Introduction - Part 04

8. Following the successful military operation in Kosovo in 1999, a brief war took place in Macedonia in 2001. There is little doubt that the war in Macedonia was deliberate, planned and started in Kosovo, which at the time was a U.S. protectorate, although formally, under UN auspices. The NLA was created and prepared by the same forces that created the Kosovo KLA. After achieving positive results in Kosovo, it was only logical that the next Albanian target would be Macedonia (and the three municipalities in Southern Serbia, which we will not discuss here). The original intent was to “liberate” the parts of Macedonia that the Albanians considered “Albanian territories”. This would have been the shortest path for achieving a “Greater Albania”. But when that plan failed, the Albanians and their supporters resorted to plan “B”. In the centre of plan “B” was the Ohrid Agreement, which was to achieve the same goal - to recompose Macedonia contrary to all world experiences and practices. Where a minority would be elevated to the status of ethnic community and Macedonia would become a pluralistic society and divided more than ever before. Means were created where the majority could be manipulated, paving the way for the state’s gradual destruction. Ethnicities were institutionalized and with that, in place of overcoming the divisions, they were cemented in the Constitution. The achieved concessions, however, are a temporary solution. So, the questions were – what the next step would be and, of course, what kind of final solution should be expected?

9. The independence of Kosovo was the decisive step towards the creation of a so-called “Greater Albania”. After separating Kosovo from Serbia, the question was no longer if, but when this project would be completed? By “liberating” Kosovo and creating a second Albanian state, 70% of the total project was already completed. The next step was to tackle the “liberation of Albanian lands” from Macedonia. The three municipalities in Southern Serbia and the four in Montenegro were of less importance. And, for now, liberating Chamiria from Greece was not in the plan.

10. The concept of a “Greater Albania” is not “imaginary” as some want to assert. The dream of all Albanians living together in a single state is not a pipe dream. It is enshrined in the preamble of the Albanian Constitution and it is in its advanced stages of implementation. Pandeli Maiko, Former Albanian Prime Minister, in a TV interview in Tirana, at the beginning of the new millennium, clearly stated that: “The process has been initiated and is now irreversible”. Many Albanians in Albania share this opinion, including political, scientific and intellectual elites. In the period from 1998 to 2002, over 100 top Albanian elites were asked the question of what a “Greater Albania” means to them. Only Gramos Pashko, Vice President in the first Berisha government, after the democratization of Albania, now deceased, said that it was a meaningless pipe dream. None of the others rejected the concept as impractical. The explanations given, in general, were not brilliant, sound and precise but the term itself was not questioned. Nobody had a clear idea of what it really meant but no one was also distanced from it.

11. During the celebration of Albania’s 100th anniversary, at the end of 2012, Albanian Prime Minister Berisha used the occasion, while speaking in Valona, Albania, to remind everyone that (Greater) Albania’s borders are from Preveza in Greece, to Preshevo in Serbia, and from Skopje to Podgoritsa in Montenegro (“Nova Makedonija”, 28.11.2012). Even though his statements

challenged the territorial integrity of four sovereign states, no one reacted.

11.1. A series of nationalistic provocations followed, originating in Tirana. They are no doubt the result of Albanians achieving a number of successes in the region and now they feel the need to put their demands forward. A culmination was recently reached when an illegal Albanian monument was removed from the centre in Preshevo, Serbia. To this Berisha responded with the words: “This shows that Serbia is a racist country” and that “one day ethnic Albanians will unite in one country in the Balkans”, and that “this act proved once again that there is only one way that the Albanian people can enjoy their freedom, which they have acquired with their blood and that is by the unification of the Albanian people!” (“Dnevnik” 21.01.2013)

12. The “Greater Albania” project was masterfully run right from the start. Activities on the project intensified sometime in the 1960’s, in Kosovo, and culminated (but not finished) with Kosovo’s independence. Everything done to this day (2013) was done without any technical, tactical, or strategic errors. The project progressed at a slow pace, millimetre by millimetre, and eventually reached its main goal - independence. Tirana played a role in all this; there should be no doubt about it. However, although the Albanian state was established in 1912, it lacked the statesmanship and necessary experience to do this. The Albanians in Tirana definitely lacked the capability to manage such a process and so did the Albanians in Kosovo. So the question is, who and from where were the strings pulled? The answer is yet to be determined. For now we can only say that, with little doubt, in the period after the Yugoslav disintegration, this process was managed by the USA.

