From etrit at alb-net.com Sat Mar 4 14:17:04 2000 From: etrit at alb-net.com (Etrit Bardhi) Date: Sat Mar 4 14:17:04 2000 Subject: [Prishtina-E] New list, Prishtina-e Message-ID: Hi, we have received many requests lately to create a new list for prishtina but only in english, so we have done so. The name of the list is prishtina-e at alb-net.com, and only English should be used there. The languages used in prishtina-l will still remain both Albanian and English. All the current members of prishtina-l were added to prishtina-e as well. In case you would like to unsubscribe from any of these lists, please send an e-mail to either prishtina-l-admin at alb-net.com or prishtina-e-admin at alb-net.com Thank you for your understanding, Etrit Bardhi. From etrit at alb-net.com Sat Mar 4 14:19:33 2000 From: etrit at alb-net.com (Etrit Bardhi) Date: Sat Mar 4 14:19:33 2000 Subject: [Prishtina-E] Re: Welcome To "Prishtina-E"! In-Reply-To: Message-ID: On Sat, 4 Mar 2000 Peacemaker526 at aol.com wrote: > Excellent........i understand english!!!....Thanks, Dennis > Thanks for your support, Etrit. From baharrell at hotmail.com Sat Mar 4 18:48:54 2000 From: baharrell at hotmail.com (brinkley harrell) Date: Sat Mar 4 18:48:54 2000 Subject: [Prishtina-E] (no subject) Message-ID: <20000304234821.45247.qmail@hotmail.com> Hello, I would like for someone who lives in Prishtina, and works for the UN or OSCE, to please contact me direct. I wish to locate a few friends, but I don't think they have e-mail access. Thank you very much. UCPMB :) ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com From etrit at alb-net.com Sat Mar 4 22:42:22 2000 From: etrit at alb-net.com (Etrit Bardhi) Date: Sat Mar 4 22:42:22 2000 Subject: [Prishtina-E] Trepca Message-ID: Taken from Time Magazine: "Better divide than share," says Petar Mitrovic, a 67-year-old retired miner. "As it is, we control the most profitable part of Kosovo," he says, referring to the Trepca mines, which contain Europe's second largest deposits of lead and zinc and are located in Serb strongholds in northern Kosovo, "Belgrade's doorstep" as the locals call it. A stroll around town provides further evidence of Belgrade's tight grip on the region. Postmen still carry letters bearing Yugoslav stamps; kiosks proffer only cigarettes made in Serbia; and shopkeepers boast of goods "par Serbian excellence." The Serbs' frequent use of French is no coincidence. "French soldiers and friends help us," says a 30-year-old Serb who claims to have fought with French legionnaire-turned-paramilitary Frenki Simatovic. "Comment?" I ask as he produces a series of objects from a wooden cabinet flanked by icons of Saint Nicolas: anti-tear gas serum, French military insulated gloves, a dozen iron tablets to fight combat anemia, a metal baton and 15 walkie-talkies--all, he claims, courtesy of the French soldiers. He then shows off part of an armory left behind by retreating Yugoslav forces last June: M-76 Yugoslav-made sniper rifles, grenades and a variety of mortar launchers. Later I attended a get-together of former Serbian police officers, paramilitaries, special forces members and soldiers. Huddled in the dim light of a tiny cafe, they recount their war stories: roundups of ethnic Albanians, beatings, interrogations and always killings, killings, killings. Many fondle knife blades as they talk and drink. They flash Belgrade-issued "humanitarian assistance" cards, joking that they "need to come to the aid of the Albanians again." Some even talk of "the brilliance of Arkan [the notorious paramilitary leader assassinated in a Belgrade hotel last month] in fooling the west into believing he is dead when he is really in Belgium or France." From juniku at hotmail.com Mon Mar 6 01:25:47 2000 From: juniku at hotmail.com (Uk Lushi) Date: Mon Mar 6 01:25:47 2000 Subject: [Prishtina-E] (no subject) Message-ID: <20000306062515.58022.qmail@hotmail.com> blblnblll'l ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com From BShehu7580 at aol.com Mon Mar 6 19:17:41 2000 From: BShehu7580 at aol.com (BShehu7580 at aol.com) Date: Mon Mar 6 19:17:41 2000 Subject: [Prishtina-E] something worth reading.... Message-ID: <3e.181c0f7.25f5a47e@aol.com> The reality of the current predicament in Kosovo by Rafiq A. Tschannen The impressions a traveller receives when visiting Kosovo these days are bound to be manifold. One will come across many shocking scenes of destruction and atrocities, but also of signs of joy at the end of oppression and at the many positive efforts now being undertaken.The reason why the crossing for the relief materials is so slow might also be a result of the fact that the Macedonians must be feeling rather frustrated to see so much wealth flow into Kosovo, while they themselves could use a lot of this help as well. Consequently, the Macedonians are checking all supplies in detail before they leave Macedonia. Surely, the NATO states must be paying a few billions of dollars for the privilege of using Macedonia as their "back-door" into Kosovo, however, naturally one always could use a few billion more... On the other side Montenegro has even started with a tax of 5 per cent for all goods leaving Montenegro.The international relief organisations have nearly completely "distributed" Kosovo among themselves, both bringing in emergency relief supplies as well as arranging for reconstruction. On the emergency relief side many different items are being distributed such as food items and toiletry, mattresses and blankets, kitchen stoves and fire wood. On the reconstruction side in some aspect the distribution of shelter material might be like this: some relief organisations have for instance decided to repair the houses completely, as they were before the war, supplying building materials for complete reconstruction up to and including tiles for the roofs. Others might have decided to "look after" more villages, and so they supply only plastic sheets for missing doors, windows and roofs. The idea being to enable as many families as possible to have at least one warm room for the winter. Both approaches have their validity but naturally for the persons affected it will be of much greater benefit to be able to repair the house completely rather than temporarily, never knowing whether any help for complete reconstruction will follow at a later stage or not.With all these efforts going on one gets the impression that hundreds of millions of dollars are flowing into Kosovo through these relief agencies. This is wonderful news for those who benefit, but let us pause a little and reflect... First of all, even with hundreds of millions of dollars in relief materials entering the country, first of all, those countries benefit where all these millions are spent. Relief materials are being purchased primarily in the surrounding Balkan countries including Greece and Turkey. That is good news for all of them. However, we must not forget that in such cases there are always a lot of people that are somehow left out. For instance, one house owner, whose house burnt down, was in the next town looking for work when the relief agencies passed to decide whether they should put his name on the list of houses to be reconstructed. He was not considered (and did not find a job). There are thousands and thousands of stories like that. Moreover, is all this aid needed in the first place? Why cannot Kosovo "repair itself"? The answer is simple: Unemployment may be in the region of 90 per cent. Schools were effectively closed for Albanians for the last ten years. Some fortunate individuals were able to study in Albania or in Turkey and lately also in Bosnia. However. the vast majority of persons are not well-educated and do not have any work experience.There is, of course, hope also for the economic future of Kosovo. Kosovo has a good agricultural base and, Inshallah, with this year's harvest the country-side will quickly recover. Some assistance is needed for the agricultural sector this spring and several Government and Non-Government Agencies are already arranging it. The more difficult problem will be faced in the urban centres. Unemployment is high due to the non-functioning industrial sector. Estimates