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Kosovo
Albanians: The Other Side Lituchy: They have to call the KLA? Koteska: Yes, yes. El-Sayed: Do you know what torture methods the KLA use? Seholi: What more do you want? They're killing people. By strangulation, by torture. Koteska: In some places their torture implements were found, like those used by the Inquisition centuries ago. I think the Inquisition would say, 'These new methods are better.' Lituchy: Why did they torture them? Seholi: Because they stayed in Kosovo and still support the Yugoslav government. Also because they worked in our government. Lituchy: So the KLA will not allow anybody to live in Kosovo who doesn't agree with them? Seholi: Exactly. Lituchy: Where was KFOR? {NATO} Seholi: KFOR was in Podujevo while the KLA threatened my two brothers. The KLA Commander walks the streets, armed, drunk, firing a rifle in the air. KFOR does nothing. Lituchy: Which sector? Seholi: British and American. Goldberg: Does anyone willingly join the KLA? Seholi: I think many join because they're forced. If someone refuses, he's tortured or killed. They used to say, "They vanished..." People value their lives. NATO SETS UP A KLA AMBUSH Seholi: I left Kosovo June 28th. The day before, I spoke with Maj. Kennedy from KFOR about the return of Albanians to the office, to work with Serbs and other non-Albanians. We formed a commission to plan programming for Radio/Television Pristina for the next five months. We worked out a good agreement. Representatives from KFOR and the UN also attended. We agreed that the next meeting would be the following day, at 10 AM. We arrived at 9. At 9:30 three or four thousand Albanians gathered in front of the station. Neither representatives from KFOR nor from the UN appeared. At 10:15, three or four hundred Albanians forced their way into the station and smashed windows and equipment. Employees were threatened and beaten. Maj. Kennedy arrived at 10:30 and shouted at the crowd but in such a manner that it was clear he was merely posturing. He invited three representatives from the crowd inside for negotiations. After ten minutes one man came into our office and told us someone had placed a bomb in the station, so we must leave. Because of the danger, all but 15 employees left. I was one of those who remained. The KFOR Major and a Russian representative from the UN wanted us to leave because [they claimed there was] a bomb. They took us out and brought us through the crowd of four thousand. When we left the building, before we entered a KFOR car, the crowd shouted some rough things. |
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