From kbejko at kruncher.ptloma.edu Tue Aug 28 18:13:29 2012 From: kbejko at kruncher.ptloma.edu (KreshnikBejko) Date: Fri, 14 Jan 100 17:12:26 -0800 (PST) Subject: [ALBSA-Info] Kamzoret i vene kazmen shkollave Message-ID: <200001150112.RAA15858@kruncher.ptloma.edu> > > T? ardhurit e rrethinave po prishin shkollat > > Breglumi dhe Kamza brenda nj? > simestri shkat?rrojn? p?r t? tret?n > her? shkollat > > Tirane- Shkat?rrohen shkollat e > rrethinave t? Tiran?s nga vet? > banor?t e k?tyre zonave. Ministria e > Arsimit si dhe drejtoria Arsimore e > rrethit t? Tiran?s prej disa muajsh po > p?rballen me nje situat? tep?r t? > rrall? q? ?sht? shkat?rrimi i > shkollave nga banor?t e zon?s t? > cil?t n? nj? p?rqindje tep?r t? lart? t? > tyre jan? t? ardhur nga zonat > veri-lindore. Shqet?simi i cili p?r > vet? specifik?n e ngjarjeve nuk ka > mbetur vet?m brenda drejtoris? > arsimore t? kryeqytetit, por ka > shkuar deri n? zyrat e vet? ministris? > s? Arsimit Shkenc?s duke i > preokupuar v?rtet? titullar?t e saj. > Sipas burimeve nga kjo ministri nuk > ?sht? e pazakont? p?r shkollat e > Shqip?ris? q? vet? komuniteti ti > shkat?rroj?. N? shkollat e zon?s s? > Bregut t? Lumit dhe n? at? t? > Bathores nd?rtesat jan? katandisur > n? rr?noja nga banor?t e komunitetit. > Kan? djegur banga, kan? thyer > xhama dhe kan? shkat?rruar mure, > k?to jan? pasojat q? kan? shoq?ruar > akte tep?r t? cuditshme t? banor?ve > t? zonave n? fjal? kundrejt > shkollave. > Esht? tep?r i ?uditsh?m rasti kur > prind?rit dhe ata vet? q? m?sojn?, i > v?n? kazm?n k?tyre vendeve t? > shenjta. Komuniteti edhe pse e di > shum? mir? q? shkolla ?sht? vendi > ku do t? arsimohen vet? f?mij?t e > tyre nuk ?sht? fare i prekur nga kjo > ndjesi dhe ide, por shkat?rron cfar? > ti dal? p?rpara. Shkat?rrimi i > shkoll?s ?sht? akti m? i cuditsh?m > q? kryen nj? grup njer?zish nd?rkoh? > q? kjo shkoll? nuk i duhet askujt > vecse f?mij?ve t? tyre. Sipas > z?dh?n?ses s? ministris? s? Arsimit > dhe t? Shk?nc?s deri tani pik?risht > n? k?to zona, shkollat jan? > meremetuar disa her? dhe i jan? > n?nshtruar riparimeve t? > vazhdueshme. Xhamat edhe pse > jan? v?n? mbi tre her? brenda k?tij > viti shkollor, thot? z?dh?n?sja e > ministris?, Zonja Myrtaj, situata vijon > t? jet? problematike. Nd?rkoh? q? > titullar?ve t? ministris? s? Arsimit > dhe t? Shkenc?s nuk i mbetet asgj? > tjet?r, vecse ti luten k?tij komuniteti > q? t? mos shkat?rroj? shkollat sepse > n? k?to nd?rtesa do t? marrin dije > vet? f?mij?t e tyre dhe askush tjet?r. > Nd?rkoh? q? po sipas burimeve nga > ministria e Arsimit ky ?sht? akt > tep?r i rall? q? nuk ka asnj? > shpjegim. Me sa duket riparimi disa > her? nga ana e ministris? s? Arsimit > e d?meve t? shkaktuara e ka b?r? > komunitetit t? mendoje se kjo situat? > mund t? vijoj? e till?. P?r ta tashm? > ?sht? b?r? e zakonshme q? mund t? > vjedhin objekete publike, t? cilat > natyrisht jan? n? sh?rbim t? tyre, > dhe askush nuk do t? tho? gj?, dhe > se dikush do t? dal? gjithnj? ti > riparoj? duke krijuar n? k?t? m?nyr? > mund?sin? p?r tiu sulur p?rs?ri > objekteve. > Gjithsesi tani ministria e Arsimit nuk > ka m? mund?si t? nd?rhyj? pasi nuk > ?sht? hera e par? q? ndodh, por > mbetet si rrug?zgjidhje vet? edukimi > i banor?ve dhe nd?rhyrja e forcave > t? rendit. > > --QAA10506.947896698/kruncher.ptloma.edu-- > > From kbejko at kruncher.ptloma.edu Tue Aug 28 18:13:29 2012 From: kbejko at kruncher.ptloma.edu (KreshnikBejko) Date: Mon, 17 Jan 100 16:10:09 -0800 (PST) Subject: [ALBSA-Info] News:Berisha on the Cham issue Message-ID: <200001180010.QAA08836@kruncher.ptloma.edu> Opposition Leader Demands Rights for Albanian Minority in Greece TIRANA - The leader of the opposition Democratic Party, on a tour of southern Albania, demanded on Saturday more rights for the ethnic Albanian Cham minority in Greece, saying the relations between the two neighbouring countries may suffer if mutual problems were not solved. Berisha demanded more cultural rights for the Albanians living in Greece and the solution of the property issue of the Cham population, expelled from their territories in northern Greece at the end of World War 2. Albanian historians claim that about 300,000 ethnic Albanians were forcefully expelled from Greece's northern region of Chameria to neighbouring Albania during the civil war in Greece at the end of World War 2. The then Greek authorities approved a law sanctioning the expropriation of Chams, citing the collaboration of several leaders of their community with occupying German forces as a main reason for the decision. The law is still in force in Greece, and several associations representing the Cham population in Albania are wooing for support for their cause. They are even working on legal procedures to sue the Greek government at the European Court of Human Rights. Ex-president Berisha said in a rally with party supporters in the southernmost town of Saranda that Greek authorities should open an Albanian language school in the northern town of Filat (Filiates). "The Greek government should open Albanian schools in Filat, as well as recognise and respect the Albanian minority," said Berisha, apparently referring to ethnic Albanians still living in northern Greece. He said that without the solution of the Cham properties' issue the relations between the two countries will notice only "artificial developments". Berisha vowed that the solution of the Cham issue will be a main condition for better relations with the neighbouring country when his party comes to power. "The Greek government should return all the properties to the Cams, or, without resolving the issue, the relations with Greece will know only artificial developments," said Berisha. The ex-president said that when his party was in power several years ago the government signed a Treaty of Friendship with Greece. "But, it (Greece) did not implement it." "Albanians there (Greece) are treated as second class citizens," he said. The controversial Cham issue has been dormant in recent years and none of the post-war Albanian governments, including the Communists, ventured to try and make it a key issue in the relations with the southern neighbour. However, the issue cropped up during a recent visit of Albanian Premier Ilir Meta to Greece, though it was not on the agenda of talks with his Greek counterpart Costas Simitis. Simitis, answering questions from journalists at a joint press conference following the official talks, said that the Greek government considered the Cham issue as "a closed chapter". The Greek Premier's statement prompted Meta's reaction with a statement for home consumption for Albanian journalists covering his visit. He said that Albania expected the Greek government to solve the issue of the Cham properties "according to the European conventions Greece abides by." A senior right-wing leader suggested Albania should ask the International Human Rights Court to give a solution to the Cam issue unless an agreement was reached with Greece. The chairman of the Foreign Parliamentary Committee, Sabri Godo, a Republican, urged Albanian authorities to work out with Greece a solution to the issue. From kbejko at kruncher.ptloma.edu Tue Aug 28 18:13:29 2012 From: kbejko at kruncher.ptloma.edu (KreshnikBejko) Date: Tue, 18 Jan 100 16:21:54 -0800 (PST) Subject: [ALBSA-Info] news:Top socialist reacts on Cham issue Message-ID: <200001190021.QAA11052@kruncher.ptloma.edu> Senior Socialist Criticises Democrat for 'Balkan Division' Views TIRANA - A senior ruling Socialist Party (SP) official criticised on Tuesday the opposition leader for trying to raise new walls of division in the Balkans. The SP's Secretary for Organisation, Petro Koci, said that the ruling party was keen to build bridges of cooperation in the region to the mutual benefit of the countries involved. "We are and act different from (Sali) Berisha and the DP (Democratic Party), we do not proclaim enemies, do not raise walls in the Balkans, as Berisha is trying to do," said Koci, apparently referring to recent statements by DP leader Berisha on a tour of southern regions. Berisha threatened to put relations with neighbouring Greece on hold if it did not comply with two key demands: more cultural rights for the Albanians living in Greece and the resolution of the property issue of the Cham population, expelled from their territories in northern Greece at the end of World War 2. Ex-president Berisha said in a rally with party supporters in the southernmost town of Saranda that Greek authorities should open an Albanian language school in the northern town of Filat (Filiates), and warned that without a solution to the Cham properties' issue relations between the two countries will notice only "artificial developments". Berisha vowed that the solution of the Cham issue will be a main condition for better relations with the neighbouring country when his party comes to power From kbejko at kruncher.ptloma.edu Tue Aug 28 18:13:29 2012 From: kbejko at kruncher.ptloma.edu (KreshnikBejko) Date: Mon, 24 Jan 100 18:35:47 -0800 (PST) Subject: [ALBSA-Info] News:Catholics Targeted Message-ID: <200001250235.SAA06292@kruncher.ptloma.edu> [18] CONTINUED THREATS TO ROMAN CATHOLICS IN KOSOVA A Jesuit spokesman said in Belgrade on 23 January that Roman Catholic buildings and individuals are coming under increasing threat in Kosova, RFE/RL's South Slavic Service reported. He did not elaborate, but said that the unnamed attackers appear to have singled out clergy and their families as particular targets of violence. Vatican Radio recently blamed "Muslim extremists" for the violence (see "RFE/RL Newsline," 13 January 2000). Some 70,000 Kosovar Albanians are Roman Catholic. On the average, they tend to be better educated, wealthier, and better connected abroad than many of their Muslim neighbors. Many have worked and lived in Croatia and also hold Croatian passports. PM From kbejko at kruncher.ptloma.edu Tue Aug 28 18:13:29 2012 From: kbejko at kruncher.ptloma.edu (KreshnikBejko) Date: Mon, 24 Jan 100 17:31:25 -0800 (PST) Subject: [ALBSA-Info] News:Nano stirring trouble Message-ID: <200001250131.RAA13824@kruncher.ptloma.edu> SP Head Wants ex-President to Face Justice TIRANA - The chairman of the ruling Socialist Party Fatos Nano urged the prosecutors to bring before justice former President Sali Berisha, a party spokesman said on Monday. The parliament has lifted Berisha's immunity as a deputy to allow investigators to ascertain his actions during the last months of his presidency in '97, when the country plunged into anarchy following the collapse of pyramid schemes. Berisha, now the chairman of the opposition Democratic Party (DP) ruled with a iron fist for five years, and just about every Albanian blamed him for allowing investment schemes to mushroom and then killing them. Investigators want to clarify whether Berisha incited the uprising and the looting of army barracks. Berisha also must testify in front of the prosecutors regarding the killing of a DP lawmaker, and the armed uprising that followed his funeral two days later, on September 14, 1998. The DP chairman has refused investigators' demands to appear before at the Attorney General office. In a party meeting late on Saturday Nano - who resigned from the post of Premier after the Sept. 14 uprising - demanded from the justice "to do its job." "Berisha and others must respect the law regardless of their political immunity," Nano said. "They must respect the law just like every other person, and that includes appearing before the court as a witness or accused." Nano said no politician is above the law, including himself: "We cannot allow any more that the courts and the justice be challenged from Fatos Nano, or Sali Berisha, or everyone else with a (solid) political status." The head of the SP, who suffered four years in prison for corruption in what was widely regarded as political trial, and then cleared of all charges, urged prosecutors to execute the court's order by using all means, including the special police forces. He said that people won't forgive the justice if it overpasses law violations by senior politicians. "The state of law loses its influence over the people when it does not act against illegal actions carried out by a person, that wants to escape the law thanks to his political title," Nano said. From kbejko at kruncher.ptloma.edu Tue Aug 28 18:13:29 2012 From: kbejko at kruncher.ptloma.edu (KreshnikBejko) Date: Thu, 27 Jan 100 17:40:34 -0800 (PST) Subject: [ALBSA-Info] Lajme:Deshmore nga Shqiperia Message-ID: <200001280140.RAA15450@kruncher.ptloma.edu> Nga Kucova, deshmor i UCK-se Duhet leja e qeverise per ta varrosur si deshmor. Nje 23 vjecar ishte vrare ne korrik 1997 KUCOVE - Deshmoret qe dhane jeten per clirimin e Kosoves nuk jane vetem brenda trojeve te saj, por edhe nga Shqiperia. Vetem njezet dite me pare familja Suli ka marre vesh lajmin e hidhur se djali i tyre 23 vjecar Astrit Suli, ka humbur jeten ne muajin korrik te vitit te kaluar, gjate nje perpjekje me forcat serbe ne qytetin e Gjakoves. Me teper se te hidheruar, ata jane ndjere krenaer kur nga ana e Shtabit te Pergjithshem te UCK-se u eshte konfirmuar se 23 vjecari Suli eshte shpallur deshmor i Kosoves dhe nese do te deshironte familja, ai do te prehej ne varrezat e deshmoreve ne Prizren. Mbas disa tratativash, familja ka vendosur qe ai te varroset ne atdheun e tij dhe pikerisht ne varrezat e deshmoreve ne Berat. Ky me sa duket ka qene dhe nje nga problemet qe dje familja ka dashur ta zgjidhe me kreret e pushtetit lokal ne Berat. Madje ata kane zhvilluar nje takim me prefektin Krenar Suku per te marre masa per pergatitjen e kesaj ceremonie. Pasi ka degjuar pretendimet e familjareve Suku ka pohuar se ai nuk mund te varroset ne varrezat e deshmoreve pa marre me pare miratimin e presidences dhe te qeverise shqiptare, e cila do te jete dhe sponsorizuesja e ketij ceremoniali. "Cdo gje duhet te vije ne rruge zyrtare", ka sqaruar prefekti. Sipas familjareve, kjo cremoni do te organizohej diten e diele por brenda ketij afati kohor eshte e pa mundur te mbarojne procedurat per marrjen e lejes. 23 vjecari Suli, i cili punonte si emigrant ne Greqi prej disa vjetesh, ishte larguar nga qyteti grek i Spartes per ne Kosove, ne 20 prill te vitit te kaluar. Duke pare masakrat serbe ndaj kosovareve si dhe propaganden pro serbe qe behej ne median greke, ai eshte rreshtuar per 3 muaj ne UCK. Ai eshte i dyti shqiptar qe jep jeten ne token kosovare mbas nje shqiptari tjeter nga qyteti i Kavajes. Kastriot Malo From kbejko at kruncher.ptloma.edu Tue Aug 28 18:13:29 2012 From: kbejko at kruncher.ptloma.edu (KreshnikBejko) Date: Fri, 4 Feb 100 09:39:16 -0800 (PST) Subject: [ALBSA-Info] Press:Instability in Albania Message-ID: <200002041739.JAA15066@kruncher.ptloma.edu> http://www.stratfor.com/SERVICES/giu2000/020300.ASP Albanian Instability Threatens NATO's Kosovo Mission February 3, 2000 Summary Albanian media has reported that the head of the Albanian intelligence service, Fatos Klosi, secretly met with Prime Minister Ilir Meta to brief him on the possibility of armed protests against his government. Though not the first time that Albania has been threatened by armed unrest, this time it could have serious implications for the North Atlantic Treaty Organizations (NATO) Kosovo peacekeeping force (KFOR) support operations located in Albania. Analysis The Albanian newspaper Koha Jone reported Jan. 29 that the head of Albanias National Intelligence Service (ShIK), Fatos Klosi, secretly met with Prime Minister Ilir Meta to brief him on the possibility of an armed protest against government corruption. As well, the Albanian newspaper Rilindja Demokratike reported four days earlier that chairman of the opposition Democratic Party of Albania (PD) Sali Berisha, in a speech to local officials in northern Albania, had called for an uprising against government corruption. In a meeting with U.S. Undersecretary of State Thomas Pickering Jan. 31, Berisha reportedly accused the Albanian government of involvement in contraband and corruption, and of the murder of PD Deputy Azem Hajdari in September 1998. Pickering himself was in the country to visit NATO support units in Albania and to discuss government corruption with Albanian government officials. These calls for an overthrow of the Albanian government are not the first. In August 1998, the Albanian newspaper Shekulli reported that former Albanian army officers, discharged following an attempted coup in March 1997, were planning another attempt to overthrow the government. Paving the way for the next round of factional infighting, which had subsided during the NATO aerial campaign against Kosovo, was Albanian Prime Minister Pandeli Majkos resignation in October 1999. However, unlike previous upsurges in instability, this new signal could have ramifications outside of Albania and inside of Kosovo. The stability of the NATO operation in Kosovo hinges on the continued stability of the Albanian government. Albania has become a major staging base for the 42,500 NATO troops deployed in Kosovo. NATO support operations in Albania, known as Communication Zone West (COMMZ W), totals 2,400 troops. Its primary mission is to protect supply routes and communication lines between Albania and Kosovo. The Italian-led mission also acts as a main logistics pipeline for NATOs Kosovo peacekeeping force (KFOR), accounting for 31 percent of total NATO support personnel divided among Albania, Macedonia and Greece. Albanian instability is an endemic problem. In all likelihood, as before, the information in advance of planned demonstrations will allow the Albanian security services to deal with any potential threats to the government. However, if the security services cannot handle the unrest, it not only poses a threat to Albania, but also endangers NATO support operations in Albania for Kosovo, which would impact the whole of the KFOR mission. Unrest would pose a serious problem for the COMMZ W and KFOR commanders. They would need to weigh the relative importance of the mission against