Ex-KLA leader: No missing Serbs in Gnjilane

These Kosovo Albanians do nothing but make excuses for everything. According to them, they never did anything wrong ever. If a Kosovo Albanian murders somebody, it's the victim's fault. It would be interesting to see who claims responsibility when an Albanian hurts another Albanian. It would be like an infinite loop in a computer program, both sides saying it's the other side's fault.

I welcome comments by Mr Isufi and I take that he would be willing to repeat them in a court of law.

It is very unlikely that these individuals would be arrested without hard evidence. Serbian Prosecution Office for War Crimes has proven to be fair and unbiased, as they have arrested many suspects regardless of their ethnicity.

2500 serb are missin from the war. Did they just go up in smoke? Or is it "Milosevic propaganda" that any serbs are missing? The whole world knows KLA are terrorists but the albanian treat them as heroes. No wonder they are behaving like butchers and criminals. No one in their own community is questioning their behavior.

No single country has objected to these arrests. If it is so wrong then why is Europe and America silent in this matter? The serb authorities have known who these murderers are for a long time. They saw the oportunity to arrenst these scumbags as the entered Presevo to start new troubles.

Don't send them to the Hague. Albanians will then get the oportunity to threaten witnesses or even make them "disapear".

Great job! Keep the raids coming. Kosovo is next.

Dear Alban-Amerikan,

Thank you for your comments. I totally disagree with them, but I am glad that you like to read B92 and post comments on its website.

As you have embraced American Ideals, I am sure that you would agree that nobody should be above the low, including ethnic Albanians. I know that Serbian citizens of Albanian ethnicity will be grateful to Serbian Government for this action.

Isufi,better stop bragging.
The arms of justice will reach you too.
Hopefully the Serbian government will work closer with the Obama administration on persecuting war criminals.
The comments of most Albanian posters show that their society is deeply ultranationalist.
No sane person would defend war criminals.

Of course they're innocent. Just like Mladic, Karadzic, Haradinaj, Gotovina, OJ Simpson, Eichmann, and Jack the Ripper. It's always funny to read how innocent little angels these people are when finally thrown before a tribunal.

"The arrests are based on false accusations. There are no missing Serbs in the Gnjilane operative zone. Claims about charges against Albanians from the Preševo valley are absolutely untrue," said he.
I personally think that Serbian latest actions are purely for political propaganda.

If there is a genuine concern by the Serbian authority, why don't they hand these people to the Hague Tribunal?

Just wandering what happened with the fate of many Albanians disappered by the Serbian army (state) during the war? Is the Serbian government still "looking" for Mlladic? Just wandering.....

@Alban-Amerikan

That was in 2003.After the Albanian riots in 2004 he strongly condemned the Albanian leadership.
Then he met first time with Tadic and has very good relations with him since.
The question of war crime perscution is not a question of nationality.
That means that Biden will also support the enforcement of law.
After all Obama is still the President.

"Ex-KLA leader: No missing Serbs in Gnjiljane"

This guy takes the cake!

Great job! Keep the raids coming. Presheva is next. When are you guys going to learn. Do you think US /EU doesn't see this for what it is? Yes Alban-nonAmerican they do , but this time is different!They 've done to many mistakes by supporting the KLA terrorists.If they will continue to do as you still dream they will loose completely the face... They choose a wrong side at a wrong moment! I did not hear even one albanian condemning the UCK heroes !!! Anything they've done was right ! Are you sain people?If the serbs accept that they committed crimes... from your part-no way!And don't forget: you have stolen the land and drove out the owners,killing them and so on and after all you have all kind of justifications for all the crimes. Try to do what you have done in USA,Germany, UK: the answer you know,right? If serbs started to squeeze you it was only your fault.They let you in and after a few years you started the killings, kidnappings and yet asking for independence in Serbia! why didn't stay in your prosper mother-land Albania? I

"Claims about charges against Albanians from the Preševo valley are absolutely untrue," said he."

Sure.

Organ harvesting is absolutely untrue, torture and systematic kidnapping of the Serbs is absolutely untrue, any crimes comited by ANY Albanians are absolutely untrue.

Just one reminder about the threats of 'war' because of this arrests: what do you think of how the Serbs feel about their children being kidnapped and butchered for organs?

Our government and police should go on and arrest all of those monsters who are still walking freely around and bring them to justice. There will be no peace ever possible between the Serbs and Albanians if they don't get severely punished for their atrocious crimes.

>>>Great job! Keep the raids coming. Kosovo is next"--

Great job! Keep the raids coming. Presheva is next. When are you guys going to learn. Do you think US /EU doesn't see this for what it is?

