Letters of Support

Kosova Crisis Center

Updated at 2:05 PM on March 31, 1999

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

No words, just tears and hope fill our heart, here at home in just a small
village in Holland. The pictures on the KCC-site are just too much; why
don't they appear in our newspapers, why do we think that war is
clean......why do the Serbs want to do this all?? It's frightening to see
images of 50 years ago in color, and live, and around the corner again......
Ne znam, ich habe es nicht gewusst, I didn't know..... that's what the Serbs
will tell in the near future but they are all just as guilty as the Germans
were......

Please, dear Kosovar friends, keep dreaming about your future, keep hoping,
we will help you, not just in words but with food, warmth and weapons !!

Everhard van den Brakel
from Holland

is there any way of getting into contact with anyone from the UCK? I was wondering whether one could volunteer. I know the risks. Greetings, h.gutbrod

Italian:
Non conosco la vostra lingua, perci scrivo nella mia lingua italiana. Sono una insegnante e sono molto triste per la vostra situazione tragica. Non siete soli. Vi siamo vicini e lo dimostreremo.

Gabriella Abate
Italy

It saddens me what is happening in Kosovo. I am a retired military member and i keep up with the news. I am shocked at the people where i work that are not aware of the atrocities that have been occuring since years ago. i made it my job to educate many people about the struggle that cannot be ignored any longer. I fully support the NATO co-alition that is in force. I am shocked that human beings can do this thing in this day and age. A lot of us in the United States are sheltered from such hatred. I will do all i can to help. take care

Jimi Lee

just a friendly *hello* - in deep thoughts and thinking about what I
have read on your HP.

the to all

loni gates

Croatian:
Dragi prijatelji, kao hrvatski knjizevnici koji smo proteklih godina s hrvatskim narodom dijelili sudbinu jednaku vasoj, u ovim najtezim trenutcima za dragi i bliski albanski narod na albanskom Kosovu, jedino to mozemo jest dati vam kolegijalnu podrku u pravednoj borbi za samostalnost. Vjerujemo da cete izdrzati i nadamo se skorom miru. Suosjećamo sa svim zrtvama i njihovim obiteljima, a na poseban način s gubitkom nekih vodećih intelektualaca i pisaca. Neka vam Bog bude na pomoći. U mislima smo s vama, sa cijelim albanskim narodom!

DRUTVO HRVATSKIH KNJIZEVNIKA - Istarski ogranak Pula
Boris Biletic

Dear Sirs,

It breaks my heart to see what is happening, and to see the mad
meagalomaniac Milosevic thumbing his nose at the world. I shall be
contacting as many senators and representatives as I can in the US
though I live in Oman. (Thank God for e-mail!)

Stay strong of heart.

Sincerely,

Virgil V. Williams
Muscat, Oman

I had like to support the refugees, but I didn't see a bank account
number.
I found one for the liberation army, but I had like to spend it for the
refugees.
Do you have a bank account number possibly in Holland, Europe?

Good, you have set up a site for this subject.

Good luck with your good work,
from Holland
Sylvan van Vliet

I support the US and NATO in their campaign to end the atrocities being
committed against the people of Kosova. I just wish that we hadn't
waited so long to start. After all, we threatened for about a year, so
why should Milosevic have taken us seriously? We should have been more
forceful in dealing with that barbarian when he was slaughtering the
Bosnians. I am astonished that something of this sort could be happening
in Europe at the end of the Twentieth Century. And I am ashamed that we
didn't act sooner.

Tom Schultz
Milwaukee, Wisconsin USA

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Exactly six years ago today, I had brought to Malta 22 children from a Bosnian refugee camp, for a better life here in Malta. I want to try and do the same now for some Kosovo orphaned children. How can I get about this? I hate to see the real victims of this atrocity, the children, suffer so much and they are the real victims, especially the now orphaned ones. Please tell me how to get about this, even if the children are in Albania.

Martin J. Cefai
Malta

To the Republic of Kosovo,
I am from Taiwan. I have been paying attention on Kosovo crisis. My
heart is with your people and your country. People in Taiwan know what
it is like to fight for freedom.
The whole world ,except some countries stand wtih evil, cares about you
very much. We are crying with you. God bless you. You will win the
victory because you are fighting for the the highest value of human
being --- freedom.
God be with you.

Dear people,

People in North America need to see the pictures of the terror visited upon
Albanians by Serb forces, like those pictures on Kosova Homepage and other
linked pages of truth. I think they do not believe it as bad as you claim.
I am of Aboriginal descent and have a deep affinity for what you are going
through, as my people experienced "ethnic cleansing" and "colonialization" at
the turn of the century and through the 1900's. We too, were killed in vast
numbers - simply because of our culture, spiritual belief and race.
Those pictures made me cry. I have never experienced war. I can not even
imagine the terror and fear that has become a part of your daily life. I pray
for you all. I try and keep on believing in a God that would permit all
atrocities that people perform against one another. I love you all, especially
the babies and the grandmothers. They are the lifeblood of any nation.

Rose Siccama & family & friends
Vancouver, BC, Canada

All of the right thinking people that I know of, do support the people of
Kosovo, most of us however, do not understand the total history of the
situation you are in at the moment, and through the net, if we ( all of us
who are in the situation to help in any way we can, we will) please let us
know but propaganda is the one thing that does not work+ACE- I have access to
the most important daily paper in my country, but without bullshit+ACE-. Then
we might have a have some chance to help.

