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Strategies & Market Trends : Anthony @ Equity Investigations, Dear Anthony, -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: David Penfield who wrote (36843)	5/21/1999 1:42:00 PM
From: RavenCrazy	Respond to of 122087

One more O/T-Kosovars today. Just in from Dana ("Michael" refers to Michael Memetaj, who was such a help to Anthony and Fane): >>Michael has been very efficient in allowing us an opportunity to judge the situation with our own eyes and ears. Truly, the answer is money, not bodies, as there are plenty of people here now. What's amazing is that most (officially, 60% or more) of the Kosovo refugees are not in the camps, under the umbrella of the large relief organizations, but have been taken into the homes of private individuals of Albanian descent. Currently, there are about 90,000 refugees in the camps. The number in the camps is actually declining, but those being assisted by these hard-pressed individuals is growing every day, and yet, other than the Mother Tereza Organization, there is no support for this part of the refugee population. More than 120,000 are crammed into the homes and apartments of individuals in Macedonia, with most of these in Skopje. These are not people of vast means. Some individuals are housing 40 or more, most have 4 or 5. It would be grand to think by mixing up some concrete, or hammering a few nails, we could change a life, but it would be only a symbolic gesture, when what's real suggests getting out the checkbook and writing a big one to the Mother Tereza Organization. It's as simple as that. Tell the world. If anyone will listen to the truth, it's that the camps are just the easiest story to get, but the untold part of the story is occurring in homes and apartments, where 'relatives' who've never seen each other until this happened, are doing the job as best they can. I wish I could make a more compelling account of the story than this, but this is my genuine impression. Figure out a way to make it play in Peoria, if you can, because these people can't carry this load much longer without outside financial assistance.<<