interfering in yet another Balkan factional dispute. As well, the fact that COMMZ W is an Italian-led mission raises another interesting possibility. Italian support for Allied forces in the spring of 1999 was lukewarm at best. Another Balkan ethnic dispute would not be received well by Italian Prime Minister Massimo DAlemas domestic constituency nor by other NATO members with similar positions, such as the Greeks. In the end, Albania, with its inability to resolve long-standing regional, ethnic and personal feuds, now threatens the security of the force that was inserted to protect the interests of ethnic Albanians in Kosovo. In short, the Albanians may accomplish what the Serbs could not undermine NATO operations in the region. From kbejko at kruncher.ptloma.edu Tue Aug 28 18:13:29 2012 From: kbejko at kruncher.ptloma.edu (KreshnikBejko) Date: Fri, 4 Feb 100 09:43:55 -0800 (PST) Subject: [ALBSA-Info] Press:Consequences of Kosovo Message-ID: <200002041743.JAA14248@kruncher.ptloma.edu> http://www.stratfor.com/CIS/commentary/c0001280128.htm 0128 GMT, 000128 The Consequences of Kosovo Both Greece and Italy appear to be distancing themselves from both the United States and Western Europe. Recent decisions in Athens and Rome suggest that neither government has reconciled the rift that opened in NATO during its war against Yugoslavia last year. Despite Western sanctions against Serbia, a new Italian business consortium, Consorzio Europeo Italia, announced Jan. 21 plans to open a trading center near Belgrade, Yugoslavia, reported the Albanian Daily News. The consortium, which includes several French companies, consists of businesses such as food and metal processors, telecommunications and the car and furniture industries. This move directly defies Western sanctions against Yugoslavia. Further, while Western disapproval of Russia mounts over the Chechen war, Italys relations with Moscow are growing friendlier. In Moscow on Jan. 20, Italian Foreign Minister Lamberto Dini promised to allocate $8.3 million to Russia for the destruction of chemical weapons. Several days later, on Jan. 27, Italian Deputy Defense Minister Gianni Rivera and Russian First Deputy Defense Minister Nikolai Mikhailov signed a military agreement that will enable Italy to buy Russian military products and develop further security cooperation between the two. Greece has also begun to turn to Russia for arms, recently taking delivery of 21 Tor-M1 anti-aircraft missile units. The governments in both Rome and Athens went along with NATOs three-month bombing campaign but harbored deep doubts over the wisdom of the war. Now, both governments appear worried by the wars consequences. Turkey is lending support to Albania, which raises hackles in Greece. Italy is still wrestling with the problems of ethnic Albanian refugees and immigrants. The private split within NATO has not been mended and since the war, the alliance has allowed the situation in Kosovo to deteriorate, increasingly threatening the nations of its own southern flank. The Balkan Stability Pact a Western offer following the war is a good example. The Pact, agreed upon by Washington and the EU, was to channel several billion dollars worth of economic aid to the region, excluding Serbia. Instead, Western powers have virtually deserted the pact. Greece and Italy, realizing that they must deal with the wars consequences appear to be taking matters into their own hands. From kbejko at kruncher.ptloma.edu Tue Aug 28 18:13:29 2012 From: kbejko at kruncher.ptloma.edu (KreshnikBejko) Date: Wed, 9 Feb 100 11:32:19 -0800 (PST) Subject: [ALBSA-Info] Faqe per Himaren Message-ID: <200002091932.LAA08378@kruncher.ptloma.edu> http://www.geocities.com/Paris/Tower/7132/HIMARA.html From kbejko at kruncher.ptloma.edu Tue Aug 28 18:13:29 2012 From: kbejko at kruncher.ptloma.edu (KreshnikBejko) Date: Thu, 17 Feb 100 16:42:45 -0800 (PST) Subject: [ALBSA-Info] French KFOR did no kill a sniper Message-ID: <200002180042.QAA17796@kruncher.ptloma.edu> Albanian killed in Mitrovice was not a sniper; he did not injure French militaries - KFOR PRISHTINE, Feb 17 (ATA) - By B.Jashari: The Albanian national Avni Hajredini, accused of being a sniper, killed by French KFOR forces in the outbreak of Mitrovice in Feb 13, is considered innocent, lieutenant colonel Chanliau, spokesman of KFOR forces, declared on Wednesday. Referring to the KFOR sources, ATA office in Prishtine announces that "Avni Hajredini is not considered innocent and there is not proof verifying that he shot against the KFOR militaries injured during the tragical unrest of February 13". "Since is not verified that Hajredini was guilty and due to the lack of facts proving that he was armed, we do not want to stain his personality", declared the KFOR spokesman in Mitrovice. He added that "is not even sure that KFOR soldiers have shot towards Hajredini, and we do not have proofs that he has been an attacker. When there are no proofs, the individual is considered innocent in democratic countries", declared Chanliau. /led/A.A/ From kbejko at kruncher.ptloma.edu Tue Aug 28 18:13:29 2012 From: kbejko at kruncher.ptloma.edu (KreshnikBejko) Date: Mon, 21 Feb 100 17:53:56 -0800 (PST) Subject: [ALBSA-Info] News:Who keeps B&B away from Albania? Message-ID: <200002220153.RAA07602@kruncher.ptloma.edu> Who keeps Brown & Roots away from Albania? Joseph Limprecht: "US diplomacy will itself be orientated towards economic development of Albania. After a new concept construction of Corridor VIII, will first of all be finalised in Albania, Macedonia and Bulgaria" Why are left aside offers of serious US companies, at a time when construction companies of neighbouring countries (beside the Macedonian one) are causing delays and work with a low rhythm in construction of highway network in Albania? Ten months ago, in May 1999, the US Company "Brown & Roots" requested construction of road segment Kashar-Rinas through concessions. But Ministry of Transport has not even today responded and open the green light to this request. For the first time, the then Minister of Transport and Public Affairs, today Minister of Transport (MT), Ingrid Shuli after two months, in July 1999, engaged herself to get more information about the request of americans. According official information in the MT, at that time Shuli accepted the request only in principle. In order to profit the concession for construction of this road segment, 8 km long, the US company has drafted even the project. Shuli in their presence agreed about the project implementation but according representatives on both parties it was necessary a decision on the terms of reference and conditions on its taking through concessions. Actually what is this project about is not yet told in details by the MT. The US company Brown & Roots realised a number of investments on behalf of NATO, like the road leading to Rinas airport, rehabilitating works in the airfield, in Durres seaport and others where were employed some 2500 Albanians. But on August 2, 1999 (when the war in Kosova ended) sources from Rinas airfield said that Browns & Roots would leave Albania. Sources said that the reason for their leaving were due to misunderstandings of the US company with Albanian government, responsible for infrastructure development sector. The reasons are numerous. During those days 13 officers of Rinas sold to NATO for some US$345 thousand an object which was not their property. Although the case is being treated by prosecutors office none believes that the NATO has forgotten it. The Albanian absurd reaches such a level where is demanded to the company to expropriate even canals?! The attack against kosovars' camps in Kukes, against Kukes airfield and others were other reasons. "Browns & Roots" has signed a five-year contract, but Albanian reality forced them to declare they're leaving without seriously beginning work in Albania. After 20 days the company requested to minister Shuli the right to take with concessions the road Kashar-Rinas. Due to the situation it seems the minister was forced to receive them. But nothing changed. Brown & Roots leaves Albania and only a representative remains here. Another US company comes into Albanian horizon. Red Horse has requested last August, a few days after the leaving of Brown & Roots to take with concessions Rinas airfield. In a meeting with Shuli the US company has requested to realise repair works in the airfield. The project foresaw even rehabilitation of the runway, of the connecting roadside and others. After realisation of this project Albanian travellers would profit as they would pay no additional expenses, differently from foreigners. But Shuli told to the US citizens the procedures, it is the Council of Ministers which will decide on it. Ministry of Finances on its part has given its OK for the project. But months pass by and the US companies have received no response by MT. There is no information where have negotiations stopped. Vice minister of transports Ahmet Cani said solution