> > Quotes of the day:
> >
> > "If such a pogrom of Serb population happened in the international
presence
> > what would happen to Serbs who would be left to live in independent
Kosovo
> > Albanian state? Is this a European vision for the Balkans and Europe
that
> > political goals of ethnically clean societies may be realised by ethnic
> > terror and violence." - ERP KIM Info-service
> >
> > "German KFOR has resumed protection of the ruins of the monastery (sic!)
> > which is currently not at all habitable." - ERP KIM Info-service
> >
> > - Is Europe going to support this?
> > - Pogrom of Serbs in Kosovo - photo gallery
> > - Monks visit burned Holy Archangels Monastery
> > - Uncertain days for many Kosovo and Metohija refugees
> >
> > ***************
> > March 21, 2004
> > ERP KiM Newsletter 21-03-04
> > Kosovo Albanians pursue ethnic cleansing to achieve their ethnically
clean
> > independent state of Kosovo - is Europe going to support this?
> > Pogrom of Serbs in Kosovo - photo gallery
> > ERP KIM Info-service
> > Gracanica, March 21, 2004
> >
> > The following photos are speaking for themselves. Serb civilians are
being
> > evacuated from their homes by KFOR and UNMIK police in front of
rampaging
> > armed groups of ethnic Albanians who set on fire their homes and
property.
> > These scenes of ethnic cleansing are not scenes from a war, but scenes
which
> > are happening on a territory which has been under UN/NATO protectorate
for
> > five years, in the presence of 18.000 armed KFOR troops, a few thousands
of
> > UNMIK policemen and other international personnel. There are several
> > questions which will have to be answered by the UNMIK leadership which
fails
> > to take responsibility for the final failure of their "peace mission".
> > 1. How is it possible that five years of work, political process and
> > building so called "multiethnic and democratic" society collapse in two
> > days?
> > 2. How is it possible that beside such large NATO led troops at least 20
> > Christian churches (beside other 112 destroyed in four previous years of
> > 'peace), and dozens of Serb homes disappear in flames five years after
the
> > war?
> > 3. How is it possible that Kosovo Albanians, who shot at the
international
> > peacekeepers, wounding dozens of them, had all kinds of weapons despite
five
> > years of alleged demilitarization.
> > 4. If such a pogrom of Serb population happened in the international
> > presence what would happen to Serbs who would be left to live in
independent
> > Kosovo Albanian state? Is this a European vision for the Balkans and
Europe
> > that political goals of ethnically clean societies may be realised by
ethnic
> > terror and violence. Is the goal of the international community which
came
> > to Kosovo to save multiethnicity to leave the province as the most
> > monoethnic part of the Balkans?
> > The last but not least - Is anyone going to take responsibilty for
> > suffering of innocent civilians and destruction of the centuries old
> > Christian cultural heritage because of wrong assessments and deluding
the
> > world with alleged "progress" in Kosovo? No doubt, even the commander of
the
> > NATO southern forces Admiral Johnson admitted that the ETHNIC CLEANSING
is
> > going on in Kosovo.
> >
> > Before continuing the so called "Kosovo peace mission" answers to these
> > questions must be found and completely a new strategy employed.
> >
> > Will the perpetrators of such crimes and their leaders be rewarded and
> > encouraged to finish the ethnic cleansing and thus a precedent be made
for
> > similar strategies elsewhere in Europe or the international community
will
> > finally enforce a clear policy that a democratic society (particularly
in
> > Europe cannot be built on the ashes of Christian shrines and blood of
the
> > innocent.
> > These are not scenes from 1999, but March 2004, after almost 5 years of
a
> > "peace mission"
> > Scenes of sorrow, shame and definite failure of those who lied
> > of progress in Kosovo
> >
> > KFOR evacuating Serbs
> > from their homes
> > KFOR escorting Serb
> > humanitarian convoy
> > expelled Serb
> > woman with a child
> >
> > escorting expelled Serbs
> > expelled Serbs
> > expelled Serbs
> >
> > Aftermath of the Kristallnacht of March 17-19
> >
> > Serbs expelled from
> > their homes in Kosovo
> > KFOR reinforcements
> > arrive in Kosovo
> > Serbs expelled from
> > their homes
> >
> > Serb women crying
> > evacuation of Serbs
> > Serb hospital burned
> >
> > This is what Kosovo offers to non-Albanians after 5 years
> > of false "democracy" and institution building
> >
> > A Serb woman with
> > her baby evacuated
> > A Serb woman evacuated
> > while British soldier guards
> > Leaving of Serbs from their homes in front of Albanian violence
> >
> > ---------------------------
> > The basic error of the "Kosovo mission" from the very beginning was that
a
> > paramiltary structures of Kosovo Albanians (UCK, FARK) were not
dismantled
> > but only transformed and politically legalized which allowed further
> > militarization of the society. After five years Kosovo does not have a
> > political elite with a democratic and European vision but leaders who
seek
> > their future in the myths of the past, in blood and violence,
destruction of
> > Christian monuments which make Kosovo a part of the European cultural
> > heritage. After almost five years of "peace building" Kosovo is at the
> > beginning again. While extremist believe that they can achieve their
goals
> > by violence against innocent, elderly, children and centuries old
churches
> > the democratic world has to say whether such a strategy can be rewarded
or
> > not.
