>>> THIS is what becojmes irksome about the 'benevolence' of the NEATO-niks and their desires to wage wars for the sake of humanity, good will, and brother- / sisterhood. They collect all these beings as human detritus, spirit them away from the meanness and horror and inhumanity of their native lands to relative paradisiae, inculcate them with the mantra of "NEATO is good, NEATO is great", the hope of a new life (at home or in asylum), and the virtues of Western lifestyles. Then, THEN, the powers that be decide that the meter has run out and NOW it's time for that big dose of reality: "NEATO is so-so (if not no- no)", new life is full of surprises (many yet to be sprung, especially when they haven't been back to the old country to see the devastation or any bomblets first hand), and what they enjoyed at the hands of the Westerners just ain't gonna be there no mo'. It's like that Ameritrade commercial with the New Agers getting pumped to trade on-line, just to lose their shirts and pants and socks on the NASDAQ. And so, on with the news. Maybe some day, the pols will learn to leave well enough alone. A<>E<>R <<< >From http://www.independent.co.uk/news/World/Europe/2000-04/kosovo130400.shtml {{<Begin>}} Kosovo refugees spurned by nations worldwide UN administrator Bernard Kouchner denounces the forced deportation of thousands of Albanians by Western governments By Stephen Castle in Brussels 13 April 2000 Governments are deporting tens of thousands of ethnic Albanians to Kosovo as the surge of generosity shown by the world in response to Slobodan Milosevic's repression of the province evaporates. The deportations were denounced yesterday by Kosovo's UN administrator, Bernard Kouchner. "We don't want them to come back at the same time," Mr Kouchner said. "Some of the children are in school in these host countries. What about the forced returns?" Of nearly 96,000 Kosovars officially sent to the West by the UN last year, almost 90 per cent have returned of their own accord. Western governments are now making efforts to get rid of the remainder. Some countries are sending back more than they officially took in, filling planes with thousands of others who made their own way out of Kosovo. International officials warn the abrupt influx could seriously destabilise the fragile peace in Kosovo. Germany, for example, has started deporting dozens of convicted criminals. Under the United Nations' Humanitarian Evacuation Programme, a total of 95,927 people were rescued from Kosovo – rather fewer than the 134,482 that the UNHCR says have gone back. The two biggest batches of returns so far were from Germany, which took in 14,689 last year but has sent back 25,109, and Switzerland which admitted 1,687 but has sent back 19,669. The discrepancy arises because many Kosovars arrived at borders under their own steam, or had already been in the West before last year's fighting. But as one aid worker put it bluntly: "The policy of the governments towards refugees is getting tougher; they have no shame any more." David Boratav, Kosovo officer for the European Council on Refugees and Exiles, argues that the most significant threat is not of mass forcible returns but of a gradual erosion of conditions in the host countries. He said: "A lot of people are going to be put under pressure because of the cutting of benefits for temporary protected persons or the downgrading of their status – for example, in Germany, from the category of 'war refugee' to 'toleratedperson'. "It is likely that most states are going to find ways of downgrading the status of refugees to the level that people will conclude that there is no option for them but to return." The right of all those who fled Kosovo to apply for political asylum in the West is being undermined, Mr Boratav argues. "It is unacceptable, at the moment, for people to be returned to Kosovo in a forcible way." What worries pressure groups is that the most vulnerable people will be browbeaten into returning. Several categories could be at physical or psychological risk, including those in mixed marriages, those who deserted from the Kosovo Liberation Army or those who disobeyed its injunctions. Victims of rape or sexual abuse may be particularly unwilling to return to the scene of the offence. Jacques Franquin, spokes-man for the UNHCR, said: "We are not going to argue with the fact that Kosovars are returned by host countries. That was part of the deal. 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