go as high as 90 per cent. The problem has further deteriorated due to the migration from war-torn villages into the towns. In the long term this migration will weaken the countryside (taking away part of the labour force) and increase the pressure on the labour market in the towns.May we reflect on the reason why about 300 international aid agencies are registered as active in Kosovo? (Out of these about 10 per cent are Muslim organisations). Well, it is of course for Allah to decide each individual "niyyat" (intention). Most of them may have really been moved by the tragedy of the Kosovars and tried to help. At present however one main problem remains and that is the importance of various ethnic groupings. National origins have become more important than religious background. Actual Albanian speakers consist of about 85 to 90 per cent of the present population. Other substantial minorities are of Turkish, Bosnians (both Muslims), and Serbs (Orthodox Christians). While present discrimination of Serbs can be understood due to the very recent war experiences, it is a bit more difficult to understand why Bosnians should be discriminated against just due to the fact that their language is not Albanian. Of the Albanian speakers 98 per cent are Muslim and about 2 per cent are Catholics. Before the war the Serb population was around 10 per cent, now about 1 per cent.As the international community showed no interest whatsoever to assist the Albanians, the Kosovar Albanian population saw no other alternative but to take up arms. This resulted in an increased persecution and finally the expulsion of a large part of the Kosovar Albanian population. Finally NATO intervened with a massive bombing campaign. During the bombing campaign the Serbs had time to destroy large sections of Kosovo. (This could all have been avoided if the NATO forces would have had the courage to enter Kosovo while the Serb army was still present). At the end of this campaign the Serb army withdrew and the NATO forces moved in. In addition to the NATO forces other international army and police forces were invited via the United Nations resulting in an international presence from more than 50 countries.UNMIK, the United Nations Mission in Kosovo, has been entrusted to establish a Civilian Administration in Kosovo. They have started to register births and deaths and marriages. They have started to register cars, etc. Their scope of activity is greatly hampered by the fact that they go on pretending that Kosovo is still part of Yugoslavia and do not (yet) want to admit that Kosovo needs to be independent. For instance, the Postal Services in Kosovo do not yet function. The reason is simple: if the UN wants to pretend that Kosovo is part of Yugoslavia then Yugoslavian postal stamps need to be used. Yugoslavia sees no reason why they should put at the disposal of Kosovo stamps at all and the Kosovar population in any case do not want to use any Yugoslav stamps. Similarly the banking system cannot operate. Banks active in Kosovo have funds in foreign accounts. These are blocked as being "Yugoslav funds". If the UN would make efforts to unblock these funds, they would have to admit that Kosovo is independent. Another aspect is the fact that with Kosovo not (yet) being an independent state, no Kosovar passports exist. The UN administration still sends any applicants for travelling documents to the still remaining Yugoslav Passport Office in Pristina (Kosovo). Naturally, no Kosovar Albanians wish to enter that office. Consequently, anyone finding himself in need of a passport is actually totally blocked inside Kosovo. This is a violation of the UN Human Rights Declaration which provides for freedom of movement. This make-believe world of Kosovo still being part of Yugoslavia will continue to make any real progress impossible. Is that what the international community really wants?While watching the build-up of international forces (and also international NGOs) one gets the impression that they are all having a nice time. Just imagine: If a German tank commander wants to cross a road back home in Germany he will have to inform the local Police Force to ensure that the road is cleared and safe. In Kosovo "everything goes". All the forces from more than 50 countries are able to show off their hardware and move around in full force. Interestingly, many of these internationals after some time in Kosovo have time to reflect upon their presence here and express various feelings. One feeling that has gained the upper hand recently is very important and needs to be reflected upon carefully.The Dutch contingent in Kosovo lives in tents. The German contingent in Kosovo lives in tents. The Russian contingent in Kosovo lives in tents. The Swiss contingent in Kosovo lives in removable containers. All these "internationals" thought they were here on a temporary basis. At the same time however the US contingent has signed a lease agreement for 64 square kilometre of land for an Army Base for the period of 99 years. This is the largest overseas base the US Army is arranging since the Vietnam War. Do they intend to leave after a few years? Definitely not. The USA would not invest in their largest overseas base hundreds of millions of dollars (probably billions) if they had any intention to evacuate this property again in the foreseeable future. After all, the benefit of a large Army and Air Force Base in the Balkan is large: EU countries have become rather reluctant hosts to large US bases and would prefer them to fade away. NATO at the moment needs Turkey as their most eastward base. NATO bases in Turkey have their reach far into the Middle East and Eastern Europe. With a large presence in Kosovo, NATO would have an alternative and Turkey, consequently, would have a very much reduced bargaining position.When strolling through cities in Kosovo - one is impressed by the hustle and bustle that has quickly returned and the happy mood of the people enjoying their new-found freedom, the longer-term future is a bit depressing. What will happen when the International Aid Agencies move elsewhere? What will happen when the Media interest in Kosovo fades? The long-term lack of employment is far from being solved. International aid continues to be needed for Kosovo. And, if such international aid and investment could come more and more from Muslim countries, where we can hope that the "niyyat" (intention) is positive then, the future of Kosovo will look bright. p.s. The writer is Swiss muslim. From BShehu7580 at aol.com Tue Mar 7 18:49:35 2000 From: BShehu7580 at aol.com (BShehu7580 at aol.com) Date: Tue Mar 7 18:49:35 2000 Subject: [Prishtina-E] The triple borden of the intellectual, the Kosovo conflict re-examined. Message-ID: <98.2947591.25f6ef6a@aol.com> This site is really interesting... http://www.ce-review.org/00/9/daskalovski9.html Central Europe Review Vol 2, No 9 6 March 2000 S O U T H E A S T E R N E U R O P E The Triple Burden of the Intellectual The Kosovo conflict re-examined Mirvjena. From dardan at prishtina.com Wed Mar 8 13:16:43 2000 From: dardan at prishtina.com (Dardan Blaku) Date: Wed Mar 8 13:16:43 2000 Subject: [Prishtina-E] news: Face of war Message-ID: http://www.time.com/time/magazine/articles/0,3266,40339,00.html From etrit at alb-net.com Wed Mar 8 20:37:35 2000 From: etrit at alb-net.com (Etrit Bardhi) Date: Wed Mar 8 20:37:35 2000 Subject: [Prishtina-E] Re: [Prizren-l] re: internet cafe In-Reply-To: <20000307031128.19680.qmail@web3806.mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: yes, i have heard that an internet cafe sponsored by IOM has opened in Prizren, but I do not know where it is located, or the working hours. Maybe someone else from the list might be able to answer that. Etrit. On Mon, 6 Mar 2000, senada pjetrovic wrote: > --- Prizren-L Discussion Forum --- > > Hi ... I was wondering if anyone could give me some > information about the internet cafe that is suppose to > open in Prizren or that has already opened. I have > very close cousins and friends over there and this > would be a much better way to communicate than calling > long distance once a month on those expensive calling > cards ... LoL Ok I will be waiting for a reply back, > Thank You! From Peacemaker526 at aol.com Wed Mar 8 23:17:13 2000 From: Peacemaker526 at aol.com (Peacemaker526 at aol.com) Date: Wed Mar 8 23:17:13 2000 Subject: [Prishtina-E] Re: [Prizren-l] re: internet cafe Message-ID: Hello........i am going to need internet access also.......i should be arriving in Kosovo on approx. 