The Brooklyn Connection - Part 3

THE BROOKLYN CONNECTION takes a gripping look at the world of "gun running" through the story of Florin Krasniqi and the guerrilla army he built by transporting weapons from the United States to Kosovo.

The owner of a successful roofing company in Brooklyn, NY, Krasniqi was focused on the immigrant dream and making a successful life for his family in America. Everything changes, however, when his cousin, Adrian, is killed in an attack on the Serb-dominated Yugoslav army. And as the conflict between Kosovo's Albanian majority and its Serbian rulers descends further into war, terrorism and ethnic cleansing, Krasniqi decides to take matters into his own hands. THE BROOKLYN CONNECTION reveals how this staunch Kosovar nationalist raised over $30 million to arm and supply the upstart Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA), acquired weapons and uniforms, and smuggled them into Kosovo via Albania. Dedicating himself to bringing about the Kosovo Albanians' long-frustrated dream of self-determination, the film explores how Krasniqi used America's civil liberties--especially liberal gun laws--to attain his goal.

Based on Stacy Sullivan's book Be Not Afraid, For You Have Sons in America, THE BROOKLYN CONNECTION is a remarkable behind-the-scenes examination of global politics, U.S. gun laws, and recent Balkan turmoil.

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News & Politics

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• Florin
• Krasniqi
• Kosovo
• Serbia
• KLA
• NATO
• USA
• guns
• terrorism

[Srbija1389DC]

I hope you Americans see now what you have done to Serbian people...You support arms traficing for terrorists...

[Lillymill]

@Srbija1389DC

It's not like their general public is defining US foreign policy.

Those who define it, though, don't even care about right and wrong.

It never was about justice; they're well aware of whom they support and they don't even care.

It's all about promoting their interests, maintaining military presence in Europe, etc.

[maksatanja]

You are wrong. There were not terroriest on Kosovo . Only poor "civilians" , and that Serbian animal MIlosevic was killing "civilians" in Racak. That way this nice american gentlmen Wesly Clark and Holbrok helped Siptars.

[aviomaster]

-- I came to the conclusion . USA bombed SERBIA 1999 to save terrorists in KOSOVO. ISLAMIST JIHAD terrorists .. CONCLUSION is RUSSIA and CHINA should destroy USA ,, and with that kill all terrorists .. since USA is LARGEST SUPPORTER of TERRORISTS on EARTH .