12.1. The Albanians, all these years, did not work on these plans alone. This is confirmed by a small but concrete example. There is no question that the well-known American analyst and activist Janos Bugaiski is a major Albanian lobbyist. Sometime in the early 2000’s he participated in a regional conference in Tirana. Manifestations in his vocabulary, although disguised, advocated for a greater Albanian outcome in the region. It was a provocation to find out who financed Bugaiski’s trip to Tirana for this particular conference? It was confirmed that the American Embassy in Tirana covered his expenses! Would the Americans have been willing to pay for someone with whose views they did not agree?

13. Milosevich, in his tribulations, not only crippled Serbia but also turned the Balkans into a victim of violent American policies, including the policy to solve the “Albanian national question” by force. In its attempts to impose its own interests in the Balkans, the United States has blocked all positive regional processes. Up to date the collateral damage has been Serbia and Macedonia and indirectly Bosnia and Herzegovina. In the future, without a doubt, U.S policies will also prove extremely harmful to Greek interests.

13.1. In regards to Macedonia, this American policy began by blocking Macedonia’s recognition in the early 1990’s and reached its peak during the Kosovo crisis and the 2001 war in Macedonia. Had the crisis in Kosovo not taken place, the 2001 war in Macedonia would have been unthinkable. In fact, the war in Macedonia was a continuation of the Kosovo war, with the sole aim to finalize the “Greater Albania” project.

14. The “Greater Albania” project is not only alive and well but is reaching fruition. In order to complete the entire project, which means liberating Macedonian territories, it is absolutely essential for the Albanian nationalists to rename Macedonia and the Macedonian people. It would definitely solve “the Albanian national question” and pave the way for the unification of (almost) all Albanians.

14.1. Up until now, for purely tactical reasons, the Albanians in Macedonia have not been much involved in resolving the so-called “name dispute”. They were waiting for others to build up the case. Now, however, Ali Ahmeti, under the American umbrella, has launched an international offensive trying to search for a solution. So, very soon, we can expect that Albanians in the country will put their real requests on the table. Similar to what Bulgaria did in December 2012. This means that pressure from these sources will mount and grow. Ahmeti will push Macedonia to join NATO and the EU as quickly as possible, which means it must change its name. With his political pamphlet “It’s time to join NATO” (“Dnevnik”, April 13, 2013), published right after the local elections, after Kichevo was albanized, which Ali Ahmeti confirmed. He did this, no doubt, in coordination with Washington where the regional scenario had been planned. There is a strong impression that the published text, which looked like a political manifesto, was probably not even formulated by Ahmeti’s party.

14.2. Our assumptions above have been confirmed by DUI spokesman Bujar Osmani, in an interview given for “Utrinski Vesnik” dated July 14, 2013 in which he said: “Two months ago, after returning from the U.S.A., Ahmeti announced that in June a public debate must be opened in Macedonia and in the region regarding the problem with the name. And that is exactly what he did. That it was done in Sofia, where he was visiting, is purely a coincidence”! Any doubt that this was coordinated between DUI and the U.S., from where Ahmeti returned with clear instructions, is removed by the fact that Philip Reeker arrived in Skopje in the middle of June and openly sought public dialogue around the “name dispute”!?! (“Dialog za sporot za imeto”, “Nova Makedonija”, 20/21.06.2013) He also asked that we follow the example of negotiations being conducted between Belgrade and Prishtina (Dachich and Thachi). This naturally caused a storm of protests and objections from the top Macedonian journalists, experts, columnists... This was the first time Reeker was treated negatively by the media.

During the same interview, Osmani repeated exactly what Reeker had said: “We are looking to start a dialogue, to open public discussions on Nimetz’s proposal and its details. Then the two sides must sit down and begin direct dialogue under the auspices of the international community, just like the Kosovo-Serbia talks”! In the face of complete American failure on the name issue it only makes sense that they are asking us the impossible; to push ourselves against the wall. But what do the Albanians really want? Was it not clear to them that Nimetz’s latest proposal was immediately rejected by Athens? Should we, therefore, still publicly debate it…? What would be the purpose? Greece already rejected the proposal! In every case, however, Washington’s goal is not for us to come up with a solution but to ruin our position and push us closer to the abyss... To prepare us for capitulation! There is no third option.

15. While we are on this subject, it will be interesting to get some insight into what Stoian Andov had said in his columns in the weekly magazine “Focus”, published on March 15 and 22, 2013. From a historical perspective, Andov has reminded us that while Fascism was penetrating the Balkans at the beginning of World War II, in order to get the support of the Albanians, Mussolini also played the “Greater Albania” card. In August 1942, Italy announced the formation of a “Greater Albania”, which included Kosovo, parts of Montenegro and parts of western Macedonia. This, as well as eastern Macedonia’s occupation by the Bulgarians, was a fascist creation. Pavelich’s Independent Croatia also fell into this category. Interestingly, then, as it is now, the Greek part of “Albanian lands”, called Chamiria, was left out even though it was under Italian occupation.

Andov’s explanation is important to us because, like fascist Italy of the 1940’s, nowadays the U.S. is attempting to realize its own plans in the Balkans, on the same basis – through the “Greater Albania” concept. Andov, of course, did not elaborate on this, but the similarities are crystal clear: the Americans are trying to “purchase” Albanian cooperation by offering them what they want the most, to realize their hundred year old dream. What else can they be but happy because, thanks to the Americans, they now have an independent Kosovo, with which the main part of their project is complete. What remains now is the part in Macedonia.

15.1. Andov has also highlighted the fact that Austro-Hungary too had used the “Greater Albania” card to protect its interests from Russia in 1876 when the two empires came into contact in the middle of Macedonia, along the Vardar valley. In that agreement, confirmed in 1897, “Macedonia and the Macedonian people were deliberately not mentioned because both empires saw them as a major obstacle to achieving their imperial interests in the Balkans,” concludes Andov. The same scenario, it appears, is being repeated in the 21st century with Macedonia still being the “main obstacle”, this time for the realization of American interests in the region, again through a “Greater Albania” and by using the so-called “name dispute” to remove the Macedonian people from the picture.

15.2. It is true what Andov asserts - “today there is no Austro-Hungary, there is no Kaiser’s Germany, there is no Nazi Germany, or Mussolini’s Fascist Italy that supported the ‘Greater Albania’ project”. But it seems that he forgets or does not want to see that the same project today is developed by the Americans, with great success. To separate Kosovo from Serbia was not a small thing, regardless of Milosevich’s historical errors. Kosovo was by far the biggest bite around the “Greater Albania” project. Now, everything else is a matter of time.

15.3. For reasons only known to Andov, he concluded that the “Greater Albania” project in the past was “devastating for the Albanian people”. Without showing any fact or argument, he claimed that: “A large number of Albanian people know that changes in the Balkans as well as the ‘Greater Albania’ project, in the past, have brought the Albanian people and the other people living amongst them, much suffering and tragedy.”

This thesis, however, has nothing to do with reality. Only the last part of it is true and that is that the Albanian people’s neighbours have done all the suffering. Also, to assess that the ‘greater Albania’ dream is over at this time when, quite unexpectedly, its greatest part has been achieved with Kosovo’s independence, achieved by use of force by a world superpower no less, at least is put out of mind for now! Or perhaps Andov has no idea what is really happening in this region or is he thinking of something else?

When we also add developments in and around Macedonia from the 2001 war until today, we discover that Macedonia too is being slowly and unscrupulously albanized; everything is becoming crystal clear. Let us also not forget that there was a “Platform for the solution of the national Albanian question”, a state document, prepared in 1998 by the Albanian Academy of Sciences, which highlighted the concept of a “Greater Albania”. As we have said, not one of the “main” players condemned it and, as we have proved, this concept was secretly supported by the biggest players of them all, the United States of America!

Andov himself will have to explain how he arrived at his conclusion, which we believe is completely wrong with regards to what is happening today.

15.4. Andov’s assessment is ignoring the frequent messages sent to us by Fatmir Dehari, Musa Xhaferi, Thaci, Fatmir Besimi, Ali Ahmeti, etc.; all leading Albanian politicians in Macedonia; when the Albanian hymn is played in Macedonian schools, instead of the Macedonian, when illegal Albanian flags are waved inside Macedonia, etc. Albanian flags flying alone on 30-metre masts, forceful change of schools and street names, the incident in Slupchane… are not just temporary and symbolic gestures. There are also public statements by Albanian leaders that the country’s future is - federalization… All these are manifestations of an irreversible “Greater Albanization” happening inside Macedonia, which people like Andov do not want to acknowledge, try to ignore, or simply tolerate.

15.5. Let us remind Andov and all those like him, of what Mexhiti, the Deputy President of DUI and Mayor of Chair municipality in Skopje, said in the Diaspora before the local elections in 2013. “On March 24, during the elections”, he said, “we want national unification, we want an ethnic Albania! We don’t need a war or a crises, we need quiet, peaceful and democratic legitimacy, with a pen in hand to circle the number around the name of our commander Fatmir Dehari and you will make Kichevo part of ethnic Albania. It depends on you and us whether Kichevo will be part or remain outside of the ethnic Albanian map...!” (“Republika”, 15.03.2013) According to the same source, Fatmir Dehari, then candidate, now mayor, said: “I am telling you that the unification of Kichevo will be the unification of Albanians. The merger of Kichevo is not just a dream of the people of Kichevo but of all Albanians. We want one Albanian administration from Tirana with its Mayor Basha extending to other Albanian communities, stretching over to Struga in Macedonia where another Albanian mayor will wait for us going to Kichevo where, there too, you are to be welcomed by another Albanian mayor and from there to Gostivar and Tetovo, reaching the capital Skopje of Izzet Mexhiti, City of Skender Bey, Hasan Prishtina and others, continuing to Kumanovo. All these are Albanian administrations, exactly what we all desire; all this is part of Albania, our dream!”

Is there anything more to be said? We must be blind and deaf not to see and hear what is going on in our own country! Is everything not crystal clear? There is nothing clearer than the definition of this policy! Is this part of the “Greater Albania” dream or not, Andov and everyone like him, should judge for themselves!

15.6. Let us also mention that in the fall of 2012, during the opening of the new school year, the Albanian national anthem was played on at least three separate occasions, not to mention at the University of Tetovo! (“Obvinetelot se zakanuva, himnata si echi”, “Dnevnik”, September 21, 2012) The festivities were attended by top Albanian leaders from DUI including the leader, Ahmeti. What else do they have to do for us to understand what is going on?

About the Albanian national anthem being played at the opening of the new high school in Lipkovo, Prosecutor Svrgovski, according to the same source, said: “It is a benign form of offense because the school was built with foreign donations!” This statement was verified to be true! So there you go. We are not only deaf and blind, we are stupid as well!!!

The prosecutor should have at least explained why only the Albanian national anthem was played when the funds were in fact donated by the EU’s IPA-funds and by a Bulgarian municipality? It would have been logical to have played the EU or the Bulgarian, or both anthems. How was this connected to the Albanian anthem? In various announcements published in the press, about the enrollment of new students at the Tetovo State University, the name of the university is given first in the Albanian language, then in English and finally in Macedonian. Most probably, it is printed the same way in the diplomas, memos, letters, etc... in all the university’s documents.

15.7. The ecstasy experienced by the Albanians celebrating Albania’s 100th anniversary engulfed even Suleiman Rexhepi, head of the Islamic Religious Community. He said: “The unification of Albanian lands is God’s will and therefore we have an obligation to go back to the way it was before... and Albania will have a unique border created by God. The Islamic Religious Community, with all its facilities, is ready to contribute to the national cause and respond to every call towards the unification of all Albanians!” (“Rexhepi: It is inconceivable for Albanians to live in five countries”, “Nova Makedonija”, November 28, 2012)

15.8. In late April 2013, DUI announced that Ahmeti, its leader along with a delegation that was to include Medzhiti and Dehari, was going on an official visit to the United States in May at the invitation of our proven “friend” Philip Reeker. Like the announcement said, the purpose of the visit, among other things, was to thank the Albanians, living there, for their large numbers that turned out to vote in local elections; an election which achieved their goals. Let us remember that their vote, as they do not live in Macedonia - was illegal.

Need we say any more? Except to add that Mexhiti is DUI’s Vice President and DUI is the largest Albanian party in Macedonia, which is also part of the ruling coalition in Macedonia’s government. Is there anyone who does not understand what’s going on here?

15.9. Let us also not forget the Albanian party in opposition. According to “Republika”, December 7, 2012, DPA leader Thachi, on many occasions, declared: “When in Chair we will not allow the song ‘Makedonsko Devoiche’ to be sung and the Albanian flag will never be smaller than the Macedonian”, “… the Republic of Macedonia has no future, but to be a bi-national state, with two constituent peoples - Macedonian and Albanian”; “there will be no Macedonia, there will be no Macedonian people, if Macedonia wants to survive it needs to be a state of the Macedonian and Albanian people”; “you will have to accept the demands of the new agreement (with the Albanians in place of the Ohrid Agreement) and you will be asking if there is more!” (A TV interview with Robert Popovski)...

16. We can underline that this is new public behavior by Albanian politicians in Macedonia. Until recently, if this was what members of DUI were thinking up until now, which certainly it was, they did not articulate it publicly. Now they have entered a new phase. In fact, they no longer hide anything. This change took place after Kosovo was separated from Serbia and after the 2001 war in Macedonia. If Kosovo had not become independent, the war in Macedonia would not have taken place and there would not have been such a change in public policy, at least. The old Albanian policy had been to have five or more children in order to achieve the “Greater Albania” dream through demographic (r)evolution in Macedonia. This process was well on its way and had received a lot of help from the mosques. The young believers were not allowed to attend religious services until they had at least five children. This is how they were aiming to “invade Macedonia” and achieve their “Greater Albania” dream... This strategy was elaborated in the “Platform…” as well. Today, however, they have a new strategy called – albanization of parts of Macedonia…

There should be no doubt in anyone’s mind that all this is done with Washington’s blessing; the true manager of these new Albanian processes. There should also be no doubt that this new strategy was most likely also initiated by Washington.

16.1. With the changes in Kosovo in 1999 and in Macedonia in 2001, the geopolitics of the Balkans entered a new, previously unimaginable stadium. This was only possible thanks to the U.S.A. bombing of Serbia and Belgrade and to the American-Albanian aggression, which has remained an unfinished story because the expected disintegration of Macedonia in 2001 failed to materialize. Now everything is done from the inside to gradually albanize Macedonia.

17. Not to leave things unsaid, it is important at this point to mention the so-called “conflict” that took place between Tirana and Washington, which occurred at the beginning of 2013. In one of his statements, as we already mentioned, Berisha made a claim that Albanian territories extended from “Preveza to Preshevo…Podgorica…” This statement apparently caused some dissatisfaction in Washington, which replied that “there will be no new border changes in the region”. There are reports that claim that Washington presented Tirana with a memorandum (probably a verbal note) which criticized extreme Albanian nationalism exercised in the region. Some rejoiced at the prospect thinking this may be the end to the “Greater Albania” project but, unfortunately, it was only wishful thinking on their part. Tirana got its nose bent out of joint because it ran ahead of itself. It unwittingly revealed its true future intentions. By doing so Berisha jeopardized the negotiations between Belgrade and Prishtina, between Dachich and Thachi, which were an absolute priority for the Americans at the moment. The U.S. wanted to open up prospects for Kosovo with the agreement between Belgrade and Prishtina, and succeeded. The Albanian nationalist rhetoric got in the way, which may have adversely affected the negotiations. In other words the sharp American criticisms were not about “challenging” the “Greater Albania” project but helping it along, which for the most part, has already been achieved.

Tirana got one on the nose because it got too ambitious. Berisha spoke outside the script, which was only intended for home use right before the elections there and, by doing so, put a knot in American interests in the region.

But statements made by Medzhiti and Dehari about albanizing parts of Macedonia did not bother our “partners” in Washington. Why should Washington be concerned when American plans for not revising borders by force, are peacefully effected with Macedonia’s destruction, from the inside?

V – Year 2001 – key stone in the mosaic of American policy towards Macedonia

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For Kosovo and Macedonia - “humanitarian” wars!

1. Macedonia did everything it could to avoid the wars that followed the breakup of Yugoslavia. It allowed the Yugoslav National Army (JNA) to take away huge caches of arms, technical equipment, transport equipment and other military means... common property worth billions of dollars, just to avoid confrontation. And in place of being rewarded for its peaceful and civilized behaviour, Macedonia became a victim of someone else’s interests. Worse than that was the short, 2001 staged war which had devastating consequences for Macedonia.

2. A large part of what had been done and created in the 10 years after Macedonia’s independence, with hardships, sacrifices and unimaginable conditions was destroyed by the 2001 war. Macedonia was thrown back at least for another 10 years. Of course this was by no accident. Terrorists, trained and armed in Kosovo, attacked Macedonia and inflicted immeasurable damage. All this was directed by the U.S., with aims of realizing its own interests in the Balkans.

3. Macedonia’s army and police suffered unprecedented indignity in this war. A handful of terrorists, as they were initially referred to by NATO Secretary-General, Robertson, put the Macedonian forces and political structure of the country to shame… starting with the country’s President and Supreme Commander of the army, the government, General Headquarters and the Ministry of Internal Affairs… A small gang of mercenaries held the entire country hostage from the Tetovo fortress. Our huge investments in security forces up to that time proved to be fruitless. We realized that we had no security system and had to improvise on everything. In these dramatic and critical moments, the situation looked more like a deliberate sabotage than an organized defense against the aggressor.

At the time we had no idea that behind the terrorists stood the U.S. Then, as today, very few people were even aware of what was happening behind the scenes. And today, most people don’t want to think about 2001. They either don’t want to know or are not willing to face the truth.

4. Insult on top of injury, an unprecedented disgrace for the Macedonian state was the drafting and signing of the Ohrid Agreement; its content in particular. From our side it was negotiated by extremely inexperienced but particularly ambitious personalities. In contrast, the Albanians employed foreign experts.

A. U.S. and the 2001 War – The Albanians in Macedonia were outside of the project

5. The 2001 war was a key segment and the best benchmark of U.S. policy towards Macedonia. It was the key stone in the mosaic of American politics. Unfortunately the war inflicted historic damage to Macedonia. Macedonians were forced to make strategic and irreversible concessions. The question that would determine the final fate of our country was left open. Nevertheless, it must be stressed that the basic aim of the war – “liberation of the Albanian territories” – failed despite the unprecedented weaknesses demonstrated by the Macedonian side.

6. It is extremely important to note that, at the beginning of 2001 the Albanians in Macedonia were left out of the plan and were completely caught by surprise in the events that led to the 2001 war. In the end, the leaders of the DPA and PDP parties had to sign the Framework Agreement, even though at first they had no idea what was going on. This is proof that a) the war was not about the rights of Albanians in the country, and b) the war was not organized by the Albanians but by the Americans. Who else could have had the ability to exclude Xhaferi, Thachi and other Albanian leaders in Macedonia from this fateful historic Albanian event, directly connected with their future?

6.1. Without any doubt it can be concluded that if Albanians, even those from Kosovo, were the real instigators and leaders of the 2001 war, and not someone else, then the war would have been conducted on a Pan-Albanian basis. In other words, it would have been done in coordination with all Albanian leaders in the region, including those in Macedonia. This would have been an all-Albanian project, as was, for example, the case in Kosovo and the KLA, when secret camps were created in Albania and fighters were recruited from everywhere, even from the U.S. If the aggression against Macedonia was done exclusively by Albanians, then why include some Albanians and exclude others? Both Tirana and Skopje (Tetovo) would have had the same role as Prishtina. Meaning, to attack Macedonia would have been “an all Albanian plan”. The only logical explanation could be that all Albanians were not included in this plan because it was someone else’s plan. Nevertheless, the plan was convenient for the Albanians, and they realized it.

7. There is no doubt that the entire operation in Macedonia was coordinated in Kosovo. The entire planning, training and other preparations, overall logistics, etc. were carried out in Kosovo. A strong confirmation of this is the fact that in the first three months all military operations in Macedonia were driven from Kosovo. Every day operatives were crossing the border back and forth. This shows that everything was organized and coordinated in Kosovo, including transportation.

7.1. Let us not forget that everything originated in Kosovo, formally a UN protectorate but practically under NATO command, led by American generals. There were tens of thousands of troops, some foreign but mostly American: over 30,000. We should also emphasize that Kosovo, in all its segments, was deeply infiltrated by CIA operatives as well as other relevant U.S. intelligence services which had an eye on everything that was going on inside Kosovo. So, the question that needs to be asked is: how could these Albanians organize, train, raise arms, cross borders on a daily basis and carry out military operations in neighbouring Macedonia undetected and without the knowledge of the U.S.? Is it possible that the NLA leadership

alone, from Prizren, Kosovo, led a war inside Macedonia with NATO and the United States being unaware? It is unthinkable!!!

7.2. Things became clear with the first five NLA releases, which informed the world that the Albanians were fighting for the “liberation of the territories”. Journalist David Binder in “Newsweek”, dated March 22, 2001, quoted Ahmeti as saying: “Our sole purpose is to remove the Slav forces from the territory which is historically Albanian” (article by Jason Miko – “Vrakanje na kolosek”, “Dnevnik”, March 7, 2013).

In the same column there was a quote from an article written by Patrick Bishop for the “Telegraph” published March 12, 2001 entitled “Macedonia began with an attack” in which Patrick wrote: “Albanian rebels in Macedonia want division along ethnic lines and say they are ready to plunge the Balkans into another conflict unless their demands are met.” There was also an article by Peter Beaumont and Nick Wood (“Observer”, March 11, 2001) which quoted a statement made by Shkelzen Malichi, a prominent journalist in Prishtina, who said: “I am familiar with the ideology, mentality and motivation of the forces that caused the armed conflict in Macedonia. I met with them, especially with immigrants from Europe. They tried to convince me that Macedonia is an artificial creation, formed to harm the Albanian nation. They argue that the forced separation of the Albanian nation is a historical injustice. This injustice should be corrected, they say, by dividing the Macedonian Slav from the Albanian part. The Albanian part should be allowed to unite with Kosovo or, better yet, to become part of a united Albanian state.”

7.2.1. Given the circumstances, there truly was no place in this war for Xhaferi, Thachi and Imeri of the DPA and PDP (Albanian parties in Macedonia). No matter how extreme they may have been, in their own way concerning the “Albanian national question” they tried to solve their problems through the institutions to which they belonged. The fact that they were not very successful in this area was because the state leadership made some serious miscalculations. It is evident that after the Yugoslav breakup, Macedonian authorities did not pay enough attention to the Albanian minority in its society, which was in need of urgent measures to overcome its problems. Its neglect gave the 2001 war some legitimacy, although that was not the reason for it. The basis of the 2001 war was a “Greater Albania” and to serve U.S. interests in the region.

7.2.2 Turning the “war of liberation” into a “humanitarian war” for the rights of the Albanian people in Macedonia was a total farce. This war, right from the start, was led by the National Liberation Army (NLA)! If the original mandate was to “fight for rights” then why did they need a “National Liberation Army”? The war was not started to fight for rights, it was started to fight for something else. The name said it all: their intent was to “liberate” territories, not gain rights! Menduh Thachi was absolutely right when he argued that: “One cannot gain human rights through a war, one can only gain territories…” (KOD TV show, aired on Channel 5 on June 26, 2011)! Robertson’s terrorists, guided by their U.S. mentors no doubt, quickly changed the aim of their war from “liberation of territories” to “fighting for human rights”, when they realized that the basic plan was out of reach, but their intentions unfortunately remained the same!

7.3. It should not be a question for discussion that only Washington could have started a war in Macedonia without including the Albanians of Macedonia and could have changed the “character” of a war after it was started! The evidence is there and there is no doubt that the real intention of the war was to “liberate” Macedonian territories. Had the “liberation” succeeded there would have been no problem for local Albanian non participation. They would have “enjoyed” the fruits of their “liberation” without a single casualty of their own. As “forgotten” Albanians in the war, they would have been unsatisfied… But, no more than that! On the other hand, and more important, the war itself, or the entire operation would not have looked illogical or senseless, like it does now. Now, who can explain why there was a war fought for someone’s rights when that someone did not even participate?

7.4. The KLA was well-trained, had war experience in the Kosovo war and was accustomed to using modern American weaponry including rifles with night vision equipment. Somewhere down the line, the KLA was regrouped. Part of the force was transferred to the Kosovo Protection Corps (KPC) and became the Kosovo army. The rest of the force was demobilized and dismissed. A lot of these former fighters had no jobs... especially the ones from Macedonia. These fighters became the initial recruits for the NLA which later was expanded to include Albanians from Macedonia. And thus a planned breakup of Macedonia was being arranged.

8. According to all indications, in accordance with the completed plans, the breakup of Macedonia was expected to be an easy job. Macedonia was already deeply divided politically and a war would have driven it deeper into the abyss. The chaos, they figured, would have driven the country to collapse, thus making the “liberation” of territories not only possible but easy. Although their predictions were largely correct, that did not happen. This was totally unexpected by Washington… Macedonia did not collapse…

9. Confirmation of the deep U.S. involvement in the 2001 war in Macedonia is the fact that the U.S. had already “taken over” Macedonia’s military. At that time Macedonia’s military was in need of reform, so management of this process was handed over to a private American mercenary organization called Military Professional Resources Inc. (MPRI). This was an independent organization consisting of U.S. military veterans who followed Washington’s dictates. Private companies such as this received their licenses to operate from the State Department and the Pentagon, and then worked for money wherever they were sent. They basically ran proxy wars. They went everywhere the State Department directed them. Colonel David Hackworth of MPRI wrote: “...in the former Yugoslavia MPRI operated under the shadow of the Pentagon and under the engagement of the State Department…” (See “Wanted: guns for hire...” at http://hackworthe.com/09jul01.html)

This is how MPRI came to Macedonia. In 1998 the Macedonian government signed a contract with MPRI, to reform the Army according to NATO standards. The American veterans came to Macedonia in 1999, with special plans and ambitious tasks. And, as we shall soon show you, they actually played the role of a Trojan horse. They entered the Macedonian Army General Headquarters through the front door and did everything in their power to prepare the Macedonian military to fail in the 2001 war. In other words, they prepared Macedonia for capitulation...

9.1. In order to understand what happened we need to mention that MPRI, before coming to Macedonia, was in Kosovo. It was first engaged in creating and training the KLA force in secret camps in Albania. After that it became involved in the Kosovo war and, ultimately, in the Kosovo Protection Corps. In 2001 MPRI “harmoniously” coordinated “the liberation of Albanian territories” from Macedonia, from both Skopje and Prishtina. The best proof for that is that, during the evacuation of several hundred NLA terrorists from Arachinovo, in 2001, conducted at the request of NATO (USA), we discovered that there were also 17 American “trainers” belonging to MPRI trapped among the terrorists!

9.2. Upon their arrival in Skopje, MPRI did everything in its power to weaken the Macedonian military and the Macedonian Ministry of Defense. Source material and details for what we are about to tell you, regarding MPRI’s involvement in the Macedonian military, comes directly from Macedonian General Pande Petrovski.

9.3. Before continuing any further, let us say that the MPRI team, while working in Skopje, was in constant contact with its MPRI colleagues in Kosovo. As we mentioned earlier MPRI created the NLA, i.e. the Albanian terrorist group that invaded and attacked Macedonia and led its operations in Macedonia in 2001. So, what we are telling you here is that the MPRI organized a war against Macedonia at the same time as it was conducting reforms in the Macedonian military. In other words, the MPRI was aware of everything that was happening inside the Macedonian military and that classified information, that it was entrusted with, was passed on to the NLA. The NLA knew everything about the Macedonian military; the movement of its unit; its schedules; positions it was occupying... down to the level of morale, political, security and military readiness. Similar information was sent to Kosovo to inform its colleagues there of the situation in Macedonia and its structures. This was invaluable information for the aggressors. With the MPRI in its ranks, the Macedonian security forces were fighting a foe who knew every move they were going to make before they even made it! But, unfortunately for them, they underestimated the Macedonian military’s capability in the battlefield. Their assumptions turned out to be unrealistic. The Macedonians were a lot tougher than they thought!

9.4. In any case, it wasn’t long before the MPRI handlers in the Pentagon realized that their main goal was unattainable by aggression alone, so they transformed their efforts into a “humanitarian” operation. In other words, they dressed the wolf in sheep’s clothing!

10. That is more concrete proof that the Americans were involved in the operations in Macedonia, not just the Albanians. If the Albanians had run the war on their own they would not have just given up their first aims so easily and so quickly. They would have done everything in their power to achieve their “Greater Albania” dream by detaching lands from Macedonia. They would have even risked a wider confrontation in the Balkans. But, it seems, those steering the war were not prepared to take such an excessive risk. They were top pragmatists who quickly adapted to the conditions and switched to plan “B”. The objective of plan “B” was to accomplish the same thing but peacefully through a “Framework Agreement”. They did not fulfill their initial task by force but the war paved the way for realizing the same thing… gradually… in the not too distant future…

11. Many hidden lies and intentions came to the fore when the “purpose” of the war was changed. How can they say it was a “humanitarian” war when it was started from the outside and it did not include the Albanians inside Macedonia? Instead of being the war leaders, they did not even know what was going on. Was this a rebellion or a war? If it was a rebellion why was it fought by an organized army (NLA)? Who invited the outsiders to come to Macedonia and fight for their human rights without them? What kind of rights were they interested in? Thus by changing the aim of the terrorists, as Robertson called them, the project lost its foundation. Is this not enough evidence to show that someone else was behind the plan called “NLA” and someone else stood behind the 2001 war in Macedonia and that the Albanians were only the executors?