I Hope.

A. Keogh
Ireland

i send this mail from Chile a country placed in deep south america
i cant belive a war a few miles from the " normal european people"
in my university we want send help to people from kosovo
we dont know how send food or medicine or money or anything
they need if you want anything fron this small place we do everything
we can do tell me how help your people in this mail direction
and more people in southamerca can send help write to this adress
too be strong and remember you have friends in anywhere
waiting your answers

Jose Miguel
Chile

WE HERE IN THE UNITED STATES CAN NOT IMAGINE THE HORROR YOU ARE GOING THROUGH.
HISTORY WILL REVEAL THE HORROR OVER TIME. PLEASE KNOW YOU ARE IN MY PRAYERS.
MAY THE LORD BE WITH YOU.

T DAVIS

Hello, I just want to tell you how very sad I am at what is being done to the Kosovar people in Kosovo. I sincerely hope that the nationalist Serbian fascist extremists will be done away with, with NATO, and land troops in need be and the quicker the better and the UCK. I am looking for ways to help you people from here and will try to locate any support group that exists to help you and send things needed by the sufferings.

Serge Turmel
Montral (Qc) Canada

French:
Amis-es du Kosovo,

J'habite l'un des villages des plus pittoresques du monde: Percé, sur
la Péninsule de Gaspé, au Québec, Canada.

Je suis né aprčs la guerre et je me souviens de ces veillées o¸u mes
oncles et voisins racontaient les horreurs de la guerre 1939-45. J'en
frisonne encore. Et voilŕ que toutes ces images du passé revivent dans
mon souvenir d'enfant.

JE n'aurais jamais pensé que des hommes d'aprčs-guerre, nés comme moi
aux alentours de 1950 et aprčs, puissent ordonner et perpétrer les męme
crimes.

Un certain Monsieur Slobodan Jovanovic de la BEauce disait qu'il avait
honte du Canada. Je lui répondrai simplement que j'ai honte moi aussi
de partager mon pays, le Québec, avec un Serbe qui défend son peuple
fratricide et génocidaire.

HONTE Ŕ LUI et aux 5000 Serbes qui peuplent le Québec.

COURAGE ŕ vous Kosovars! Les Nazis ont mordu la poussičre. Les SErbes
en feront autant.

( I N E N G L I S H)

Dear friends from Kosovo,

I am living in one of the nicest village in this world: that is Percé,
on the Gaspé Penisnsula, in the Province of Québec, Canada.

I was borned after the Second World War and I remember well my uncles
and neighbours describing the atrocities perpetrated by the SS and the
Nazis. I never thought that I would see this during my lifetime.

COURAGE MY FRIEINDS ! Remember that the GERMANS were defeated in 45.
The same will soon happen to the the SERBS.

LONG LIVE KOSOVO and the KOSOVARS.

A. Réhel
Percé, (Gaspésie)
QUEBEC

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The Platform x Kosova and from Barcelona Cataluńa, it is uniting the
government non organizations of all Spain, political parties and
intellectuals. The day 8 of April we will make the third manifestation in
Barcelona, against Miloseveic the Fascist and for the freedom of Kosova.
Next day 6 of April, the campaign begins Catalonia with Kosova. We hope to
open a humanitarian corridor and to enter in Kosova.

I wish you the best thing.

Una abraçada.
Carles Segú i Belchi
Secretari Pltaform x Kosova.
Catalonia

I am a journalist with The Irish Times.

I knew Baton Haxhiu, having visited Kosovo in June last year. I was very
shocked and upset to hear of his death.

I want to write about him in my newspaper in the next few days. Can you
tell me more about him, his background, his family and the circumstances of
his death? Is there somebody I could call on the telephone to get such
details?

I would also like to ask about other people I met there. Is your e mail
secure?

Please e mail me with details or a name and phone number.

Regards.

<Name Withheld>
Ireland

Prayers for the Albanian Kosovars

I am praying here that God will watch over your people and bring healing

to the their suffering. That somehow our Lord and Saviour will work in
the heart of the oppressor so that this needless suffering and loss of
life can stop. Finally the world has seen that History cannot be
allowed to repeat itself and the world cannot stand by and watch Hitler
be reincarnated in Milosevic.

Although War is never the resolution of choice, there are times when it
is the only solution.
This War is certainly a just War. It is my fervent prayer that it will
be short and the results will prove that ethnic cleansing cannot and
will not be tolerated and human dignity will survive based on the each
human beings respect for the others humanity.

Know that my prayers are with you and your loved ones where ever you or
they may be as I write this with a heavy heart.

I must say again that there are many in this country who do not know how

fortunate they are to have never have had to suffer the indignities of
war and the pain and suffering the Albanians of Kosova are suffering at
this moment. Although I cannot possibly know the pain and suffering
they are experiencing, I feel almost guilty sitting here in the comfort
of my home while there is so much suffering going on in your homeland.

I can only see that the only good that may come of this all is that one
day you may be able to return to your homeland with peace and joy in
your heart.

