-Caveat Lector- NOTE: Sasa Rakezic (aka Aleksander Zograf) is a cartoonist living in Serbia. His published works include Life Under Sanctions (Fantagraphics) and Flock of Dreamers (Kitchen Sink Press). He has been witnessing the NATO bombing of his hometown Pancevo, and has managed to stay in contact by e-mail with the international community of cartoonists, comics fans, publishers, and scholars. Following is his latest report. >From: "Sasa Rakezic" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: Earthquakes, storms and bombs >Date: Mon, 17 May 1999 23:35:14 +0200 >X-MSMail-Priority: Normal >X-Priority: 3 >MIME-Version: 1.0 >Status: > >Sasa Rakezic >P.F. 163 >26000 Pancevo >Yugoslavia (Serbia) >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >May 17th 1999 >Hello to everybody! >Today, again, the Central Serbia was shaken both by an earthquake, and by >NATO bombs. The earthquake was not as strong as the one which happened just >few days ago, but last Friday was marked by another catastrophe caused by a >nature, not by a man: a heavy storm that destroyed many crops in Northern >Serbia - some fruit tree plants will not be ready for exploitation for >several years... In some parts, they reported pieces of ice 5 - 6 cm large >falling from the sky, and destroying roves and the parked cars.The damage >made to some towns was not much different from the damage caused by NATO >bombs!! >Today, one of the NATO targets was again a highway route Belgrade-Nis. One >of the bombs fell but haven't exploded, and it was just another way to >(unintentionally, though) disrupt the traffic in that part of the road.... >A railroad near the same spot (Velika Plana) was also destroyed by NATO >projectiles. Gordana and I travel down that highway every summer, when we >go to my parents' cottage in a place called Gamzigrad. We go to a vacation >there, but I also go to search for the fossils hidden in the rocks around >the place. Gamzigrad was always inspirational for my dream explorations as >well - it was in Gamzigrad, years ago, that I had vivid dreams about >cartoons, which inspired me to start to develop the idea of dream comics. >This year, it will probably take much more time to reach the place, and god >knows if this summer we will have to think about the vacation at all, as >our concerns may be much more concentrated on the... invasion of the NATO >ground troops! Some reality we are dwelling. >Saw a TV report about the NATO pilotless aircraft ( owned by German >airforce ) which was hit by Antiaircraft Defenses. Few of the aircrafts of >this type were shot down thus far, and there was even a dramatic video >report that shows a moment when one of those planes were crashing down. As >these planes are used for observing the targeted area, it must be >interesting to watch the material they filmed, as it was also reported that >in some of the aircrafts a tape was found >intact. >One of the shocking things about the bombing of the column of Albanian >refugees in the village of Korisa few days ago, according to the Serbian >media, is that NATO has used "termo bombs" - an awful weaponry which >produces a high temperature (about 2000 degrees Celsius!!), which explains >the horrible, horrible pictures of burnt bodies found at the site...We >thought that "soft bombs", constructed to switch out the power lines, were >the last of the "new weapons" used in this war. But god knows what we may >expect next... If the war continues to escalate, it will be a nice >opportunity for someone to try everything they treasured in stocks of the >military laboratories. >OK, that's enough for today. >Bye >Sasa DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion and informational exchange list. Proselyzting propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substance—not soapboxing! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory', with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright frauds is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credeence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/CTRL.html http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
