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[All is not well in NATO's bombed-out playground. Hashim Thaci and Ramush Haradinaj, 'former' KLA chieftans - the second implicated in exterminating an entire ethnic Serbian village in 1998 - are impeding the establishment of 'autonomy.' AFP, which dutifully churns out the complete NATO line concerning the 1999 war, omits to remind its readers that the self-same Javier Solana, then Secretary-General of NATO, coordinated NATO bombings with Thaci's and Haradinaj's forces on the round and assisted them in every possible manner. Now Solana's NATO irregulars "run the risk of becoming politically isolated," which leaves the war criminal "disappointed." EU chief expresses sadness over Kosovo political stalemate AFP - 1/12/2002 BRUSSELS - European Union Higher foreign policy and security chief Javier Solana expressed sadness Friday at the inability of Kosovo's parliament to elect the country's first head of state. "I am disappointed that the Assembly failed again to elect the new President of Kosovo. The people of Kosovo, as well as the international community, have been waiting for this election for a long time now," Solana said in a communiqué "Kosovo's political leaders and elected representatives should realize that failure to reach an agreement to solve this issue is blocking the establishment of autonomy," the EU diplomatic head added. The sole presidential candidate for Kosovo, ethnic Albanian leader Ibrahim Rugova, has failed three times to be elected by the parliament in the Serb province. And that failure has left a void at the top almost two months after the first elections in Kosovo since the 1998-99 war. The war prompted an 11-week NATO bombing campaign of Yugoslavia as the international community moved in to end a bloody crackdown on ethnic Albanians by then president Slobodan Milosevic, who currently faces war crimes charges. Rugova's election was blocked by his political rivals, former Albanian rebel leaders Hashim Thaci and Ramush Haradinaj, as well as by the Kosovo Serb coalition Return, which deliberately cast invalid votes. The Albanian parties are squeezing Rugova, wanting more power in the multi-ethnic assembly, as well as in a future government, which the new president will nominate. Solana was particularly disappointed because he believes that the political vacuum in Kosovo will further put off efforts at reconstructing the country. "The more time passes, the more those who are responsible for the deadlock run the risk of becoming politically isolated. I urge them to work towards a solution so that the institutions of autonomy can be in place and operational rapidly, in the interest of all in Kosovo," he said. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Send FREE video emails in Yahoo! Mail! http://promo.yahoo.com/videomail/ ==^================================================================ This email was sent to: archive@jab.org EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?a84x2u.a9WB2D Or send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^================================================================