of this issue remains on hands of two people of the Minister of Transport, Ingrid Shuli and of Director of Foreign Relations in this ministry, Pali Xhelo. Xhelo gives no pronouncement on this issue while Shuli is not able to be contacted. The MT until arrival of the first request for concession complained that they were ready for concessions but there were no serious requests, which should be detailed, but after requests arrival the MT is hesitating. They are the only who know the reasons. Top MT officials know well what Oliver Deschamps, director in EBRD, meant when he said that Albanian infrastructure development was conditioned by concessions. Numerous are foreign investors in Albanian infrastructures but more numerous are their complaints. The Greeks of Sarandopulous have build in three years only 8 bridges, or covered only three km highway in one year. The Turkish constructors are with a one year delay in the road Rogozhina-Elbasan, or the Italians of Falcione which have only complaints. Americans at least have given a proof. MT should not be afraid of Brown & Roots, they levelled and asphalted within a short time the road axis Vore-Rinas, which is evaluated by specialists of high standard. You can take more information about this company through Internet on its page "www.Brown & Roots communication". If the reasons which hinder MT to give its OK are others, it would be best to solve them out somewhere else and leave the company to start work. From kbejko at kruncher.ptloma.edu Tue Aug 28 18:13:29 2012 From: kbejko at kruncher.ptloma.edu (KreshnikBejko) Date: Tue, 22 Feb 100 20:38:30 -0800 (PST) Subject: [ALBSA-Info] Interview with a vampire Message-ID: <200002230438.UAA09664@kruncher.ptloma.edu> (a Serb soldier telling of how massacres happend and how the special police forces killed civilans undiscrimintely.The army units are exonerated.) There was a village around B. Early in the morning, we were given an order to take the village in front of us...that's how it was said...we have to take this village...we were told to take our places and wait for the support which was the police...They arrived, we had to take our positions and fire a few projectiles, after which the [police] would go into the village. This particular one was Albanian civilians, there were no terrorists, and because there was no planning, there was this big incident where one of the men, because one of his friends was killed in the previous night, took around 30 women and children, put them against the wall, and shot them. . . . When he heard the news that his first neighbor was killed in the bombing, he wasn't the same person any more, he went berserk. I was just passing when I saw a lot of civilians, mainly women and children. They were crouching. He was in front of them with a machine gun. From the noise of the motor I couldn't make out what he was saying to them, I just saw that he was shouting at them, he was probably saying that they were guilty for his neighbors death. He lifted his gun, and started firing at them. The women and children were just falling. When he finished his business, his crime, he turned around and went away. They were left there lying in the grass. I felt crazy, heavy. My colleague was trying to calm me down saying, "You didn't do this, you are not to blame for this, we had to come here, we were mobilised. You have your family at home. Think of them. You have to make it back." He managed to calm me down a little, but that picture will be in front of my eyes for the rest of my life. What did you want to do when that happened? First, I wanted not to be there. Secondly, I wanted to even kill myself, because I couldn't bear what I saw. Maybe I could have killed him as well. I started to scream, to tear my hair out. I tell you, if I didn't have my friend beside me, I would have surely gone mad, without a doubt. . . . Do you think that these sort of things were happening often ? I am certain of it... but I can just tell you this...as far as the Army was concerned, these sort of things didn't happen very often. One man is in command of 100 men, and among that 100 there is maybe the 99th man is the exception. But as far as the police, those sort of things [happened] often. . . . That village where that incident happened was the first and the last village that we entered. Later on . . . everything came to this: we would stop in front of a village and from a distance fire a few times, after which the [police] would go in clean it, rob it burn the houses . . . only then we would go in . . . Did you see them "engage" the civilians? Yes, most of the time. The terrorists would run as soon as they saw the tanks, especially when we started to fire. We could see them running from the other side of the village . . . . [The police] didn't care whether they were terrorists or civilians, it was enough that they were Albanians...they would take them out of the house and shoot them immediately and carry on. They would move on as soon as they shot, because behind them, there was a column of vehicles [whose] job was to collect the bodies and the loot. . . What was the "horseshoe"? That was the system that was applied in all the wars. You would surround the village from three sides, and the 4th would be left for the civilians to run. They had the opportunity to leave the village. . . . Under whose command were the special police units? They had their officer in charge. I think that they were above us in terms of authority. The Army is bigger as an institution than the police, but they had control over us. We couldn't enter the village until they were finished with their looting and killing. Only when it was communicated to us that the village is free, we would enter. . . From kbejko at kruncher.ptloma.edu Tue Aug 28 18:13:29 2012 From: kbejko at kruncher.ptloma.edu (KreshnikBejko) Date: Fri, 25 Feb 100 21:33:01 -0800 (PST) Subject: [ALBSA-Info] Lajme:BBC/Shqiperi/Pakti Message-ID: <200002260533.VAA15366@kruncher.ptloma.edu> 24 shkurt 2000 Shqip?ria ?sht? vend ky? p?r stabilitetin e rajonit dhe ajo do t? p?rfaq?sohet mir? n? paketat e konferenc?s p?r financimin e rajonit. Intervist? me Andrew Levi, z?dh?n?s i kabinetit t? koordinatorit t? posa??m t? Paktit t? Stabilitetit. Sipas njoftimeve t? botuara dit?t e fundit n? gazetat shqiptare, n? tryez?n ekonomike t? Paktin t? Stabilitetit n? Shkup, n? ndarjen jo-p?rfundimtare t? parave q? do t? marrin vendet e p?rfshira n? k?t? nism?, Shqip?ris? ?sht? llogaritur t'i jepet vet?m shtat? p?rqind e tyre. Kjo sasi parash ?sht? shum? m? pak se ajo e vendeve fqinje si, Maqedonia dhe Bosnje Hercegovina. N? intervist?n dh?n? seksionit ton? Andrew Levi, z?dh?n?si i kabinetit t? koordinatorit t? posa??m t? Paktit t? Stabilitetit, fillimisht i p?rgjigjet pyetjes se p?rse ?sht? menduar q? Shqip?ria t? marr? m? pak para? Levi: Njoftimet e gazetave, tek t? cilat ju referoheni, kan? botuar nj? list? t? ve?ant?, nga nj?ri prej intitucioneve t? paktit t? stabilitetit. Kjo list? ka qen? vet?m nj? draft, nuk ka qen? p?rfundimtare. Pra, nuk b?het fjal? q? Pakti i Stabilitetit t'i kete ndar? para dikujt. Konferenca p?r financimin e rajonit do t? zhvillohet n? datat 29 dhe 30 mars n? Bruksel. N? k?t? konferenc? fillimisht do t? shqyrtohet se ?far? projekt pakete koherente dhe strategjike do t? zbatohet n? rajon p?r nj? ose dy vitet e ardh?shme. Un? jam i sigurt? se Shqip?ria do t? p?rfaq?sohet shum? mir? n? k?t? paket?. Shqip?ria ?sht? vend ky? p?r stabilitetin e rajonit dhe kjo ?sht? pranuar edhe nga koordinatori i posa??m, Bodo Hombah dhe nga pjes?marr?sit n? Paktin e Stabilitetit. Pra ende nuk jan? ndar? fondet. Parat? q? do t? ndahen, me siguri do t? jen? 1 ose 2 miliard? euro. ?sht? kjo ajo q? mund t? quhet nj? fillim i shpejt? ose paketa e projekteve t? para. Zoti Hombah, me t? cilin kam biseduar vet?, ?sht? i fokusuar n? faktin se Shqip?ria duhet t? ket? pjes?n e saj proporcionale, t? burimeve q? jan? n? dispozicion. Pyetje: ?far? projekte jan? paraqitur deri m? tani? Levi: Ajo q? thuhej n? list?n e botuar n? shtypin shqiptar ishte nj? draft, gj? q? ?on n? keqkuptime. Drafti n?nkupton ndryshimin e p?rmbajtjes s? tij. N?se tani un? p?rmend ndonj? projekt m? von? mund t? pyesni p?rse nuk u realizua ky projekt? Kjo sepse ne ende po punojm? p?r detajet e fundit. Por n? vija t? p?rgjith?shme, mund t'ju them se n? list?n e infrastruktur?s po shohim koridoret europiane t? transportit. Nj? nga k?to koridore ?sht? koridori i 8-t?, i cili fillon nga Shqip?ria, kalon n? vendet e Ballkanit Lindor dhe n?p?rmjet Bullgaris? shkon n? Turqi. Ka pjes? t? koridorit t? 8-t?, t? cilat do t? parashikohen n? list?n afatgjat? t? Bank?s Europiane p?r invenstime, p?r projektet e infrastruktur?s. Ka projekete t? cilat parashohin pastrimin e ujit, ose p?rmir?simin e sh?rbimeve t? aeroporteve. Ne jemi p?rq?ndruar se ?afr? mund t? b?jm? tani, dhe ?far? mund t? ndryshojm?, gjat? periudh?s 1 ose 2 vje?are dhe jo asaj aftatgjat?. Pik?risht p?r k?t? do t? diskutohet edhe n? konferenc?n n? fund t? muajit mars. Pyetje: A