22 March...i have also purchased a Nokia 6150 Cell phone here in the states.....i will need to get a Sim card for it when i get there.....could anyone email me with a way to contact either Mobtel or Alcatel in Pristina so that i might get some information? Thanks....Dennis From arapi55 at yahoo.com Thu Mar 9 03:30:15 2000 From: arapi55 at yahoo.com (Arben ARAPI) Date: Thu Mar 9 03:30:15 2000 Subject: [Prishtina-E] Re: [Prizren-l] re: internet cafe Message-ID: <20000309082735.1184.qmail@web210.mail.yahoo.com> it's locatated just opposite of 'shtepia e kultures' working hours 0800-2200 --- Etrit Bardhi wrote: > --- Prishtina-E Discussion Forum --- > Archives: > www.alb-net.com/pipermail/prishtina-e > > yes, i have heard that an internet cafe sponsored by > IOM has opened in > Prizren, but I do not know where it is located, or > the working > hours. Maybe someone else from the list might be > able to answer that. > > Etrit. > > On Mon, 6 Mar 2000, senada pjetrovic wrote: > > > --- Prizren-L Discussion > Forum --- > > > > Hi ... I was wondering if anyone could give me > some > > information about the internet cafe that is > suppose to > > open in Prizren or that has already opened. I > have > > very close cousins and friends over there and this > > would be a much better way to communicate than > calling > > long distance once a month on those expensive > calling > > cards ... LoL Ok I will be waiting for a reply > back, > > Thank You! > > > _______________________________________________________ > Prishtina-E discussion forum: > Prishtina-E at alb-net.com > http://www.alb-net.com/mailman/listinfo/prishtina-e > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com From DNV990 at cj.aubg.bg Thu Mar 9 04:44:35 2000 From: DNV990 at cj.aubg.bg (Velija Dardan NA) Date: Thu Mar 9 04:44:35 2000 Subject: [Prishtina-E] Re: [Prizren-l] re: internet cafe In-Reply-To: Message-ID: <200003090946.LAA20260@cc.aubg.bg> Dennis as soon as you get in prishtina you will see lots of people selling sim cards in the streets, so don't worry. Dardan From a.urim at softhome.net Thu Mar 9 06:02:36 2000 From: a.urim at softhome.net (Urim Ahmeti) Date: Thu Mar 9 06:02:36 2000 Subject: RCPT: Re: [Prishtina-E] Re: [Prizren-l] re: interne Message-ID: <200003091102.e29B2J021023@alb-net.com> Confirmation of reading: your message - Date: 9 Mar 00, 11:57 To: prishtina-e at alb-net.com Subject: Re: [Prishtina-E] Re: [Prizren-l] re: internet cafe Was read at 0:00, 10 Mar 00. From a.urim at softhome.net Thu Mar 9 06:34:17 2000 From: a.urim at softhome.net (Urim Ahmeti) Date: Thu Mar 9 06:34:17 2000 Subject: [Prishtina-E] Re: [Prizren-l] re: internet cafe In-Reply-To: <200003090946.LAA20260@cc.aubg.bg> References: Message-ID: <200003091134.e29BYG021332@alb-net.com> From: "Velija Dardan N\A" Organization: AUBG To: prishtina-e at alb-net.com Date sent: Thu, 9 Mar 2000 11:57:43 +200 Subject: Re: [Prishtina-E] Re: [Prizren-l] re: internet cafe Priority: normal Send reply to: prishtina-e at alb-net.com > --- Prishtina-E Discussion Forum --- > Archives: www.alb-net.com/pipermail/prishtina-e > > Dennis > > as soon as you get in prishtina you will see lots of people selling > sim cards in the streets, so don't worry. > > Dardan > > _______________________________________________________ > Prishtina-E discussion forum: Prishtina-E at alb-net.com > http://www.alb-net.com/mailman/listinfo/prishtina-e > From DNV990 at cj.aubg.bg Thu Mar 9 06:42:59 2000 From: DNV990 at cj.aubg.bg (Velija Dardan NA) Date: Thu Mar 9 06:42:59 2000 Subject: RCPT: Re: [Prishtina-E] Re: [Prizren-l] re: interne Message-ID: <200003091144.NAA23424@cc.aubg.bg> Confirmation of reading: your message - Date: 10 Mar 00, 0:36 To: prishtina-e at alb-net.com Subject: Re: [Prishtina-E] Re: [Prizren-l] re: internet cafe Was read at 13:56, 9 Mar 00. From mikoks at hotmail.com Thu Mar 9 06:48:03 2000 From: mikoks at hotmail.com (Mentor Mikullovci) Date: Thu Mar 9 06:48:03 2000 Subject: [Prishtina-E] lexo me vemendje Message-ID: <20000309114756.41786.qmail@hotmail.com> ORTO, A BOHET TI MEM LONE RAHAT E MOS ME ME QU EMAILA QDO 10 MINUTA??? >From: "Urim Ahmeti" >Reply-To: prishtina-e at alb-net.com >To: prishtina-e at alb-net.com >Subject: Re: [Prishtina-E] Re: [Prizren-l] re: internet cafe >Date: Fri, 10 Mar 2000 00:36:54 +1300 > > --- Prishtina-E Discussion Forum --- > Archives: www.alb-net.com/pipermail/prishtina-e > >From: "Velija Dardan N\A" >Organization: AUBG >To: prishtina-e at alb-net.com >Date sent: Thu, 9 Mar 2000 11:57:43 +200 >Subject: Re: [Prishtina-E] Re: [Prizren-l] re: internet cafe >Priority: normal >Send reply to: prishtina-e at alb-net.com > > > --- Prishtina-E Discussion Forum --- > > Archives: www.alb-net.com/pipermail/prishtina-e > > > > Dennis > > > > as soon as you get in prishtina you will see lots of people selling > > sim cards in the streets, so don't worry. > > > > Dardan > > > > _______________________________________________________ > > Prishtina-E discussion forum: Prishtina-E at alb-net.com > > http://www.alb-net.com/mailman/listinfo/prishtina-e > > > > > >_______________________________________________________ >Prishtina-E discussion forum: Prishtina-E at alb-net.com >http://www.alb-net.com/mailman/listinfo/prishtina-e ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com From Peacemaker526 at aol.com Thu Mar 9 09:18:22 2000 From: Peacemaker526 at aol.com (Peacemaker526 at aol.com) Date: Thu Mar 9 09:18:22 2000 Subject: [Prishtina-E] Re: [Prizren-l] re: internet cafe Message-ID: Dardan........thanks alot.....i will look for them..Dennis From dardan at prishtina.com Thu Mar 9 11:23:43 2000 From: dardan at prishtina.com (Dardan Blaku) Date: Thu Mar 9 11:23:43 2000 Subject: [Prishtina-E] News: Kurti - ``I don't recognise the court or Serbia or Yugoslavia. This court is in the service of the fascist regime of (Yugoslav President) Slobodan Milosevic and has nothing in common with truth and justice.'' Message-ID: Albin Kurti - ``I don't recognise the court or Serbia or Yugoslavia. This court is in the service of the fascist regime of (Yugoslav President) Slobodan Milosevic and has nothing in common with truth and justice.'' By Dragan Stankovic NIS, Yugoslavia, March 9 (Reuters) - A Kosovo Albanian student leader spat defiance on Thursday at the Serbian court where he is being tried for terrorism, saying he recognised neither Serbia nor Yugoslavia. Albin Kurti, 25, was arrested in Kosovo last April during NATO's air strikes on Yugoslavia and is one of 1,300 Kosovo Albanians who human rights lawyers in Belgrade say are still being held in Serbian jails. Kurti was charged with associating with others for hostile activities related to terrorism, a crime which carries a maximum 20-year sentence during a state of war. ``It is irrelevant to me if I am sentenced to 10, 20, 30 or 40 years in jail. In principle I do not answer to this court, I only answer to the court of my people,'' he told the court in a defiant statement in Albanian. ``I don't recognise the court or Serbia or Yugoslavia. This court is in the service of the fascist regime of (Yugoslav President) Slobodan Milosevic and has nothing in common with truth and justice.'' He said independence for Kosovo was vital for the security of the Albanian people, but refused to answer any questions or to recognise the defence lawyer appointed to him. HUNDREDS RELEASED Most of the detainees deny charges of terrorism, and several hundred have been released in recent months. Kurti was a leader of the Independent Union of Albanian Students, established as part of a parallel, Albanian university set up in the Kosovan capital Pristina after Belgrade stripped the province of its autonomy and imposed direct rule in 1989. He also organised student demonstrations in Kosovo in autumn 1997 and later worked for Adem Demaci, the former political representative of