Albania?

[Vaska]

The AP Internet wire service, or whatever it is they call themselves, has
been carrying daily reports from Albania [you can also get them at the
Washington Post site, www.washingtonpost.com].  The Reuters people might
also have something, but I haven't checked them out yet.  As far as I know,
Albanian witnessses/survivors to that "accident" claim that the Italian navy
ship rammed into the refugee boat after the Albanian vessel refused to
change its course.  

Vaska


At 08:20 PM 3/31/97 -0700, you wrote:

>I remember during the height of the media clampdown in Bosnia, we were
>seeing regular reports of the events there. I'm surprised to see very
>little concerning the current issues in Albania. I've been following this
>on another list and am seeing regular updates, including a recent report
>about an incident between an Italian warship and an Albanian vessel
>carrying refugees. The reports I've seen suggest the Italian ship ran into
>the Albanian vessel "accidentally" (in the wake of a decision that Italy
>would accept no Albanian refugees). One report claims that the Italian
>vessel actually ran into the Albanian ship twice.
>
>Has anyone else heard reports from that region?
>
>
>wdburns at micron.net
>"There are three kinds of people in this world: those who can count and
>those who can't."
>