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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.

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.

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.

SERBIAN "ETHINC CLEANSING" OF ALBANIANS IN KOSOVA
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LETTER TO THE EDITOR OF THE NEW YORK TIMES ON  HEALTHCARE IN KOSOVA:
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IMAGES FROM THE WAR IN KOSOVA
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Joseph DioGuardi's Congressional Records - The work of the Albanian American Civic League for Kosova and the Albanian national cause since 1989 is well documented on this web site (please see the AACL ten-year history). But what is not so well known are the many Congressional Resolutions, statements, letters, and hearings that were sponsored and promoted by Congressman Joe DioGuardi from 1985 to 1988 to publicize the terrible plight of the Albanian people of Kosova and to expose the terror imposed on them by Slobodan Milosevic. Here is the first installment of this important part of the foundation on which the independent State of Kosova is being built today.

Albanians a People Undone - This article, featured in the February 2000 issue of National Geographic,  discusses the history and culture of the Albanian people in the Balkans and is accompanied by a beautiful photographic layout.

The Agony of Kosova - Joseph DioGuardi provides in this well-documented work a clear picture the systematic repression and atrocities that Kosovar Albanian have suffered under Serbia's domination, and he demonstrates the need for Kosova's indepenence as the only just and lasting solution to the Balkan conflict.
(In progress - sections will be added shortly)

The Expulsion of the Albanians - a memorandum presented in March 7th, 1937 (two years before the "final solution" was formulated in Nazi Germany) showing how the Serbian regime planned to brutally repress, expel, and exterminate the Albanians of Kosova.

Rescue in Albania - written by a prominent Jewish American, this book tells how every Jew who was fortunate enough to make it to Albanian lands during WWII was saved from the Holocaust through the heroic deeds of the Albanian people.