The recent post citing Greg Copley implies that the Albanian-Serb aggression is a manifestation of a general Islamic campaign designed to pull the US from iraq and radicalize Europe. However, the Albanian movement is more specifically a nationalistic one- though to be sure there is some influence from more religious-minded forces (both internal and external), we cannot characterize it as a primarily religious manifestation.
However, much of what Copley says seems to harmonize with what we have found independently. Five of the most popular articles on these topics from our archive are linked below.
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Balkanalysis.com
From the archive...
Terror plots against US and other foreigners in Kosovo:
A provocative report from the US Congressional Task Force on Terrorism and Unconventional Warfare claims that the Balkans is about to heat up again as an Islamic terrorist base. This surpasses traditional nationalist rifts, claims author Yossef Boddansky, and is intended to increase al Qaeda infiltration. Thus the Balkan operations would be ultimately controlled by the Evil One, OBL.
However, it remains to be seen to what extent this is true. Boddansky does not cite sources, and his assessment for Bosnia is more likely to be accurate than his view on Macedonia, for example.
The report, dated 19 September 2003, states that “…starting in mid-August 2003, radical Islamist leaders elevated the role of the terrorism infrastructure in the Balkans as a key facilitator of a proposed escalation of conflict into the heart of Europe, Israel and the United States.”
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