[CTRL] NATO - A DINOSAUR DUE FOR EXTINCTION
-Caveat Lector- http://www.etherzone.com/2003/sart021203.shtml NATO - A DINOSAUR DUE FOR EXTINCTION COUNTRIES ONLY HAVE INTERESTS, NOT FRIENDS By: SARTRE Congratulations President Bush! You accomplished in a mere two years what Khruschev or Brezhnev couldnât during the entire cold war. Driving a wedge in the alliance may seem dangerous to most observers, but for once, you did the right thing. The stated mission of NATO has long passed into history, and its demise and dissolution is one of the few bright spots in the continuing war against the NWO. Contrary to the whining of the familiar fifth column suspects - Richard Perle, Frank Gaffney and David Horowitz - real Americas are not served by jingoism. When France, Germany and Belgium vetoed a U.S. request to provide military assistance to Turkey, NATO received a diagnosis that the patient has recovered its lucidity and has directed their release from the asylum. Perleâs egotism knows no limits. When he states that : "France is no longer the ally it once was . . . I have long thought that there were forces in France intent on reducing the American role in the worldâ, you hear the quintessential proponent of the âHyperpowerâ vision for the United States. The superpower status of military projection has not brought the promised Pax Americana. Now we have an open break that clearly states that not everyone endorses that specter of global governance. Recent expansion of NATO to add several Eastern European countries has more to do with calling the red, white and blue welcome wagon of foreign aid, than real security. It should be evident that EU countries are not willing to extend a neocolonialism of occupation, much less to accept it, any longer on their own soil. Its time to bring the troops back home, the Berlin wall came down, and Germans donât need to be hosting an occupying army. Or does the subtle objective of the War Party, seek to prevent the reassertion of any nationalism or union on the continent that could challenge the imperial forces of the beneficent U.S. empire? Apprehension that remnants of the East German Stasi secret police, will resurrect fears of the past, ignores the strong non intervention attitude that has steadily grown since the end of WWII. The brutal lessons of total destruction have been internalized by most Europeans, while many Americans float through a cloud of self denial that they are immune to the repercussions of their pompous foreign interventionism. NATO is the invention of the United States and the British. The European Union countries fully appreciate the risks of accepting a dollar dominated economy and a Bush-Blair-Sharon foreign policy. The prevailing memory of Western Europe recalls the history on the Middle East and the reasons why that eternal conflict persists. Turkeyâs response, invoking NATO's Article IV, which says "parties will consult together whenever, in the opinion of any of them, the territorial integrity, political independence or security of any of the parties is threatened", will not preserve an alliance that is on life support. Pulling the plug will not harm the patient, but may well restore its health. Internationalists are warmongers, and alliances foster belligerency. Any similarity in the ostensive failed assassination attempt on George H Bush with the successful slaying of Archduke Franz Ferdinand? Protective alliances triggered mobilization that lead to the great carnage known as WW I. And who can forget the justification to reign in a non repentant Germany was that treaty with Poland? Just ask a Pole how well they did under the victors of WW II . . . Before the first gun has fired - the war to expand greater Israel - this psychotic policy has produced causalities. Note the fall out that comes when fighting in the desert: âGerman diplomats are well aware that an American plan for a robust UN inspection system was floated last year and dropped, having drawn little international enthusiasm. A European reworking of that plan, drawn up without the consultation of the United States, would be seen only as an affront by Washington.â President Vladimir Putin, who arrived in Paris on Monday after weekend talks in Berlin with German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder, said Russia believes the crisis must be resolved diplomatically. "We are against the war," Putin said. "At the moment, that's the view I have." The prospect of Russia nabbing victory using detente when the Soviets lost the cold war bodes the formation of a New Europasiation. While trade and fair commerce between nations is usually beneficial, the prospects of swapping one distant chum for a former inimical neighbor, can have its own risks. From the report, New Partnerships after the Cold War Era by Elif Hatun Kilicbeyli: âWith the concept of the regional cooperation, the importance of the counter dependency, the contribution to the economic integration and the integration to world economy are
[CTRL] NATO bombing in Yugoslavia
-Caveat Lector- URL: http://www.wsws.org/articles/2002/dec2002/yugo-d10.shtml World Socialist Web Site www.wsws.org WSWS : News Analysis : Europe : The Balkans Long-term environmental damage due to NATO bombing in Yugoslavia By Tony Robson 10 December 2002 Back to screen version| Send this link by email | Email the author The NATO bombing of Yugoslavia in 1999 breached international humanitarian law and caused long-term environmental damage, a report by the American based research group, Institute for Energy and Environmental Research (IEER), has found. The IEER carried out a case study of two industrial facilities targeted by NATO in Operation Allied Force. The Pancevo industrial complex, consisting of a petrochemical and fertiliser plant as well as an oil refinery, is situated 20 kilometres (12 miles) from Belgrade. The Zastava car plant in Kragujevac is 100 kilometres (60 miles) south of Belgrade. The Pancevo plant stands at the confluence of the River Tamis and the Danube while Zastava is located on the Lepenica River, a tributary of the Velika Morava, which in turn meets the Danube 60 kilometres downstream. After the bombings, toxic chemicals gushed into the waters of Europes second largest river. Civilians living near the plants became vulnerable to major health risks from contamination of the atmosphere, food produced locally and the water supply. The authors caution, As modern warfare becomes more technologically sophisticated and targeting more precise, it is essential not to succumb to the idea that the damage on the ground is also precise and limited. It may be in some cases, but precise bombing does not always yield precise or limited damage. As this study indicates, the health and environmental consequences of precision bombing can affect unborn generations far into the future, even when the bombs are entirely successfully in finding their targets. The IEER chose the two facilities as case studies because NATO had carefully selected them as targets. Pancevo and Kragujevac are two of four areas designated as environmental hotspots by the international body charged with overseeing the post-war cleanup operation, the United Nations Environmental Program Balkan Task Force (UNEP/BTF.) The reports pollution estimates are based largely upon surveys conducted by the UNEP/BTF in the immediate aftermath of Operation Allied Force. The majority of the pollutants dealt with in the report can be found in the Top Twenty Hazardous Substances listed by the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR). Pancevo Three people were killed directly by NATO bombing of the industrial complex when it was hit repeatedly during April 1999. The NIS Oil Refinery was the most heavily targeted and was bombed as late as June. The report concentrates on the major contamination by mercury and 1,2-dichlorethane. Eight metric tonnes and 2,100 metric tonnes were released of the toxic chemicals respectively. The former is known to cause brain and digestive disorders and lead to birth defects, while the latter is classified as a probable human carcinogen and can attack the nervous system. Both are known to percolate rapidly into the groundwater when released into the soil, threatening the water supply. Until now only the mercury spill has received immediate attention, as this is highly volatile and the vapours pose an immediate threat. While large amounts of the contaminated soil have been removed, there is still a residual amount that has entered the groundwater. The report warns about the lack of action to clear up the 1,2-dichlorethane spill. Fifty percent was released into the ground with the remainder in the plants waste channel. The report explains, The fact that the area of contamination has not really spread 1,2- dichlorethane on the surface indicates that any movement from a surface spill would be downward toward the [local] aquifer. As described earlier, once contamination has reached the aquifer, it spreads horizontally in the direction of the groundwater flow ( Precision Bombing, Widespread Harm by Sriram Gopal and Nicole Deller, Institute for Energy and Environmental Research, page.38). The US Environmental Protection Agencys regulation for the concentration of 1,2- dichlorethane in drinking water is set at five micrograms per litre. The concentrations found in the groundwater around Pancevo exceeded that by several thousand times in some instances. This constitutes the main long-term threat in the area as the chemical has a half- life of 30 years. Additional sources of toxic pollutants in the area are those released by fires caused by NATO bombing. At the petrochemical plant, 460 metric tonnes of vinyl chloride were incinerated whilst 62,000 metric tonnes of oil and oil related products were burnt at the oil refinery. The result was a release of hydrochloric acid fumes and nitrogen and sulphur compounds, which cause respiratory problems. The report
[CTRL] NATO Summit 2002: President Bush Hails Passage
-Caveat Lector- http://www.whitehouse.org/news/2002/112002.asp PRESIDENT BUSH HAILS PASSAGE OF HOMELAND SECURITY DEPARTMENT LEGISLATION FROM THE BACKWARD NATION OF PRAGUE Statement by the President THE PRESIDENT: Good afternoon, and hello from historic, dank, bubonic Prague. Today, the United States Congress has taken an important and bold step towards establishing an Orwellian Utopia by passing legislation to create the Department of Homeland Security. News of this landmark vote, which marks the Republican party's wholehearted embrace of GIGANTIC Government, has been the one bright spot during my otherwise cabbage-scented purgatory here in the Arkansas of Europe. But before anyone starts passing out cigars and federal special interest checks, let me give you an update on the NATO summit. It's been a hectic trip, but Air Force One is stocked with bologna and non-alcoholic brewskies - and we've got the Die Hard trilogy looping on all the TVs. And while it tees me off that I had to haul ass back to this stank-ass continent to fraternize with leaders from Stalin-humping armpits like Baklava, Laverneandshirlia, and the country where Roman lettuce is growed, I bit my lip, stood up in front of the NATO assembly, and read every last word that scrolled across that teleprompter. I must say that Rummy's been enjoying himself though. I can tell because his normally ashen and sallow cheeks are flush with the promise of wholesale bloodshed. He loves wearing a tux, bragging about our $300 billion defense budget, and sneaking up behind inbred diplomats and giving them wedgies so wicked that paté shoots out their noses! In short, we are gracious and humble guests. Makes you wonder why so many of these Euro- pansies are scared of the good ol' Nazi-whooping, Soviet-smacking, snail-eater- liberating US of A. I don't know what poet said it, but Europe is the type of guy who would fuck another guy in the ass and not have the common decency to give him a reach-around. I mean, these folks could really learn a thing or two from my Skull Bones brothers. But let's get back to the good news on Homeland Security. Thanks to the passage of this stunning piece of bureaucratic largesse, The GOP will forever be able to claim that it was our happy cash- inheriting few, our merry band of royal brothers, who saved America from terrorism. Indeed - history will show that the Democrats were forever willing to sell our proud nation down the tubes to a crazed pack of religious fundamentalist Islamoids. And so today, I want to assure the American people that the passage of the Homeland Security Bill is only the beginning. Soon, it will be enacted, and thereby not only fill the coffers of my campaign contributors in the Aerospace Defense industry, but also officially change the letterhead of agencies like the Coast Card, INS, and Secret Service to Department of Homeland Security. As for whether or not it will actually work, I have Dick, General Ridge, and Condi thinking up some way to spin the numbers so it looks effectual. That's their job. I delegated it to them. Dubya out. » E-MAIL THIS PAGE TO A FELLOW REPUBLICAN « ### back career opportunities | privacy policy | accessibility | links | reader mail | link to whitehouse.org | web team ©2001-2002 - a chickenhead productions parody A HREF=http://www.ctrl.org/;www.ctrl.org/A DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substancenot soap-boxingplease! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright fraudsis used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html A HREF=http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html;Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]/A http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ A HREF=http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/;ctrl/A 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
[CTRL] Nato used the same old trick when it made Milosevic an offer he could only refuse
-Caveat Lector- http://argument.independent.co.uk/commentators/story.jsp?story=339343 Robert Fisk: Nato used the same old trick when it made Milosevic an offer he could only refuse 04 October 2002 Iraq links Britain and US block return of inspectors as UN split deepens Security Council split on rules for UN arms inspectors Robert Fisk: Nato used the same old trick when it made Milosevic an offer he could only refuse Rifkind attacks 'uncritical' Duncan Smith It's the same old trap. Nato used exactly the same trick to ensure that it could have a war with Slobodan Milosevic. Now the Americans are demanding the same of Saddam Hussein - buried well down in their list of demands, of course. Tell your enemy that you're going to need his roads and airspace - with your troops on the highways - and you destroy his sovereignty. That's what Nato demanded of Serbia in 1999. That's what the new UN resolution touted by Messrs Bush and Blair demands of Saddam Hussein. It's a declaration of war. It worked in 1999. The Serbs accepted most of Nato's Interim Agreement for Peace and Self-government in Kosovo, but not Appendix 8, which insisted that Nato personnel shall enjoy ... free and unimpeded passage and unimpeded access throughout the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. It was a demand that Mr Milosevic could never accept. US troops driving through Serbia would have meant, in these circumstances, the end of Yugoslav sovereignty. But now we have the draft UN resolution which Presidents Bush and Blair insist the UN must pass. Arms inspection teams, it says, shall have the right to declare for the purposes of this resolution ... ground and air-transit corridors which shall be enforced by UN security forces or by members of the UN [Security] Council. In other words, Washington can order forces of the US (a Security Council member) to enforce these corridors through Iraq - on the ground - when it wants. US troops would thus be in Iraq. It would be invasion without war; the end of Saddam, regime change, the whole shebang. No Iraqi government - even a Baghdad administration without the odious Saddam - could ever accept such a demand. Nor could Serbia have accepted such a demand from Nato, even without the odious Slobodan. Which is why the Serbs and Nato went to war. So here it is again, the same old we've-got-be-able-to-drive through-your-land mentality which forced the Serbs into war and which is clearly intended to produce the same from Saddam. America wants a war and here's the proof: if the United States truly wished to avoid war, it could demand unfettered access for inspectors without this sovereignty-busting paragraph, using it as a second resolution only if the presidential palaces of the Emperor Saddam remained off-limits. Saddam can open his country to the inspectors; he can open even his presidential palaces. But if he doesn't accept the use of Security Council forces - in other words, US troops - on Iraqi roads, we can go to war. There's also that other paragraph: that any permanent member of the Security Council may request to be represented on any inspection team. In other words, the Americans can demand that their intelligence men can return to become UN inspectors, to pass on their information to the Israelis (which they did before) and to the US military, which used them as forward air controllers for their aircraft once the inspectors were withdrawn. All in all, then, a deal which President Saddam - yes, Saddam the wicked, Saddam the torturer, Saddam the lover of gas warfare - could never, ever accept. He's not meant to accept this. Which is why the Anglo-American draft for the UN is intended to give us war, rather than peace and security from weapons of mass destruction. A HREF=http://www.ctrl.org/;www.ctrl.org/A DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substancenot soap-boxingplease! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright fraudsis used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html A HREF=http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html;Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]/A http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ A HREF=http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/;ctrl/A 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] NATO Soldiers from Europe to Sue USA
-Caveat Lector- http://english.pravda.ru/main/2002/10/04/37694.html NATO Soldiers from Europe to Sue USA NATO soldiers from Europe suffering from cancer are going to open a court case next week against US firms, which did not warn them that the equipment they were handling was dangerously radioactive. This case is not about Depleted Uranium, but radar systems, fabricated by Raytheon Company, General Electric Corporation, ITT-Gilfillan Inc, and Lucent Technologies. Lawyers Reiner Geulen and Remo Klinger, representing 450 soldiers who were exposed to radiation between 1958 and 1994 when handling this equipment, are to present their case on Tuesday. The case is based around the fact that the soldiers were not warned that the radar tubes were not adequately protected against radiation. The victims are seeking an elevated sum in financial compensation. Timothy BANCROFT-HINCHEY PRAVDA.Ru 2001-05-24 DEPLETED URANIUM: NEW DISCOVERIES New evidence from the Royal Society links Depleted Uranium (DU) to lung cancer after repeated denials by NATO. After the discovery of cases of cancer in numerous soldiers and civilians who had been involved in areas in which DU weapons had been deployed by NATO aircraft (Persian Gulf, Bosnia and Kosovo), NATO has always refuted allegations that there is any connection. The London Royal Society reveals new evidence. The Royal Societys team of experts states that it is not scientifically proved that DU is inoffensive to the health and advises all soldiers who fought in the Gulf and Balkans Wars to give blood and urine samples for testing. The Royal Societys report pointed out that although in general very low levels, if any, of DU were found in the majority of tests performed, it was also true that a reduced number of soldiers or civilians who had been in or near a tank during or immediately after an attack with such weapons faced an increased risk of developing lung cancer. Professor Brian Spratt, of Imperial College, London, was one of the members who drew up the report. He stated that the survivors of a bombing raid in which DU weapons had been used, or those who went to help them, could have been exposed to high levels of radioactivity, which could duplicate the probability of developing cancer. This type of exposure is called Level 1 exposure. Statistical studies have shown that per 1,000 people exposed to maximum Level 1 exposure, 123 would be expected to die from various forms of cancer. It is lamentable that NATO should continue to deny the existence of any link between DU and illnesses such as Gulf War Syndrome and Balkans Syndrome. The fact is that there is a direct link between DU and cancer and Pravda.Ru was one of the first newspapers to make this claim. That soldiers should be exposed to extra dangers on the battlefield is to be regretted, that civilian areas should be subjected to toxic materials is criminal and constitutes a war crime and a crime against humanity according to the Geneva Convention. For this reason, those responsible for the deployment of DU weapons in areas where civilians were likely to go in the Persian Gulf and in the Balkans should be tried in their own court, in The Hague, for War Crimes and Crimes against Humanity. TIMOTHY BANCROFT-HINCHEY PRAVDA.Ru A HREF=http://www.ctrl.org/;www.ctrl.org/A DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substancenot soap-boxingplease! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright fraudsis used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html A HREF=http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html;Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]/A http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ A HREF=http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/;ctrl/A 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
[CTRL] Nato and Russia establish new partnership (One-world army getting closer)
http://news.ft.com/ft/gx.cgi/ftc?pagename=Viewc=Articlecid=FT3SOIQV71Dlive=truetagid=ZZZAFZAVA0Creutr=1subheading=europe Nato and Russia establish new partnership By Judy Dempsey in Reykjavik Published: May 14 2002 15:44 | Last Updated: May 15 2002 08:53 Nato and Russia agreed to establish a new partnership on Tuesday, ending decades of mistrust between the former cold war enemies. The agreement gives Russia a bigger voice in Nato discussions on a range of topics, including terrorism and weapons of mass destruction. Russian diplomats will now have a place in the western alliance's Brussels headquarters. Lord Robertson, Nato secretary-general, described the deal to create a new Nato-Russia Council as "historic". Sergei Ivanov, Russian defence minister, on Tuesday night said the NRC "is a mechanism for equal co-operation among 20 nations, acting in their national capacities". Joschka Fischer, German foreign minister, said it was "an historic chance for the beginning of a real inclusion of Russia into the transatlantic relationship". "This is the funeral of the cold war. It marks a profound, historical change," said Jack Straw, UK foreign secretary. But Colin Powell, US secretary of state, was more muted in his assessment. "We believe it will lay a foundation for co-operation with Russia while fully respecting that Nato can act independently," he said. The agreement comes a day after Washington and Moscow agreed to cut the number of nuclear warheads on both sides by two-thirds over the next decade. That drew praise from Nato foreign ministers meeting in Reykjavik. Under the new agreement the Russian delegation will have it own offices in Nato "with a name on the door", said one UK diplomat. The NRC is an idea suggested by Tony Blair, British prime minister, last November. A deal was clinched after squabbling over whether to retain the current Nato-Russian permanent joint council. The Russians hope the PJC - which will be "dormant" - will serve as a reminder of the extent to which Tuesday's agreement enhances Moscow's role. Vladimir Putin, Russian president, and Nato heads of state will crown the relationship at a summit in two weeks. But US and European diplomats say the NRC will only work if Nato can give Mr Putin some tangible benefits. A Nato official said: "Putin has to get his own defence ministry, still suspicious of Nato, to recognise such co-operation with Nato would not be seen as a threat."
[CTRL] NATO SUCKS IN TAJIKISTAN
-Caveat Lector- - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] This is being sent on behalf of [EMAIL PROTECTED] as part of the mailing list that you joined. List: emperorsclothes URL: http://www.emperors-clothes.com URL for this article: http://emperors-clothes.com/articles/rozoff/tajik.htm Join our email list at http://emperors-clothes.com/f.htm. Receive about one article/day. www.tenc.net * [Emperor's Clothes] === NATO SUCKS IN TAJIKISTAN by Rick Rozoff [27 February 2002] === The BBC story, posted below, refers to Tajikistan as the last former Soviet Republic to join NATO's Orwellian-named Partnership for Peace (PfP) military bloc. Presumably the BBC means it is the fourteenth former Soviet Republic to do so, as Russia is not a member. A revealing oversight, and one that indicates the true purpose of the Partnership: To entangle all the non-Russian former republics in a U.S.-NATO dominated military command structure, one which will dictate not only the foreign policies but internal political and economic affairs in all of the affected countries. Though not mentioned in this report, the first effect of Tajikistan joining the PfP will be that it participates in the US and NATO's war in Afghanistan and beyond. With nineteen current full members of NATO and thirty PfP candidate members, there are now almost fifty national units in the constantly expanding bloc, most nowhere near the Atlantic Ocean whose name was appropriated to disguise the real mission of NATO. To understand how Russians and others must feel about this open-ended aggressive aggrandizement in a world where this isn't even a pretense of a rival military alliance, imagine that in the 1980s every member of NATO in Norh America and Western Europe, except the United States, had joined the Warsaw Pact, participated in a Russian war against Guatemala and built military bases in every nation in the Western Hemisphere...except the United States. --Rick Rozoff *** BBC World Service - Wednesday, 20 February, 2002, 14:49 GMT Tajikistan joins Nato peace Tajikistan has become the last former Soviet republic to join Nato's partnership for peace programme. The Nato secretary-general, Lord Robertson, praised what he said had been Tajikistan's prominent role in the recent war against terrorism - it was a key component in efforts to bring stability to the region, he said. The Tajik ambassador to Brussels, Sharif Rahimov, who signed the partnership agreement for his country, said joining the programme - which gives members regular political contact with Nato and military co-operation - would help Tajikistan modernise its armed forces. Correspondents say Tajikistan - which becomes the 30th member of Partnership for Peace - has blamed the delay on joining on the country's five-year civil war. From the newsroom of the BBC World Service http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/asia-pacific/newsid_1831000/1831939.s tm (C) BBC 2002 * Reprinted for Fair Use Only *** Join our email list at http://emperors-clothes.com/f.htm. Receive about one article/day. Click here to email the link to this article to a friend. ++ Further Reading on US/NATO Encirclement of Russia ++ * Why Does Washington Want Afghanistan? by Jared Israel, Rick Rozoff Nico Varkevisser What are the real objectives? http://emperors-clothes.com/analysis/afghan.htm * En Français http://emperors-clothes.com/french/articles/pourquoi.htm * Deutsch http://emperors-clothes.com/german/articles/d-afghan-i.htm * What's the Target of the U.S. Move into Central Asia? Two news reports look at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) which includes Russia, China and the Central Asian former Soviet Republics. http://emperors-clothes.com/news/sco.htm * Afghan Operation Leaves Russia 'Encircled' by US-NATO by Sergey Ptichkin and Aleksey Chichkin http://emperors-clothes.com/analysis/encircle.htm * 'Why is NATO Decimating the Balkans and Trying to Force Milosevic to Surrender?' by Jared Israel and Nico Varkevisser. Can be read at http://emperors-clothes.com/analysis/whyisn.htm === Emperor's Clothes Urgently Needs Your Help! === Emperor's Clothes has only one source of income - your donations. We want everyone to read our articles, whether they can afford to contribute money or not. But if you can contribute, please do; we urgently need the help. We are considerably behind on all our bills - rent, utilities, long distance and overseas telephone and Internet costs. Since September 11 our readership has increased more than 600%. We now transfer over 1 gigabyte of data a day. But our income has not kept up with increasing expenses. In order for Emperor's Clothes to continue publishing we need everyone who can contribute to do so now. Please
[CTRL] NATO, Russia to forge new relationship
-Caveat Lector- http://www.armytimes.com/story.php?f=1-292925-647765.php WJPBR Email News List [EMAIL PROTECTED] Peace at any cost is a Prelude to War! NATO, Russia to forge new relationship By Jeffrey Ulbrich Associated Press BRUSSELS, Belgium â NATO and Russia agreed Friday to forge what Russian Foreign Minister Igor Ivanov called âa profound changeâ in their relations, creating a new council to work out joint action on issues ranging from civil emergencies to missile defense. NATO officials insisted that the alliance will not be hampered by the new cooperation, and that if a decision cannot be reached with Russia, NATOâs ruling council will make the decision without it. âThere is no issue more important to the security and stability of the Euro-Atlantic area than the further development of a confident and cooperative relationship between us,â NATO Secretary-General Lord Robertson told Ivanov. The 19-nation alliance wants to take advantage of Moscowâs cooperation in the fight against terrorism to pursue âopportunities for joint action at 20,â U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell said. Besides the struggle against terrorism, Russia and NATO suggested they could work together in such areas as crisis management, nonproliferation, arms control, theater missile defense, search and rescue at sea, military-to-military cooperation and civil emergencies. Ivanov said Russia is not interested in joining the alliance. âRussia has no interest in queuing up for membership,â he said. But he said Moscow did want to work closely with NATO. âThe Russian side has the political will to do it.â On Thursday, the ministers told their ambassadors at NATO headquarters to start working out details of a new arrangement for regular discussions with the Russians, and ways to include them in decision-making while retaining NATOâs ability to act on its own. âThe precise nature and scope of this mechanism will require substantial work over the coming months,â Robertson said, but the plan is to have it in place by the next meeting of allied foreign ministers in May in Reykjavik, Iceland. Russian President Vladimir Putin, on a visit to Greece, said the new council should not be rushed into existence but built âin the atmosphere of trust and goodwill which has been created with our partners and the members of the alliance.â âRussia isnât desperately knocking on the door of NATO. It isnât setting at all cost the demand to become a full member of NATO,â Putin said. âAt the same time, it is plainly obvious today that a series of issues may be resolved much more positively, in respect to security primarily, with the direct participation of Russia.â Since 1997, meetings have been held under something called the NATO-Russia Permanent Joint Council, a forum originally created to ease Moscowâs fears about NATO enlargement. But both sides say the council has never been satisfactory and more often than not the alliance uses it to inform Russia of positions it already has taken. Robertson said that Russia will not be able to veto NATO decisions on the new council. âWe are not abandoning our principles or prerogatives,â Robertson said on the second day of NATOâs foreign ministersâ meeting. âThis is about working together more effectively when it is in all our interests to do so.â Asked how Russia would benefit from this new arrangement, given that NATO could still take decisions on its own whether Moscow liked it or not, Robertson said âthe answer is more in chemistry than in arithmetic.â *COPYRIGHT NOTICE** In accordance with Title 17 U. S. C. Section 107, any copyrighted work in this message is distributed under fair use without profit or payment to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information for nonprofit research and educational purposes only.[Ref. http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml ] Want to be on our lists? Write at [EMAIL PROTECTED] for a menu of our lists! Write to same address to be off lists! A HREF=http://www.ctrl.org/;www.ctrl.org/A DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substancenot soap-boxingplease! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright fraudsis used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html A HREF=http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html;Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]/A
[CTRL] NATO on Harry Potter
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Harry Potter Is A Fraud
Dan Ackman,
Forbes.com,
11.19.01,
9:20 AM ET
No one should deny that J.K. Rowling's stories are full of magic or
that Harry Potter is, in fact, a wizard. But Potter, or his
spokesmen, are putting one over on us muggles (the novel's slang
for non-wizards) with all this talk of Potter's movie setting box-office
records this weekend.
