English below. Свима мојим пријатељима који су јуче славили Светог Николу славу, срећна слава! Јуче сам имао прилику да дођем на две славе, тако да сад немам потребе да једем неколико дана. На првој слави сам имао превише сарме с павлаком, јагње и свиње, српско печење. Сматрам да ово је …
In Western media, a common misconception is that Serbian security structures killed Albanian civilians indiscriminately before Norway and the other NATO countries started the war against Yugoslavia. However, a careful review of who was killed and why shows a different picture. We need a comprehensive and as much as possible …
My meeting with Johan Mekkes in December 2000. He claimed to have killed Serbs for Albanian insurgents after NATO’s war with Yugoslavia had ended After KFOR and the so-called International Community took control of Kosovo from June 12 1999, we allowed and supported Albanian guerrillas, call them terrorists if you like, …
For those interested in how NATO ended up going to war against Yugoslavia, it could be very useful to read the book Fools’ Crusade, Yugoslavia, NATO and Western Delusions from 2002 written by Diana Johnstone. In this article I have written a summary. In her book, Johnstone explains the geopolitical mechanisms in for …
In 1999, we, the international community, took full control of the rule of law and security in Kosovo, but we failed to protect Serbs and non-Albanians and investigate crimes against them. As a former NATO officer, let me once again repeat my sincere personal apology. The case of the Serbian …
Some people have been contacting me asking if there is any English translation of two books written by Thorvald Stoltenberg, a former Norwegian foreign minister and from 1993-96 the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for the former Yugoslavia. The two books of interest for people interested in the former …
Norwegian Air Force Lt. Col. Dag Henriksen at the Norwegian Air Force Acadamy has written the excellent analysis Nato’s Gamble: Combining Diplomacy and Airpower in the Kosovo Crisis, 1998-1999, a book published in 2007. Henriksen has interviews with key officers, politicians and diplomats making the decisions about NATO’s war against Yugoslavia. …
Former Norwegian Prime Minister Kjell Magne Bondevik refuses me access to government papers to reveal why he wen to war against Yugoslavia in 1999, and now Norway’s biggest newspaper VG has written an article about me. Photo by Lise Åserud/NTB scanpix. For a long time, I’ve been trying to get …
Unfortunately, none of those who were responsible for going to war against Yugoslavia will answer for their crimes in a court. Thorvald Stoltenberg was a former Norwegian foreign minister and from 1993-96 the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for the former Yugoslavia. He has good reflections about war crimes tribunals and …
My picture from the remains of the Niš Ekspres bus from Niš bound for the Serb enclave Gračanica, Feb. 16. 2001. English Below. 16. фебруар, 2001 је један од најважнијих дана у мом животу. Албански терористи предвођени Флоримом Ејупијем чекали су са импровизованом експлозивном направом поред Подујева у Космету. Бомба …