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KOSMET: BOLLETTINO DI GUERRA NOVEMBRE 2002 - GENNAIO 2003
=== NOTA ===
Lo scorso 4 giugno sono stati ritrovati ad Obilic i cadaveri di una
coppia di coniugi ottantenni e del loro figlio cinquantatreenne,
uccisi a colpi di accetta e poi dati alle fiamme insieme alla loro
casa (vedi:
http://www.ilmanifesto.it/Quotidiano-archivio/05-Giugno-2003/art30.html)
In seguito a questa ennesima dimostrazione dei reali risultati e
scopi del regime di terrore razzista e di occupazione imperialista
in Kosovo-Metohija, riprendiamo con la cronaca degli avvenimenti
sul campo, che avevamo interrotto da alcuni mesi.
Ricordiamo che gli ultimi numero del "bollettino di guerra" sono
archiviati alle URL:
Kosmet: bollettino di guerra, Maggio-Luglio 2002
http://it.groups.yahoo.com/group/crj-mailinglist/message/1876
Kosmet: bollettino di guerra, fine luglio 2002
http://it.groups.yahoo.com/group/crj-mailinglist/message/1900
Kosmet: bollettino di guerra, agosto-settembre 2002
http://it.groups.yahoo.com/group/crj-mailinglist/message/1962
Kosmet: bollettino di guerra, settembre-ottobre 2002
http://it.groups.yahoo.com/group/crj-mailinglist/message/2001
http://it.groups.yahoo.com/group/crj-mailinglist/message/2002
Kosmet, bollettino di guerra: fine ottobre 2002
http://it.groups.yahoo.com/group/crj-mailinglist/message/2055
Un grande numero di articoli sui vari aspetti del regime di terrore
instaurato congiuntamente dalle "nostre" truppe occidentali (KFOR) e
dai criminali neonazisti locali (UCK) si puo' trovare sempre nel
nostro archivio:
http://it.groups.yahoo.com/group/crj-mailinglist/
Per un inquadramento storico del terrore nazista in Kosovo-Metohija
si veda in particolare:
http://it.groups.yahoo.com/group/crj-mailinglist/message/2521
ed i collegamenti ivi contenuti.
Come al solito, le notizie da noi riportate non sono in alcun modo
esaustive degli avvenimenti nella provincia, e vanno intese solo come
esempi delle informazioni negate alla pubblica opinione.
(a cura di Andrea)
=== KOSMET, NOVEMBRE 2002 ===
I PARENTI DEI DESAPARECIDOS INSODDISFATTI DELL'INCONTRO CON KOFI ANNAN
FAMILIES OF MISSING DISSATISFIED WITH ANAN MEETING
BELGRADE, Nov. 20 (Beta) - The families of missing people from Kosovo
on Nov. 20 protested over the fact that U.N. Secretary General Kofi
Annan did not personally take a list of the names of those believed to
have been kidnapped, from their relatives. Annan's Kosovo
representative, UNMIK chief Michael Steiner, took the list instead.
"We wanted to hand the list to U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan in
person, but he declined. Mr. Steiner took the envelope. We were told
that this was Mr. Steiner's job and we were left wondering whether the
list will really reach the right hands," the Association of Families
of the Kidnapped and Missing in Kosovo said.
The Association says that it had already given Steiner the same
document, earlier on, and to his predecessor, Hans Haekkerup, and to
The Hague tribunal's chief prosecutor, Carla del Ponte.
AGGREDITO GRUPPO PRESSO SRBICA
+++ SERBISCHE GRUPPE ANGEGRIFFEN
KOSOVSKA MITROVICA. Heute wurde eine Gruppe Serben von mehreren
ethnischen Albanern beim Ort Srbica, zwischen Pec und Kosovska
Mitrovica, angegriffen, wobei drei Serben verletzt wurden.
Meldungen zu folge, wurde Nenad Kovacevic schwer verletzt in das
Krankenhaus von Kosovska Mitrovica gebracht, wobei Ratko Jokic und
Ivan Zdravkovic leicht verletzt wurden. TANJUG +++
Balkan-Telegramm, 21. November 2002 - http://www.amselfeld.com
GIORNALISTA SERBO IN SCIOPERO DELLA FAME
+++ PRISTINA: SERBISCHER JOURNALIST IM HUNGERSTREIK
PRISTINA. Reporter der Nachrichtenagentur TANJUG Bojan Bozovic, der
von der "internationalen Polizei" in Kosovo und Metochien verhaftet
und in das Gefängnis von Pristina gesteckt wurde, ist in den
Hungerstreik getreten, teilte sein Rechtsanwalt mit. Dem Journalisten
aus dem nördlichen Amselfeld wird vorgeworfen, "einem deutschen
Polizisten gedroht" zu haben. Auch die Mutter und die Schwester des
Journalisten befinden sich im Hungerstreik. TANJUG +++
Balkan-Telegramm, 23. November 2002 - http://www.amselfeld.com
=== IL CASO DI MITROVICA ===
RIPORTATO L'"ORDINE" A MITROVICA, PIU' NESSUNA TUTELA PER LA ZONA AD
"ETNIA" MISTA
ALBANIAN POLITICIANS WELCOME UNMIK DECISION ON MITROVICA
KOSOVSKA MITROVICA,Nov26 (Beta)-Kosovo Albanian politicians welcomed
UNMIK head Michael Steiner's decision to unite administratively the
southern and northern parts of Kosovska Mitrovica.
Kosovo President Ibrahim Rugova approved on Nov. 26 of the steps and
measures taken by UNMIK for the normalization of life in the divided
town of Kosovska Mitrovica.
Kosovo Assembly Speaker Nexhat Daci expressed on Nov. 26 his support
for "the abolition of parallel institutions in northern Mitrovica and
the putting of that part of the town under international supervision."
A political advisor of the Kosovo premier, Ramadan Avdiu, said that
"what was achieved on Nov. 25 by UNMIK's decision is part of the
demands of Kosovo institutions and political parties."
LICENZIAMENTO DI TUTTI GLI IMPIEGATI SERBI DALL'AMMINISTRAZIONE LOCALE
DI MITROVICA
SERB MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES IN KOSOVSKA MITROVICA TO APPLY FOR UNMIK JOBS
KOSOVSKA MITROVICA,Nov26 (Beta)-All 132 employees of the Serbian
municipality in northern Kosovska Mitrovica will answer on Nov. 26 the
UNMIK administration's advertisement of positions in the future Local
SelfGovernment Administration Office.
Of the 132 employees, 70 will be employed in the Office, another ten
will be employed by the Coordinating Center for Kosovo, and ten will
continue to be on the Serbian government's payroll, a release said on
Nov. 25. The remaining 42 employees will be retired.
The results of the advertisement will be announced in a week.
The UNMIK police took over the premises of the northern Mitrovica
municipality offices on Nov. 25, and it is now being guarded by
Pakistani U.N. police.
PRIMA PROVOCAZIONE: TENTATO LO "SFONDAMENTO" NELLA ZONA "LIBERATA"
About 200 ethnic Albanians from southern Kosovska Mitrovica try to
cross bridge
KOSOVSKA MITROVICA, Nov 26 (Tanjug) - About 200 young ethnic Albanians
gathered on Tuesday on the southern side of the bridge over the Ibar
River in Kosovska Mitrovica and tried to cross to the northern Serb
part of the city but were prevented by KFOR and the UNMIK police.
Serb sources told Tanjug that, according to a UN police source, the
ethnic Albanians said they wanted to cross into the northern part of
the city because "Mitrovica has become a united city since Monday."
KFOR reacted by positioning transport vehicles near the Sports Hall,
while the UNMIK police increased its numbers. The ethnic Albanians
put up the flag of the Republic of Albania on the Cultural Centre
building, located in the southern part close to Ibar, and a huge
banner saying November 28 - Albania's national holiday regularly
marked by the Kosovo Albanians as their own national holiday.
AGGRESSIONE E FERIMENTO DI UN DICIANNOVENNE
+++ JUGENDLICHER SCHWER VERLETZT
KOSOVSKA MITROVICA. Eine Gruppe ethnischer Albaner hat heute vormittag
den 19-jährigen Marko Antic angefallen und ihm schwere
Kopfverletzungen angetan. FoNet +++
Balkan-Telegramm, 28. November 2002 - http://www.amselfeld.com
ANCORA MANIPOLAZIONI SULLA FALSA "STRAGE DI RACAK"
+++ UNGEWÖHNLICHE ZÜGE DES TRIBUNALS
HELSINKI. Das Haager Tribunal hat mit Verspätung die finnische
Pathologin Helena Rata zu einer Aussage über
die Ereignisse in Racak aufgefordert, obwohl der Teil über Kosovo und
Metochien im Prozess gegen den jugoslawischen Ex-Präsidenten Slobodan
Milosevic schon längst abschlossen ist, schreibt das finnische
Tagesblatt "Helsingi sanomat".
Helena Ranta hat den "Fall Racak" Anfang 1999 geführt. Racak diente
aus westliche Ausrede führ die Aggression auf die Bundesrepublik
Jugoslawien im Frühjahr 1999. Das finnische Blatt findet es
außergewöhnlich, dass sich die Pathologin in Den Haag auf Begehren der
Richter melden soll und nicht als Zeuge der Anklage oder Verteidigung.
BK-TV/TANJUG +++
Balkan-Telegramm, 28. November 2002 - http://www.amselfeld.com
=== FESTEGGIAMENTI PER LA GIORNATA NAZIONALE PANALBANESE ===
"IMPOSSIBILE IL RIENTRO DEI PROFUGHI NONALBANESI"
+++ RÜCKKEHR DER VERTRIEBENEN SERBEN UNMÖGLICH. PRISTINA.
Der UNMIK-Vertreter Marek Antoni Novicki erklärte auf einer
Pressekonferenz, dass die Rückkehr der durch die ethnisch albanischen
Extremisten vertriebenen Serben in die serbische Provinz Kosovo und
Metochien unmöglich ist. Als Hauptproblem nannte Novicki die Rückkehr
der Serben in die Städte.
In Kosovo und Metochien werden regelmässig Serben angegriffen, beraubt
und serbische Häuser niedergebrannt.
Auch orthodoxe Kirchen werden geplündert und mit Dynamite gesprengt.
STIMME KOSOVOS +++
Balkan-Telegramm, 27. November 2002 - http://www.amselfeld.com
BANDIERE ALBANESI DAPPERTUTTO
+++ ALBANISCHE FLAGGE IM KOSOVO KOSOVSKA MITROVICA/PRISTINA/BUJANOVAC.
In ganz Kosovo und Metochien wurde heute der "Tag der Fahne", ein
Nationalfeiertag Albaniens, "gefeiert.
Im südlichen Teil von Kosovska Mitrovica wurde die albanische Fahne am
Kulturzentrum der Stadt gehisst.
Die UNMIK beobachtete die "Manifestationen". Laut Meldung des Radio
Kosovo hat der Kommandeur des "Kosovo-Schutzcorps", Agim Ceku,
ehemaliger UCK-Terrorist, in der ehemaligen Kaserne der jugoslawischen
Armee "Kaiser Dusan", jetzt "Adem Jasari", in Pristina die Einheiten
in voller Kriegsausrüstung antreten lassen.
In Presevo und Bujanovac wurden die Fahnen bis Mittag abgehängt.
BK-TV/TANJUG +++
Balkan-Telegramm, 28. November 2002 - http://www.amselfeld.com
RUGOVA: "E' LA FESTA DI INDIPENDENZA DI TUTTI GLI ALBANESI"
KOSOVO PRESIDENT: NOVEMBER 28 DAY OF INDEPENDENCE OF ALL ALBANIANS
PRISTINA,Nov28 (Beta)-Kosovo President Ibrahim Rugova has said that
November 28 was the day of "independence of all Albanians," and he
called for the "formal acknowledgement of Kosovo's independence" and
pointing out that it would "quell tensions in the entire region."
Albania gained independence on November 28, 1912, after liberating
itself from Turkish rule.
Following a formal celebration in Pristina's National Theatre, Rugova
laid a wreath on the monument to Skender
Beg, which was unveiled last year on Albania's Flag Day. Albanian
flags
were being flown on numerous buildings and shops in Pristina.
=== KOSMET, DICEMBRE 2002 ===
CONFERENZA A WASHINGTON - A PORTE CHIUSE
+++ KONFERENZ ÜBER KOSOVO UND METOCHIEN. WASHINGTON.
Das Washingtoner Friedensinstitut hat am 5. Dezember eine Konferenz
anberaumt , die den Status von Kosovo und Metochien lösen soll. Laut
der albanischen Zeitung aus Pristina "ZERI" ist das eine für die
Öffentlichkeit geschlossene Versammlung, an der keine politischen
Führer aus Kosovo und Metochien selbst teilnehmen.
Es nehmen Politiker aus den USA, Europa und als Sprecher und der Chef
des zivilen Sektors, Michael Steiner und der Kommandant der
KFOR-Truppen, der italienische General Fabio Mini teil. Die Idee der
Konferenz ist es eine Möglichkeit für den endgültigen Status von
Kosovo und Metochien in den nächsten drei bis 4 Jahre zu finden.
Kosovo und Metochien ist eine Provinz der Republik Serbien. Die
albanischen Terroristen versuchten vor und nach der Bombardierung
Jugoslawiens die Provinz von Serbien abzutrennen und die Serben
gewaltsam aus Kosovo und Metochien zu vertreiben. STIMME KOSOVOS
+++ Balkan-Telegramm, 03. Dezember 2002 - http://www.amselfeld.com
ATTENTATO A GRACANICA
+++ATENTATT AUF SERBEN IM KOSOVO
PRISTINA. Gestern Abend wurde in der serbischen Provinz Kosovo und
Metochien ein Attentat auf zwei Serben verübt. Das Attentat ereignete
sich in der Ortschaft Gracanica. Dabei wurden die Serben Radojica
Milovanovic und Zoran Zivic umgebracht. TANJUG+++
Balkan-Telegramm, 04. Dezember 2002 - http://www.amselfeld.com
KOSTUNICA: "IN KOSOVO E' UNA CATASTROFE"
+++DIE LAGE IM KOSOVO KATASTROPHAL
BELGRAD. Der jugoslawische Präsident Vojislav Kostunica hat die Lage
in der von der NATO besetzten serbischen Provinz Kosovo und Metochien
als katastrophal bezeichnet. Es warten noch mehr als 250 000 von den
ethnisch albanischen Terroristen vertriebene Serben auf die Rückkehr
in ihre Häuser. Der jugoslawische Präsident verurteilte ebenfalls die
systematische Zerstörung orthodoxer Kirchen, Klöster und Friedhöfe.
TANJUG+++
Balkan-Telegramm, 04. Dezember 2002 - http://www.amselfeld.com
ALBANESE UCCIDE SERBO A VICENZA
+++ITALIEN: ETHNISCHER ALBANER TÖTET EINEN SERBEN
ROM. Der albanische Extremist Elvis Prifiti hat am Sonntag in Vicenza
den Serben Srdjan Pajic mit einem Messer umgebracht. Danach flüchtete
er. Nach einer grossangelegten Fahndung der italienischen Polizei
wurde der Mörder in Bari verhaftet als er versuchte mit einem Schiff
nach Albanien zu flüchten. Albanien gilt als rechtfreier Raum wo sich
zur Zeit hunderte international gesuchter Terroristen und Kriminellen
aufhalten. TANJUG+++
Balkan-Telegramm, 04. Dezember 2002 - http://www.amselfeld.com
RUGOVA PER L'"INDIPENDENZA"
RUGOVA ON INDEPENDENT KOSOVO, COUNCIL OF EUROPE ON DECENTRALIZATION
PRISTINA, Dec. 5 (Tanjug) - Kosovo President Ibrahim Rugova on
Wednesday met with a Council of Europe (CE) delegation and repeated
his demand that this southern Serbian province should be recognized as
independent, even though the European officials had announced the
only topic for discussion would be decentralization.
Attending the same talks, Kosovo Prime Minister Bairam Rexhepi asked
that the decision on the final status of the province be prolonged,
Kosovo media said.
The Kosova Live news agency of Pristina pointed out the fact that the
CE delegation had come to Pristina to discuss decentralization and
hear different views on this issue, and not Kosovo's independence or
its status.
RUGOVA: "INDIPENDENTI L'ANNO PROSSIMO"
NEXT BAIRAM WILL BE CELEBRATED IN INDEPENDENT KOSOVO, RUGOVA
PRISTINA, Dec. 4 (Tanjug) - Kosovo President Ibrahim Rugova said in
Pristina on Wednesday that he hopes the
citizens of Kosovo would celebrate the next Bairam in an independent
Kosovo. Democratic Party of Kosovo leader Hashim Thaci has sent an
identical message calling on ethnic Albanian unity.
TOLTA OGNI PROTEZIONE ALLA ZONA ETNICAMENTE MISTA DI MITROVICA
+++ KFOR-KONTROLLPUNKT ENTFERNT
KOSOVSKA MITROVICA. Der KFOR-Kontrollpunkt, welcher bei Ankunft der
KFOR im Juni 1999 auf der Brücke über den Fluss Ibar errichtet wurde
und den nördlichen und südlichen Teil von Kosovska Mitrovica trennt,
wurde entfernt, so dass es einen freien Übergang für Fahrzeuge und
Fußgänger in der ethnisch geteilten Stadt gibt, hieß es heute im
KFOR-Pressezentrum.
Gegenüber der Nachrichtenagentur Tanjug wurde erklärt, die Sicherheit
in Kosovska Mitrovica wäre gewährleistet, es gäbe keine Checkpoints
mehr an der östlichen Brücke und der Durchgang für eine freie
Zirkulation der Leute wäre geöffnet.
Generalleutnant Alain Bidard erklärte, dass die KFOR eine Reduzierung
ihrer Aktivitäten in Kosovska Mitrovica plane, mit Hinsicht darauf,
dass sich die Sicherheit merklich verbessert hat. INET-NEWS / TANJUG
Balkan-Telegramm, 12. Dezember 2002 - http://www.amselfeld.com
TUTTI D'ACCORDO PER LA SECESSIONE I LEADER PANALBANESI
Ethnic Albanian leaders repeat demand Kosovo-Metohija independence
PRISTINA, Dec 15 (Tanjug) - During talks with the ambassadors of the
15 members of the United Nations Security Council on Saturday
evening, Kosovo Albanian political leaders urged a speedy resolution
of the status of Kosovo-Metohja and demanded independence for the
province.
Kosovo President Ibrahim Rugova said that Kosovo-Metohija is already
independent and that this only remains to be formally confirmed.
Kosovo Parliament President Nedzad Daci demanded the faster
resolution of Kosovo's status underscoring that its final status and
the standards, upon which the UN is insisting, should be parallel.
The head of the party club of the Serb coalition Povratak (Return)
in the Kosovo parliament, Rada Trajkovic, said she had received firm
guarantees that there cannot be anything regarding the independence
of Kosovo and that claims about speeding up the talks on its status
are merely the wishes of the Albanian politicians.
Trajkovic stated that the Security Council representatives clearly
said that at this moment they are not ready to discuss something such
as status. Trajkovic added that she had informed the ambassadors
about the failure of the UNMIK mission, an example of which is Friday
evening's terrorist act in Pristina.
The terrorists used the passivity of the international community and
are continuing the mono-ethnic and independence scenario, Trajkovic
set out adding that the Kosovo Serbs are unwilling to live in an
independent Kosovo.
=== VISITA DELEGAZIONE ONU ===
DELEGAZIONE ONU: MA QUA LA DEMOCRAZIA NON C'E'...
SERBIAN ORTHODOX DIOCESE OF RASKA AND PRIZREN
KOSOVO AND METOHIJA - INFORMATION SERVICE
ERP KIM Info-Service
UNSC DELEGATION: KOSOVO FAR AWAY FROM DEMOCRACY
UN Security Council warns: a bleak future and
self-isolation awaits Kosovo where minorities are being
oppressed.
Gracanica, December 16, 2002
Multi-ethnicity, integration of minorities and
standards before status were the most often words of UN
SC 15-member delegation during two-day visit in Kosovo.
_Kosovo will face self-isolation if it does not meet
the standards,_ was the message of the Norway
Ambassador Ole Peter Kolby who asked Albanians _to take
on responsibility of security of minorities and asked
minorities to integrate themselves into Kosovo society.
_Kosovo still does not have its true functional
democratic institutions_ and _a society where
minorities would completely participate._ _A Kosovo
where members of minorities are oppressed will face a
lonely future of self-isolation,_ said Norwegian
Ambassador Ole Peter Kolby. The leaders of the Kosovo
institutions requested that standards and status go in
a parallel way and asked for more competencies.
On the second day of its visit to Kosovo, the UNSC
15-member delegation being accompanied by the SRSG
Michael Steiner visited Mitrovica on 15 December. After
two-hour talks with Serb representatives in the
northern part of Mitrovica, Colby told journalists that
he had _a constructive meeting with Serb
representatives. Everybody in Kosovo must have its
place and part and everybody should integrate into the
new civilised multiethnic society. Everybody will be
better off in it because everybody will be able to work
and live normally. A multiethnic society would lead to
the strengthening of this region and to economic
prosperity,_ said the Norwegian ambassador
Glas Javnosti
RADA TRAJKOVIC: UN SECURITY COUNCIL NOT FOR SEPARATION
Trajkovic: US Institute of Peace is working to create a
platform of independent Kosovo
Belgrade, December 16, 2002
Following the meeting with the UNSC delegation on 14
December, the chief of Povratak caucus in the Kosovo
assembly Rada Trajkovic said. _The UN Security Council
does not stand behind the Albanian requests, obviously
supported by UNMiK Chief Michael Steiner, so to launch
an initiative in order to reach a new resolution to
separate Kosovo and Metohija from Serbia._ She warned
that such a resolution would fulfil Albanian idea that
with support of the USA and through institutions to
achieve independence. _I warned ambassadors on that,
especially that the US Institute for Peace is working
to create a platform of independent Kosovo. I backed
that with an example of formational regrouping of the
former KLA members into the Kosovo Protection Corps,_
emphasised Trajkovic. She deems that this institute
intention_s of transforming the KPC into the defence
forces, i.e. Kosovo army is obvious.
