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Hop and I had no illusions that Kosovo would be a rose garden. Bigotry is rampant in the Balkans, which is why Kosovo will remain a charge of NATO for some time. But the Kosovars clearly have a right to not be a charge of an ethnic group with which they have nothing in common and have been oppressed by, and which attempted to ethnically cleansed them under the regime of a soon to be convicted war criminal and whom Serbia now wants back to face the charge of murder.

In short, no one suggests except sore losers, mostly Serb expats and descendants who dominate the Balkan threads in this neighborhood, that the "solution" to Kosovo is to return it to Serbia, including the Serbs themselves by and large. What the Serbs now want is to carve off some bits of Kosovo. It won't get that either, except perhaps in time that canton that is almost totally Serb, Leposevic, or some such name, located in that bit of Kosovo that juts north. They want the mines, and the regions adjacent. That is a pipe dream.

But the Kosovars clearly have a right to not be a charge of an ethnic group with which they have nothing in common and have been oppressed by, and which attempted to ethnically cleansed them

Try substituting the word "undocumented Mexicans" for "Kosovars" in your assertion:

But the undocumented Mexicans clearly have a right to not be a charge of an ethnic group with which they have nothing in common and have been oppressed by, and which attempted to ethnically cleansed them..."

Some people in this country claim that Mexicans have as much right to be here as U.S. citizens (after all, we "stole" California from them).

Further, those same people would claim that we Anglos "oppress" them.

To take the analogy even further, we know these same people would call President Bush a "war criminal," just as you look to the kangaroo court in the Hague to declare Milosevic one.

So what is this "right" you are claiming for the "Kosovars" again?

You like to explain why there are many undocumented "Kosovars" from Albania who lacked all forms of proper documentation to recieve an education, medical care, jobs and such for such a long period of time? The majority of muslims in Kosovo were/are illegal. Like in Novi Pazar, you care to see for yourself all the illegal Albanians are in Novi Pazar with their cars and walking around?

Why dont you see it for yourself instead of reading accounts from people who are paid from the same people who sign the paychecks for Wm Walker?

I underestimated the muslim fanaticism here in the region. I did not expect it to be this hot/tinderbox.

Why don't you ask who the Americans deal with, Rugova or Thaci's thugs? They deal with Thaci as Rugova is a pawn who has not collected enough dirt to look bad right now.

The bigotry is on the Albs to the Serbs on this one I am afraid. The remaining Serbs in this area are not to be found. Even the Serb policeman do not live in the area.

Sorry, but you are wrong. The Serbs do want the majority of Kosovo as it is our land.

Ask why the Serbs "oppressed" the Albanians of Kosovo. Is it they wanted full independance and used physical methods in their attempts? How would you deal with someone who tried to break into your home, Torie? Call for outside assistance or handle it on your own? Will you use full self-defence?

What of the Uranium in the Trepce region that the US now controls? You know that Haliburton (sp???) controls the moves/actions of all things US and the majority of the decisions for the Kosovo mission?

I'd give the name of the diplomat I had lunch with, but it was quiete shocking coming frm this traditional anti-Serb nation. The Americans are quietly encouraging the Albanians to force the remaining Serbs out of Kosovo.

Matter of factly, the Albanians want everyone out, including the Americans so they can continue killing everyone that includes themselves.