> >
> > ********************
> > March 21, 2004
> > ERP KiM Newsletter 21-03-04d
> > Monks visit burned Holy Archangels Monastery
> > Albanians reveled all night over its ruins
> >
> > The monastery is almost completely destroyed because all wooden
construction
> > and interior furnishings were burned. Scattered throughout the monastery
> > courtyard were pieces of burned items, computers and electrical devices
used
> > until recently by the monastery. The cover on the tomb of King Dusan has
> > been broken and the tomb itself has obviously been forced open. The
belfry
> > is completely destroyed and the monastery's engraving studio burned to
the
> > ground. German soldiers informed Fr. Benedict that the Albanians reveled
> > over the ruins all day and all night.
> >
> > Everything is burned, only the bare monastery walls remain - Former
> > appearance of Holy Archangels Monastery near Prizren and the Chapel of
the
> > Holy Bishop Nikolai
> >
> > ERP KIM Info Service
> > Gracanica, March 20, 2004
> > Priest-monk Benedict Preradovic of Holy Archangels Monastery visited the
> > ruins of his burned monastery today with a German KFOR military escort.
> >
> > The monastery is almost completely destroyed because all wooden
construction
> > and interior furnishings were burned. Scattered throughout the monastery
> > courtyard were pieces of burned items, computers and electrical devices
used
> > until recently by the monastery.
> >
> > The cupola above the Chapel of the Holy Bishop Nikolai is still in place
but
> > the collapse of the burned beams of the roof structure is expected at
any
> > time.
> >
> > The cover on the tomb of Emperor Dusan has been broken and the tomb
itself
> > has obviously been forced open. The belfry is completely destroyed and
the
> > monastery's engraving studio burned to the ground.
> >
> > German KFOR has resumed protection of the ruins of the monastery (sic!)
> > which is currently not at all habitable.
> >
> > Fr. Benedict then returned to the village of Sredska, where most the
> > brotherhood of Holy Archangels Monastery has been evacuated. The monks
are
> > firmly resolved to restore the monastery as soon as possible and to
return
> > to their holy shrine.
> >
> > German soldiers informed Fr. Benedict that the Albanians reveled over
the
> > ruins all day and all night.
> >
> > (regrettably Fr. Benedict was not in position to send the photos of the
> > destroyed monastery to the Diocese in Gracanica because at the location
> > where he and the brethren are at the moment there is no internet access.
The
> > report was sent by mobilie phone)
> > ---------------------------------------------------
> > Uncertain days for many Kosovo and Metohija refugees
> >
> > Latest news regarding the fate of the expelled Serbs and an increasingly
> > serious humanitarian situation
> > ERP KIM Info Service
> > Gracanica - Mitrovica, March 20, 2004
> > Two press conferences were held today in Kosovska Mitrovica, one
organized
> > by the Serb National Council of Northern Mitrovica, the other by the
> > district administrator. At these conferences the following information
was
> > presented:
> >
> > In the Kosovska Mitrovica region there are currently about 380
internally
> > displaced persons.
> >
> > Leposavic: People from Kosovo Polje have been lodged in the
administrative
> > building of Trepca and the public utility company.
> >
> > Kosovska Mitrovica: People from villages near Vucitrn are lodged in the
> > student center; schools are being prepared for additional refugee
lodging.
> >
> > Zvecan: About 30 people are lodged in private houses, with relatives and
> > friends. Lodging is also planned in the village of Banjska and the
Trojka
> > Hotel.
> >
> > Priluzje: There are about 115 people from Obilic here.
> >
> > After speaking with representatives of French KFOR, Oliver Ivanovic
stated
> > that he received information that as of 15,00 hours today there are over
600
> > Serbs lodged in French military bases as follows:
> >
> > About 205 in the Belvedere base, about 220 in the base in Novo Selo and
> > about 200 in the base in Smrkovnica.
> >
> > The situation in the camps is very difficult and a true humanitarian
> > catastrophe is in the making. It has therefore been decided to transfer
some
> > Serbs to Kosovska Mitrovica (from Gojbulja, Babin Most, Gacko, Priluzje)
> >
> > Serbs are almost unanimously expressing a desire to return to their
homes.
> > It was agreed to urgently rotate the men from Gojbulja, because the
small
> > number of them that stayed in the village is completely exhausted.
> >
> > About 80 Serbs from the Srbac area are also asking for transportation
back
> > to their homes.
> >
> > The Serbian Red Cross was the first to succeed in delivering
humanitarian
> > aid to the suffering people in Kosovo and Metohija. Seven truckloads
have
> > arrived in Kosovo and Metohija; seven more are on the way.
> >
> > International humanitarian organizations have come under criticism. The
> > explanation offered was that they still do not feel safe enough to be
able
> > to deliver aid.
> >
> > The difficulty of their position is also attested to by a letter to the
> > Coordinating Center of Kosovo and Metohija from the Serbs delivered by a
> > representative of international police from one of the KFOR camps.
> >
> > In the letter the Serbs asked urgent assistance in the form of basic
> > medication.
>