Forwarded from Mrs. Jela Jovanovic (non-subscriber)

[Louis Proyect <lnp3@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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The Committee for National Solidarity
Tolstojeva 34, 11000 Belgrade, YU

Dear Madam / Sir,

We are sending you the article "ANGEL OF MERCY" by Mrs. Simonida Dragas, a
recognized expert on Kosovo and Metohia, in hope that it will be of use to
you in achieving a better understanding of the situation in this troubled
region.


Author: Mrs. Simonida Dragas

"ANGEL OF MERCY" - THE STORY OF ONE GENERAL OF YUGOSLAV ARMY

"Angel of Mercy" is the name of war that had been waged by America and NATO
in Kosovo, where violence continues even though war is officially over and
bombs are no longer part of the "merciful" action for "liberation" of
Albanians. The title itself is an ironic paraphrasing of the title of well -
known fresco from Mileseva monastery "The White Angel". But ironic
paraphrasing of things that are held sacred by one nation is also a
testimony to the barbarism of those who paraphrase it.

Americans, Germans and Albanians: Its the old well - known story. It is
almost as well - known as the Albanian love for weapons: Today, just like it
used to be the case in the past, there is hardly any Albanian house in
Kosovo that has no weapons in it. Arms are an integral part of thoughts,
hands, and characters of Albanian men. Thus the fact that in former
Yugoslavia many young Albanians had attended military schools and academies
should not come as a surprise. Young Albanians were enrolled and selected
like young men of other nationalities - according to their success on
application exams.

We had talked about this subject - Albanians and Yugoslav army - with
someone who is qualified to discuss the subject, being an Albanian and
officer himself. He maintains that there had been quite a lot of Albanians
in Yugoslav army, among others there are Generals Isa Kransnici, Fadilj
Curanoli, Edhem Racica who still live in Belgrade. Some of them are still in
active military service.

When the break - up of Yugoslavia had begun, some Albanian officers took
active part in it. Our source claims that none of the high ranking Albanian
officers had left Yugoslav army. Only younger Albanian officers of lower
rank - such as captains and lieutenants - had deserted. Most of these
deserters had left the units of Yugoslav army that had been stationed in
Slovenia and Croatia. Some of these former officers played important role in
settlement of Albanians in these areas before they had left the army. For
example, colonel Beciri played important role in settlement of over 8000
Albanians in Sarajevo, where he had been stationed. He supported settlement
of Albanians in other parts of Bosnia as well. Colonel Beciri had been the
President of Albanian Association in Bosnia. He had received money from his
compatriots whom he had helped to settle in Bosnia. Part of that money went
for illegal purchase of arms that were destined for Kosovo Albanians.

As soon as the break-up of former Yugoslavia had begun, young Albanian
officers deserting from Yugoslav army signed contracts with the newly formed
armed forces of Slovenia and Croatia. Their monthly wages ranged from 10000
to 15000 German Marks. Soon they became the hard core of Slovenian and
Croatian armies.

Beside participation in armed conflicts in Slovenia and Croatia, many
Albanian officers who had received the training and military education of
highest standard in Yugoslav army prior to their desertion, started leaving
for Albania as early as 1991. There they began training their compatriots
from Kosovo and Albania. CIA and BND were well acquainted with their
training camps in Tirana and Kux. Acting on orders of their sponsors,
Albanian officers who had at one point taken the solemn oath of allegiance
to defend Yugoslavia now lead the units made up of terrorists against the
same country. This breach of oath had begun as early as early as 1991 and
lasted until the very end of operation "Angel of Mercy". The fact that gangs
of terrorists had been continuously crossing Yugoslav - Albanian border is
no big secret. Sometimes during "Angel of Mercy" operations the groups
numbered as many as 10000 or even 15000 terrorists armed with German weapons
and trained by former officers of Yugoslav army. NATOs aircraft and
artillery had been providing support for these terrorist groups. Terrorists
often tried to penetrate Yugoslav territory from Macedonia, going across
Sara mountain.

Our source maintains that UCK / KLA had been formed primarily thanks to the
efforts of Albanian officers who had received training in Yugoslav army,
prior to their desertion. UCK / KLA commander Agim Ceku was the most
ruthless and fierce among those officers. He used to be stationed in
Yugoslav armys garrison in town of Gospic in Croatia. He and another former
officer of Yugoslav army, major Oreskovic, had planned and carried out the
brutal murdering of 120 Serbs in Gospic late in 1991.

Our source maintains that Albanian officers who had deserted Yugoslav army
and took part in actions against Serbs were mainly motivated by money they
had been receiving from their employers. They were also lead by the old
delusion Albanians so often impose upon themselves, that Serbs are bent on
destroying them; thus, Albanians should try to destroy Serbs in turn.
According to our source, members of UCK / KLA often show inclination to
criminal activities, such as pillaging, looting and random violence against
civilians, even fellow Albanians. He maintains that former allies - NATO and
UCK / KLA - may become enemies in the future. UCK / KLA had been only
nominally disbanded. However, it exercises effective control in Kosovo and
shows more and more resentment against KFOR, which may gradually lead to the
open conflicts as former members of UCK / KLA continue to pursue their
inclination towards criminal activities described above.

UCK / KLA had been in fact set up in order so the Americans, Germans or the
British would not have to die in the Balkans, maintains our source. Today
Albanians believe that their "task" in Kosovo is finished, and since they
had also gained strength, they are no longer ready to be obedient pawns of
the "foreigners". Thus the increased tensions between Albanians and members
of NATO forces in Kosovo.

Our source believes that most of the young Albanian officers who had
received military education in Yugoslav military schools, have deserted from
Yugoslav army and fought with UCK / KLA are no longer among the living. They
had perished in conflicts with Yugoslav army and Serbian police since their
CIA and BND mentors kept pushing them into the foremost front lines. That
was part of their "allies" strategy: Use and then dispose of cannon fodder!
Albanians who had been living in Yugoslavia always had a better life than
their compatriots in Albania. Over the past several years, the "great
allies" of Albanians and UCK / KLA had maintained a state of chronic chaos
in Albania and Albanians born in Yugoslavia are slowly getting tired of
their foreign mentors. Our source maintains that none of the members of UCK
/ KLA, not even Hasim Taci, who had received his training from fellow
criminals in German underworld, would be willing to risk their lives in
realization of new projects of American and German geostrategists. These
projects include plans for subjugating Russia and cutting its population
down to between 30 and 40 millions of Russians by year 2010.

Albanians have far more pressing goals. These include occupation of parts of
southern Serbia and creation of Great Albania in cooperation with their
compatriots from Macedonia. Center of this Great Albania would be Pristina.
UCK / KLA does not want to have Albanians from Albania run such a state. One
cannot help wondering whether CIA and BND will continue supporting and
financing these plans of UCK / KLA...

Secretary General
Mrs. Jela Jovanovic
Art  historian
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Louis Proyect

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