----- Original Message ----- From: Rick Rozoff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, June 06, 2000 6:54 AM Subject: [STOPNATO] Russian General: Chechnyan Terrorism Has Roots In Kosovo STOP NATO: NO PASARAN! - HTTP://WWW.STOPNATO.COM http://www.albaniannews.com Albanian Daily News June 6, 2000 Russian General Says Terrorism in Chechnya Has Roots in Kosovo MOSCOW - The terrorism which Russia is fighting in Chechnya has some roots in Kosovo, the commander of Russias airborne troops General Georgy Shpak claimed in a newspaper report published Monday. In an interview with the daily Vremya Novostei, the officer discussed Russias role in the KFOR international peacekeeping effort in Kosovo. The presence of the Russians is indispensable in this hot spot of Europe, where we have political and economic interests and our ancient traditions, he said. Apart from that, the terrorism against which we are fighting in Chechnya has certain roots in Kosovo, Shpak added, without elaborating. Terrorism is the official Moscow terminology for the activities of Chechen separatist fighters. General Valery Manilov, number two in the military hierarchy, threatened last month to withdraw Russian forces from KFOR if Yugoslavias integrity was threatened. Some 3,600 Russian troops serve with KFOR, which has a multinational total of 40,000 under NATO leadership. Russian and German soldiers with KFOR came under anti-tank, machine gun and automatic fire last week in the latest in a series of incidents. Russian soldiers are frequent targets of Kosovar Albanians who believe the Russians support the Serbian ruling power in Belgrade. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Photos -- now, 100 FREE prints! http://photos.yahoo.com ______________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED] ______________________________________________________________________ Start Your Own FREE Email List at http://www.listbot.com
