Who are the "Albanian rebels" ?

The main reason that these "Albanian rebels" do not have the support of the local population, is that they are foreigners to the local people. The "Albanian rebels" originate from Kosovo and not from Macedonia or Serbia. Their lone supporter is the drug dealing Albanian Mafia.
Their style of warfare is one of an international terrorist group. Most of their activity in Macedonia prior to the conflict in the Macedonian village of Tanusevci, has been bombings of police stations and railway lines.

The western media (BBC + CNN) has been working hard to display the terrorist as two separate groups that does enjoy the support of the local population.

-Liberation Army of Presevo, Medvedja and Bujanovac (UCPMB)
-National Liberation Army (UCK)

This can not be further from the truth. What the western media is trying to hide is that the "Albanian rebels" are part of the infamous terrorist group from Kosovo - the KLA. But why is the western media hiding this? The answer is very simple - The KLA should have been dismantled and disarmed by KFOR - NATO a year ago. The western media is hiding the "inability" of NATO to control the KLA and Kosovo as a whole. This questions the presence of KFOR - NATO in Kosovo, but we will leave that issue to the Yugoslav government.
What we as Macedonians can question is the "inability" of NATO to control the Kosovo-Macedonia border. How can groups of up to 300 "Albanian rebels" move freely across the border from Kosovo into Macedonia with KFOR - NATO observing form a distance of 200 meters. According to the UN resolution that allowed KFOR - NATO to enter Kosovo, KFOR - NATO is responsible for the security of the Kosovo-Macedonia border. This questions the partnership between the Macedonian State and NATO.

Is NATO an ally or enemy of the Macedonian State?

According to the BBC the "Albanian rebels" claim to protect ethnic Albanians from heavy-handed action by the local "security forces". What the BBC is not telling you is that there were no Macedonian "security forces" of any kind including local police in the village of Tanusevci prior to the "Albanian rebel" occupation. The objective of the "Albanian rebels" is the creation of a monster - Grater Albania a NATO satellite.

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