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone did set a record in the most
literal
A scene from the box-office smash.
sense. In three days, theaters showing it sold $93.5 million in
tickets, according to studio estimates. This total narrowly
surpassed the old three-day record of $72.1 million set in 1997 by
The Lost World: Jurassic Park.
In 1961, when Roger Maris broke Babe Ruth's single-season home-
run record, Major League Baseball's record-keepers put an asterisk
by Maris' name because he hit his 61 home runs in a 162-game
season. The Babe hit his 60 in 154 games. By the same token,
there should be an asterisk or two next to Harry Potter.
This is not to blame Potter or Rowling, his creator, but the constant
setting of box-office records is a function of changes in the movie
business and is not owed to merit or even the popularity of the
record-setters.
The movie opened in 3,672 theaters and on 8,200 screens--about
one out of every four screens in America; most Potter theaters
played the movie on more than one screen. By contrast, 1999's
Star Wars: Episode 1--The Phantom Menace played on about
5,000 screens in its opening weekend, when it took in $65 million.
Prices have been rising steadily, too. In 1997, when the old three-
day record was set, the average movie theater ticket price was
$4.59, according to the National Association of Theater Owners.
By 2000, the price had risen 17% to $5.39. (If you're thinking it's
been a long time since you bought a movie ticket for under $6,
you're not alone. N.A.T.O. admits that the ordinary ticket price in
every large city is at least $8.50, but it says the average price is
driven down by matinees and by child and senior discounts).
With more theaters showing movies and at higher prices it's no
wonder that new weekend box-office records are set so often. In
fact, the top 11 opening weekends of all time all occurred in the
last two years, according to Boxofficeguru.com. Most of these
record-setters faded fast, and many were hardly blockbusters by
the time their final credits rolled. After The Lost World, the names
on the list are Pearl Harbor, Mission Impossible II, Planet of the
Apes, and The Mummy Returns. They were able to outrun bad
word-of-mouth, at least for a week or two.
This is how massive conglomerates like AOL Time Warner (nyse: AOL - news - people),
Vivendi Universal (nyse: V - news - people), Sony (nyse: SNE - news - people) and News
Corp. (nyse: NWS - news - people) release movies.
Tons of screens at the opening, set a record, advertise their success--the number
one movie in America!--and hope that everyone interested sees it before word-of-mouth
spreads. Most of the record-setters and certain
ly seven of the top ten were forgotten within weeks of their initial release.
As crazy as it sounds, this front-loading has some economic rationale. In the first
week of a movie's release, the studios take 70% of box-office receipts. The studio's
percentage is generally reduced to about 30% in su
cceeding weeks. So a box-office dollar today is worth far more
than a box office dollar three weeks from now to the film's
financiers.
The theater owners meanwhile have to make most of their money
selling candy and popcorn. For this reason, and because the
owners have built so many new screens over the past decade,
most of the nation's theater chains are bankrupt or close to it. This
weekend, Potter took in 50% more than the next ten movies
combined.
The ironic part is that Harry Potter doesn't need the help. The
young wizard himself is the greatest British hero since James
Bond. Rowling is a worthy successor to Ian Fleming, who,
incidentally was a pretty fair children's book writer, too, having
penned Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. The books are so popular that
the movie would have been wildly anticipated, no matter how it was
released.
Harry Potter is such a skilled wizard, he might be allowed to work
his own magic. He could hit his home runs even without a juiced
ball or a corked bat.
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[CTRL] NATO Buildup In Balkans:Part Of A Deadly Game
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NATO Buildup in the Balkans: Part of a Deadly Game
[posted 26 September 2001]
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In a London 'Times' article, entitled 'U.S. to Build Buffer Zone in the Balkans,' U.S. Ambassador to England William Farish expresses great concern for the stability of the Balkans.
Take this with a generous dose of salt.
Ambassador Farish says the Balkans needs a NATO troop build-up to make it "a potential buffer against terror threats from the east."
The problem is, the Balkans is itself rife with terrorism.
There are presently tens of thousands of NATO troops in the Balkans. Are they working to stamp out this widespread terrorism?
If this were the case it would be a nice little picture: NATO (directed by Washington) fights terror in the Balkans, in Afghanistan, everywhere. Nice; just not true.
According to the 'Times,' one of the places where NATO would increase its troop strength is Macedonia, a country which has been attacked by the world's worst terrorists, the Kosovo Liberation Army or KLA.
The KLA, based in the neighboring Serbian province of Kosovo, works under various names. In Macedonia it calls itself the NLA. In Kosovo it uses the cover of the United Nations-sponsored Kosovo Protection Corps, or KPC. A UN document, prepared for Secretary General Kofi Annan, accuses the KPC of 'murder, torture and extortion.' Aside from driving 350,000 Serbs, 'Gypsies,' Jews, Turks and Slavic Muslims from Kosovo and making life hell for those who remained:
"The KPC has been running protection rackets across Kosovo - in Pristina, Suva Reka, Dragash, Istok and Prizren - demanding 'contributions' from shopkeepers, businessmen and contractors. In Suva Reka, KPC members are alleged to have forced petrol stations to accept coupons rather than money for fuel.
"In Vucitrn, the KPC reportedly demanded protection money from members of an
ethnic minority, the Ashkali, originally from India. One family member had previously been kidnapped and the family had been bombed.
"The KPC has a nice line in death threats, says the UN. Two members threatened to
kill K-For interpreters after being arrested by Nato troops in Kosovo. Following the arrests, 20 KPC men mobbed the police station and demanded their release. They were freed the next day.
"The KPC may be running prostitution rackets, says the UN." [And so on, and on...]
(From the 'London Observer,' 12 March 2000. To read more, see 'How will you plead at your trial, Mr. Annan,' at http://emperors-clothes.com/news/howwill.htm
The KLA (or KPC or NLA) appears to be just the kind of terrorist outfit that has finally driven Washington to stand up and take action against Evil. Right?
Wrong.
"AMERICAN intelligence agents have admitted they helped to train the Kosovo Liberation Army before Nato's bombing of Yugoslavia. The disclosure angered some European diplomats, who said this had undermined moves for a political solution to the conflict between Serbs and Albanians. Central Intelligence Agency officers were cease-fire monitors in Kosovo in 1998 and 1999, developing ties with the KLA and giving American military training manuals and field advice on fighting the Yugoslav army and Serbian police." ('Sunday Times,' 12 March 2000, for which see 'The Cat Is Out of the Bag' at http://emperors-clothes.com/news/ciaaided.htm )
Did the U.S./NATO stop sponsoring the KLA when NATO occupied Kosovo in the summer of 1999? No, admits the BBC. As recently as the winter of 2001:
"Western special forces were still training the guerrillas, as a result of decisions taken before the change of government in Yugoslavia " (From BBC, 29 January, 2001, See 'Diplomats Admit NATO Backs KLA Invasion of Inner Serbia' at http://emperors-clothes.com/docs/admi.htm .)
The NATO command has worked closely with the KLA in the day to day running of Kosovo. It is no exaggeration to say that without NATO, the KLA could not have terrorized the non-Albanian population of Kosovo. (1)
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Darn Macedonian Hard-Liners?
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If NATO were sincere about fighting terror, one would expect terrorists in the Balkans to oppose a NATO buildup. One would expect the local anti-terrorists to support it. Isn't that correct?
Yet according to the 'Times:'
"Nato planners are hoping many of the troops involved can stay on until a follow-up mission is agreed with the Macedonian government. [But] Hardline members of the government in Skopje want Nato out of the country." ('Times,' posted below)
Why do those Macedonian government "hard-liners" oppose NATO? Because NATO has been trying to force them to surrender to the NLA (that is, KLA) terrorists. More horrifying, NATO operatives have served as the terrorists' military advisers - that is, as their officer corps:
"A delicate task was posed for the American peace
[CTRL] NATO Mission a Boost for Berlin
-Caveat Lector- WJPBR Email News List [EMAIL PROTECTED] Peace at any cost is a Prelude to War! NATO Mission a Boost for Berlin 31 August 2001 Summary Germany has taken a backseat in the NATO-led disarmament mission to Macedonia. Berlin will be able to use to its advantage the mission's likely failure by securing greater influence in the Balkans and strengthening its position at the center of a united Europe. Analysis British and French troops began deploying to Macedonia Aug. 23, within hours of NATO's decision to proceed with a mission to disarm ethnic Albanian rebels. Germany's participation in the mission, dubbed Operation Essential Harvest, was uncertain until the German Bundestag approved a 500 troop deployment Aug. 29. Military and political shortcomings have kept Germany from taking a leadership role in the European-led action in Macedonia, apparently undercutting Berlin's power within NATO. The probable failure of the operation, however, could allow Germany to both solidify its influence in the Balkans and challenge British and French authority on European security issues. By suppressing British and French ambitions and strengthening its influence in Europe's unstable backyard, Germany will more firmly establish itself as the core of a united and eventually peaceful Europe. From there, Berlin could wield more power both within Europe and globally. A German-led European defense force may be less likely to intervene internationally than one led by Britain or France because of Germany's history and cultural reticence to use force. This could put more pressure on the United States to continue to act as a global policeman. *COPYRIGHT NOTICE** In accordance with Title 17 U. S. C. Section 107, any copyrighted work in this message is distributed under fair use without profit or payment to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information for nonprofit research and educational purposes only.[Ref. http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml ] Want to be on our lists? Write at [EMAIL PROTECTED] for a menu of our lists! A HREF=http://www.ctrl.org/;www.ctrl.org/A DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substancenot soap-boxingplease! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright fraudsis used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html A HREF=http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html;Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]/A http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ A HREF=http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/;ctrl/A 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
[CTRL] NATO to Collect 3,300 Rebel Weapons
-Caveat Lector- So NATO collects these weapons and plans to leave within thirty days. What is to stop those who surrender their weapons from being slaughtered the instant NATO leaves? ~Amelia~ NATO to Collect 3,300 Rebel Weapons By Danica Kirka Associated Press Writer Sunday, August 26, 2001; 7:08 PM SKOPJE, Macedonia -- NATO revealed Sunday that it plans to collect 3,300 weapons from ethnic Albanian militants in a delicate operation it described as being Macedonia's only alternative to war. By revealing the figures, NATO sets boundaries for its mission in Macedonia. Called Operation Essential Harvest, it envisions NATO troops setting up collection sites to take weapons as rebels turn them in. NATO has said it plans to complete the process in 30 days and leave. But the number of weapons NATO decided on could become an obstacle to carrying out the plan. Macedonian government officials, who say the rebels have thousands more weapons than they have admitted to, said later Sunday that they had not agreed to accept NATO's figures. Prime Minister Ljubco Georgievski, a consistent opponent of the weapons collection plan, described NATO's estimates of rebel arms as humiliating. The dispute opened the possibility that the weapons collection process won't start as planned Monday. By early Sunday evening, political leaders had failed to order their forces to pull back from areas surrounding drop-off sites - a key requirement for NATO to start weapons collections. Our regrouping will be simultaneous with the arrival and deployment of NATO troops, said Marjan Gjurovski, the Macedonian defense spokesman. NATO's announcement came hours after a deadly explosion ripped through a motel, killing two people and further complicating the alliance's efforts to build confidence between the rebels and the government ahead of its mission. The Macedonian-owned motel was in Celopek, a village six miles south of the predominantly Albanian city of Tetovo. Georgievski called the attack barbaric. I have suggested that Macedonia must legitimately respond or retaliate either with a military or police action, he said. It was unclear if the government would actually act. Later Sunday, the explosion of what was apparently a bomb in a trash can in the capital, Skopje, shattered nearby store windows and damaged two cars. No injuries were reported in the blast, which police said was likely caused by industrial explosives. The explosion took place in an ethnic Albanian neighborhood, but about 50 yards from an Orthodox church. Most ethnic Albanians are Muslims; most Macedonians are Orthodox Christians. Police also reported an exchange of infantry and artillery fire in the Kumanovo area northeast of Skopje. Security forces responded adequately, police said. The planned NATO mission is the alliance's attempt to avert more bloodshed in this ethnically torn nation. Fighting broke out along Macedonia's border with Kosovo in February after ethnic Albanians launched an insurgency claiming they were fighting for greater rights. The government says ethnic Albanians, who make about a third of the country's population of 2 million, are fighting for a state of their own. After an Aug. 13 peace deal, NATO's ruling council authorized a total about 4,700 troops to help with disarmament of the rebels. The peace deal envisions a step-by-step process in which rebels will hand over weapons to NATO in exchange for political reforms in Macedonia. Since a third of the weapons are to be handed over in exchange for moves in parliament, the figure had to be revealed in advance. There are no guarantees and the path will not be easy and the alternative is clear, said Maj. Gen. Gunnar Lange, the military commander of Operation Essential Harvest. The alternative is war. Despite rebel claims to have only a few thousand weapons, the Macedonian government had claimed the insurgents have 85,000. A key Macedonian official told The Associated Press on condition of anonymity that hard-liners in the government will continue to demand more collections in an attempt to obstruct constitutional reforms envisioned under the peace agreement. NATO, which is in Macedonia at the invitation of the government, would be unlikely to act unless all the parties are on board - even though it has repeatedly stated it has come to this troubled Balkan country not as a peacekeeper but only to collect weapons voluntarily handed over. Also Sunday, ethnic Albanian rebels released eight hostages in an apparent goodwill gesture. And despite the dispute, rebels continued preparations to hand over weapons in places like the front-line village of Nikusak. Rebel commander Adashi claimed that his 114th Brigade would be the first in the country to surrender its arms. The brigade, whose area of responsibility includes Skopje, pledged to hand over a third of its weapons as planned Monday. Included in the cache are automatic rifles, mortars and rocket-propelled grenades. © 2001 The
Re: [CTRL] NATO to Collect 3,300 Rebel Weapons
-Caveat Lector- On 26 Aug 01, at 23:40, Amelia wrote: So NATO collects these weapons and plans to leave within thirty days. What is to stop those who surrender their weapons from being slaughtered the instant NATO leaves? This is like big garbage day -- like when you can put out old appliances for the refuse agents to collect and relocate at the dump. Chances are the 3300 are old and outdated and would be of no real use to anyone. Some of the reports I've read put a probable total of available weapons at the tens of thousands, maybe 60,000. This is also like the gun buy-backs in the U.S.: take an old piece of rust to the police station and get $50.00 to put down on an upgrade. AER A HREF=http://www.ctrl.org/;www.ctrl.org/A DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substancenot soap-boxingplease! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright fraudsis used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html A HREF=http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html;Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]/A http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ A HREF=http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/;ctrl/A 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
[CTRL] NATO, By It's Own Definition Guilty Of War Crimes
http://english.pravda.ru/main/2001/07/05/9360.html 10:04 2001-07-05 TIMOTHY BANCROFT-HINCHEY: NATO GUILTY OF WAR CRIMES BY OWN DEFINITION According to definitions used by The Hague Tribunal and by the Geneva Convention on War Crimes, NATO is guilty. Pravda.Ru presents the evidence for a case against NATO in a court of law such as the one at The Hague. Article 3 of the Statute of The Hague International Penal Court states clearly that one criterion for indictment for war crimes is: “Attack or bombardment, by whatever means, against undefended cities, towns, villages, buildings or houses”. NATO’s continuous use of civilian targets for military purposes, a scenario which this military organization wantonly and callously calls “collateral damage”, fits this clause exactly and would be the cornerstone of a case accusing this organisation of being guilty of war crimes. Another clause of the same Article 3 could also be stipulated: “Massive destruction of cities, towns or villages or destruction not justified by military necessity”. Any number of the unprovoked attacks by NATO in Yugoslavia and Iraq in the past decade would fit into this category, namely bombing attacks by NATO on civilian targets and structures. The bombing of the Chinese Embassy, for example, was not a “military necessity”, by NATO’s own definition, because it was officially classified by this organisation as a mistake. In which case, and under Article 3, it was a case of destruction not justified by military necessity and therefore, by its own definition and using the Articles from the Court set up by this organisation, NATO is guilty of war crimes. However, the case does not stop here. Article 147 of the Geneva Convention on War Crimes, defines the latter as “...deportation or illegal transfer or illegal detention of a protected person...or to purposefully deprive a protected person of his rights of a fair and regular trial...” What is being done in the case of Mr. Slobodan Milosevic at The Hague, apart from being a case of piracy, kidnapping and illegal imprisonment, is in flagrant violation of the Geneva Convention. Not having been appointed by the United Nations General Assembly, the IPC at The Hague is at most illegal and at least not legal. It is therefore incompetent to try Slobodan Milosevic, or anyone else, for alleged crimes. More ironic still is this case when we discover that by their own definitions, NATO are guilty of the crimes they accuse others of – in an organism which has no legal substance whatsoever. How the international community tolerates such a scandalous state of affairs and apportions to it such a degree of seriousness is ridiculous and a shame for any country which prides itself on saying that it is a state of law.
[CTRL] NATO It's Time to Go
-Caveat Lector- So the USA is to police the world, Save Israel, and continue to ignore its own defenses? Lots of people would like to see the USA let down their guard - like they did that day in Dallas? You see what happens when Eternal Vigilence is just a slogan.. Under the Constitution of the United States of American our public servants MUST provide for the common defense..Remember Pearl Harbor while America Slept? Better spend a little time investigation this new EU Army that sounds like the goosesteps of the NAZI Party . for as Waco - there boots were made for walking all over US Are we to dig our own graves in advance? Saba U.S. fails to assure skeptical NATO Alliance gives measured response to U.S. missile defense plan U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell listens to delegates at the NATO Foreign Ministers meeting in Budapest on Tuesday. MSNBC NEWS SERVICES BUDAPEST, Hungary, May 29 U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell on Tuesday led Washington's offensive that aims to persuade skeptical NATO allies to accept U.S. missile defense plans. But Washington's top diplomat was unable to convince the alliance's policy-making body, which stopped far short of endorsing the Bush administration's national missile shield. A joint statement issued by the North Atlantic Council does not portray the possibility of missile attack as a common threat faced by allies, as the Bush administration had hoped. Powell had hoped to persuade skeptical NATO allies to be more supportive of U.S. missile defense plans. But, according to sources close to the process who spoke on the condition of anonymity, France and Germany resisted stronger language sought by Powell. 'CONSULTATIONS' WILL CONTINUE The draft statement said NATO allies welcome the consultations initiated by President Bush on the U.S. strategic review, including missile defense. We intend to pursue these consultations vigorously, and welcome the United States' assurance that the views of allies will be taken into account as it considers its plans further. The nuclear-armed planet MSNBC InteractiveClick here to see nuclear stockpiles around the world (requires Flash plugin) In a minor victory, Powell was able to persuade NATO foreign ministers to omit from the joint statement any mention of the 1972 Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty. Last year's joint statement called the treaty the cornerstone of strategic stability. The Bush administration wants to scrap or heavily modify the treaty, which prohibits development of national missile defense systems. The statement was prepared for the North Atlantic Council, the alliance's top policy-making board, which is made up of foreign ministers of the 19 NATO nations. See our special report on Milosevic's reign of terror. BALKANS FEARS In addition to presenting U.S. views on missile defense, Powell also sought to assure allies that the United States would not pull its peacekeeping forces out of the Balkans, despite comments by Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld suggesting the U.S. role in Bosnia was near an end. Tuesday's final statement said it was not advisable at this time to consider major restructuring or reductions in the peacekeeping force in Bosnia, other than a moderate reduction in overall troop level. The job is not yet completed, NATO Secretary-General Lord Robertson told reporters. U.S. officials had worked behind the scenes for a joint statement that would cite a common threat of missile attack in a section referring to the U.S. missile defense plan. That would be stronger than the phrase potential threat that was in a year-earlier statement. WEAKER OUTCOME But the United States failed to get the stronger language included. Instead, NATO allies promise to consider appropriate assessment of threats and address the full range of strategic issues affecting our common security, and the means to address them. In the statement, the allies pledge to continue substantive consultations in the alliance on these issues. German Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer said it was important that no decisions be made on the missile defense issue until further consultations have occurred. A U.S. missile defense plan must add to our security and stability. It must not lead to another arms race, Fischer said. U.S. could buy Russia missiles At an opening session, NATO foreign ministers voiced concern about violence in Macedonia and indicated support for only modest cuts in the peacekeeping mission in Bosnia, said a NATO official who attended. The official, speaking on the condition of anonymity, said the alliance is ready to support only trimming and minor adjustment in the Bosnian force. Other NATO sources have said they expect announcement of a cut of 10 percent to 15 percent in the peacekeeping force of 21,000, of which 3,300 are Americans.
