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[On June 28, 2001 the German daily newspaper. 'Hamburger Abendblatt,' ran a 
story on the situation in Macedonia.  Part of the story dealt with the 
rescue, with weapons, of Albanian rebels from the town of Aracinovo, which 
was followed by mass protests a few days ago in Skopje, the Macedonian 
capital.  The following is a translation of the relevant part of the 
'Hamburger Abendblatt,' article:]

US ADVISERS HELPED ALBANIAN REBELS
by Franz Josef Hutsch and Cornel Faltin) Skopje 
[Translated by George Pumphrey]

A delicate task was posed for the American peace keepers from Kosovo in 
neighboring Macedonia.  On the one hand 400 Albanian Guerillas with their 
weapons and ammunition had to be transported out of Aracinovo, which is 
situated six kilometers north of the capital, Skopje.  The 113th UCK [Kosovo 
Liberation Army] brigade had entrenched itself there for two weeks to defend 
itself against violent attacks.  The second part of the task was more 
explosive.  Among the retreating rebels there were also 17 " instructors" -- 
former US officers, who tutored the rebels in military matters.  But this 
isn't all:  Macedonian security circles maintain that 70 per cent of the 
equipment that was carried away by the Guerillas were US-made -- among them 
also the most modern type of third generation night-viewers.  The Pentagon 
appeared not to be taken by surprise.  "I don't want to confirm these facts," 
says lieutenant colonel Paul Phillip.  US journalists take this sort of 
diplomatic language as confirmation.  If this is the case, the proposed NATO 
operation to disarm the rebels would become a complete farce.

[The rest of the article deals with other matters, such as the possible 
sending of German troops to Macedonia.]

...and so it goes.  

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