Ginny
Poughkeepsie
Dutchess County, NY, USA

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My name is Victoria I live in the US. married and have a 7 year old
daughter. I go to your web page every day. When I saw that little girl
that died I cried. We take so much for granted here in the US. I can
not even imagine what it must be like in Yugoslavia. It's even hard for
me to watch the local TV just to see the fear in the Kosovo people just
breaks my heart. When my Daughter has fear of the dark I put a night
light in her room so she can go to sleep. I wish it was only that simple
to take away all the fears from their eyes. All I can do is say is
prayer every night, but for some reason it just does not seem like
enough. I feel so helpless it's like when you child is sick and there
is nothing you can do about it. You just wish you could make it all
better. Some people say NATO involvement is wrong but I do not
understand how civilize people can just look the other way. All I can
say to those people, take a good look at your family's and friends be
happy that you have a home and a safe place to live. Try to imagine not
having security and fearing for you life. I hope this war will end soon
and all the refuges can go back to their towns and villages to start
together with a whole new life of freedom and security. Were would we
be if we could not dream ?

God bless you all
Victoria from the US

How do we help you?

Terry Le Masurier

    Here in Britain it is hard to understand the hatred and violence that burns within the Serbian heart. I wish peace and freedom to all Albanian Kosovar people. The rest of the world is watching and we will help you. The atrocities perpetrated on your people will not go unpunished.

                    Peace and safety to you all

                    D.Bennett London, England

Dear friends,

this is just to express support and compassion, and to thank you
for keeping us all informed, but if there is any way a single
person can help, please do post this information on your
web-site. I wish you all courage and the soonest end of the
horrible things going on in your country.

I am deeply ashamed of the pro-Serbian histery in my homeland
(which is Russia), and of my governement not understanding that
there is no place for political games in this terrible situation,
and of "support" expressed to Miloshevich by the Russian
President. As a citizen of Russia, I feel the full and terrible
responsibilty for the recent Russian politics which did, I am
afraid, encourage and even provoke Miloshevich to withstand the
pressure of Europe and the U.S.. Since I have no means to change
this, I can only hope that NATO would succeed in its attempts to
help you and to halt Miloshevich.

Once more, if there is any way a single person can help, please
do inform us about this.

Elena Maslova

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French:
J'ai honte de faire partie de la race humaine quand je constate les
atrocités dont vous ętes victimes; les force de l'OTAN vont régler le
cas de ce dictateur un jour prochain et la paix reviendra dans votre
pays. Bon courage, je ne peux que vous supporter vis internet et la
pression mondiale viendra ŕ bout de ce tyran. Nous vous supportons avec
notre amour et sympathie.

Michel Bruneau, Québec, Canada

we are writing you from Québec in Canada. We understand your
revendications and you have all our support in your fight for autonomy
and freedom!!!
we hope that this conflict will end at your advantage and that you still
have faith on your victory!!!

we were very touched by the assassination of your militants, writer and
journalists, who are supposed to be the voices of liberty and
expresssion of your believes and your liberty!!!

please tell us more about you!

some friends above the Atlantic!

Richard Cameron

My prayers are with you.
JTH

We have a Home Page for Italians Abroad and we are divulguing your site in
order to help people from Kosova.
Our site
www.cidadaniaitaliana.com
Avv. Fernando Vianna.

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Our prayers are with you.

Aloha, Randle & Pam Brashear
Hawaii

To who can help-
    I am planning a fundraiser at my high school (almost 2000 students) for
food, clothes sanitary supplies or whatever Kosovar refugees need. Can
I get a list of priority items and any info that could help me??
        Thanks!
            Elly Maloney

I'm praying for your people in Kosovo. I feel very strongly that the
NATO mission is just and true but we must do more. I'm in favor of all
out attack against the forces of Milosevic. We must commit all
out-troops-everything it will take. Mr. Milosevic is a threat to the
entire world and must be treated as such. I'm hoping that all Americans
will see the truth and commit to what we must do. My Father and his
Brother fought in Europe in WW2 against the forces of Hitler. It is time
again to act. The bombing is good-but it's not enough. We must go all
the way. People here do care about what's going on. I wish we could land
a big force in Kosovo and drive those Serbian bastards out. When this is
all over Mr. Milosevic needs to be tried for crimes against humanity and
then executed. I salute all those soldiers and brave civilians who stand
against this killer. Hang in there****TOM

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I wish I could help in some way.

Timothy F McHugh

After the past couple of days of assaults on the people of/from Kosovo,
I began to wonder why ground troops weren't being called yet. It
occurred to me that any open talks of NATO plans would be disastrous. In
my own belief, I think NATO is hoping the Serbs will not concentrate in
the area near Macedonia, then when enough troops are staged and the hard
targets the Serbs possess are softened or destroyed, it would then be
time to strike on the ground. I agree that it should happen now, enough
people have lost their lives as even 1 lost life is still a tragedy.
However, I think that the NATO commanders are hopeful to take control in
Kosovo by surprising whatever is left of the Serbian forces.
My family prays for peace in the region, and the welfare of the
refugees, God be with you all.

Scott Snyder
Moline, Illinois

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I have been glued to my TV.. CNN/ MSNBC... I cant believe what I'm seeing....
How can people help these people... I'm very concerned and would love to do
something to help them... My prayers are with them all...

colleen

Just to let you know that in Auckland New Zealand there was a rally and
march today to support NATO and the Kosovars. Our thoughts and prayers
are with you in your fierce struggle. May a just peace be found soon.

Best wishes,
John Clough
New Zealand

I feel some of your site needs to be rephrased. To refer to the brutal
murder of Albanian civilians as "execution" is giving it a dignity it
does not deserve. You should call it what it is, cold blooded murder!

Other than that I totally support you!!! Please tell me if there are
going to be any demonstrations in support of your cause in Britain.

