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To: Neocon who wrote (501)	3/23/1999 9:34:00 AM
From: Hawkmoon	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 765

Neocon, You do bring up an interesting point about turning our backs on the Kosovar Muslims. There may be a bit of pressure from middle eastern allies/rivals to do something to quell the Serb repression of Kosova. There has been a past(continuing?) problem with muslim extremists engaging in their version of Jihad in the Balkans. They see the region, IMO, as a stepping stone to spreading the Islamic faith into Europe(not saying all muslims believe in spreading by the sword). Even Bin Laden is rumoured to have "cells" operating in Albania I have heard reported. One of the rumours traveling around was the embassy bombings in Africa were retaliation for US involvement in uncovering and dismantling his operations there. So for the Serbs, who are orthodox christian, the religious aspect in all of this can not be ignored as well as the long-term ramifications of a shift of political power from a Euro-slavic bent to one of an Islamic influence in the Balkans is something I suspect the Serbs take to heart. Now I'm not casting a personal opinion on the religious issue, but for those Serbs who sense and believe they are seeing their country being surrounded by potentially hostile muslim states, I can understand why they feel they have to draw the line in Kosovo to stem the tide of Islamic influence in their region. On a strategic scale, I don't believe any European nation wants to see radical Islam take hold in the Balkans for fear of future encroachment over the coming decades. But they certainly don't want to be party to such overt repression and genocide by the Serbs in preventing such Islamic encroachment in the "soft underbelly of Europe" (hint of sarcasm for Churchill's perception of the balkans being purely intentional..:0) Again, not taking sides, but just trying to analyze the deeper issues and concerns in the reshaping power structure of the balkans. Who's basically to say that the Serbs aren't right in their fear that they might as well fight their muslim "enemies" now while their weak, instead of waiting several years in the future when their power is consolidated and they potentially become the aggressors against Serbia?? Regards, Ron