the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA). The KLA fought Yugoslav armed forces for over a year before the NATO air strikes led to an agreement last June paving the way for the withdrawal of Yugoslav forces and deployment of Alliance-led peacekeepers in their place. Kurti said he had been Demaci's secretary and his role was to represent the policy of the KLA and its liberation war. He said he would do everything again if he had the chance. ``The KLA liberation war was a just struggle for the independence of Kosovo and other ethnic Albanian-populated territories and liberation from a fascist regime,'' Kurti said. Demaci, who lived openly in Pristina both before and during the air strikes, said Kurti had just been his translator. ``If anyone should be held responsible for being a political representative of the KLA it is me and not some translators, clerks or advisers who helped me,'' he told Belgrade radio B292. The case was adjourned until March 13 to give the prosecution time to prepare a closing statement. From mehollim at hotmail.com Thu Mar 9 17:42:10 2000 From: mehollim at hotmail.com (Mimoza Meholli) Date: Thu Mar 9 17:42:10 2000 Subject: [Prishtina-E] FW:Albin's trial Message-ID: <20000309224202.1011.qmail@hotmail.com> From: Kurt Bassuener [mailto:kbassuener at usip.org] Sent: Thursday, March 09, 2000 7:39 AM To: mehollim at hotmail.com; acevallos at usaid.gov; ewitte at icg-dc.org; sblaustein at icg-dc.org;daniel_serwer at usip.org; ggardner at igc.org; NAACDC at aol.com;kward at abaceeli.org; kosova at jps.net Subject: Albin's trial.Former Kosovo student leader, rebelspokesman on trial in Serbian court By KATARINA KRATOVAC The Associated Press 3/9/00 9:13 AM BELGRADE, Yugoslavia (AP) -- A former spokesman forKosovo's disbanded rebel organization went on trial today on charges of terrori and conspiracy against the state, the Yugoslav media reported.Albin Kurti, who was a student leader before becoming a spokesman for the Kosovo Liberation Army, could face up to 20 years in prison if convicted at the district court in the central Serbian city of Nis, the independent Beta news agency said.A prosecution statement said Kurti, who was among thousands of ethnic Albanians arrested by Serb police during NATO's 78-day bombing campaign last year, aided the "creation of the terrorist Kosovo Liberation Army gangs with the ultimate goal to secede the province from Serbia and Yugoslavia and establish an independent state."Kosovo is an Albanian-majority province in Serbia, the dominant of the two republics in Yugoslavia. It has been run by the United Nations and the NATO-led peacekeeping force since the NATO bombing ended a Serb crackdown and forced Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic to pull out his forces.The prosecution statement said Kurti "organized first-aid courses" among Kosovo's Albanian students with the purpose of "assisting wounded KLA members and donating blood." Kurti, who waived his right to an attorney but was given legal defense by the state, was defiant."This court has nothing to do with truth and justice. It only serves the regime of Slobodan Milosevic," Kurti, who identified himself as a citizen of the Republic of Kosovo, was quoted as saying.Kurti said he did "not recognize this court but only a court of my people." "Kurti appeared rational and spoke coherently" and bore no visible signs of physical mistreatment, Goran Georgijev, a representative of Serbia's. Humanitarian Law Center, told The Associated Press. Kurti first became a prominent figure among Kosovo's ethnic Albanians in 1997-98 when, as an electronics and engineering graduate of the then-outlawed ethnic Albanian university in the provincial capital, Pristina,he became the leader of an independent student union.The union staged numerous rallies and marches,protesting Serbia's repression of ethnic Albanians in Kosovo. Kurti, always at the front of marching students, was arrested and beatenby Serbian police at one such rally. The police later released him.Abandoning the student organization, Kurti moved onin 1998 to becom the spokesman for the Pristina office of the KLA,the guerrillas who was battling Serb police and striving for the province's independence. At the trial today, Kurti acknowledged his role inthe student union, whichnhe said was struggling for a "free university" and against the Serb regime.After the opening statements, the trial was adjourned until March 13. On the Net: The Human Rights Watch Kosovo page: http://www.hrw.org/campaigns/kosovo98/index.shtm Copyright 2000 Associated Press. All rights reserved. ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com From etrit at alb-net.com Thu Mar 9 18:32:34 2000 From: etrit at alb-net.com (Etrit Bardhi) Date: Thu Mar 9 18:32:34 2000 Subject: [Prishtina-E] Please Read - NY Times Article (fwd) Message-ID: this is a very good idea. we have to do more for Albin Kurti, who showed us what bravery is. and we shouldn't forget the rest of the prisoners as well. there will be no peace in the Balkans until all the missing men and women are accounted for. Association for Political Prisoners has done a great job in gathering facts about the prisoners taken to Serbia. Check their web site at http://www.khao.org/appkosova.htm Later, Etrit. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Thu, 9 Mar 2000 11:00:51 EST From: MAloshi at aol.com To: support at alb-net.com Subject: Please Read - NY Times Article To whom it may concern: I am an Albanian-American female who is outraged that Albin Kurti could face up to 20 years in prison if convicted. I heard Albanian Reports describe him as hard headed, and did not want an attorney to represent him. I support him on those grounds because he is being tried in a corrupt country. Some effort should be taken on part of the Albanians in the United States. As little as that may help at least the public will be aware of the propaganda that occurs in Yugoslavia. If every Albanian were like him, maybe independence could have reached. He was an advocate of a "free university", with no violence incurred with that belief. Albanians have to become unified in order to have anything done.. There are many orgaizations for Kosova but why can't there be JUST ONE... Rallies should be held with full support and not slacking off because of the short walk one might incur during a rally.. Violence is not a choice but if one takes the right measures to be heard, it will not ! fail.. As long as truth exists, one can never fail.. I am writing a letter to Congress as well as all the organizations that albanians have formed.. We need to be united as ONE.. One might say what can one letter do but it makes difference if all those individuals who thought that wrote them and actually sent them out.. Albin's hearing was adjourned until March 13 but that means that there is time for people to hear about him and his views.. I would appreciate feedback on this matter As soon as possible.. I have also copied the website in which the article is found. http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/i/AP-Yugoslavia-Kosovo-Trial.html Sincerely, Medita Aloshi From juniku at hotmail.com Thu Mar 9 20:17:30 2000 From: juniku at hotmail.com (Uk Lushi) Date: Thu Mar 9 20:17:30 2000 Subject: [Prishtina-E] Time to stop talking and act! Message-ID: <20000310011723.71063.qmail@hotmail.com> Dear Friends, Let's start the organization. Dardan proposed to go on strike in front of the UN building. Medita is writing a letter to the House Of Representatives. Etrit, or whoever is willing to help, could look for e mail addresses of international organizations and mechanisms that could be influential to the release of Albin Kurti, Flora Brovina and all POWs in Kosova. I called the office of Congressman Eliot Engel and spoke to his District Manager, Lori Copland, about Kurti's situation and just finished a letter to Kurti's family that I am going to send out as a small supportive gesture to his family to assure them that they're not alone in their pain and struggle to see their son as soon as possible. Come on dear friends, All of us are so active when it comes to discuss politics and take a partisan stand on a lot of Kosova issues. Now is time