will occur.
26 posted on 02/12/2003 2:14:21 PM PST by bridging up (uhh, that was not my bag officer. thats not my style. i'm solid officer.)
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To: Voronin
Germany's been playing a very interesting game over the past 20 years. You and BlackJade and jrobbins are the only other posters on FR I know of who seem to have taken note of this. BlackJade's gone and I haven't seen jrobbins on the Balkans threads for a long time. Anyway, it's getting more and more interesting.
27 posted on 02/12/2003 3:48:19 PM PST by wonders
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To: branicap; Fusion
Brani, that's interesting. On first read, I thought it was propaganda. On second read, I wasn't sure. I'm still skeptical about about the "child bombers" bit, but the rest isn't all that far-fetched.

Ping to Fusion. You'll enjoy post #17.
28 posted on 02/12/2003 4:23:31 PM PST by wonders
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To: wonders; Black Jade
I miss BlackJade and jrobbins too. Some of the best posters have faded away because they refuse to adapt their more analytical posts to the 'changed political climate' here within freerepublic.com. I wonder how widespread this phenomenom has become. It's good to sometimes step back and look at the overall picture. In many ways, what has been going on since 1990, is very similar to post WWI, WWII. I doubt that the world will become more stable in less than the next 10 years. I'm enjoying the ride though!

VRN

29 posted on 02/13/2003 3:50:47 AM PST by Voronin
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To: wonders
You can catch BJade at libertyforum using the same name.
30 posted on 02/13/2003 7:52:34 AM PST by smokegenerator (www.pedalinpeace.org ---- Serbian Cycling Challenge for the Children of Serbia)
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To: smokegenerator
Ta. So there is a place ex-Freepers go...

VRN

31 posted on 02/13/2003 8:26:50 AM PST by Voronin
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To: Voronin
Liberty Forum is not of the same calibur as here. I have noticed much anti-semitism and bigotry within that forum which defines the lawless nature of those moderators. My take is to stay away and correspand with others to match wits and preferably, factual information.
32 posted on 02/13/2003 8:44:48 AM PST by bridging up (Scouts Out! Quarter Cav)
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To: wonders
#28

Maybe it is a mistake in translation,but I read the same statement in another papers and it sais "453 young persons.." not children!Makes no difference,any way.

the situation is volatile,and informations are true.Wonders,many Serbs in that area have good contacts among local Albanians.Also,I believe that you know that an Albanian,member of the Yugoslav State Security was gunned down a few days ago in Bujanovac?Serbs have a propper information,believe me.Allegedly,there is a conflict among Albanians how to respond on the arrests of seven terrorists from Bujanovac:Ramush Haradinaj,a hard liner,wants to start a war,but some others want a more peacefull approach.

We`ll see.I`ll let you know what "locals say".

As far as alleged,children are concerned:Albanians are a land grabers,not religious fanatics,but...If you take a copuple of youngsters and indoctrinate them propperly,in a few years we will have new "shahids"!Just take a look what is happening in Bosnia:Sarajevo used to be a very nice,laid back place.Very few Muslims were devout ,let alone,fanatical!

Today,Sarajevo is being Islamicized very quickly and the number of young people going to mosques(Saudi+Quiwaiti+Malezian)is on the increase,so is the way they dress or behave.They are very radical!I never thought that it will come to that.

A few weeks ago,a hospital was oppened in Kosovo,financed by the money from the Emirates and oppened by one of their princes.

Do you believe that "medicine" is their only interest?

I don`t!

33 posted on 02/13/2003 3:36:02 PM PST by branicap
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To: branicap
If only we had the stones to pull our troops from Germany. I doubt THAT will ever happen.
34 posted on 02/13/2003 3:37:59 PM PST by Republic of Texas
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To: branicap
Okay, "young people" I can believe. The "child suicide bomber" thing sounds too much like someone's overactive imagination or propaganda.

They are very radical!I never thought that it will come to that.>/i>

I thought it wouldn't come to that, either (sigh).

Do you believe that "medicine" is their only interest?

Of course not. It's never their only interest.

35 posted on 02/13/2003 5:36:26 PM PST by wonders (Think we've got the Chinese curse: May you live in interesting times)
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To: branicap
I really cant see the Albanians using children, to be honest. I can see outside jihadians of Mid East descent ordering that crime to be committed.

Even the Bosnian Muslims would not stoop that low. The worst they did was to booby trap little kids toys and baby dolls to explode when moved. Employing female CZech snipers, which is nothing, as all sides did that. The BiH also "booby-trapped" Babas by telling them to throw a grenade at the Serbian soldiers as the BiH Muslims fed the Babas lies that non-Muslims would get nasty with them. So, the Muslim grandma would try to throw a live grenade at the opposing forces (if they could unpin the grenade). Just a few examples I wanted to share with others what the Muslims have been known to do according to a live witness.:)

IMHO, it would shock me that child-bombers would be employed in the Balkans by our very own people.

36 posted on 02/13/2003 5:46:56 PM PST by smokegenerator (www.pedalinpeace.org ---- Serbian Cycling Challenge for the Children of Serbia)
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