The leading Albanian daily in Pristina reveals that the
latest bomb attack in Pristina, in which 30 people were
injured, might be an action by the mebers of the UCK
who try to intimidate witnessess in the trial to the
former UCK commander Rrustem Mustafa "Remi". The story
reveals that UCK still illegaly exists despite its
alleged transformation into the Kosovo Protection Corps
and official UNMIK denials that Albanian extremism and
terrorism exist at all. (ERP KIM)
=== AUTOBOMBA IN "BILL CLINTON AVENUE", DECINE DI FERITI ===
il manifesto - 15 Dicembre 2002
Autobomba in Kosovo
32 feriti, 7 gravi. Obiettivo? L'Onu o un «testimone» dell'Uck
TOMMASO DI FRANCESCO
Un'autobomba è esplosa a Pristina nella tardissima serata di giovedì
davanti al ristorante «Noti» - a poche centinaia di metri dalla sede
dell'Unmik, l'amministrazione Onu in Kosovo - provocando il ferimento
di 32 persone. Dal pronto soccorso dell'ospedale di Pristina si è
saputo per tutta la giornata di ieri solo che le persone ricoverate
erano 32 persone, «sopravvissute alla fortissima esplosione», e che 7
di loro versano tuttora in gravi condizioni. «Quattro bar sono andati
distrutti e molte macchine sono andate in fiamme. La vettura
dell'autobomba, una Yugo, è in polvere», ha detto Andrea Angeli,
portavoce dell'Unmik da noi sentito direttamente. Tra i feriti, a
quanto è dato sapere, non c'è personale internazionale, nonostante la
vicinanza con la sede Onu e il fatto che il ristorante in questione è
spesso frequentato dal personale internazionale. Quale obiettivo
avevano gli attentatori? Senza escludere naturalmente la criminalità
mafiosa kosovara, le indagini puntano su due piste politiche: la
prima, è che proprio ieri una delegazione del Consiglio di sicurezza
dell'Onu era in visita a Pristina - poi si recherà a Belgrado -
proprio per verificare la situazione. Nelle ultime settimane il
programma Onu di «rientri» dei serbi è stato spesso oggetto di
attacchi violenti. Proprio in questi giorni stanno riprendendo a
Gnjlane le iniziative dei «rientri» di alcune centinaia di serbi,
fuggiti nel terrore della contropulizia etnica in questi tre anni di
«pace» guardata a vista dalla Nato. Un periodo nel quale sono stati
uccisi più di mille serbi, rom e goranci, 112 chiese ortodosse sono
state fatte saltare in aria, 200.000 serbi e rom sono stati
praticamente «espulsi», e centinaia di albanesi moderati sono stati
assassinati. Tutto davanti a 35mila soldati Nato, molti dei quali
italiani.
Oggi per celebrare tanta «professionalità» arriverà - come un tempo le
attrici-madrine americane in Vietnam - Sabrina Ferilli, sponsor
Costanzo che oggi da «Buona domenica» saluterà il Natale del
contingente italiano.
La seconda pista, quella più accreditata anche da ambienti
kosovaro-albanesi moderati di Pristina, è relativa all'annuncio fatto
un mese fa dalla Del Ponte, procuratore del Tribunale dell'Aja, sulla
prossima incriminazione - sempre annunciata ma mai realizzata - di uno
o più ex leader dell'ormai formalmente disciolto Uck , i cui capi
erano l'attuale numero due del Kosovo, Hasim Thaqi, e l'attuale capo
del Corpo di protezione civile, Agim Ceku - ma per omicidi commessi
però ancora nel 1998 e contro altri albanesi-moderati, legati al
leader Ibrahim Rugova che ha visto la sua leadership massacrata più
dall'Uck che non dai Servizi serbi.
L'autobomba, per la quale non c'era fino in tarda serata nessun
arresto, avrebbe dovuto eliminare proprio un «testimone scomodo quanto
eccellente». Mentre scriviamo ancora non è dato sapere se tra i feriti
c'è questo nome «eccellente».
Over thirty injured by car bomb in Kosovo
http://www.ptd.net/webnews/wed/ba/Qkosovo-explosion.RAcE_CDD.html
Ireland Online, December 14, 2002
More than 20 injured in Kosovo blast
http://breakingnews.iol.ie/news/story.asp?j=56920544&p=569zyz5x
+++ ANSCHLAG IN PRISTINA: ALBANER GEGEN ALBANER
PRISTINA. Bei dem Bombenanschlag in Pristina, bei welchem am
vergangenen Wochenende etwa 30 Albaner verletzt wurden, handelt es
sich um eine Anschlag albanischer Terroristen, welche offenbar gegen
den Besuch der UN-Delegation in der serbischen Provinz Kosovo und
Metochien protestieren wollten. In westlichen Medien wurde berichtet,
der Anschlag habe ausschließlich albanische Opfer gehabt, dabei wurde
vergessen zu berichten, daß sich in der Haupstadt der serbischen
Provinz Kosovo und Metochien nur noch etwa 200 Serben, der Rest von
etwa 30.000 wurde von den Albaner vertrieben oder ermordet, unter
starkem Schutz der KFOR-Truppe aufhalten. Die letzten serbischen
Einwohner der Stadt können ihre Wohnhäuser nur unter unmittelbarer
Gefahr für Leib und Leben verlassen. STIMME KOSOVOS +++
Balkan-Telegramm, 16.Dezember 2002 - http://www.amselfeld.com
World Net Daily - December 17, 2002
THE BALKANS QUAGMIRE
Terror strike on Bill Clinton Avenue
Kosovo car bomb injures 32 as U.N. analyzes peacekeeping effort
http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=30021
By Aleksandar Pavic
A car bomb has exploded on Bill Clinton Avenue in
Pristina, capital of Yugoslavia's Kosovo province,
injuring 32 people, 9 seriously. ...
KOHA DITORE: ATTENTATO E' DI MATRICE UCK
+++ ALBANERZEITUNG: ANSCHLAG WAR WERK DER UCK
PRISTINA. Nach den Worten der Albanerzeitung Koha Ditore war der
Anschlag vom Wochenende in Pristina das Werk der offiziell
"aufgelösten" albanischen Terrorgruppe UCK. Man wolle damit versuchen,
so das Albanerblatt, die UNMiK-Gerichtsbarkeit vor dem Prozeß gegen
einen der führenden UCK-Terroristen Rustem Mustafa zu erschrecken.
STIMME KOSOVOS +++
KOHA DITORE
SUPPOSED TARGET OF ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT AFRAID OF FORMER UCK
Pristina, December 16, 2002.
Although the motive of Friday_s evening attack in
Dardania neighbourhood is not made public by
investigative bodies, family members of Sekiraca,
wounded in the attack, leave open the possibility that
this was done by former UCK members. The cousin of
Enver and Naim Sekiraca, Sali, told Koha Ditore on
Sunday that _they don_t have good relations with the
UCK because many of them thought we were collaborators
of the previous regime._ For the moment, he was not
able to allude any possible person that might have
carried out the act. Sali prefers to wait for the _end
of investigations that are being carried out by
competent bodies,_ and not talk about the motives and
possible participants in organising the attack. In the
meantime, investigative policemen of the case took the
statements of three witnesses who continue to be cured
in Prishtina hospital.
Sali Sekiraca was one of the few allowed people by the
international police to stay close to the three
patients Enver and Naim Sekiraca and Driton Emini. The
room of these three patients continues to be blocked by
a great number of international policemen. _These three
patients need protection, that_s why we are here. They
are supposed to be the target of Friday_s attack. We
have an order to protect them, that_s all we know,_
said one of the policemen close to the door of
patients_ room, making contact with them impossible.
_They are protecting us from another possible attack.
We were continuously attacked and at the night when the
explosion happened, there were UCK people at the
hospital looking at possibilities to kill us when we
came to get the first aid,_ said Sali Sekiraca.
There are rumours that the motive for the attack is the
testimony Enver Sekiraca will give in the trial against
Rrustem Mustafa _ Remi. In the meantime, Sali says
Enver has still not decided whether to testify or not.
_Six or seven months ago, Enver was offered to testify
against Remi by international judges. He did not do it.
He has the same opinion now but I don_t know what will
happen later,_ said Sali. According to him, what Enver
could testify is the period when he was arrested by UCK
in Llapashtica from where he escaped and not released
as UCK members claim, then he fell in Serbs_ hands, who
kept him in the prison of Sremska Mitrovica and
maltreated him. Remi lawyer, Aziz Rexha, says that the
official accusation does not include the testimony of
Sekiraca, while he does not exclude the possibility of
this happening later. Rexha did not accept to comment
for the moment the kind of the testimony Sekiraca could
give against Remi. According to what I have heard, I
know it_s about a man with a criminal past without
mentioning any other detail.
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Kosovo and Metohija
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=== CONDANNE CONTRO TERRORISTI UCK, MALUMORI ===
+++ ALBANISCHER TERRORIST VERURTEILT
PRISTINA. Der albanische Terrorist Ibrahim Spahiju aus Gnjilane wurde
am Montag von einem UNMIK-Gericht in Gnjilane in der serbischen
Provinz Kosovo und Metochien wegen Entführung und Freiheitsberaubung
an etlichen serbischen Einwohnern der serbischen Provinz zu sechs
Jahren Haft verurteilt. BETA/STIMME KOSOVOS +++
KPC CONDEMNS SENTENCING OF DUKAGJIN GROUP
PRISTINA, Dec. 18 (Beta) - On Dec. 18, the headquarters of the Kosovo
Protection Corps (KPC) resolutely condemned the decision by the
international court in Pristina to sentence five former members of the
Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) and the KPC to a total of 31 years in
prison.
The Dukagjin group was tried for abduction and torture in June 1999,
which resulted in the deaths of four members of the FARK, the armed
formation of Kosovo Albanians that supported Kosovo President Ibrahim
Rugova.
"We knew that the accusation and arrest of General Daut Haradinaj and
the four others was politically motivated..., but we hoped that the
decision by the Pristina District Court, reached by the international
judges and prosecutors, would not be political in nature," it said in
the statement, signed by the KPC commander, General Agim Ceku.
Expressing the conviction that the convicted men were innocent, the
KPC headquarters stated that the court ruling compromised
international law and sent "a very wrong message" to the public.
=== VARIE NEFANDEZZE ===
UNMIK, CRITICHE ANCHE DA NOVICKI
+++ UNMIK MISSACHTET MENSCHENRECHTE
PRISTINA. Marek Novicki, Ombudsmann für Kosovo und Metochien,
erklärte, dass die Sicherheitssituation in Kosovo und Metochien besser
geworden ist, jedoch weit entfernt von der Normalität. Er fügte hinzu,
dass die serbische Sprache in Kosovo und Metochien marginalisiert ist,
was ebenfalls ein Problem darstellt. Nur die Rückkehr der vertriebenen
Serben nach Kosovo und Metochien sei der einzige Weg für die Region,
sich in Europa zu integrieren, so Novicki weiter.
Des weiteren erklärte er in seinem Bericht über die Menschenrechte in
Kosovo und Metochien, dass die UNMIK wichtige Normen der
UN-Menschenrechte nicht achtet und nicht im Sinne der
UN-Menschenrechtscharta funktioniert.
Die Menschen in Kosovo und Metochien werden schon drei Jahre ihrer
Rechte und ihrer Freiheit beraubt, sagte Novicki. INET-NEWS / TANJUG
Balkan-Telegramm, 19. Dezember 2002 - http://www.amselfeld.com
UNMIK not functioning in line with rule of law - Kosovo ombudsman
PRISTINA, Dec. 19 (Tanjug) - Kosovo-Metohija Ombudsman Marek Nowicki
said Thursday in Pristina that UNMIK is not functioning in line with
the rule of law and does not comply with important human rights norms
of the international community.
People in Kosovo have been denied the exercise of their rights and
freedoms for the past three years, Nowicki said in his report on the
human rights situation in the province.
UNMIK chief does not respect the principle of the division of power,
which has a negative effect on the rule of law and the exercise of
human rights in general, he said. UNMIK was not constituted in line
with democratic principles and is only a surrogate of a state,
Nowicki said, noting that UNMIK has granted to itself and KFOR total
immunity, thus ignoring the international standards on protecting
individuals from arbitrary decisions of the authorities.
Some persons in Kosovo have been detained without any court ruling
but according to decisions of the UNMIK chief or KFOR commanders, he
noted.
Security situation in Kosovo-Metohija far from normal, Novicki
KOSOVSKA MITROVICA, Dec. 19 (Tanjug) - Ombudsman for Kosovo and
Metohija Marek Novicki assessed on Thursday that the security
situation in the Province was improving, but that it was far from
normal.
The security situation in the Kosovo Morava region has improved, in
Metohija it has deteriorated, while in Pristina there is pressure on
Serbs to sell their remaining property, Novicki told reporters in the
northern part of Mitrovica. He added that the Serbian language in
Kosovo is marginalized, which is a major problem.
