Re: Re(2): Re(2): NY TIMES SAYS KOSOOV GOT 70% OF BUDGET FROM RESTOF YUGO

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In a message dated 03/09/2000 8:32:57 AM Eastern Standard Time,
jbm7@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx writes:

<< The Albanian leader was Rugova who did not advocate armes struggle only
 passive resistance. Why did negotiations not take place with him until the
 whole thing had gone from him to the KLA during the forced eviction of the
 majority population >>

This description of Rugova is false; the falsehood is included as a given, as
in "do you still beat your wife?"  Here the key  words are "resistance" and
"mass expulsions" - they are assumed (though untrue) in passing.

First, "resistance" is wrong - Rugova led a planned campaign of
destabilization, a giant experiment in black ops for Western consumption; it
is only described as moderate by comparison to current period when the US
dumped Rugova in order to switch to the gangster-terrorist KLA .  Different
tools for different times.

That left him out in cold and the Yugoslav government intelligently has tried
to play him against the US, since he does have a base of "moderate"
disrupters.  The Yugo's also have different strokes for different times...

In the earlier period, when the West supported Rugova'a (A Nazi's son, I have
been told - but this is not confirmed; the story I heard is dad died during
the post war Nazi rebellion described by Thompson at tenc.net in "The Roots
of Kosovo Fascism") - during the earlier period when the west supported
planned campaign of destabilization, they used the "moderate" Rugova who
"only"attempted to paralyze Serbia by sabatoge, work stoppages, beatings, and
so on, working in conjunction wit the West openly - as illustrated by the
visit of Dole, D'Amato etc when these great progressive rebels chanted USA
USA - like du-uh.... which I posted.  This campaign culminated in the
"passive" boycott of all institutions - including refusal to pay electric
bills and taxes - which the Yugoslavs tolerated for 8 years - ostracization
and beatings of loyalist Albanians, continued sabotage (tied to international
cries of racism when saboteurs were fired!) , boycott of autonomous cultural
institutions (schools, hospitals with Albanian-speaking staff, courts) and so
on.  The boycotts were accompanied by creation of crummy subsitutte
institutions and then - unbelievable huzpah! - they would invite western
journalist to see what terrible hosptials they wre FORCED to resort to
(failing to mention they were boycotting the state hospitals...)

Rugova  was useful during the 1987-97 period, so he had full US backing; when
the time came to change to full assault, the US dumped him.  He tried to hang
on, for example supporting the call for bombing Belgrade in Oct. 1998 (thus
showing he was even better than Ghandi, because WITH bombs!) but he couldn't
make the switch.  He wasn't the force at the head of the gangster-terrorist
KLA - so bye bye Rugova. NATO cares not for persons.

Regarding "mass expulsions":  there is considerable evidence that in fact the
"mass expulsions" during bombing were largely staged - that is, Albanians
were ordered to leave by KLA and clan leaders who had switched to backing the
KLA when they saw the US meant business.  the evidence from the OSCE's own
report is that, percentage wise, far more Serbs (percentage) left Kosovo
during that time than Albanians - because the KLA was the one doing the
ethnic cleansing.  Interestingly, we know of two instances when NATO
slaughtered Albanians trying to return home.  The KLA you will recall was
acting as NATO spotters on the ground.  (They were REVOLUTIONARY NATO
spotters, a new category...)

For which see Chossudovsky COOKING THE BOOKS at tenc.net, just scroll a bit
and you'll find it.  On Rugova, see TENC.net, articles by author, Johnstone,
"Yugoslavia through a dark glass."

Really, this stuff is proven fact.  Why not spend some time at tenc.net and
read the documents - even Chomsky, who has played a terrible role, is now
admitting it is mostly bullshit.  This thing is about as black and white (or
fascist vs. antifascist, if you will) as one gets. The repetition of
disproved apologies for the racists  ("Rugova was a moderate" and so on) is
really quite mind boggling.  Like saying "Yes, but the world is flat."

Another useful background piece on this is the debate I had with a guy named
Frye on the NONVIOLENCE BOARD (War Resisters League and so on) - after the
debate, the powers that was closed the board...

Best,
Jared