While disturbing, this type of incident is not unusual in Albania. What makes the case remarkable is the possible American agency connection. However, it is extremely unlikely this event is motivated by politics but instead is a revenge type scenario being played out with a "friendly" warning to the driver -- with the American connection being mere coincidence.
Tirana remains a very soft target with extensive Islamic entente activity in the capital. When the opposition desires a large headline-making body count they will be able to achieve it in Albania: The West with no defence versus a carefully orchestrated Islamic entente "Night of the Long Knives". However it is unlikely they would risk their secure base of operations there just to put up a number -- unless such an attack was part of a multi-country terror strike.
All sides operate with impunity in Albania and with the current policy overlap concerning Kosovo and the Tetovo Republic it is not beyond the realm of possibility to see occasional cooperation between East and West in the Olde Country. Albanianism is a very practical philosophy -- MANPADS cheaper in Tirana than any place West of Tblisi.
This driver probably a bit wiser than before...
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Sounds to me Fusion that someone wanted the drivers job not the driver dead. Good old fashioned intimidation for a reason. If they wanted the driver dead his body would have been found in a ditch somewhere and a very neat bullet hole in the head. That’s the way its played by the Albanians. This was not a coincidence Fusion, there was purpose for this, after all why place a note with a bomb that should have exploded ? The answer my friend is simply to get someone close to the "American connection" as you put it. Quite an obvious scenario. The games a foot old boy.......