Phil

Manchester
England

I have been on the KCC mailing list for about six months. I'm a grieved at
what is happening and so thankful that NATO has finally begun strikes. I am
also VERY disappointed in the American reaction. I have emailed my senators
regularly since I learned of the horrors in Kosovo, and I receive form letter
answers. However, like the Kosovars, I persevere...maybe they did listen-
after all, the strikes have begun. I wonder when demonstrations will be held
in Atlanta? I look forward to the opportunity to go.
May goodwill build and may the public get with it.

Meg
Georgia

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I would like to be in contact with people that are in KOSOVO...I am specifically looking for anyone that can provide information that that gives the current size, activity, location, unit, time, type equipment of Serb forces...or any other information. Your assiatnce would be greatly appreciated. I pray that peace will soon ber here for us all. Thank you

S. Smith

Hi
I am very mad at what is happening in Kosova.
I live in Canada and i was watching the news and I saw what was happening
in Kosova.
I am very angry because it seems that in Canada, our Prime Minister and in
America, Bill Clinton, arent doing very much to help the people in Kosova.
Many of them are loosing their homes and their family.
I looked back at what happened to the Jews during the Holocaust.
6 million of them died. While the rest of the world didnt help for the
first fews years. It only took 6 years of suffering for World War 2 to
start which shouldnt have happened because other countries should have
helped sooner. If we dont help the people Kosova sooner, then there might
be another World War. That would be a terrible thing to happen and should
never happen.
We have to help and do something about it, FAST.
There has to be something that can be done to save their lives.

J Lipschitz
Canada

Hello,
As an American I take for granted my freedom and will to do as I
please. I am sickened by the genocide going on in your country and I may
join the Red Cross to help the displaced citizens of Kosovo in trying to
restore somewhat of their lives. Our prayers and thoughts are with you
dear friends and please do not ever give up hope as we will try to do
all we can on this end to help you. God Bless you, Jesse Durgin, a
concerned American citizen.

Jesse Durgin

I CANNOT EVEN IMAGINE WHAT YOU ARE GOING THROUGH NOW--THE TERROR,PAIN AND SUFFERING. I ONLY KNOW THAT IT MUST END SOON. BE STRONG AND HAVE FAITH AND KNOW THAT THERE ARE MANY PRAYERS OFFERED EACH DAY FOR YOU.

BARBARA YOUNG

I am sorry for the misery your people are currently undergoing and I hope
and pray that peace may come to your troubled land soon.

Robert Felton

The War Criminal Milosevic will be crushed very soon and i hope all of his SS
units will be exterminated as well. I support the Albanian people of Kosovo
and i'm certain that Kosovo will be free and independent very soon.

Sincerely
Eyad M. Marzouq
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale
College of Engineering and Technology

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Hi,
There will be Rally in Madison and Milwaukee ( Wisconsin) on Wednesday (
March 31) in support of Kosova . Both rallies are been held beginning
at 12.-noon in the center of the towns.
Thanks,
<Name Withheld>

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Barcelona, 31 de mar de 1999

Us enviem aquesta carta per a comunicar-vos la nostra solidaritat amb el poble albans de Kosovo i per desitjar-vos un rpida victria contra l'opressi srbia.

Manuel, Elisenda, Sakina i Jauad.

Hi,

I need some information for helping Kosovo. Can u please email me.

Thanks

Moid

Never stop publishing. Never stop fighting.

Your continued resistance and news of that resistance
must eventually push NATO to intervene with ground forces.

Evil will not triumph.

Stay strong. There are many like myself throughout the world who's spirit is
with you.

Todd Levi
Australia

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French:
Tous les québécois et toutes les québécoises sont de tout cur avec les citoyens du Kosovo. Nous vous souhaitons tout le courage nécessaire.

Pierre Morin Joliette, Québec

I am a mother of three sons in Dayton, Ohio USA.
My heart cries at the sight of your pain. At the faces of your children
and there sorrow. I will pray to my god that this brings and end to the
suffering that has gone on too long. And to have mercy on us because we
still live in a world that such a thing is allowed to happen in.
I see the faces of the children,(mine and yours) and hope against hope
that someday they will not live in such a world.
Know that the thought of the world are with you.

Lisa Pounds

My heart and soul is at this moment beating as hard as it can thinking on
what is happening with the albanian people. This so called serbian
nationalist doesn't have the right to kill children, women and men. The
serbian people should be ASHAMED of supporting a brutal animal like this
one. There are no words for this, and not even violence torn Colombia sees
images of carnage and atrocity as I have seen happening in Kosovo on TV.

May God and the forces capable of helping you people on this Earth act
before the assasins continue.
CERTAINLY THEY HAVE ALREADY RESERVED FOR THEMSELVES A PLACE IN HELL, no
matter which religion they pretend to be preaching or defending.

R. Dugand
Barranquilla, COLOMBIA
South America

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French:
Le webzine DaZibao mis en ligne au Québec a fait une place importante aux atrocités perpétrées au Kosovo par le régime de Slobodan Milosevic. Nous sommes de tout cur avec vous !

