[Prishtina-E] Serbs offer civil rights in peace plan

[Mentor Cana]

How ironical is this: "Serbs offer civil rights in a peace plan"?

First you start oppressing a group of people (Albanians in this case) by
removing their God given right to live freely. Then, when they show open
dissatisfaction with the oppression (what's new here?!) you tell them
you will give them back the very thing you were not supposed to have taken
from them?!

Ok, we understand Serbs doing this. But, how come Western Diplomats also
see this as a 'good' thing? As e legitimate way besides force?

It is really surprising, sadly, to see the West act with such acceptance of
Kostunica's moves just because he was elected 'democratically'. When it
comes to Kosova and Albanians (especially in Southern Serbia) he is no
different than Milosevic.

later,
Mentor

---------- Forwarded message ----------
Date: Tue, 13 Feb 2001 21:33:17 +0100
From: Wolfgang Plarre <wplarre at BNDLG.DE>
To: ALBANEWS at LISTSERV.ACSU.BUFFALO.EDU
Subject: [ALBANEWS] NEWS: Serbs offer civil rights in peace plan (New York
                Times, 13              February 2001)


http://www.smh.com.au/news/0102/13/world/world8.html

Serbs offer civil rights in peace plan

Hoping to end an ethnic Albanian insurgency that is gaining momentum
along the border with Kosovo, Serbia's new government has put together a
peace plan.
    It rules out annexation or autonomy, but proposes to demilitarise
the area and grant Albanians civil rights stripped away under Slobodan
Milosevic.
    The plan has already received support from Western diplomats who
know that the alternative is allowing the Serbs to use force.
    "We have to give it a shot," said one Western diplomat, "but I don't
know if it will really work. In the end, there is going to have to be
some use of force on the Serbian side."
....

[full article at: http://www.smh.com.au/news/0102/13/world/world8.html ]