May I suggest we all thank Jim Jatras for his enormous kindness, and sign comments to the White House
On Feb 19, 2008 11:03 PM, angelina markovic <[Е-ПОШТА ЗАШТИЋЕНА]> wrote: > > > > > Special Appeal from the > > *American Council for Kosovo* > > *(www.savekosovo.org)* > > ** > > "/We are all expecting something difficult and horrible. Our message to > you, all Serbs in Kosovo, is to remain in your homes and around your > monasteries, regardless of what God allows or our enemies do."/ > > > > Bishop Artemije of Ras and Prizren, archpastor of Orthodox Christians in > Kosovo. > > > > The American Council for Kosovo today issued this /Special Appeal/ to > all Americans and citizens of other countries in the aftermath of the > illegal and void unilateral "declaration of independence" by Albanian > Muslims in the Serbian province of Kosovo and Metohija and their > recognition by some countries, led, regrettably, by the United States: > > > > The struggle for the Serbian province of Kosovo and Metohija has entered > a new phase, one likely to extend far into the future. With an illegal > and void "declaration" by Kosovo's UN-supervised Albanian Muslim > administration, which is dominated by the criminal leadership of a > terrorist organization, the so-called "Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA)," > followed by recognition of Kosovo's independence by a number of > countries -- shamefully, led by the United States -- an unprecedented > violation of the international order and global stability has been > committed. Countries claiming to be paragons of democracy and the rule > of law proudly assert that they have forcibly amputated, without its > consent, the territory of a sovereign state and member of the United > Nations. > > But despite any declaration, despite any foreign recognitions, Kosovo is > no more independent now than it was before. Legally, it remains part of > the sovereign territory of the Republic of Serbia, and will remain so. > What has changed is the status of the international mission in Kosovo. > Since 1999, the United Nations and NATO have been present in Kosovo as > unwelcome guests with Serbia's agreement, pursuant to UN Security > Council Resolution 1244, which affirms Kosovo as part of Serbia and > provides for its "essential autonomy" within Serbia. Despite corrupt > reinterpretations by the recognizing countries, not one syllable of > Resolution 1244 provides for Kosovo's separation from Serbia. In > addition, Serbia specifically has rejected the illegal deployment on its > territory of a mission of the European Union (EU) tasked, ironically, > with legal reform. > > Through their support of what Serbian Prime Minister Vojislav Kostunica > has called a "puppet entity" on Serbia's territory, the recognizing > states and the EU have inflicted a grave act of political violence on > the international legal system. Their actions undermine the most basic > principal of international peace: guarantees of the territorial > integrity of sovereign states in the UN Charter, the Helsinki Final Act, > and other universally binding commitments. Every multiethnic country, > especially those with violent separatist movements, is now placed at > risk. Americans should take note that what our government seeks to > inflict on Serbia today may be the fate of the southwest United States > tomorrow. > > Even worse than the act of political violence, the declared > establishment and recognition of an illegal, separatist entity on > Serbian territory presents the threat of stepped-up physical violence. > As the archpastor of Kosovo's endangered Orthodox Christians, His Grace > ARTEMIJE, Bishop of Ras and Prizren, warned during his most recent visit > to Washington: > > /"Threats have already been issued that after an independence > declaration and recognition, force would be used to shut down so-called > 'parallel structures' in Serbian enclaves -- in reality the legitimate > institutions of our state -- including the Mitrovica office of the > Ministry for Kosovo and Metohija. Such actions, with expected attacks > on Serbian citizens, would constitute a direct assault on the Serbian > state and the Serbian nation. While it would be inappropriate to > disclose Serbia's specific response, we will defend our territory and > our people as would any other democratic country. Russia and other > friendly countries are prepared to assist us. . . . We Serbs have > suffered many occupations in the past and triumphed over them. If > necessary we would survive this one as well. Despite any > intensification of the terror to which we Christians have been subjected > since 1999, my flock in Kosovo has no intention of leaving their homes."/ > > It would be up to the KLA and their supporters to decide whether to kick > off a new cycle of violence by attacking Serbs, who live in fear that > the remaining third of their pre-war population would be eradicated and > the rest of their churches destroyed. While advocates of Kosovo's > amputation from Serbia have taken comfort from the expectation that > Serbia would not respond appropriately to attacks on its citizens, that > expectation is a miscalculation. The Kosovo Albanians' terrorist > leadership and the recognizing states have needlessly created a volatile > mixture: shattering the international legal system, US-Russia > confrontation, violence on the ground, criminality, human rights > violations, and a new frozen conflict. > > > > Purported justifications for Kosovo's independence based on the supposed > "humanitarian intervention" by NATO in 1999 are misplaced. Far from the > usual claims that NATO stopped a humanitarian catastrophe in Kosovo, the > past nine years have seen a slow-motion genocide in progress against the > province's Christian Serbian population under the nose of the UN and > NATO, and at times with their assent. Two-thirds of the Serbian > population already has been expelled and have not been able to return > safely to their homes. Over 150 churches and monasteries have been > destroyed. Hundreds of new Saudi-funded mosques fomenting the extreme > Wahhabi doctrine have sprung up. > > > > The American Council for Kosovo asks all Americans and citizens of other > countries to contact your government to demand: > > > > * No diplomatic ties should be established with the illegal, > criminal, separatist, KLA regime in Pristina! Any ambassador > nominated to Pristina must be denied confirmation! > > > > * No foreign assistance to the illegal, criminal, separatist, KLA > regime in Pristina! > > > > * No support by the foreign mission in Kosovo should given to KLA > terrorist efforts to expand their "authority" into Serb-controlled > areas! > > > > * The EU "rule of law" occupation force must be withdrawn! > > > > * The illegal "puppet entity" on Serbian soil must be dissolved! > > > > * New negotiations, without preconceived results, must be started > between Serbia and responsible representatives of the Albanian > community to reach a lasting settle consistent with international law! > > > > Americans immediately should contact their Senators and Congressmen with > these demands. They should call the White House (202-456-1111) to > protest U.S. recognition and demand the above measures, or email to: > > > > President George W. Bush: [Е-ПОШТА > ЗАШТИЋЕНА] > <mailto:[Е-ПОШТА > ЗАШТИЋЕНА]> > > > > Vice President Richard B. Cheney: > [Е-ПОШТА > ЗАШТИЋЕНА] > <mailto:[Е-ПОШТА > ЗАШТИЋЕНА]> > > > > > > James George Jatras > Director, American Council for Kosovo (www.savekosovo.org > <http://www.savekosovo.org/>) > > > > > > > > /The American Council for Kosovo is an activity of Squire Sanders Public > Advocacy, LLC, and Global Strategic Communications Group, which are > registered under the Foreign Agents Registration Act as agents for the > Serbian National Council of Kosovo and Metohija, under the spiritual > guidance of His Grace, Bishop ARTEMIJE of Ras and Prizren. Additional > information with respect to this matter is on file with the Foreign > Agents Registration Unit of the Department of Justice in Washington DC./ > > / / > > # # # > > > > > > > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.20.8/1287 - Release Date: > 2/19/2008 10:55 AM > > > > > > =============== > Group Moderator: [Е-ПОШТА > ЗАШТИЋЕНА] > page at http://magazine.sorabia.net > for more informations about current situation in Serbia http://www.sorabia.net > Slusajte GLAS SORABIJE nas talk internet-radio (Serbian Only) > http://radio.sorabia.net > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > >
