U.S. Acceptance of Kosovo Poses Problem written by an American Military Vet

St. Cloud Times ~ Minnesota

Letter: U.S. acceptance of Kosovo poses problem

By John Meinhold Portsmouth, N.H.

Published: March 31. 2008 12:30AM

I am responding to the March 20 letter "The truth about Kosovo needs to be known."
Do you recall how the media did not question the actions by the Bush administration on the buildup to the Iraq war? As a military veteran, I call on the media to start doing real investigative reporting on Kosovo.

The Bush administration’s recent recognition of Kosovo declaring independence from Serbia is an extremely dangerous policy.

Not only is this action in violation of international law, but the current leaders of Kosovo were members of a terrorist group called the Kosovo Liberation Army. The KLA have documented links to al-Qaida.

The Washington Times reported on May 4, 1999, that "Some members of the Kosovo Liberation Army ... were trained in terrorist camps run by international fugitive Osama bin Laden."

The newspaper cited intelligence reports that said "bin Laden’s organization, known as al-Qaida, has both trained and financially supported the KLA."

Mark Kramer, a senior fellow at Harvard University, recently wrote in The Washington Post that the new Kosovo prime minister, Hashim Thaci, "was involved in terrorist acts as a KLA leader."

President Bush recently authorized military weapons to be sent to Kosovo. Bush stated the weapons being sent "will strengthen the security of the United States and promote world peace."

How can supplying military weapons to known terrorists with past ties to al-Qaida promote world peace?

Why isn’t our Congress calling for hearings on the egregious and reckless policies the Bush administration is making in Kosovo?