About Kosova
2006
BUILDING A STRONG BRIDGE BETWEEN THE JEWISH AND ALBANIAN PEOPLES. January 2006. Click here for the Albanian translation of “Jewish Survival in Albania and the Ethics of ‘Besa’”—the article that Shirley Cloyes DioGuardi published in the January/February issue of Congress Monthly, the magazine of the American Jewish Congress.
KOSOVA’S LAST CHANCE. Shirley Cloyes DioGuardi examines the international community’s plans for Kosova’s final status in 2007. December 2006. Please click here for the English version and here for the Albanian. Kliko këtu për shqip.
WHY KOSOVA CAN’T WAIT. This article outlines why delaying final status resolution and the independence of Kosova is destructive for Albanians, Serbs, and the international community. November 2006. Please click here for the English version and here for the Albanian. Kliko këtu për shqip.
AACL WORKS WITH THE NEW BERISHA GOVERNMENT IN WASHINGTON. A report about the Civic League’s work with Albanian Deputy Foreign Minister Edith Harxhi. September 2006. Click here for the English version and here for the Albanian.
THE SERBIAN LOBBY ATTEMPTS TO HIJACK U.S. FOREIGN POLICY ON KOSOVA. Shirley Cloyes DioGuardi demonstrates the ways in which the Serbian lobby in Washington (including the Serbian Unity Congress and representatives of the Serbian Orthodox Church) are attempting to derail Kosova’s independence. May 2006. Full text available in English and Albanian.
2005
CLOYES TESTIMONY ON THE STATUS OF KOSOVA before the U.S. House of Representatives on May 18, along with a follow-up interview with Bota Sot editor Elida Bucpapaj. Please click here for the English version and here for the Albanian. Kliko këtu për shqip.
THE CIVIC LEAGUE RESPONDS TO THE INDICTMENT OF KOSOVA PRIME MINISTER RAMUSH HARADINAJ. March 10, 2005. Full text available in English and Albanian.
RELIGION AND PROPAGANDA IN KOSOVA. Shirley Cloyes DioGuardi responds to Accuracy in Media’s attack on Kosovar Albanians as anti-Serb and anti-Christian. January 2005. Click here for the English version and here for the Albanian. Kliko ketu per shqip.
2004
U.S. SENATE FOREIGN RELATIONS COMMITTEE HEARING ON U.S. FOREIGN POLICY TOWARDS SOUTHEAST EUROPE: On July 14, 2004, Senator Joe Biden presided at a hearing on “U.S. Foreign Policy towards Southeast Europe: Unfinished Business in the Balkans.” Shirley Cloyes DioGuardi submitted written testimony in support of the independence of Kosova now. August 2004. Full text available in English and Albanian.
TIME IS RUNNING OUT IN KOSOVA. Shirley Cloyes DioGuardi analyzes the violence that erupted in Kosova on March 17. March 2004. Click here for English and Albanian.
THE CIVIC LEAGUE CALLS FOR ELECTORAL SYSTEM REFORM IN KOSOVA. Shirley Cloyes DioGuardi explains why the international community should support Kosova civil society’s call for open lists and a district system. March 2004. Click here for English and Albanian.
H.RES. 28 REISSUED BY CONGRESSMEN LANTOS AND HYDE. On the night of President Bush’s State of the Union Message, the AACL executive board met inside the U.S. Capitol Building. That day Congressmen Tom Lantos and Henry Hyde sent a revised “Dear Colleague” to all 435 members of the U.S. House of Representatives with their bill, calling on the United States to declare its support for the independence of Kosova, and with Morton Abramowitz’s op-ed article, “Snatching Defeat in the Balkans.” January 2004. Click here for H. Res. 28, the story, and the photographs.
2003
THE AACL TAKES ITS CASE FOR KOSOVA TO THE UNITED NATIONS. By Shirley Cloyes DioGuardi. In a lengthy and open exchange at the UN with U.S. Ambassador John Negroponte, the Civic League made the case for unblocking privatization, gaining access to World Bank lending, and resolving Kosova’s final status. December 2003. Full text available here in English and Albanian.
KOSOVA: OFFICIAL VERSUS PUBLIC REALITY. Shirley Cloyes DioGuardi analyzes the results of a series of public meetings held by the Civic League in Gjilan, Podujeve, Peja, Gjakova, Suhareka, Prizren, Prishtina, and Drenice. July 2003. Full text available here.
U.S. HOUSE INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS COMMITTEE HEARING ON THE FUTURE OF KOSOVA: On May 21, Congressmen Henry Hyde and Tom Lantos convened an historic hearing on the independence of Kosova, at the urging of the Civic League. June 2003. Text of hearing report available here in English and Albanian. Joe DioGuardi’s testimony available here in English and Albanian. Shirley Cloyes DioGuardi’s testimony available here in English and Albanian. Click here for photos.