>>>"Hopefully the Serbian government will work closer with the Obama administration on persecuting war criminals.==

We hope so too, Biden has said that Serbia needs its own version of Nurenberg. The good news is that you have a list of your soldiers and paramilitaries. I am sure Hillary Clinton agrees.

If they're not handed handed over to Hague, I would think Serbia is trying to warm up situation in region.

For sure it is not god thing and it will not be any help for Tadic.

Don't forget we are at the end of 2008.

Apparently for some peoples in Serbia time's stoped 10 years ago.

If this people has committed crimes, hand over them to Hague, otherwise it will be an justice "a la Milosevic".

hey albanian camp tell me how many serbs lived in gnjilane before the war and how many live there now. i am from gnjilane so dont tell me nothing hapend there

Those who are trying to say otherwise, are doing so wishing to manipulate the people," he said.

"Yes of course". I think it will suit Serbia very well to have a law banning all those who think differently to the government. The FACT is that with that kind of policy Serbia is contining to allineate further its "own" citizens. No wander why Serbia is dismantling its own country further.

Dear Jay,

Thank you for your post.

It would be great if you send a post here to describe your personal experience during your time in Kosovo. This would give readers of B92 a unique insight of the reality in this reagion.

I look forward to read your experience (if possible).

Best regards

Jovan

Mike unlike the Serbs or the others in that list, Haradinaj was declared innocent in a court of law, not Serbian, not Albanian. Unlike any of them he went there on his own. Nobody dragged him there. Unlike any of the ones above he didn't even try to hide. Unlike any of the Serbs, or the ones above he didn't grow a ponytail and be secured a safe haven by its government. He had the decency and courage to face the accusations that were against him. When any of the scumbags or lowlifes you put on that list do what what Haradinaj did then you can put Haradinaj in the same list as them. No matter if you believe if he was guilty or not, when given the chance to face justice he didn't hide from it. When the cowards and scumbags in that list do the same and are cleared by the Hague you can equalize them. There is this urge the Serbs have to do everything possible to equalize their crimes with those of their neighbors. Now when Serbs had tanks and airplanes and an organized army, while the others had rusty kalasnikovs and farmer tools and unfed villagers as combatants, that makes no sense at all.

"Mike unlike the Serbs or the others in that list, Haradinaj was declared innocent in a court of law"

Indeed he was Johny, but I wouldn't be as eager to paint him as a wrongly accused victim as you do. His acquittal came after a number of witnesses against him conveniently vanished - either intimidated into remaining silent, or worse. So while he walked in and walked out of the Hague, I suspect he was clever enough to cover his tracks to ensure an acquittal. And while we're on the subject of people who didn't hide, Seselj also willingly (almost boastfully) went to the Hague. I have no love for the man, but he went just as freely as Haradinaj, and is seen as just as much a hero by his supporters. So while I do not believe Haradinaj's judgement was fair (and neither do committed LDP supporters I know in Serbia), I feel i should include him in the list of "scumbags" (as you rightly label them) because of the absolute belief in his innocence by his supporters, regardless of what others think, argue, or know.

I spent a year as a peacekeeper in Gnjilane/Gjilan and left in late 2007. The International Red Cross actually keeps very good records of all the missing Albanians and Serbs from the War. As I remember very few were missing from Gnjilane/Gjilan, if any. Areas to the west and north of Kosovo were the relative hot spots during the war. Because the conflict was not as intense in this area there is a higher ethnic mix in Gnjilane then other portions of Kosovo. This is just another distraction between these two... they should both be more worried about getting their toilets to flush and their electricity to work for longer then a couple hours a day. Ridiculous.

As soon as SPS comes to power Milosevic style politics start. Same goes for this site, it is awash of SPS propaganda.

For many of your who don’t remember ask some older Serbs how did it happen that Serbia went into war with all Ex-Yugoslavia nations, results of which are known to all world.

I seems like DS is smartly playing this card to discredit SPS again in front of entire world.

The way they arrested these people, I think that thousands of Serbs in Serbia will start hiding to escape the same charges

I say let's wait and see. Already today the accusations of one of the arrested went from war crimes to illegal possession of arms, judging from what B92 reports. Maybe it will happen the same for everyone, or maybe not.
One thing stinks though: Having the party that dragged Serbia into war in the Ministry of Interior is very fishy. That's where most of the information and archives are, controlled by people who are the most likely to have skeletons to hide. As long as they have that, none can expect any serious investigation of the Serb crimes in Kosovo (and Serbia itself by the way), just some cases here and there to pretend they are impartial.

