Letters of Support

Kosova Crisis Center

THANKS TO ALL OF YOU WHO HAVE SENT THE ALBANIAN PEOPLE MESSAGES OF SUPPORT. GOD BLESS YOU ALL!

My Name is Dave Storm
I am country singer here in So. Cal. As I watch the news each day I
cannot believe. The madness happening in your part of the world. I wish the
governments of all countries, would get it together, Especially Russia,
China, And these people who are protesting this action. This is stupid. It is
obvious what is happening there. And The World, Not Just NATO, should be
making this butcher pay. This type of barbarism cannot be tolerated. On
Behalf of myself and my Band& Staff. All of our prayers are with you. And
not that we are very well known, But if we can help. Just let us know how.

Thank You & God Bless You All
Dave Storm
Dave Storm & High Noon

I feel sorry for all this happening there and i pray that this ends soon, I
hope that in this moments of desperation and suffering everything goes better
as time goes on, I am open for adoption of an Albanian baby if that could be
of help.

your fight will succeed as always had been against unjustice and criminals
like the serb government....theres a new sunset ahead keep on the fight and
don't dismay.

Alex

Hello,

I would like to fight for you.
I am 45 yrs old, fair health.
I think I could help call in American air support,
as I know the map system they use and am familar with
military terms. I have very good long distance eye sight, and can fire a
rifle well. I am out of shape, but I am willing to march all day.
I have a degree in mathematics, and work as a software
engineer.
The reason I am volunteering is because I have been writing to the
opinion pages of the New York Times, saying the U.S. & NATO should stop
the Serbian atrocities and we need ground troops to do that. People
wtite back "Well then you should be in the front line". OK, they are
right, I volunteer for the front line.

J.

A letter to the Secretary of State

Dear Secretary Albright:
I know that you are well aware of what has happened in Kosova (I spell
it this way in deference to the Kosovar Albanians who lived there--not to antagonize
you), and I am sure that you dislike the ethnic cleansing as much as anyone
else, but my question is very simple:
When does cold hard politics end and humanity begin?
I know that there is not always agreement among the people of various
nations, but I also know some of them are closing their eyes to what's going on there,
and are answering to their own political realities.
I think that as much as anything, when we say one thing, then do
another, we are inviting yet another episode of 'Yankee Go Home!!!' which I am extremely tired of. I want America to stand for something besides just something to hate abroad, or at least if we are hated, let's stand for something!
If all we stand for is cold political realities without making an effort
to create a reality that at least has a little humanity in it, then the U.S.A., its
flag, and it's ideals stand for nothing. How are you going to sell other
countries on our ideals when we don't adhere to them ourselves? We toss human
rights around as a subject of debate when we judge others, but if we turn our
backs on the Kosovars, then what?
How many times does this guy have to break his promises before we say
'enough is enough, either do it, or we'll do it for you'. How many times? Should it be
6 times? Seven?
Maybe I'm not a 'man of the world' or 'knowledgeable' or 'don't see the
whole picture' but I can tell you this:
There is no picture I would want to be a part of that gives tacit
acceptance of Milosivics' actions as a done deal.
Even in the 'big picture' something remains of right and wrong.
Keven Bennett
Seattle WA, USA

US Secretary of State Albright¹s hint on Monday that NATO is willing to
accept anything less than total Serb withdrawal from Kosova is a very
unfortunate statement of appeasement to the butcher of Belgrade. This
statement comes at the end of a BBC report where about 100,000 young
Albanian men in Kosova are believed to have been killed. NATO satellite
photos of mass graves provides evidence of this horrific crime. This is a
very unfortunate statement.

All people of moral consciousness who have stood up against genocide must
protest this statement and demand Secretary Albright to take it back.

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I have just read through some of the letters of support posted, and also some of those posted by Serb supporters. I found it tragic that whilst the letter of support were all kind and generous, those from Serb supporters were foul mouthed and abusive. I am sure there are many kind and descent Serbians who would be as horrified as the rest of the world if they truly knew what was being done in their name, and I find it equally tragic that the whole Serb nation is being condemned for the actions of an evil politician and equally evil military forces. History has repeatedly shown than because a nation has an evil leadership, it does not make the entire nation evil - Germany is a classic example. What I am trying to say, is that hate is never the answer, although given what you are going through, it is an understandable reaction. I truly hope that when this terrible war is over and you are back in your rightful homes, you will not perpetuate this viscous cycle. In the meantime, I am sure you know, the whole world is crying with you and sharing in your suffering as best we can.

