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Continued Protection of Muslim Terrorists in Kosovo

Serbian southern province of Kosovo and Metohija, currently “under the U.N. protection” (also known as foreign occupation) continues to exemplify the impotence and the uselessness of the “international troops” in fighting terror.

UN/NATO seems to be there with the mission to protect terror and crime in Kosovo, to keep the Albanian Muslims from being punished for their crimes and to enable them to cleanse the rest of Serbian province from remaining Serbs and minorities, while making sure the criminals and terrorists will not be held responsible.

Today, a group of Serbs in the village of Banje near Srbica came under fire from the forest where they had set out to cut firewood. They were attacked from the direction of the formerly mixed, now purely ethnic Albanian village of Radesevo in Srbica municipality.

“All forested lots in this part of Kosovo and Metohija are owned by Serbs and it is these lots that are constantly targets of theft by Albanians from neighboring villages. Since 1999 five Serbs have been killed and 17 have been wounded on the territory of the villages of Banje and Suvo Grlo near Srbica.”

The most serious crime took place at the end of the year 2000 when three Serbs were killed and approximately 10 wounded in an armed attack on an UNMIK bus. None of the perpetrators were ever found or brought to justice, and they are not expected to be found or brought to justice now, either. Not as long as U.N. and NATO is protecting the terrorists.

Yesterday, the house of a Serb returnee to Kosovo, Milivoje Vasic, was dynamited and completely destroyed in the village of Stupelj near Klina. At the same time, the house next to Milivoje's which belongs to his brother Velimir was set on fire, but there was no serious damage to the other house. These houses were built as part of an individual return campaign for Serbs to Kosovo and Metohija. Members of KFOR, UNMIK police and the Kosovo Police Service conducted the investigation.

What they forgot to mention is that since other Albanian Muslim terrorists, now dressed in police uniforms thanks to the U.N, are supposed to “investigate” the crimes and terror acts of Albanian Muslims who are not wearing UN police uniforms, no perpetrator will be found or punished anyway. As usual.

Balkans 2020: Time to Choose the Sides

Meanwhile, in the other part of the world, a US Congressional Adviser increases the volume on his long-standing warnings that terrorists who have set up camps in Bosnia and Kosovo can now easily reach western Europe (i.e. Fourth Reich), telling reporters the operation of further infiltration and terror-to-come has a name – “Balkans 2020.”

Yossef Bodansky, director of the U.S. House of Representatives Task Force on Terrorism and Unconventional Warfare since 1988, told Slovenian Finance that the goal of the campaign is to entrench and expand terrorist camps in Bosnia, Kosovo, Sandzak (another part of Serbia populated mostly by Muslims where, only few days ago, the local elections were marred by murder of one of the candidates) and Croatia:

As early as the 1990s there were reports that Iranians were establishing themselves in the Balkans. The U.S. Senate Republican Policy Committee under Chairman Larry E. Craig concluded that it would be a “breathtaking understatement” to say the Bill Clinton administration erred in facilitating the penetration of Iranians into the Balkans.

Bodansky joined in the discussion shortly later, with an analysis that found Osama bin Laden was focusing on the Balkans for a new wave of anti-Western terrorism.

He confirmed then that radical Islamists decided to use the terrorism infrastructure of the Balkans as a “key facilitator” in the proposed escalation of conflict aimed at Europe, Israel and the United States.

A new terrorist recruiter, identified by Bodansky as Shahid Emir Mussa Ayzi, a veteran of Afghanistan who was close to the al-Qaida elite as well as Taliban leadership, was appointed to run special operations.

A followup report, according to Bodansky, noted that “persons of Slav ethnicity” were being added to the Islamist jihad, and Ayzi said some of these “white devils” already had been indoctrinated and trained to carry out martyrdom-strikes “in a number of European cities.”

Someone should advise all those who have been fiddling their thumbs on the sidelines hoping neither Serbian Kosovo nor Israel concerns them in any way and thinking it is good Christian Serbs are being punished for what they didn’t do to Muslims, since they are easy to hate and expendable, should choose their side in a war that is now in full swing and still more or less politely knocking on their doors. This visitor won’t be ignored like few before him, this one is about to dynamite those doors any day now. So, you are either going to accept the dhimmitude, or take your place alongside Serbs and Jews who have been fighting against the common enemy for centuries (according to Abu Hamza al-Masri, “there is no liquid loved more by Allah than the the liquid of blood. Whether you do it by the lamb, or you do it by a Serb, you do it by a Jew [...] that drop of blood is very dear”). And no, you can’t play Switzerland this time around -- the enemy you are about to face doesn’t know the meaning of the word ‘neutral’: you can be either a subject or an enemy.