The interest of all of us, and also of the local Albanians, is the
return of the expelled Serbian population to Kosovo and Metohija, as
the only way of this region towards European integration," Novicki
said in conclusion.
INCIDENTE D'AUTO PER RUGOVA
+++ AUTOUNFALL RUGOVAS
PRISTINA: Der "Präsident" Kosovo und Metochiens, Ibrahim Rugova, hatte
am Mittwoch Abend einen leichten Verkehrsunfall, als sein Fahrzeug
einem anderem auffuhr, wobei es keine Verletzte gegeben haben soll.
TANJUG
Balkan-Telegramm, 19. Dezember 2002 - http://www.amselfeld.com
ALTRA AUTOBOMBA, UN MORTO
Car bomb in Kosovo kills one
Associated Press Thursday, December 26, 2002
Pristina, Yugoslavia - A bomb exploded in western
Kosovo, killing an ethnic-Albanian man and injuring
two of his family members, a UN spokesman said
Thursday.
SERBO ASSASSINATO PRESSO GNJILANE
Ethnic Albanian extremists kill Serb in Cernica village
GNJILANE, Dec 23 (Tanjug) - Ethnic Albanian extremists killed Trifun
Trifunovic (42), father of three, from automatic weapons in the
village of Cernica near Gnjilane at about 5 p.m. (1600 GMT) on
Sunday, Return coalition sources told Tanjug. KFOR and UNMIK police
blocked the village, but the attackers managed to flee.
Beta December 24, 2002
Kosovo Serbs condemn Trifunovic killing
GRACANICA -- Monday - Kosovo Serb political leaders today strongly
condemned the murder yesterday of Trajan Trifunovic near Gnjilane.
Trifunovic was gunned down in a hail of automatic weapon fire near his
house in the village of Cernica.
Leaders of the Serb Return Movement called on the international
community to take "the most vigorous measures to bring an end to
terrorism" on territory under its control
The Serbian National Council of Kosovo backed the Movement's earlier
demands that the Coordination Centre for Kosovo move its headquarters
from the up-market Belgrade suburb of Dedinje to Kosovo.
"It is obvious that the structure and function of the Coordination
Centre up to now has not given the expected results," said the Council
in a statement, calling on Belgrade to demand that the UN mission in
the province facilitate the work of the Centre.
The leader of the Serb caucus in the Kosovo Parliament, Rada
Trajkovic, told media that the murder of Trifunovic confirmed that
there was no safety for Serbs on Kosovo, adding that Belgrade could no
longer calmly stand by while Serbs were suffering in Kosovo.
She called for the return of Yugoslav security forces to the province,
as envisaged under Security Council Resolution 1244, as a way to
improve the security situation.
DUE ALBANESI ARRESTATI PER L'OMICIDIO
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U.S. KFOR ARRESTED TWO ALBANIANS SUSPECTED FOR
MURDER OF KOSOVO SERB NEAR GNJILANE
Gracanica, December 23, 2002
American soldiers arrested on Sunday night two
Kosovo Albanians suspected for killing of Trajan
Trifunovic from Cernica village near Gnjilane, said
Andrea Angeli, UNMIK spokesperson in Pristina
today. Trifunovic was killed yesterday around 16.30
by machine gun fire 100 meters from his house.
Angeli said that arrested Kosovo Albanians are 34
and 25 years old and that they were arrested not
far away from the place of crime by a group of US
KFOR soldiers. The suspects were handed over to
UNMIK investigators in Gnjilane.
=== UN ESERCITO DEL KOSOVO ? ===
IL CRIMINALE DI GUERRA AGIM CEKU PROPONE LA COSTITUZIONE DI UN
ESERCITO DEL KOSOVO
Agim Ceku's provocation is dangerous, says Covic
BELGRADE, Dec 13 (Tanjug) - We have got hold of a document entitled
"Transformation of the Kosovo Protection Corps into Kosovo Defense
Forces", and we believe this project is a dangerous provocation that
could really destabilize not only Kosovo-Metohija but the entire
region, said Coordinating Centre for Kosovo-Metohija President
Nebojsa Covic.
"This project has undoubtedly appeared contrary to the U.N. Security
Council resolution 1244 since the Corps had been established to carry
out humanitarian tasks in case of natural disasters. However, Ceku's
(Agim, former Liberation Army of Kosovo general) project is not the
only problem. Some men from the corps are carrying guns, and training
that has nothing to do with the declared purpose of the corps has
taken place," said Covic in a statement published by the Belgrade
daily Vecernje Novosti on Friday. "This is why it is necessary for
both the international representatives and the Belgrade authorities to
be determined and courageous enough to stop Ceku's and all other
similar provocation's," underlined Covic.
SERBIAN ORTHODOX DIOCESE OF RASKA-PRIZREN
AND KOSOVO-METOHIJA - INFORMATION SERVICE
ERP KIM Info-Service
Statement by SNC of Kosovo and Metohija
THE LATEST PLAN FOR TRANSFORMATION OF KOSOVO
PROTECTION CORPS LEADS TO FORMATION OF KOSOVO
NATIONAL ARMY
Serb National Council of Kosovo and Metohija warns
about the danger of the latest NSC plan for
transformation of the KPC
GRACANICA
December 23, 2002
After months of constulations a group of experts on
Balkan issues prepared for the U.S. National
Security Council (NSC) a plan for reconstruction of
Kosovo Protection Corps and dismissal of its
members suspected of war crimes and other criminal
activities. The plan proposes creation of a new
organization "Kosovo Safety and Security Council"
(KSSC).
Behind this plan which on its surface rightly seeks
to filter KPC structures which are deeply involved
in ethnicaly motivated crimes against Serbs, Roma
and other minorities, there is in fact a dangerous
idea for creation of the nucleus of future Kosovo
National Army. The personnel of this oragnization
after temporary reduction to 2300 would be
increased to 6.300 by 2006 and would be given
responsibility for border security and other
security issues in Kosovo, as it is mentioned in
the report of NSC. According to the information
received by SNC KM this plan comes from still
influential circles close to former Clinton
administration which continue with efforts to
pursue final disintegration of the Yugoslav
federation and grant independence to Kosovo which
is not an official position of the Administration
at the moment. From rather incomplete report
published by the SENSE Agency two important
conclusions can be made:
1. International community has finally recongized
that the Kosovo Protection Corps which was created
from the former KLA (UCK) and placed under direct
control and funding of NATO and UN is directly
responsible for many post-conflict crimes aganist
Serbs, Roma and moderate Albanians and that it is
necessary that perpertrators of these crimes should
be punished. The report mentions involvement of KPC
structures in extremist attacks in South Serbia and
Macedonia as well as its connections with organized
crime. At the same time when this happened the
Corps received ample international funding and NATO
training. First "cleaning" of the former KLA was
achieved by its "transformation" into the Kosovo
Protection Corps in Sep 1999. Now when this
organization has been deeply compromized in a
series of post-war crimes there is a plan for a new
"cleaning" which should give credibilty to an
organization which in its core has always remained
on the positions of ethnic Albanian nationalism!
and extremism. After many attempts to hide this
truth from public and futile attempts to attract
some Kosovo Serbs to its ranks in order to present
it as multiethnic structure, it is finally evident
that this expensive internatinal undertaking has
completely failed. It is now quite evident who is
responsible for crimes and violence in Kosovo after
the conflict in 1999 and this can no longer be
ignored.
2. The idea of transformation and building of new
moral credibility for the KPC by creating of
"Kosovo Safety and Security Council" is directly
opposite to the basic requirement of UN SC
Resolution 1244 because the issues of territorial
security and border protection which are presently
under authority of KFOR and UN Mission are planned
to be gradually given into the hands of local
Albanian led forces which would be armed by
military weapons (long guns). At the same time
another important requirement from the Resolution
1244 is ignored and that is the return of a
contingent of Yugoslav army and police to the
borders and around the most important patrimonial
sites. It is quite obvious that this plan is
nothing but an attempt of creation of Kosovo
National Army which is one of the main prerogatives
for independence of the Province.
Serb National Council of Kosovo and Metohija openly
supports investigation of responsibility for crimes
committed by KPC members, primrily its command
structure which consists of the former KLA
commanders led by Agim Ceku. We also support
decrease of personnel of this organization which
according to the SNC is not needed in Kosovo and
Metohija and is a source of unecessary expenses. In
this sense, SNC KM called all Kosovo Serbs not to
enter in KPC and give multiethnic character to this
deeply moraly compromised organization.
SNC KM strongly opposes to the idea of formation of
"Kosovo Safety and Security Council" (KSSC) and
granting this structure responsibility any kind of
territorial and border security even under UN/NATO
supervision. Such decision would openly prejudice
the future status of the Province and as such is
unacceptable for KM/Serbs. SNC KM appeals to
Belgrade Government and Coordination Committee for
KM to react urgently to this plan and support the
request expressed by SNC KM for deployment of a
contingent of Yugoslav army and police with
multiethnic composition on the FRY borders in the
region of Kosovo Province.
SNC KM hopes that this part of the NSC plan for
creation of new Kosovo Army will not be accepted by
the U.S. Administration and European structures.
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=== DICHIARAZIONI DI "INDIPENDENZA" A PIOGGIA ===
DICHIARAZIONE PER L'INDIPENDENZA DAL PARTITO DI HARADINAJ
Kosovo ethnic Albanian party adopts declaration on province's
independence
PRISTINA, Dec. 21 (Tanjug) - The national committee of the Alliance
for Kosovo's Future adopted Saturday a political declaration on an
"independent state of Kosovo" and urged the UN Security Council to
adopt a new resolution on "independent Kosovo".
The party also asked the Kosovo parliament to adopt this declaration
and urged all political forces in the province to work for the
creation of the "independent state".
The Alliance, whose president is Ramush Haradinaj, also urged all
democratic states, particularly the US and the European Union, to
support and help in "international recognition of the state of
Kosovo".
APERTA UNA "CASA DELL'INDIPENDENZA"
Independence House is a provocation, Covic
PRISTINA, Dec 23 (Tanjug) - Kosovo President Ibrahim Rugova's
decision to open an Independence House is a provocation to which the
international community should react strongly unless it wants peace
in the entire region to be threatened, the head of the Coordination
Centre for Kosovo-Metohija Nebojsa Covic told Tanjug on Monday. "This
could provoke unrest, clashes and the spreading of mistrust among
the ethnic communities," Covic set out adding he is certain that
independence will reign only within the walls of the house and that
Rugova will be alone and independent in that house. "The
international community should be aware that everything else would
re-ignite the bloody Balkan fuse. Those who are unaware of this
should not be in politics or, maybe, they are making such statements
in an immature frame of mind," Covic set out.
RUGOVA INSISTE SULLA "INDIPENDENZA"
Demands for independence repeated
PRISTINA, dec 28 (Tanjug) - Kosovo President Ibrahim Rugova repeated
the demand that the international community recognizes the
independence of Kosovo as that would help strengthen peace in the
Province and in the region, while UNMIK information bureau chief
Simon Haselock cautioned that Albanian politicians' demands for
Kosovo parliament to declare independence are putting back Kosovo.
Haselock repeated that the issue of the final status of Kosovo will
be on the agenda once UNMIK's standards are met. Rugova considers
that the political status of the Province should be resolved first,
so as to meet the standards of the international community that
UNMIK chief Michael Steiner is talking about, and after that UNMIK
could continue its observer mission until full security is achieved
in Kosovo. Rugova in an interview to Kosovo television "21" assessed
that in 2002 significant progress had been made in the Province "in
all fields of life."
Haselock in his article for the Saturday edition of Koha ditore
reminded the Kosovo public that the international community and UN
Secretary General Kofi Annan pointed out that Kosovo has to meet the
standards before talks begin on the final status.