KOSOVA: BREAKING THE SILENCE. On the fifth anniversary of Adem Jashari’s death, Shirley Cloyes DioGuardi reflects on what it means to honor his legacy and the values of the former Kosova Liberation Army. March 2003. Full text available here.
House Resolution 28: The Congressional Resolution in support of the independence of Kosova now, which was introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives on January 27, 2003, by Congressman Tom Lantos, the Ranking Democrat on the House International Relations Committee, and Congressman Henry Hyde, the Committee’s Chairman. June 2003. Full text available here. For the history of H.Res. 28, click here.
2002
THE FUTURE OF KOSOVA IS AT STAKE. Shirley Cloyes DioGuardi explains why postponing Kosova’s final status is threatening the future of its people and the prospects for lasting peace and stability in the Balkans in terms of four core issues. November 2002. Full text available here.
SENATOR JOSEPH BIDEN: AN INDEPENDENT KOSOVA IS INEVITABLE. By Shirley Cloyes DioGuardi. The Civic League brings Senator Biden to Illinois, where he makes the case for Albanian freedom in the Balkans. September 2002. Full text available here.
KOSOVA: WHERE WE STAND IN 2002. Part 1 of a series on the Albanian national question published in Illyria by Shirley Cloyes DioGuardi. March 2002. Full text available here.
2001
THE ALBANIAN AMERICAN CIVIC LEAGUE: ON A COLLISION COURSE WITH SLOBODAN MILOSEVIC. A chronology of the Civic League’s activities in relation to Kosova from 1986 to the indictment of Milosevic in 1999 by Joe DioGuardi and Shirley Cloyes. March 2002. Full text available here.
A FUNCTIONING COALITION GOVERNMENT FOR KOSOVA–TO BE OR NOT TO BE?, a report on the results of the November 17 elections by Joe DioGuardi. December 2001. Full text available here.
WHY WE MUST OPPOSE THE UNMIK–FRY COMMON DOCUMENT. by Shirley Cloyes DioGuardi. November 2001. Full text available here.
KOSOVA ON THE EVE OF THE GENERAL ELECTIONS, a report to Congressmen Ben Gilman and Henry Hyde from Shirley Cloyes and Joe DioGuardi. October 2001. Full text available here.
THREE ALBANIAN AMERICANS FOUND IN A MASS GRAVE IN SERBIA. Shirley Cloyes DioGuardi’s account of the investigation into the disappearance of Agron, Mehmet, and Ylli Bytyqi, who fought with the Atlantic Batallion in Kosova and whose bodies have recently been discovered in a mass grave in Serbia. It includes important information not contained thus far in the coverage from the AP, Washington Post, and The Sunday Times of London. July 14, 2001. Full text available here.
2000
LETTER TO THE EDITOR OF THE NEW YORK TIMES ON HEALTHCARE IN KOSOVA. July 2000. Full text available here
THE TRUTH ABOUT RAMUSH HARADINAJ. Shirley Cloyes DioGuardi. August 2000. Full text available here.
WINNING THE PEACE IN KOSOVA. Testimony before the House International Relations Committee. April 2000. Full text available here.
1999
RESOLVING THE ALBANIAN NATIONAL QUESTION: A Public Declaration by the Albanian American Civic League. September 1999. Full text available here.
THE ALBANIAN AMERICAN CIVIC LEAGUE ENDORESES THE PROVISIONAL GOVERNMENT OF KOSOVA, LED BY HASHIM THACI. The Albanian American Civic League announces today that it recognizes and endorses the provisional Government of Kosova, led by Hashim Thaci, until such time as Albanians can democratic elections in a free, peaceful, unoccupied Kosova. April 15, 1999. Full text available.
THE CONTACT GROUP’S MASQUERADE PARTY. Shirley Cloyes DioGuardi analyzes the draft agreement at Rambouillet as a disastrous commingling of Russian influence and Western ignorance of the Serbian-Albanian conflict. February 1999. Click here.
AACL BOARD STATEMENT ON THE MASSACRE AT RACAK. January 1999. Click here.
SHIRLEY CLOYES’ TESTIMONY BEFORE THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS. Besides Shirley Cloyes, the main speakers were Dr. Henry Kissinger, Former Secretary of State; Jeanne Kirkpatrick, former Ambassador to UN and Senator Bobe Dole. Her complete written testimony is available.
SERBIAN “ETHNIC CLEANSING” OF ALBANIANS IN KOSOVA. Full text available here
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