Netherlands Chooses Dhimmitude

Some, like Netherlands, have already decided to accept the dhimmi status in hope to be spared:

THE HAGUE, 13/09/06 - Justice Minister Piet Hein Donner considers the Netherlands should give Muslims more freedoms to behave according to their traditions. Muslims refusing to shake hands is fine with him. And Sharia law could be introduced in the Netherlands democratically, in the minister's view.

This is not a surprise for those who have been following the mock-trials of Serbs in the Hague, in a court that is already run by Sharia, where Christians can be accused and charged upon a word of a Muslim, without a single shred of material evidence. The Kangaroo Court takes mere allegations and hearsay of the “protected” -- meaning anonymous -- Muslim “witnesses” as the proof against Christian Serbs and issues the verdicts accordingly. On the other hand, if a rare Muslim from Bosnia or Kosovo happens to find himself in the docket, no amount of evidence, forensic and physical, video tapes or any material evidence will help keep him behind bars, save for the outright confession.

It is only expected that Netherlands and other Fourth Reich states should finally give the proper name to the set of rules under which their courts have been operating for years now:  Sharia Law.

Serbian Choice

Determined to keep their Jerusalem within Serbian borders despite the outside pressure, Serbian parliament decided on Tuesday that a planned new constitution would refer to the southern province as an integral part of Serbia, regardless of U.N.-led negotiations on whether to grant it independence.

The parliamentary vote effectively ruled out Serbian government’s consent if the international talks decide in favor of the Albanian Muslims who want Kosovo and Metohija for themselves.

The Serbian lawmakers voted 219-5 in favor of declaring Kosovo and Metohija a historic and integral part of Serbia in a planned new constitution. They also overwhelmingly adopted a report by Serbia’s negotiators in the talks, who warned that independence for Kosovo would risk creating a precedent that would encourage separatist movements beyond the Balkans.

In a powerful address to the assembly Serbian Prime Minister Vojislav Kostunica said:

Honourable members of parliament, in this historical moment it has befallen us and our entire generation to jointly state our opinion and make the decision regarding Kosovo-Metohija. We are not the first in the history of our people and our state to declare ourselves on Kosovo, but we know that in the course of our entire history there has been only one possible answer. Ever since those who lost their lives in Kosovo six centuries ago and during all the generations that lived, fought and died for Kosovo, this answer has been that Kosovo has always been and will always remain the constituent part of Serbia.

This both facilitates our position at this moment and makes it more difficult. On one hand, it is even more difficult because we must be aware of our responsibility and worthy of our answer, whereas on the other hand, it is facilitated because of the very fact that the answer to the Kosovo issue cannot be new, because as long as there is Serbia there will be no other answer. It is thus even more so because none of our predecessors was asked this question the way we are today and none of them was demanded to do what we others demand from us. It is demanded, honourable parliament members, no more and no less, that we give up Kosovo-Metohija and concede to the outrageous intention that another independent ethnic Albanian state be formed on our territory.

Serbia has to declare itself on Kosovo status once again and we must do this fully aware of the gravity and far-reaching consequences of the historical issue we are faced with today. When it comes to Kosovo-Metohija, nothing can remain unsaid, vague, hazy or unclear. On the contrary, while looking straight in the eyes of those who are to decide the fate of Kosovo and thus of entire Serbia, we must with all our democratic forces defend our sovereignty and make our stance legal before the whole world. Ever since Serbia came to be, every member of our people comes and goes from this world with an awareness that Kosovo has been and will always be a constituent part of Serbia. This supreme obligation has fallen to us, who represent Serbian citizens at the moment, and requires that we reiterate this truth by inscribing it in capital letters into the new Serbian constitution. This means but one thing: for the state of Serbia, Kosovo will never be independent. It also means that for Serbia, even if it is seized through legal violence, Kosovo-Metohija will always be a part of Serbia according to its constitution.

If we decide today to put into the new constitution the undisputable truth that Kosovo is a part of Serbia, we would make a fatefully important and only possible decision. We will thus send everyone an unambiguous message that as for Kosovo-Metohija, the state of Serbia is obliged solely and only to that which is stated in its constitution. In other words, the world must know that as long as there is Serbia, Kosovo will for us be its inseparable province.

