[Prishtina-E] They did it again!

[Ahmetaj, Ramis]

Its extremely disapointing to start the day reading the article below.  It
seems that Albanian "leaders" are just not able to comprehend the damage
that irresponsible statements, such as the one cited in the article, cause.
Until recently, I was but hopeful that we have grown as a nation, that our
self-proclaimed "leaders" have grown as politicians.  This only convinces me
of the opposite.  I'd like to know what are they thinking about.  But, than
who cares what the people want.  As long as we do as Europeans tells us.  I
can not even comprehend the posssibility that "leaders" of the largest
political parties of Kosova, labeling the people who are fighting for the
Albanian cause as "extremists".  How many more times do they have to
screw-up before the Albanian people begins holding them accountable?

Ramis Ahmetaj

Kosovo Leaders Tell Macedonia Rebels to Stop Fight 
PRISTINA (Reuters) - Kosovo Albanian political leaders urged extremist
groups in Macedonia on Friday to lay down their arms immediately and return
home. 
The statement followed heavy pressure from Western governments on Kosovo
Albanian leaders to distance themselves from the ethnic Albanian guerrilla
group operating in Macedonia. 
The statement by the province's three main political leaders also called on
Macedonian security forces to show restraint and urged the authorities to
resolve the grievances of ethnic Albanians in Macedonia. 
``We, the leaders of the political parties in Kosovo, call on the extremist
groups which have taken up arms on the territory of Macedonia to lay them
down immediately and to return to their homes peacefully,'' the statement
said. 
``We urge the Macedonian government to show restraint and to address and to
resolve the grievances through peaceful and democratic means,'' the
declaration added. 
It was signed by Ibrahim Rugova, the leader of the Democratic League of
Kosovo, and two former leaders of the Kosovo Liberation Army, Hashim Thaci
and Ramush Haradinaj, the province's United Nations administration said. 
Kosovo Albanians identify strongly with their ethnic kin over the border in
Macedonia. 
Students held two demonstrations in the Kosovo capital Pristina this week in
support of Macedonian Albanians and the guerrilla group which has emerged
there over the past few weeks. 
But Western leaders, including European officials who visited Pristina on
Thursday, have made clear to Kosovo leaders they risk losing international
aid and support if they foment instability in Macedonia. 
The U.N. said the leaders' declaration followed an hour-long meeting on
Friday with Kosovo's U.N. governor, Hans Haekkerup of Denmark, and
discussions with the EU delegation