The Brooklyn Connection - Part 1

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.

Category:

News & Politics

Tags:

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

[1Patrioti]

Zoti te ruaj gjithmon Florin Krasniqi se je kokrra e djalit per bese.

pershendetje nga Decani

[Lillymill]

@1Patrioti

Florin është thjesht një tregtar armësh të vogla.

Ka individë të shumta të tilla në të gjitha anët që përpiqen ta paraqesin veten si patriotë, por e vërteta është se ata punojnë vetëm për përfitimin e tyre.

Anëtarët e UÇK-së të quajtur kështu në të vërtetë publikisht mburrem se si ata kanë përdorur zjarri snajper nga pozicionet e civile për të provokuar reagimin e forcave serbe të sigurisë.

[dragszes]

this terrorist should be in jail.But I guess he's par for kosovo.richard holbrooke is dead yeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa.Long live Kosmet.

[DrenicaKuqe]

Cfare propagande....kjo eshte ba mas lufte, ky i ka vjedh ato 30 milion e i ka investu sot ne kosove.....ky e ka gjete rastin e i ka hy permbi.....si hashimi,ramushi edhe ky i k vjedh shqiptaret imigrant ne amerike

[istuddd]

ALBANIA ,,,,IT IS A LAND OF WONDERS

[supermanivids]

A e kupton anglishtën ti? po sigurisht pasi qe e ke postuar kete video? a nuk po e ndjen patriotizmin ne gjak te tij kur po flet? Florin Krasniqi dhe VV gjithmone do t'jen kunder negociatav me serb falë dashuris qe e kan per Shqiptarinë dhe ti po flet ketu per interes? t'ish njeri me interes ish bo me PDK-në ...

[Severina1222]

How can this man be praised and eulogized as a hero? He is a criminal and should be serving a life sentence in prison!!!

[BOGZASV8MA]

the albanian mafia is brought up with those albanian fascist ideals. albania is a small country with a small population of people so you wont find a big shift of different activists or groups. the whole country is run by family clans

[Lillymill]

What exactly am I missing here?

How is this related to your denial of western support for KLA and how's Albanian mafia related to WWI and WII?

[Lillymill]

American War of Independence broke out after the Kingdom of Great Britain tried to rule the colonists while denying them parliamentary representation.

The fact that they invaded Native American territory two centuries before is irrelevant to this issue. The fact that their ancestors were oppressors does not mean that they should allow to become oppressed themselves and certainly not by their own mother country.