Lynne
England

Dear Sirs,

We are trying to find the location of a kosovar family living in Mitrovica.

Can we consult refugees listings somewhere on the internet ?

Please help us, our friends are trying to know where members of there family are for the moment

Thanks and best regards

Alain Sculier

Alb-Net Response: Please visit http://www.refugjat.org

Just a few lines to let you all know that you have not been
forgotten,the British public have so far raised £10 million for the
Kosovan refugees.I am an International relations student in Lincoln
England and the mother of four children who desparately hopes that you
will be able to live within a peaceful envirionment.

God Bless you all
Gail Forrest.
UK

Dear Sir(s):
I have seen news reports on Americans joining the KLA. Please send me
information on how they are doing this.
Thank-you.

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My name's Jools, I want to send you my love and let you know that many people in the Channel Islands are thinking of you, today, and will continue to support you throughtout these terrible times. Hopefully, peace will not be too far away now :-) Sent with with my very best wishes - please e-mail me if you want a chat, I promise to reply. Jools x x

Hello
I am writing from Finland.I would like to help the people in Kosova and the
kosovan people in Albania.
I try to find job/volunteering from different organisations.The red cross
in Finland is sending just doctors to refugee-camps. I am civilengineer and
ready to do any kind of job with refugees.
Do you have any idea where I could find a volunteer job?

Best regards from Finland.We are thinking of you and you have our support.
Ms Ulla Bergström-Hämäläinen

Alb-Net Reponse: Please visit http://www.khao.org they are sending volunteers to the region.

I'm looking for up comming rallies to support the NATO campaign in NYC.

Dear Brothers and Sisters: Salamu Alykum hello!
All the muslims should fight for Kosovo. People in Albania and Kosovo are
victim's of Serb genocide. All should join the KLA and fight for freedom
and a homeland. I love the people of Kosovo!
I am a lawyer in America and I am Palestinian and would very much like to
have an opportunity to support two or three of the victims from Kosovo. I
would very much be interested in sending my help to a few single mothers
affected by these tragedies. It will especially please me to offer my
support to a widow of a KLA martyr.

Please Fight for your homeland! Let me hear from you!
Hamdi

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A.J.van der Helm J.Postma the Netherlands We have a great respect for how you treat the Kosovarians! Many, many thanks! We, in the Netherlands, only can give money to help you and to protest against the genocide of Mr Milosevic. We pray for you and the people from Kosova that there wil soon be PEACE!

J'espère de tout coeur que le Kosovo sera un pays bientôt. Je prie pour que l'OTAN désarme totalement les Serbes et qu'ensuite ils apprennent à vivre en bon voisin. Bon courage Un québécois ordinaire.

Dear Albanians, We want you know that we are with you till the end We pray the god with our hearts for the freedom of Kosova Sirbians will get the punishment they deserve GOD BE WITH YOU

B.
Turkey

Dear Sirs, I need a children's explanation of the Serbian crisis. Could you please send infromation or internet link addresses? Thank you for your time. Donna

hello,

i am interested in perhaps going to albania this summer to help with the
horrific refugee situation. are there any humanitarian organizations
that you know of who are looking for volunteers?

thanks so much.

sincerely,
karen

Alb-Net Reponse: Please visit http://www.khao.org they are sending volunteers to the region.

Nous vous soutennons dans votre lutte contre l'arbitraire et
l'injustice.ALLAHOU AKBAR!

