One Funeral Away From Civil War

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[tgambill]

One Funeral Away From Civil War January 2, 2006: The head of UNMIK (UN operations in Kosovo) believes that 2006 will be an important year for Kosovo. That’s because 2006 appears to be the year Kosovo's "final status" (either independence or an autonomous province of Serbia) is determined. Meanwhile, 17,500 peacekeepers remain on duty in Kosovo. Austria issued a statement asking that "the dignity of the Serbs" (ie, Kosovar Serbs) be respected as Kosovo's "new status" is resolved. This statement and several like it indicate that the UN and nations in the region believe Kosovo will become a separate country.

The illness of Kosovo's president Ibrahim Rugova complicates the diplomacy. Rugova is the "old man" of Kosovo's demands for autonomy and recognition of Albanian Kosovars' rights. Rugova was leading peaceful protests against the Yugoslav government in Belgrade in the early 1980s (as part of the "Albanikos" movement). Rugova is regarded as a moderate, especially when compared to the KLA (Kosovo Liberation Army) vets who form the hard-line anti-Serbia cadre in Kosovo. One report suggested that Rugova is "sinking fast" and that his illness is terminal. He refuses to give up power even temporarily. There is no moderate politician comparable to Rugova. If illness or death removes him from the scene the political fight among Albanian Kosovars will be ugly. Expect violence from the old KLA faction.

December 31, 2005: Islamic terrorists in Bosnia have been found cooperating with local criminal gangs. After the Cold War ended in 1991, the Balkans became the home base of some large criminal gangs. While Albanian gangs get most of the publicity, they have plenty of competition from Serbian organizations. In fact, Serbia has become the primary transit point for drugs, goods and people (including women forced into prostitution) smuggled between Eastern and Western Europe. The Albanian gangs dominate in Albania, Kosovo and Bosnia. Islamic radicals came to Bosnia during the 1990s to help local Moslems fight Serbs in the civil war, and many stayed behind after the fighting stopped. Some of these guys have gone to work with the Albanian gangs, to raise money for the cause of Islamic terrorism. This is not unusual, for much of al Qaeda's activities have been found to be financed by criminal activities. But getting open cooperation from criminal gangs is unusual. However, the Albanian gangsters don't see themselves as supporting terrorists, or if they do, it doesn't bother them. Many Albanians are Moslem. Increasingly, Islamic terrorists in Europe are found to have been smuggled in by the Albanian and Serbian gangs. Bangladeshi Islamic radicals have established themselves in Bosnia, along with older Arab crews. Bosnian police are trying to keep the al Qaeda groups off balance and unable to plan operations. If a large attack were traced back to Bosnia, it could have catastrophic repercussions, with cuts in foreign aid from angry West European donors. But Bosnia has become something of a rest stop for Islamic radicals, and that's bad enough.

[ma bell]

I'm hurt, no mention of me as would I be Joe, the 4th Stooge?

[tgambill]

"Another MENSA level doppelganger"

****Whoa, I have to admit, there's no MENSA person here. Just a regular American that wants the truth out. Certainly not MENSA material. Thanks anyway.

[Wraith]

"Wished you dead back in 2001" Hoplite said that? Now that is what I call a sick though from one dysfunctional puppy. The dude is twisted. Their maybe a good reason why he is an ex reservist....

[Wraith]

The circus is in town and hoplite is the clown...

[ma bell]

yes, sir. He said that as there are plenty of witnesses... Joan should remmeber..same with vooch, voronin, getoffmylawn, destro, branicap, etc...

[montyspython]

"I bet you have a tattoo to remind you of your cooking tour. Crossed spatulas and proud of it?"

LOL!!!

Hoplite's grand contribution to military service:

He defended a Popeye's Chicken restaurant from LA rioters...ROFLMAO!!! Hoplite the war hero! LOL!!!

[FormerLib]

A ping in opposition to the Clinton Legacy/Islamofascist Cheerleaders!

[getoffmylawn]

I was gonna ping you to that post because I knew you'd get a kick out of it :-D

I'm saving this thread to favorites. "Monkey pile on the troll" is always good for a few laughs.

[montyspython]

Notice the pic at the begining of the thread for the Freepathon, that pic most aptly describes my vision of how Hoplite would look.

[Wraith]

Good one Monty, Hoplit aka Mr. OContrare sits alone in his trailer, fights with the neighbors in the trailer park, kicks anybodies dog, fights with everyone on FR, and most of all which is quite sad, fights with himself. This dysfunction has robbed the poor boob of any objective understanding with anyone out here.

I've notice one thing about Hopluck's antagonistic nature towards Tom, myself, Ma Bell and a dude named Fusion. We have all been to Kosovo, on the ground amids the hostility and barbaric crap that goes on there. We know Kosovo for what it is, Hoplite does not, he can only imagine what goes on. Quite simply he must destroy, discredit and ridicule those of us that know the truth about Kosovo in order to compensate for his lack of a back bone i.e. never having the grit to go to these places of conflict. Being a rocking chair cowboy with diminished testosterone levels surely adds to the fire. Poor Gramps?

The CLOT is just plain pissed off. He uses FR as a conduit in this negative, dysfunctional, counter productive way to simply pick a fight. I do believe that Hoplose craves negative attention which is masochistic in nature i.e. he loves to get a good bitch slap and lots of them. Is it a cry saying spank me some more?

Its the dogs that I really feel sorry for.........

[ma bell]

Uhh, i think he is looking for something else to be stroked, monty.

[montyspython]

I will let mark oblige him with that request.