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A plan for Kosovo
Rep. Dan Burton provides a much-needed dose of common sense in his Monday
Op-Ed column on Kosovo independence, "Negotiating for peace in Kosovo."
Anyone who believes Kosovo fulfills any of the criteria for a functioning
state, which range from economic viability to the rule of law and respect
for human rights, is either sympathetic to the cause or oblivious to
prevailing local realities.
Further, as was evidenced by the dramatic recent jailbreak of seven
criminals, including one Wahhabi Muslim extremist who in 2005 led violent
attempts to overthrow the moderate Muslim minority leadership in neighboring
Macedonia, Kosovo's security infrastructure is still unable or unwilling to
control its extremist elements. This is occurring just as regional
intelligence reports indicate increased movements of ex-mujahedeen from
Bosnia into Kosovo. Because an independent Kosovo also would be free of
international security oversight, it is more than likely that it would
remain a sanctuary for criminally connected foreign Islamist radicals.
CHRISTOPHER DELISO
Skopje, Macedonia
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"Negotiating for peace in Kosovo" (Cong Dan Burton, Wash Times, Aug 20)
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