The webzine DaZibao, online from Québec, said god bless you all. The informations provided by many sources, such as yourself, is providing a window into this atrocity. We can not put onto words how we feel, other than stay strong. Courrage, you will win! L'équipe de rédaction. http://www.ptitsloups-productions.qc.ca/accueil_dazibao.html

I received your Kosova News and look with shock and dismay at the
pictures of people who once had a beautiful life!
The American Media must have these pictures
by now..but will not show them to the public. We are in the dark
here..many Americans
believe nothing at all has happened . They
trust the lying press. I am trying to get your
web site...to as many as possible. For me...
Bill Clinton has blood on his hands for the slit
throats and brains of your people...
He is a MONSTER and plays golf while you
die. He sends his wife and daughter to Africa..
where they just sliced up women and children inRuwanda...to spread
the bullshit that he is
doing this for the world.
May he burn in HELL...even that is a place too
good for him!!

I will continue to let the world know the demon
who pretends to be the President!!!

Patricia Zentara

As-Salaam-U-Alaikum,

Dear brothers and sisters I feel you pain and I cry your tears. Please
let me know who I can contact to help the refugees. At this point, all I
have to offer is clothes... but it is my duty as a Muslim to promote the
well being of my people. You are not alone!! You have the support of
millions of Muslims around the world! Not only that, there is widespread
support from people of various backgrounds also... and I thank them for
voicing their opinions. This massacre must stop and this massacre WILL
stop. PLEASE DO NOT IGNORE THIS E-MAIL! I want to help!!!! PLEASE REPLY
AS SOON AS POSSIBLE!

Metin
Chicago, Il USA

Dear Kosovo Albanian brothers & sisters,
It is a very sad day to see the horror & massacre that has be fallen the
people of kosovo.I hope the young men missing among the refugee population were
with the resistance rather then massacred.
The hatred of the middle ages which has led to these attrocities, leaves no
option for kosovars other then fighting for independence,accomodation within
yugoslavia is impossible.It seems serb people as a whole are brain washed,not capable of humanity and co-existance, there record of the past decade is a testament
to that.
The execution of the signatories of the recent Kosovo Peace plan &
organized ethnic cleansing & massacres certainly puts kosovo to the path of
independence.

The NATO's action against this crime against humanity, and for preserving
world peace is very apropriate and I whole heartedly support that. I wish NATO
will be suceessfull in teaching the tyrants of this century that its not middle
ages.
Like many other people all over the world my heart is with the kosovo
people.

May the Almighty God relieve the sufferings of the Kosovar brothers sisters
and Kosovo independence a reality.

M.ALI
Australia

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Anger, desperation, pain, hatred are in my heart. Is this going to last
forever, this inhumane bloodshed of my people in Kosova ? I had lost
faith in every good part in human being but when I read all this
messages, I feel comforted. We will survive ! Do të fitojmë ! God bless
the KLA !
I am with you all, I think of you all, I pray for you all.

Caroline and husband Gazmend
Brussels, Belgien

Hello there from the UK,
I just found your site and its very upsetting to see whats happening
over there. The only way I've been catching up with whats going on is
by the media and not the internet as much. It was actually the paper I
was reading which mentioned your site.

I don't what to say or how to help or how to give anywords of comfort to
you and your people. It disturbs me greatly to think while I'm sat
here, civilians are being murdered there and for what!

God bless you all

Dave Giblette
UK

we have linked you from http://216.22.188.243/kosova_relief_4.htm

Inch'allah it will do some good

salaams Ihsan

I give you and all of people in Kosovo my support and I hope that all people in Europe and USA make all the possible to press our governemnts to stop the war. Your work is very important: continue to give informations. Thank you. STOP THE WAR AND MAKE THE PEACE!

Cristina Galasso,
Livorno (Italy)

To whom it may concern, I am writing this letter on behalf of the Turkish Cypriot youth , to voice our support to your cause and fight against Serb oppression and trynanny. We as Turkish Cypriots suffered the same oppression and genocide in Cyprus between 1963-74 from Greek Orthodox Cypriots (who are currently allies of the Serbs-the unholy orthodox alliance! including the Russians). I am also currently the Mediterranean Outreach Coordinator for Leadernet a nonprofit international youth organization that focuses on young leaders and political and social events that shape the international politics and future of the world. We would be very happy if some of your young members or Kosova Albanian youth could write us essays on whats its like to live in Kosova right know, so that we can publish them on the internet for the world wide network of Leadernet to read and understand better the situation in Kosova. I am personally writing an essay on Kosova as well (my great-great grandfather was Albanian during the Ottomans.) I thank you for your interest and effort in this matter. Our prayers are for the people of Kosova may God protect them and grant them their free democratic and independent nation-state. Yours Sincerely,

Namýk Djafer Leadernet,
Mediterranean Outreach Coordinator

i wish to appologise to you the albanian people for what you are going through and for how long it took us to care. Words cannot express my shock, my horror, and my compassion for your suffering. may the bravery of those that have chosen to fight against this evil that has engulfed your people be given gods guidence through to victory. may these people who have become the cruellest in the world (serbs) face the wrath of god in all his judgement. and may god bless the albanian people in their struggles.

Greg Wilson
Australia

March 31, 1999

Dear Sir / Madam:

I wish to volunteer to directly assist with the Kosovo crisis in
whatever capacity possible. For me, one of the most frustrating aspects
of this situation is that I listen to the media report time and time again
that help is desperately needed and growing by the day. I have many
qualifications and skills to offer many of which are not included here. I have the unique
situation that I am available immediately to directly assist in the field. Still
despite the obvious growing need, I cannot seem to find the opportunity or means
to do it.
I cannot completely convey my desire to help and frustration
in not being able to do so. I would work tirelessly on behalf of your
organization and the refugees of Kosovo.