Dakar, Senegal

To whom it may concern,
I read with interest your website. I'm a writer for Trinity News which is a
college paper in Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland. We're trying to get
together a feature on life for students in Kosovo. The normal papers are
filled with analysis of the overall political situation but little said of
what has happened to ordainry students. This is something which we feel
students in Dublin will strongly relate to. I realise this e-mail is out of
the blue but any help you might be able to give us would be helpful and
appreciated. The paper will go to press this weekend so any information is
needed as soon as possible.
In any case may I express my support as a student for your actions,

Tom Lyons

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After reading about the horrifying rapes, killings and de-humanizing
that this Milosevic has been accredited with doing. How can there still
be people in Kosovo that don't think NATO should do something? I read an
e-mail from a gentlemen in Belgrade with his wife and two year old that
said we should just stay out of it - these people have been fighting
over territory for centuries. Paraphrasing he said -No need to involve
other European countries or the U.S.. IT'S NOT HUMAN to live like that.
Now there is a report of a spy closely in NATO - I hope when he/she is
found he/she is demanded to tell us who they are relaying messages to
and is Milosevic your head leader - to convict him on War Crimes. Like
in Viet Nam we were allowed to committ fully with our forces - KICK BUTT
and with Iraq & Saddam we weren't allowed to -KICK BUTT so if we are
such a dominant force how come we can't strategically -KICK BUTT with a
little country the size of Missouri. More killing are going on - Serbian
Army doesn't care about our BAD WEATHER (what a joke). Sorry we can only
fight you effectively when we have GOOD WEATHER. What kind of military
is this NATO group? WEAK, WEAK! I know there is alot of political allies
feelings to consider but who would they call on if they were in trouble
(financially, humanitarian, etc.) - U.S. of course.
I think they better have gotten contingency plans together for a big war
because this little thing sure doesn't show the Americans anything. I
used to be so proud of our military - (father retired AF) but I'm not
impressed. Whenever a war is planned do these NATO leaders know that
what they assumed was relevant may not be. They should have planned this
to EVERY EXTREME. Are there villages that Milosevic hasn't gotten to
yet? Have European ground force -Albanian's heavily Army waiting for
them to attack these areas. SOMETHING!

Strategy Unknown

T. Hill

Hi During the early 90's I and a few friends drove numerous trips to Romania. We carried food, clothing and medicines donated from our contacts in and around Leeds. Is there any opportunity to get involved in a similar way with the current situation in Kosova and Albania. Please get in touch to give any help or advise you may have Andrew Grimshaw, UK

To whom it may concern:

Hello! I am doing a project for school on Kosovo and the war. I was wondering
if there was possibly any way that you could write back to me, with your
views on everything that is currently going on, or anything that has went on
before this. Anything would be greatly appreciated.

Thank You!

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Dear fellow-europeans,

With great concern and compassion we in Holland follow the news about
Kosovo.
Most of the people here support the NATO-attacks against the Milosevic
regime in Belgrad. This doesn't mean that we want this war, but is looks
like the serbs asked for it.
The victims are the innocent people in the Balkan region.
We try to support the victims by sending boxes with children cloths, by
donating money to welfare organiszations and also by sending you
support-mail.
Keep up the good work, but do it in a peaceful way.

Peter 't Lam
Amstelveen, the Netherlands

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Aslaam-o-Alayqum

My name is _____ and I am 35 years old. I am from Pakistan and I
would like to join KLA to fight for the independence of Kosovo.
I do not want to enjoy my life in Canada while my Muslim mothers, sisters
and daughters are being mass rapped and killed in Kosovo.

In Pakistan during my college education, I received military training for
ONE YEAR and therefore I am sure I will be able to fight for the independence.

I shall be grateful if you could please let me know about the process for
joining KLA so that I can make arrangements accordingly. I will make my
travel arrangements from Toronto to New York or any other American city on
my own. Please let me know when the next batch of volunteers will leave for
Albania.

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Free Kosova! Fight!

Mary

Hello Kosovars,
My name is _______. I am 41, fit to fight, ex Marine, ex Army all infantry. I would like to help. Call me _____ if you need me.Willing to travel within a week,a few
loose ends to tie up here.

Sincerely
J.

How can i support the KLA if i want to send cash money?? where can i
send it in the form of money order etc

To whom it may concern;

My name is Katie North, I attend Skaneateles High School, in Skaneateles,
NY. My class would like to help Albanian refugees by sending supplies, and
food. Any information on what we should send and how we should send it,
would be greatly appreciated. Thank you very much.

Katie North