varen k?to projkete nga Qeveria Shqiptare apo nga dikush tjet?r? Levi: Shumica e projeketeve t? cilat jan? marr? n? shqyrtim, jan? propozuar nga vendet e rajonit. Pra kemi k?mb?ngulur q? k?to projekte t? prezantohen bashk?risht nga m? shum? se nj? vend, sepse q?llimi i Paktit t? Stabilitetit ?sht? bashk?punimi rajonal. Kuptohet q? n? disa raste, projekte t? r?nd?sishme mund t? ken? r?nd?si vet?m p?r nj? vend, por ne jemi p?rq?ndruar n? bashk?punimin rajonal, n? projekte nga t? cilat do t? p?rfitoj? i gjith? rajonidhe jo vet?m nj? vend. Pyetje: Ju that? se jeni t? sigurt? se Shqip?ria do t? p?rfaq?sohet mir? n? paket?n q? do t? dal? nga takimi n? fund t? muajit mars. Ku e mb?shtesni k?t? siguri? Levi: Jam i sigurt? sepse e njoh shum? mir? zotin Hombah dhe kemi folur se si duhet t? zhvillohet konferencae 29 dhe 30 marsit. Natyrisht, zoti Hombah si koordinator i posa??m duhet t'iket? me vete p?rfaq?suesit e vendeve t? Bashkimit Europian, p?rfaq?suesit e vendeve t? Grupit G7 dhe insitutucioneve bot?rore financiare. Por duke e ditur zotin Hombah dhe insitutucionet, nga konferenca do t? dalim me nj? paket? t? mir?, e cila do t? jet? e balancuar n? gjith? rajonin dhe e cila do t? promovoj? stabilitet dhe prosperitet jo vet?m p?r nj? pjes? t? rajonit, por p?r t? gjith? rajonin. From kbejko at kruncher.ptloma.edu Tue Aug 28 18:13:29 2012 From: kbejko at kruncher.ptloma.edu (KreshnikBejko) Date: Sat, 4 Mar 100 08:54:04 -0800 (PST) Subject: [ALBSA-Info] [ALBANEWS] [balkanhr] Albania: State of the Nation Message-ID: <200003041654.IAA22504@kruncher.ptloma.edu> > > C R I S I S W E B N E W S > Thursday, March 2, 2000 > > ICG SOUTH BALKANS - ALBANIA > ---------------------------- > > --> See http://www.crisisweb.org for the full report and the press > release > > ICGs latest Albania report, entitled Albania: State of the Nation, > examines recent political developments in Albania and traces the social, > political and economic after-effects of last years Kosovo crisis. In > particular, the report assesses the implications of Kosovos > liberation from Belgrades rule for the future of Albanian nationalism > and Albanias role as the motherland of ethnic Albanians throughout the > region. > > Looking at the evolving nature of pan-Albanian aspirations in the > Balkans, the report highlights a series of new initiatives for closer > inter-Albanian co-operation as well as the re-emergence of old > grievances - such as the property rights claim of the ethnic Albanian > Cham minority in northern Greece. > > The report underscores Albanias alarming security situation and the > chronic inability of the countrys struggling state institutions to stem > the rising tide of violence and organised crime. It concludes with a > call for greater regional co-operation and a series of targeted > technical assistance initiatives designed to help contain and, over > time, tackle corruption, blood feuds, the power of organised crime and > illegal trafficking in drugs and people. > > --> See http://www.crisisweb.org for the full report and the press > release > > > ------------------------------------- > CrisisWeb - http://www.crisisweb.org > ------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, send a message with "unsubscribe crisisweb address>" to mdaemon at tmg.co.uk > ------------------------------------- > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Balkan Human Rights List > Subscribe: balkanhr-subscribe at egroups.com > Unsubscribe: balkanhr-unsubscribe at egroups.com > Home: http://www.egroups.com/group/balkanhr/fullinfo.html > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Planning a party? iParty.com is your complete source for party planning and > supplies, with everything you need to throw the perfect party! > http://click.egroups.com/1/1635/2/_/370963/_/952035960/ > > -- Create a poll/survey for your group! > -- http://www.egroups.com/vote?listname=balkanhr&m=1 > > ____________________________________________________________________ > ALBANEWS Site of the Day: "Council for the Defence of Human Rights and > Freedoms, Prishtina, Kosova" > http://www.albanian.com/kmdlnj/ > ____________________________________________________________________ > ALBANEWS is not affiliated with the Albanian Government, the Kosova > Government, any association or organization, nor any information or > news agency. Reports, articles and news items from various sources > are distributed via ALBANEWS for INFORMATIVE purposes only. > Opinions expressed/published on ALBANEWS do NOT necessarily reflect > the views of the owner and the co-owners and/or moderators, nor any > of their host institutions. ALBANEWS does NOT guarantee the accuracy > of the reports, articles and news items distributed via the list. > ____________________________________________________________________ > ALBANEWS listowner, co-owners and/or moderators can be contacted at: > ALBANEWS-request at listserv.acsu.buffalo.edu > From kbejko at kruncher.ptloma.edu Tue Aug 28 18:13:29 2012 From: kbejko at kruncher.ptloma.edu (KreshnikBejko) Date: Sat, 4 Mar 100 08:56:55 -0800 (PST) Subject: [ALBSA-Info] Interesting news Message-ID: <200003041656.IAA11804@kruncher.ptloma.edu> According to a recent poll, Kosovo refugees displaced to Albania during the conflict say their stay and experiences there have intensified their feelings of kinship and nationhood with their compatriots in Albania (ICG State of Albania report 03/02/00) From kbejko at kruncher.ptloma.edu Tue Aug 28 18:13:29 2012 From: kbejko at kruncher.ptloma.edu (KreshnikBejko) Date: Mon, 6 Mar 100 10:39:12 -0800 (PST) Subject: [ALBSA-Info] Gary Kokalari Message-ID: <200003061839.KAA09692@kruncher.ptloma.edu> Dear all, After accomplishing the feat of transporting Dr.Malcolm from his cozy research library filled with works on Hobbes, it is time to think about getting mr.Kokalari to come to Boston to enlighten us about matters such as New World Telecom, and how to get real jobs:) Let's set up a work group to work towards this end. I volunteer. > > Nga nje klub tjeter Shqiptar gjetem pak informacion > rreth Titistit *** George Tenet *** sot shefi i CIA-s. > > Me poshte informacioni rreth ketij Titisti. > > The Hon. Richard C. Shelby > Senate Select Committee on Intelligence > United States Senate > Washington, DC 20510 > > ALBANIA/CIA DIRECTOR GEORGE TENET > > Senator Shelby: > > Attached herewith is a copy of an article from the > December 11-12, 1999 edition of THE NATIONAL HERALD > titled, ?The Force of Family and Tradition?. This > article includes excerpts from CIA Director George > Tenet?s December 4, 1999 speech at the annual > conference of the Hellenic Medical Society of New > York. His speech included a reference to his mother?s > migration from Albania as follows: > > ?My mother escaped from Northern Epirus on a British > submarine a step ahead of the communist takeover and > the closing of the border, never to see her family > again.? > > The term ?Northern Epirus? is used only by Greek > radicals to describe what is in fact southern Albania. > These radicals have as their common objective the > annexation of southern Albania by Greece. The term > ?Northern Epirus? is not recognized by Albanians, > Albania or for that matter, any other country. > > Also attached is a copy of my April 27, 1997 letter to > you regarding the nomination of George Tenet for > Director of the CIA. In that letter I requested that > you have Mr. Tenet disclose any relationships he may > have with organizations that support the concept of a > ?Northern Epirus?. I also warned that a destabilized > Albania had significant ramifications for U.S. > strategic interests, and that political instability in > Albania could serve as the catalyst to incite the > Albanians in Kosova into an uprising that could > escalate into armed conflict requiring military > intervention by the United States. > > As you are well aware, Kosova did indeed explode into > armed conflict which required U.S. military > intervention. Given the ongoing presence of U.S. > military personnel in the Balkans, and given the > continued political instability in the region, it is > an outrage that Mr. Tenet, while serving as Director > of the CIA, would act so irresponsibly in using the > highly inflammatory term ?Northern Epirus? to describe > Albania. By so doing he is embracing the dangerous > ambitions of Greek provocateurs and insulting > Albanians throughout the world. > > Because Mr. Tenet acted in this irresponsible manner > while serving as Director of the CIA, I am requesting > that Mr. Tenet provide your committee with an > explanation of his actions. I am also requesting that > he be censored with respect to using the term > ?Northern Epirus? in the future and that he issue a > formal apology to Albania and Albanians throughout the > world. > > Thank you. > > Sincerely, > > > > Gary Q. Kokalari > > > cc: The Hon. Madeleine Albright > Mr. Ekrem Bardha, ILLYRIA > The Hon. Sandy Berger > The Hon. Sali Berisha > The Hon. William Clinton > Mr. John Fund, THE