>From: "F J BERNAL" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: STOP NATO!- �No Pasar�n! <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Date: Wed, 27 Sep 2000 00:21:28 +0100 > >1) Britain Must End its Interference in Yugoslavia > >The Foreign Secretary, Robin Cook, has continued to blatantly >interfere >in the internal affairs of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia in the >midst of that country�*�s presidential elections. > >On Monday, before the results of the election were known, Robin >Cook had >already taken the unprecedented step of congratulating the Serbian >people for voting President Milosevic out of power, while his >message to >the President of the FDY was �*�Get out of the way and let Serbia >out of >the prison into which you have turned it.' On Tuesday, when the >official >election results had still not been released, the Foreign Secretary >made >similar remarks at the Labour Party conference, accused Milosevic >and >the Government of Yugolsavia of tampering with the election results >and >threatened the use of military force should President Milosevic not >relinquish power. > >The Federal Election Commission in Yugoslavia has now >announced that >there will be a second round to the presidential elections and has >stated that neither President Slobodan Milosevic, nor the opposition >candidate, Vojislav Kostunica, has won outright. The Commission >said >that Vjislav Kostunica polled 48% of votes to Slobodan Milosevic's >40%, >but neither candidate got the necessary 50%, so a second round >run-off >will now be held on October 8. > >The results of the elections in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia >are, >as Robin Cook has on occasions been forced to admit, solely a >matter for >the people of that country to decide. Yet Britain and the other big >powers in a blatant display of sabre rattling have massed their >armed >forces on Yugoslavia�*�s borders, applied sanctions to that >country and >have carried out a major campaign to destabilise its government >and oust >its president. It is now estimated that the US has this year spent >$25m >in attempts to develop an opposition movement to president >Milosevic, >within Serbia and Montenegro, while the countries of the EU are >thought >to have spent an equal amount. All this following the criminal >bombing >campaign waged by NATO and the military occupation of Kosova. > >The big powers, including Britain are continuing to support >Kostunica�*�s >Democratic Opposition of Serbia, which has declared that he has >won the >election and has called for street protests to force President Milosevic >from power. Britain and the other big powers are not just attempting to >remove President Milosevic from office, but are also carrying out the >most blatant provocations, in order that they might create the >conditions for further military intervention in the Federal Republic of >Yugoslavia itself. > >A dangerous situation is again being created in the Balkans. >Britain and >the other big powers are still vying to completely dominate this part >of >Europe in the wake of the collapse of the bi-polar division of the >world >and the old spheres of influence. At the same time it is clear that >the >rivalry between the EU, the US and Russia is intensifying as they >struggle to control Europe which is a precondition for their >contention >for global hegemony. > >The working class and all democratic people must take their stand >against the warmongering of all the big powers and demand an >immediate >end to Britain�*�s interference in Yugoslavia. > >End Item > > >______________________________________________________________________ >To unsubscribe, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Get on EqualFooting and get $25 back! >Find everything your office will ever need-and get $25 back on your >first purchase of $50 or more! For everything from erasers to printer >paper-click and get on 'equal footing' today. >http://on.linkexchange.com/?ATID'&AID82 > _______________________________________________________ KOMINFORM P.O. Box 66 00841 Helsinki - Finland +358-40-7177941, fax +358-9-7591081 e-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.kominf.pp.fi _______________________________________________________ Kominform list for general information. Subscribe/unsubscribe messages to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Anti-Imperialism list for anti-imperialist news. Subscribe/unsubscribe messages: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________________