[CTRL] NATO and Macedonia Act to Flush Out Rebels
-Caveat Lector- WJPBR Email News List [EMAIL PROTECTED] Peace at any cost is a Prelude to War! NATO and Macedonia Act to Flush Out Rebels Carlotta Gall New York Times Service Friday, March 9, 2001 SKOPJE, Macedonia U.S.-led peacekeepers in southern Kosovo occupied a village on the border with Macedonia on Thursday as part of a coordinated move with Macedonian military forces through the night and morning to flush out ethnic Albanian rebels from their mountain base. . The operation by some 300 international peacekeepers, most of them Americans, to occupy Tanusevci was the first offensive action by peacekeepers since they entered Kosovo in June 1999. It followed a move on Tuesday to secure the village of Mijak, just short of the border, where peacekeepers traded fire with a group of rebels, wounding several. . The operation is a sign of NATO's determination to help Macedonia quell an incipient ethnic Albanian insurgency before it grows. Three Macedonians and at least two Albanians have been killed in the skirmishes around Tanusevci in the last two weeks. The violence has alarmed not only the Macedonian government, but the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and Western governments, who fear it could flare into a larger conflict, as it has on Kosovo's eastern boundary with Serbia. . Armed Albanians, thought to be local men from Macedonia who fought with their fellow Albanians against Serbian forces in Kosovo, appeared for the first time in the village of Tanusevci two weeks ago. Some of them wore uniforms and called themselves members of the National Liberation Army. Soon after they engaged the Macedonian military in firefights. . NATO's first concern has been to seal the border and prevent the movement of men and weapons. But the action Thursday was more aggressive. A U.S. military spokesman said the peacekeepers' aim was to eliminate any safe havens that could be used by armed groups in southern Kosovo. Tanusevci, which they found empty and abandoned, would now appear off bounds for any armed Albanians. . But the rebels seem to have just moved on to other villages, even if they have been pinched by the joint action closing in on them from the north and south. Some are reported to be present in the nearby village of Malino, according to local journalists. "They move all the time. They like to move," said Snezana Lupevska, a reporter from AI television in Skopje, who has followed the story. . It is not clear what prompted the Albanians to abandon Tanusevci, but U.S. troops who took part in the operation said they had watched them leave in a group through their night-sights. . Macedonian military officials said a group of 50 to 60 armed men headed east for a military post called Kudra Fura, just over a kilometer from Tanusevci during the night. Just after midnight, the gunmen launched an attack on the military post, shooting for two hours and then moving round and continuing the attack from the east, a Macedonian Army spokesman, Gorgi Trendafilov, said at a news conference in Skopje. . He said that the Albanians had opened fire first and the military had responded. American officers who had tracked the shooting said that they thought the Albanians had run into an ambush. . In a well-coordinated effort, U.S. officers maintained constant communication throughout the night with Macedonian military forces, even while the Macedonians were engaged in the firefight with the Albanians, and then in the morning as U.S. troops moved in to take control of the village. . "We have been receiving logistical support" from the peacekeeping forces "and they helped all night." Mr. Trendafilov said. "We were in contact all the time." . Neither the peacekeepers nor the Macedonians suffered any casualties. It is not known if rebels suffered any. . The operation marks a new step for NATO in the region since it intervened in Kosovo in 1999 against Yugoslav forces. American troops have been often criticized for doing nothing to stop Albanian rebels groups establishing themselves just beyond Kosovo's eastern border in the last year. . NATO said Thursday that it had decided to allow Yugoslav military and police forces back in to the five-kilometer (three-mile) wide exclusion zone that runs along the boundary with Serbia. Excluded from the area since the end of NATO's war with Yugoslavia in 1999, the Yugoslav Army has complained that it has not been allowed to contain the increasingly violent insurgency in southern Serbia. . Yugoslavia's president, Vojislav Kostunica, repeated those complaints Thursday at a news conference in Belgrade, and said that NATO's decision was yet another proof that the peacekeeping mission in Kosovo had failed. . "The latest offer to squeeze our forces in a narrow, five-kilometer zone means" that the NATO-led peacekeeping force "is abandoning the protection of the borders with Macedonia, and is placing our forces between the two fires," Mr. Kostunica said. . "The Yugoslav forces will, of course, do it to
[CTRL] NATO Used FRY As Nuclear Dumping Ground: Russian General
The Committee for National Solidarity Tolstojeva 34, Belgrade, YU http://www.russiatoday.com/news.php3?id=252490"Cheap" NATO Must Fund Uranium Cleanup, Russia SaysMOSCOW, Jan 12, 2001 -- (Reuters) Russian defenseofficials accused NATO on Thursday of using Serbia asa dumping ground for depleted uranium ammunition itneeded to get rid of and called on the alliance to payfor any cleanup.Russia's air force chief General Anatoly Kornukovdenounced the Western military alliance forpenny-pinching, saying NATO had used its 1999 airraids to dispose of depleted uranium munitions ratherthan dispose of them properly."It is clear to me they dropped the (munitions) theyneeded to destroy, as purely destroying them wouldhave been several times more expensive than droppingthem during bombing", he said in televised remarks."Of course there is an (environmental) effect, there'sno question about that. But at least we do not havethese (munitions). We got out of this a long time agoand this is a totally incorrect approach," he said."All statements made on this matter by the officialrepresentatives of the U.S. administration, including(Secretary of State) Madeleine Albright, are aimed atamateurs," RIA Novosti quoted Kornukov as saying.Colonel-General Leonid Ivashov, the Defense Ministry'sinternational relations chief and leading hawk, toldInterfax news agency that NATO had a duty to check thehealth of all Yugoslavs, not just troops in Kosovo,and to foot the bill for any cleanup operation in theregion."It is extremely important that NATO countries payattention not only to damage which may have beencaused to the health of servicemen in the...Kosovooperation, but to all damage caused in Yugoslavia, toits people and ecology," he said."All actions in assessing this damage and in dealingwith the consequences must be conducted by countriesof the North Atlantic alliance at their expense."Russian Defense Minister Igor Sergeyev will raise theuse of depleted uranium munitions in Yugoslavia andBosnia during a scheduled February 6-8 visit to theBalkans, domestic news agencies reported, citing"informed sources."Moscow has already called for a thorough probe byrespected international organizations of the possiblehealth risks associated with the ammunition.On Wednesday, NATO ambassadors promised to investigatethe effects of depleted uranium but said it posed aminimal health risk. It pledged to do all it could toreassure troops and civilians worried by cancerscares.Russia fiercely opposed NATO's 11-week 1999 aircampaign on Yugoslav targets, launched in response toBelgrade's crackdown on the ethnic Albanian majorityin Kosovo province. Moscow later contributedpeacekeepers to a U.N.-backed force.Russia says it wants to test as many as possible ofits 10,000 Balkan veterans and the roughly 3,000peacekeepers it has in Kosovo and 1,000 men stationedin Bosnia. So far, it has found no one suffering fromleukemia.Mrs Jela Jovanovic, art historian Secretary General
[CTRL] NATO bombs taking a terrible toll in Bratunac
The Committee for National Solidarity Tolstojeva 34, Belgrade, YU Nedeljni Telegraf, Belgrade, YugoslaviaIssue 246, January 10, 2001SHOCKING Uranium NATO bombs are taking a terrible toll in Bratunac ineastern Bosnia. The most recent victim was only 20 years oldSomeone dies of cancer every third day; there is no more room in thecemeteriesby Dubravka VujanovicPhoto: I. Dobricichttp://www.nedeljnitelegraf.co.yu/novi/uran1.gifThe cemetery in Bratunac already stretches to the housesThe village is empty, the cemetery full. Soon there will be no more roomfor the dead. Among refugee families who moved to Bratunac from Hadzicithere is a hardly a household not cloaked in mourning.The meadow set aside for the cemetery, they say, was almost completelyempty five years ago when they arrived. Today, one next to the other,separated by a distance of less than one half meter, grave upon grave.On them are fresh wreaths, some with flowers that have not yet wilted.On the crosses the years of death 1998, 1999, 2000 and the grave of a 20year-old woman at the end of the rows. She died a few days ago.These are the horrific pictures which the casual visitor will find inBratunac because the first stories about this village will take himnowhere else but the cemetery. The natives of Bratunac live while thenatives of Hadzici die. Suddenly, overnight, after a few days' illness,in the greatest pain - from cancer. Every attempt to explain what ishappening to them takes them back to 1995.Five years ago Hadzici was a part of something called Serbian Sarajevo.They survived the double encirclement of the Muslim army and what wasmost probably the most intense bombing ever seen. In only one day,planes flew 200 missions to dump more than 500 bombs on thismunicipality. The residents of Hadzici survived. They survived the war,that is, but not the peace.First, they say, they were betrayed in Dayton in November 1995. Someoneat the top got the idea that the best thing to do would be to moveHadzici to Bratunac. There was no choice and very little time. Almostthe same night, before the peace delegation returned to the countrystill hung over from the signing of the peace contract, the natives ofHadzici packed themselves and their belongings into trucks and tractortrailers and headed toward Bratunac, a small town between Zvornik andSrebrenica.It was no ordinary move. During the night the natives of Hadziciunearthed their dead and loaded them onto trailers. Not a single "Serbear" was left in that part of Serbian Sarajevo. Even though theytransferred an astonishing 156 graves, they had no problemsaccommodating their dead. An entire tract in the cemetery was empty andthey buried them next to each other. They raised an identical markerover each grave.No one could even imagine that in only one or two years the part of thecemetery set aside for civilians would be doubly full."First the older people began to die. Their bodies must have been lessresistant to the inexplicable thing which later began claiming the livesof younger people as well. It happens often that one of the natives ofHadzici will suddenly die. Or they will go to see the doctor in Belgradeand when they come back their relatives will tell us that they are dyingof cancer. And it doesn't happen to the natives of Bratunac but only tous," relates Sretko Elez, a sixty year-old man from Hadzici.It was believed that it was a question of fate. Then chief doctorSlavica Jovanovic asked how it was possible. She conducted aninvestigation and proved that in 1998 the mortality rate far exceededthe birth rate. She showed that it wasn't just a question of fate butsomething far more serious. The political leadership was informed but todate no one has said a word about it. Foreign television crews arrivedaily in Bratunac, pathologists are asking about the anonymous littletown while Banja Luka and Belgrade remain silent."Even Zoran Stankovic, the renowned pathologist from the MilitaryMedical Academy (VMA) determined that over 200 of his patients from thisarea died of cancer, most probably due to the effects of depleteduranium in dropped NATO bombs five years ago. But someone quicklysilenced the public and everything was hushed up. No one would know whatis happening to us to this very day if they themselves had not met withthe same fate, if they had not begun to die. Only now are they allasking themselves what will happen if the same thing befalls Serbiawhich befell the Serbs from Hadzici," says Nedeljko Zelenovic, areporter for Radio Bratunac and a refugee from Hadzici, bitterly.Zelenovic lost his father a few months ago to cancer of the lungs.Approximately 20 people have died in just six months. If one does themath, they tell us, he will find that a native of Hadzici dies everythird or fourth day.And
Re: [CTRL] NATO lied over Yugoslav 'mass killings'
The more things change, the more they stay the same. In the Middle Ages, it was "witches" roasting babies. That's how the Catholic Church fueled the Inquisition, which efficiently terrorized and suppressed ordinary folks. This is one of the reasons I worry about the mainstream Christian Church and its crazy obsession with "Satanism." In my opinion the whole thing is a herring being trailed in front of the noses of Christians to get them focussed on imaginary terrors instead of the real terrors produced by the NWO. Jenny Decker - Original Message - From: "nexusmagazine" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, August 27, 2000 10:38 PM Subject: [CTRL] NATO lied over Yugoslav 'mass killings' In light of the recent KFOR 'news' announcements that the Kosovo death toll is climbing maybe some sanity can be found below. NATO and the UN lied through their teeth to get the west into the war. In WWI - it was Germans eating babies. In WWII - it was Germans eating babies again. In Desert Storm - it was Iraqis microwaving babies and mass raping some girl In Yugoslavia it was 'mass killings' and ethnic cleansing. All ended up proven lies, lies used to get emotional/public support behind the war effort. Remember the next time, truth is the first casualty of war. Duncan Via Workers World News Service Reprinted from the Aug. 31, 2000 issue of Workers World newspaper - It was all a lie NATO ADMITS YUGOSLAVS CARRIED OUT NO MASS KILLINGS IN KOSOVO By John Catalinotto On Aug. 17 NATO officials conceded that the figures they released in 1999, allegedly a count of the people killed by Yugoslav forces in Kosovo, were much higher than the actual number of people killed there. Findings by forensic teams from the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia in the Hague forced NATO's admission. The ICTY exhumed 3,000 bodies and examined them. While they have not yet released a report, ICTY spokespeople said that at most 3,000 people were killed. They said there was no evidence of mutilations. And they said that not all the dead can be proved to be victims of murder or execution. Last year NATO had charged that Yugoslav forces massacred at least 10,000 people. NATO spokespeople implied that 500,000 supposedly "missing" people also had been killed. They used these claims to justify NATO bombings that had no basis in United Nations treaties or NATO's own charter. NATO has now been forced to admit in effect that it waged a lying propaganda war to win support for its own illegal intervention that killed over 3,000 Yugoslavs, about one-third of them children. Washington and NATO have no hard evidence that Yugoslav forces carried out even a small-scale massacre of civilians, let alone the "genocide" they were charged with. The ICTY "Big Lie" of NATO's. According to a report in the Aug. 18 British Guardian, Mark Laity, the acting NATO spokesperson, said: "NATO never said the missing were all dead. The figure we stood by was 10,000." Laity even tried to claim that NATO's intervention stopped further killing. The truth is that since NATO occupied Kosovo, right-wing Albanian forces have killed some 1,000 people, mostly Serb and Romani, while pushing all non-Albanian peoples out of the region. NATO FORCES LIE AGAIN ABOUT TREPCA While this exposure of NATO's lies came too late to stop last year's bombing, it should be kept in mind by anyone evaluating NATO leaders' current statements regarding Yugoslavia. On Aug. 14, French and British forces occupying the Serbian province of Kosovo and Metohija seized the smelter at the Trepca mines near Kosovo Mitrovica. These are the richest nickel and lead mines in Europe. Corporate forces in the United States, Britain and France want these mines in their hands and not in the hands of the Yugoslav government. This time the excuse for the action was that the smelter was "polluting" the environment. Compared to the pollution caused by NATO's deliberate bombing of Pancevo and other Yugoslav chemical complexes, not to mention the use of radioactive depleted uranium weapons, this pollution is minor. In any case, Yugoslav authorities reported that steps had already been taken to reduce the smelter's pollution. The United States, Britain and France using a lie to justify an unwarranted and illegal seizure of Yugoslav property, just as they lied to justify the war in the first place. The NATO powers and Washington in particular have been attempting to intervene in the Yugoslav election scheduled for Sept. 24. They have set up an office in Budapest, Hungary, to deliver funds to parties in Yugoslavia that oppose the current elected president, Slobodan Milosevic. Seizing the Trepca smelter must be seen as part of this election strategy. By taking this step before the election
[CTRL] NATO lied over Yugoslav 'mass killings'
In light of the recent KFOR 'news' announcements that the Kosovo death toll is climbing maybe some sanity can be found below. NATO and the UN lied through their teeth to get the west into the war. In WWI - it was Germans eating babies. In WWII - it was Germans eating babies again. In Desert Storm - it was Iraqis microwaving babies and mass raping some girl In Yugoslavia it was 'mass killings' and ethnic cleansing. All ended up proven lies, lies used to get emotional/public support behind the war effort. Remember the next time, truth is the first casualty of war. Duncan Via Workers World News Service Reprinted from the Aug. 31, 2000 issue of Workers World newspaper - It was all a lie NATO ADMITS YUGOSLAVS CARRIED OUT NO MASS KILLINGS IN KOSOVO By John Catalinotto On Aug. 17 NATO officials conceded that the figures they released in 1999, allegedly a count of the people killed by Yugoslav forces in Kosovo, were much higher than the actual number of people killed there. Findings by forensic teams from the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia in the Hague forced NATO's admission. The ICTY exhumed 3,000 bodies and examined them. While they have not yet released a report, ICTY spokespeople said that at most 3,000 people were killed. They said there was no evidence of mutilations. And they said that not all the dead can be proved to be victims of murder or execution. Last year NATO had charged that Yugoslav forces massacred at least 10,000 people. NATO spokespeople implied that 500,000 supposedly "missing" people also had been killed. They used these claims to justify NATO bombings that had no basis in United Nations treaties or NATO's own charter. NATO has now been forced to admit in effect that it waged a lying propaganda war to win support for its own illegal intervention that killed over 3,000 Yugoslavs, about one-third of them children. Washington and NATO have no hard evidence that Yugoslav forces carried out even a small-scale massacre of civilians, let alone the "genocide" they were charged with. The ICTYitself created and funded by the NATO powershas exposed this "Big Lie" of NATO's. According to a report in the Aug. 18 British Guardian, Mark Laity, the acting NATO spokesperson, said: "NATO never said the missing were all dead. The figure we stood by was 10,000." Laity even tried to claim that NATO's intervention stopped further killing. The truth is that since NATO occupied Kosovo, right-wing Albanian forces have killed some 1,000 people, mostly Serb and Romani, while pushing all non-Albanian peoples out of the region. NATO FORCES LIE AGAIN ABOUT TREPCA While this exposure of NATO's lies came too late to stop last year's bombing, it should be kept in mind by anyone evaluating NATO leaders' current statements regarding Yugoslavia. On Aug. 14, French and British forces occupying the Serbian province of Kosovo and Metohija seized the smelter at the Trepca mines near Kosovo Mitrovica. These are the richest nickel and lead mines in Europe. Corporate forces in the United States, Britain and France want these mines in their hands and not in the hands of the Yugoslav government. This time the excuse for the action was that the smelter was "polluting" the environment. Compared to the pollution caused by NATO's deliberate bombing of Pancevo and other Yugoslav chemical complexes, not to mention the use of radioactive depleted uranium weapons, this pollution is minor. In any case, Yugoslav authorities reported that steps had already been taken to reduce the smelter's pollution. The United States, Britain and Francethe major NATO powersare again using a lie to justify an unwarranted and illegal seizure of Yugoslav property, just as they lied to justify the war in the first place. The NATO powers and Washington in particular have been attempting to intervene in the Yugoslav election scheduled for Sept. 24. They have set up an office in Budapest, Hungary, to deliver funds to parties in Yugoslavia that oppose the current elected president, Slobodan Milosevic. Seizing the Trepca smelter must be seen as part of this election strategy. By taking this step before the election, NATO hopes to put the blame for the "loss of Trepca" on Milosevic rather than on his opposition. This strategy was spelled out last fall in a study prepared by a think tank funded by multi-billionaire George Soros. The report suggested that NATO use the excuse of pollution to seize the Trepca mines, and to do it before the election. Besides trying to undermine the Yugoslav government by meddling in the national election, NATO forces have been supporting a pro-Western leadership in Montenegro, the republic that with Serbia makes up present-day Yugoslavia. British officers have been training the Montenegrin police to combat the Yugoslav Army. This was underlined when Yugoslav forces caught two British officers who were doing this training, along with two Canadians who had
[CTRL] Nato berated over Karadzic
http://news.ft.com/ft/gx.cgi/ftc?pagename=Viewc=Articlecid=FT3OG8DE6CClive=truetagid=ZZZAFZAVA0Csubheading=europe Nato berated over Karadzic By Ruth Sullivan Published: August 21 2000 17:56GMT | Last Updated: August 21 2000 20:22GMT Carla del Ponte, the chief prosecutor of the UN's international criminal tribunal for former Yugoslavia, has expressed her growing frustration over the failure of Nato forces in Bosnia to arrest Radovan Karadzic, the Bosnian Serb leader who has been indicted on war crimes charges. However, in an interview, Ms del Ponte did not attribute Nato's failure to apprehend Mr Karadzic to a lack of political will. Instead, she blamed a "lack of communication" between French and US units of the Nato-led multinational force in Bosnia. The 53-year-old Swiss prosecutor also questioned the commitment of US forces to the pursuit of indicted war criminals. "The Americans want zero risk, which is impossible if you want to arrest a criminal". But she said she remained optimistic she would have one or two of the three top-echelon criminals in her detention cells in The Hague in the next 12 months. The chief prosecutor noted some positive changes which had occurred in the year that she has been at the tribunal. Despite the failure to arrest Mr Karadzic or Ratko Mladic, the former Bosnian Serb general, she argued there was now more evidence of Nato's political will to bring leading indictees to trial. "When I started I was not sure there was the political will, but now I am certain there is." Ms del Ponte argued that the arrest in April of Momcilo Krajisnik, Mr Karadzic's right-hand man and the highest-ranking war crimes suspect detained so far, brought a feeling that the net was tightening, which had also increased the tribunal's credibility. Not everyone agrees with her. Some observers in Bosnia say that Nato has not yet issued ground forces with the order to arrest Mr Karadzic, saying this demonstrates a clear lack of any real political intention to bring top criminals to justice. James Lyon, head of the Sarajevo office of the International Crisis Group, an independent monitoring group, believes that Nato is constantly aware of Mr Karadzic's whereabouts. Fear of a backlash from Bosnian Serbs, which would break the fragile peace, if prime arrests were made is a deterrent. Beyond Bosnia, Ms del Ponte has been encouraged by evidence of a new spirit of co-operation from Croatia following defeat of the nationalist HDZ government at the polls last December . Croatia is currently handing over documents sought by the tribunal relating to its controversial operations Flash and Storm, aimed at taking back areas held by Serb insurgents in 1995. There has, however, been controversy recently in Zagreb over the possibility that Ms del Ponte might be preparing an indictment against Petar Stipetic, head of the Croatian general staff during the operations. Many Croats still regard the action as a war of liberation against Serb aggression. Soon after Ms del Ponte's arrival at the tribunal in September, where she took over from Louise Arbour, a Canadian, the number of arrests increased to one a month. But despite the increase, the tribunal is still facing criticism for the excrutiatingly slow pace of trial and appeal. About 30 indictees are awaiting trial and any arrest made now wi ll take up to two years before the case comes to trial. "We simply have not got enough judges or courts," Ms del Ponte argued, asserting that instead of the current three there should be four of five court chambers at the Hague, with more judges available. To this end the UN has been asked to increase its budget of $100m.
[CTRL] NATO takes over mine complex in Kosovo
NATO takes over mine complex in Kosovo The Associated Press ZVECAN, Yugoslavia (August 14, 2000 1:06 p.m. EDT http://www.nandotimes.com) - In a pre-dawn raid likely to heighten tensions in the region, NATO-led peacekeepers took control of a Serb-run mining complex in the northern part of Kosovo on Monday. Hundreds of NATO-led peacekeepers cordoned off the 200-square-yard area around a massive smelting complex that U.N. officials claimed was spewing dangerous amounts of lead into the atmosphere. Clouds of smoke belched from aging chimneys while Italian police and soldiers from France, Britain, Belgium and Denmark swept in. Serb sources say as many as 800 NATO troops took part in the takeover, though NATO sources put the number slightly higher. Kosovo Serb leader Oliver Ivanovic said plant workers told him NATO troops "just appeared out of nowhere." Only a handful of workers were on hand when the operation began at 3:45 a.m., Ivanovic said. NATO-led peacekeepers - some wearing face masks because of the smoke - came within yards of the crumbling communist-era complex before being stopped on a footbridge leading into the facility. After hours of negotiations with plant officials, peacekeepers took over, U.N. spokesman Michael Keats said. One security guard was slightly injured in a scuffle with peacekeepers when he resisted NATO's arrival. Later, Serb residents protesting the takeover threw stones at NATO troops. A couple of journalists were roughed up in the scuffle. Three British soldiers were slightly injured, said NATO spokeswoman Kath Hurley. NATO had no reports of civilian casualties, but the Belgrade-based Beta independent news agency said a Serb man and child were injured in a scuffle with British troops. Bernard Kouchner, Kosovo's top U.N. administrator, stressed that the closure was only temporary, and workers would return to work "as soon as possible." Kouchner said the takeover was necessary to end a health risk, adding 160 people had been hospitalized in the past year for treatment for lead poisoning. Last week, U.N. officials said lead levels from the plant were 200 times World Health Organization norms. "As a doctor and as chief administrator of Kosovo, I would be derelict if I let this threat to the health of children and pregnant women continue for one more day," Kouchner said in a written statement. Yugoslav Information Minister Goran Matic protested the NATO action, calling it a "robbery" and violation of a U.N. resolution that allowed the troops to operate in Kosovo. "It is an anti-Serb demonstration of power against unarmed people," Matic told the state-run Tanjug news agency. Trepca is an emotional symbol for the people of this southern Serb province, who are struggling to rebuild after the 78-day NATO air war aimed at forcing Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic to end his repression of ethnic Albanian residents. The main employer of Serbs in the industrial north until last year, the smelter is part of the Trepca mining complex, a group of about 40 mines that produce gold, silver, lead, zinc and cadmium. Steve Wingate Anomalous Images and UFO Files http://www.anomalous-images.com A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/"www.ctrl.org/A DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substancenot soap-boxingplease! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright fraudsis used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html"Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]/A http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/"ctrl/A 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
Re: [CTRL] NATO takes over mine complex in Kosovo
Now we begin to see the implementation of the hidden agenda in Kosovo. Trebca may be antiquated, it may be polluting the air and water, working conditions may be horrendous...but it's a major source for gold, silver, lead, zinc, and cadmium, one of the most important mining complexes in Europe. Seizing the smelter is only the beginning. Expect NATO to begin "temporary" occupation of the rest of the Trebca complex... - Original Message - From: "Steve Wingate" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, August 14, 2000 3:30 PM Subject: [CTRL] NATO takes over mine complex in Kosovo NATO takes over mine complex in Kosovo The Associated Press ZVECAN, Yugoslavia (August 14, 2000 1:06 p.m. EDT http://www.nandotimes.com) - In a pre-dawn raid likely to heighten tensions in the region, NATO-led peacekeepers took control of a Serb-run mining complex in the northern part of Kosovo on Monday. snip A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/"www.ctrl.org/A DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substancenot soap-boxingplease! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright fraudsis used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html"Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]/A http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/"ctrl/A 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
Re: [CTRL] NATO takes over mine complex in Kosovo
Steve Wingate wrote: NATO takes over mine complex in Kosovo The Associated Press [snip] Kouchner said the takeover was necessary to end a health risk, adding 160 people had been hospitalized in the past year for treatment for lead poisoning. Last week, U.N. officials said lead levels from the plant were 200 times World Health Organization norms. "As a doctor and as chief administrator of Kosovo, I would be derelict if I let this threat to the health of children and pregnant women continue for one more day," Kouchner said in a written statement. As if they truly give a flying fuck about the environment. Go ask the WHO about the filth in the Danube and neighboring countryside thanks to NATO bombardment. -- ´´ Mark McHugh Study war no more. A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/"www.ctrl.org/A DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substancenot soap-boxingplease! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright fraudsis used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html"Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]/A http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/"ctrl/A 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
[CTRL] NATO Deliberately Bombed China Embassy?
On Fri, 28 Jul 2000 15:26:57 +0300 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Activist Mailing List - http://get.to/activist http://www.albaniannews.com Albanian Daily News July 28, 2000 French Officer Says NATO Deliberately Bombed China Embassy VIENNA - A former French intelligence officer who served at the headquarters of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) forces during the Kosovo crisis said in an interview with a German magazine that the NATO bombing of the Chinese Embassy in Belgrade in May 1999 was done on purpose. Maj. Pierre Bunel, who is facing trial for leaking intelligence material to Yugoslavia while working at the NATO headquarters, told the German monthly Konkret that he had seen a NATO intelligence list of diplomatic missions in Belgrade showing the correct location of Chinaâs embassy. The United States, which carried out the bombing mission, has called the attack a mistake, saying the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency selected the bombing target using an outdated map that did not show the embassy on the site bombed by U.S. warplanes. According to Bunel, preparations for the NATO bombing operation had been completed by the fall of 1998 and NATO chose the targets and prepared the ammunition based on U.S.-supplied maps. âI know where the Chinese Embassy was located because it was on...the list I got from the intelligence department of NATO,â Bunel told Konkret. The magazine will be on sale Friday. âThe embassy was hit by five laser-guided rockets, five! If it had been a single Tomahawk (cruise missile), you could have believed it was a mistake,â he said. Bunel was arrested in October 1998 for passing secret NATO maps to Belgrade. He was released on bail in September last year pending trial on charges on high treason. (Kyodo news agency) *** NOTICE: In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107, this material is distributed without profit to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information for research and educational purposes. Feel free to distribute widely but PLEASE acknowledge the source. *** ~ The end is in the means as the tree is in the seed. - Mahatma Ghandi ~ http://www.angelfire.com/mi/smilinks/thirdeye.html A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/"www.ctrl.org/A DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substancenot soap-boxingplease! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright fraudsis used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html"Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]/A http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/"ctrl/A 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
[CTRL] NATO Infects Itself with Virus That Reveals Its Secrets
.. From the New Paradigms Project [Not Necessarily Endorsed]: From: Lloyd Miller [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: NATO Infects Itself with Virus That Reveals Its Secrets Date: Tuesday, June 20, 2000 6:31 PM NATO Infects Itself with Virus That Reveals Its Secrets LONDON, June 18 - Klutzy, klutzy A crowing NATO spokesman is now having to eat crow. Bungling NATO scientists have created a computer virus by mistake, causing military secrets to find their way onto the Internet, the London Times reported on Sunday. The virus, called Anti-Smyser 1, was created by scientists at NATOs KFOR peacekeeping force headquarters in Pristina, Kosovo. They were seeking protection from virus attacks similar to those launched by the Serbs during the Kosovo conflict. But the experiment went wrong, and scientists accidentally unleashed the virus on themselves. Following an investigation into the leaks, I can now tell you that this was started at KFOR by our own people and subsequently spread to NATO headquarters and to other NATO members," said Jamie Shea, a NATO spokesman. At the time the leak first became public in April, Shea was haughtily admonishing the British press saying: "These are sensitive NATO documents." But last week he was keen to play down the importance of the leak, the Times said. For the full Times story, check out - http://www.sunday-times.co.uk/news/pages/sti/2000/06/18/stinwenws01024.html . Forwarded for info and discussion from the New Paradigms Discussion List, not necessarily endorsed by: *** Lloyd Miller, Research Director for A-albionic Research a ruling class/conspiracy research resource for the entire political-ideological spectrum. **FREE RARE BOOK SEARCH: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ** Explore Our Archive: http://a-albionic.com/a-albionic.html A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/"www.ctrl.org/A DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substancenot soap-boxingplease! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright fraudsis used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence 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 A HREF="http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html"Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]/A http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/"ctrl/A 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
[CTRL] NATO Created Virus Unleashed
June 18 2000 BRITAIN Nato creates computer virus that reveals its secrets Adam Nathan BUNGLING Nato scientists have created a computer virus "by mistake", causing military secrets to find their way onto the internet. The virus, called Anti-Smyser 1, was created by scientists at Nato's Kfor peacekeeping force headquarters in Pristina, Kosovo. They were seeking protection from virus attacks similar to those launched at Nato by the Serbs during the Kosovo conflict. But the experiment went wrong, and scientists accidentally unleashed the virus on themselves. Last week it emerged that the virus, which plucks documents from the hard drives of computers and sends invisible attachments to e-mails, recently resurfaced at the Czech ministry of defence. "Following an investigation into the leaks, I can now tell you that this was started at Kfor by our own people and subsequently spread to Nato headquarters and to other Nato members." said Jamie Shea, a Nato spokesman. According to Shea, Nato first became aware of the virus in December. It is now believed to be responsible for the leak in April of a restricted nine-page document detailing the rules of engagement for Nato soldiers serving in Kosovo, which appeared mysteriously on the computer screens of a London publishing company. The document, dated December 23, 1999, set out circumstances in which "deadly force" could be used, instructed Nato troops to hand over war criminals within 48 hours to the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia and covered riot control, media transmissions and authorisations for everything from attack helicopters to tanks. An e-mail with the document attached, seen by The Sunday Times, came with the following message: "Hello, I am Anti-Smyser 1. This virus is an alteration of a virus which was designed to delete all files from one's c:drive on December 13." At the time of the leak becoming public, Shea was quoted as saying: "These are sensitive Nato documents," but last week he was keen to play down the importance of the leak. An investigation was ordered by Nato chiefs still smarting from American allegations that a spy at Nato headquarters had leaked details of bombing plans to the Serbs during the Kosovo conflict. The claim was dismissed by Lord Robertson, the Nato secretary-general. A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/"www.ctrl.org/A DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substancenot soap-boxingplease! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright fraudsis used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence 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 A HREF="http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html"Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]/A http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/"ctrl/A 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
[CTRL] Nato creates computer virus that reveals its secrets
from: http://www.sunday-times.co.uk/news/pages/sti/2000/06/18/stinwenws01024.html Click Here: A HREF="http://www.sunday-times.co.uk/news/pages/sti/2000/06/18/stinwenws01024.h tml"THE SUNDAY TIMES: NEWS/A - June 18 2000BRITAIN Nato creates computer virus that reveals its secrets Adam Nathan BUNGLING Nato scientists have created a computer virus "by mistake", causing military secrets to find their way onto the internet. The virus, called Anti-Smyser 1, was created by scientists at Nato's Kfor peacekeeping force headquarters in Pristina, Kosovo. They were seeking protection from virus attacks similar to those launched at Nato by the Serbs during the Kosovo conflict. But the experiment went wrong, and scientists accidentally unleashed the virus on themselves. Last week it emerged that the virus, which plucks documents from the hard drives of computers and sends invisible attachments to e-mails, recently resurfaced at the Czech ministry of defence. "Following an investigation into the leaks, I can now tell you that this was started at Kfor by our own people and subsequently spread to Nato headquarters and to other Nato members." said Jamie Shea, a Nato spokesman. According to Shea, Nato first became aware of the virus in December. It is now believed to be responsible for the leak in April of a restricted nine-page document detailing the rules of engagement for Nato soldiers serving in Kosovo, which appeared mysteriously on the computer screens of a London publishing company. The document, dated December 23, 1999, set out circumstances in which "deadly force" could be used, instructed Nato troops to hand over war criminals within 48 hours to the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia and covered riot control, media transmissions and authorisations for everything from attack helicopters to tanks. An e-mail with the document attached, seen by The Sunday Times, came with the following message: "Hello, I am Anti-Smyser 1. This virus is an alteration of a virus which was designed to delete all files from one's c:drive on December 13." At the time of the leak becoming public, Shea was quoted as saying: "These are sensitive Nato documents," but last week he was keen to play down the importance of the leak. An investigation was ordered by Nato chiefs still smarting from American allegations that a spy at Nato headquarters had leaked details of bombing plans to the Serbs during the Kosovo conflict. The claim was dismissed by Lord Robertson, the Nato secretary-general. - Aloha, He'Ping, Om, Shalom, Salaam. Em Hotep, Peace Be, All My Relations. Omnia Bona Bonis, Adieu, Adios, Aloha. Amen. Roads End A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/"www.ctrl.org/A DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substancenot soap-boxingplease! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright fraudsis used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence 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 A HREF="http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html"Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]/A http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/"ctrl/A 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
[CTRL] NATO Willfully Triggered An Environmental Catastrophe In Yugoslavia
=== The Committee for National Solidarity Tolstojeva 34, 11000 Belgrade, YU The URL for this article is http://emperors-clothes.com/articles/chuss/willful.htm NATO Willfully Triggered An Environmental Catastrophe In Yugoslavia by Michel Chossudovsky (6-18-00) Professor of Economics, University of Ottawa, author of "The Globalization of Poverty, Third World Network, Penang, Zed Books, London, 1997. By using thermal images, NATO was able to identify which of the tanks were still filled with toxic chemicals. If NATO's objective were to solely disable the plant without the risk of "collateral" environmental damage, they could have done it by smart bombing the equipment and machinery. Why did they also need to hit with utmost accuracy the tanks containing noxious liquids? The "smart bombs" were not dumb; they knew where to go. NATO had singled out the containers, tanks and reservoirs, which still contained toxic materials. According to the Pancevo plant director, NATO did not hit a single empty container. "This was not accidental; they chose to hit those that were full and these chemicals spilled into the canal leading to the Danube." The air raids on the Pancevo industrial complex located in the outskirts of Belgrade started on April 4th 1999 and continued relentlessly until the 7th of June. The Pancevo complex included an oil refinery facility (built with technical support from Texaco) and a Nitrogen Processing Plant producing fertilizer for Yugoslav agriculture. The petrochemical plant was bombed extensively (41 bombs and 7 missile attacks). The bombed areas of the complex were less than two hundred meters from residential buildings. At the outset of the "humanitarian air raids -- in a well-led public relations stunt -- NATO had reassured World opinion " that "precise targeting" using sophisticated weaponry was intended to avoid "collateral damage" including environmental hazards: "We do everything we possibly can to avoid unnecessary collateral damage. We take it very seriously, work very hard at doing that, spend a lot of time planning for the missions."1 At Pancevo, however, exactly the opposite occurred. "State of the art" aerial surveillance and thermal detection systems were not only used to disable and destroy Yugoslavia's petrochemical industry; they were willfully applied to trigger an environmental disaster. At the beginning of the war, workers at the plant had been actively involved in removing toxic materials from the site, emptying several large tanks and containers of toxic chemicals precisely to avert the risks of "collateral damage." They did not realize NATO was watching them through air-to-ground surveillance systems as well as satellite images. Using thermal detection, NATO military planners knew which of the containers had been emptied and which remained full. How does that work? All objects including the containers of toxic chemicals in the Pancevo plant emit infrared radiation. A thermal imager from a spy satellite or an aircraft can detect infrared radiation and convert its readings into a high-resolution video or snap picture. The thermal imager can detect temperature differentials as small as 0.1 degrees centigrade which enables it to distinguish without difficulty between full and empty containers. The thermal images can be generated from a device installed on the fuselage of an aircraft. NATO warplanes were equipped with various advanced imaging systems including just such infrared/electro-optical sensors. Moreover, multispectral thermal imaging satellite systems routinely used during the Gulf war were also used by NATO in Yugoslavia. Thermal satellite images were relayed to the Combined Air Operations Centre (CAOC) in Vicenza, Italy where the bombing raids weere carefully planned. U2 spy planes were also used: In the words of a Pentagon spokesman, the U2 "snaps a picture from very high altitude, beams it back in what we call a reach-back, to the States where it is very quickly analyzed." And from there, "the right targeting data" is relayed to the CAOC base in Vincenza which then "passes [it] on to people in the cockpit". 2 NATO planners also had detailed information on the layout of the plant, which had been built on contract with a US multinational engineering company Foster Wheeler (a firm specializing in the construction of petrochemical and polymer plants). NATO knew exactly where things were. In a cruel irony, US investment in Yugoslavia (financed with loans from the World Bank) was being demolished by Uncle Sam. Did the pilots sitting in the cockpit know that they were bombing a plant which was "Made in America?" A large number of the containers had been emptied. By using thermal images, NATO was able to identify which of the tanks were still filled with toxic chemicals. Among these noxious liquids were containers of ethylene-dichloride (EDC), ethylene, chlorine, chlorine-hydrogen, propylene and vinyl chloride monomers (VCM). Well
[CTRL] Nato 'deliberately attacked civilians in Serbia'
[A better heading: "Amnesty International v. the International War Crimes Tribunal" (But, hey, isn't Clinton above the law?). Besides, this is old news...at least it is here on CTRL. --MS] From Independent News, UK Nato 'deliberately attacked civilians in Serbia' By Robert Fisk 7 June 2000 Only five days after Nato was "exonerated" by the International War Crimes Tribunal for its killing of civilians in Yugoslavia last year, Amnesty International today publishes a blistering attack on the Alliance, accusing it of committing serious violations of the rules of war, unlawful killings and in the case of the bombing of Serbia's television headquarters a war crime. The 65-page Amnesty report details a number of mass killings of civilians in Nato raids and states that "civilian deaths could have been significantly reduced if Nato forces had fully adhered to the rules of war". Legalistic in nature but damning in content the document reminds readers that Amnesty repeatedly condemned Serb atrocities against Kosovo Albanians the report highlights inconsistencies and obfuscation by Nato's official spokesmen. Although Nato told Amnesty that pilots operated under "strict Rules of Engagement", it refused to disclose details of the "rules" or the principles underlying them. The report says: "They did not answer specific questions Amnesty International raised about specific incidents ..." Amnesty records that Nato aircraft flew 10,484 strike missions over Serbia and that Serbian statistics of civilian deaths in Nato raids range from 400-600 up to 1,500. It specifically condemns Nato for an attack on a bridge at Varvarin on 30 May last year, which killed at least 11 civilians. "Nato forces failed to suspend their attack after it was evident that they had struck civilians," Amnesty says. When it attacked convoys of Albanian refugees near Djakovica on 14 April and in Korisa on 13 May, "Nato failed to take necessary precautions to minimise civilian casualties". The report says Nato repeatedly gave priority to pilots' safety at the cost of civilian lives. In several investigations of civilian deaths, Amnesty quotes from reports in The Independent, including an investigation into the bombing of a hospital at Surdulica on 31 May. The Independent disclosed in November that Serb soldiers were sheltering on the ground floor of the hospital when it was bombed but that all the casualties were civilian refugees living on the upper floors. Amnesty says: "If Nato intentionally bombed the hospital complex because it believed it was housing soldiers, it may well have violated the laws of war. According to Article 50(3) of Protocol 1, [of the Geneva Conventions] 'the presence within the civilian population of individuals who do not come within the definition of civilians does not deprive the population of its civilian character'. "The hospital complex was clearly a civilian object with a large civilian population, the presence of soldiers would not have deprived the civilians or the hospital compound of their protected status." Some of Amnesty's harshest criticism is directed at the 23 April bombing of Serb television headquarters. "General Wesley Clark has stated, 'We knew when we struck that there would be alternate means of getting the Serb Television. There's no single switch to turn off everything but we thought it was a good move to strike it, and the political leadership agreed with us.' "In other words, Nato deliberately attacked a civilian object, killing 16 civilians, for the purpose of disrupting Serb television broadcasts in the middle of the night for approximately three hours. It is hard to see how this can be consistent with the rule of proportionality." On 17 May last year, Nato's secretary general, Javier Solana, wrote to Amnesty in response to its "grave concern" over the TV bombing, stating that RTS (Serb Radio and Television) facilities "are being used as radio relay stations and transmitters to support the activities of the ... military and special police forces, and therefore they represent legitimate military targets". But at a meeting with Nato officials in Brussels early this year Amnesty was informed that Mr Solana's reference "was to other attacks on RTS infrastructure and not this particular attack on RTS headquarters." The US Defense Department, Amnesty recalls, justified the television station bombing because it was "a facility used for propaganda purposes" and Amnesty itself says that Tony Blair "appeared to be hinting [in a subsequent BBC documentary] that one of the reasons that the station was targeted was because its video footage of the human toll of Nato mistakes ... was being re-broadcast by Western media outlets and was thereby undermining support for the war within the alliance". Of the Nato destruction of the train at Gurdulica bridge on 12 April, Amnesty says: "Nato's explanation of the bombing particularly General Clark's account of the pilot's rationale for
[CTRL] NATO wants to destabilise Serbia
-Caveat Lector- A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/" /A -Cui Bono?- === The Committee for National Solidarity Tolstojeva 34, 11000 Belgrade, YU BELGRADE, March 2 (AFP) - A Yugoslav general accused NATO on Thursday of trying to destabilise the tense demilitarised zone between southern Serbia and its province of Kosovo. In an interview with Belgrade's independent Beta news agency, Vladimir Lazarevic, the commander of the 3rd Yugoslav army in charge of southern Serbia, rejected NATO reports of Yugoslav troop reinforcements in the region. He said the the NATO claims were an attempt to "hide their intentions to destabilise" the region, dismissing the reports as a "notorious lie." Tension rose over the weekend in the region after a Serbian police officer was killed and three injured in an attack blamed by Belgrade on "Albanian terrorists". An ethnic Albanian also died in the attack which took place near Bujanovac on Saturday. Part of the southern Serbian region is a five kilometre (three mile) wide demilitarized zone closed to all forces except local police under a so-called military technical agreement signed last June between NATO and the Yugoslav army. Lazarevic said: "We are performing regular duties and we are observing what is happening in Kosovo and in the five-kilometer zone." Lazarevic took command of the Yugoslav Third Army last month. He was a former commander of the Pristina corps during the NATO air strikes against Yugoslavia in 1999. Yugoslav Army and Serb police units withdrew from Kosovo in June 1999. The province has been administered since then by the United Nations, while security is provided by the NATO-led multinational KFOR troops and UN police. Secretary General Mrs. Jela Jovanovic Art historian === A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/"www.ctrl.org/A DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substancenot soap-boxing! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright fraudsis 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 credence 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
[CTRL] Nato accused of violating international law in Kosovo
-Caveat Lector- A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/" /A -Cui Bono?- Independent (UK): Nato accused of violating international law in Kosovo By Andrew Marshall in Washington 7 February 2000 Nato breached international law in its air attacks on Yugoslavia last year, a respected human rights body says in a report issued today. The report, by Human Rights Watch, is particularly critical of the use of cluster-bombs. The United States stopped using the munitions halfway through the war, but Britain continued using them, raising serious issues about the Government's concern for civilian casualties. Nato killed at least 500 civilians during the Kosovo conflict, the report concludes after visits to the sites of many of the attacks. "Human Rights Watch has found no evidence of war crimes," it says. But, it adds, "the investigation did conclude that Nato violated international humanitarian law". The report says that Nato may have breached the Geneva Convention in five areas: it conducted air attacks using cluster-bombs near populated areas; attacked targets of questionable military legitimacy; did not take adequate measures to warn civilians of strikes; took insufficient precautions to identify the presence of civilians when attacking mobile targets; and caused excessive civilian casualties by not taking sufficient measures to verify that targets did not have concentrations of civilians. Most of the attacks resulted from missing military targets. But "nine incidents were a result of strikes on non-military targets that Human Rights Watch believes were illegitimate", including Serb Radio and Television in Belgrade. At least one-fifth of those who died were killed by cluster-bombs, which spray bomblets over a wide area. "Overall, cluster-bomb use by the United States and Britain can be confirmed in seven incidents throughout Yugoslavia [another five are possible butunconfirmed]," the report says. "Some 90 to 150 civiliansdied from the use of these weapons." It reveals the United States stopped using the weapons after a hitherto secret presidential order. "Widespread reports of civilian casualties from the use of cluster-bombs and international criticism of these weapons as potentially indiscriminate, in effect, led ... to an unprecedented US executive order in the middle of May to cease their further use in the conflict," the report says. "The White House issued the order only days after civilians were killed by Nato cluster-bombs in the city of Nis on May 7." But Britain, according to the RAF's own reports, continued to use the weapons. "Cluster-bombs should not have been used in attacks in populated areas, let alone urban targets, given the risks," it says. "Nevertheless, the [RAF] continued to drop cluster-bombs, indicating the need for universal, not national, norms regarding cluster-bomb use." The report also says there is "some evidence" Yugoslav forces used civilians as human shields. The body calls on Nato to "establish an independent and impartial commission ... that would ... consider the need to alter targeting and bombing doctrine to ensure compliance with international humanitarian law". A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/"www.ctrl.org/A DECLARATION DISCLAIMER
[CTRL] NATO DOUBLE CROSS
-Caveat Lector- .. Forwarded from the New Paradigms Project [Not Necessarily Endorsed]: From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: NATO DOUBLE CROSS Date: Monday, January 03, 2000 5:54 PM COMMUNIQUE #2243 http://TeamInfinity.com/~ralph/church - http://www.vatican.va/library_archives/vat_secret_archives/index.htm NATO DOUBLE CROSS - This seems to be STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE. OSSAMA BIN LADEN was also DOUBLE CROSSED by US, hence his current ANTI-AMERICAN RAGE... http://washtimes.com/world/News3-2103.htm Serbian draft resisters forgotten Veronique Mistiaen SPECIAL TO THE WASHINGTON TIMES Published 1/3/2000 Thousands of young men who fled Serbia rather than take part in the war in Kosovo now find themselves stranded in Hungary, facing long prison sentences if they go home but denied refugee status in Hungary or any other NATO country. BUDAPEST Thousands of young men who fled Serbia rather than take part in Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic's war in Kosovo now find themselves stranded in Hungary, facing long prison sentences if they go home but denied refugee status in Hungary or any other NATO country. Many have been held since the Kosovo campaign in Debrecen, a former Soviet army base made up of rows of dilapidated barracks surrounded by barbed wire, where they spend their days sitting on iron beds in dank rooms staring into space. This so-called "reception center," housing about 1,000 asylum seekers from around the world, is just one of the camps holding the Serbian deserters and draft resisters, some accompanied by wives and children. Others survive in overcrowded and inadequate private accommodations in Hungary. In the words of Amnesty International, they are "the forgotten resisters" of the Kosovo war. "Throughout the conflict in Kosovo, NATO member states made repeated calls to those serving in the Yugoslav military to resist their leadership," said Brian Phillips of Amnesty, one of the few organizations campaigning on their behalf. "Now the men who . . . heeded these calls and the prompting of their conscience, find themselves in urgent need of protection. But the governments who issued the calls to resistance appear to take little interest in the uncertain future facing these men." Lorenzo Pasquali, deputy representative for the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Budapest, said no one is sure how many Yugoslavs are living in Hungary, although newspapers have quoted figures up to 20,000. Amnesty and other human rights organizations estimate their numbers in the thousands. Typical of these men is Goran, a 28-year-old Serbian technician who fled when military police came to deliver his draft papers on March 31, 1999, a few days after NATO started bombing Serbia. "I knew the risks. Milosevic had declared a state of war and the borders were closed," said the tall, dark-haired man, who asked that his last name be withheld to protect his family. "But I didn't agree with his senseless policies. I had always opposed him. I wasn't going to serve in his war." Goran said he grabbed a change of clothes, a piece of bread, his passport and some meager savings and took off through roads, fields and woods across what refugees call the "green border" into Hungary. "I felt so optimistic. I thought my worries were behind me" when he crossed the border, Goran said. But he was soon picked up by Hungarian border police and sent to two refugee camps before ending up at Debrecen. There, he was told his application for asylum had been denied for lack of evidence. Today, he feels utterly abandoned. "I know I did the right thing by refusing to fight in the war. I don't regret it, but it costs me so much. I have no job. I miss my friends and family. I am afraid," he said. Hunched on his bed, slowly sipping tea from an old yogurt pot, he continued: "In the eyes of my people, I am a traitor and a lot would never forgive me. . . . If I go home, I'll go to jail. But it seems that everybody expects us to be sent back and doesn't care." His main hope is to emigrate to the United States, where an uncle in Texas is willing to sponsor him, but he says that so far the U.S. Embassy has been of little help. The Yugoslav Lawyers Committee for Human Rights says men like Goran have good reason to fear returning to Yugoslavia. Special laws imposed during the Kosovo campaign provide for jail sentences of up to 10 years for draft dodging, and up to 20 years for leaving the country to avoid a recruitment call-up. Amnesty International has determined that at least several hundred draft evaders are already imprisoned in Yugoslavia, most of them serving five-year sentences, and as many as 23,000 more cases are before the military courts. Even without the threat of imprisonment, return would be difficult for many. "My grandfather told me,
[CTRL] NATO leaders Prosecuted ?
-Caveat Lector- Foreign Affairs News Source: S.U.C. Published: Nov 19. 1999. Posted on 11/20/1999 15:56:52 PST by Mel70Lawyers meet with chief Prosecutor over NATO war, Nov 19 CRIMES Canadian lawyers met in The Hague today with war crimes Prosecutor Carla Del Ponte to urge her to act quickly against NATO leaders for war crimes commited against the population of Yugoslavia in the bombing campaign. Lawyer David Jacobs and law professor Michael Mandel met for 1 1/2 hours this morning with Judge Del Ponte and two of her top legal advisors. The lawyers delivered three thick volumes of evidence substantiating their charges that 67 NATO leaders (including Bill Clinton, Madeleine Albright, Tony Blair, Jean Chretien, Javier Solana, Jamie Shea and others) were guilty of war crimes and crimes of humanity in causing the deaths and maiming of thousands of civilians and billions of dollars of property damage, among other things. The lawyers told Judge Del Ponte that there was no excuse for the Tribunal to wait any longer, that the failure to act was a violation of her duties under the law and was raising strong suspicions that the Tribunal was biased in favour of NATO. The lawyers were critical of the Tribunal for having rushed to indict Yugoslav President Milosevic during the illegal NATO bombardment and not the NATO leaders. "We want to change the status of the NATO leaders from unindicted war criminals to indicted war criminals" said Mandel. For immediate contact: The Hague - Hotel Novotel - 31 70 3 648 846 - Suites 107 and 114 For further information please contact: Professor Michael Mandel - (416)736-5039 (Toronto, Canada) David Jacobs - (416)539-0226 ext 202 (Toronto, Canada) We are about to go on a Journey. All Aboard http://sites.netscape.net/gsussnzl/poleshift DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion and informational exchange list. Proselyzting propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substancenot 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
[CTRL] Nato bombed Chinese embassy deliberately.
-Caveat Lector- Nato bombed Chinese deliberately Nato hit embassy on purpose Kosovo: special report John Sweeney and Jens Holsoe in Copenhagen and Ed Vulliamy in Washington Sunday October 17, 1999 Nato deliberately bombed the Chinese embassy in Belgrade during the war in Kosovo after discovering it was being used to transmit Yugoslav army communications. According to senior military and intelligence sources in Europe and the US the Chinese embassy was removed from a prohibited targets list after Nato electronic intelligence (Elint) detected it sending army signals to Milosevic's forces. The story is confirmed in detail by three other Nato officers - a flight controller operating in Naples, an intelligence officer monitoring Yugoslav radio traffic from Macedonia and a senior headquarters officer in Brussels. They all confirm that they knew in April that the Chinese embassy was acting as a 'rebro' [rebroadcast] station for the Yugoslav army (VJ) after alliance jets had successfully silenced Milosevic's own transmitters. The Chinese were also suspected of monitoring the cruise missile attacks on Belgrade, with a view to developing effective counter-measures against US missiles. The intelligence officer, who was based in Macedonia during the bombing, said: 'Nato had been hunting the radio transmitters in Belgrade. When the President's [Milosevic's] residence was bombed on 23 April, the signals disappeared for 24 hours. When they came on the air again, we discovered they came from the embassy compound.' The success of previous strikes had forced the VJ to use Milosevic's residence as a rebroadcast station. After that was knocked out, it was moved to the Chinese embassy. The air controller said: 'The Chinese embassy had an electronic profile, which Nato located and pinpointed.' The Observer investigation, carried out jointly with Politiken newspaper in Denmark, will cause embarrassment for Nato and for the British government. On Tuesday, the Queen and the Prime Minister will host a state visit by the President of China, Jiang Zemin. He is to stay at Buckingham Palace. Jiang Zemin is still said to be outraged at the 7 May attack, which came close to splitting the alliance.The official Nato line, as expressed by President Bill Clinton and CIA director George Tenet, was that the attack on the Chinese Embassy was a mistake. Defence Secretary William Cohen said: 'One of our planes attacked the wrong target because the bombing instructions were based on an outdated map.' Later, a source in the US National Imagery and Mapping Agency said that the 'wrong map' story was 'a damned lie'. Tenet apologised last July, saying: 'The President of the United States has expressed our sincere regret at the loss of life in this tragic incident and has offered our condolences to the Chinese people and especially to the families of those who lost their lives in this mistaken attack. Nato's apology was predicated on the excuse that the three missiles which landed in one corner of the embassy block were meant to be targeted at the Yugoslav Federal Directorate for Supply and Procurement, the FDSP. But inquiries have revealed there never was a VJ directorate of supply and procurement at the site named by Tenet. The VJ office for supplies - which Tenet calls FDSP - is some 500 metres down the street from the address he gave. It was bombed later. Moreover the CIA and other Nato intelligence agencies, such as Britain's MI6 and the code-breakers at GCHQ, would have listened in to communication traffic from the Chinese embassy as a matter of course since it moved to the site in 1996. A Nato flight control officer in Naples also confirmed to us that a map of 'non-targets': churches, hospitals and embassies, including the Chinese, did exist. On this 'don't hit' map, the Chinese embassy was correctly located at its current site, and not where it had been until 1996 - as claimed by the US and NATO. Why the Chinese were prepared to help Milosevic is a more murky question. One possible explanation is that the Chinese lack Stealth technology, and the Yugoslavs, having shot down a Stealth fighter in the early days of the air campaign, were in a good position to trade. The Chinese may have calculated that Nato would not dare strike its embassy, but the five-storey building was emptied every night of personnel. Only three people died in the attack, two of whom were, reportedly, not journalists - the official Chinese version - but intelligence officers. The Chinese military attache, Ven Bo Koy, who was seriously wounded in the attack and is now in hospital in China, told Dusan Janjic, the respected president of Forum for Ethnic Relations in Belgrade, only hours before the attack, that the embassy was monitoring incoming cruise missiles in order to develop counter-measures. Nato spokesman Lee McClenny yesterday stood by the official version. 'It was a terrible mistake,' he said, 'and we have apologised.' A spokesman for the Chinese
Re: [CTRL] Nato bombed Chinese embassy deliberately.
-Caveat Lector- NATO bombed the Chinese Embassy because they were selling arms to the Serbs, not that the Serbs were using it as a PBX station. - Original Message - From: Nurev Ind Research [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, October 17, 1999 1:20 PM Subject: [CTRL] Nato bombed Chinese embassy deliberately. -Caveat Lector- Nato bombed Chinese deliberately Nato hit embassy on purpose Kosovo: special report John Sweeney and Jens Holsoe in Copenhagen and Ed Vulliamy in Washington Sunday October 17, 1999 Nato deliberately bombed the Chinese embassy in Belgrade during the war in Kosovo after discovering it was being used to transmit Yugoslav army communications. According to senior military and intelligence sources in Europe and the US the Chinese embassy was removed from a prohibited targets list after Nato electronic intelligence (Elint) detected it sending army signals to Milosevic's forces. The story is confirmed in detail by three other Nato officers - a flight controller operating in Naples, an intelligence officer monitoring Yugoslav radio traffic from Macedonia and a senior headquarters officer in Brussels. They all confirm that they knew in April that the Chinese embassy was acting as a 'rebro' [rebroadcast] station for the Yugoslav army (VJ) after alliance jets had successfully silenced Milosevic's own transmitters. The Chinese were also suspected of monitoring the cruise missile attacks on Belgrade, with a view to developing effective counter-measures against US missiles. The intelligence officer, who was based in Macedonia during the bombing, said: 'Nato had been hunting the radio transmitters in Belgrade. When the President's [Milosevic's] residence was bombed on 23 April, the signals disappeared for 24 hours. When they came on the air again, we discovered they came from the embassy compound.' The success of previous strikes had forced the VJ to use Milosevic's residence as a rebroadcast station. After that was knocked out, it was moved to the Chinese embassy. The air controller said: 'The Chinese embassy had an electronic profile, which Nato located and pinpointed.' The Observer investigation, carried out jointly with Politiken newspaper in Denmark, will cause embarrassment for Nato and for the British government. On Tuesday, the Queen and the Prime Minister will host a state visit by the President of China, Jiang Zemin. He is to stay at Buckingham Palace. Jiang Zemin is still said to be outraged at the 7 May attack, which came close to splitting the alliance.The official Nato line, as expressed by President Bill Clinton and CIA director George Tenet, was that the attack on the Chinese Embassy was a mistake. Defence Secretary William Cohen said: 'One of our planes attacked the wrong target because the bombing instructions were based on an outdated map.' Later, a source in the US National Imagery and Mapping Agency said that the 'wrong map' story was 'a damned lie'. Tenet apologised last July, saying: 'The President of the United States has expressed our sincere regret at the loss of life in this tragic incident and has offered our condolences to the Chinese people and especially to the families of those who lost their lives in this mistaken attack. Nato's apology was predicated on the excuse that the three missiles which landed in one corner of the embassy block were meant to be targeted at the Yugoslav Federal Directorate for Supply and Procurement, the FDSP. But inquiries have revealed there never was a VJ directorate of supply and procurement at the site named by Tenet. The VJ office for supplies - which Tenet calls FDSP - is some 500 metres down the street from the address he gave. It was bombed later. Moreover the CIA and other Nato intelligence agencies, such as Britain's MI6 and the code-breakers at GCHQ, would have listened in to communication traffic from the Chinese embassy as a matter of course since it moved to the site in 1996. A Nato flight control officer in Naples also confirmed to us that a map of 'non-targets': churches, hospitals and embassies, including the Chinese, did exist. On this 'don't hit' map, the Chinese embassy was correctly located at its current site, and not where it had been until 1996 - as claimed by the US and NATO. Why the Chinese were prepared to help Milosevic is a more murky question. One possible explanation is that the Chinese lack Stealth technology, and the Yugoslavs, having shot down a Stealth fighter in the early days of the air campaign, were in a good position to trade. The Chinese may have calculated that Nato would not dare strike its embassy, but the five-storey building was emptied every night of personnel. Only three people died in the attack, two of whom were, reportedly, not journalists - the official Chinese version - but intelligence officers. The Chinese military attache, Ven Bo Koy, who was seriously wounded
Re: [CTRL] Nato bombed Chinese embassy deliberately.
-Caveat Lector- How do you know this? Joshua2 "Graham M. Wilson" wrote: -Caveat Lector- NATO bombed the Chinese Embassy because they were selling arms to the Serbs, not that the Serbs were using it as a PBX station. - Original Message - From: Nurev Ind Research [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, October 17, 1999 1:20 PM Subject: [CTRL] Nato bombed Chinese embassy deliberately. -Caveat Lector- Nato bombed Chinese deliberately Nato hit embassy on purpose Kosovo: special report John Sweeney and Jens Holsoe in Copenhagen and Ed Vulliamy in Washington Sunday October 17, 1999 Nato deliberately bombed the Chinese embassy in Belgrade during the war in Kosovo after discovering it was being used to transmit Yugoslav army communications. According to senior military and intelligence sources in Europe and the US the Chinese embassy was removed from a prohibited targets list after Nato electronic intelligence (Elint) detected it sending army signals to Milosevic's forces. The story is confirmed in detail by three other Nato officers - a flight controller operating in Naples, an intelligence officer monitoring Yugoslav radio traffic from Macedonia and a senior headquarters officer in Brussels. They all confirm that they knew in April that the Chinese embassy was acting as a 'rebro' [rebroadcast] station for the Yugoslav army (VJ) after alliance jets had successfully silenced Milosevic's own transmitters. The Chinese were also suspected of monitoring the cruise missile attacks on Belgrade, with a view to developing effective counter-measures against US missiles. The intelligence officer, who was based in Macedonia during the bombing, said: 'Nato had been hunting the radio transmitters in Belgrade. When the President's [Milosevic's] residence was bombed on 23 April, the signals disappeared for 24 hours. When they came on the air again, we discovered they came from the embassy compound.' The success of previous strikes had forced the VJ to use Milosevic's residence as a rebroadcast station. After that was knocked out, it was moved to the Chinese embassy. The air controller said: 'The Chinese embassy had an electronic profile, which Nato located and pinpointed.' The Observer investigation, carried out jointly with Politiken newspaper in Denmark, will cause embarrassment for Nato and for the British government. On Tuesday, the Queen and the Prime Minister will host a state visit by the President of China, Jiang Zemin. He is to stay at Buckingham Palace. Jiang Zemin is still said to be outraged at the 7 May attack, which came close to splitting the alliance.The official Nato line, as expressed by President Bill Clinton and CIA director George Tenet, was that the attack on the Chinese Embassy was a mistake. Defence Secretary William Cohen said: 'One of our planes attacked the wrong target because the bombing instructions were based on an outdated map.' Later, a source in the US National Imagery and Mapping Agency said that the 'wrong map' story was 'a damned lie'. Tenet apologised last July, saying: 'The President of the United States has expressed our sincere regret at the loss of life in this tragic incident and has offered our condolences to the Chinese people and especially to the families of those who lost their lives in this mistaken attack. Nato's apology was predicated on the excuse that the three missiles which landed in one corner of the embassy block were meant to be targeted at the Yugoslav Federal Directorate for Supply and Procurement, the FDSP. But inquiries have revealed there never was a VJ directorate of supply and procurement at the site named by Tenet. The VJ office for supplies - which Tenet calls FDSP - is some 500 metres down the street from the address he gave. It was bombed later. Moreover the CIA and other Nato intelligence agencies, such as Britain's MI6 and the code-breakers at GCHQ, would have listened in to communication traffic from the Chinese embassy as a matter of course since it moved to the site in 1996. A Nato flight control officer in Naples also confirmed to us that a map of 'non-targets': churches, hospitals and embassies, including the Chinese, did exist. On this 'don't hit' map, the Chinese embassy was correctly located at its current site, and not where it had been until 1996 - as claimed by the US and NATO. Why the Chinese were prepared to help Milosevic is a more murky question. One possible explanation is that the Chinese lack Stealth technology, and the Yugoslavs, having shot down a Stealth fighter in the early days of the air campaign, were in a good position to trade. The Chinese may have calculated that Nato would not dare strike its embassy, but the five-storey building was emptied every night of personnel. Only three people died in the attack, t
[CTRL] Nato bombed Chinese deliberately
-Caveat Lector- Nato bombed Chinese deliberately http://www.newsunlimited.co.uk/Kosovo/Story/0,2763,92806,00.html Nato hit embassy on purpose Kosovo: special report John Sweeney and Jens Holsoe in Copenhagen and Ed Vulliamy in Washington Sunday October 17, 1999 Nato deliberately bombed the Chinese embassy in Belgrade during the war in Kosovo after discovering it was being used to transmit Yugoslav army communications. According to senior military and intelligence sources in Europe and the US the Chinese embassy was removed from a prohibited targets list after Nato electronic intelligence (Elint) detected it sending army signals to Milosevic's forces. The story is confirmed in detail by three other Nato officers - a flight controller operating in Naples, an intelligence officer monitoring Yugoslav radio traffic from Macedonia and a senior headquarters officer in Brussels. They all confirm that they knew in April that the Chinese embassy was acting as a 'rebro' [rebroadcast] station for the Yugoslav army (VJ) after alliance jets had successfully silenced Milosevic's own transmitters. The Chinese were also suspected of monitoring the cruise missile attacks on Belgrade, with a view to developing effective counter-measures against US missiles. The intelligence officer, who was based in Macedonia during the bombing, said: 'Nato had been hunting the radio transmitters in Belgrade. When the President's [Milosevic's] residence was bombed on 23 April, the signals disappeared for 24 hours. When they came on the air again, we discovered they came from the embassy compound.' The success of previous strikes had forced the VJ to use Milosevic's residence as a rebroadcast station. After that was knocked out, it was moved to the Chinese embassy. The air controller said: 'The Chinese embassy had an electronic profile, which Nato located and pinpointed.' The Observer investigation, carried out jointly with Politiken newspaper in Denmark, will cause embarrassment for Nato and for the British government. On Tuesday, the Queen and the Prime Minister will host a state visit by the President of China, Jiang Zemin. He is to stay at Buckingham Palace. Jiang Zemin is still said to be outraged at the 7 May attack, which came close to splitting the alliance.The official Nato line, as expressed by President Bill Clinton and CIA director George Tenet, was that the attack on the Chinese Embassy was a mistake. Defence Secretary William Cohen said: 'One of our planes attacked the wrong target because the bombing instructions were based on an outdated map.' Later, a source in the US National Imagery and Mapping Agency said that the 'wrong map' story was 'a damned lie'. Tenet apologised last July, saying: 'The President of the United States has expressed our sincere regret at the loss of life in this tragic incident and has offered our condolences to the Chinese people and especially to the families of those who lost their lives in this mistaken attack. Nato's apology was predicated on the excuse that the three missiles which landed in one corner of the embassy block were meant to be targeted at the Yugoslav Federal Directorate for Supply and Procurement, the FDSP. But inquiries have revealed there never was a VJ directorate of supply and procurement at the site named by Tenet. The VJ office for supplies - which Tenet calls FDSP - is some 500 metres down the street from the address he gave. It was bombed later. Moreover the CIA and other Nato intelligence agencies, such as Britain's MI6 and the code-breakers at GCHQ, would have listened in to communication traffic from the Chinese embassy as a matter of course since it moved to the site in 1996. A Nato flight control officer in Naples also confirmed to us that a map of 'non-targets': churches, hospitals and embassies, including the Chinese, did exist. On this 'don't hit' map, the Chinese embassy was correctly located at its current site, and not where it had been until 1996 - as claimed by the US and NATO. Why the Chinese were prepared to help Milosevic is a more murky question. One possible explanation is that the Chinese lack Stealth technology, and the Yugoslavs, having shot down a Stealth fighter in the early days of the air campaign, were in a good position to trade. The Chinese may have calculated that Nato would not dare strike its embassy, but the five-storey building was emptied every night of personnel. Only three people died in the attack, two of whom were, reportedly, not journalists - the official Chinese version - but intelligence officers. The Chinese military attache, Ven Bo Koy, who was seriously wounded in the attack and is now in hospital in China, told Dusan Janjic, the respected president of Forum for Ethnic Relations in Belgrade, only hours before the attack, that the embassy was monitoring incoming cruise missiles in order to develop counter-measures. Nato spokesman Lee McClenny yesterday stood by the official version. 'It was a terrible mistake,' he
[CTRL] NATO-craczy
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From www.antiwar.com/justin/justincol.html
{{Begin}}
Behind the Headlines
by Justin Raimondo
October 11, 1999
KOSOVO GOES FASCIST
Months after NATO's assault on the former Yugoslavia, the fruits of that
alleged "victory" have begun to appear in all their misshapen ugliness: what is
clearly evolving in Yugoslavia's conquered province, is a full-fledged fascist
state. And I don't mean that rhetorically, in the sense that I think the KLA
are not very nice: I mean that literally, as in self-conscious fascists have
seized de facto power in Kosovo. During the war I warned, in this column, that
the ideological pedigree of the Kosovo Liberation Army can be traced back to
some very dubious sources, including the pro-Nazi Skanderberg Division of the
SS that fought for Germany during World War II, as well as supporters of the
late Enver Hoxha, Albania's Stalinist strongman. Now the fascist KLA is coming
out of the closet, baring its fangs, and showing its true face for all the
world to see: yet, somehow, the world is no longer looking. The Western media,
which clamored for and, indeed, created this war, would much rather avert
its face than confront, head on, the consequences of their enthusiasms.
AMANPOUR'S "FREEDOM-FIGHTERS"
I cannot forget a CNN special documentary on the KLA, narrated by Christiane
Amanpour, commander-in-chief of the journalistic division of the War Party, and
wife of State Department spokesman James Rubin. Amanpour's interviews with KLA
cadre uniformly depicted them as victims fighting in a righteous cause, and her
voice seemed to swell with pride as she continually described them as "freedom
fighters." KLA recruits, questioned about their political beliefs and the goals
of their movement, typically claimed to be fighting for "democracy" and "a
normal life, just like in America." CNN rounded up an "expert" from the pro-KLA
"Human Rights Watch" who rationalized KLA excesses and reiterated the U.S.
government line that the KLA were admirable and worthy of American support.
GOOSE-STEPPING THROUGH PRISTINA
But even here, in the midst of what was nothing more than a propaganda piece,
viewers got a glimpse of the truth: footage of a KLA parade, with smart young
soldiers dressed in red and black practically goose-stepping down the street,
red banners flying. During the war, KLA commanders were told by their American
handlers to quit using the old straight-arm KLA salute: it was just a
coincidence, of course, that this open-palmed salute was identical to the
Hitlerian version.
"HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH" ISN'T WATCHING
Now that Human Rights Watch is no longer watching, and Madeleine Albright's
ardor for Kosovar strongman Hacim thaci seems to have cooled considerably, the
KLA is openly moving to establish an "ethnically pure" fascist state and it
is not only Serbs who are the victims.
FREE TO DIE
The news that the Kosovapress, the official organ of the KLA high command, has
denounced Veton Surroi, publisher of Koha Ditore, Kosovo's leading newspaper,
as a traitor and strongly implied that his death may be imminent hit the
NATO-crats like a thunderclap. Surroi is a traitor, according to an article by
Marxhan Avdyli, and has all along been a Serbian agent: not only that, but he
is now a spy in the pay of nameless Western interests. The editors of Koha
Ditore are a "bastard ragtag" band of "ordinary mobsters"; they are also, we
are informed, "the garbage of history." Ominously, Avdyli warns that Surroi is
at risk of "eventual and very understandable revenge" and further avers that
"such criminals and enslaved minds should not have a place in the free Kosovo."
This is what the KLA means by a "free" Kosovo a nation free of all political
dissent.
BLOOD AND IRONY
So, what's the KLA's beef with Surroi? If you haven't already, take a look at
"Today's Spotlight," on the main page, a commentary by Surroi originally
published in Koha Ditore that takes aim at the KLA's evolving fascist regime.
He condemns the reverse ethnic cleansing of Kosovo, and denounces "the
organized and systematic intimidation of all Serbs simply because they are
Serbs and therefore are being held collectively responsible for what happened
in Kosovo. Such attitudes are fascist." The irony of the West's "anti-fascist"
crusade against Milosevic and Serbian "racism" is that it has created the
makings of a racist fascist state in Kosovo. As Surroi puts it,
"From having been victims of Europe's worst end-of-century persecution, we are
ourselves becoming persecutors and have allowed the specter of fascism to
reappear. Anybody who thinks that the violence will end once the last Serb has
been driven out is living an illusion. The violence will simply be directed
against other Albanians. Is this really what we fought for?"
NOTE: The article by Surroi was forwarded to CTRL on 9th October, 1999, at
the bottom of post entitled "Cleansing Up Their Act". AER
GOEBBELS THE SEQUEL
Well, yes, as a matter of fact, that is
Re: [CTRL] NATO-craczy
-Caveat Lector- In a message dated 10/11/99 2:31:53 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: KOSOVO GOES FASCIST Months after NATO's assault on the former Yugoslavia, the fruits of that alleged "victory" have begun to appear in all their misshapen ugliness: what is clearly evolving in Yugoslavia's conquered province, is a full-fledged fascist state. And I don't mean that rhetorically, in the sense that I think the KLA are not very nice: I mean that literally, as in self-conscious fascists have seized de facto power in Kosovo. This should be far from a surprise to anyone with any intelligence. It is the desired outcome after all. The rebirth of fascism into the public eye, as a "respectable" political economy is something that had to happen, and with the roots so firmly planted in this area of the world it is quite understandable that it would come about there. Watch for more of the same, and in more unusual places. places. ** *** "The most merciful thing in the world, I think, is the inability of the human mind to correlate all its contents. We live on a placid island of ignorance in the midst of seas of infinity, and it is not meant that we should voyage far. The sciences, each straining in its own direction, have hitherto harmed us little; but someday the piecing together of dissociated knowledge will open up such terrifying vistas of reality, and of our frightful position therein, that we shall either go mad from the revelation or flee from the deadly light into the peace and safety of a new dark age." H.P.Lovecraft; "The Call of Cthulhu" DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion and informational exchange list. Proselyzting propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substancenot 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
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At the height of the Clinton Impeachment frenzy, David Rockefeller introduced and sponsored a Clinton speech at the Council on Foreign Relations. Clearly a signal to all those beholding to the Rockefeller array of Corporate/Banking/Foundation interests to oppose the impeachment. This was at the same time that leading newspapers accross the country were advocating resignation on their editorial pages. The Rothschilds, on the other hand, as leaders of the Queen's Empire of the City of London financial nexus, were supporting the attacks on Clinton. Remember that, as noticed by Hilary Clinton and others, the ammunition for the vast Right-wing conspiracy was usually first aired in London publications, many controlled by the Rothshilds. Evelyn Rothschild is head of the Economist, for instance. The Rockefeller patronage of Clinton at the CFR has been widely reported, but I would like the best references to filecan anyone help? Bob, Could it be Clinton is a tool of David Rockefeller and the Rothschilds groups? Seems to me, they are the ones behind the scene in most of what happens in the world today. Maybe we should direct our anger toward them instead of their puppets. John Lee ***Lloyd Miller, Research Director for A-albionic Research (POB 20273,Ferndale, MI 48220), a ruling class/conspiracy research resource for theentire political-ideological spectrum. Quarterly journal, book sales,rare/out-of-print searches, New Paradigms Discussion List, Weekly Up-dateLists E-text Archive of research, intelligence, catalogs, resources.To Discuss Ideas: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://msen.com/~lloyd/ For Ordering Info Free Catalog: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://a-albionic.com/formaddress.html For Discussion List: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] text in body: subscribe prj [EMAIL PROTECTED]**FREE RARE BOOK SEARCH: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ** Explore Our Archive: http://a-albionic.com/a-albionic.htmlEvery Diet Has Failed! What Can I do?Click Below to Ask Dr. Kathleen!http://www.radiantdiet.com/cgi-bin/slim/deliver.cgi?ask-1364***
[CTRL] NATO soldiers beaten in Kumanovo
-Caveat Lector- === The Committee for National Solidarity Tolstojeva 34, 11000 Belgrade, YU NATO soldiers beaten in Kumanovo August 21, 1999 NATO soldier in Kumanovo Skopje, August 21 (Tanjug) - A group of drunk soldiers from the Danish contingent of NATO forces situated in Macedonia caused a serious incident in Kumanovo downtown on Thursday evening when a mass fight between western merchandisers and local youth occurred. Arrogant Danish merchandisers performed an unexpected striptease around midnight at the full public square out side of the city fountain splashing the water on the shocked passers-by. Chesty behavior of NATO soldiers provoked the youth of Kumanovo while sitting down at the vicinity cafés. A fight occurred and the Danes barely stayed alive. Strangers are protected with the agreement on the conditions of staying of NATO forces in Macedonia. Therefor, after the treatment of the wounds gotten during the fight, Danish merchandisers would most probably face the court of law, but in their country. Maybe they would be banished and, eventually, released from the service. More 7.000 NATO soldiers are situated in Macedonia and this event is the most serious accident since the beating of some twenty British soldiers in the restaurant "Dva jelena" in Skopje and the serial of chasing away French "peacekeepers" from several villages of the Kumanovo area. Secretary General Mrs. Jela Jovanovic Art historian === DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion and informational exchange list. Proselyzting propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substancenot 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
[CTRL] NATO HAS INSTALLED A REIGN OF TERROR IN KOSOVO
-Caveat Lector- === The Committee for National Solidarity Tolstojeva 34, 11000 Belgrade, YU A N T I F A-I N F O - B U L L E T I N * News * Analysis * Research * Action * -- SPECIAL -- August 11, 1999 -- EDITION -- SPECIAL EDITION _ NATO HAS INSTALLED A REIGN OF TERROR IN KOSOVO _ By Michel Chossudovsky Department of Economics, University of Ottawa Ottawa, K1N6N5 Voice box: 1-613-562-5800, ext. 1415 Fax: 1-514-425-6224 E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Tuesday, 10 August 1999 - - This text was presented to the Independent Commission of Inquiry to Investigate U.S./NATO War Crimes Against The People of Yugoslavia, International Action Center, New York, July 31, 1999. * * * PART I: MASSACRES OF CIVILIANS IN KOSOVO While the World focusses on troop movements and war crimes, the massacres of civilians in the wake of the bombings have been casually dismissed as "justifiable acts of revenge". In occupied Kosovo, "double standards" prevail in assessing alleged war crimes. The massacres directed against Serbs, ethnic Albanians, Roma and other ethnic groups have been conducted on the instructions of the military command of the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA). NATO ostensibly denies KLA involvement. These so-called "unmotivated acts of violence and retaliation" are not categorised as "war crimes" and are therefore not included in the mandate of the numerous FBI and Interpol police investigators dispatched to Kosovo under the auspices of the Hague War Crime's Tribunal (ICTY). Moreover, whereas NATO has tacitly endorsed the self-proclaimed KLA provisional government, KFOR the international security force in Kosovo has provided protection to the KLA military commanders responsible for the atrocities. In so doing both NATO and the UN Mission have acquiesced to the massacres of civilians. In turn, public opinion has been blatantly misled. In portraying the massacres, the Western media has casually overlooked the role of the KLA, not to mention its pervasive links to organised crime. In the words of National Security Advisor Samuel Berger, "these people [ethnic Albanians] come back ... with broken hearts and with some of those hearts filled with anger."1 While the massacres are seldom presented as the result of "deliberate decisions" by the KLA military command, the evidence (and history of the KLA) amply confirm that these atrocities are part of a policy of "ethnic cleansing" directed mainly against the Serb population but also against the Roma, Montenegrins, Goranis and Turks. Serbian houses and business have been confiscated, looted, or burned, and Serbs have been beaten, raped, and killed. In one of the more dramatic of incidents, KLA troops ransacked a monastery, terrorized the priest and a group of nuns with gunfire, and raped at least one of the nuns. NATO's inability to control the situation and provide equal protection for all ethnic groups, and its apparent inability or unwillingness to fully disarm the KLA, has created a serious situation for NATO troops...2 The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), confirms in this regard that: "more than 164,000 Serbs have left Kosovo during the seven weeks since... the NATO-led Kosovo Force (KFOR) entered the province... A wave of arson and looting of Serb and Roma homes throughout Kosovo has ensued. Serbs and Roma remaining in Kosovo have been subject to repeated incidents of harassment and intimidation, including severe beatings. Most seriously, there has been a spate of murders and abductions of Serbs since mid-June, including the late July massacre of Serb farmers."3 POLITICAL ASSASSINATIONS The self-proclaimed Provisional Government of Kosovo (PGK) has also ordered assassinations directed against political opponents including "loyalist" ethnic Albanians and supporters of the Kosovo Democratic League (KDL). These acts are being carried out in a totally permissive environment. The leaders of the KLA rather than being arrested for war crimes, have been granted KFOR protection. According to a report of the Foreign Policy Institute (published during the bombings): "...the KLA have [no] qualms about murdering Rugova's collaborators, whom it accused of the `crime' of moderation... [T]he KLA declared Rugova a `traitor' yet another step toward eliminating any competitors for political power within Kosovo."4 Already in May, Fehmi Agani, one of Rugova's closest collaborators in the Kosovo Democratic League (KDL) was killed. The Serbs were blamed by NATO spokesperson Jamie Shea for having assassinated Agani. According to Skopje's paper Makedonija Danas, Agani had been executed on the orders of the KLA's self-appointed Prime Minister Hashim Thaci.5 "If Thaci actually considered Rugova a threat, he would not hesitate to have Rugova removed from the Kosovo political landscape."6 In turn, the KLA has
Re: [CTRL] NATO - The new God on the block.
-Caveat Lector- On my web page is a link to information about Bush. Monsanto (MS No Nato) has been supported since the Bush administration - check out Monsanto's products - Aspartame, ect. Clinton has also supported their Genetically Modified Food. To get back to Bush - the links on my index page one of the links is just about the Bush family Bush Sr. was caught as a pedophile 1996 - same year Belgium had the major pedophile scandal. Bush Sr. went to Yale and was a member of the Skull and Cross Bones there. Belgium is the home of NATO but the military division is based where? Then lets not forget the Iran Contra Bush affair. The Coors link has Bush and the other (current) candidates for American Presidential office are detailed. Have fun there are a lot more links that might or might not be a part of this. The Pied Piper -- Any person can stand adversity, The true test is to give a person power. http://freeweb.digiweb.com/science_fiction/ThePiedPiper/~index.htm DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion and informational exchange list. Proselyzting propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substancenot 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
[CTRL] NATO - The new God on the block.
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The Committee for National Solidarity
Tolstojeva 34, 11000 Belgrade, YU
Recently, Srpska Mreza web site has received the following
message from Professor Dr. Emil Vlajki.
Emil Vlajki is a former professor of political science at
Sarajevo University. He was also visiting and associate
professor: Yale, Leuven, Montréal, Laval, Ottava.
We have put earlier Dr. Vlajki's text at:
http://www.srpska-mreza.com/library/facts/Emil-Vlajki.html
As soon as we get information on professor Vlajki's book we will
inform you. We also plan to put an ad at Srpska Mreza site.
Regards,
Petar Makara
- Professor Vlajki's message:
Thanks for putting me on your pages. ("The new totalitarian society"). The
book with the same title will be written by the end of this month. One
editor from Ottawa is willing to publish it but he does not have a
distribution network. Can you help me in this matter? I am sending you an
other part of the book. I am sure you will like it. Puno pozdrava. Emil
GOD, CRIME AND HUMANISM
By Emil Vlajki, Ottawa University
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
"I think no power to your refrigerator, no gas to your stove, you can't
get
to work because the bridge is down - the bridge on which you held your
rock
concerts - and you all stood with targets on your heads. That needs to
disappear at 3 o'clock in the morning".
USAF Gen. Michael Short, quoted by the "Observer" in "Belgrade open for
business as usual" (May, 16)
Can God commit a crime? Wrong question. His deeds are divine, they are
what they are. We saw it in the Bible that for "humanitarian reasons" God
was able to destroy the whole humanity (by deluge), he was able to prevent
people from understanding each other (by destroying the Babel tower), he
could order fathers to kill their sons (Abraham, Genesis) and he had to be
obeyed. He is unique, omnipotent and nobody, not even Louise Arbour can
place judgment on him. But obviously, human beings are ignorant. Some of
them have asked the prosecutor of the International Criminal Tribunal to
investigate God's dearest "dark angels"(Clinton, Albright, Blair, Cook,
Solana, Shea, Clark and others) for violations of international
humanitarian law.1 Some of them think that "the attack on Yugoslavia
constitutes the most brazen international aggression since the Nazis
attacked Poland 'to prevent Polish atrocities against Germans' "2 What a
shame! Uncle Sam (God) and his staff ("international community") will
never accept these allegations from the people, ignoring the real,
"humanistic" sense of the ongoing violence.
As to say that most of God's instruments (pilots belonging to the "Sega
generation" and proudly accepting honours from Clinton for killing so many
Serb civilians) never failed in obeying divine orders. In fact, a God's
pilot "drops the bomb in good faith, as you would expect of a trained
pilot
from a democratic NATO country to do"3 But some others were not so aware
of
their "humanitarian mission". Take, for instance, the Spanish pilots
whose
majority was against the "holly Balkan war". They asserted that their
mission was not divine at all, and that the media was lying to the Spanish
people. According to these pilots, NATO's repeated bombing of civilians
and non-military targets was not the result of "war errors". Nor was the
use of anti-personnel bombs. Moreover, orders for killing were given by
God in person, North American generals, the White House, the Pentagon, the
CIA! Spanish pilots also claim that Javier Solana is a puppet of the
Americans, put there to do their bidding. Pilots added, that they are also
puppets, a cover up for the committed crimes; when they stood up against
it, they were simply replaced and sent home. North American Generals
"are
destroying the country by bombing it with new weapons, toxic nerve gases,
surface mines dropped by parachute, bombs containing uranium, black
napalm,
sterilisation chemicals, spraying poison to kill the crops, and weapons we
still know nothing of. The North Americans are committing one of the
biggest barbarities that can be committed against humanity - designed in
order to divide Europeans and keep them subjected for many decades"4.
That
is the way for the weak and ignorant people to judge God's behaviour.
They
do not know about the Devil ("communism") and his cunningness, the one who
has numerous faces and has to be fought against permanently and by all
means.
Indeed, Americans have a long and painful experience in combating the
Devil
who, being once (somewhere) destroyed, reappears again and again, putting
on new faces (new regimes, social movements, individuals) and becoming
even
more evil than before. Take, for example, the case of S. Allende, the
president of Chile and a "communist" who had to be overthrown by the CIA
and killed in order to be replaced by the "democratic" Pinochet regime in
1973. Think about "Hitlerite
[CTRL] NATO Pilots in Bosnia were wounded by lasers
-Caveat Lector- Sorry this is so old but I was just deleting files and came across it. This was in WorldNetDaily Nicky Date: Saturday, 5 December 1998 10:40 By Col David Hackworth - WorldNetDaily Most Americans get their news from television. And stories such as I've outlined aren't juicy enough to make the evening news, even though they vitally concern our national security, the welfare of our troops and how our defense dollars are being misspent. I daily correspond, mostly by e-mail, with soldiers and sailors all over the world. I frequently get scoops that I pass to other reporters if they can get the news out faster than I can. A few weeks ago I got a report from Bosnia that two of our pilots were wounded by lasers and that laser attacks were becoming a major problem to aircrews. I called two contacts, one with a major newspaper, the other with a major TV network. The printed press reporter got the story nationwide on page one the next day. A week later, the TV guy rang me back and said, "It just isn't our kind of story." We know the kind of story TV likes. If it doesn't reek of sex, scandal and sensationalism, forget it. Sadly, this leaves most Americans in the dark about bottom-line matters affecting our very survival as a nation. DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion and informational exchange list. Proselyzting propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substancenot 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
[CTRL] Nato admits air campaign failed
-Caveat Lector- http://www.telegraph.co.uk/et?ac=000271261842766rtmo=wsAMAKsbatmo=9bJ9 pg=/et/99/7/22/wkos22.html Nato admits air campaign failed By Tim Butcher and Patrick Bishop NATO's bombing campaign against Yugoslavia had almost no military effect on the regime of President Milosevic, which gave in only after Russia withdrew its diplomatic backing. This is the gloomy assessment of a private, preliminary review by Nato experts of the alliance's 78-day Operation Allied Force bombing campaign against Yugoslavia over Kosovo. At the same time, British diplomats have concluded that Milosevic had no intention of honouring any diplomatic agreement which reduced his hold on Kosovo - despite his vaunted willingness to enter the negotiations at Rambouillet and the peace talks in Paris which preceded the bombing campaign. The experts nevertheless judge that, diplomatically and politically, the operation was a success because the 19-member alliance remained united throughout and left Belgrade so isolated that it was forced to submit to Nato's terms. Despite the outcome, preliminary inquiries into the war are revealing some uncomfortable truths for soldiers and politicians seeking lessons from the Kosovo operation. Their findings will shape new military and diplomatic approaches as to how the West deals with maverick leaders and rogue states which confront them in future. The main finding of the Nato inquiry is that despite the thousands of bombing sorties, they failed to damage the Yugoslav field army tactically in Kosovo while the strategic bombing of targets such as bridges and factories was poorly planned and executed. Changes are being considered within Nato, including the radical overhaul of how strategic targets are identified and considered for attack. Any future operation by Nato is likely to involve heavier, more ruthless attacks on civilian targets such as power stations and water treatment plants at an earlier stage of the campaign. There is also an urgent operational requirement for more sophisticated surveillance equipment including Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) to find small hidden tactical targets such as tanks and artillery pieces. As it was, by parking a tank, for example, in the ruins of an old house, the Serbs made it invisible from the air. A team of Nato bomb damage experts is yet to complete its work on the ground, but so far the assessment is that only a handful of tanks, guns and armoured personnel carriers were damaged. Military sources said that it was likely that the damage would have been greater had the Serb forces been actively engaged on the ground by the Kosovo Liberation Army and forced into the open. Without adequate surveillance assets, including low-level UAVs such as the British Phoenix system which only arrived in the Balkans in June, Nato was simply unable to spot well-hidden Serb military units in Kosovo. A wave of new air-launched missiles, including the RAF's Brimstone, will give Nato jets a more sophisticated missile for destroying targets on the ground. The second part of the campaign was the strategic bombing of military targets, including air defence systems, as well as the civilian infrastructure of Yugoslavia and the Milosevic regime. Military experts now concede that by breaking down this part of the campaign into phases, the alliance made a serious error. The political leaders of Nato wanted to threaten Belgrade with bombing and believed that a series of steps would be most effective, because it would gradually increase the pressure on Milosevic to negotiate. The Yugoslav leader was told at the outset of the bombing that Phase I targets such as command bunkers would be hit and that, if he did not comply, he could expect Phases II and III - which would be wider bombing. Nato sources now concede that this was an error as Phase I did not cause any significant military pain to the regime - all the main military assets and personnel had long been evacuated from obvious targets. Furthermore, Milosevic was able to use the state-controlled media to prepare the wider Yugoslav public for a long campaign, kindling a sort of Blitz spirit that reduced public opposition to his rule. Nato believes that the bombing in the latter weeks of Operation Allied Force against bridges, factories and other civilian targets was more effective but it could have been much more so had it been done earlier. On the diplomatic front, Foreign Office officials have concluded that Milosevic never had any intention of co-operating with the outside world to find a solution to the Kosovo problem that would reduce Serb control of the province. The undertakings he gave to the American special envoy Richard Holbrooke last autumn which averted an earlier threat of Nato punishment were worthless. They now accept that the numerous ultimatums issued to Milosevic during the course of the Kosovo crisis should have been backed up with the credible threat of force. Like Nato, they judge
[CTRL] NATO Needs a Head
-Caveat Lector- The presiding Secretary-General is leaving NATO to become the European Union's first minister of defense. New NATO Secretary-General Sought By JEFFREY ULBRICH .c The Associated Press BRUSSELS, Belgium (AP) - Wanted: Secretary-General for NATO. Must be political heavyweight. An excellent communicator. And an effective manager. Must not be from the United States, France, Italy, Canada, Spain, Poland, Hungary or the Czech Republic. NATO Secretary-General Javier Solana - a Spaniard who won the war in Kosovo, moved the Western military alliance into a new era of enlargement and drastically revamped its strategy - is leaving to become the European Union's first coordinator for foreign and defense policy. Filling his shoes will be no easy task. ``People are writing richly speculative articles,'' said one NATO ambassador, insisting that ``the position at the moment is that there are no formal candidates.'' The ambassador, like everyone else at the 19-nation alliance's headquarters who was asked about the search for Solana's successor, declined to speak on the record. The lack of formal candidates leaves NATO observers little to work with beyond a handful of ``names being mentioned.'' So far, there are only four. The most prominent is German Defense Minister Rudolf Scharping. He certainly wins the highest praise, but his boss, German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder, says he needs the 51-year-old Scharping at home. Others include Paddy Ashdown, 58, the departing leader of Britain's Liberal Democratic Party; former Belgian Prime Minister Jean-Luc Dehaene, 58, and Hans Haekkerup, 53, Denmark's defense minister. Selecting a new secretary-general, like everything else at NATO, is done by consensus. The dean of the NATO ambassadors, Sir John Goulding of Britain, has been consulting with his fellow ambassadors to see if consensus is forming around any particular name. So far, NATO officials say, nothing has emerged. Solana's four-year mandate ends in December, but he is expected to leave sometime in October to start his new job. Best guess among NATO officials is the new man - and it will be a man - will be named in September, when all NATO foreign ministers are in New York for the U.N. General Assembly. The new secretary-general must be a politician with clout, somebody who can forge consensus when things get tough, said one NATO official. He must be able to explain effectively the alliance strategy in tough spots like Kosovo. And he must be able to manage a large bureaucracy. There are limitations. By tradition, he can't be an American because the United States already holds the top two military jobs in the alliance. He can't be French, because France still has not rejoined the integrated military command, which it left in 1966 when President Charles de Gaulle became upset over American influence. Italy already has a deputy secretary-general and it's too soon to have another Spaniard. Somebody from the three new members - Poland, Hungary and the Czech Republic - would probably rile the Russians. Some people at NATO still believe Scharping could fall on his domestic political sword in the end and take the NATO job for the good of the alliance. Others think not. Most write off Dehaene as a nonstarter. Solana's predecessor, Willy Claes, also a Belgian, was forced to resign because of a political scandal back home. The voters just kicked Dehaene and his party out of office, in large part due to other scandals. Ashdown, though attractive in some ways, has never held a Cabinet post or a high government job. He does, however, have significant military experience, something Solana - an anti-NATO peacenik in his youth - never had. Haekkerup is the least known of all but has solid experience. ``It's unfortunate there is such a poor list,'' said Gordon Adams of the International Institute for Strategic Studies in London. ``Solana is a hell of an act to follow. He has been a superb secretary-general.'' DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion and informational exchange list. Proselyzting propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substancenot 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
[CTRL] NATO-Dissenter Greece Demonized
-Caveat Lector- Greece Pressured To Tackle Terrorism By BRIAN MURPHY .c The Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) - Hundreds of arson strikes and bomb attacks in the last two years have left Greece increasingly at odds with the United States - a principal target for Greek terrorists. The attacks by terrorists and anarchists have also left Greece out of step with its European Union partners, who have crushed or hobbled their own urban terrorist networks. But after decades of inaction, Greek leaders may finally be heeding the calls to work harder to try to squash Europe's most elusive terrorist cell, November 17, and other smaller terrorist groups. On Monday, self-proclaimed anarchist Nikos Maziotis went on trial for a 1997 bomb at the Greek Interior Ministry. His prosecution could help ease U.S.-led demands that Greece take stronger measures against terrorism. Yet it could also become a rallying point for more attacks - especially during planned visits this month by American law enforcement and counter-terrorism officials. Four Americans and one Greek employee at the U.S. Embassy have been killed by November 17. More than a dozen U.S.-linked sites, including Citibank and car dealerships, have been attacked this year. And the price tag for security for U.S. diplomats in Greece is the highest in the world, though the exact cost is kept secret. The pressure on Greece - now listed by Washington as the reigning hub of leftist and anti-foreigner terrorism in Europe - appears part of a general U.S. security alarm following the twin bombings at embassies in Kenya and Tanzania in August 1998. The CIA and other U.S. investigators have been working alongside Greek authorities since 1975, when November 17 gunned down its first victim: CIA station chief Richard Welch. Yet U.S. officials complain they are granted limited powers and claim Greece lacks the political will or police expertise to mount a terrorist crackdown. Although they lack such tools as a national DNA registry and a special anti-terrorist forensics team, Greek authorities vigorously deny any weakness in battling terrorism. ``Greece does not have a terrorism problem,'' insisted government spokesman Dimitris Reppas, whose own office was hit by an incendiary bomb in May 1998. ``There is a real battle of perception going on,'' said John Sitilides, executive director of the Western Policy Center, a Washington-based group promoting U.S.-Greek dialogue. ``The Americans see a major problem. The Greeks don't see this with the same urgency.'' But the list of attacks - and the dearth of arrests - point to a very lopsided score. Obscure leftist groups have carried out attacks on a range of targets, including diplomatic cars and compounds and foreign businesses and institutions. The bombings are generally carried out at night and there have been few victims. But Western diplomatic sources, speaking on condition of anonymity, worry the groups could get more brazen and dangerous. November 17 is suspected of carrying out rocket attacks on the German ambassador's residence in May and several other foreign banks in recent months. It has managed to carry out 21 killings and hit dozens of targets in the past 24 years without any confirmed suspects facing justice. November 17 takes its name from the date in 1973 when the military junta ruling Greece crushed a student uprising. Over the years, its philosophy has apparently shifted from Marxism to a mix of ultra-nationalism and working-class populism. But U.S. officials fear the group could focus more on anti-NATO retaliation following the campaign against Yugoslavia, which was widely condemned by Greeks. ``The government just wants this problem to dissolve into the air,'' said Maria Bossi, a former member of Greece's anti-terrorist commission. In a step toward more international cooperation, a group of 50 Greek police officers are scheduled to spend the summer in the United States training in anti-terrorism techniques. Bossi, however, calls this ``just a nice bit of public relations.'' ``Everybody wants to get rid of this anxiety of 25 years,'' she said. ``But you need to take certain steps. They are not taking the steps.'' These would include full-time anti-terrorist detectives, devoting resources to developing data banks to cross-reference evidence and creating a witness protection network to encourage testimony, she said. But more important is the political determination. For politicians, however, the costs are potentially high. Many Greeks still see November 17 as a righteous crusader that does not disrupt the lives of ordinary citizens. There are hopes the government of Premier Costas Simitis may be less reticent than its predecessors. Simitis is seeking to rid Greece's renegade image in the EU, encourage foreign investors and boost a sagging tourism industry. Also, Greece does not want the specter of terrorism disrupting preparations for the 2004 Olympics in Athens. ``I believe the Greek
[CTRL] NATO Bars Russia from Kosovo
-Caveat Lector- NATO Nixes Russian Reinforcements By WILLIAM C. MANN .c The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - NATO thwarted Russian attempts to fly reinforcements to its peacekeeping forces in Yugoslavia because the Kremlin wants to revise the agreement giving Russia a role in policing the peace, alliance and U.S. officials said Saturday. NATO's military headquarters in Belgium expects the Russians this week to continue talks on the requested revisions. They broke off Wednesday without agreement after three days. Russia wants to change an agreement reached in lengthy negotiations last month at Helsinki, Finland, that outlined Russian participation in a NATO-led peacekeeping force. NATO officials speaking on condition of anonymity said Russia wants to send some of its troops into sectors of Kosovo controlled by other NATO countries. Separately, Russia wants to water down NATO's command of Russian forces. ``We continue to work with Russian military representatives on the arrangements'' for its participation, a U.S. official said. ``It is NATO's view that we should complete all of these arrangements before additional Russian forces deploy to Kosovo.'' German Col. Michael Kaemmerer, a NATO official at the Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe, site of the talks, said they were to have lasted seven to 10 days, aiming to work out deployment details such as ``a timeline, liaison procedures and so on.'' He said the Russians are invited to return this week. In Washington, Pentagon spokeswoman Maj. Ginger Blazicko said talks are scheduled. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright took a break from a European vacation Friday and telephoned her Russian counterpart, Igor Ivanov, a U.S. official said. The official had no details of the call, but The New York Times said Albright explained to Ivanov NATO's objections to a full Russian deployment before all problems with the agreement are settled. Authorities on both sides of the Atlantic said Russia asked Hungary, Romania and Bulgaria late last week for corridors through which Ilyushin cargo planes could fly soldiers to join about 700 Russian troops and technicians already in Kosovo, a province of the Yugoslav republic Serbia. After consultation with U.S. and NATO officials, alliance member Hungary and Romania and Bulgaria, both of which want to join NATO, rejected the requests. ``The nations (involved) have not granted overflight rights, and there is not an inclination to do so until all arrangements are completed,'' a U.S. official said. ``We support that inclination.'' Still, news agencies reported in Moscow that two Il-76 aircraft were being loaded with military hardware and other cargo Saturday in preparation for a Sunday airlift of about 100 paratroopers, the first of an eventual 2,900 additional troops planned for the Russian contingent. They said another four Il-76s will fly Monday and Tuesday with 200 more soldiers. The Russian agencies said Hungary refused overflights, but they did not mention Bulgaria or Romania. Tanjug, Yugoslavia's government-run agency, reported from Moscow that all three rejected overflights but ``lively diplomatic activity is under way.'' The Russians are at Slatina airport near Pristina, Kosovo's provincial capital. Its first soldiers went there in an unexpected lightning move three weeks ago from nearby Bosnia, where they were serving with a Western-led peacekeeping operation. Lt. Gen. Victor Zavarzin, commander of the push into Kosovo, quickly became a hero at home and was awarded a third star by President Boris Yeltsin. In Boston, The Globe reported Saturday that Zavarzin was known to NATO commanders as a high-ranking spy. On that basis, the newspaper said, Gen. Wesley Clark, NATO's supreme commander, rejected Russia's nomination of Zavarzin as the Kremlin's liaison with NATO. DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion and informational exchange list. Proselyzting propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substancenot 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
[CTRL] NATO and Ethnic Cleansing by KLA
-Caveat Lector- KLA Moves in After Serbs Depart By CANDICE HUGHES .c The Associated Press DOBRO SELO, Yugoslavia (AP) - It didn't take the Kosovo Liberation Army long to move in after Serb forces withdrew. Within minutes, guerrillas were coming down from the hills. Within hours, they had seized control of one of Yugoslavia's biggest coal mines. NATO got there the next day. The rebels moved in so fast Saturday morning that mining company manager Dragan Radakovic - a Serb - didn't understand what the shooting was at first. ``I thought maybe it was the army celebrating'' their pullout, he said. But the rattle of automatic weapons fire got louder - and closer. International monitors said the KLA took control Sunday of a major crossing point on the Yugoslav-Albanian border shortly after Yugoslav officials abandoned it. About 10-15 KLA guerrillas were guarding the Morini station late Sunday, said Andrea Angeli, spokesman of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe. Morini was the main crossing point for hundreds of thousands of ethnic Albanians who fled the province during the Serb crackdown, which accelerated after NATO started its bombing campaign March 24. Standing on the rim of Pit No. 10 at the Belacevac mine, Radakovic peered through binoculars and saw the KLA on the horizon. ``It was a hard feeling,'' he said. ``All I could think about was how to save my workers.'' The rebels moved into the 4-square-mile mine from the west. Radakovic pulled his employees out to the east in 2 1/2 frantic hours, saving nearly 100. But the rebels attacked a van bringing in workers for the afternoon shift. Three Serb miners and the driver, 31-year-old Zvonomir Stepic - coming to work unwarned and unaware - were kidnapped. As best as Radakovic could tell, the rebel force numbered several hundred. They were gloating, using the dispatcher's two-way radio at the mine administration to taunt the Serbs and curse them. ``Go back to Serbia,'' the rebel voice would say. Serbs are a minority in this province, outnumbered before the war 9-to-1 by ethnic Albanians. Stepic's father, Zivojin, said his son headed off for work unconcerned, despite the army and police withdrawal that has put Kosovo's Serbs on edge. ``We knew the army was withdrawing, but we didn't worry,'' he said. ``We expected NATO to protect the workers.'' Serb civilians have been pouring out of areas in northern and western Kosovo where the KLA is active. As many as 8,000 arrived in neighboring Montenegro on Sunday. But Serbs have been less fearful in Pristina, the provincial capital, which will be the headquarters of the NATO force. The kidnappings at the mine and Serb media reports of four separate KLA attacks in Pristina on Sunday could change that feeling of security. NATO is in Kosovo to assure the safe return of 860,000 ethnic Albanians driven from the province by Serb forces and to keep the peace. The international force also is supposed to demilitarize the KLA, but just how it will do that is unclear. Peacekeeping troops are streaming into the province, but the job of establishing control is complex and time-consuming. And the KLA, which appears to have no plans to lay down its arms, is badly complicating their task - as the mine takeover shows. ``It's horrible,'' Radakovic said. ``They don't respect agreements of any kind.'' The mine manager said the Serb army withdrawal took him by surprise; he expected them to wait for NATO. But shortly after 7 a.m. Saturday, they began pulling out of the three deserted villages bordering the mine. Just a day earlier, military and police officials in Pristina had assured him there would be no security vacuum at the mine, a critical link in the electric power supply system that the KLA had seized for several weeks last year. Ten workers kidnapped in the June 22, 1998 attack have not been seen since. NATO took him by surprise, too. They arrived unannounced - and unaware that the mine was in rebel hands. Radakovic stumbled on the NATO team Sunday afternoon as he headed out to check on the tiny band of guards he'd deployed on a ridge between the KLA-controlled Belacevac and its sister mine, Dobro Selo. He was stunned. He was thrilled. He thought maybe he'd get his mine back. Maybe there was hope for the kidnapped workers. But the NATO force, four Royal Canadian armored vehicles, weren't there to recapture anything from the KLA or take away their guns. Their job was reconnaissance. ``They sent us here because it is high ground and we can see a lot,'' Lt. Chris Hunt explained. Radakovic briefed Hunt on the situation, pointing down the valley to the KLA positions in the distance. ``We'll try to get more troops over this way,'' Hunt told him. ``But everything's stretched pretty thin right now.'' DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion and informational exchange list. Proselyzting propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substancenot soapboxing! These are sordid matters
Re: [CTRL] NATO and Ethnic Cleansing by KLA
-Caveat Lector- IT IS GRADUALLY BECOMING MORE OBVIOUS WHAT THE BALKANS WAR WAS PARTLY ALL ABOUT - THE GRABBING OF WEALTH - BUT THERE IS A MUCH MORE SINISTER SCEANRIO GOING ON - SEE THE POST ENTITLED, "GLOBALCONSPIRACY - THE FREEDOM TO MAKE SLAVES". -Original Message- From: Das GOAT [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Monday, June 14, 1999 3:17 AM Subject: [CTRL] NATO and "Ethnic Cleansing" by KLA -Caveat Lector- KLA Moves in After Serbs Depart By CANDICE HUGHES .c The Associated Press DOBRO SELO, Yugoslavia (AP) - It didn't take the Kosovo Liberation Army long to move in after Serb forces withdrew. Within minutes, guerrillas were coming down from the hills. Within hours, they had seized control of one of Yugoslavia's biggest coal mines. NATO got there the next day. The rebels moved in so fast Saturday morning that mining company manager Dragan Radakovic - a Serb - didn't understand what the shooting was at first. ``I thought maybe it was the army celebrating'' their pullout, he said. But the rattle of automatic weapons fire got louder - and closer. International monitors said the KLA took control Sunday of a major crossing point on the Yugoslav-Albanian border shortly after Yugoslav officials abandoned it. About 10-15 KLA guerrillas were guarding the Morini station late Sunday, said Andrea Angeli, spokesman of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe. Morini was the main crossing point for hundreds of thousands of ethnic Albanians who fled the province during the Serb crackdown, which accelerated after NATO started its bombing campaign March 24. Standing on the rim of Pit No. 10 at the Belacevac mine, Radakovic peered through binoculars and saw the KLA on the horizon. ``It was a hard feeling,'' he said. ``All I could think about was how to save my workers.'' The rebels moved into the 4-square-mile mine from the west. Radakovic pulled his employees out to the east in 2 1/2 frantic hours, saving nearly 100. But the rebels attacked a van bringing in workers for the afternoon shift. Three Serb miners and the driver, 31-year-old Zvonomir Stepic - coming to work unwarned and unaware - were kidnapped. As best as Radakovic could tell, the rebel force numbered several hundred. They were gloating, using the dispatcher's two-way radio at the mine administration to taunt the Serbs and curse them. ``Go back to Serbia,'' the rebel voice would say. Serbs are a minority in this province, outnumbered before the war 9-to-1 by ethnic Albanians. Stepic's father, Zivojin, said his son headed off for work unconcerned, despite the army and police withdrawal that has put Kosovo's Serbs on edge. ``We knew the army was withdrawing, but we didn't worry,'' he said. ``We expected NATO to protect the workers.'' Serb civilians have been pouring out of areas in northern and western Kosovo where the KLA is active. As many as 8,000 arrived in neighboring Montenegro on Sunday. But Serbs have been less fearful in Pristina, the provincial capital, which will be the headquarters of the NATO force. The kidnappings at the mine and Serb media reports of four separate KLA attacks in Pristina on Sunday could change that feeling of security. NATO is in Kosovo to assure the safe return of 860,000 ethnic Albanians driven from the province by Serb forces and to keep the peace. The international force also is supposed to demilitarize the KLA, but just how it will do that is unclear. Peacekeeping troops are streaming into the province, but the job of establishing control is complex and time-consuming. And the KLA, which appears to have no plans to lay down its arms, is badly complicating their task - as the mine takeover shows. ``It's horrible,'' Radakovic said. ``They don't respect agreements of any kind.'' The mine manager said the Serb army withdrawal took him by surprise; he expected them to wait for NATO. But shortly after 7 a.m. Saturday, they began pulling out of the three deserted villages bordering the mine. Just a day earlier, military and police officials in Pristina had assured him there would be no security vacuum at the mine, a critical link in the electric power supply system that the KLA had seized for several weeks last year. Ten workers kidnapped in the June 22, 1998 attack have not been seen since. NATO took him by surprise, too. They arrived unannounced - and unaware that the mine was in rebel hands. Radakovic stumbled on the NATO team Sunday afternoon as he headed out to check on the tiny band of guards he'd deployed on a ridge between the KLA-controlled Belacevac and its sister mine, Dobro Selo. He was stunned. He was thrilled. He thought maybe he'd get his mine back. Maybe there was hope for the kidnapped workers. But the NATO force, four Royal Canadian armored vehicles, weren't there to recapture anything from the KLA or take away their guns. Their job was reconnaissance. ``They sent us here because it is high ground and we
[CTRL] NATO Partner Turkey
-Caveat Lector- Turkish drug trafficking in Europe, Mafia and Turkish government corruption, etc http://web.ukonline.co.uk/argyros.argyrou/turkey/Crime.htm Not to mention the Kurds, who make Kosovars look pampered by comparison. DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion and informational exchange list. Proselyzting propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substancenot 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
[CTRL] NATO Fallout over Hungary
-Caveat Lector- Another neighbor gets bombarded by "accident" -- Rumania, Italy, Greece ... Unexploded Rockets Fall on Hungary BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) -- Two unexploded rockets from NATO attack planes fell on Hungarian villages in separate incidents Monday, the state news agency MTI reported. There were no injuries or serious damage. The rockets were found in Zalaujlak, 115 miles southwest of Budapest, and at a pig farm in Beremend, 150 miles south of Budapest, MTI said. NATO jets have used Hungarian airspace since beginning their air campaign against Yugoslavia on March 24. Last week, Marine F-18 attack jets based at Taszar in southern Hungary joined the airstrikes. A Marine spokesman at Taszar, Lt. Christian Devine, said an investigation into the report of fallen rockets was under way. He said F-18s are capable of landing with unused ammunition unless there is an emergency. On April 27, an unexploded rocket was found on the outskirts of Boeszenfa, 100 miles southwest of Budapest. It reportedly fell from a NATO jet returning from a mission. DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion and informational exchange list. Proselyzting propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substancenot 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
[CTRL] Nato promised 'hell' in Kosovo - The Bilderberg conspiracy . . .
-Caveat Lector- from: http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/monitoring/newsid_356000/356832.stm A HREF="http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/monitoring/newsid_356000/356832.s tm"BBC News | Monitoring | Nato promised 'hell' in /A - Sunday, May 30, 1999 Published at 23:17 GMT 00:17 UK Nato promised 'hell' in Kosovo Serbian media have reported fresh defiance by the military in Kosovo while Nato steps up psychological pressure on the troops on the ground. Serbian TV reported an interview with the head of the Yugoslav Army in Kosovo, Col-Gen Nebojsa Pavkovic, promising Nato ground forces "real hell" in the event of an invasion. "Should Nato decide to carry out a ground invasion, its soldiers will go through real hell every step of the way," Col-Gen Pavkovic told the defence magazine `Vojska'. Despite two months of bombardment, Serbian troops were still a force to be reckoned with, having preserved men and equipment and a "favourable operational deployment of ground units" using "various tactical moves and actions". "We would soon stand face to face on the terrain which we know extremely well and which we have prepared well to defend. "The enemy's technological and technical advantage would start to diminish in the first days of any invasion." Col-Gen Pavkovic added, while the troops were ready for battle they were also prepared to implement any "peace and other initiatives" from Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic. 'B-52s will be after you' The Serbian news agency Beta reported Nato aircraft had dropped leaflets over the Kosovo capital Pristina urging Serbian troops to desert their units and leave or face bombardment by B-52 bombers. Nato says its leaflets are designed to domoralise Yugoslav troopsTwo B-52s flew over the city at high altitude as the leaflets were dropped. "The Yugoslav Army forces are warned to leave Kosovo, because Nato is now using B-52 bombers to cast MK-82 bombs, weighing 225 kilograms each," one of the leaflets read. "Every B-52 bomber can carry more than 50 such bombs. These aircraft will be after you until they drive you out of Kosovo... and prevent you from committing atrocities. "If you want to survive and see your families again, you should abandon your units and firearms." The leaflets warned that "thousands" of bombs would be dropped on Serbian forces. The Bilderberg conspiracy An article in Vojska reports that Western politicians ranging from the queen of Spain to Margaret Thatcher produced a blueprint for a "Balkan Vietnam" at a meeting in Scotland in 1996. Spain's Queen Sofia (left): Key member of the Bilderburg Group?The "Bilderberg Group" decided to push for the arrest of "war criminals from among the Serbs" using the Hague war crimes tribunal as its tool, in order to provoke a war with Russia, the article, quoted by the Yugoslav state news agency Tanjug, said. "The Bilderberg Group is obviously a self-styled world supra-government which is earning billions of dollars thanks to crises and wars it, itself, is provoking." The article named as group members Queen Sofia of Spain, Margaret Thatcher, Helmut Kohl, Valery Giscard D'Estaing, Lord Peter Carrington, Lord Owen, Henry Kissinger, Giovanni Agnelli, David Rockefeller and Baron Rothschild. Vojska quoted as its source of information "a thorough investigation conducted by independent US journalists". Yugoslav lawyers eye damages claim Tanjug has reported that the country's top law organizations have demanded compensation from Nato for the damage caused by its campaign. "The persons who destroyed Yugoslavia are obliged under international law to compensate for all forms of damage incurred," a two-day seminar by the Serbian Bar Association and the Yugoslav Association for Criminal Law and Criminology concluded. Russian and Greek lawyers also attended the seminar in Belgrade's Hall of Justice. Tourist season opens in Montenegro Montenegrin TV has reported the arrival of its first tourists this summer.# A couple of hundred holiday-makers from the Serbian part of Sarajevo have checked into the Dolphin Hotel in the resort town of Bijela and the TV showed the youngsters splashing in the sea and tanning on the beach. With Montenegrin radio reporting NATO air raids on the coastal towns of Tivat and Herceg-Novi this weekend, one of the Sarajevo teachers was asked if his group was not concerned. "It's nothing new," he told the TV. BBC Monitoring (http://www.monitor.bbc.co.uk), based in Caversham in southern England, selects and translates information from radio, television, press, news agencies and the Internet from 150 countries in more than 70 languages. ©The BBC DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion and informational exchange list. Proselyzting propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substancenot 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
Re: [CTRL] NATO against Germany
-Caveat Lector- Rather than the below remarks, I would state: 1. The US cannot rule Europe and Germany without control of NATO and a Russian threat. 2. The current Balkan War serves the German-Vatican-Islamic axis interests vs the Orthodox Slavic forces and maintenance of US power in Europe. However, if NATO is perceived to "loose" NATO could be disolved or radically transformed to a German lead European force [exit the US], the basis for a new Holy Roman Empire with ravenous eyes toward the East. Lloyd Miller, A-albionic Research -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Tuesday, June 01, 1999 5:33 PM Subject: NATO against Germany Subj: Re: A NATO TO CONTROL GERMANY Date: 5/22/99 1:44:39 PM Eastern Daylight Time From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Anti-Censorship News Agency) To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] From : Guillermo Coletti P.O. Box 61221 Pasadena CA 91106 USA May 22, 1999 The following piece contains information crucial to the improvement of our understanding of the current war of aggression against the Serbs and the former and on-going hostilities against the German people. Help me propagate this article. Forward it to friends, journalists, like- minded people, post it in your website, etc. Many thanks. A NATO TO CONTROL GERMANY by Guillermo Coletti Send your comments to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] I have often considered writing about the real purpose of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization as I see it, however, lack of means to substantiate a number of my suspicions was a major reason of discouragement. Now I have something at my disposal that can help me break the ice: an American General speaks candidly on the real reasons for the existence of NATO. What he has to say is quite interesting for the uninitiated as well as for the irreverent and the perennial skeptic. I will use this opportunity to explain some of my initial ideas on this matter. Adolf Hitler, along with Mussolini, and other European leaders, was involved in an extraordinary effort to eradicate the threat of Bolshevik tyranny from Europe. The stability of the governments they led was threatened via the USA as much, or perhaps more, than any danger that could have originated in Moscow. When Hitler's defense of Europe was forced into the military alternative the Unites States made an alliance with Stalin. That to me was an indication that America was becoming friendlier to Communism than to the values of traditional Europe. We know that American intervention resulted in a greater and stronger Soviet Russia. The Communists have indeed a debt of gratitude to America for the expansion of Bolshevism. But when the Second World War was over America "agitated" the anti-Communist cause and formed NATO! Why NATO? It all sounded very phony to me because if America had truly stood against Bolshevism it should have joined Hitler, Mussolini and Franco, instead of Josef Stalin. Yet, America never admitted to have fought ont he wrong side. I can't help but asking myself when was NATO a real problem for the stability of Soviet Communism? Certainly not when Russian tanks and the Red Army occupied the streets of Prague, or Budapest. The anti- Communism of the American Establishment was always been as serious as an Abbot and Costello movie. America's true concern was what Germany represented and what to this day survives in the German. Ellie Wiesel expressed similar sentiments when he advocated that every Jew must have some room in his heart for hatred against the Germans. The difference between Wiesel and non-Jews Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Eisenhower is that Wiesel expressed his emotions with sincerity. The real threat to the American Way, the America of the Gay Pride Parades and Martin Luther King Day, was not Bolshevism but the Traditional Western values that Germany tried to maintain at the expense of a multitude of sacrifices. On April 24, 1999, NBC aired John McLaughlin's "One on One." The show had the participation of two guests: Lieutenant General William Odom and Professor Harvey Sapolsky. We are going to review some of the remarks made by General Odom. General Odom was introduced as a graduate from West Point who obtained his PhD at Columbia. He served in President Carter's National Security Council and during President Reagan's administration in the Office of the Army Chief of Staff for intelligence and for the director of Reagan's National Security Agency. He is currently director of International Security Studies at the Hudson Institute and professor of Public Policy and Organization in the Department of Political Science at the prestigious Massachussetts Institute of Technology, where he is also the Director of the Security Program. Gen. Odom authored six books, the latest of which is "The Collapse of Soviet Military." What I have suspected as the real purpose of NATO was disclosed, much to my surprise, right at
[CTRL] NATO Covering Its (Exposed) Flanks
-Caveat Lector- Canada Lodges NATO Plea By BARRY SCHWEID .c The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) -- Canada is lodging a plea for NATO to choose its bombing targets in Yugoslavia more carefully as the Clinton administration extends its review of U.S. policy in the Kosovo conflict. Foreign Minister Lloyd Axworthy follows up talks the German and Greek foreign ministers had with Secretary of State Madeleine Albright as the NATO alliance undergoes an awkward self-evaluation. Canada supports the airstrikes, but with diplomacy in a delicate stage, it wants targets chosen carefully to minimize damage to hospitals and other civilian sites. Axworthy said last weekend that errant bombs were ``a serious mistake'' and could hurt the search for a diplomatic end to the conflict. ``At this time, we have to make doubly certain that the military targets that are chosen are chosen very carefully and that every effort is made to ensure that collateral damage is at the absolute minimum,'' said James Wright, a senior official in the Foreign Affairs Department. Germany also has cautioned against poor targeting and sent Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer here this week to oppose sending combat troops into the conflict. Greek Foreign Minister George Papandreou met Albright on Wednesday and called again for a bombing pause to encourage Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic to accept NATO's terms for a settlement. The allies must also consider the potential impact on ongoing diplomacy of Milosevic's indictment by an international war crimes tribunal. The formal accusation might stiffen Milosevic's already tough resistance to demands that he withdraw Serb troops from Kosovo and permit the deployment of a peacekeeping force to protect returning refugees. At the same time, the indictment might dramatize the allies' accusations of atrocities against ethnic Albanian civilians. Albright warned Milosevic on Wednesday that any aggression against the government of Montenegro, the smaller of Yugoslavia's two republics, was ``unacceptable.'' In an interview with Montenegro state television, Albright said the air campaign against Yugoslavia would intensify. As for ground troops, she said: ``No option is off the table.'' After meeting with her, Papandreou said a temporary bombing suspension could promote diplomacy and eventual approval of a U.N. Security Council resolution on a settlement. ``Greece, being in the region and feeling the direct effects of what's going in the region, has put great emphasis in working on the diplomatic front and being helpful,'' he said. Resisting, but also complimenting Greece for endorsing NATO's demands, Albright said the bombing would end only after Milosevic accepted those demands and started carrying them out. Alluding to the differences within the alliance, Albright said, ``There are a variety of ideas'' among the diverse 19 NATO member nations. In Moscow, meanwhile, Russian mediator Viktor Chernomyrdin, the principal diplomatic channel to Belgrade, urged an immediate end to NATO airstrikes, now in their third month, and said the escalation of attacks while negotiations were under way was unprecedented. Chernomyrdin met with Deputy Secretary of State Strobe Talbott and Finnish President Martti Ahtisaari to explore an approach to Milosevic, who has refused to withdraw Serb troops and paramilitary units from Kosovo and to accept NATO and other peacekeepers to protect refugees returning to their homes after a settlement. ``It is necessary to stop the airstrikes and negotiate, agree and at last come to a result,'' Chernomyrdin said, the ITAR-Tass news agency reported. ``At least a temporary pause is needed.'' From his vacation quarters in Yulee, Fla., meanwhile, President Clinton telephoned Prime Minister Massimo D'Alema of Italy, who also is seeking a bombing pause. They discussed ``various signs that the campaign is biting,'' White House spokesman Joe Lockhart said. He told reporters he did not know whether the two discussed a bombing pause. DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion and informational exchange list. Proselyzting propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substancenot 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] NATO strikes send dioxins, furans, uranium over Europe.