Macelleria UCKFOR (1)
KOSMET: BOLLETTINO DI GUERRA NOVEMBRE 2002 - GENNAIO 2003
=== NOTA ===
Lo scorso 4 giugno sono stati ritrovati ad Obilic i cadaveri di una
coppia di coniugi ottantenni e del loro figlio cinquantatreenne,
uccisi a colpi di accetta e poi dati alle fiamme insieme alla loro
casa (vedi:
http://www.ilmanifesto.it/Quotidiano-archivio/05-Giugno-2003/art30.html)
In seguito a questa ennesima dimostrazione dei reali risultati e
scopi del regime di terrore razzista e di occupazione imperialista
in Kosovo-Metohija, riprendiamo con la cronaca degli avvenimenti
sul campo, che avevamo interrotto da alcuni mesi.
Ricordiamo che gli ultimi numero del "bollettino di guerra" sono
archiviati alle URL:
Kosmet: bollettino di guerra, Maggio-Luglio 2002
http://it.groups.yahoo.com/group/crj-mailinglist/message/1876
Kosmet: bollettino di guerra, fine luglio 2002
http://it.groups.yahoo.com/group/crj-mailinglist/message/1900
Kosmet: bollettino di guerra, agosto-settembre 2002
http://it.groups.yahoo.com/group/crj-mailinglist/message/1962
Kosmet: bollettino di guerra, settembre-ottobre 2002
http://it.groups.yahoo.com/group/crj-mailinglist/message/2001
http://it.groups.yahoo.com/group/crj-mailinglist/message/2002
Kosmet, bollettino di guerra: fine ottobre 2002
http://it.groups.yahoo.com/group/crj-mailinglist/message/2055
Un grande numero di articoli sui vari aspetti del regime di terrore
instaurato congiuntamente dalle "nostre" truppe occidentali (KFOR) e
dai criminali neonazisti locali (UCK) si puo' trovare sempre nel
nostro archivio:
http://it.groups.yahoo.com/group/crj-mailinglist/
Per un inquadramento storico del terrore nazista in Kosovo-Metohija
si veda in particolare:
http://it.groups.yahoo.com/group/crj-mailinglist/message/2521
ed i collegamenti ivi contenuti.
Come al solito, le notizie da noi riportate non sono in alcun modo
esaustive degli avvenimenti nella provincia, e vanno intese solo come
esempi delle informazioni negate alla pubblica opinione.
(a cura di Andrea)
=== KOSMET, NOVEMBRE 2002 ===
I PARENTI DEI DESAPARECIDOS INSODDISFATTI DELL'INCONTRO CON KOFI ANNAN
FAMILIES OF MISSING DISSATISFIED WITH ANAN MEETING
BELGRADE, Nov. 20 (Beta) - The families of missing people from Kosovo
on Nov. 20 protested over the fact that U.N. Secretary General Kofi
Annan did not personally take a list of the names of those believed to
have been kidnapped, from their relatives. Annan's Kosovo
representative, UNMIK chief Michael Steiner, took the list instead.
"We wanted to hand the list to U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan in
person, but he declined. Mr. Steiner took the envelope. We were told
that this was Mr. Steiner's job and we were left wondering whether the
list will really reach the right hands," the Association of Families
of the Kidnapped and Missing in Kosovo said.
The Association says that it had already given Steiner the same
document, earlier on, and to his predecessor, Hans Haekkerup, and to
The Hague tribunal's chief prosecutor, Carla del Ponte.
AGGREDITO GRUPPO PRESSO SRBICA
+++ SERBISCHE GRUPPE ANGEGRIFFEN
KOSOVSKA MITROVICA. Heute wurde eine Gruppe Serben von mehreren
ethnischen Albanern beim Ort Srbica, zwischen Pec und Kosovska
Mitrovica, angegriffen, wobei drei Serben verletzt wurden.
Meldungen zu folge, wurde Nenad Kovacevic schwer verletzt in das
Krankenhaus von Kosovska Mitrovica gebracht, wobei Ratko Jokic und
Ivan Zdravkovic leicht verletzt wurden. TANJUG +++
Balkan-Telegramm, 21. November 2002 - http://www.amselfeld.com
GIORNALISTA SERBO IN SCIOPERO DELLA FAME
+++ PRISTINA: SERBISCHER JOURNALIST IM HUNGERSTREIK
PRISTINA. Reporter der Nachrichtenagentur TANJUG Bojan Bozovic, der
von der "internationalen Polizei" in Kosovo und Metochien verhaftet
und in das Gefängnis von Pristina gesteckt wurde, ist in den
Hungerstreik getreten, teilte sein Rechtsanwalt mit. Dem Journalisten
aus dem nördlichen Amselfeld wird vorgeworfen, "einem deutschen
Polizisten gedroht" zu haben. Auch die Mutter und die Schwester des
Journalisten befinden sich im Hungerstreik. TANJUG +++
Balkan-Telegramm, 23. November 2002 - http://www.amselfeld.com
=== IL CASO DI MITROVICA ===
RIPORTATO L'"ORDINE" A MITROVICA, PIU' NESSUNA TUTELA PER LA ZONA AD
"ETNIA" MISTA
ALBANIAN POLITICIANS WELCOME UNMIK DECISION ON MITROVICA
KOSOVSKA MITROVICA,Nov26 (Beta)-Kosovo Albanian politicians welcomed
UNMIK head Michael Steiner's decision to unite administratively the
southern and northern parts of Kosovska Mitrovica.
Kosovo President Ibrahim Rugova approved on Nov. 26 of the steps and
measures taken by UNMIK for the normalization of life in the divided
town of Kosovska Mitrovica.
Kosovo Assembly Speaker Nexhat Daci expressed on Nov. 26 his support
for "the abolition of parallel institutions in northern Mitrovica and
the putting of that part of the town under international supervision."
A political advisor of the Kosovo premier, Ramadan Avdiu, said that
"what was achieved on Nov. 25 by UNMIK's decision is part of the
demands of Kosovo institutions and political parties."
LICENZIAMENTO DI TUTTI GLI IMPIEGATI SERBI DALL'AMMINISTRAZIONE LOCALE
DI MITROVICA
SERB MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES IN KOSOVSKA MITROVICA TO APPLY FOR UNMIK JOBS
KOSOVSKA MITROVICA,Nov26 (Beta)-All 132 employees of the Serbian
municipality in northern Kosovska Mitrovica will answer on Nov. 26 the
UNMIK administration's advertisement of positions in the future Local
SelfGovernment Administration Office.
Of the 132 employees, 70 will be employed in the Office, another ten
will be employed by the Coordinating Center for Kosovo, and ten will
continue to be on the Serbian government's payroll, a release said on
Nov. 25. The remaining 42 employees will be retired.
The results of the advertisement will be announced in a week.
The UNMIK police took over the premises of the northern Mitrovica
municipality offices on Nov. 25, and it is now being guarded by
Pakistani U.N. police.
PRIMA PROVOCAZIONE: TENTATO LO "SFONDAMENTO" NELLA ZONA "LIBERATA"
About 200 ethnic Albanians from southern Kosovska Mitrovica try to
cross bridge
KOSOVSKA MITROVICA, Nov 26 (Tanjug) - About 200 young ethnic Albanians
gathered on Tuesday on the southern side of the bridge over the Ibar
River in Kosovska Mitrovica and tried to cross to the northern Serb
part of the city but were prevented by KFOR and the UNMIK police.
Serb sources told Tanjug that, according to a UN police source, the
ethnic Albanians said they wanted to cross into the northern part of
the city because "Mitrovica has become a united city since Monday."
KFOR reacted by positioning transport vehicles near the Sports Hall,
while the UNMIK police increased its numbers. The ethnic Albanians
put up the flag of the Republic of Albania on the Cultural Centre
building, located in the southern part close to Ibar, and a huge
banner saying November 28 - Albania's national holiday regularly
marked by the Kosovo Albanians as their own national holiday.
AGGRESSIONE E FERIMENTO DI UN DICIANNOVENNE
+++ JUGENDLICHER SCHWER VERLETZT
KOSOVSKA MITROVICA. Eine Gruppe ethnischer Albaner hat heute vormittag
den 19-jährigen Marko Antic angefallen und ihm schwere
Kopfverletzungen angetan. FoNet +++
Balkan-Telegramm, 28. November 2002 - http://www.amselfeld.com
ANCORA MANIPOLAZIONI SULLA FALSA "STRAGE DI RACAK"
+++ UNGEWÖHNLICHE ZÜGE DES TRIBUNALS
HELSINKI. Das Haager Tribunal hat mit Verspätung die finnische
Pathologin Helena Rata zu einer Aussage über
die Ereignisse in Racak aufgefordert, obwohl der Teil über Kosovo und
Metochien im Prozess gegen den jugoslawischen Ex-Präsidenten Slobodan
Milosevic schon längst abschlossen ist, schreibt das finnische
Tagesblatt "Helsingi sanomat".
Helena Ranta hat den "Fall Racak" Anfang 1999 geführt. Racak diente
aus westliche Ausrede führ die Aggression auf die Bundesrepublik
Jugoslawien im Frühjahr 1999. Das finnische Blatt findet es
außergewöhnlich, dass sich die Pathologin in Den Haag auf Begehren der
Richter melden soll und nicht als Zeuge der Anklage oder Verteidigung.
BK-TV/TANJUG +++
Balkan-Telegramm, 28. November 2002 - http://www.amselfeld.com
=== FESTEGGIAMENTI PER LA GIORNATA NAZIONALE PANALBANESE ===
"IMPOSSIBILE IL RIENTRO DEI PROFUGHI NONALBANESI"
+++ RÜCKKEHR DER VERTRIEBENEN SERBEN UNMÖGLICH. PRISTINA.
Der UNMIK-Vertreter Marek Antoni Novicki erklärte auf einer
Pressekonferenz, dass die Rückkehr der durch die ethnisch albanischen
Extremisten vertriebenen Serben in die serbische Provinz Kosovo und
Metochien unmöglich ist. Als Hauptproblem nannte Novicki die Rückkehr
der Serben in die Städte.
In Kosovo und Metochien werden regelmässig Serben angegriffen, beraubt
und serbische Häuser niedergebrannt.
Auch orthodoxe Kirchen werden geplündert und mit Dynamite gesprengt.
STIMME KOSOVOS +++
Balkan-Telegramm, 27. November 2002 - http://www.amselfeld.com
BANDIERE ALBANESI DAPPERTUTTO
+++ ALBANISCHE FLAGGE IM KOSOVO KOSOVSKA MITROVICA/PRISTINA/BUJANOVAC.
In ganz Kosovo und Metochien wurde heute der "Tag der Fahne", ein
Nationalfeiertag Albaniens, "gefeiert.
Im südlichen Teil von Kosovska Mitrovica wurde die albanische Fahne am
Kulturzentrum der Stadt gehisst.
Die UNMIK beobachtete die "Manifestationen". Laut Meldung des Radio
Kosovo hat der Kommandeur des "Kosovo-Schutzcorps", Agim Ceku,
ehemaliger UCK-Terrorist, in der ehemaligen Kaserne der jugoslawischen
Armee "Kaiser Dusan", jetzt "Adem Jasari", in Pristina die Einheiten
in voller Kriegsausrüstung antreten lassen.
In Presevo und Bujanovac wurden die Fahnen bis Mittag abgehängt.
BK-TV/TANJUG +++
Balkan-Telegramm, 28. November 2002 - http://www.amselfeld.com
RUGOVA: "E' LA FESTA DI INDIPENDENZA DI TUTTI GLI ALBANESI"
KOSOVO PRESIDENT: NOVEMBER 28 DAY OF INDEPENDENCE OF ALL ALBANIANS
PRISTINA,Nov28 (Beta)-Kosovo President Ibrahim Rugova has said that
November 28 was the day of "independence of all Albanians," and he
called for the "formal acknowledgement of Kosovo's independence" and
pointing out that it would "quell tensions in the entire region."