WALL STREET JOURNAL > The Hon. Jesse Helms > The Hon. Henry Kissinger > The Hon. Joseph Limprecht > The Hon. Rexhep Meidani > The Hon. Ilir Meta > Mr. Avni Mustafaj, National Albanian American Council > Mr. Ilir Zherka, National Albanian American Council > > ********** Shtese ************* > Bombardimi i ambasades Kineze ne Beograd ishte > veprimtaria me e theksuar antishqiptare e ketij > Titisti i cili deshironte qe konfliktin Nato- Serbi ta > kthente ne konflikt Nato-Kine.Tenet theksoj se gjoja > CIA dispononte nje harte te vjeter te Beogradit dhe > nuk e dinte se ajo godine qe u bombardua i perkiste > ambasades Kineze. > > Me nderime A.Kanina > > __________________________________________________________________________ > Opinions expressed on ALBANIAN do NOT necessarily reflect the views of the > owner, co-owners and/or moderators, nor any of their host institutions. > **>>> Technical support: albanian-request at listserv.acsu.buffalo.edu <<<<** > From kbejko at kruncher.ptloma.edu Tue Aug 28 18:13:29 2012 From: kbejko at kruncher.ptloma.edu (KreshnikBejko) Date: Wed, 8 Mar 100 20:23:34 -0800 (PST) Subject: [ALBSA-Info] An article by a "doctor" In-Reply-To: <20000308044725.28819.qmail@web125.yahoomail.com> from "Agron Alibali" at Mar 7, 0 08:47:25 pm Message-ID: <200003090423.UAA07016@kruncher.ptloma.edu> Does anyone care to expose the fallacies of this article? > > ----------- ALBSA-Info Mailing List --------- > - ALBSA Web Site: http://www.albstudent.org - > > >From the Albanian Daily News > > The Myth of Greater Albania > > By Dr Sam Vaknin > > To the politicians of the Balkans - almost without > exception corrupt and despised by their own > constituencies - the myth of a Greater Albania comes > in handy. It keeps the phobic Macedonians, the > disdainful Serbs and the poor and crime-ridden > Albanians united and submissive within their > respective countries, although each group for > differing reasons. > > To reiterate, it is the belief that people of Albanian > extraction, wherever they may be, regard their > domicile as part of a Greater Albania and undertake > all efforts necessary to create such an outcome. For > example, Kosovo should be part of this Greater > Albania, so the myth goes, because prior to 1912, when > the Serbs occupied it, Kosovo had administratively > been part of an Ottoman-mandated Albania. Sali Berisha > - a former president of Albania - talks ominously > about an "Albanian Federation." The younger, allegedly > more urbane Pandeli Majko, the former Prime Minister > of Albania, has raised the notion of a uniform > curriculum for all Albanian pupils and students, > wherever they may reside. Albanians in Macedonia make > it a point to fly Albanian flags conspicuously and on > every opportunity. This could have well been a > plausible scenario had it not been for two facts. > Firstly, there is no such thing as homogeneous > "Albanians" and secondly Greater Albania is without > historical precedent. > > Albanians are comprised of a few ethnic groups of > different creeds. There are Catholic Albanians - such > as Mother Theresa - and Muslim Albanians - such as > Hashim Thaci, the self-proclaimed "provisional Prime > Minister" of Kosovo. There are Tosks - southern > Albanians who speak a (nasal) dialect of Albanian and > there are Gegs - northern Albanians (and Kosovars) who > speak another dialect which has little in common with > Tosk (at least to my ears). Tosks don?t like Gegs and > Gegs detest Tosks. In a region where tribal and > village loyalties predominate, these are pertinent and > important facts. > > The Kosovars are considered by their Albanian > "brethren" (especially by the Tosks, but also by > Albanian Gegs) to be cold, unpleasant, filthy-rich > cheats. Albanians - Tosks and Gegs alike - are > considered by the Kosovars to be primitive, > ill-mannered bandits. There is no love lost between > all these groups. When the crisis brought on by > Operation Allied Force started, the local Albanian > population charged the refugees exorbitant (not to say > extortionate) prices for such necessities as a roof > over their head, food and cigarettes. When the UN > mandate (read: the KLA mandate) was established, the > Albanians rushed to export their brand of crime and > banditry to Kosovo and to prey on its local > population. > > No Macedonian - however radical - will dare speak > about the Albanians in the way that my Kosovar > contacts do. They nonchalantly and matter-of-factly > attribute to them the most heinous crimes and > uncivilized behaviour. Kosovars had an excruciating > experience in Albania during this crisis. The lessons > learned by Kosovars since Albania was opened up to > them in 1990 will not be easily forgotten nor > forgiven. Albanians reciprocate by portraying the > Kosovars as cynical, inhuman, money-making terminators > and emotionless wealthy predators. > > This is not to say that Albanians on both sides of the > border do not share the same national dreams and > aspirations. Kosovar intellectuals were watching > Albanian TV and reading Albanian papers even > throughout the Stalinist period of Enver Hoxha, the > long-time Albanian dictator. Albanian nationalists > never ceased regarding Kosovo as an integral part of > an Albanian motherland. But as the decades passed by, > as the dialects metamorphosed, as the divide grew > wider, as the political systems diverged and as the > political and cultural agendas became more distinct - > Kosovars became more and more Kosovars and less and > less like the Albanians of Albania proper. > > This historical, 80-year-old rift was exacerbated by > the abyss between the Enver Hoxha regime and its Tito > counterpart; the former impoverished, paranoiac, > xenophobic, hermetically isolated and violent; the > latter - relatively enlightened, economically > sprightly, open to the world and dynamic. As a result, > Kosovar houses are three times as big as Albanian ones > and Kosovars used to be (until the Kosovo conflict) > three times richer (in terms of GDP per capita). > > Kosovars crossing into Albania during the Hoxha regime > were often jailed and tortured by its fearsome secret > police. A Kosovar - Xhaferr Deva - served as Minister > of the Interior in the hated Second World War > government in Albania, which collaborated > wholeheartedly with the Nazis. Albanians, in general, > were much more reserved and suspicious towards the > Germans (who occupied Albania from 1943, after the > Italian change of heart). Kosovars welcomed the Nazis > as liberators from Serb serfdom (as did Albanians in > Macedonia to a lesser extent). Deva was responsible > for the most unspeakable atrocities against the > Albanian population in Albania proper. It did not > render the Kosovars more popular. In Albania proper, > three anti-fascist resistance movements - the Albanian > Communist Party, Balli Kombetar (the National Front) > and Legaliteti (Legality, a monarchist faction > fighting to re-establish King Zog) fought against the > occupiers from 1941. The Communists seized control of > the country at the end of 1944. > > Thus, the forced re-union was a culture shock to both. > The Kosovars were stunned by the living conditions, > misery and lawlessness of Albania proper. The > Albanians were envious and resentful of their guests > and regarded them as legitimate objects for > self-enrichment. There were, needless to say, selfless > exceptions to the egotistic rule. But I cannot think > of any right now. > > Historically, there was never a "Greater Albania" to > hark back to. Albania was created in 1912 (its borders > finally settled in 1913) in response to > Austro-Hungarian demands. It never encouraged Kosovo > to secede. > > The Albanian King Zog suppressed the activities of > Kosovar irredentist movements in his country in > between the two world wars. Albania, mired in the twin > crises of economy and identity, had little mind or > heart for Kosovo. > > But this was the culmination of a much longer, > convoluted and fascinating history > > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. > http://im.yahoo.com > > > _______________________________________________________ > ALBSA-Info mailing list: ALBSA-Info at alb-net.com > http://www.alb-net.com/mailman/listinfo/albsa-info > From kbejko at kruncher.ptloma.edu Tue Aug 28 18:13:29 2012 From: kbejko at kruncher.ptloma.edu (KreshnikBejko) Date: Sat, 11 Mar 100 22:23:02 -0800 (PST) Subject: [ALBSA-Info] Fjale profetike Message-ID: <200003120623.WAA10814@kruncher.ptloma.edu> Si kthehemi aty ku ishim? Nje liber per kthimin reflektiv ne vitin e permbysjeve '91 Nga Frrok Cupi Ishte viti 1991, fundmaji. Bashke me nje historian dhe nje politikan nga Tirana, si dhe tre perfaqesues nga Kosova, do te krijonim delegacionin e shqiptareve qe do te vizitonte Shtetet e Bashkuara te Amerikes. Ate dite do te niseshim. Me pare do te shkoja ne Sallen e Parlamentit, ku do te ndahesha me shoket. Nga zyra e gazetes "RD", e para gazete opozitare qe ndodhej ne rrugen "Fortuzi", u nisa