to do something. Let's see how active and creative we can be when it is about helping and being doers. Sincerely, Uk Lushi P.S. For those who are not familiar or familiar enough who Albin Kurti is, please visit http//paxchrv.ngonet.be/kurti.htm And for those who would like to write to his family the address is: Kurti Family Aktashi I Sol. A3 Nr. 12 38000 Prishtine Kosova ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com From BShehu7580 at aol.com Sun Mar 12 20:17:58 2000 From: BShehu7580 at aol.com (BShehu7580 at aol.com) Date: Sun Mar 12 20:17:58 2000 Subject: [Prishtina-E] regarding the article i sent Message-ID: HI ! I should have guessed it would have a negative reaction, but i assumed you would understand why i sent it, which is, have you read the arguments presented in the article. The stronger the arguments are, the bigger our concerns to fight them back are. So, in other words, I invited you to be critical of it, not amazed and shocked by it. However, I apologize for not having commented on it when i sent it. Sincerely, Mirvjena From etrit at alb-net.com Sun Mar 12 20:42:33 2000 From: etrit at alb-net.com (Etrit Bardhi) Date: Sun Mar 12 20:42:33 2000 Subject: [Prishtina-E] Postwar Deprivation Breeds Violent Crime in Kosovo Message-ID: Postwar Deprivation Breeds Violent Crime in Kosovo By R. Jeffrey Smith Washington Post Foreign Service Sunday, March 12, 2000; Page A25 PRISTINA, Yugoslavia Two cars recently brushed against one another in a small village 20 miles from here, an event normally unworthy of notice. But this is Kosovo, which often seems an otherworldly place. One hapless driver was an ethnic Serb and the other was an ethnic Albanian. They argued, naturally, and within minutes, a crowd gathered. A riot ensued, causing a region-wide traffic jam. The crowd did not disperse until someone targeted one of the cars with a rocket-propelled grenade. These days, this seems to be the Kosovo version of exchanging driver's license numbers. Read the full story at: http://washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A58365-2000Mar11.html From etrit at alb-net.com Sun Mar 12 21:00:41 2000 From: etrit at alb-net.com (Etrit Bardhi) Date: Sun Mar 12 21:00:41 2000 Subject: [Prishtina-E] KFOR, UN Say Policeman Should Not Have Spoken Out Message-ID: What happened to Freedom of Speech. French troops can't take any criticism... KFOR, UN Say Policeman Should Not Have Spoken Out PRISTINA, Mar 12, 2000 -- (Agence France Presse) International officials said Friday a UN police officer was removed from his post in the Kosovo town of Mitrovica because his public criticism of French troops risked inflaming a delicate situation. John Adams, a British citizen, deputy regional commander of the United Nations Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) civilian police force in Mitrovica, was transfered Thursday following a public row with French KFOR peacekeepers he accused of barring his officers from a crime scene. UNMIK spokeswoman Susan Manuel said in airing his grievances to journalists Adams "broke the trust of the relationship that was being established between KFOR and UNMIK." "He brought a functional matter that should have been brought between the two organizations to the press," she told the news conference. "One does not bring one's problems in such a sensitive situation," she said. Adams told journalists in the town of Mitrovica on Wednesday that French KFOR troops had hindered a police investigation of a grenade attack by preventing them from getting quickly to the site and by tearing it up with an excavator. KFOR spokesman Philip Anido said the force had had to deploy bomb disposal teams to secure the area before allowing civilian police through. "What happened in the street was to allow for movement of the traffic and for better access," he said, adding "I would say that basically the forensic evidence was not compromised." While granting Adams had a "professional right" to express criticism concerning UNMIK police operations, he criticized the officer for speaking to media, saying "we don't have to raise our linen in public." (sic) While both officials spoke of Adams as a "highly-respected officer," Manuel said that the situation in Mitrovica was so fragile that the two organizations had to avoid squabbling amongst themselves. From etrit at alb-net.com Sun Mar 12 21:03:24 2000 From: etrit at alb-net.com (Etrit Bardhi) Date: Sun Mar 12 21:03:24 2000 Subject: [Prishtina-E] French KFOR Troops Accused Of Cooperating With Serbs Message-ID: French KFOR Troops Accused Of Cooperating With Serbs LONDON, Mar 11, 2000 -- (Agence France Presse) Top international officials have accused French peacekeepers in Kosovo of cooperating with Serb paramilitaries controlling access to northern Mitrovica, The Scotsman newspaper reported Saturday. "No arrests have been made against Serbs for incidents in which they were involved," the paper quotes an unnamed senior international official as saying. According to The Scotsman, the unnamed officials also accused both KFOR and the UNMIK civilian police force in the province of deliberately failing to pursue war crimes suspects, in particular local leader Oliver Ivanovic, the self-styled mayor of northern Mitrovica. "Why he's not being touched is because it's political," the senior official told The Scotsman on condition of anonymity, adding: "There's no doubt that there exists a direct link between Ivanovic and the French." Earlier Friday, international officials said Briton John Adams, an UNMIK deputy regional commander, was removed from his post in the town for publicly criticizing French KFOR troops there. Adams told journalists in Mitrovica on Wednesday that the soldiers had hindered a police investigation of a grenade attack by preventing them from getting quickly to the site and by tearing it up with an excavator. UNMIK spokeswoman Susan Manuel insisted Friday that cooperation between KFOR and UNMIK was "very close," adding: "The relationship between KFOR and UNMIK police is crucial to the success of Kosovo." Ethnic hatred divides the mainly Serb population in the northern sector of Mitrovica from the Albanians in the south and the town has been the scene of violence between the communities and directed against peacekeepers. Repeated clashes since early February have killed nine Albanians and two Serbs, while injuring scores, including French KFOR soldiers. The Albanian mayor of southern Mitrovica, Bajram Roxhepi, has said Ivanovic was behind organized Serb paramilitary activity in the area. ((c) 2000 Agence France Presse) From pulab at gusun.georgetown.edu Mon Mar 13 13:47:37 2000 From: pulab at gusun.georgetown.edu (Besnik Pula) Date: Mon Mar 13 13:47:37 2000 Subject: [Prishtina-E] Fwd: complaint Message-ID: Dear friends, I have complained today about an article published in The Guardian of London. It can be read at http://www.newsunlimited.co.uk/international/story/0,3604,146154,00.html. If you are disturbed by it the same way I am, I urge you to protest to the newspaper as I did. If you don't want to write your own letter you can cut and paste the text below. -Besnik --- begin forwarded text Date: Mon, 13 Mar 2000 13:25:27 -0500 To: reader at guardian.co.uk, foreign at guardian.co.uk From: Besnik Pula Subject: complaint Cc: Bcc: X-Attachments: Dear Madam or Sir, I was appalled and deeply offended by an article published in today's issue of your reputable paper. The article, entitled "Kosovo drug mafia supply heroin to Europe," written by Maggie O'Kane in Belgrade, is clearly a one-sided and ill-intended article, whose purpose is to smear the reputation of Kosovar Albanians and help Yugoslavia's policy of undermining the efforts of the international community in Kosova. The article is centered around the statements of one Marko Nicovic, a former official of Slobodan Milosevic's regime, which, as you are well aware, is responsible for the wars in Croatia, Bosnia, and Kosova, that have claimed the lives of nearly 150,000 people. Mr. Milosevic's is also known for repressing dissent within his own state -- just yesterday another independent media was shut down in Serbia -- through the same police and security services that