"The arrests are based on false accusations. There are no missing Serbs in the Gnjilane operative zone. Claims about charges against Albanians from the Preševo valley are absolutely untrue," said he.
I personally think that Serbian latest actions are purely for political propaganda.

If there is a genuine concern by the Serbian authority, why don't they hand these people to the Hague Tribunal?

Just wandering what happened with the fate of many Albanians disappered by the Serbian army (state) during the war? Is the Serbian government still "looking" for Mlladic? Just wandering.....

>>>Great job! Keep the raids coming. Kosovo is next"--

Great job! Keep the raids coming. Presheva is next. When are you guys going to learn. Do you think US /EU doesn't see this for what it is?

>>>"Hopefully the Serbian government will work closer with the Obama administration on persecuting war criminals.==

We hope so too, Biden has said that Serbia needs its own version of Nurenberg. The good news is that you have a list of your soldiers and paramilitaries. I am sure Hillary Clinton agrees.

If they're not handed handed over to Hague, I would think Serbia is trying to warm up situation in region.

For sure it is not god thing and it will not be any help for Tadic.

Don't forget we are at the end of 2008.

Apparently for some peoples in Serbia time's stoped 10 years ago.

If this people has committed crimes, hand over them to Hague, otherwise it will be an justice "a la Milosevic".

These Kosovo Albanians do nothing but make excuses for everything. According to them, they never did anything wrong ever. If a Kosovo Albanian murders somebody, it's the victim's fault. It would be interesting to see who claims responsibility when an Albanian hurts another Albanian. It would be like an infinite loop in a computer program, both sides saying it's the other side's fault.

Those who are trying to say otherwise, are doing so wishing to manipulate the people," he said.

"Yes of course". I think it will suit Serbia very well to have a law banning all those who think differently to the government. The FACT is that with that kind of policy Serbia is contining to allineate further its "own" citizens. No wander why Serbia is dismantling its own country further.

Mike unlike the Serbs or the others in that list, Haradinaj was declared innocent in a court of law, not Serbian, not Albanian. Unlike any of them he went there on his own. Nobody dragged him there. Unlike any of the ones above he didn't even try to hide. Unlike any of the Serbs, or the ones above he didn't grow a ponytail and be secured a safe haven by its government. He had the decency and courage to face the accusations that were against him. When any of the scumbags or lowlifes you put on that list do what what Haradinaj did then you can put Haradinaj in the same list as them. No matter if you believe if he was guilty or not, when given the chance to face justice he didn't hide from it. When the cowards and scumbags in that list do the same and are cleared by the Hague you can equalize them. There is this urge the Serbs have to do everything possible to equalize their crimes with those of their neighbors. Now when Serbs had tanks and airplanes and an organized army, while the others had rusty kalasnikovs and farmer tools and unfed villagers as combatants, that makes no sense at all.

Isufi,better stop bragging.
The arms of justice will reach you too.
Hopefully the Serbian government will work closer with the Obama administration on persecuting war criminals.
The comments of most Albanian posters show that their society is deeply ultranationalist.
No sane person would defend war criminals.

Great job! Keep the raids coming. Kosovo is next.

I welcome comments by Mr Isufi and I take that he would be willing to repeat them in a court of law.

It is very unlikely that these individuals would be arrested without hard evidence. Serbian Prosecution Office for War Crimes has proven to be fair and unbiased, as they have arrested many suspects regardless of their ethnicity.

2500 serb are missin from the war. Did they just go up in smoke? Or is it "Milosevic propaganda" that any serbs are missing? The whole world knows KLA are terrorists but the albanian treat them as heroes. No wonder they are behaving like butchers and criminals. No one in their own community is questioning their behavior.

No single country has objected to these arrests. If it is so wrong then why is Europe and America silent in this matter? The serb authorities have known who these murderers are for a long time. They saw the oportunity to arrenst these scumbags as the entered Presevo to start new troubles.

Don't send them to the Hague. Albanians will then get the oportunity to threaten witnesses or even make them "disapear".

As soon as SPS comes to power Milosevic style politics start. Same goes for this site, it is awash of SPS propaganda.

For many of your who don’t remember ask some older Serbs how did it happen that Serbia went into war with all Ex-Yugoslavia nations, results of which are known to all world.

I seems like DS is smartly playing this card to discredit SPS again in front of entire world.

The way they arrested these people, I think that thousands of Serbs in Serbia will start hiding to escape the same charges

I spent a year as a peacekeeper in Gnjilane/Gjilan and left in late 2007. The International Red Cross actually keeps very good records of all the missing Albanians and Serbs from the War. As I remember very few were missing from Gnjilane/Gjilan, if any. Areas to the west and north of Kosovo were the relative hot spots during the war. Because the conflict was not as intense in this area there is a higher ethnic mix in Gnjilane then other portions of Kosovo. This is just another distraction between these two... they should both be more worried about getting their toilets to flush and their electricity to work for longer then a couple hours a day. Ridiculous.

@Alban-Amerikan

That was in 2003.After the Albanian riots in 2004 he strongly condemned the Albanian leadership.
Then he met first time with Tadic and has very good relations with him since.
The question of war crime perscution is not a question of nationality.
That means that Biden will also support the enforcement of law.
After all Obama is still the President.

Dear Alban-Amerikan,

Thank you for your comments. I totally disagree with them, but I am glad that you like to read B92 and post comments on its website.

As you have embraced American Ideals, I am sure that you would agree that nobody should be above the low, including ethnic Albanians. I know that Serbian citizens of Albanian ethnicity will be grateful to Serbian Government for this action.

Great job! Keep the raids coming. Presheva is next. When are you guys going to learn. Do you think US /EU doesn't see this for what it is? Yes Alban-nonAmerican they do , but this time is different!They 've done to many mistakes by supporting the KLA terrorists.If they will continue to do as you still dream they will loose completely the face... They choose a wrong side at a wrong moment! I did not hear even one albanian condemning the UCK heroes !!! Anything they've done was right ! Are you sain people?If the serbs accept that they committed crimes... from your part-no way!And don't forget: you have stolen the land and drove out the owners,killing them and so on and after all you have all kind of justifications for all the crimes. Try to do what you have done in USA,Germany, UK: the answer you know,right? If serbs started to squeeze you it was only your fault.They let you in and after a few years you started the killings, kidnappings and yet asking for independence in Serbia! why didn't stay in your prosper mother-land Albania? I

hey albanian camp tell me how many serbs lived in gnjilane before the war and how many live there now. i am from gnjilane so dont tell me nothing hapend there

"Ex-KLA leader: No missing Serbs in Gnjiljane"

This guy takes the cake!

Of course they're innocent. Just like Mladic, Karadzic, Haradinaj, Gotovina, OJ Simpson, Eichmann, and Jack the Ripper. It's always funny to read how innocent little angels these people are when finally thrown before a tribunal.

"Mike unlike the Serbs or the others in that list, Haradinaj was declared innocent in a court of law"

Indeed he was Johny, but I wouldn't be as eager to paint him as a wrongly accused victim as you do. His acquittal came after a number of witnesses against him conveniently vanished - either intimidated into remaining silent, or worse. So while he walked in and walked out of the Hague, I suspect he was clever enough to cover his tracks to ensure an acquittal. And while we're on the subject of people who didn't hide, Seselj also willingly (almost boastfully) went to the Hague. I have no love for the man, but he went just as freely as Haradinaj, and is seen as just as much a hero by his supporters. So while I do not believe Haradinaj's judgement was fair (and neither do committed LDP supporters I know in Serbia), I feel i should include him in the list of "scumbags" (as you rightly label them) because of the absolute belief in his innocence by his supporters, regardless of what others think, argue, or know.

"Claims about charges against Albanians from the Preševo valley are absolutely untrue," said he."

Sure.

Organ harvesting is absolutely untrue, torture and systematic kidnapping of the Serbs is absolutely untrue, any crimes comited by ANY Albanians are absolutely untrue.

Just one reminder about the threats of 'war' because of this arrests: what do you think of how the Serbs feel about their children being kidnapped and butchered for organs?

Our government and police should go on and arrest all of those monsters who are still walking freely around and bring them to justice. There will be no peace ever possible between the Serbs and Albanians if they don't get severely punished for their atrocious crimes.

Dear Jay,

Thank you for your post.

It would be great if you send a post here to describe your personal experience during your time in Kosovo. This would give readers of B92 a unique insight of the reality in this reagion.

I look forward to read your experience (if possible).

Best regards

Jovan

I say let's wait and see. Already today the accusations of one of the arrested went from war crimes to illegal possession of arms, judging from what B92 reports. Maybe it will happen the same for everyone, or maybe not.
One thing stinks though: Having the party that dragged Serbia into war in the Ministry of Interior is very fishy. That's where most of the information and archives are, controlled by people who are the most likely to have skeletons to hide. As long as they have that, none can expect any serious investigation of the Serb crimes in Kosovo (and Serbia itself by the way), just some cases here and there to pretend they are impartial.