An Attack On A Peacekeeper Is An Attack On Kosova’s Peace And Freedom
21 Oct 06 (Zeri) – The announcement of the KFOR spokesperson, Valter Hubert Schmidt that an American soldier was attacked from three people close to “BEN-AF” supermarket, in Ferizaj has extremely agitated the citizens of this municipality, its high officials and the political subjects, who condemned this incident and called on the investigating bodies to work hard in order to solve this case which is directed against the interests of Kosova.
The president of Ferizaj Municipality, Faik Grainca said that he expresses his concerns for the incident to the MNTF (E) Commander, General Owens, KFOR General Command and the people of Ferizaj, convinced that this incident will not shake the trust that people of Kosova have for the American peacekeepers.
“Our friendly ties with the United States and other Western countries that we have built over decades will continue to become even stronger in every aspect”, said Faik Grainca, who called on the people of Ferizaj to report to KPS and KFOR any information they have regarding this incident in order to bring the perpetrators to justice as soon as possible.
According to Grainca, the city of Ferizaj was evaluated by the international and Kosova institutions as the quietest and safest city in Kosova and the American soldiers have the biggest merit for this. “It seems like there is a force that is against this peace and other positive developments in Ferizaj, so they are trying to cause incidents to break this image. But I can say that they will not succeed, because the citizens trust the American peacekeepers, who helped them in difficult times”, stated Grainca.
Meanwhile, vice president of LDK Ferizaj, Sahit Krasniqi said that this political party condemns this attack, and this is an act that should not have happened in Ferizaj or Kosova. “The Americans are saviors of Kosovars who alongside the European Community established the reality of freedom here.
The attack on the American soldier was condemned also by representatives of PDK and AAK. Nehat Mustafa PDK Ferizaj vice president said that Ferizaj is the luckiest city in Kosova, since it is located close Bondsteel, the largest American military camp in Kosova, country that Kosova tied alliances for liberation.
“The American peacekeepers have contributed for a peaceful environment in Ferizaj and Kosova, and any attack against them is considered as an attack directed towards the freedom and our aspirations to build a society with true democratic values”, stated Nehat Mustafa.
He said that the citizens of Ferizaj and Kosova should be very observant now when our future is being determined with the support of the United States some people want destabilization. According to Mustafa all those people who in some ways contribute to such situations, those people work against the free Kosova future, and that only helps Belgrade.
"Kosova" will only be free when Albanian terrorists are out of business.
KosovA, eh! Whoever wrote that is a total Oss!!!!
My guess is that this American "peacekeeper" was attacked because he was wearing civilian clothes, and the local thugs mistook him for a Serb. That could happen to most of us if we went to Kosovo. Heck, I look Serbian, too!
And I don't think that the Kosovo Shiptars like Americans very much anyway, except for clinton. They just like what our goverment has done for them, and the big economic windfall from all that US/NATO/UN/EU/NGO activity in Kosovo. Once the largesse ends, or if "independence" is thwarted, watch out!!!!
Real peace will only come to Kosovo with the Serb army.