Mr. Nicovic was a member of. Mr. Nicovic goes as far as making the previously unheard of and scandalous claim that Serbian forces have discovered heroin hidden in the roofs of Albanian houses they set on fire. He then goes on to state that Kosova is "the cancer of Europe," a comment that your newspaper willfully transmitted to its audience. It is very disturbing to see your newspaper turn into a medium through which former Milosevic cronies can launch their unsubstantiated, racist propaganda. In the hope that your newspaper will retract the offensive article, I also hope that, in the future, your respected paper will not again accept to become a mouthpiece for former officials of a regime led by an indicted war criminal. Regards, Besnik Pula Center for Eurasian, Russian, and East European Studies Georgetown University Washington, DC, USA --- end forwarded text From rdelia at ukonline.co.uk Mon Mar 13 17:53:57 2000 From: rdelia at ukonline.co.uk (rdelia) Date: Mon Mar 13 17:53:57 2000 Subject: [Prishtina-E] Fwd: complaint References: Message-ID: <004701bf8d3f$10b64520$e4c828c3@pbncomputer> just to tell that i complained too and i`m thinking of taking the paper to court i sent this message: a much offending and ill-intended made-up story about your article: Kosovo drug mafia supply heroin to Europe Kosovo: special report by Maggie O'Kane in Belgrade Monday March 13, 2000 Dear Sir/Madam, your article published in your highly reputable paper is very much offending and it has nothing at all related to the truth and highly damaging for your paper`s reputation . It is a pure fabrication and intended to justify all the atrocities (among them nearly 30 members of my family), rapes, and burnings made by the evil Slobodan Milosevic. >From your article the reader gets the impression that Serbian thugs (the whole Serbian nation, because there were not only 100 or 300 Serbs bringing back the Inquisition time, but were hundred thousands) were not murdering, raping, deporting ... the whole Kosovar Albanians because of their ethnicity, but because they were drug trafficants. Dear Mr editor, I will make a question: What murdering just-born babies, yet-unborn babies, rapes, beatings to death, burning houses, murdering disable people... have got to do with drugs? Dear Mr Editor, Do you have any children or at least have ever seen one? How would you feel if something like that (what happened to Albanians from Serbs) happens to you? And, yet, how would feel if someone publishes an irresponsible text like that in a highly reputable paper as Yours? Dear Mr Editor, one more question: Can`t you see (or are you that blind ) that the article asks to bring back to Kosova those thugs that were murdering it? Or maybe you are a hand of the evil Slobodan Milosovic and so you intend to camouflage his evil-personality? regards from Rama Delijaj, a very much offended (by your made-up-story-article) member of a massacred family (massacred by colleagues of a man whose words the story have been based upon). ----- Original Message ----- From: Besnik Pula To: ; Sent: Monday, March 13, 2000 6:30 PM Subject: [Prishtina-E] Fwd: complaint > --- Prishtina-E Discussion Forum --- > Archives: www.alb-net.com/pipermail/prishtina-e > > Dear friends, > > I have complained today about an article published in The Guardian of > London. It can be read at > http://www.newsunlimited.co.uk/international/story/0,3604,146154,00.html. > If you are disturbed by it the same way I am, I urge you to protest to the > newspaper as I did. If you don't want to write your own letter you can cut > and paste the text below. > > -Besnik > > > --- begin forwarded text > > > Date: Mon, 13 Mar 2000 13:25:27 -0500 > To: reader at guardian.co.uk, foreign at guardian.co.uk > From: Besnik Pula > Subject: complaint > Cc: > Bcc: > X-Attachments: > > Dear Madam or Sir, > > I was appalled and deeply offended by an article published in today's issue > of your reputable paper. > > The article, entitled "Kosovo drug mafia supply heroin to Europe," written > by Maggie O'Kane in Belgrade, is clearly a one-sided and ill-intended > article, whose purpose is to smear the reputation of Kosovar Albanians and > help Yugoslavia's policy of undermining the efforts of the international > community in Kosova. > > The article is centered around the statements of one Marko Nicovic, a > former official of Slobodan Milosevic's regime, which, as you are well > aware, is responsible for the wars in Croatia, Bosnia, and Kosova, that > have claimed the lives of nearly 150,000 people. Mr. Milosevic's is also > known for repressing dissent within his own state -- just yesterday another > independent media was shut down in Serbia -- through the same police and > security services that Mr. Nicovic was a member of. Mr. Nicovic goes as far > as making the previously unheard of and scandalous claim that Serbian > forces have discovered heroin hidden in the roofs of Albanian houses they > set on fire. He then goes on to state that Kosova is "the cancer of > Europe," a comment that your newspaper willfully transmitted to its > audience. > > It is very disturbing to see your newspaper turn into a medium through > which former Milosevic cronies can launch their unsubstantiated, racist > propaganda. > > In the hope that your newspaper will retract the offensive article, I also > hope that, in the future, your respected paper will not again accept to > become a mouthpiece for former officials of a regime led by an indicted war > criminal. > > Regards, > > Besnik Pula > Center for Eurasian, Russian, and East European Studies > Georgetown University > Washington, DC, USA > > > --- end forwarded text > > > > > > > _______________________________________________________ > Prishtina-E discussion forum: Prishtina-E at alb-net.com > http://www.alb-net.com/mailman/listinfo/prishtina-e > From besnik at alb-net.com Tue Mar 14 02:36:56 2000 From: besnik at alb-net.com (Besnik Pula) Date: Tue Mar 14 02:36:56 2000 Subject: [Prishtina-E] http://www.FreeAlbinKurti.com Message-ID: http://www.FreeAlbinKurti.com From besnik.grajqevci at bt.com Tue Mar 14 05:23:29 2000 From: besnik.grajqevci at bt.com (besnik.grajqevci at bt.com) Date: Tue Mar 14 05:23:29 2000 Subject: [Prishtina-E] FW: Complain on Maggie O'Kane article " Kosovo drug mafia..." pub lish ed on 13th March 2000 Message-ID: <71DA16F18D32D2119A1D0000F8FE9A94040DF50E@mbtlipnt01.btlabs.bt.co.uk> Here is my protest to Guardian for the offending article by Maggie O'Kane. Thanks to Besnik for drawing our attention to it. Besnik Grajqevci -----Original Message----- From: Grajqevci,B,Besnik,NZD3 R Sent: 14 March 2000 10:17 To: 'foreign at guardian.co.uk'; 'reader at guardian.co.uk' Subject: Complain on Maggie O'Kane article " Kosovo drug mafia..." publish ed on 13th March 2000 Dear Madam or Sir, I am writing to you to express my astonishment with the article "Kosovo drug mafia supply heroin to Europe" by Maggie O'Kane in Belgrade, published on 13 March 2000. The article is not only one sided and defamatory but it breaches basic principles of journalism and, in my view, contravenes "The Guardian" policy of unbiased reporting. This article is not informative, but insulting and deeply offensive. To call an entire nation "drug traffickers" and to use their tragedy ("When Serb police were burning houses in Kosovo they were finding it [heroin] stuffed in the roof.") to substantiate these racist claims is not only wrong, it is immoral. It saddens me to see "The Guardian" become a platform from where racist views(... Kosovo set to become the cancer centre of Europe...) and attempts to justify genocide (Serb police were burning houses in Kosovo they were finding it [heroin] stuffed in the roof) can be aired. I hope that you will see this article for what it is and take the appropriate action, I also believe that in the future you will not allow the good reputation of your newspaper to be smeared again. Regards, Besnik Grajqevci tel: 44 (1473) 606430 fax: 44 (1473) 606727 mobile: 07715 155434 email: besnik.grajqevci at bt.com From marta_gazideda at hotmail.com Tue Mar 14 09:27:38 2000 From: marta_gazideda at hotmail.com (marta gazideda) Date: Tue Mar 14 09:27:38 2000 Subject: [Prishtina-E] Re: Time to stop talking and act! Message-ID: <20000314142656.8451.qmail@hotmail.com> Dear all, Kosova Phoenix, a UK based Kosovan organisation, has already been planning an initiative for Flora Brovina and all other female prisoners. I am sure my colleagues would be pleased to step up the action and to include all PoWs. We will target the contacts we have at the House of Commons,MPs and a range of other people who may assist in publicising our effort. We will keep you informed. Regards Marta K. Gazideda >From: "Uk Lushi" >Reply-To: prishtina-e at alb-net.com >To: prishtina-e at alb-net.com >Subject: [Prishtina-E] Time to stop talking and act! >Date: Thu, 09 Mar 2000 17:17:22 PST > > --- Prishtina-E Discussion Forum --- > Archives: www.alb-net.com/pipermail/prishtina-e > >Dear Friends, > > >Let's start the organization. Dardan proposed to go on strike in front of >the UN building. Medita is writing a letter to the House Of >Representatives. >Etrit, or whoever is willing to help, could look for e mail addresses of >international organizations and mechanisms that could be influential to the >release of Albin Kurti, Flora Brovina and all POWs in Kosova. I called the >office of Congressman Eliot Engel and spoke to his District Manager, Lori >Copland, about Kurti's situation and just finished a letter to Kurti's >family that I am going to send out as a small supportive gesture to his >family to assure them that they're not alone in their pain and struggle to >see their son as soon as possible. > >Come on dear friends, > >All of us are so active when it comes to discuss politics and take a >partisan stand on a lot of Kosova issues. Now is time to do something. >Let's >see how active and creative we can be when it is about helping and being >doers. > >Sincerely, > >Uk Lushi > >P.S. For those who are not familiar or familiar enough who Albin Kurti is, >please visit http//paxchrv.ngonet.be/kurti.htm > > >And for those who would like to write to his family the address is: > >Kurti Family >Aktashi I Sol. A3 Nr. 12 >38000 Prishtine >Kosova >______________________________________________________ >Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com > > >_______________________________________________________ >Prishtina-E discussion forum: Prishtina-E at alb-net.com >http://www.alb-net.com/mailman/listinfo/prishtina-e ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com From BShehu7580 at aol.com Tue Mar 14 09:35:41 2000 From: BShehu7580 at aol.com (BShehu7580 at aol.com) Date: Tue Mar 14 09:35:41 2000 Subject: [Prishtina-E] fwd:eguelcher@europarl.eu.int (Ernst Guelcher) Message-ID: <17.2eaf2a2.25ffa7fb@aol.com> To whom this concerns, This is to inform you that in the Plenary Session of the European Parliament tomorrow Wednesday 15 March Bart Staes (MEP) and Matti Wuori (MEP) will adress the case of Albin Kurti (and his fellow-prisoners) at the occassion of the Debate on the Council Statement on the Geneva Convention and the International Humanitarian Law. All suggestions for further initiatives to be undertaken by the European Parliament will be welcome. Hope this helps, Ernst Guelcher (Green/EFA Group in the European Parliament - Peace and Disarmament; Human Rights From marta_gazideda at hotmail.com Tue Mar 14 09:47:20 2000 From: marta_gazideda at hotmail.com (marta gazideda) Date: Tue Mar 14 09:47:20 2000 Subject: [Prishtina-E] Notification Message-ID: <20000314144713.38001.qmail@hotmail.com> Dear all, please note the following: "Mat Darcey from Turn on TV (UK)is look for Albanians going back to Kosove in order to trace/find their loved ones, mainly husband/wife/girlfriend etc. Please reply to him at mat at turnontv.demon.co.uk or phone him on 0161 834 1440" Thank you all, especially for passing on this message Marta ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com From LaMaria4u at aol.com Tue Mar 14 12:54:53 2000 From: LaMaria4u at aol.com (LaMaria4u at aol.com) Date: Tue Mar 14 12:54:53 2000 Subject: [Prishtina-E] Notification Message-ID: hi etrit, how do i unsuscribe from this newsletter? i already get massive emails and all these newsletters are flooding my box. thanks maria From etrit at alb-net.com Sat Mar 18 02:12:41 2000 From: etrit at alb-net.com (Etrit Bardhi) Date: Sat Mar 18 02:12:41 2000 Subject: [Prishtina-E] Kosovo, in Pain (LA Times) Message-ID: Kosovo, in Pain A Serb, An ethnic Albanian. Torn apart by Kosovo's war, they manage to remain best friends. And a year after NATO's bombing campaign began, they agree that Kosovo's would-be healers are part of the problem. By PAUL WATSON, Times Staff Writer PRISTINA, Yugoslavia--In many ways, it would be simpler if Fadil Bajraj and Tomislav Novovic could just be enemies and get on with their separate lives. Unlike most of their ethnic brethren, the two men--one a Kosovo Albanian and the other a Kosovo Serb--are best of friends. But nearly a year after NATO began bombing in the name of human rights and lasting peace, they are separated by Kosovo's chaos. Read the full story at: http://www.latimes.com/news/asection/20000317/t000025588.html From BShehu7580 at aol.com Fri Mar 24 00:13:16 2000 From: BShehu7580 at aol.com (BShehu7580 at aol.com) Date: Fri Mar 24 00:13:16 2000 Subject: [Prishtina-E] Isn't this scary?... Message-ID: <47.25f782f.260c5312@aol.com> UN: US Used Uranium Ammo in Kosovo The Associated Press Tuesday, March 21, 2000; 5:21 PM GENEVA ?? U.S. jets used 31,000 depleted uranium rounds ? about 10 tons of the munitions ? during the Kosovo war, a U.N. task force said Tuesday, citing confirmation by NATO. Some specialists believe the rounds, which have been used as far back as the Persian Gulf War, are environmentally harmful, especially when people and animals inhale the dust that forms when the shells disintegrate on impact. Target zones hit by depleted uranium ? known as DU ? should be marked and children kept away from them, said Pekka Haavisto, head of the U.N. Environment Program's Balkans Task Force. Haavisto said NATO's confirmation that it used DU should not cause alarm, but conceded scientific knowledge of its effects is limited. He said he was unable to estimate the number of people exposed. "I'm very happy that this spring we have got finally from NATO the information, but we would have been more happy if we could have had this information already last summer," Haavisto said. A set of NATO maps of areas where the munitions were used "is not precise enough to make field assessments," Haavisto said. He noted that U.N. experts last year carried out measurements in Kosovo, but found nothing because the exact locations were unknown. Pentagon spokesman Air Force Lt. Col. Vic Warzinski said the figure of 31,000 depleted uranium rounds is the Pentagon's best estimate, and that the ammunition was fired by A-10 aircraft in attacks on Serb armored vehicles. In New York, U.N. spokesman Fred Eckhard said the ammunition's use did not violate any international conventions. In the past, the U.S. Defense Department has robustly defended the use of depleted uranium ? a dense metal which provides enhanced armor-piercing capability ? saying the rounds pose no more health risk than conventional anti-tank weapons. The U. N. task force said the World Health Organization was preparing a general report on the health effects of depleted uranium and that the Royal Society, Britain's academy of science, was producing its own independent study. NATO secretary-general Lord Robertson wrote to U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan on Feb. 7, acknowledging that DU rounds were used during last spring's air campaign against Yugoslavia. He said the ammunition was part of the A-10's standard load, meaning that they were used throughout Kosovo on about 100 missions. The major focus of the operations was an area west of the Pec-Dakovica-Prizren highway, in the areas surrounding Klina and Prizren and north of a line between Suva Reka and Urosevac, Robertson said. But he added that many missions used DU in other areas. The round, Robertson said, uses a byproduct of the uranium refining process. ??? On the Net: NATO http://www.nato.int U.N. P.S. This article can be found at: washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/world/specials.europe.balkans/A54230-2000Mar21.html From iliriana at usa.net Mon Mar 27 11:58:59 2000 From: iliriana at usa.net (Iliriana Mushkolaj) Date: Mon Mar 27 11:58:59 2000 Subject: [Prishtina-E] INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION FINANCIAL AID Message-ID: <20000327165857.14219.qmail@nwcst322.netaddress.usa.net> IEFA is the premier Internet resource for financial aid information for students wishing to study in a foreign country. At this site, you will find the most comprehensive listing of grants, scholarships, loan programs, and other information to assist students in their pursuit to study abroad. So go ahead and Search at: http://www.iefa.org/ ____________________________________________________________________ Get free email and a permanent address at http://www.netaddress.com/?N=1 From l.gjinali at leka.co.uk Tue Mar 28 17:12:10 2000 From: l.gjinali at leka.co.uk (Leke Gjinali) Date: Tue Mar 28 17:12:10 2000 Subject: [Prishtina-E] Votoni ketu! References: <20000327165857.14219.qmail@nwcst322.netaddress.usa.net> Message-ID: <000d01bf9902$7203cfe0$b1a293c3@qmw.ac.uk.alpha.qmw.ac.uk> Ju lutem votoni: http://www.newsunlimited.co.uk/Kosovo/0,2759,45613,00.html LG From dardan at prishtina.com Wed Mar 29 01:55:59 2000 From: dardan at prishtina.com (Dardan Blaku) Date: Wed Mar 29 01:55:59 2000 Subject: [Prishtina-E] FWD: Pervjetori i Atlantikut- Anniversary of the Atlantic Battalion! Message-ID: <200003290158.AA784859788@prishtina.com> ---------- Original Message ---------------------------------- From: "Uk Lushi" Date: Tue, 28 Mar 2000 22:21:59 PST QYTETARE SHQIPTARO-AMERIKANE! le te ndajme bashke festimin me te madh te komunitetit tone- nje vjetorin e nisjes se Batalionit Atlantiku ne LUFTEN E KOSOVES dhe te clirimit te Kosoves! SHOQATA ATLANTIKU qe perfshine ish ushtaret e Batalionit Atlantiku ne bashkorganizim me subjektet dhe asociacionet e tjera te komunitetit, nder to, Federaten Panshqiptare Vatra, Keshillin Kombetar Amerikano-Shqiptar, LDK-ne, Fondin Kosova, Ligen Qytetare Shqiptaro-Amerikane, Shoqaten e Gruas "Motrat Qiriazi", Shoqaten e Studenteve Shqiptaro-Amerikane, Shoqaten "Dede Gjo Luli", Shoqaten Atdhetare Dibrane, Shoqaten Plave-Guci dhe Shoqaten Ana e Malit ju fton te merrni pjese ne shenimin e FESTES SE MADHE TE PERVJETORIT TE BATALIONIT ATLANTIKU. KUR: E DIELE, 9 PRILL 2000, ORA 6 P.M. KU: ROYAL REGENCY HOTEL, 165 TUCKAHOE ROAD- YONKERS, NEW YORK PROGRAMI: Pjesa prezentuese per historikun e Batalionit Atlantiku. Fjalet pershendetese te mysafireve.(20 min). Filmi per Batalionin Atlantiku.(8 min.)Ekspozita fotografike. Program i larmishem zbavites-muzikor me artistet dhe kengetaret kryesore te komunitetit. Mysafire do te jene kongresmene, aktiviste dhe persona ushtarake nga SHBA-te dhe trojet shqiptare ne Ballkan. Gjate programit open bar dhe darke komplete. CMIMI: US $ 50 FESTIMI I NJEVJETORIT TE NISJES SE BATALIONIT ATLANTIKU NE LUFTEN E KOSOVES MOMENTI QE I GJITHE KOMUNITETI TE FESTOJE I BASHKUAR! FELLOW ALBANIAN-AMERICANS! Let's celebrate together the biggest event of our community- the one year old anniversary of the departure of the Atlantic Battalion to join their fellow brothers in the Kosova Liberation Army. ATLANTIC ASSOCIATION The ex-soldiers of the Atlantic Battalion in collaboration with all other associations of the community, such as,The Pan-Albanian Federation Vatra, The National Albanian-American Council, The Democratic League of Kosova, The Foundation Kosova, The Albanian-American Civic League, The Woman's Organization "Motrat Qiriazi", The Association of the Albanian-American Students in the US, The Association "Dede Gjo Luli", The Patriotic Dibra Association and The Ana e Malit Association invites you to participate in celebrating the Atlantic Battalion anniversary. WHEN: April 9, 2000, at 6 p.m. WHERE: ROYAL REGENCY HOTEL, 165 TUCKAHOE ROAD- YONKERS, NEW YORK THE PROGRAM: Presentation on the history of the Atlantic Battalion. Greetings of our guests. An 8 min. movie about the Atlantic Battalion. Photo exhibition. Various entertaining-musical with well known artists and musicians of the community. Among guests will be congressmen, political activists and military personnel from the US and from the Albanian soil in the Balkans. Diner and open bar. Price: US$ 50 See you in Yonkers! ______________________________________________________ From Peacemaker526 at aol.com Wed Mar 29 13:09:20 2000 From: Peacemaker526 at aol.com (Peacemaker526 at aol.com) Date: Wed Mar 29 13:09:20 2000 Subject: [Prishtina-E] INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION FINANCIAL AID Message-ID: <3f.2ac9916.2613a0be@aol.com> Hello....i am in the country of Kosova, in Prishtina...where is a good place to eat...i am training for 2 more days here and then i hope to go to Prizren...is there internet service there?.....Thanks..Dennis From samik at kohaditore.com Wed Mar 29 13:24:37 2000 From: samik at kohaditore.com (samik) Date: Wed Mar 29 13:24:37 2000 Subject: [Prishtina-E] INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION FINANCIAL AID References: <3f.2ac9916.2613a0be@aol.com> Message-ID: <007401c65434$4df03be0$9900330a@KOHA> Dennis, yes there is a internet center in Prizren. IOM has opened many internet centers around here... Sami ----- Original Message ----- From: To: Sent: Wednesday, March 29, 2000 8:09 PM Subject: Re: [Prishtina-E] INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION FINANCIAL AID > --- Prishtina-E Discussion Forum --- > Archives: www.alb-net.com/pipermail/prishtina-e > > Hello....i am in the country of Kosova, in Prishtina...where is a good place to eat...i am training for 2 more days here and then i hope to go to Prizren...is there internet service there?.....Thanks..Dennis > > _______________________________________________________ > Prishtina-E discussion forum: Prishtina-E at alb-net.com > http://www.alb-net.com/mailman/listinfo/prishtina-e > From etrit at alb-net.com Wed Mar 29 16:14:36 2000 From: etrit at alb-net.com (Etrit Bardhi) Date: Wed Mar 29 16:14:36 2000 Subject: [Prishtina-E] INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION FINANCIAL AID In-Reply-To: <3f.2ac9916.2613a0be@aol.com> Message-ID: Hey Dennis, where did you send this e-mail from? an internet cafe in prishtina? when did you get there? what do you think of the place so far? let us know your thoughts, Etrit. On Wed, 29 Mar 2000 Peacemaker526 at aol.com wrote: > --- Prishtina-E Discussion Forum --- > Archives: www.alb-net.com/pipermail/prishtina-e > > Hello....i am in the country of Kosova, in Prishtina...where is a good place to eat...i am training for 2 more days here and then i hope to go to Prizren...is there internet service there?.....Thanks..Dennis > > _______________________________________________________ > Prishtina-E discussion forum: Prishtina-E at alb-net.com > http://www.alb-net.com/mailman/listinfo/prishtina-e > From Peacemaker526 at aol.com Thu Mar 30 17:48:37 2000 From: Peacemaker526 at aol.com (Peacemaker526 at aol.com) Date: Thu Mar 30 17:48:37 2000 Subject: [Prishtina-E] INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION FINANCIAL AID Message-ID: <4c.37db39f.261533b3@aol.com> Thanks for your reply.........i have one more day and then hopefully i an going to Prizren...i am staying at the Beautiful Iliria........ Dennis From Peacemaker526 at aol.com Thu Mar 30 17:57:03 2000 From: Peacemaker526 at aol.com (Peacemaker526 at aol.com) Date: Thu Mar 30 17:57:03 2000 Subject: [Prishtina-E] INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION FINANCIAL AID Message-ID: <25.3b33711.261535a5@aol.com> Hi, Etrit..........i kinda slip in UN HQ and use one of their Computers when i get a chance........the City is in alot better shape ahtn i was lead to believe. The power is much more stable than i had heard, and i have been enjoying at least one hot shower a day. I am pleased with the nice places to get a coffee and restauraunts like Spaghetti Toni's, Edie's, and the Cafe at the UN. i see many questionably owned cars here from Germany.....i guess the vehicle registration will catch up with those..... Do you have a favorite coffe hangout? maybe we can have an espresso sometime. Dennis