People are fleeing mainly because bombs are falling. Some are KLA supporters, who have a motive to lie. Many had been scared from their homes not by Milosevic's marauding troops, but by the threat of NATO attacks. Others, like the well dressed Albanians, had motives that were hard to fathom through the centuries-old fog of Balkan intrigue and deceit. In Tetovo, there was speculation that the Kotlina Albanians had fallen foul of their own side.
War is hell.
Jared Israel is a writer and peace activist in the Boston area. Formerly a leader of opposition to the Vietnam war, Mr. Israel has written extensively on the conflicts in the Balkans. All Rights Reserved.