me pak vonese. Sheshit para Pallatit te Kultures nuk mund te kaloje; qindra njerez kishin zene rrugen dhe demonstronin. Minatoreve te Valiasit u ishin bashkuar edhe qytetare te tjere te Tiranes. Kalova nga mbrapa Pallatit. Ne shkallet e Pallatit te Kultures, mes nje grupi te vogel njerezish, ve re edhe gazetarin e "RD"-se, Emin Barci. Ai po mbante nje fjale, gje qe me cuditi sepse nuk kishte ndonje rol politik dhe nuk kishte provuar te mbante fjalime. Megjithate... Ne fakt fjala e tij qe shume e shkurter, por krijoi nje "zjarr" thirrjesh. "Cfare bejme ketu ne shesh?! Asgje, ketu nuk behet asgje per demokracine. Atje, atje ne Parlament ndodhet komunisti Fatos Nano. Ju bej thirrje drejt Parlamentit...". Pak a shume keto ishin fjalet e folesit ne demonstraten e minatoreve te Valiasit. Kaq me ka mbetur ne kujtese, si ne nje vizion te shpejte, ne ekranin e asaj dite. Makina me te cilen do te udhetoja drejt Athines, ku do te merrnim avionin per ne Nju Jork, po priste. Vetem disa dite, mbasi kisha arritur ne Amerike, munda te mesoj se cfare kishte ndodhur ate dite ne Sheshin e Tiranes. Ne nje nga restorantet e nje shqiptaro-amerikani me priste Ismail Kadare. Ai donte te dinte per punet ne Shqiperi. - Cfare perfaqesojne keto sindikatat e Valiasit? Pyetja me erdhi e papritur. Ai, me sa duket e kuptoi dhe me beri pyetjen tjeter: - Pse e rrezuan Fatos Nanon?...E di cfare me tha Presidenti i Bankes Evropiane per Zhvillim, Kamdesy? "Cfare bejne shqiptaret, rrezojne Nanon ende pa u kthyer ne Shqiperi?! I kishim premtuar nje grant te mire". Kadare tregoi me gjate biseden me Kamdesy: - Bankieri eshte miku im i afert. Fatos Nano e ka takuar keto dite, pak para se te rrezohej Qeveria e tij dhe i kishte thene se "jam miku i Kadarese". - Jo, - i thashe zoti Kamdesy,- nuk kemi ndonje kushedi cfare miqesie. "S'ka gje, - me tha ai, - mbase donte te perfitonte dicka per vendin e tij; por me beri pershtypje, ishte njeri i kohes. I premtova maksimumin"... - Ndersa ju e rrezoni Kryeministrin ende pa u ulur ne Tirane!- m'u drejtua Ismail Kadare, duke vazhduar nje bisede te gjate dhe miqesore. - A nuk kishin kohe ta rrezonin pasi te vinin parate, te pakten!? Cfare po behet keshtu me ata njerez, veprojne kunder vetes...Mund te pritej per rrezimin e Qeverise, ka kohe per keto pune. ...Ndersa mua me vinte ndermend tere ajo skene e shkurter zjarri e guresh qe hidheshin kunder ndertesave ne qender te Tiranes, diten kur po nisesha. Me erdhen ndermend Emini qe mbante fjalimin dhe nuk dija gje per fatin e tij, Dit Kaba- fotoreporteri i gazetes RD, i cili ndodhej edhe ai aty, Agim Buxheli - kameramani i Partise Demokratike, qe ndodhej po ne shesh. Renia e qeverise Nano u festua nga shqiptaret e Amerikes si renie e Qeverise se fundit komuniste; por nuk dija gje tjeter. (Ata thane se ishte djegur edhe godina e Ministrise se Puneve te Brendshme, gje qe i gezonte me se shumti, por ne fakt ishte djegur vetem Klubi i Ministrise). Me duket se kur kujtoj kete ngjarje, jam duke pare ate qe po ndodh sot; ose duke pare kete qe po ndodh sot, me duket se po kthehen "shiritat" e ngjarjes se vitit 1991. Perseri e njejta gje: Tanime jo Kamdesy, por Pakti i Stabilitetit dhe organizma te tjera pas krizes kosovare kane ndare menjane dicka per Shqiperine e nevojitur per ndihme e zhvillim. Mirepo Qeveria po lekundet per nga rrezimi. Aty eshte perseri Fatos Nano, i cili duke fituar zgjedhjen ne krye te PS-se ka shkaktuar konflikte; vecse pa minatoret e Valiasit. Edhe Emini po aq afer zotit Nano eshte; vecse tani jo rrezimtari, por eshte Zedhenesi i shtypit per te. Dit Kaba eshte nje nga keshilltaret kryesore te Nanos. Sali Berisha, te cilin e lashe ne Sallen e Kuvendit ne Maj 1991, pak ore para rrezimit te Qeverise, eshte po perballe Nanos. Qe nga viti 1993 i kishin humbur "koordinatat" dhe nuk ndodheshin "face to face"; ndersa tani u gjeten perseri. Personazhet kryesore te vitit 1991. Perseri keta; vecse te kthyer ne role te kundert: humbesi i atehershem eshte fitimtar i sotem; spikeri i djeshem eshte perseri spiker, por ne krahun e kundert; keshilltari po keshtu; Sheshi po ai; Qeveria duke u lekundur; uria duke trokitur; krimi me i shtuar. Te gjithe se bashku guxojne te rivijne, te nderrojne radhet, te kercenojne, te qeshin, te lahen dhe te betohen se nuk ishin ata, te tregojne fytyrat dhe te fshehin duart. Po aty. Tete vjet ec e ec, ec e ngec, ik e eja, digj e vrit, vidh e shpif, burgos e zhvarros, bashko e ndaj...ja ku jemi perseri aty ku e nisem. Kete po bejme me veten. From kbejko at kruncher.ptloma.edu Tue Aug 28 18:13:29 2012 From: kbejko at kruncher.ptloma.edu (KreshnikBejko) Date: Tue, 14 Mar 100 14:39:37 -0800 (PST) Subject: [ALBSA-Info] Wall St. Journal Message-ID: <200003142239.OAA11086@kruncher.ptloma.edu> March 14, 2000 INS's in a state of disarray. Woe to us whose life is in their hands. Work Week ALAN GREENSPAN is embraced as a champion of the huddled masses. Unions, trade groups and others seeking expanded immigration have adopted the Fed chairman as an unofficial spokesman after his recent remarks that laws should be relaxed to offset worker shortages. His every utterance on the issue is reprinted in press releases and newsletters. "You have Alan Greenspan saying that a big threat to our continued prosperity is the dwindling number of workers," says Frank Sharry of the National Immigration Forum, an advocacy group. "So God has spoken." The remarks are also cheered by John Gay of the Essential Worker Immigration Coalition, whose members have testified in Congress on worker shortages. "We always love the chairman, he's right on," says Mr. Gay. IT'S A NEW YEAR, but the same old disputes arise over guest farm workers. Protests and rallies were held in various cities over the Agricultural Job Opportunity Benefits and Security Act, now before the Senate. Among other provisions, it would allow laborers who work on farms at least 180 days for five consecutive years to apply for legal status. Critics say that growers haven't experienced the consistently high worker shortages that would justify the bill, and that the bill gives growers a captive labor force while helping them avoid federal sanctions for hiring illegal workers. Growers say it will ease cumbersome regulation, improve worker housing and boost wages. But if growers "can recruit workers from Bangladesh, Jamaica and Southern Mexico, why can't they recruit legal workers from Central California and South Texas?" asks Joel Najar of the National Council of La Raza, a Hispanic advocacy group, which opposes the measure. THE INS IS KEEPING a close count on H-1B visas. As of Feb. 15, the Immigration and Naturalization Service had approved 67,000 requests from firms seeking to hire foreigners with high-tech and other skills the companies say can't be found here. Congress set 2000's limit at 115,000 of the visas. KPMG LLP is reviewing INS records because the INS can't say how many H-1B visas were issued last year. The consultants were hired after the INS discovered it mistakenly awarded between 10,000 and 20,000 more than allowed. Meanwhile, Congress' efforts to raise the cap don't quell the H-1B debate. High-tech firms -- the biggest users of the visas -- claim a shortage of 269,000 workers. Organized labor disputes the number, saying industry wants to replace U.S. workers with cheaper foreigners. LOCAL JOB-TRAINING programs benefit from specialty-worker fees. U.S. companies pay $500 for each skilled foreigner they hire under the H-1B program. Last summer, the Labor Department used the fees for $12.5 million in grants for training U.S. workers in computer, science and health-care jobs. About $41 million has been collected since the fund was set up in 1998. The money is shared with the National Science Foundation, which awards college scholarships in math, science and technology. POOR RURAL AND URBAN hospitals facing nursing shortages are still awaiting foreign nurses allowed to work here temporarily under a law passed last fall. The law provides 500 temporary visas annually for nurses who may stay for as long as three years. But the INS is still drafting rules. NEW TELEPHONE HOTLINES aim to prevent job discrimination against legal immigrants. The program, launched last July by the Justice Department, fields about 1,500 calls a week from employers with questions about rules on hiring immigrants and for immigrant workers with complaints about abusive employers. JUSTICE DEPARTMENT FINES businesses for immigrant discrimination. A Maryland food processor last week agreed to pay $97,000 in civil penalties and to contribute $135,000 to a worker-security fund to settle discrimination complaints filed on behalf of more than 660 immigrant workers. The case grew out of a complaint brought by a food workers' union against Townsend Culinary Inc., Laurel, Md. That complaint alleged that Townsend illegally fired two Salvadoran women. The Justice Department's Office of Special Counsel for Immigration-Related Unfair Employment Practices sued Townsend in 1997. An administrative law judge last week ruled