I would bring to your organization valuable experience in program
development and relief work including resource acquisition and
mobilization, and logistical management and co-ordination. I have overseas work
experience including one year in the Czech Republic, which has provided
me with valuable knowledge and experience working with Slavic nationals. I have
also worked for six months in the Republic of Benin, which is a developing
West African nation. While I do not have international emergency
response experience, but I do have such experience in the States. My
education includes a Bachelor of Science in Education and graduate work
in administration and communications.

I am including a text copy of my resume and reference excerpts. I have
included a variety of information in order to assist you. If you have
any questions, you can contact me by telephone or e-mail. I have a
genuine interest in development and relief work and have the unique
qualification of being available immediately. If there are no
opportunities to directly volunteer through your organization, I would
appreciate any direction or suggestions you might have as to who else I
might contact. Thank you for your time and consideration.

Sincerely,

J. R.

Assalam O'Aleikum, I would like to make a small personal contribution in US$ to the KLA, probably a cheque drawn on a U.S bank. Please advise me how i may send the funds, to whom and where. I would also like to raise money in the mosques in N.Y, by raising awareness of the issue in this, the Kosovar Albanians time of need, for the KLA to buy weapons. Sincerely, A Muslim brother

O.M.

To the brave and peaceful people in Kosovo,

this is a message from Germany.

We admire you in Kosovo. You meet all the hardships men can meet.
We ask the LORD for all his blessings for all of your children, women and men.
We pray for the security of the alb-net-staff people providing a true coverage
of these terrible events striking your country.

You are the heros of those days together with our pilots.

I am happy that some of my taxes are running as fuel and ammunition through
our planes to protect and relieve you. The day can't be far that our ground-forces
will lead your refugees back home. We hope its over soon.

You have all our sympathy and support

Stephan M. Hitzel
Germany

I liked to express my deepest sympathy and support for the People of Kosovo!! Thank You very much for these web-sites.
Best regards

Tiina Haukka,
Finland

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We live in Arad in Romania. We are british native-speaker english
teachers. We may be able to offer accommodation help. We certainly can
offer English Lessons!

Please contact us if we can help.

Douglas and Sara

I am based in Kent and Social Services in Tunbridge Wells, England has asked me to find which organisations support the Kosovan community in London or Kent. Would you be able to give some contacts? The situation is so bad and the people who came for asylum earlier are isolated here and in distress. Thank you for the names of any community groups or organisations. Regards,

Jane Macnaghten
UK

French:
Nous entendons ce matin que le tristement célčbre ARCAN, commandant
d'une bande de voyoux ayant servi en Bosnie, et responsables des viols
des femmes, et des pires atrocités, reprend du service au Kosovo.

ARCAN, le Docteur Mengele Serbe, tueur ŕ gage ŕ la solde du gouvernement
fédéral serbe, serait selon toute vraisemblance au Kosovo avec ses
Tigres.

Qu'attend donc l'OTAN pour envoyer des commandos pour exterminer cette
vermine.

Le pire, un de ses adjoints, vivant en toute impunité ŕ Montréal,
aurait servi sous ses ordres en Bosnie.

Montréalais, Québécois qui me lisez, INTERVENONS auprčs du Ministre des
Affaires Extérieures et exigeons l'arrestation de ce CRIMINEL.

Je suis outré.

A. Réhel,
QUÉBEC

( IN ENGLISH)

I've heard that ARCAN, a criminal commander ou served in Bosnia would be
in Kosovo with his band of criminal.

ARCAN reminds me the terrible Doctor Mengele in the Nazi Germanny.

NATO should send a special COMMANDO to eradicate once and for all that
criminal.

A. Rehel,
QUEBEC

Dear sirs
I am a journalist and I would like to put in contact with some people from
kosova or kossovo liberation army for an article of mine on an italian paper.

thanks

Susanna S.
Italy

I do support Nato intervention in Kosovo. I'm waiting a very fast grountroops intervention; I hope our democracies will be strong enough to go on, with being selfish and frightened; The serbs are victims of Milosevic's propaganda, they must also have their place in Kosovo. The serbian war criminals must be punished.

Philippe Balaine
France

jam nga maqedonija jetoj ne SH.B.A. kam shtepi ne prespe qe mundet te vendosen
se paku 30 persona kontaktoni ne SH.B.A. <>
N.J.

Dear friends, I have linked your site on mine...Check it out.. Sincerely, Sabahudin Hadzialic

Bugojno
BaH http://members.tripod.com/SabahudinH/

We do support Nato intervention and kosovars; we love you.

P.BALAINE.
PARIS

May Allah bless all humans who are helping the peaceful, innocent
people of Kosovo.All our hearts and minds are with you.At last, thanks
to the President of the United States of America and NATO forces for
their late move to protect the innocent people of Kosovo.Protect the
children, women, elderly, and the sick with all the force you have.We
die once, let it be to honor the people of Kosovo for their struggle
against oppression and terrorism from the evil Serbs which are counted
for all the atrocities in the Republic of Yugoslavia.