In light of all this, it is in Serbia’s utmost interest that the new constitution is adopted in which unanimously, through the will of all the parties, and most importantly, through the will that the entire people and all citizens will state at the referendum, we will underline that Kosovo-Metohija is simply Serbia. If there were any more or less justified objective obstacles to the new constitution, then now, when Kosovo is at stake, we must subdue everything to this task of supreme state and national interest. We can discard any thought that the referendum on the new constitution might fail, because I firmly believe that we all share the belief that there is no citizen in Serbia who will refrain from voting at the referendum on the new constitution solely because the constitution will claim that Kosovo belongs to Serbia and will for ever remain its constituent part.

Honourable members of parliament, you know that on July 24 we talked in Vienna with ethnic Albanian representatives from Kosovo-Metohija. Everything they said (and for some of them our country has reasons to suspect them of having Serbian blood on their hands) in the presence of international mediators comes down to the fact that they would like to have another ethnic Albanian state and that this new state should be on Serbia’s territory. The strong will and eager wish to be given 15% of Serbia’s territory so they can have another state they did not manage to back or explain by even a single argument or the slightest rational reason. I wish to tell you that at the talks, our arguments were by far superior since they were based on the principles of justice, international law, democratic values and European standards.

Since we were deprived of hearing at least one argument in favour of Kosovo independence, both on that occasion as well as all the previous ones, at the next round, held on August 8, international mediator Martti Ahtisaari took it upon himself to put forward the only argument in favour of independence so far. This outrageous argument for taking away the territory from our people is known to the entire world today and it says that “Serbs are guilty as a nation.” If anyone in Serbia or international community still wonders whether Ahtisaari actually said that “Serbs are guilty as a nation,” the answer is categorical. Yes, he did say that by uttering those exact words.

We reacted to Ahtisaari’s stance calmly and on principle, and not excessively as some said. The least we expected was that Ahtisaari apologizes to the Serbian people. However, it turned out that the diplomat found it more difficult to apologize than to insult an entire nation. He not only failed to do what was in itself natural and just, but soon stepped forward with new accusations against Serbia. Be as it may, Serbian parliament is under obligation to clearly and unambiguously condemns Ahtisaari’s statement that Serbs are guilty as a nation. Whether the Special Envoy has retained the authority of an international mediator after all this and whether we can trust his impartiality and objectivity, at least when it concerns Serbia, it is needless to say.

Serbian parliament must find a permanent and comprehensive answer to all the problems we are yet to face concerning Kosovo. I firmly believe that our best answer, both by its far-reaching consequences and its strength needed to survive all the pressure and temptations that may lie ahead, is that Serbian parliament passes the new constitution and thus unanimously and within the shortest possible period, that is by end-December, confirms our unanimous and steadfast position that Kosovo is a constituent part of Serbia.

On the other hand, any imposed solution based on the use of force and legal violence would be nothing but clear and brutal seizure of our territory. When almost a sixth of the territory of a free, sovereign and democratic country is seized, then all foundations crumble and all democratic values are destroyed, principles of international law and order are violated, and in fact the very structure of the modern world is brought into question. And of course – all of that seriously jeopardizes the stability of our entire region.

Our position is perfectly simple. When it comes to the issue of Kosovo-Metohija, Serbia speaks of its Constitution, of the principles of international law upon which the UN and the entire international order rest, of the universally accepted values of democracy and it speaks of European standards for solving minority issues. Serbia speaks of compromise and a historically just solution. Serbia says that Serbs have lived with ethnic Albanians for centuries and we want that this co-existence in the province, for the first time in history, be founded on democratic principles through substantial autonomy for Kosovo-Metohija. What can be controversial about that? What is wrong regarding Serbia’s position on the issue? Is it wrong that we advocate respect of international law upon which today’s international order rests or perhaps we are mistaken when we seek a compromise solution?

In any case before it occurs to anyone to tell us that we should give up a sixth portion of our territory, a territory where our country originated and which is the birthplace of the spirit of our nation and culture, they should consider the fact that such an event, more precisely, such an experiment has never taken place before in the history of Europe. Those countries which might favour the idea of an independent Kosovo-Metohija should think what 15% of their territory means to them, in order to better understand what is being demanded of Serbia. It is difficult to find a better argument than the unquestionable truth that such a seizure of territory has never occurred anywhere, and no country has ever accepted that, or could possibly do so.