that Townsend's conduct constituted a pattern or practice of document abuse and discrimination. In another case, La Trattoria, a Houston restaurant, agreed to pay $12,000 to settle allegations that its owner and other staff members repeatedly called a former waiter of Iranian descent a "camel." Both companies have denied that they discriminated. THE CHECKOFF: A federal appeals court rules that a foreign whistle-blower who flees to the U.S. to avoid retribution may seek political asylum... . Since October, the INS has seized more than 3,500 fraudulent immigration documents in Chicago, including green cards, work permits and citizenship papers. About 15,000 fake immigration papers were seized there the previous year. -- Marjorie Valbrun Write to Marjorie Valbrun at marjorie.valbrun at wsj.com From kbejko at kruncher.ptloma.edu Tue Aug 28 18:13:29 2012 From: kbejko at kruncher.ptloma.edu (KreshnikBejko) Date: Tue, 14 Mar 100 16:31:01 -0800 (PST) Subject: [ALBSA-Info] News:Balkans Still Below Soviet era econ levels Message-ID: <200003150031.QAA11522@kruncher.ptloma.edu> Balkans Still Below Soviet-Era Econ Levels -World Bank Dow Jones Newswires WASHINGTON (AP)--Southeastern European nations have managed to recover only 75% of the income levels they had when the region was dominated by the Soviet Union, the World Bank said in a report Monday. The international community must help countries in the region to achieve peace, stability and prosperity because they can't do it on their own, the report said. It said an approach based solely on country-by-country reform and greater regional integration wouldn't be enough. "In the past several years," the report said, the gap between these countries and the rest of Europe has increased. Their lackluster growth performance has also resulted in higher poverty, inequality and unemployment." The 56 million people in Southeast Europe have an annual per capita income of $2,200, half that of neighboring central Europe. The countries covered by the report are Albania, Bosnia, Bulgaria, Croatia, Yugoslavia, the former Yugoslav republic of Macedonia and Romania. The report, focusing on attaining stability and prosperity in Southeast Europe, will be presented at a donors' conference for the region to be held March 29-30 in Brussels. The donors'conference is expected to be the first test of credibility for a regional stability pact that world leaders agreed upon at a summit in Istanbul last October. "The report sets the framework for the collaborative effort required by the countries of Southeastern Europe and by the international community to achieve our mutual goals for all people in the region," said Johannes Linn, the bank's vice president for Europe and Central Asia. A deeper and longer-lasting commitment by the countries of the region to reform is required to overcome the legacy of conflict and poor economic performance, the report said. Also needed is a greater cooperation among them than has been the case in the past decade. "The efforts of (these) countries need to be complemented by the efforts of the international community to integrate the countries into European and global structures and to provide assistance in key areas," the report said. Such a joint commitment, the study continues, offers the best hope for achieving peace and prosperity throughout the region. The report said that while the countries of Southeast Europe are similar in income levels and social development, they have all shared a legacy of inadequate growth and declining living standards during the past decade of transition from communism and wars in Croatia, Bosnia and Kosovo. The report says core elements of a strategy for the region are: - Moving rapidly towards trade integration within the European Union and within Southeastern Europe and creating a stable, open environment for developing the private sector. - Fostering social change to reduce tensions and create the conditions for peace and stability. - Improving institutions and government structures and strengthening anti-corruption efforts in the region. - Investing in regional infrastructure to integrate the region physically with the rest of Europe and within itself in an environmentally safe way. Among the main topics of the conference in Brussels will be road transportation projects to improve links with Europe. From kbejko at kruncher.ptloma.edu Tue Aug 28 18:13:29 2012 From: kbejko at kruncher.ptloma.edu (KreshnikBejko) Date: Sat, 18 Mar 100 10:54:34 -0800 (PST) Subject: [ALBSA-Info] What to make of this? Message-ID: <200003181854.KAA18728@kruncher.ptloma.edu> Police Come Down Hard on Smuggled Condoms TIRANA - Police in southern Albania hauled in a record five million contraband condoms from Greece with a street value of $700,000, a daily reported on Friday. The truck driver told police his cargo was exempt from customs duty as they were a gift from humanitarian groups to encourage safe sex among the impoverished Balkan nation's 3.3 million people, the Gazeta Shqiptare said. The police did not report the identity of the truck driver or the final destination of the load. His truck was stopped at a police check-point between the Albania-Greece customs border point at Kakavija and the southernmost city of Gjirokastra. The condoms are being guarded by police while authorities decide on what to do with them. Albania is trying to crack down on smuggling - especially of fuel, cigarettes and coffee - since customs duties account for some 60 percent of budget revenues. From kbejko at kruncher.ptloma.edu Tue Aug 28 18:13:29 2012 From: kbejko at kruncher.ptloma.edu (KreshnikBejko) Date: Sun, 19 Mar 100 19:07:47 -0800 (PST) Subject: [ALBSA-Info] New Webpage for Church of Albania (fwd) Message-ID: <200003200307.TAA17738@kruncher.ptloma.edu> > > Dear Friends of the Orthodox Autocephalous Church of Albania, > > We just want to announce that the Orthodox Church of Albania now has its own > webpage. Please visit our sight with Microsoft Explorer browser at > www.orthodoxalbania.org > > If you have any suggestions, please feel free to send them to me. > > Please continue to keep our Church in your prayers. > > With love in Christ, > +Fr Luke Veronis > > From kbejko at kruncher.ptloma.edu Tue Aug 28 18:13:29 2012 From: kbejko at kruncher.ptloma.edu (KreshnikBejko) Date: Tue, 21 Mar 100 20:57:11 -0800 (PST) Subject: [ALBSA-Info] And the band plays on. Message-ID: <200003220457.UAA09046@kruncher.ptloma.edu> >From stratfor.com > Although Albanian speakers comprise about 1 percent of Europe's 510 million > >residents, they made up 14 percent of all Europeans arrested for heroin > >smuggling in 1997, according to Interpol. From kbejko at kruncher.ptloma.edu Tue Aug 28 18:13:29 2012 From: kbejko at kruncher.ptloma.edu (KreshnikBejko) Date: Sun, 9 Apr 100 19:52:43 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [ALBSA-Info] Meqe jemi nga Tirana Message-ID: <200004100252.TAA12248@kruncher.ptloma.edu> 09 prill 2000 BBC ALBANIAN Kryetari i Bashkis? s? Tiran?s - zgjedhjet lokale Kryetari i Bashkis? s? Tiran?s, Albert Brojka, deklaron se nuk do t? ver? kandidaturen e tij n? zgjedhjet e ardhshme lokale pasi e sheh t? pamundur ndryshimin e gjendjes se infrastruktur?s urbane t? kryeqytetit, t? cilen ai e quan katastrofike. From kbejko at kruncher.ptloma.edu Tue Aug 28 18:13:29 2012 From: kbejko at kruncher.ptloma.edu (KreshnikBejko) Date: Thu, 13 Apr 100 09:47:27 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [ALBSA-Info] Interesting Question Message-ID: <200004131647.JAA14538@kruncher.ptloma.edu> >From an interview with Paskal Milo regarding teh Budapest meeting - While the representatives of Kosovo demanded that its final status should be independence, why didnt the Albanian delegation support this? - We did not oppose the goal of the representatives of the Albanians of Kosovo for its independence. It cannot be said we did not agree on that issue, but we provided our arguments and elaborated them given the responsibility as representatives of the Albanian state because the future of Kosovo is seen within the process of the regional and European integration. There are two ways to express this, which lead to a conclusion: today or tomorrow an independent Kosovo will be part of the integrated region in the European family. So, there are no fundamental differences in connection to Kosovos future, when it is anticipated that it will be part of the European Union. It is a question of time, when different political forces think that Kosovo can be independent and integrated. So, it is a question of time, not a substantial issue. The Albanian state abides by the fundamental obligations and objectives anticipated to be achieved by the resolution 1244 as the only framework of the mandate of action of the international community. But the practical implementation of the resolution has brought about a lot of difficulties. Its just interpretation, in compliance with the existing realities, would contribute to the immediate normalisation of the situation there.