From: TARGETS <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Tue, 03 Jul 2001 09:20:40 +0200 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: GERMAN PAPER CHARGES: U.S. IS 'ADVISING' ALBANIAN TERRORISTS GERMAN PAPER CHARGES: U.S. IS 'ADVISING' ALBANIAN TERRORISTS [On June 28, 2001 the German daily newspaper. 'Hamburger Abendblatt,' ran a story on the situation in Macedonia. Part of the story dealt with the rescue, with weapons, of Albanian so-called rebels from the town of Aracinovo, which was followed by mass protests a few days ago in Skopje, the Macedonian capital. The following is a translation of the relevant part of the 'Hamburger Abendblatt,' article:] US ADVISERS HELPED ALBANIAN REBELS by Franz Josef Hutsch and Cornel Faltin) Skopje [Translated by George Pumphrey] A delicate task was posed for the American peace keepers from Kosovo in neighboring Macedonia. On the one hand 400 Albanian Guerillas with their weapons and ammunition had to be transported out of Aracinovo, which is situated six kilometers north of the capital, Skopje. The 113the UCK [Kosovo Liberation Army's Albanian initials] brigade had entrenched itself there for two weeks to defend itself against violent attacks. The second part of the task was more explosive. Among the retreating rebels there were also 17 " instructors" - former US officers, who tutored the rebel in military matters. But this isn't all: Macedonian security circles maintain that 70 per cent of the equipment that was carried away by the Guerillas were US made - among them also the most modern type of third generation night-viewers. The Pentagon appeared not to be taken by surprise. "I don't want to confirm these facts," says lieutenant colonel Paul Phillip, monotonously. US journalists take this sort of diplomatic language [of avoidance] as confirmation. If this is the case, the proposed NATO operation to disarm the rebels would become a complete farce. [The rest of the article deals with other matters, such as the possible sending of German troops to Macedonia.] *** The URL for this article is http://emperors-clothes.com/docs/advise.htm Send this article to a friend! www.tenc.net [Emperor's Clothes] TARGETS - Independent monthly paper on international affairs Sloterkade 20 1058 HE Amsterdam The Netherlands Ph. ++ 31 20 615 1122 Fax: ++ 31 20 615 1120 _________________________________________________ KOMINFORM P.O. Box 66 00841 Helsinki Phone +358-40-7177941 Fax +358-9-7591081 http://www.kominf.pp.fi General class struggle news: [EMAIL PROTECTED] subscribe mails to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Geopolitical news: [EMAIL PROTECTED] subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] __________________________________________________