S. Almufti

As a resident of Romania, I would be very interested in learning whether there will be any pro-NATO demonstrations to be conducted here, Yugoslavia's neighbor to the east. So far we have only heard of pro-Serbian rallies where Serbian demonstrators hurl eggs at US and British embassies and burn the American flag. Even though this country is too poor to accommodate many refugees, some of us living here would like to show our support for the NATO effort in other ways

Laura Bucher
Romania

I just wanted everyone to know that as an attendee of the Detroit rally that
took place on Tues afternoon, I was really proud of everyone. It was a
great success! Thank you to all the Wayne State students for all there
effort and planning. Job well done.

Nancy Veliu

Sirs,

I am working as a historian specialised on southeastern Europe at
Südost-Institut in Munich and would like to get the news of ALBANEWS.
Please put me on your list.

Sincerely,

Konrad Clewing

You poor wretched people, to be punished so barbarically for living in
an area named Kosovo and being of a different ethnic group!

I truely do not understand the Serbians...have they not learnt from the
past like most other races...are they stupid...they make me sick...they
are really an embarrassment to the world community....an absolute
disgrace.

While I am 20,000 kilometres away from you, every day and night I hear
and read with immense sadness and dismay about the unimaginable
atrocities being carried out by the Serbians on your fathers, mothers,
brothers and sisters. I can not even begin to fathom what you must be
all going through but rest assured the SANE world community is behind
you all 100% and this I hope continues until this unnecessary waste of
human lives ceases and all of the rubbish that committed these acts of
barbarity is bought to harsh justice.

Our government I am certain will continue to support the NATO campaign
because the mood here in Australia is certainly pro-NATO. I hope that
NATO give the green light for ground troops... you so desperately need
this support and this is the least we can do to further assist in your
forced passage to safety.

Rest assured we are all behind you here and that you will not be
forgotten until this present terror ends. Hang in there as we care
immensely and are doing all that we can to help each and every one of
you.

With all my love,

Darren Cox
Sydney, Australia

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Greetings:

I have initiated a massive letter writing campaign calling for an
immediate deployment of the United States Rapid Deployment Force, to be
airborne inserted into critical areas of Kosovo, to actively engage
Serbian ground forces in a committed effort to curtail the escalating
violence against the ethnic Albanians.

I am also calling upon the nation of Israel, who the Albanians stood
by and provided refuge and sanctuary to during their greatest hour
of need during World War Two, to commit themselves to the support of
the people of Kosovo before history replays itself with the horror of
another holocaust.

Finally, I am calling on NATO to begin a massive armament effort of
the KLA to allow the people to defend themselves before it is too late.

Take heart, the internet is making it possible to convey the urgency
of the situation in Kosovo to millions of people world wide and I
firmly believe that the world's people will respond.

In solidarity,
John Ritchson USA

Hi...

I would just kindly ask you for the picture that was yesterday (March
30) showed on your main page. On this photo, there was one small, I
think 5 or 6 year old boy that was massacred on Kosova.

We would need this picture for publishing in our magazine.
We are non-political publishing house but every month we provide our
readers with one digital picture that symbolises this month.

Since we found Internet very important in this war on Kosova (Some
pictures and first informations are shown on Web), we itend to use some
picture about Kosova or Nato strikes on Serbia as digital picture of the
month.

Thank you in advance,

Best regards,

Robert Slavecki

I am a high school teacher in Moultrie, Georgia and my students
have been following events closely. Most had no interest in it
or the whereabouts of the conflict and did not understand why NATO
is taking part.
I pulled up photos from your site depicting various
atrocities being inflicted on the people of Kosovo. After
viewing a picture of an infant who had been shot in the head
along with his parents I told them that "this is why we
are taking part". They understood and were outraged. They
came to see what happens when pure evil goes unchecked.
None of them are asking why we are there any longer.

Thanks....you were a big help in getting the point across.

Page Lassiter

Glad I finally found you. My name is George Furse, I live in White Plains New York. I am 67, a good writer, well educated and spend all my time on the web. How can I be of service to you? Any way at all. I can carry messages, make contacts in New York--watch out that can be tricky but it can be done. Anything at all, I want to help.Contact me any time. I am six hours earlier than you here in this place. If you need news let me know. Anything at all. With all Americans, I urge courage to you and our highest regards.--

George Furse

Just a comment!

I looked at the pictures...i am horrified...these pictures
should be displayed for all of the world to see...not only
on the internet [many people have no access] but published
in other media.

Milosevic is Satan himself...and Serbia has committed great acts
of sin in the eyes of GOD!

There is no excuse for this...none whatsoever...people fail to realize
that this world is created for ALL people...no single nation has
special priviledges or rights to any land...this is only a man made
concept.

I am disgusted...may we pray for these people and the world at large!

MAY GOD BLESS KOSOVO and it's people soon!

Ray P.

Our dearest friends,
We all know you have big problems nowadays. We hope you'll be independent country soon. We support you by heart.

Love from Antalya, TRKÝYE

I saw the pictures...i have no words but to say, may GOD
bless these poor people and may GOD rescue KOSOVO
from further unbelievable bloodshed.

MILOSEVIC is Satan himself re-visited in the 20th century...
he will pay a great price...very soon!

rp

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one family and one human race...
sending to you all my love and moral support
from Mexico City. No fear, be strong

Eric Del Castillo
Mexico

You are not alone and not forgotten. The people of Germany will stay on
your side and will support the people of Kosova!

Thomas Benner,
Hamburg, Germany

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Stop genocide in Kosovo. Freedom for people of Kosovo.

Pasquale Mumoli
Italy

We have seen the desolation in your country and on your people.

