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| Albania to send more soldiers to Iraq | |
| 2005-02-26 | |
Albania will increase the number of its soldiers in Iraq to 120 from the current 70, a government spokesman said on Friday. The decision takes effect in April, when soldiers currently serving a six-month stint under U.S. command return home. Albania has been a staunch supporter of the United States since Washington led a NATO bombing campaign against Serb troops accused of killing and expelling ethnic Albanian civilians in Kosovo. Albanian public opinion supports its contribution to the U.S.-led force in Iraq, where two Albanian-born U.S. Marines have been killed.
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| Posted by:Fred |
| #5 I recall reading that back during the Kosovo war, Albanians in NYC were joining up. Not necessarily in droves of course but our guys helping out in Kosovo gave the recent immigrants a warm, fuzzy feeling towards the US military. That and the citizenship angle. |
| Posted by: JDB 2005-02-26 6:39:23 PM |
| #4 Getting away from the political chaos in the former Yugoslavia. Greece is full of Albanians these days, so sayeth my old next-door neighbor, from when I lived in Athens. Doesn't surprise me at all. |
| Posted by: Sgt. Mom 2005-02-26 1:59:50 PM |
| #3 I know, but jeez I can see Mexicans, Poles, Italians, Morrocans, Nigerians... but Albanians? |
| Posted by: Shipman 2005-02-26 1:45:56 PM |
| #2 The Marines have historically allowed foreigners into the Corps. Fast track to citizenship. |
| Posted by: Brett 2005-02-26 12:47:58 PM |
| #1 two Albanian-born U.S. Marines have been killed Whoa, that's 3 SD away from expected. Seriously, I wonder how many Albanian born Marines there are? Hmmmmm. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2005-02-26 11:46:19 AM |