-Caveat Lector- Who is the KLA? Wendy Griffith, reporter What or who is the KLA, the Kosovo Liberation Army? To Kosovo Albanians, they're freedom fighters. The Serbs say they're terrorists. But it is those that support the KLA that have many observers concerned. That's because the KLA may have ties to Iran and Islamic terrorist groups. Frank Gaffney, director for the Center for Security Policy, says he fears NATO's actions may actually be helping the KLA create a European haven for Islamic terrorists in central Europe. "I don't think NATO wants to say it is supporting the KLA but it is effectively flying missions for the KLA and I think Americans ought to be very troubled by this." The Kosovo Liberation Army began in the early 1990's as a few marxist-led groups of armed bands that roamed remote villages in Kosovo. But about a year ago President Milosevic decided to eradicate them as they bacame a more organized force with thousands of ethnic Albanians signing up for the cause. Patrick Eddington is a former CIA analyst. "I think the KLA's objectives have been pretty straightforward . They want an independent Kosovo which would then potentially be re-integrated with Albania proper." But independence my not be all the KLA wants. Reports are now surfacing that Kosovo has become the latest and most significant arena for radical Islamic states like Iran, and groups such as that of Osama Bin Laden, seeking to widen their influence in Europe by eventually creating a "Greater Albania" reaching into Albania, Macedonia, Serbia, and Montenegro. Gaffney says if this happens, a peaceful future in Europe may be a pipe dream. "If in fact the now radicalized Islamic populations of the Balkans are given their head you will see them become a base for terrorism in Europe the likes we've not seen before." Susan Woodward of the Brookings Institution, "You certainly have interest in the world, particularly Iran, to support them, as if they were Muslim and on a Muslim cause that could add another dimension of radicalism to the region." As NATO continues to rain bombs on Serb targets, Americans continue to voice mixed reaction to a U.S. presence in the NATO operation and the possibility that it could be helping a group that has its own agenda. Gaffney believes we may regret the day the U.S. got involved in the Balkans. "I think when we read the history books, we'll say how on earth did we let these people be murdered in the first place and then allow them to become radicalized and turn into t he probable base of which terrible conflict will wage in Europe in the future." That brings one to question whether the United States is backing the lesser of two evils. Or, does the U.S. have a moral obligation to stop human suffering, as the Clinton Administration claims? It appears the only good guys right now could be the innocent victims of a bloody war. CBN News DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion and informational exchange list. Proselyzting propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substance�not soapboxing! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory', with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright frauds is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credeence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/CTRL.html http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