Albania gained independence on November 28, 1912, after liberating
itself from Turkish rule.
Following a formal celebration in Pristina's National Theatre, Rugova
laid a wreath on the monument to Skender
Beg, which was unveiled last year on Albania's Flag Day. Albanian
flags
were being flown on numerous buildings and shops in Pristina.
=== KOSMET, DICEMBRE 2002 ===
CONFERENZA A WASHINGTON - A PORTE CHIUSE
+++ KONFERENZ ÜBER KOSOVO UND METOCHIEN. WASHINGTON.
Das Washingtoner Friedensinstitut hat am 5. Dezember eine Konferenz
anberaumt , die den Status von Kosovo und Metochien lösen soll. Laut
der albanischen Zeitung aus Pristina "ZERI" ist das eine für die
Öffentlichkeit geschlossene Versammlung, an der keine politischen
Führer aus Kosovo und Metochien selbst teilnehmen.
Es nehmen Politiker aus den USA, Europa und als Sprecher und der Chef
des zivilen Sektors, Michael Steiner und der Kommandant der
KFOR-Truppen, der italienische General Fabio Mini teil. Die Idee der
Konferenz ist es eine Möglichkeit für den endgültigen Status von
Kosovo und Metochien in den nächsten drei bis 4 Jahre zu finden.
Kosovo und Metochien ist eine Provinz der Republik Serbien. Die
albanischen Terroristen versuchten vor und nach der Bombardierung
Jugoslawiens die Provinz von Serbien abzutrennen und die Serben
gewaltsam aus Kosovo und Metochien zu vertreiben. STIMME KOSOVOS
+++ Balkan-Telegramm, 03. Dezember 2002 - http://www.amselfeld.com
ATTENTATO A GRACANICA
+++ATENTATT AUF SERBEN IM KOSOVO
PRISTINA. Gestern Abend wurde in der serbischen Provinz Kosovo und
Metochien ein Attentat auf zwei Serben verübt. Das Attentat ereignete
sich in der Ortschaft Gracanica. Dabei wurden die Serben Radojica
Milovanovic und Zoran Zivic umgebracht. TANJUG+++
Balkan-Telegramm, 04. Dezember 2002 - http://www.amselfeld.com
KOSTUNICA: "IN KOSOVO E' UNA CATASTROFE"
+++DIE LAGE IM KOSOVO KATASTROPHAL
BELGRAD. Der jugoslawische Präsident Vojislav Kostunica hat die Lage
in der von der NATO besetzten serbischen Provinz Kosovo und Metochien
als katastrophal bezeichnet. Es warten noch mehr als 250 000 von den
ethnisch albanischen Terroristen vertriebene Serben auf die Rückkehr
in ihre Häuser. Der jugoslawische Präsident verurteilte ebenfalls die
systematische Zerstörung orthodoxer Kirchen, Klöster und Friedhöfe.
TANJUG+++
Balkan-Telegramm, 04. Dezember 2002 - http://www.amselfeld.com
ALBANESE UCCIDE SERBO A VICENZA
+++ITALIEN: ETHNISCHER ALBANER TÖTET EINEN SERBEN
ROM. Der albanische Extremist Elvis Prifiti hat am Sonntag in Vicenza
den Serben Srdjan Pajic mit einem Messer umgebracht. Danach flüchtete
er. Nach einer grossangelegten Fahndung der italienischen Polizei
wurde der Mörder in Bari verhaftet als er versuchte mit einem Schiff
nach Albanien zu flüchten. Albanien gilt als rechtfreier Raum wo sich
zur Zeit hunderte international gesuchter Terroristen und Kriminellen
aufhalten. TANJUG+++
Balkan-Telegramm, 04. Dezember 2002 - http://www.amselfeld.com
RUGOVA PER L'"INDIPENDENZA"
RUGOVA ON INDEPENDENT KOSOVO, COUNCIL OF EUROPE ON DECENTRALIZATION
PRISTINA, Dec. 5 (Tanjug) - Kosovo President Ibrahim Rugova on
Wednesday met with a Council of Europe (CE) delegation and repeated
his demand that this southern Serbian province should be recognized as
independent, even though the European officials had announced the
only topic for discussion would be decentralization.
Attending the same talks, Kosovo Prime Minister Bairam Rexhepi asked
that the decision on the final status of the province be prolonged,
Kosovo media said.
The Kosova Live news agency of Pristina pointed out the fact that the
CE delegation had come to Pristina to discuss decentralization and
hear different views on this issue, and not Kosovo's independence or
its status.
RUGOVA: "INDIPENDENTI L'ANNO PROSSIMO"
NEXT BAIRAM WILL BE CELEBRATED IN INDEPENDENT KOSOVO, RUGOVA
PRISTINA, Dec. 4 (Tanjug) - Kosovo President Ibrahim Rugova said in
Pristina on Wednesday that he hopes the
citizens of Kosovo would celebrate the next Bairam in an independent
Kosovo. Democratic Party of Kosovo leader Hashim Thaci has sent an
identical message calling on ethnic Albanian unity.
TOLTA OGNI PROTEZIONE ALLA ZONA ETNICAMENTE MISTA DI MITROVICA
+++ KFOR-KONTROLLPUNKT ENTFERNT
KOSOVSKA MITROVICA. Der KFOR-Kontrollpunkt, welcher bei Ankunft der
KFOR im Juni 1999 auf der Brücke über den Fluss Ibar errichtet wurde
und den nördlichen und südlichen Teil von Kosovska Mitrovica trennt,
wurde entfernt, so dass es einen freien Übergang für Fahrzeuge und
Fußgänger in der ethnisch geteilten Stadt gibt, hieß es heute im
KFOR-Pressezentrum.
Gegenüber der Nachrichtenagentur Tanjug wurde erklärt, die Sicherheit
in Kosovska Mitrovica wäre gewährleistet, es gäbe keine Checkpoints
mehr an der östlichen Brücke und der Durchgang für eine freie
Zirkulation der Leute wäre geöffnet.
Generalleutnant Alain Bidard erklärte, dass die KFOR eine Reduzierung
ihrer Aktivitäten in Kosovska Mitrovica plane, mit Hinsicht darauf,
dass sich die Sicherheit merklich verbessert hat. INET-NEWS / TANJUG
Balkan-Telegramm, 12. Dezember 2002 - http://www.amselfeld.com
TUTTI D'ACCORDO PER LA SECESSIONE I LEADER PANALBANESI
Ethnic Albanian leaders repeat demand Kosovo-Metohija independence
PRISTINA, Dec 15 (Tanjug) - During talks with the ambassadors of the
15 members of the United Nations Security Council on Saturday
evening, Kosovo Albanian political leaders urged a speedy resolution
of the status of Kosovo-Metohja and demanded independence for the
province.
Kosovo President Ibrahim Rugova said that Kosovo-Metohija is already
independent and that this only remains to be formally confirmed.
Kosovo Parliament President Nedzad Daci demanded the faster
resolution of Kosovo's status underscoring that its final status and
the standards, upon which the UN is insisting, should be parallel.
The head of the party club of the Serb coalition Povratak (Return)
in the Kosovo parliament, Rada Trajkovic, said she had received firm
guarantees that there cannot be anything regarding the independence
of Kosovo and that claims about speeding up the talks on its status
are merely the wishes of the Albanian politicians.
Trajkovic stated that the Security Council representatives clearly
said that at this moment they are not ready to discuss something such
as status. Trajkovic added that she had informed the ambassadors
about the failure of the UNMIK mission, an example of which is Friday
evening's terrorist act in Pristina.
The terrorists used the passivity of the international community and
are continuing the mono-ethnic and independence scenario, Trajkovic
set out adding that the Kosovo Serbs are unwilling to live in an
independent Kosovo.
=== VISITA DELEGAZIONE ONU ===
DELEGAZIONE ONU: MA QUA LA DEMOCRAZIA NON C'E'...
SERBIAN ORTHODOX DIOCESE OF RASKA AND PRIZREN
KOSOVO AND METOHIJA - INFORMATION SERVICE
ERP KIM Info-Service
UNSC DELEGATION: KOSOVO FAR AWAY FROM DEMOCRACY
UN Security Council warns: a bleak future and
self-isolation awaits Kosovo where minorities are being
oppressed.
Gracanica, December 16, 2002
Multi-ethnicity, integration of minorities and
standards before status were the most often words of UN
SC 15-member delegation during two-day visit in Kosovo.
_Kosovo will face self-isolation if it does not meet
the standards,_ was the message of the Norway
Ambassador Ole Peter Kolby who asked Albanians _to take
on responsibility of security of minorities and asked
minorities to integrate themselves into Kosovo society.
_Kosovo still does not have its true functional
democratic institutions_ and _a society where
minorities would completely participate._ _A Kosovo
where members of minorities are oppressed will face a
lonely future of self-isolation,_ said Norwegian
Ambassador Ole Peter Kolby. The leaders of the Kosovo
institutions requested that standards and status go in
a parallel way and asked for more competencies.
On the second day of its visit to Kosovo, the UNSC
15-member delegation being accompanied by the SRSG
Michael Steiner visited Mitrovica on 15 December. After
two-hour talks with Serb representatives in the
northern part of Mitrovica, Colby told journalists that
he had _a constructive meeting with Serb
representatives. Everybody in Kosovo must have its
place and part and everybody should integrate into the
new civilised multiethnic society. Everybody will be
better off in it because everybody will be able to work
and live normally. A multiethnic society would lead to
the strengthening of this region and to economic
prosperity,_ said the Norwegian ambassador
Glas Javnosti
RADA TRAJKOVIC: UN SECURITY COUNCIL NOT FOR SEPARATION
Trajkovic: US Institute of Peace is working to create a
platform of independent Kosovo
Belgrade, December 16, 2002
Following the meeting with the UNSC delegation on 14
December, the chief of Povratak caucus in the Kosovo
assembly Rada Trajkovic said. _The UN Security Council
does not stand behind the Albanian requests, obviously
supported by UNMiK Chief Michael Steiner, so to launch
an initiative in order to reach a new resolution to
separate Kosovo and Metohija from Serbia._ She warned
that such a resolution would fulfil Albanian idea that
with support of the USA and through institutions to
achieve independence. _I warned ambassadors on that,
especially that the US Institute for Peace is working
to create a platform of independent Kosovo. I backed
that with an example of formational regrouping of the
former KLA members into the Kosovo Protection Corps,_
emphasised Trajkovic. She deems that this institute
intention_s of transforming the KPC into the defence
forces, i.e. Kosovo army is obvious.
