Originally posted by vyper
(1) Kosovo ethnic cleansing was precipitated by the US led bombing, it did not occur before hand.
(2) KFOR troops stood by and did nothing while Serbs either fled or were evacuated by KLA forces "reclaiming" Kosovo.
(3) Ireland is different - by the late 20th century it was more about gangsters and power plays than ideology.
1) Ethnic cleansing of whom? By whom? Please be clear when you make a statement such as this. The basic jist of it is, before the bombing both sides were forcing out opposing civilians, however after the war only the KLA continued, and still continue doing it. Thats because if a Serb so much as raises his voice in Kosovo now, the KFOR "peacekeepers" yell bloody murder. However, the same does not apply for the KLA who conduct terrorist operations in full view of and with the full knowledge of KFOR.
2) That statement makes no sense. How were the Serbs evacuated by the KLA? The Serb police forces withdrew from Kosovo because
that was what they were supposed to do. That was what the war was all about. It was one of the conditions for ending the bombing.
3) Yes, the North Ireland conflict has tons of history behind it, but I'm willing to bet that Kosovo has more. The conflict between Serbs and Albanians in Kosovo has been going on in some form or another for several hundred years. It goes all the way back to the days of the Ottoman occupation.
And again, as much as the IRA is financed by gansters and foreign "businessmen" I'm willing to wager that the KLA is more so. Kosovo has for some time been a huge staging area for all sorts of criminal operations. Mostly, this has been heroin, going through Kosovo on its way to Europe. You wonder how all that Asian heroin and opium gets to Europe? Kosovo. This is where the money for all the bombs and guns and such for the KLA comes from.
As well, the US financed the KLA to fight the Serbs, much like it did with bin Laden when he was fighting the Russians. One day they're best buddies, the next he's the most wanted man alive. And no one is actually going to fess up, to be held accountable for supporting terrorist organizations.
Because, terrorists are OK, as long as they're
our terrorists.
