-Caveat Lector- (I don't believe Hitler liked Cigars.) Sunday May 9 4:09 PM ET Russia WW Two Veterans Call Clinton Today's Hitler MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia celebrated the anniversary of Nazi Germany's defeat Sunday and many veterans said President Clinton and other NATO leaders had filled Adolf Hitler's boots in leading aggression against Europe. ``Clinton and NATO are worse bastards than Hitler. Shame on them!'' said Heidar Sufiyani, 75, who helped liberate Berlin in 1945 at the end of World War Two. Leaders of the NATO alliance waging a more than six-week-old air war against Yugoslavia have compared its leader Slobodan Milosevic to Hitler, but veterans in Russia, which bore the brunt of fighting against Nazi Germany, strongly disagreed. ``Between Hitler and Milosevic there is a world of difference and it's absurd to compare them,'' said Mikhail Cherikov, 75. ``There is a complete parallel between Hitler and NATO.'' Russians, who feel a common Slavic and Orthodox Christian bond with Yugoslavia, have rallied against the NATO air war. Russian President Boris Yeltsin presided over the Red Square parade and made no mention of Yugoslavia, but hailed the unity that Russians found in celebrating the end of Nazi Germany. ``Today's victory holiday unifies Russians, regardless of their beliefs and political inclinations,'' he said in a short speech. ``Every city and village marks this great day. Every household remembers the fallen and raises a toast to victory.'' Later Yeltsin said Russia would spare no effort to end the war in Yugoslavia, and that World War Two was a lesson in the danger of war spreading, Russian news agencies reported. ``All countries should not forget the main lesson of war. The rule of power may spark a big fire,'' he said. The Soviet Union suffered more than any other country during World War Two, losing 27 million people, and its victory over Nazi Germany was the greatest and one of the few lasting achievements of the Soviet era. ``We were at the front and know how terrible bombing is. In America very few understand because they were never bombed,'' said Anastasia Titova, who fought in the Ukraine. Cities across the former Soviet Union celebrated with ceremonies, but for some it was bittersweet. Yakov Khartenko, an 87-year-old major who fought in Berlin, summed up the loneliness of many veterans at a celebration in Almaty, the largest city in Kazakhstan. ``This celebration brings tears to my eyes. I live alone, and the friends that I served with have all died,'' he said. In Petropavlosk-Kamchatsky in the Russian Far East, a parachutist at a Victory Day celebration killed a nine-year-old boy after going off course, Itar-Tass news agency reported. One of the Soviet Union's great allies against Hitler -- bitter cold weather -- was on display in Moscow in the coldest Victory Day on record as temperatures fell below freezing. The weather forced Moscow's diminishing ranks of veterans to cover chests of medals with overcoats, although some left buttons open to display their hard-earned honors. Even amid condemnations of the Yugoslavia war, some veterans remembered their former World War Two allies warmly. ``After the war I served with Americans for two months on joint patrol in Vienna,'' said Sufiyani, who wore a blue military uniform with pins noting years of service in the Soviet KGB. ``If any of them are still alive, a big hello to them.'' http://dailynews.yahoo.com/headlines/pl/story.html?s=v/nm/19990509/pl/russia _victory_1.html Bard Visit me at: The Center for Exposing Corruption in the Federal Government http://www.xld.com/public/center/center.htm Federal Government defined: ....a benefit/subsidy protection racket! 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
