-Caveat Lector- >From Serb Unity Congress http://www.suc.org No. 05/99 CONTACT: VOJIN JOKSIMOVICH (760) 781 3887 March 24, 1999 SERBIAN UNITY CONGRESS STATEMENT REJECTS BOMBING AND AGGRESSION, APPEALS FOR PEACE On 24 March, 1999 Vojin Joksimovich, Director for Foreign Affairs of the Serbian Unity Congress, issued the following statement condemning NATO military action against Yugoslavia and appealing for a commitment by all sides to peace: "This is one of the darkest days in the recent history of the United States. As Serb Americans we feel a deep sense of shame that our country is resorting to the tactics of aggression and extortion more normally associated with totalitarianism and fascism. The blood of innocent lives will be on the consciences of our nation's leaders. Serbia is a sovereign country. It has never in the past and does not in the present represent a threat of any kind to the U.S. To the contrary in the two world wars of this century it has stood shoulder to shoulder with the U.S. For the U.S. to attack Serbia in these circumstances is an affront to all American values, principles, and morality. The attack on Serbia violates international law as framed by the United Nations charter, the NATO Treaty and the Helsinki Accords Final Act. NATO's action constitutes unilateral aggression. It lacks UN Security Council authorization for the clear reason that it would attract a veto in that body. NATO's claim to be acting on behalf of the international community is null and void. Beyond being immoral and illegal, NATO's attack will gravely damage U.S. national interests: * The action effectively puts the U.S. on the same side as terrorists and separatists. This will seriously undermine U.S. anti-terrorists efforts elsewhere in the world; * The U.S. is using double standards and selective moral indignation. Having assisted the ethnic cleansing of 250,000 Serbs in Croatia from their ancestral lands, 100,000 from Sarajevo and doing nothing about the tragedy of the Kurdish people under Turkish oppression, the reasons offered for the attack on Serbia are deceitful, disingenuous and dishonorable. * The action will worsen the humanitarian tragedy in Kosovo; * The risks of regional war have greatly increased, as events in Macedonia already demonstrate; and * The geostrategic relationship with Russia is at risk. The SUC supports peace and reconciliation in Kosovo. True negotiations must be allowed to start without the threat of force. The interfaith meeting in Vienna on March 18 between leaders of the Catholic, Muslim, Jewish and Orthodox faiths show that the opportunities for peace are far from been exhausted. We call upon the Administration to order an immediate halt to this immoral, illegal and counterproductive military action and return without delay to the negotiating table." _________________________________________________________________ S.U.C. Central Office, Phone (707) 258 8623, Fax (707) 224 6593 S.U.C. Belgrade Office, Phone/Fax 11 624 129 About S.U.C. | News Page | Home [RETURN] Copyright � 1996-99 Serbian Unity Congress. All Rights Reserved. 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