We are praying that this will be over soon, We are a church in Pennsylvania, USA.

God be with you during these trying times.

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Keep up your important work, and your spirits. What you are doing is very
valuable.

As for the future - independence is more than a possibility, but only if
Macedonia's integrity can be guaranteed.

Steven Londner
Schenevus, NY USA

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It is unbelieveable what is going on in your country. The suffering of
your people is unspeakable. Who do these Serbs think they are? Innocent
men, women and children being forced to leave their homes. I watched on
the news last night, a train loaded with people was turned away when it
arrived in Macedonia. How could Macedonia send those people back to
Kosovo maybe to be murder by Serbian troops? I understand Macedonia has
reached the limits of refugees, but to turn them back. How
unthinkable!! My thoughts and prayers go out to the people of Kosovo
and I hope that Canada new contributions to the NATO air stikes will be
of help. We ,Canadians, are behind the people of Kosovo!! GOD BLESS!!

Natalie Tremblay
Alberta, Canada

As I was growing up one of the lessons that my Father who fought in W.W.II
tried to teach us all was to never forget how many died and how many more
suffered because the world turned its head. I could tell even as a child that
many of his generation felt a sense of guilt that was only partially soothed
by entering the conflict and putting their lives on the line. I have never
heard one individual that went to battle for these principles say they are
sorry they did so. The fact that so many did go to war for a principal so
pure should be the only lesson the rest of us need to know what is the right
thing to do today. I have a difficult time understanding how the Serbian
people with whom we share the same History can stand by and tolerate what is
so obviously going on. If the lessons of W.W.II and so many other conflicts
fought over similar principals were really understood by all mankind there
would be no need for what NATO has had to do. The people of Serbia could, and
should, stop their leaders from carrying out this human tragedy. The rest of
the world should not even have to be involved. I know it is fairy tale to
think that if all the people of the world who have been a victim of or witness
to "ethnic cleansing" and discrimination would stand together, the army of
humanity would be far to formidable for anyone to resist. Perhaps one of the
more dramatic gestures that could be made is for the Israelis to join the
initiative to stop the killing in Kosovo. Who better to make the statement to
the world that no matter what nationality, race, or religious preference, this
kind of inhumanity should not and cannot be tolerated. Only when the message
is sent loud and clear that Christian stands beside Moslem, White stands
beside Black, and Wealthy stand beside Poor in issues of humanity can these
kinds of atrocities be stopped. In the end, I can only hope that one day
Serbian Fathers will be teaching their children lessons about their sense of
guilt and shame for having turned their heads, and that maybe one day if
enough Fathers have taught these lessons to their children it will truly be
enough.

Gus H.

Albanian:
Vëllëzër të dashur

Ishalla Zoti na çon forcë dhe shëndet në këto momente të vështira për
popullin tonë.
Ju ju uroj punë të mbarë dhe ju falenderoj për një sajtë të punuar
shumë, shumë profesionalishtë.

Petrit Llunji
Ulqin

hi i'm italian and i want to tell you that i hate miloseviv and srbija

Giovanni Ranieri
Italy

Dear Support,
What time is the rally at the Federal Building in Westwood today? I'd like to possible be
there.
Thank you,
Matthew D. Hetznecker

NO CONOZCO VUESTRO IDIOMA Y TAMPOCO SE HABLAR INGLES,PERO A PESAR DE ESTO QUIERO DAR TODA MI SOLIDARIDAD CON EL PUEBLO KOSOVAR; ESTOY ESCRIBIENDO ESTO DESDE CATALUNYA,REGION ESPAOLA QUE DURANTE LA GUERRA CIVIL DE ESPAA (1936-1939) TAMBIEN SUFRIO UNA PERSECUCION PARECIDA AL PUEBLO KOSOVAR ,POR EL SOLO HECHO DE TENER UNA CULTURA PROPIA Y UNA LENGUA PROPIA DIFERENCIADA DEL RESTO DE ESPAA;LAS CULTURAS DOMINANTES SIEMPRE HAN SIDO IMPERIALISTAS Y SERVIA ES IMPERIALISTA; NO PUEDO HACER NADA MAS QUE DAROS A TODOS LOS KOSOVARES MI ANHELO DE LIBERTAT PARA KOSOVO Y TODA MI SOLIDARIDAD ESPIRITUAL; SI ESTE MENSAJE LO PUEDE ENTENDER ALGUIEN DE KOSOVO QUE SEPA QUE DESDE CATALUNYA (BARCELONA) ESTAMOS CON TODOS VOSOTROS VIVA KOSOVO

ADRIA G.

Our hearts and prayers are with you, against these 18th Century minds!
DL-USA

Dear Sir/Madame:

I am an Albanian residing in the Bay Area. I have been here for the last
three years and I am in touch with only a couple of Albanians in San
Fransc. I would like to organize a demonstration in San Fransisco
because I cannot any more sit down and watch the news any single second
and do nothing. In addition, there are serbs and proserbs demonstrations
any day and no Albanian to be see.

Please, let me know if you can help me with some contacts and provide me
with some information as to where I can find some Albanian flags and
other retoric that we need to use.

My name is Diana BAJRAMI
I am from Saranda, ALBANIA.

Milosevic is a snake. His own people will get tired of bombs blowing up around them. Pray for a coup. Maybe they will hang him buy the throat in the center of town. I can't see it continuing much longer without ground troops. Then they will shit their pants.

Mike

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