If a country steps forward, ready instead of Serbia, to give 15% of its territory as a gift, it might be possible to meet the demands being made by ethnic Albanians to create another country of their own. As far as Serbia is concerned, Kosovo-Metohija is our territory and no one may give away as a gift that which belongs to us. The same rules and principles which applied to other democratic European countries must also be applied for a 21st century Serbia and any attempt at enforcing a precedent just when Kosovo-Metohija is in question would mean that we are being asked to humiliate ourselves as a country and a nation, to give up our dignity and to trample underfoot the honour of our entire nation.

We all know full well that one man alone cannot defend Kosovo-Metohija, just as one man alone cannot lose it. Kosovo-Metohija can be defended only by the entire nation or the entire nation, if it decides to, can lose it. Ever since Kosovo-Metohija came into being it has belonged to and has been cherished by the entire nation and will always be a matter that concerns all of Serbia and the entire Serbian nation. A firm and well guided national will, if it seals the referendum on a new constitution which will confirm that Kosovo-Metohija is the very heart of Serbia, will become the most reliable guarantee that we have given a dignified answer to the question we are faced with in this new test in the history of Kosovo-Metohija.

The Serbian government considers that parliament’s decision to approve the participation in talks on the province’s future status, initiated by the UN Security Council, is exceptionally good and wise. Serbia has thus proved that it is capable of taking its share of responsibility for finding a compromise solution, which would serve the essential interests of Serbs and the ethnic Albanians in the province. Our position is objectively made easy by the fact that all relevant arguments favour the Serbian side. We are opposed by very dangerous, though more or less concealed, ideas about an ethnically cleansed and independent Kosovo-Metohija, which are based on nothing but the use of aggression. Our negotiating team was most seriously prepared to discuss any subject and any form of talks in negotiations conducted so far. We defended our position with responsibility and reason at every step, and it is the force of our arguments which is most probably the reason why there has been no progress whatsoever in the talks. Ethnic Albanians are simply not interested in serious negotiations, and are arrogantly secure in their belief that they have been given in advance something that does not belong to them, an independent Kosovo-Metohija.

When Kosovo-Metohija is in question, Serbia cannot afford any arbitrariness or trifling. That is why we will not permit a single punctuation mark to be put in the wrong place, whether the matter at hand is decentralisation, economy or any other subject. Criticism regarding the allegedly non-constructive behaviour of Belgrade in the negotiations held so far was heard several times from various sides. We must be open and say that this criticism in fact means that Belgrade is considered to be non-constructive just because it refuses to accept an independent Kosovo. The actual truth is that, precisely by deciding not to accept and never to accede to the seizure of part of its territory, Serbia has chosen to take the most constructive and most responsible role when the stability, peace and prosperity of our region is viewed in the long run, which undoubtedly represents the highest and most lasting of values.

Everyone should know that Serbia will not support any thoughtless and hastily brought solution which could set a precedent and worsen the already more than complicated Kosovo-Metohija issue. We want to remind in due time all those rushing to solve this issue one way or the other that we, and not they, live in this region, and we would especially like to stress that those whose lives are in question know the true value of a good and viable solution compared to any premature, nervous and forced decision.

This is also the proper place and time to emphasize that the fact that our country is participating in the talks on the future status of Kosovo-Metohija with responsibility does not mean that Serbia, just by its participation in the talks could give legitimacy to an imposed solution. Serbia can, is ready and certainly will give legitimacy to a solution which is the result of agreement and represents a compromise. Our proven determination to find a compromise gives us the right, in accordance with the Resolution adopted by this house, to firmly reject and declare invalid any solution which is not a result of an agreement reached with Serbia.

Honourable members of parliament, even though every single one of our arguments is superior and uncontroversial, they must be made more powerful, substantiated with the confirmation given by the unwavering will of the Serbian nation that we are to defend, with all political and legal means, that which is ours, namely Kosovo-Metohija. The unanimous conviction of the entire nation to fight for justice and truth leaves us without any other option: today more than ever, we are obliged that with law and justice oppose any attempt at imposing an independent Kosovo-Metohija. If we do as much as we can and should for Kosovo-Metohija and Serbia, then our nation and history will never forget us.

It most certainly will not.