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3-year anniversary of NATO's attack against Yugoslavia Dear friends, March 24 marks a very dark anniversary in American history. On this date in 1999, NATO forces, led by the United States, began a 78-day bombing campaign against Yugoslavia supposedly in response to the conflict in Kosovo. Yugoslavia is an example of a nation that was singled out for selective US intervention under a "humanitarian" guise simply because they refused to go along with the dictates of New World Order capitalism. The bombing of Yugoslavia resulted in the deaths of up to 5,000 Yugoslav civilians, and the pollution of their environment with depleted uranium and unexploded cluster bombs for generations to come. It was a war that was fought for the expansion of Western economic control over Eastern Europe, and access to Caspian Sea oil rather than anything resembling "humanitarian" concerns. Mr. Rugova's quote "This is the day when Kosovo's freedom began, a new dawning for Kosovo. We all remember the clear night, the holy night, when Kosovo's sky was lit by the light of hope and renewal," shows his true colors as puppet of American and NATO imperialism, for why else would anyone justify the bombing of thousands of innocent civilians, and the equating of NATO control of the Balkans to "freedom"? These are the kinds of subservient puppet governments that the US wants to install in power in countries like Iraq and Afghanistan. peacefully yours, Nancy Hey Sunday, 24 March, 2002, 16:56 GMT Milosevic supporters in anti-Nato rally Protesters chanted: "Nato are murderers" Thousands of supporters of the former Yugoslav President, Slobodan Milosevic, have attended a rally in Belgrade, marking the third anniversary of the start of Nato's bombing campaign against Yugoslavia. Many of the crowd carried anti-Nato banners and displayed their anger towards the military alliance chanting "Nato are murderers". Last year, the government declared 24 March a new national holiday, called Remembrance Day. The Yugoslav authorities say 2,000 civilians, and 1,000 police officers and soldiers, were killed during the bombing campaign. Yugoslav president Vojislav Kostunica attended a memorial service at Belgrade's St Marko Church. Accusations Many members of Mr Milosevic's Socialist Party of Serbia had travelled to the capital Belgrade by bus to show their support for the former leader. "Everything is worse since Slobodan has gone," read one placard, referring to Mr Milosevic's extradition last June to the UN war crimes tribunal in the Hague, where he is on trial for war crimes in Kosovo, Bosnia and Croatia. Ivica Dacic, an official of Milosevic's Socialist Party of Serbia, condemned Nato's 78-day air war as a "criminal act". "The bombing is a criminal act against Yugoslavia, and it must be remembered and marked regardless who is in power," Mr Dacic said. Nato launched the air strikes to stop Mr Milosevic's crackdown on ethnic Albanians in Kosovo. New beginning In an interview published on Sunday in the Politika newspaper Mr Kostunica reiterated his opposition to Serb war crimes suspects being extradited to The Hague without a change in the law. "Extraditions (without a law) would certainly cause tremors not only on political scene but also more dangerous tremors - in the state itself," Mr Kostunica was quoted as saying. Meanwhile, in Kosovo, people had a different view of the start of the Nato bombing campaign three years ago. Newly elected provincial President Ibrahim Rugova described the anniversary as the beginning of Kosovo's freedom. "This is the day when Kosovo's freedom began, a new dawning for Kosovo. We all remember the clear night, the holy night, when Kosovo's sky was lit by the light of hope and renewal," he said. --------------------------- ANTI-NATO INFORMATION LIST ==^================================================================ This email was sent to: [email protected] EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?a84x2u.a9617B Or send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^================================================================
