Dear Miroslav,
I guess the comment below was aimed at me, not at John Laughland, the author of the piece 'The Technique of a Coup d'État', which inspired me to write a reply. My view and Mr. Laughland's view may be very far apart or even completely opposing, but the idea and value of a forum is to discuss various options and opinions (which are subjective by nature). Whoever does not see the point of it - needs not to participate in the forum, but read only media that reflect his/her own view... A pro po the political definition of the nature of my contribution (... full of anti-communist garbage... wishful artifact of the backward Serb immigration settled in London and around, which continuously hopes since 1941 a return of the King to power in BG...) I have to declare my position: I am strong opponent of monarchy, I am social-democrat (not a communist), and I am not a member of Serbian immigration in London, but only a temporary academic / journalistic Londoner. My aversion against communism, not in Serbia, but anywhere in the world (including Georgia), is just a result of too many years of life spent fighting this terrible virus / disease. I guess the majority of citizens from those lucky countries who also managed to beat the deadly virus (far more dangerous than AIDS or SARS) would testify in my favor. America, NATO, CIA, George Bush, IMF, World Bank, WTO, Soros and others are not angels, nor devils by definition. However, when those names and notions are mentioned in a negative context, a person using reference to them needs to provide evidence for their positive or negative role. In the case of ousting Milosevic or Shevarnadze, their support, money and involvement was positive, most welcome and decisive in a sense that without such engagement, the final result would not be as it is now. That is not to prejudice or stop an investigation/analysis of how the monsters like the aforementioned two came in power - and it is notorious that both had some kind of "Western support". Thank you for the time and space, Srdjan --------------------------- [Miroslav, I really don't see the point in posting such articles full of anti-communist garbage...I really find this article a sort of wishfull artefact of the backward serb immigration settled in London and around, which continuously hopes since 1941 a return of the King to power in BG...:?The first paper of the series was much better though] [Srdjan D. Stojanovic] > -----Original Message----- > From: Srdjan Stojanovic [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > RE: "The Technique of a Coup d'État" - Serbia, Georgia, Soros and > democracy > > > Serbia, Georgia, Soros and democracy > > By Srdjan D. Stojanovic, MSc > > I would like to say a few words about similarities between Serbia and > Georgia - in how both countries managed to oust their communist > thieves/presidents. And about worldwide democracy conspiracy and means > to achieve positive results. > > First, I am proud that my country Serbia is finally free after 55 > years of uninterrupted communist dictatorship (1945-2000). It does not > mean that Serbia nowadays, three and half years on, is a happy, > prosperous and democratic country. It takes a lot of effort, courage > and let's be honest mistakes along the road to clear 55 years of > tyranny, corruption, poverty and lack of firm and reliable legal system. > > At this moment, we are at least embarked on the road to somewhere > (whatever that means), unlike during the times of Milosevic and his > communist predecessors that were leading the people and the country > into utopia, while ruthlessly taking every advantage and opportunity > to make families, cronies and associates in crimes wealthy. > > In that sense, associating with the devil (Uncle Sam, CIA, NATO, > George Soros or whoever) in order to get rid of a dictator is a good thing. > After trying everything imaginable in the book to achieve change of > government through civilized and legal ways, we (people, patriots, > political parties, spies, collaborators, spooks, journalists, > homosexuals, dykes etc.) decided it was time to oust Milosevic through > any means available... And it was done, more or less, in a civilized > and bloodless way. It happened on 5th October 2000. Now we have to > face reality - living in a robbed, depleted environment, both in terms > of monetary and human capital, emotions, educated and competent actors. > And the government needs to produce better results in the eyes and in > favor of a common person than compared to the period before. Hard > indeed, but not mission impossible! > > People of Georgia, and their fine new leader Mikhail Saakashvili, have > gone through a similar period of life, during the rule of Edward > Shevarnadze, former Soviet foreign minister/turned president of the > emerging nation. The experience, back up, resources and expertise used > in toppling Milosevic was indeed used in Tbilisi. And for the benefit > of the Georgian people. > > I had an honor to meet and share room with Mr. Saakashvili for two > months in the summer of 1993. It was during two months seminar > "Democracy after Communism", organized by the Soros foundation in > Budapest, Hungary, and aimed at future leaders of ex-communist states. > Even at that time, I knew that than 25 year old Saakashvili would > become president one day (sooner than I thought), since he was > intellectually superior, eloquent, wise and nice person in general. > And the Georgians are lucky to have him. His belief in the values of > democracy is deeply rooted and true. > > His only shortcoming (which I spotted in 1993) is that he shares the > same date of birth with the most notorious Georgian of all the time - > comrade Koba (Joseph Visarionovich - STALIN). Or maybe that qualifies > him to be a good president? > > I spoke with Misha on the phone on his 35 birthday in December 2003. > It was two weeks before the election that he won, and following the > ousting of Shevarnadze. When asked how he manages pressures of a > leader in waiting, security risks and loss of privacy, he said: "I am > living in a house guarded by 150 security agents, since I don't want > to be killed like Zoran Djindjic (Serbian Prime Minister and the > leader of the Democratic party). I didn't have the heart to tell him > that Djindjic had been assassinated exactly by the people who were > supposed to protect him, just like for example Indira Gandhi, or Anwar > El Saddat. > > Two days ago, I attended a lecture given at the London School of > Economics and Political Science by one of its famous (not notorious - > as noted by the school's director Howard Davis) alumni - George Soros. > He has just published a book "A Bubble of American Supremacy", where > he claims that America and the world under administration of George W. > Bush is in danger, and how he wants to engage in "puncturing the > bubble" for the sake of democracy and open society. The > financier/philanthropist Soros spends every year in excess of $500 > million on supporting development of democracy and values of open > society throughout the world - from former Eastern Europe, through > Georgia, all the way to Burma. And it seems now that democracy is > endangered at its natural homes - USA and Britain. Soros promised that > he will top-up the election budget of a candidate opposing Bush in > November 2004, to match the coffers of the incumbent already secured > through donations of his and his father cronies, who for their own > ends hijacked America and democracy. > > So, to conclude this writing, there are people who believe that true > and universal values of democracy exist indeed, and that it is always > good when they prevail. Even in the case of Iraq, where Bush and Blair > obviously falsified the evidence about weapons of mass destruction in > order to wage war against a vile dictator like Saddam Hussein. People > of Iraq don't have to like their "liberators", but I know that vast > majority are happy to see Saddam deposed, arrested and undergoing > trial. The vote in favor of Mr. Saakashvili is indeed extremely high > (96%), but it only reflects how much the Georgians were disappointed > in Shevarnadze. Such percentage of vote makes presidential work in a > depleted, poor and war-thorn country even more difficult. So all the > best Misha, I would not like to be in your shoes, since the problems > you have to solve are outrageous. And if you don't provide quick fix, > the chances are that you will become go down in history as just > another demagogue. I know that you can do it, and I pray every day for > you, many Georgian friends that I have, and the cause of democracy. > > --------------------------- Serbian News Network - SNN [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.antic.org/