The leading Albanian daily in Pristina reveals that the
latest bomb attack in Pristina, in which 30 people were
injured, might be an action by the mebers of the UCK
who try to intimidate witnessess in the trial to the
former UCK commander Rrustem Mustafa "Remi". The story
reveals that UCK still illegaly exists despite its
alleged transformation into the Kosovo Protection Corps
and official UNMIK denials that Albanian extremism and
terrorism exist at all. (ERP KIM)
=== AUTOBOMBA IN "BILL CLINTON AVENUE", DECINE DI FERITI ===
il manifesto - 15 Dicembre 2002
Autobomba in Kosovo
32 feriti, 7 gravi. Obiettivo? L'Onu o un «testimone» dell'Uck
TOMMASO DI FRANCESCO
Un'autobomba è esplosa a Pristina nella tardissima serata di giovedì
davanti al ristorante «Noti» - a poche centinaia di metri dalla sede
dell'Unmik, l'amministrazione Onu in Kosovo - provocando il ferimento
di 32 persone. Dal pronto soccorso dell'ospedale di Pristina si è
saputo per tutta la giornata di ieri solo che le persone ricoverate
erano 32 persone, «sopravvissute alla fortissima esplosione», e che 7
di loro versano tuttora in gravi condizioni. «Quattro bar sono andati
distrutti e molte macchine sono andate in fiamme. La vettura
dell'autobomba, una Yugo, è in polvere», ha detto Andrea Angeli,
portavoce dell'Unmik da noi sentito direttamente. Tra i feriti, a
quanto è dato sapere, non c'è personale internazionale, nonostante la
vicinanza con la sede Onu e il fatto che il ristorante in questione è
spesso frequentato dal personale internazionale. Quale obiettivo
avevano gli attentatori? Senza escludere naturalmente la criminalità
mafiosa kosovara, le indagini puntano su due piste politiche: la
prima, è che proprio ieri una delegazione del Consiglio di sicurezza
dell'Onu era in visita a Pristina - poi si recherà a Belgrado -
proprio per verificare la situazione. Nelle ultime settimane il
programma Onu di «rientri» dei serbi è stato spesso oggetto di
attacchi violenti. Proprio in questi giorni stanno riprendendo a
Gnjlane le iniziative dei «rientri» di alcune centinaia di serbi,
fuggiti nel terrore della contropulizia etnica in questi tre anni di
«pace» guardata a vista dalla Nato. Un periodo nel quale sono stati
uccisi più di mille serbi, rom e goranci, 112 chiese ortodosse sono
state fatte saltare in aria, 200.000 serbi e rom sono stati
praticamente «espulsi», e centinaia di albanesi moderati sono stati
assassinati. Tutto davanti a 35mila soldati Nato, molti dei quali
italiani.
Oggi per celebrare tanta «professionalità» arriverà - come un tempo le
attrici-madrine americane in Vietnam - Sabrina Ferilli, sponsor
Costanzo che oggi da «Buona domenica» saluterà il Natale del
contingente italiano.
La seconda pista, quella più accreditata anche da ambienti
kosovaro-albanesi moderati di Pristina, è relativa all'annuncio fatto
un mese fa dalla Del Ponte, procuratore del Tribunale dell'Aja, sulla
prossima incriminazione - sempre annunciata ma mai realizzata - di uno
o più ex leader dell'ormai formalmente disciolto Uck , i cui capi
erano l'attuale numero due del Kosovo, Hasim Thaqi, e l'attuale capo
del Corpo di protezione civile, Agim Ceku - ma per omicidi commessi
però ancora nel 1998 e contro altri albanesi-moderati, legati al
leader Ibrahim Rugova che ha visto la sua leadership massacrata più
dall'Uck che non dai Servizi serbi.
L'autobomba, per la quale non c'era fino in tarda serata nessun
arresto, avrebbe dovuto eliminare proprio un «testimone scomodo quanto
eccellente». Mentre scriviamo ancora non è dato sapere se tra i feriti
c'è questo nome «eccellente».
Over thirty injured by car bomb in Kosovo
http://www.ptd.net/webnews/wed/ba/Qkosovo-explosion.RAcE_CDD.html
Ireland Online, December 14, 2002
More than 20 injured in Kosovo blast
http://breakingnews.iol.ie/news/story.asp?j=56920544&p=569zyz5x
+++ ANSCHLAG IN PRISTINA: ALBANER GEGEN ALBANER
PRISTINA. Bei dem Bombenanschlag in Pristina, bei welchem am
vergangenen Wochenende etwa 30 Albaner verletzt wurden, handelt es
sich um eine Anschlag albanischer Terroristen, welche offenbar gegen
den Besuch der UN-Delegation in der serbischen Provinz Kosovo und
Metochien protestieren wollten. In westlichen Medien wurde berichtet,
der Anschlag habe ausschließlich albanische Opfer gehabt, dabei wurde
vergessen zu berichten, daß sich in der Haupstadt der serbischen
Provinz Kosovo und Metochien nur noch etwa 200 Serben, der Rest von
etwa 30.000 wurde von den Albaner vertrieben oder ermordet, unter
starkem Schutz der KFOR-Truppe aufhalten. Die letzten serbischen
Einwohner der Stadt können ihre Wohnhäuser nur unter unmittelbarer
Gefahr für Leib und Leben verlassen. STIMME KOSOVOS +++
Balkan-Telegramm, 16.Dezember 2002 - http://www.amselfeld.com
World Net Daily - December 17, 2002
THE BALKANS QUAGMIRE
Terror strike on Bill Clinton Avenue
Kosovo car bomb injures 32 as U.N. analyzes peacekeeping effort
http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=30021
By Aleksandar Pavic
A car bomb has exploded on Bill Clinton Avenue in
Pristina, capital of Yugoslavia's Kosovo province,
injuring 32 people, 9 seriously. ...
KOHA DITORE: ATTENTATO E' DI MATRICE UCK
+++ ALBANERZEITUNG: ANSCHLAG WAR WERK DER UCK
PRISTINA. Nach den Worten der Albanerzeitung Koha Ditore war der
Anschlag vom Wochenende in Pristina das Werk der offiziell
"aufgelösten" albanischen Terrorgruppe UCK. Man wolle damit versuchen,
so das Albanerblatt, die UNMiK-Gerichtsbarkeit vor dem Prozeß gegen
einen der führenden UCK-Terroristen Rustem Mustafa zu erschrecken.
STIMME KOSOVOS +++
KOHA DITORE
SUPPOSED TARGET OF ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT AFRAID OF FORMER UCK
Pristina, December 16, 2002.
Although the motive of Friday_s evening attack in
Dardania neighbourhood is not made public by
investigative bodies, family members of Sekiraca,
wounded in the attack, leave open the possibility that
this was done by former UCK members. The cousin of
Enver and Naim Sekiraca, Sali, told Koha Ditore on
Sunday that _they don_t have good relations with the
UCK because many of them thought we were collaborators
of the previous regime._ For the moment, he was not
able to allude any possible person that might have
carried out the act. Sali prefers to wait for the _end
of investigations that are being carried out by
competent bodies,_ and not talk about the motives and
possible participants in organising the attack. In the
meantime, investigative policemen of the case took the
statements of three witnesses who continue to be cured
in Prishtina hospital.
Sali Sekiraca was one of the few allowed people by the
international police to stay close to the three
patients Enver and Naim Sekiraca and Driton Emini. The
room of these three patients continues to be blocked by
a great number of international policemen. _These three
patients need protection, that_s why we are here. They
are supposed to be the target of Friday_s attack. We
have an order to protect them, that_s all we know,_
said one of the policemen close to the door of
patients_ room, making contact with them impossible.
_They are protecting us from another possible attack.
We were continuously attacked and at the night when the
explosion happened, there were UCK people at the
hospital looking at possibilities to kill us when we
came to get the first aid,_ said Sali Sekiraca.
There are rumours that the motive for the attack is the
testimony Enver Sekiraca will give in the trial against
Rrustem Mustafa _ Remi. In the meantime, Sali says
Enver has still not decided whether to testify or not.
_Six or seven months ago, Enver was offered to testify
against Remi by international judges. He did not do it.
He has the same opinion now but I don_t know what will
happen later,_ said Sali. According to him, what Enver
could testify is the period when he was arrested by UCK
in Llapashtica from where he escaped and not released
as UCK members claim, then he fell in Serbs_ hands, who
kept him in the prison of Sremska Mitrovica and
maltreated him. Remi lawyer, Aziz Rexha, says that the
official accusation does not include the testimony of
Sekiraca, while he does not exclude the possibility of
this happening later. Rexha did not accept to comment
for the moment the kind of the testimony Sekiraca could
give against Remi. According to what I have heard, I
know it_s about a man with a criminal past without
mentioning any other detail.
Information Service of the Diocese of Raska and Prizren
Kosovo and Metohija
erpkim@...
LATEST NEWS: http://www.kosovo.com/default4.html
=== CONDANNE CONTRO TERRORISTI UCK, MALUMORI ===
+++ ALBANISCHER TERRORIST VERURTEILT
PRISTINA. Der albanische Terrorist Ibrahim Spahiju aus Gnjilane wurde
am Montag von einem UNMIK-Gericht in Gnjilane in der serbischen
Provinz Kosovo und Metochien wegen Entführung und Freiheitsberaubung
an etlichen serbischen Einwohnern der serbischen Provinz zu sechs
Jahren Haft verurteilt. BETA/STIMME KOSOVOS +++
KPC CONDEMNS SENTENCING OF DUKAGJIN GROUP
PRISTINA, Dec. 18 (Beta) - On Dec. 18, the headquarters of the Kosovo
Protection Corps (KPC) resolutely condemned the decision by the
international court in Pristina to sentence five former members of the
Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) and the KPC to a total of 31 years in
prison.
The Dukagjin group was tried for abduction and torture in June 1999,
which resulted in the deaths of four members of the FARK, the armed
formation of Kosovo Albanians that supported Kosovo President Ibrahim
Rugova.
"We knew that the accusation and arrest of General Daut Haradinaj and
the four others was politically motivated..., but we hoped that the
decision by the Pristina District Court, reached by the international
judges and prosecutors, would not be political in nature," it said in
the statement, signed by the KPC commander, General Agim Ceku.
Expressing the conviction that the convicted men were innocent, the
KPC headquarters stated that the court ruling compromised
international law and sent "a very wrong message" to the public.
=== VARIE NEFANDEZZE ===
UNMIK, CRITICHE ANCHE DA NOVICKI
+++ UNMIK MISSACHTET MENSCHENRECHTE
PRISTINA. Marek Novicki, Ombudsmann für Kosovo und Metochien,
erklärte, dass die Sicherheitssituation in Kosovo und Metochien besser
geworden ist, jedoch weit entfernt von der Normalität. Er fügte hinzu,
dass die serbische Sprache in Kosovo und Metochien marginalisiert ist,
was ebenfalls ein Problem darstellt. Nur die Rückkehr der vertriebenen
Serben nach Kosovo und Metochien sei der einzige Weg für die Region,
sich in Europa zu integrieren, so Novicki weiter.
Des weiteren erklärte er in seinem Bericht über die Menschenrechte in
Kosovo und Metochien, dass die UNMIK wichtige Normen der
UN-Menschenrechte nicht achtet und nicht im Sinne der
UN-Menschenrechtscharta funktioniert.
Die Menschen in Kosovo und Metochien werden schon drei Jahre ihrer
Rechte und ihrer Freiheit beraubt, sagte Novicki. INET-NEWS / TANJUG
Balkan-Telegramm, 19. Dezember 2002 - http://www.amselfeld.com
UNMIK not functioning in line with rule of law - Kosovo ombudsman
PRISTINA, Dec. 19 (Tanjug) - Kosovo-Metohija Ombudsman Marek Nowicki
said Thursday in Pristina that UNMIK is not functioning in line with
the rule of law and does not comply with important human rights norms
of the international community.
People in Kosovo have been denied the exercise of their rights and
freedoms for the past three years, Nowicki said in his report on the
human rights situation in the province.
UNMIK chief does not respect the principle of the division of power,
which has a negative effect on the rule of law and the exercise of
human rights in general, he said. UNMIK was not constituted in line
with democratic principles and is only a surrogate of a state,
Nowicki said, noting that UNMIK has granted to itself and KFOR total
immunity, thus ignoring the international standards on protecting
individuals from arbitrary decisions of the authorities.
Some persons in Kosovo have been detained without any court ruling
but according to decisions of the UNMIK chief or KFOR commanders, he
noted.
Security situation in Kosovo-Metohija far from normal, Novicki
KOSOVSKA MITROVICA, Dec. 19 (Tanjug) - Ombudsman for Kosovo and
Metohija Marek Novicki assessed on Thursday that the security
situation in the Province was improving, but that it was far from
normal.
The security situation in the Kosovo Morava region has improved, in
Metohija it has deteriorated, while in Pristina there is pressure on
Serbs to sell their remaining property, Novicki told reporters in the
northern part of Mitrovica. He added that the Serbian language in
Kosovo is marginalized, which is a major problem.
