The 1997 economic collapse in Albania, and the mob violence that followed allowed for the transfer of weapons from Albanian weapon depots to the KLA. If you want a wider conflict, you would need a secondary POD in which the transition of Albania from the Hoxha regime leads to widespread mob...
You also have to consider how effective would the Kosovo rebellion have been if Albania didn't collapse in 1997. The flow of arms from the collapse led to the Kosovo rebels having a constant supply of arms, even if the arms were outdated. In a war, I'd think it end in a stalemate. Albania lacked...
I think the part about the telephone call should be kept in Again, as the author said, it shows Nixon's collapsing mental state. It does not mean that a coup is going to happen.
There was some talk about Bill being appointed Senator of New York to fill out the rest of HRC term when she resigned as Senator to become Sec of State.