-Caveat Lector- from alt.conspiracy ----- As always, Caveat Lector. Om K ----- <A HREF="aol://5863:126/alt.conspiracy:523396">Clinton's War Rapidly Losing Support In Europe </A> ----- Subject: Clinton's War Rapidly Losing Support In Europe From: "Bill Mulcahy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Sun, May 16, 1999 6:45 AM Message-id: <7hmlu4$2tf6$[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Despite assurances that we are seeing the light at the end of the tunnel if only we continue to bomb Yugoslavian civilians a little bit more, less and less people are buying it. Even with most of the "controlled" media pushing this illegal war and censoring images (while doing interviews of children hit with shotgun blasts in the Columbine High School shootings) of the blown-up Yugoslavian children, opposition is growing. See the story below or go to website: http://dawn.com/daily/text/int12.htm Bill Mulcahy NATO blunder makes it harder to maintain unity By Ian Black LONDON: Unless Nato can give a categoric assurance that it was not responsible for the deaths of Kosovan civilians in Korisa, the potential political implications are serious. A blunder on this scale would undoubtedly make it harder for the alliance to maintain its precious unity and to pursue diplomatic paths to end the conflict. Russia, which holds the key to a peaceful settlement, on Friday furiously condemned the attack as a "new crime" and "madness", though Nato insisted that bombing would go on until Yugoslavia backed down. But the apparent accident again highlighted the inadequacies of the air campaign at a moment when Western public opinion is increasingly restive, governing coalitions are strained, and the prospects for a ground war are receding every day. The timing could turn out to be crucial at the end of a difficult week in which Nato's hawks have been repeatedly forced to defend the "moral justice"of Operation Allied Force and trumpet its military successes but have been unable to convince anyone that it is being waged successfully. Thursday's unprecedented warning by Mary Robinson, the UN high commissioner for human rights, t, that Nato should not target civilians, will also add to the strain in western capitals. The accidental bombing of the Chinese embassy in Belgrade last Friday was disastrous enough. It infuriated Beijing when China's support was needed at the UN to advance the cautious peace moves by Russia. It also reinforced stereotypical views of Nato's behaviour. Even to those who support the campaign in principle it seemed extraordinarily incompetent, despite the protestations of military pundits who explained that such accidents are common in war and could be blamed on post-cold war budget cuts. Its impact, however, was largely diplomatic. There were signs yesterday that the damage it caused could be limited with US and British officials both reporting that the mood in Beijing had changed for the better and predicting that China would not now use its veto in the security council. Maintaining Nato unity has almost become a war aim in itself, with the foreign ministers of the core countries - the US, Britain, France, Germany and Italy - speaking almost daily to coordinate their policies and swap impressions about the mood at home. Germany, seen as the potential weak link, was this week's worry when the Green party, junior partners in Chancellor Gerhard Schroder's coalition, held an emergency congress in which the grassroots members tabled motions to dissociate the party from the war. Germany's foreign minister Joschka Fischer, a leading Green, managed to ride out the storm and Mr Schroder reaffirmed his determination to resist calls for a ceasefire. But diplomats admitted last night that this would have been a lot harder if the Korisa killings had preceded the congress. There are also possible problems in Italy, where the foreign minister, Lamberto Dini, broke Nato ranks to condemn the bombing of the Belgrade TV station on April 23. An opinion poll for the newspaper Corriere della Sera, taken a day after the Chinese embassy blunder, found that only 35.4% of Italians thought continued bombing was justified, down from 42.7%. "The flakier member of the alliance always find this kind of thing very difficult," said one Nato official. "f there has been another tragic accident in Kosovo then we'll just have to grit our teeth and plough on. I don't think this is going to erode determination in Britain or the US." Britain's parliamentary consensus in support of the conduct of the war broke down briefly on Monday, when the Conservative opposition followed the US Republicans in accusing Nato leaders of failure to achieve their stated objectives. This ended on Wednesday when William Hague slapped down the shadow foreign secretary, Michael Howard, for his remarks. Nato governments continue to claim that the military campaign went well this week in terms of sorties flown and targets hit. Frontline states like Bulgaria, accidentally hit by a second Nato missile yesterday, also re-affirmed their support. But Russia and China, which are beginning to coordinate opposition to air strikes with important non-aligned states such as India, are likely to use the Korisa incident to repeat their demand that Nato stop the bombing or else they will withhold their support in the security council for a UN resolution on a Kosovo peacekeeping force. Nato culpability in this incident would also increase pressure for a plausible sounding deal that would allow the Sebian president, Slobodan Milosevic to claim at home that he withstood Nato's "unacceptable" demands while allowing the alliance's waverers to say that the major goals of the campaign had been largely achieved.-Dawn/The Guardian News Service.-Dawn-Guardian News Service ----- Aloha, He'Ping, Om, Shalom, Salaam. Em Hotep, Peace Be, Omnia Bona Bonis, All My Relations. Adieu, Adios, Aloha. Amen. Roads End Kris 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. 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