[Marxism] Provisional Government of Kosova statement on killings of Serbians in Lipjan

[les evenchick <piratefish@xxxxxxxxx>]

I am starting a separate thread on the true
nature of the Provisional Government of Kosova
and its military arm, the Kosova Liberation Army.

The document presented below published in 1999
and others I will post will conclusively show
that the KLA as presented to this list by Louis
and others defenders of the Milosevic regime is a
fiction.  As stated in this document the KLA from
the beginning opposed attacks on civilians of all
nationalities.

                       Les Evenchick
                       New Orleans



Thaçi Condemns attacks in Lipjan

Prishtina, July 24, (Kosovapress)

In a press conference given yesterday, the Prime
Minister of the
Provisional Government of Kosova, Hashim Thaçi
strongly condemned the
murder of 14 Serbs close to Lipjan. He called the
reports unfortunate for
both Albanians and the international community.
He added the event was
truly tragic and impacted both internal and
international leaders. The 14
killed Serbs, according to Thaçi represented the
death of 14 Kosovars who
decided to stay in Kosova and seek a democratic
life in Kosova. This act
of "madness" is strongly condemned both by the
Provisional Government
and by Thaçi personally. Thaçi said "this act,
unfortunately, was
predictable, one that only intensifies
intercommunal conflict in Kosova."

"We still do not have the details of the event,
it is under investigation;
this will make, no doubt, the situation that much
more difficult for us, right
at the point when things were beginning to
normalize. This act of violence
ended on the day the second phase of the KLA´s
demilitarization, a
process which ended successfully and which
offended those who do not
wish to see the Serb and Albanian communities
work towards better
relations, " added Thaçi. "This act was against
Kosova, its people, the
international community and it only helps
Milosevic. So we must cooperate
closely with the international community to
assist in the investigation that
will lead to the capture of those who are guilty
of this act. We have to,
once and forever, convince all in Kosova that we
will not allow anarchy
and extremism prevail. In Kosova, democracy will
reign. This act´s only
goal was to disrupt the work of the Transitory
Council of Kosova. We had
begun to cooperate with the whole Kosovar
Albanian political spectrum
and with UNMIK, we were prepared to sign the
declaration to work
towards a harmonious coexistence, tolerance and
understanding between
national groups. We have begun to visit each
other through the offices of
UNMIK." Thaçi believed this act of violence was
aimed in particular at
disrupting this progress. Thaçi added, "The KLA
since the very beginning
has refused to target civilians in its struggle
for freedom, its primary
objective was the creation of a democratic order
in Kosova, a multiethnic
and pluralistic life in Kosova. We, as members of
the Provisional
Government of Kosova strongly condemn this act.
This act has nothing to
do with progressive democratic forces in Kosova,
it is simply a reflection
of those who have no interest in seeing Kosova
democratic and free. I use
this opportunity to once again to plead to Serbs
who are living in Kosova
not to leave and not to be afraid of Albanians,
but get closer, to help and
respect each other and to integrate and build a
modern civil society."

""All those who seek to destabilize Kosova are
badly mislead. Kosova is
now more than ever determined to follow a
democratic path towards
creating a free civil society which is open,
multi-ethnic, pluralistic and
equal to all citizens of Kosova."

Prime Minister Thaçi called an immediate press
conference to address the
international media after the report of the
discovery of 14 Serbs killed
near Lipjan last night. While the motive and the
identity of those who
committed the act are still in question, many in
Prishtina are concerned
this will create a chain reaction, leading to a
series of attacks on each
community.


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