[Prishtina-E] Re: Are we awake? Let's open our eyes before the world media starts calling us terrorists!

[Mentor Cana]

> Mentor,
> You have spoken well on this matter!  One thing I have noticed that has
> distressed me greatly is that at least where I live, there seems to be a
> complacency/lethargy in the Albanian community as regards Kosova now.
> It is as if everyone assumes "oh well, after the three year waiting
> period is over, *of course* the UN will allow Kosova to officially
> become an independent state!"  There is nothing more dangerous for the
> Albanian community, it's friends, and supporters to assume.  And there
> is nothing more dangerous than to become complacent just because the
> "clear and present danger" *seems* to have passed.  We *all* must be on
> our guard.  This is especially true with the second anniversary of the
> NATO bombings coming up.  No doubt with the situation as it is in
> Preshevë, there will be many members of the Serb-american community and
> their supporters who will hold events, seminars, etc. designed to gain
> them sympathy and make Albanians to look like "the bad guys".

Just to add few things....

Shaping the public opinion is a major ongoing effort by the various Serb
lobbies in the US. It is a very plausible and possible that US wants to
only contain the situation in Presheva valley given the fact that the west
has started friendly relationship with Serbia's "democratic government".

To this extend, besides for some limited analysis by special groups and
think tanks stating that independence for Kosova is the only rightful
solution to stabilize the region in the long run, western governments and
other world organizations (EU, UN, OSCE, etc...) keep telling us that
independence for Kosova is not an option!

The pro-Serb lobbyists, are using every incident by Albanians in Kosova
(even those incidents that are pure criminal and have nothing to do with
ethnic discrimination) to paint a black picture if Kosova is let free as
independent region. Unfortunately, our Albanian leaders in Kosova seems to
be helping the unfortunately situation by their inability to agree on how to
govern Kosova.

later,
Mentor