[JMS]

The monks are in a monastery so obviously they're not there to serve any particular congregation. The monasteries of Kosovo are listed as world cultural treasures and have been there since the Middle Ages. Therefore they predate the Albanian invasion of Kosovo. When you say "The Serbs" did some nasty things, do you mean the monks? What was happening in Kosovo was a result of payback to the KLA for murdering Serb police but clearly since Clinton had to make the area safe for radical Islamic drug running pimps he had to bomb a country just trying to hold on its own territory.

The monks clearly have a more legitimate right to be in Kosovo than KFOR and should be protected by the proper authorities i.e. the Serbian army and police. Just because Albanian illegal aliens were allowed in by Tito doesn't give them any more right to Kosovo than Mexican illegal aliens have a right to the American Southwest.

[blau993]

Your reply is very legalistic. Let's get practical. Of course I am not suggesting that the monks commited atrocities. But the Serbs did, and the local population, whether they are there legally or illegally, is probably not going to make that distinction. The monastaries may indeed be historical treasures (and, by the way, monastic orders take many forms and perform many functions), but sometimes nasty current events have a way of intruding intrude on romantic memories. The monks are highly likely to get killed where they are. I don't think it is right for them to abdicate all responsibility for their own safety, which is what I took from the story.