Terrorists: Photos of Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) at their trial at a UN-run court in Pristina

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[Destro]

Terrorists: Photos of Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) at their murder trial at a UN-run court in Pristina

Fri Nov 8, 9:33 AM ET Former Kosovo Liberation Army rebel fighter Daut Haradinaj (R) arrives at a UN-run court in Kosovo's capital Pristina, November 8, 2002. Haradinaj and four other defendants are charged with illegal detention and the torture of Kosovo Albanians after NATO (news - web sites) entered Kosovo in June 1999. REUTERS/Hazir Reka

Fri Nov 8,10:26 AM ET A group of five members of the now disbanded Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) attend their trial at a UN-run court in Pristina, November 8, 2002. The group is accused of murder, unlawful detention and serious bodily harm of ethnic Albanians in mid-June 1999. The accused are: Idriz Balaj (front row L), Ramush Ahmetaj (front row C) and Daut Haradinaj, (front row R) Ahmet Elshani (back row L) and Bekim Zekaj (back row R) REUTERS/Hazir Reka

Fri Nov 8,10:15 AM ET Former Kosovo Liberation Army rebel fighters Idriz Balaj, front row left, Ramush Ahmetaj, center, and Daut Haradinaj, front row right, along with Ahmet Elshani, back row left, and Bekim Zekaj, back right, appear before a UN-run municipal court in Kosovo's capital, Pristina, Friday Nov. 8, 2002 in Pristina. Idriz Balaj is charged with the murder of four fellow Kosovo Albanians killed after NATO (news - web sites) entered Kosovo in June 1999. The other four defendants are charged with the illegal detention and torture of Kosovo Albanians. (AP Photo/Visar Kryeziu

Fri Nov 8,10:06 AM ET Former Kosovo Liberation Army rebel fighter, Daut Haradinaj appears before a UN-run municipal court in Kosovo's capital, Pristina, Friday, Nov. 8, 2002. Haradinaj and three other defendants are charged with the illegal detention and torture of Kosovo Albanians. At the same trial, Idriz Balaj is charged with the murders of four fellow Kosovo Albanians killed after NATO (news - web sites) entered Kosovo in June, 1999. (AP Photo/Visar Kryeziu)

Tue Oct 22,11:26 AM ET U.N. war crimes tribunal chief prosecutor Carla Del Ponte enters a U.N. building to meet Kosovo Chief Administrator Michel Steiner in Kosovo's capital Pristina, October 22, 2002. Del Ponte said that investigations about suspected Kosovo Liberation Army perpetrators are ongoing and she hopes the International Tribunal for Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) will issue one indictment by the end of this year and two next year. REUTERS/Hazir Reka

Sat Oct 26, 8:31 AM ET Hashim Thaci, leader of the Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK) and former guerrilla commander of the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) gives a thumbs up as he votes in Kosovo's municipal elections in Pristina October 26, 2002. Many Serbs living in the province may boycott the polls in a protest against their living conditions. REUTERS/Pool/Armando Babani

[crazykatz]

Never address me EVER...you jerk!

[Wraith]

Actually Albanians were killing Albanians well before NATO entered Kosovo. It was another war Thaci and his KLA thugs were fighting in order to secure political control in Kosovo. Rugova was the elected head of the Province of Kosovo and his LDK were by far the most popular political party there. Thaci's goon squads were intimidating, abducting and murdering Rugova's LDK representatives all over Kosovo. Their were constant threats against Rugova as well. I spoke to some of the LDK people, one who was badly beaten and left for dead and the other managed to escape from a KLA make shift prison near Glogovac thanks to the advancing Serb VJ. Their are countless occurrences like this and to this day these LDK people live in fear of disappearing. This is simply the KLA effort to dominate politically.

These suspects you see sitting in the courtroom are some of these KLA goons. Latif Gashi and his subordinate Sabit Geci were in charge of these individuals,fortunately they are now in jail. You have to commend the efforts of NATO and the UNMIK in rounding up these thugs. Maybe their is some objectivity here?

Once the KLA start shooting UNMIK policeman in the back as was done with the Serb Police for example the party will most certainly be over which I believe would be a good time to let the Serbs return and administer their province of Kosovo and continue the efforts of bringing those responsible for murder to justice. Bush has a tiger by the tail in kosovo and maybe its time to let it go before it turns and really bites him on the ass.

[vooch]

wraith.....what's your best estimate of anti-KLA Albanians the KLA killed prior to Clinton's bombing ?

[Wraith]

Vooch the LDK are primarily a western style democratic party who are pacifists. The only weapon the LDK have is their popularity with the Kosovar Albanian population that is why they hang on. The estimate I had was that approx. 700,000 of the population in Kosovo are LDK supporters. Rugova is not a stupid man but with the KLA noose around his neck and his followers it is difficult for them. I believe Rugova has been intimidated to the point of being partially controlled by the KLA. That is what the KLA do, if they can not push it aside they take it over. This is what happened to the Kosovo Police Service.

I would estimate that approx. 200 LDK member/supporters have been executed directly or indirectly by the KLA. This is a rough estimate based on investigations that were ongoing back in 1999. Those 5 Albanians before the U.N. courts in Pristina are a result of those investigations.

I have seen (back in 1999) the contents of a KLA PU abduction bag with included one very nasty cattle prod and of course the standard bellaclava and handcuffs.

I posted something about this some time ago. Of course if its not on CNN it can't be true. A lot of the Albanians found dead after NATO arrived was the result of the KLA execution squads. Not only LDK were targeted but suspected collaborators i.e. Albanians that worked within the Serb authority.

I know the KLA have a list of these people and are still hunting them down. Its the same in any conflict get rid of the traitors and informants. People should realized that Serbs are not responsible for all of the deaths in Kosovo the KLA have a lot of blood on their hands. This is a fact.

[vooch]

thanks for the info. My estimate arrived at some 70-80 Albanians killed by KLA in period November 98 - April 99. Your numbers cover a wider range than mine, but reach a similiar conclusion.

Your soucres are likely to be more reliable than mine, being closer to scene and all that.....

Is it possible for you to arrive at a number of Albanians killed by KLA for a period prior to March 1999 ?

[vooch]

Tro

whats all the bruhaha about the sacking of the head of the Croatian State Theater ?

[vooch]

good photos, whose that sucking down a brewski outdoors in the dead of winter ?

[ApesForEvolution]

Clark should be hanged from the highest tree along with the KLA thugs.

[F-117A]

Never address me EVER...you jerk!

Thanks for the response Katz... It confirms my opinion of the phony that call himself SrpskaFire.

[bluester]

Hey ho, long time no see. :) I've almost forgot FR even exists, I've been so busy doing other things that I've lost track of the things going on. Anyway, as I have said a lot of times, every war criminal should be held responsible for his actions, regardless what country or planet that person comes from. I think that's a fair stance. :)

[bluester]

That must be the 87th reincarnation of Srpska vatra LOL

[vooch]

is he really sucking down a brewski while manning a checkpoint ?

[crazykatz]

Ah, yes....he is a phoney is he not??

While my husband and I, dine with a Serbian Orthodox Bishop in a week or so....we will discuss just how VERY, VERY much the little Serbian refugee community here has done to send aid to refugees from KosovO who still must live in camps inside Serbia. We will also discuss...what else can be done to help.

Our Serbian refugees here are an inspiration to me!!

What has phoney baloney "Serbian fire"/smokegenerator ever done to assist these folks??? MOST Possibly..... NOTHING!