The interest of all of us, and also of the local Albanians, is the
return of the expelled Serbian population to Kosovo and Metohija, as
the only way of this region towards European integration," Novicki
said in conclusion.
INCIDENTE D'AUTO PER RUGOVA
+++ AUTOUNFALL RUGOVAS
PRISTINA: Der "Präsident" Kosovo und Metochiens, Ibrahim Rugova, hatte
am Mittwoch Abend einen leichten Verkehrsunfall, als sein Fahrzeug
einem anderem auffuhr, wobei es keine Verletzte gegeben haben soll.
TANJUG
Balkan-Telegramm, 19. Dezember 2002 - http://www.amselfeld.com
ALTRA AUTOBOMBA, UN MORTO
Car bomb in Kosovo kills one
Associated Press Thursday, December 26, 2002
Pristina, Yugoslavia - A bomb exploded in western
Kosovo, killing an ethnic-Albanian man and injuring
two of his family members, a UN spokesman said
Thursday.
SERBO ASSASSINATO PRESSO GNJILANE
Ethnic Albanian extremists kill Serb in Cernica village
GNJILANE, Dec 23 (Tanjug) - Ethnic Albanian extremists killed Trifun
Trifunovic (42), father of three, from automatic weapons in the
village of Cernica near Gnjilane at about 5 p.m. (1600 GMT) on
Sunday, Return coalition sources told Tanjug. KFOR and UNMIK police
blocked the village, but the attackers managed to flee.
Beta December 24, 2002
Kosovo Serbs condemn Trifunovic killing
GRACANICA -- Monday - Kosovo Serb political leaders today strongly
condemned the murder yesterday of Trajan Trifunovic near Gnjilane.
Trifunovic was gunned down in a hail of automatic weapon fire near his
house in the village of Cernica.
Leaders of the Serb Return Movement called on the international
community to take "the most vigorous measures to bring an end to
terrorism" on territory under its control
The Serbian National Council of Kosovo backed the Movement's earlier
demands that the Coordination Centre for Kosovo move its headquarters
from the up-market Belgrade suburb of Dedinje to Kosovo.
"It is obvious that the structure and function of the Coordination
Centre up to now has not given the expected results," said the Council
in a statement, calling on Belgrade to demand that the UN mission in
the province facilitate the work of the Centre.
The leader of the Serb caucus in the Kosovo Parliament, Rada
Trajkovic, told media that the murder of Trifunovic confirmed that
there was no safety for Serbs on Kosovo, adding that Belgrade could no
longer calmly stand by while Serbs were suffering in Kosovo.
She called for the return of Yugoslav security forces to the province,
as envisaged under Security Council Resolution 1244, as a way to
improve the security situation.
DUE ALBANESI ARRESTATI PER L'OMICIDIO
ERP KIM Info-Service
U.S. KFOR ARRESTED TWO ALBANIANS SUSPECTED FOR
MURDER OF KOSOVO SERB NEAR GNJILANE
Gracanica, December 23, 2002
American soldiers arrested on Sunday night two
Kosovo Albanians suspected for killing of Trajan
Trifunovic from Cernica village near Gnjilane, said
Andrea Angeli, UNMIK spokesperson in Pristina
today. Trifunovic was killed yesterday around 16.30
by machine gun fire 100 meters from his house.
Angeli said that arrested Kosovo Albanians are 34
and 25 years old and that they were arrested not
far away from the place of crime by a group of US
KFOR soldiers. The suspects were handed over to
UNMIK investigators in Gnjilane.
=== UN ESERCITO DEL KOSOVO ? ===
IL CRIMINALE DI GUERRA AGIM CEKU PROPONE LA COSTITUZIONE DI UN
ESERCITO DEL KOSOVO
Agim Ceku's provocation is dangerous, says Covic
BELGRADE, Dec 13 (Tanjug) - We have got hold of a document entitled
"Transformation of the Kosovo Protection Corps into Kosovo Defense
Forces", and we believe this project is a dangerous provocation that
could really destabilize not only Kosovo-Metohija but the entire
region, said Coordinating Centre for Kosovo-Metohija President
Nebojsa Covic.
"This project has undoubtedly appeared contrary to the U.N. Security
Council resolution 1244 since the Corps had been established to carry
out humanitarian tasks in case of natural disasters. However, Ceku's
(Agim, former Liberation Army of Kosovo general) project is not the
only problem. Some men from the corps are carrying guns, and training
that has nothing to do with the declared purpose of the corps has
taken place," said Covic in a statement published by the Belgrade
daily Vecernje Novosti on Friday. "This is why it is necessary for
both the international representatives and the Belgrade authorities to
be determined and courageous enough to stop Ceku's and all other
similar provocation's," underlined Covic.
SERBIAN ORTHODOX DIOCESE OF RASKA-PRIZREN
AND KOSOVO-METOHIJA - INFORMATION SERVICE
ERP KIM Info-Service
Statement by SNC of Kosovo and Metohija
THE LATEST PLAN FOR TRANSFORMATION OF KOSOVO
PROTECTION CORPS LEADS TO FORMATION OF KOSOVO
NATIONAL ARMY
Serb National Council of Kosovo and Metohija warns
about the danger of the latest NSC plan for
transformation of the KPC
GRACANICA
December 23, 2002
After months of constulations a group of experts on
Balkan issues prepared for the U.S. National
Security Council (NSC) a plan for reconstruction of
Kosovo Protection Corps and dismissal of its
members suspected of war crimes and other criminal
activities. The plan proposes creation of a new
organization "Kosovo Safety and Security Council"
(KSSC).
Behind this plan which on its surface rightly seeks
to filter KPC structures which are deeply involved
in ethnicaly motivated crimes against Serbs, Roma
and other minorities, there is in fact a dangerous
idea for creation of the nucleus of future Kosovo
National Army. The personnel of this oragnization
after temporary reduction to 2300 would be
increased to 6.300 by 2006 and would be given
responsibility for border security and other
security issues in Kosovo, as it is mentioned in
the report of NSC. According to the information
received by SNC KM this plan comes from still
influential circles close to former Clinton
administration which continue with efforts to
pursue final disintegration of the Yugoslav
federation and grant independence to Kosovo which
is not an official position of the Administration
at the moment. From rather incomplete report
published by the SENSE Agency two important
conclusions can be made:
1. International community has finally recongized
that the Kosovo Protection Corps which was created
from the former KLA (UCK) and placed under direct
control and funding of NATO and UN is directly
responsible for many post-conflict crimes aganist
Serbs, Roma and moderate Albanians and that it is
necessary that perpertrators of these crimes should
be punished. The report mentions involvement of KPC
structures in extremist attacks in South Serbia and
Macedonia as well as its connections with organized
crime. At the same time when this happened the
Corps received ample international funding and NATO
training. First "cleaning" of the former KLA was
achieved by its "transformation" into the Kosovo
Protection Corps in Sep 1999. Now when this
organization has been deeply compromized in a
series of post-war crimes there is a plan for a new
"cleaning" which should give credibilty to an
organization which in its core has always remained
on the positions of ethnic Albanian nationalism!
and extremism. After many attempts to hide this
truth from public and futile attempts to attract
some Kosovo Serbs to its ranks in order to present
it as multiethnic structure, it is finally evident
that this expensive internatinal undertaking has
completely failed. It is now quite evident who is
responsible for crimes and violence in Kosovo after
the conflict in 1999 and this can no longer be
ignored.
2. The idea of transformation and building of new
moral credibility for the KPC by creating of
"Kosovo Safety and Security Council" is directly
opposite to the basic requirement of UN SC
Resolution 1244 because the issues of territorial
security and border protection which are presently
under authority of KFOR and UN Mission are planned
to be gradually given into the hands of local
Albanian led forces which would be armed by
military weapons (long guns). At the same time
another important requirement from the Resolution
1244 is ignored and that is the return of a
contingent of Yugoslav army and police to the
borders and around the most important patrimonial
sites. It is quite obvious that this plan is
nothing but an attempt of creation of Kosovo
National Army which is one of the main prerogatives
for independence of the Province.
Serb National Council of Kosovo and Metohija openly
supports investigation of responsibility for crimes
committed by KPC members, primrily its command
structure which consists of the former KLA
commanders led by Agim Ceku. We also support
decrease of personnel of this organization which
according to the SNC is not needed in Kosovo and
Metohija and is a source of unecessary expenses. In
this sense, SNC KM called all Kosovo Serbs not to
enter in KPC and give multiethnic character to this
deeply moraly compromised organization.
SNC KM strongly opposes to the idea of formation of
"Kosovo Safety and Security Council" (KSSC) and
granting this structure responsibility any kind of
territorial and border security even under UN/NATO
supervision. Such decision would openly prejudice
the future status of the Province and as such is
unacceptable for KM/Serbs. SNC KM appeals to
Belgrade Government and Coordination Committee for
KM to react urgently to this plan and support the
request expressed by SNC KM for deployment of a
contingent of Yugoslav army and police with
multiethnic composition on the FRY borders in the
region of Kosovo Province.
SNC KM hopes that this part of the NSC plan for
creation of new Kosovo Army will not be accepted by
the U.S. Administration and European structures.
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=== DICHIARAZIONI DI "INDIPENDENZA" A PIOGGIA ===
DICHIARAZIONE PER L'INDIPENDENZA DAL PARTITO DI HARADINAJ
Kosovo ethnic Albanian party adopts declaration on province's
independence
PRISTINA, Dec. 21 (Tanjug) - The national committee of the Alliance
for Kosovo's Future adopted Saturday a political declaration on an
"independent state of Kosovo" and urged the UN Security Council to
adopt a new resolution on "independent Kosovo".
The party also asked the Kosovo parliament to adopt this declaration
and urged all political forces in the province to work for the
creation of the "independent state".
The Alliance, whose president is Ramush Haradinaj, also urged all
democratic states, particularly the US and the European Union, to
support and help in "international recognition of the state of
Kosovo".
APERTA UNA "CASA DELL'INDIPENDENZA"
Independence House is a provocation, Covic
PRISTINA, Dec 23 (Tanjug) - Kosovo President Ibrahim Rugova's
decision to open an Independence House is a provocation to which the
international community should react strongly unless it wants peace
in the entire region to be threatened, the head of the Coordination
Centre for Kosovo-Metohija Nebojsa Covic told Tanjug on Monday. "This
could provoke unrest, clashes and the spreading of mistrust among
the ethnic communities," Covic set out adding he is certain that
independence will reign only within the walls of the house and that
Rugova will be alone and independent in that house. "The
international community should be aware that everything else would
re-ignite the bloody Balkan fuse. Those who are unaware of this
should not be in politics or, maybe, they are making such statements
in an immature frame of mind," Covic set out.
RUGOVA INSISTE SULLA "INDIPENDENZA"
Demands for independence repeated
PRISTINA, dec 28 (Tanjug) - Kosovo President Ibrahim Rugova repeated
the demand that the international community recognizes the
independence of Kosovo as that would help strengthen peace in the
Province and in the region, while UNMIK information bureau chief
Simon Haselock cautioned that Albanian politicians' demands for
Kosovo parliament to declare independence are putting back Kosovo.
Haselock repeated that the issue of the final status of Kosovo will
be on the agenda once UNMIK's standards are met. Rugova considers
that the political status of the Province should be resolved first,
so as to meet the standards of the international community that
UNMIK chief Michael Steiner is talking about, and after that UNMIK
could continue its observer mission until full security is achieved
in Kosovo. Rugova in an interview to Kosovo television "21" assessed
that in 2002 significant progress had been made in the Province "in
all fields of life."
Haselock in his article for the Saturday edition of Koha ditore
reminded the Kosovo public that the international community and UN
Secretary General Kofi Annan pointed out that Kosovo has to meet the
standards before talks begin on the final status.