Words like "adherence to rules of engagement", "schooled", "non-lethal
   options".... there is no place for those words in a place like Albania.

   :)

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   From: "Nate Hughes" <nathan.hughes@stratfor.com>
   To: "Analyst List" <analysts@stratfor.com>
   Sent: Saturday, January 22, 2011 11:50:07 AM
   Subject: Re: Albania

   Ensuring adherence to rules of engagement (assuming there has even been
   stern, clear guidance given) in riot control scenarios can itself be
   difficult. Combine that with police who may not be well schooled in it and
   do not have a whole lot of non-lethal options besides a club, and you've
   got a recipe for people getting shot.

   That said, agree that the significance is the political and the popular
   perception of what happened.

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   From: Alex Hayward <alex.hayward@stratfor.com>
   Sender: analysts-bounces@stratfor.com
   Date: Sat, 22 Jan 2011 11:44:15 -0600 (CST)
   To: Analyst List<analysts@stratfor.com>
   ReplyTo: Analyst List <analysts@stratfor.com>
   Subject: Re: Albania
   According to the AP, "The Prosecutor General's office said arrest warrants
   had been issued for six officers of the National Guard, army troops under
   Interior Ministry command who guard government institutions and senior
   officials."

   On 1/22/11 9:42 AM, Bayless Parsley wrote:

     Is there a chance The cops were not actually the ones who killed the
     three? I didnt see any reports or photos indicating the riot police even
     had guns. And the type of pistol used to fire the rounds was listed in
     an article yesterday. I know nothing about guns so am of no use here,
     but would it be helpful to know The kind of firearm used?

     Either way, doesnt matter. All that matters is the political angle and
     the fact that the opposition perceives the police to be culpable

     Btw artillery?!

     On 2011 Jan 22, at 08:51, Fred Burton <burton@stratfor.com> wrote:

         From TrapWire contact (former CIA clandestine officer)

       Not sure if STRATFOR's following events there -- but I chatted with
       some
       contacts in Tirana and tomorrow (Sunday) protests are expected to be
       even larger than yesterday's -- with many in the crowd bent on
       retaliation for the police killing of three protestors. (As always,
       rumor mills are in overdrive in the Balkans with claims being made
       that
       the cops targeted these protestors for assassination. No proof yet
       that
       that's the case. Having dealt with Albanian cops for three years, I
       can
       assure you though they dona**t need much pushing to draw their
       weapons.
       They actually fired artillery rounds onto protestors during the chaos
       of
       '97). Tough times in Tirana right now.

       Mike

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