cians are merely complementing one another.rnThere is still hope: According to arnBBC News report by Jonathan Duffyrn(January 27), most people —in Britain, atrnleast —think that both journalists andrnpoliticians are liars. According to a majorrnsurvey, politicians ranked only slightlyrnhigher than journalists in terms of trust.rnWhile most of the balanced reportingrnon Racak has come from the Frenchrnpress, the French are not alone in theirrnresistance to American interventionismrnon the side of the Muslims in the Balkans,rnhi its main editorial on January 10,rnRome’s La Repuhblica stated that the latestrncrisis was triggered by the Albanians,rn”who had begun to provoke the Serbianrnarmy and police with hit-and-run attacksrntimed to coincide with the OrthodoxrnChristian Christmas.” Three militiamenrnwere killed, and an officer and several soldiersrnof the Yugoslav regular army werernseized.rnThis provocation was an escalationrnwhose ultimate objective is not torndefeat the Serbs on the ground, butrnto bring them directly under thernbombs of NATO aircraft sent by anrnAtlantic alliance that the KosovornAlbanians would like to secure asrnan outright military ally in their liberationrnstruggle. .. . The most significantrnpoint, which the Serbsrnconsider inalienable, is their “no”rnto Kosovo’s independence, and inrnthis they seem to enjoy substantialrnsupport from several NATO countries.rnLa Repuhblica concluded that thernKLA guerrillas will continue their attacksrnin an attempt to draw NATO into thernfighting, but to no avail, since “America’srnpropensity to military interventionrnagainst Serbia is not shared by its principalrnMediterranean partners in NATO,rnfirst and foremost, France and haly.”rnThe Italians’ lack of enthusiasm for thernKLA cause may be partly due to an interestingrnaspect of the Kosovo conflict thatrnthe American press has ignored: Thernguerrillas are financed through an intricaternnetwork of Albanians who controlrnthe drug market in Italy. As the Corriererndelta Sera reported on January 19:rnUntil he was locked up in solitaryrnconfinement.. . .Agim Gashi —therniS-ear-old criminal boss fromrnPristina and king of the Milanrndrugs market—supplied his brothersrnin Kosovo with Kalashnikov rifles,rnbazookas, and hand grenades.rnHe controlled the heroin market,rnand at least part of the billions ofrnlire he made from it was used tornbuy weapons for the “resistance”rnmovement of the Albanian Kosovorncommunity…. He rallied hisrnMuslim brothers, Turkish heroinrnsuppliers, to deliver the goods duringrnRamadan—a violation of religiousrnrules for the sake of a morernimportant cause: “to submergernChristian infidels in drugs.”rnOf course, whether Italy—and the restrnof the West, for that matter—may still berndescribed as “Christian” is debatable.rnTake the United States, for instance,rnwhere President Clinton issued the followingrnmessage on January 19:rnTHE WHITE HOUSE, Office ofrnthe Press Secretary—For ImmediaternRelease: Warm greetings tornMuslims across America andrnaround the world as you mark thernend of the holy month of Ramadanrnand celebrate the festival of Id al-rnFitr. The month of fasting that yournhave just completed demands disciplinernand a spirit of sacrifice. But itrnalso delivers a profound reward: thernopportunity to show people of everyrnfaith what is precious about Islam—rnits charity, its generosity, and its essentialrnhumanity. All people in thernworld are moved by your observancernof Ramadan and by the devotionrnand dignity that make Islamrnone of the world’s great religions.rnAs you welcome the appearance ofrnthe new moon and the close of Ramadan,rnHillary joins me in extendingrnbest wishes for a memorablerncelebration and for peace, health,rnand prosperity in the year to come.rnWhile we ponder what happened tornthe separation of mosque and state inrnClinton’s America, let us take heart fromrnthe fact that, in Europe, political incorrectnessrnis apparently still alive and well.rnA cartoon superhero—”Captain Euro” —rnwas recently launched to promote thernnew European currency to children andrnInternet users. (His adventures can bernfound on the Internet at www.captaineuro.rncom.) Captain Euro is a handsomernmale with chiseled features, a readyrnsmile, and abs of steel. His companion isrna blonde, blue-eyed bombshell, EuroparnHelen, a dead ringer for Posh Spice. Together,rnthey fight an evil organization ledrnbv a sinister Dr. D. Vider—a Leon Trotskyrnlook-alike —”who seeks to divide Europernand create his own empire.” Dr.rnVider’s comrades include a dark-skinnedrnwoman, a gnome-like (whoops, verticallyrnchallenged) man, and others who sharernan unmistakably Levantine appearance.rnAlthough the president of the EuropeanrnParliament, Jose-Maria Cil-Robles,rnrecentiy gave an interview to Captain Eurornon topics such as the new currencyrnand its impact on tlie European identity,rnrespectable people are outraged. In England,rnan organ of the race-relations industryrn(Searchlight) described the cartoonrnas “an amazingly racist andrnxenophobic piece of trash.”rnThis article first appeared in the Aprilrn1999 issue.rnChroniclesrnTHE DECLINE OF THE WESTrnFrom the Alamo to Kosovorn!• News I’ntit t(i Print:rnJULY 2001/39rnrnrn