[spectre] (no subject)

[Zarevac Tanaskovic]

You are right, Andreas, we are too silent ("we" = those who cry after
destroyed monuments and the dead). I guess it comes from the fact that many
of us are too tired of talking and exhibiting in vain.
Dragana

----- Original Message -----
From: "Andreas Broeckmann" <abroeck at transmediale.de>
To: "Zarevac Tanaskovic" <zarevac at eunet.yu>
Cc: <geert at desk.nl>
Sent: Monday, March 22, 2004 4:52 PM
Subject: Re: [spectre] (no subject)


> why did you not mention it before? why always the others?
>
> greetings,
> -a
>
>
> Zitat von Zarevac Tanaskovic <zarevac at eunet.yu>:
>
> > Funny that no one mentions the final ethnical cleansing of the Kosovo
Serbs
> > is taking place nor that UNESCO "protected" orthodox monasteries dating
from
> > 12th and 14th century were burned...
> > Best,
> > Zarevac
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "geert" <geert at desk.nl>
> > To: <spectre at mikrolisten.de>
> > Sent: Thursday, March 18, 2004 9:22 PM
> > Subject: [spectre] (no subject)
> >
> >
> > > TRAGIC DEATH OF A POLICY AND PEOPLE FROM IT
> > > By TRAGIC DEATH OF A POLICY AND PEOPLE FROM IT  (Veton Surroi, Koha
> > Ditore)
> > >
> > > 1. While entering Kosovo yesterday through the Prishtina airport, I
saw
> > > everything was different compared to the situation of a few days ago
when
> > I left. I
> > > started getting news two nights ago about the death of the Albanian
> > children
> > > in the village of �abër and before leaving the airport building I
was
> > informed
> > > by phone calls about the wave of clashes in Mitrovica, then Prishtina
and
> > > until I finish this article who knows where else. I heard and saw the
> > change from
> > > the Prishtina airport to the newspaperâ?Ts editorial-office. The
> > increasing
> > > number of those killed and injured, most of them Albanians, was being
> > updated
> > > every five minutes. There were information that none was intervening
to
> > stop the
> > > reciprocal shots in north Mitrovica. People close to me informed me ab
out
> > the
> > > Albanian residents stuck in Albanian enclaves in Mitrovica north,
whose
> > hopes
> > > for life was only in Godâ?Ts hands. There were information that
Prishtina
> > > Albanians set off for blocking the Serb village of Cagllavica. I was
> > seeing in Fushë
> > > Kosovë how some Albanian youngsters were being pushed by KPS members
> > after
> > > they had assaulted two Serb women and a man, all of them over fifties.
In
> > > Prishtina, the usual mass of youngsters who would take a walk on a
sunny
> > day was
> > > replaced by the mess of ambulancesâ?T and police sirens and almost
full
> > blocking of
> > > main roads. In two hours, following the landing at the Prishtina
airport,
> > > there was a feeling in Prishtina that none was controlling Kosovo and
it
> > is close
> > > to full anarchy. In 24 hours, Kosovo was transferred from normality to
a
> > > situation close to anarchy.
> > >
> > > 2. In fact, for Mitrovica citizens, this was only one episode, a
bloody
> > one,
> > > of the situation, which was for them everything except a normal one.
This
> > town
> > > has been living divided for five years and has become a microcosm of
> > Kosovar
> > > ethnic divisions. The Serbs in north have taken Albaniansâ?T
apartments
> > after
> > > the left their homes in other Kosovo regions. The Albanians could not
> > return to
> > > northern part of the town, respectively, they could return as much as
the
> > > Serbs who fled could return. KFOR was between both communities. For
almost
> > five
> > > years, residents of this town have been told that Kosovo is making a
> > progress
> > > and efforts are being made for them. For almost five years, a
consensus
> > has been
> > > reached that it may be lived like this- citizens do not have what to
do,
> > > politicians have started to mention Mitrovica in electoral campaigns,
> > > administrators in Kosovo municipalities keep changing and all of them
> > mention Mitrovica at
> > > the beginning and the end of their mandate that Mitrovica issue has to
be
> > > fixed and KFOR is pleased if the situation does not worsen if it does
not
> > get
> > > better. In Belgrade, three governments support Mitrovicaâ?Ts division,
so,
> > the one
> > > of Kosovo too, by parallel structures starting from those in the
education
> > > system to security, including secret police and army intelligence.
There
> > was a
> > > silent consensus that if the Mitrovica issue is not discussed an
illusion
> > of
> > > normality may be created then. The breaking of illusions was tragic,
> > starting
> > > from the children from Ã?aber, who according to the first stories were
> > running
> > > from their Serb neighbors, then for Mitrovica residents, who were
killed
> > and
> > > wounded, most of them Albanians, but Serbs as well, and for Kosovo as
a
> > whole a
> > > kind of a revenge of Mitrovica residents why Kosovars have forgotten
them
> > so
> > > far.
> > >
> > > 3. Kosovo, which I had left a few days ago, was still living in
illusions
> > > that such a situation, five-year long, was normal. When I returned,
this
> > illusion
> > > was broken by violence. Almost during the whole day, there was not
state
> > or
> > > political authority who could stop the violence. Appearance of SRSG
> > Holkeri and
> > > President Rugova looked like a kind of anachronism. Holkeri was saying
he
> > was
> > > not understanding why the violence took place in Ã?aber, like it was
> > important
> > > in those moment to know the psychological motives of violence. Rugova
said
> > to
> > > the people, â?owe are working on Mitrovica issue,â? one of his
stereotype
> > > answers about any problem and a stereotype answer which does not
deserve
> > lots of
> > > attention. Actually, the situation will become even tenser in the
coming
> > days,
> > > not only because of destructive consequences of violence, but also
because
> > of
> > > basic knowledge that neither UNMiK nor Kosovo institutions have
something
> > new
> > > to offer except the formula â?oit is being worked on.â?
> > >
> > > 4. A policy died yesterday in Kosovo and it took human lives in the
most
> > > tragic way. It was a policy where UNMiK and Kosovars argued for a long
> > time which
> > > competence when and to whom should be transferred. It was a policy,
which
> > does
> > > not have leading visions and deadlines to finalize them. It was a
policy,
> > > which instead of concepts and solutions offered generalized empty
> > formulations of
> > > the style â?owe are working onâ?, praising about the past and
thoughts
> > that
> > the
> > > future will come by itself. As of today, we, as Kosovo, may be in a
> > > self-destructive race. On one hand is the policy not wanting to accept
it
> > died and
> > > failed as a concept. On the other hand, there is an accumulated energy
of
> > > violence, which is unloading to detriment people lives and an
elementary
> > peace. Kosovo
> > > would be lucky if both competitors leave the race. This policy with
its
> > > representatives and the violence coming from the huge political and
> > institutional
> > > emptiness.
> > >
> > > Source: MONITOR FINAL EDITION PRISTINA MEDIA HIGLIGHTS- OSCE Mission
in
> > > Kosovo- Office of Press and Public Information, 18 March 04
> > >
> > >
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