Interesting: I was just on a bit of time travel,and brought back this souvenir:
http://www.fff.org/freedom/0101e.asp
The province's environment minister, Ardian Gjini, says: "The Kosovo government allocated the money, the UN mission was ready to start the work, but the Orthodox Church wasn't ready for a deal with the government and the UN.''
The UN blames the victims of anti-Christian destruction, while pretending that the thugs are the righteous ones.
The BBC reporter faithfully records the comments of the "senior sources," giving the comment weight, without asking unpleasant question--such as: Why is a fortified K-For checkpoint still needed to protect the monastery at Decani and the monks therein? It must be true of the evil Serbs that they allow the ruins to exist in order to make the "Kosovo government" look bad. (Some of our people (ethnic Albanian extremists) wrecked it, of course, and we accept no responsibility: so why don't you fix your church and make us look good--even though you better keep your safety checkpoint, or our people will plant bombs again!
Further BBC reportage: In just a few months' time, negotiations are expected to begin on the final status of Kosovo. It may soon gain independence from Serbia.
This is the little seed that this type of reporting sows, a type of wish-fulfilment fantasy, that is meant to create the fertile ground where the "fait accompli" may grow. This reporter would never dream of making the same statement about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, going on for over half a century, with no end in sight: that is, "negotiations are expected to begin on the final status of Palestine. It may soon throw off the Israeli occupation and gain its independence." No! Not from the BBC, or any American media outlet, but each finds "Kosovo independence" so easy and logical. The years pass, but still the Great Power(s) try to exert their will in the Balkans.