jeg videresender noe funnet av Dag Tangen, Au village, F-32310 ROQUES
Ph/FAX: 05 62 28 58 97 og tidligere lagt ut på SV-debatt. Han sier det er
funnet på OSCE egen hjemmeside.
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Dette er alt jeg har funnet som begrunnelse for å trekke tilbake
OSCE-observatørene. Det gjøres altså 19. mars. Lederen for oppdraget,
ambassadør Walker sier at nå vil volden øke. Hvis man skal føre en
humanitær krig, hvorfor gjør man da ting som man VET vil øke volden?
(Pristina, 19th March) Following the announcement by the OSCE
Chairman-in-Office, Norway's Foreign Minister Knut Vollabaek, that the
international staff of the OSCE Kosovo Verification Mission were to leave
the Province as soon as possible. Ambassador William G. Walker, KVM Head of
Mission, made the following address to the locally employed staff of the
Mission:
This is a very painful moment that I wish had not come. The Mission was
making a difference to the situation in Kosovo but this has been
increasingly difficult to maintain. Not just the verification of
agreements, but offering security; working between the parties to alleviate
violence, suffering and most important, buying time for the peace process.
Unfortunately, the time bought, and the unarmed approach had its limits and
success eluded us. What comes next could be that the situation gets worse
before it gets better. And this is something that will fall on your
shoulders, a sad reality for me and all the international staff. Throughout
the Mission local and international staff joined to bring peace and
security, but what is faced now is greater violence.
I want to explain why it is essential that we leave, for a while at least.
The situation with regard to peace talks is stagnant. There is no way to
break through the impasse other than a dramatically different approach
demonstrated, if necessary by force, that both sides to the conflict must
sign the draft agreement.
We who leave understand your fear of what lies immediately ahead. We know
that some might feel abandoned. But let me tell you my feelings. You have
been, and are, a wonderful collection of people. Serbs, Albanians and
others have all worked together for a common aim without reference to each
other's ethnicity. Our collective effort must not be allowed to end. We
must continue to work for the well being of Kosovo. The overwhelming
majority of the population wants only peace, safety and jobs - goals for
all without reference to ethnicity.
I have been extremely proud of what we have accomplished, internationals
and local staff collectively, working under extremely difficult
circumstances. But we have much more to accomplish together. I want to be
part of that effort. I am sure that all internationals share my feelings.
The Mission will be back, hopefully within days.
I ask your understanding of this decision. Take care of yourselves in the
days ahead. The best of luck to you all. Many thanks.
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Jeg er akkurat ferdig med boka Official Secrets av Richard Breitman. Av
den fremgår det at britiske myndigheter lyttet til tysk politiradio i Polen
og Russland. Man hadde allerede i august 1941 god oversikt over hva som
foregikk. De jødiske organisasjonene ønsket bombing av leirene, men briten
nektet, enda det var teknisk mulig fra 1943. Begrunnelsen? Bombing av
Auschwitz kunne føre til enda sterkere undertrykkelse av jødene.
Mesteparten av materialet som den britiske etterretningen har om dette er
fortsatt hemmelig.
Når skal folk skjønne at stormakter aldri tar humanitære hensyn av
betydning når de vil føre krig, men lettlurte befolkninger ser ut til å
hoppe på hva som helst, og våre politikere er som vanlig Pentagons mest
lærenemme papegøyer.
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Knut Rognes