-Caveat Lector- NATO strikes send dioxins, furans, uranium over Europe. MOSCOW, May 27 (Itar-Tass) - NATO's air strikes on Yugoslavia have environmental impacts on Europe, said Major General Boris Alekseyev, the Russian army's environmental safety department chief. He said at a press conference on Thursday that the air strikes have "far-going ecologic concequences". NATO is doing "deliberate destruction of chemically dangerous facilities" in Yugoslavia, in particular of ammonia and polymer productions. Struck, these productions emit clouds of high-toxic substances that travel great distances. The most dangerous components of polymer production are phosgene and hydrocyanic acid. Ignition of polymer materials releases "enormous amounts" of dioxins and furans, Alekseyev said. Registered dioxin concentrations in the air amount to "five by ten in the minus tenth degree of a milligramme per litre of the air", he said. Dioxins accummulate in the human body, Alekseyev said. He said NATO air power's destroying of Yugoslavia's refineries and setting them to fire are associated with the release of large amounts of hydrocarbons, the most dangerous of which is benzopyrene. Benzopyrene-contaminated smoke clouds drift as far borders of Romania, Bulgaria and less often the Czech Republic. Alekseyev said another cause for concern was that "Americans have found in the territory of Yugoslavia their convenient method for disposal of decommissioned munitions". He explained that NATO planes fairly extensively use shells with depleted uranium. "In fact, this is waste of nuclear production. These munitions are manufactured in Great Britain under the American license," Alekseyev said. The anti-armour shells with uranium cores are used against tanks and concrete installations. When hitting metal or concrete, the uranium core generates heat which causes partial evaporation of the core with production of uranium oxides. Part of uranium is converted to an aerosol that can spread over large areas. The US' using the shells with depleted uranium in operation Desert Storm in Iraq has left 20-25 percent of the American and British personnel involved in it with diseases and abnormalities at the genetic level, Alekseyev said. NATO's raids are contaminating Yugoslavia and adjacent European states with dioxins, benzopyrene and uranium, he said. "I think that in a year, a situation will occur in this region where the Americans will start talking that foods grown in southern Europe are not good for use," he said. He said "there is a real danger" of contamination of the Black Sea. NATO's bombing causes leaks of oil products from Yugoslavia's storages. The oil products run off with ground waters to the Danube river which drains into the Black Sea. Alekseyev said "a 14 kilometre-long oil sleek with a high content of oil products is moving at a speed of five kipometres an hour" down the Danube these days and is close to the Black Sea. Getting into ground waters, oil products dissolve and convert to aromatic hydrocarbons that are bound to spread to the Black Sea, whose contamination after NATO's strikes on Yugoslavia "already has been confirmed", the military environmentalist said. lyu/ News provided by COMTEX. [!CIS+COUNTRIES] [!EASTERN+EUROPE] [!EMERGING+MARKETS] [!EUROPEAN+COMMUNITY] [!GLOBAL+NEWS] [!INTERNATIONAL] [!MIDDLE+EAST] [!WORLD+AFFAIRS] [ARMY] [BRITAIN] [BULGARIA] [CONFERENCE] [CONTAMINATION] [CZECH+REPUBLIC] [EUROPE] [FIRE] [IRAQ] [MILITARY] [NATO] [NEWS] [NEWSGRID] [NUCLEAR] [PRODUCTS] [ROMANIA] [TAS] [TOXIC] [TRAVEL] [YUGOSLAVIA] -- --- NOTE: In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. section 107, this material is distributed without profit or payment to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving this information for non-profit research and educational purposes only. For more information go to: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml --- DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion and informational exchange list. Proselyzting propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substancenot 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
[CTRL] NATO Struggling to Keep United Front
-Caveat Lector- "Greece and Italy, meanwhile, are lobbying for a pause in the bombing to give Milosevic a period of calm to frame a reply to NATO's demands..." Italy has found it necessary nudge, nudge to reorganize its intelligence services under a more NATO-friendly spy czar due to "terrorism" blamed on "Red Bridgades." Greece, whose supreme court has charged NATO with "war crimes," can expect something similar in the near future ... When the Godfather sez "jump," the capos better jump, or watch their backs ... Even among "allies," this is known as "diplomacy." Germany, US Muffle NATO Differences By BARRY SCHWEID .c The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) -- Muffling differences among the NATO allies on war strategy, the United States and Germany concentrated today on planning a peacekeeping force for Kosovo and the eventual return of ethnic Albanian refugees to the Serbian province. Publicly, at least, Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer said nothing at a joint news conference with Secretary of State Madeleine Albright about Germany's implacable opposition to employing ground troops against the Serbs -- an option that Albright said is still on the table. Instead, Fischer, whose government contains strong pacifist elements, stressed the goal of overcoming the ``aggressive nationalism'' of Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic with a NATO military victory. Otherwise, he warned, Albanian nationalism could explode in the heavily Muslim Kosovo-Bosnia-Montenegro triangular region. ``This policy of aggressive nationalism of Mr. Milosevic, rooted in the 1930s, must be stopped,'' Fischer said, with obvious reference to the German nationalism of the period that precipitated World War II. Albright said her meeting with Fischer concentrated on the ``unity of the alliance'' amid demonstrations and other signs in Serbia that the people were turning against Milosevic. Albright also acknowledged that efforts to arrange a voluntary boycott of oil shipments to Yugoslavia had only partially succeeded, although she said NATO's airstrikes had sharply reduced Milosevic's supply. Albright said she would talk to officials in Ukraine, where barges reportedly are filled with oil to cross the Black Sea and sail up the Danube through Buglaria and Romania. Germany is making a public point of errant bomb targeting that embarrassed the allies and touched off a furor with China after its embassy in Belgrade was hit. The Swiss ambassador's residence also was hit. Before flying here, Fischer met with Swiss Foreign Minister Joseph Deiss in Bonn and said ``talks are urgently needed'' on targeting. The choice of NATO targets must ``more effectively avoid damaging civilian targets,'' said German foreign ministry spokesman Martin Erdmann. Germany has backed the air campaign strongly, but adamantly opposes sending any ground troops. Britain, on the other hand, says ground troops should be considered in an ``endgame'' strategy to rout weakened Serb forces from Kosovo. Albright is also meeting this week with two other foreign ministers -- Yeoryios Papandreou of Greece on Wednesday and Lloyd Axworthy of Canada on Thursday. Papandreou on Monday was in Beijing, where Chinese Foreign Minister Tang Jiaxuan demanded that NATO stop the bombing before the U.N. Security Council opens discussions on a political solution for Kosovo. ``They were very, very clear on the fact that they would not be able to vote for a U.N. resolution if the bombing did not stop,'' Papandreou told reporters shortly before leaving Beijing. While this raised the prospect of a Chinese veto, Papandreou said China wanted to play a constructive role in resolving the conflict. Greece and Italy, meanwhile, are lobbying for a pause in the bombing to give Milosevic a period of calm to frame a reply to NATO's demands. These include the withdrawal of all Serb troops and paramilitary forces from Kosovo and the return of refugees under the protection of NATO and other peacekeepers. The United States also supports a suspension of airstrikes -- but only if Yugoslavia accepts all NATO conditions for a settlement, said State Department spokesman James P. Rubin. He also reiterated Monday that the attack on the Chinese Embassy was accidental, and said China would receive results of a formal review of the bombing. In Moscow, meanwhile, Russian mediator Viktor S. Chernomyrdin said he had persuaded Western countries to permit Yugoslavia to leave some troops in Kosovo as part of a settlement. ``It has taken two or three weeks to convince our counterparts -- the United States and (other) NATO countries -- that while withdrawing the (Yugoslav) troops, it's necessary to leave some of them behind,'' Chernomyrdin said after talks with India's foreign minister, Jaswant Singh. But the Yugoslav envoy to the United Nations, Vladislav Jovanovic, said in New York that NATO troops had no moral right to enter his country after the bombing. He warned that no one could
[CTRL] NATO Mining Adriatic
-Caveat Lector- NATO Explains Bomb Dumping To Italy BRUSSELS, Belgium (AP) -- NATO has provided Italy with ``detailed reports'' about its dumping of unexploded bombs in the Adriatic Sea, Italian Prime Minister Massimo D'Alema said Thursday. D'Alema had demanded an explanation from NATO after a bomb exploded off Venice earlier this month as a fishing net was being hauled on board a ship, injuring three members of the crew. ``I received detailed reports this morning on the dumping of bombs and coordinates of points where they have been jettisoned,'' D'Alema said from Brussels, Belgium, where he met with NATO Secretary-General Javier Solana. ``We can now fully assess the level of danger which has clearly alarmed the Italian population,'' he said. Authorities have given conflicting accounts of whether the device that exploded off Venice was of recent make or from World War II. But Italian military investigators say that dozens of small bombs hauled up by fishermen were definitely American-made for modern planes. D'Alema said he was told by NATO that 143 unexploded bombs have been dropped in the Adriatic so far since the alliance's air campaign against Yugoslavia began on March 24. Of these, 37 were dropped at depths of less than 400-500 yards and may risk being caught in fishermen's nets. NATO admitted recently it had not informed the Italian government that it was dumping unexploded devices into the Adriatic, off Italy's east coast. NATO argues it is safer to drop these bombs at sea, where they can be picked up later by naval vessels, than risking a land explosion. Mechanical problems can force pilots to dump their bombs prematurely. DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion and informational exchange list. Proselyzting propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substancenot 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
[CTRL] NATO Bombs Pizzeria in Brooklyn
-Caveat Lector- from: http://www.geocities.com/Broadway/Alley/9610/belgrade.htm A HREF="http://www.geocities.com/Broadway/Alley/9610/belgrade.htm"NATO Bombs Pizzeria /A - ;-) Om K - http://www.geocities.com/Broadway/Alley/9610/ NATO Bombs Pizzeria in Brooklyn Washington -- NATO forces today bombed a pizzeria in Brooklyn, New York, in what many are calling a gross miscalculation and a travesty. The Defense Department and a NATO spokesperson are calling it a spelling error that could have easily happened to anyone, even "the Shinese." "I simply don't understand how bombing my pizzeria in any way helps the Croats," says Angelo Micheletti, owner of the Bella Grande pizzeria in Brooklyn. "We even took our 'Serb-special' pizza off the menu about six months ago. How could they think we have anything to do with Serbia?" "Smart bombs are accurate about 98% of the time," says Defense Secretary William Cohen. "But after the prolonged bombing campaign against Belgrade, they're not so easy to come by. We've had to resort to using less-than-smart bombs." Responding to criticisms leveled by the Chinese Ambassador to the United States Xing Ya Ping that NATO was using "retarded bombs for retarded people," Cohen replied "they're not retarded and I resent that labeling. It's insulting and inaccurate. We prefer to call them 'developmentally challenged' bombs. Given enough time, care and attention, they're just as capable as any other bombs ... eventually. I think this only demonstrates China's lack of sensitivity and compassion." "It's not so much that they missed their targets," Cohen continues. "Actually they were right on target. It's more that we had bad intelligence. Our sources indicated that the pizzeria was a legitimate target in Belgrade. While our intelligence gatherers are very good at identifying targets, they're not so hot at spelling. Belgrade is a close spelling of Bella Grande -- the name of the unfortunate pizzeria. I thought they were kidding when they asked 'does spelling count?' We've since enrolled the more problem spellers in the 'Hooked on Phonics' program and have very high hopes for them." Misspelling of important information has lead to security breaches in the past. In recent weeks several warships were mistakenly sent to Siberia, instead of Serbia. In 1989 Defense Department aids accidentally misspelled Washington and top secret stealth technology was sent to Warsaw, Poland. More recently, several Defense Department families were sent on their annual vacation to Dusneylund in Orland Park, Illinois. "We've just made a fewe mistakes," says Laudy Daniells, director of personnel with the Department of Defense, in a recent badly-misspelled press release. "Some spelleng ehrors were made and thengs wure Mrs. Delivered. Bhut thee impurtent theng is thet were ghetting bhetter ... our wreckord is emproving. Four thet whee dessirve sum kredit." - 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. Substancenot 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
Re: [CTRL] NATO Bombs Pizzeria in Brooklyn
-Caveat Lector- Tlhank God I have a spell chek on my webb telvision now. Do they shoot people who correct your grammar too? If so, lets get Buckley and Shea and Hilliar and Clinton and Albright and Cohen and Amanhotepet (oh that one on CNN tht married that guy in the ministry of propaganda_) Well, I tossed out my Siberian pizza, or was that Sicililianwhoops - there goes another one. Colleen DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion and informational exchange list. Proselyzting propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substancenot 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
Re: [CTRL] NATO Bombs Pizzeria in Brooklyn
-Caveat Lector- [EMAIL PROTECTED],Internet writes: Has Clinton lost control of the Pentagon; I do not believe thathe is the Commander in ChiefI do not hold him entirely responsible for the mess we are in becaue, no one person could make all that mess. Who needs enemies when we got friends like that? Colleen kosovo is what clinton had to give to the military to save his job over the lewinsky thing and probably other things as well. you saw on the news how the military was saying that if this thing happened in the ranks, how they would respond with courtmarshall an all of that. the whole thing in washington is a big political game and what we see is the outcome of the game but most of the time we are we don't get to see the moves that brought on the outcome that we do get to see in the media. my own perspective chris DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion and informational exchange list. Proselyzting propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substancenot 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
[CTRL] NATO to Target Nuclear Reactor, US orders Yugo Internet crashed [2 fwd posts]
-Caveat Lector- Subject: URGENT! VINCA Institute of Nuclear Sciences to be BOMBED?! Date: Wednesday, May 12, 1999 2:41 PM Activist Mailing List - http://get.to/activist Fwd From: Maria-Raimonda USAI [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Tue, 11 May 1999 17:20:56 +0100 (BST) Subject: Real disaster threat(fwd) Hello, I have been forwarded this, apparently sent by P.R. Adzic, Belgrade. I replied to both email addresses ( the one from CERN in Switzerland and the one from Belgrade) and didn't get a reply. They ask to send this to as many people as possible to avoid the disaster. Perheaps it would be useful to inform the press, anybody knows how/who? Raimonda Usai - Real disaster threat Dear friends, Something which we feared that might happen, seems very likely. I can confirm now we expect that NATO planes will bomb VINCA Institute. In the passed several days we received this warning, but today we got this information as serious threat from the highest authorities. Our reactor is not working for more than 15 years, but the significant amount of 235-U enriched and unused fuel is still in its interior. Highly radioactive material for everyday activities is also located in several research laboratories. I fear that a big disaster may occur. In the worst case, no Balkan and even European country would be safe. Not to mention ecological catastrophe. I still hope that this disaster could be avoided, unless we are already late. I would appreciate if you succeed in informing as many people as possible on the eventual tragedy. God bless you. P.R. Adzic -- P.R. Adzic Tel:(381 11) 444-7965/455-041 VINCA Institute of Nuclear Sciences Fax:(381 11) 455-041 Laboratory of Physics (010) P.O. Box 522, 11001 Belgrade E-mail:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Yugoslavia [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- ADVANCES IN NUCLEAR PHYSICS AND RELATED AREAS Thessaloniki 8-12 July 1997 E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] tel: +30-31-998031 fax: +30-31-998128 From: Michael [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: US shuts down Yugoslav Internet Date: Wednesday, May 12, 1999 8:31 PM The following message is ominous for all who believe in the free exchange of information and ideas. NATO has rationalized the murder of journalists and the destruction of transmitting facilities by claiming they were disseminating "official propaganda." Now they want to shut down the only independent source of news and information between Yugoslavia and the outside world. As with the systematic destruction of Yugoslavia's infrastructure, this is an attack not on the military but on all the people. Now only NATO's version of the war will be available. How nice. --MC + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + PLEASE POST AND DISTRIBUTE WIDELY US shuts down Yugoslav Internet Dear sirs, We have reliable information that the US Government ordered Loral Orion company to shut down its satellite feeds for Internet customers in Yugoslavia. This action might be taken as soon as later tonight or tomorrow (May 12 or 13, 1999). This is a flagrant violation of commercial contracts with Yugoslav ISPs, as well as an attack on freedom of the Internet. A Web site in protest of these actions should be up shortly. We will supply you with the URL. In the meantime, please be so kind to inform as many people as possible about this tragic event for the Internet community in Yugoslavia and Europe. Kind regards, BeoNET Belgrade, Yugoslavia http://www.beonet.yu - message sent by [EMAIL PROTECTED] to signoff from the list, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] the message body should read unsubscribe infoterra [EMAIL PROTECTED] - __ To unsubscribe, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Start Your Own FREE Email List at http://www.listbot.com/ .À DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion and informational exchange list. Proselyzting propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substancenot 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
[CTRL] NATO Paralyzed by Chinese Embassy Bombing
-Caveat Lector- No New Bombing in Belgrade By ANNE GEARAN .c The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) -- NATO has not returned to bomb any targets in downtown Belgrade since Friday night's mistaken hit on the Chinese Embassy, but a U.S. military planner said the alliance has not sworn off the area. ``There's not a moratorium on any target that I know of,'' Maj. Gen. Charles Wald said at a briefing Wednesday. Wald, a strategic planner at the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said NATO hit a few targets outlying Belgrade in recent days, and took advantage of the clear sky to concentrate on hitting airfields, bridges and other targets in the disputed Serbian province of Kosovo. ``I don't know of any order whatsoever from any place that I've heard of to stop,'' Wald said. Privately, U.S. officials say military planners are double- and triple-checking maps and target lists in Belgrade, the Serbian capital and base of Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic. The attack on the Chinese Embassy killed three, strained U.S.-China relations and embarrassed NATO and the United States. Defense Secretary William Cohen and other officials blamed faulty maps and communications miscues for the error. At the time, NATO said the bombing came during the heaviest onslaught on downtown Belgrade to date -- including bombing runs on government buildings and a hotel NATO identified as the headquarters of the alleged war criminal nicknamed Arkan. NATO planes have flown close to 20,000 missions since the bombing began seven weeks ago, of which more than 5,000 were ``strike,'' or actual bombing sorties, Wald said. The alliance has dropped or fired about 10,000 bombs or missiles, taken out 11 of Milosevic's 14 MiG-29s and dozens of tanks, Wald said. About two-thirds of allied air strikes are carried out by U.S. planes and pilots. Tuesday represented NATO's most successful day yet, Defense Secretary William Cohen said at the same briefing, noting the allies flew more than 600 missions and struck nearly 70 targets. Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Henry Shelton also was upbeat, but predicted Serb military and police forces could withstand NATO bombing for ``quite some time.'' Shelton noted that bombing has little effect on the sidearms and rifles carried by individual Serb troops. Those weapons are the main instruments used to evict Kosovo's ethnic Albanians from their homes in a two-month campaign of ethnic terror, U.S. officials say. NATO began bombing in March to force Milosevic to accept a peace deal for Kosovo and allow refugees to return home. Some 750,000 refugees crowd camps in bordering nations, while others are on the move inside Kosovo. ``It is possible that a force like the one Milosevic is using for ethnic cleansing and terror in Kosovo could hold out for quite some time,'' Shelton said. He would not be more specific, and insisted the alliance is prepared to continue its intensified bombing for as long as necessary. Also Wednesday, the Air Force and Navy activated another 2,173 reservists and 35 more aircraft for the Kosovo conflict. That brought to 4,409 the number of reservists ordered to active duty so far. Cohen said last week that a total of 5,035 reservists would be activated in the current round, but the services have yet to pick some of the units to be included, officials said. Clinton has authorized the Pentagon to activate as many as 33,102 reservists. DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion and informational exchange list. Proselyzting propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substancenot 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
[CTRL] NATO Facility in Greece Attacked
-Caveat Lector- NATO Facility in Greece Damaged ATHENS, Greece (AP) -- Scores of demonstrators broke into a NATO communications facility in northern Greece in renewed protests against the alliance's bombing in Yugoslavia. Shouting anti-American slogans, the protesters broke into an unused army base and damaged communications equipment stored at the base, near the northern port Salonica, local media said. There were no arrests, and the extent of the damage was not immediately clear. The air campaign has been widely condemned in NATO-member Greece, where attention is largely focused on the damage and deaths caused by the bombing and sympathy has grown for fellow Orthodox Christian Serbs. More than 3,000 anti-war protesters joined a ``Marathon March'' on Sunday. They followed the ancient course that gave the marathon its name and passed outside the U.S. Embassy in Athens. Smaller demonstrations were held in five other Greek towns. DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion and informational exchange list. Proselyzting propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substancenot 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
[CTRL] NATO Purposely Targeted Chinese Embassy
-Caveat Lector- "RU MILLS": EMBASSY HIT ON PURPOSE == (CNNS, 05/09/99) -- Special correspondent "Ru Mills" (pseudonym) reports on the recent NATO missile attack on the Chinese embassy in Belgrade: --- NATO Purposely Targeted Chinese Embassy By "Ru Mills" 05.08.99 RMNews -- "NATO purposely targeted the Chinese Embassy", says a usually reliable Rumor Mill News Source. "It was done to derail the peace initiative being put forward by the Russians and the Chinese." The Source went on to say that the Big Three socialist leaders, United States, President Clinton, Britain's Prime Minister Blair, and Germany's Chancellor Gerhard Schroder, need to win in Yugoslavia no matter what the costs. The precedent being set by this action will forever put an end to national sovereignty and will usher in the One World Government. Countries will no longer be in charge of what happens inside their borders. An international watch dog group will oversee everything from farming to religion. If a country refuses to comply with international treaties put forth by the United Nations, it will face the Serbian Solution. Jesse Jackson threw a monkey wrench in the Big Three's bid to bring Milosevic to his knees. Not only did Jackson go against his old friend, Bill Clinton and travel to Belgrade, but he did it under the threat of death from NATO bombs. The mission was successful. So successful, in fact, that Jesse Jackson became the senior statesman and diplomat who suggested a course of action which would end the killing. Russian leaders agreed to broker a peace agreement between NATO and Milosevic. When it appeared that the Russian agreement was going to be successful in stopping the "ethnic cleansing" of Kosovo, the Big Three had to act and act fast. The Russian agreement had Kosovo staying part of Serbia, with no autonomy. If this were let to stand it would mean that Milosevic had won. He had successfully cleansed part of Kosovo of Muslims. The Muslims would not be able to turn Kosovo into a Muslim nation with its own language, alphabet, schools, religion, army and police force. The solution proposed by Russia would mean that all countries would be able to control what went on within their own borders. It would mean that California would be able to call out the National Guard or the Army if the Atzlan Liberation Army demanded autonomy for southern California. This solution did not fit into the plan for a one world government with no borders and no national sovereignty. Therefore the plan had to be derailed immediately. With the tensions rising between the United States and China, it was decided that by striking the Chinese Embassy, the already rocky relationship between the two countries would be further inflamed. The more Chinese killed, the better. The second reason behind the choice of the Chinese Embassy was to push China into attacking Taiwan and reclaiming the island of Formosa and making it part of China once again. RMNews will soon be reissuing an article written in 1996 about the coming war with China. The Kosovo autonomy plan being put forth by the Big Three does not sit well with either China or Russia. China still believes Taiwan belongs to them. Russia is still having problems with provinces like Chechnya that want to break away and become their own country. If NATO's Serbian Solution is successful, all groups of ethnic people, no matter where they are living, will be able to break away from their countries and form their own autonomous and independent nations. Imagine what New York City will look like if the Big Three's Serbian Solution is successful. The Puerto Ricans will declare themselves an autonomous nation, as will the Haitians, the Russians, the Italians, the Chinese. Each new nation will draw its own borders and if there are border disputes, wars will erupt. What is the purpose for such planned chaos? Tribal war, the destabilization and depopulation of the world. After several years of chaos, confusion and mass ethnic cleansing, the United Nations will be asked begged to come in and bring stability and order to the world. The Hegelian dialectic theory of an evolving history is being played out here with a New World Order slant. The Thesis is a world full of sovereign nations. The Antithesis is ethnic tribes wanting to breakaway and form their own nations. The Synthesis becomes worldwide wars which cause famine, pestilence, and massive death. After a period of time, the survivors will beg for an end to the wars. Out of the chaos brought about by the Synthesis of the old Thesis and Antithesis comes the new Thesis. The new Thesis will be a world with no borders, no sovereign nations, and
[CTRL] NATO: Bad Shots -- Or More Sinister? (fwd)
-Caveat Lector- NATO: "BAD SHOTS" -- OR MORE SINISTER? == (CNNS, 05/09/99) -- Incomprehensible to many will be the thought that NATO is purposefully targeting civilians in Yugoslavia with its bombs and missiles. Because most people are basically good, they cannot fathom the possibility of such evil. But it increasingly appears that NATO's new strategy is to attack civilians and non-military targets as a method of weakening Serb morale and thereby achieving victory. A precedent for such a strategy was set in World War 2, when the Allies, through analysis and projection, arrived at precise figures on how many Germans rendered homeless would result in the German people no longer supporting Hitler and the Nazis. An exact figure was determined: if a certain percentage of civilian housing was destroyed, Germany would quickly lose the war. Consequent to their statistical analysis, the Allies began bombing German civilian housing. (A possibly analagous situation is economic understanding that, so long as a certain percentage of Americans are benefiting from the "good economy," they will not care about whatever horrible things their leaders do. "It's the economy, stupid," said Bill Clinton.) The Serb people have rallied around Slobodan Milosevic and his government, consequent to the initial start of NATO hostilities on March 24, 1999. Since then, NATO has recently begun to escalate their air attacks. Hitting only military targets in Yugoslavia hadn't been succeeding. NATO's *apparent* solution to the dilemma has been to hike their bombing of military targets. But as in World War 2, has a high-level decision been reached that, to win, NATO must attack civilians and civilian-related targets? A decision to more directly affect civilians through its bombing campaign is shown by recent NATO attacks on the Radio-TV Serbia (RTS) building and on the Yugoslav electric supply. "We can turn off your lights at any time," exulted NATO after a high-tech bomb did just that. How military of a target are the RTS building and a Serb power plant? Recent news items suggest that, far from suddenly becoming extremely "bad shots," NATO has implemented a new, hidden strategy, in which the Yugoslav civilian population has become *intentional* targets, both directly and indirectly: ** NATO pooh-poohed Yugoslavia's alleged interception of radio communication between a NATO pilot and his guiding AWACS controller. NATO claimed the tape of the communication was doctored. What if NATO is lying? What if the purported radio interception is accurate? Here is a partial transcript: F-16 pilot: Charlie Bravo to Mother. I maintain 3,000 feet. A column of cars, some tractors are below me. What is it? Request instructions. AWACS: Mother to Charlie Bravo. Do you see tanks? Repeat, where are tanks? F-16 pilot: Charlie Bravo to Mother. I see tractors. I hope Reds have not camouflaged tanks into tractors. AWACS: Mother to Charlie Bravo. What kind of a strange convoy? What civilians? Hell. It's all Serbian doing. Destroy the target! F-16 pilot: Charlie Bravo to Mother. What shall I destroy, tractors, ordinary cars? Repeat, I see no tanks. Request further instructions. AWACS: Mother to Charlie Bravo. It is a military target. Absolutely legitimate military target. Destroy the target! Repeat, destroy the target! F-16 pilot:Charlie Bravo to Mother. Understood. Launching! But the target, it turned out, was not military. At least 75 civilians were killed. [1] ** On May 7th, NATO dropped a "cluster bomb" over Nis, a city with a large civilian population. Cluster bombs are *not* precision weapons. They explode in the air and scatter hundreds of little bombs over a wide area. The May 7th cluster bomb targeted an area of Nis where there are no Serb military or police facilities. At least 11 civilians were killed and several dozens were wounded, after the cluster bomb detonated over the "Big Market" area of Nis, where people do their shopping. [2] ** On May 5th, a convoy of vehicles from Greece was carrying humanitarian supplies into Yugoslavia. The convoy was clearly marked with a "Doctors of the World" logo. NATO had also been informed in advance that the humanitarian convoy would be travelling through the region. Nonetheless, the convoy was attacked by a NATO missile. Subsequent to the attack, Greek newspapers quoted Dr. Lakis Nikolau, who was travelling with the convoy, as follows: "That what happened has been planned and designed by NATO in advance, something like a premeditated murder. There is no other explanation. They knew who we were, where we were going and why, because they had been informed in
[CTRL] Nato also bombs Iraq
-Caveat Lector- I saw in a leaflet by an International Socialist pressure group who wants to stop the bombing in Kosovo, that Nato is still allegedly bombing Iraq. Is this true ??? God help us if it is. Andrew Hennessey DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion and informational exchange list. Proselyzting propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substancenot 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
[CTRL] Nato faults have prolonged war, says top general
-Caveat Lector- from: http://www.the-times.co.uk/news/pages/tim/99/05/05/timkoskos02005.html?1124027 A HREF="http://www.the-times.co.uk/news/pages/tim/99/05/05/timkoskos02005.html?1 124027"The Times: Balkans War:Nato faults have prolong /A - Nato faults have prolonged war, says top general FROM CHARLES BREMNER IN BRUSSELS Naumann: admits that planes were shot down NATO'S top general yesterday delivered a blunt admission of failings in the alliance's campaign against Serbia and predicted that it had prolonged the conflict and could cost additional lives. General Klaus Naumann, chairman of the Nato military committee, said the air war was now working, but Serbia could still achieve its aim of mass deportation of ethnic Albanians from Kosovo. The German general gave his unvarnished account of the campaign on the eve of his retirement this week. At the same time, the alliance claimed an "extremely successful" day of strikes against targets in Kosovo and Serbia and dismissed as Serb propaganda claims that it had bombed a bus on Monday, killing civilians. Nato also reported the shooting down of a MiG29 Serb warplane in a dogfight. However, the straight-speaking General Naumann gave the first confirmation that two US jets that crashed in the campaign had been shot down, as Serbia had claimed. Nato had previously reported only engine failure. Drawing lessons from the air offensive, General Naumann said: "Quite frankly and honestly, we did not succeed in our initial attempt to coerce [President] Milosevic through airstrikes to accept our demands. Nor did we succeed in preventing Yugoslavia pursuing its campaign of ethnic separation and expulsions." The air campaign alone could never entirely stop the Serb paramilitary from killing the population, he said. "President Milosevic's campaign of mass deportation is still achievable." General Naumann's main complaint was that the Nato military had its hands tied by the need to keep political consensus among the 19-member coalition. "We need to find a way to reconcile the conditions of coalition war with the prin-ciple of the use of surprise and the overwhelming use of force. We did not apply either in Operation Allied Force and this cost time and effort and potentially additional casualties. The net result is that the campaign has been undoubtedly prolonged." He did not elaborate, but his remarks appeared to back up reports that General Naumann and other top officers deplored the allies' failure to hit harder at the outset of the campaign and prepare a ground offensive. The general, who conceded some bitterness over being forced to make way for an Italian successor in the middle of Nato's greatest military test, insisted that there was no reason to change the alliance's approach to its campaign. He said it was true in military history that air power "never won a war", but he said he saw a "real chance that we can make it" in Yugoslavia. General Naumann lamented a catalogue of inadequacies in the campaign, mainly connected to the lack of suficient military capability in Europe. Last night France announced that it would increase its aircraft in the conflict area by 25 per cent. Europe was unable to organise the humanitarian air drop to refugees inside Kosovo because it lacked aircraft that could fly high enough to escape anti-aircraft fire, the general said. He complained of the alliance's "deplorable slow deployment of our forces in Albania and Macedonia". The outspoken general's blunt briefing at Nato headquarters gave the Serbs public credit for hitting the F117 Stealth fighter in the first days of the campaign and an F16 fighter last Sunday. "They were shot down," he said. Next page: Allies risk crimes tribunal over civilians Arts (Mon - Fri) | Books (Sat) (Thu) | British News | Business | Court page | Features (Mon - Fri) | Go (Sat) | Metro (Sat) | Obituaries | Opinion | Sport | Travel (Sat) (Thu) | Vision (Sat) | Interface (Wed) | Weather | Weekend (Sat) | Weekend Money (Sat) | World News Bombing Failures Allies risk crimes tribunal over civilians Serbs urged to cast out Milosevic Blair 'a dictator' Main story and full links Next: Strategic Options - Air forces fail to repeat Gulf success Copyright 1999 Times Newspapers Ltd. - DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion and informational exchange list. Proselyzting propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substancenot 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.
[CTRL] NATO air strikes could cause a second Chernobyl
-Caveat Lector- Subject: NATO air strikes could cause a second Chernobyl SUNDAY HERALD 27 April 1999 NATO air strikes could cause a second Chernobyl By Felicity Arbuthnot [EMAIL PROTECTED] Publication Date: Apr 25 1999 EUROPE'S most dangerous nuclear power plant could be just 30 minutes from a catastrophic meltdown due to Nato air strikes on Serbia, a British expert has claimed. Oil from bombed refineries has seeped into the River Danube, causing 13 huge slicks which are now threatening Bulgaria's Kozloduy plant's cooling system, prompting environmentalists to warn of a "very real danger" of a second Chernobyl. One British expert said workers at Kozloduy, which has around five million people within its blast danger zone, would have just half an hour to shut down the reactors if cooling water from the river becomes contaminated with the thick oily sludge. But John Large, a London-based nuclear safety consultant who has investigated Kozloduy for the British government, claimed the plant has been staffed by little more than farmers since Russian technicians went home after the break-up of the Soviet Union. Large confirmed the thick oil slicks could jam machines which pump water 6km from the Danube to cool the reactors. He warned sparking could cause fires, but his main fears concern overheating reactors due to a prolonged absence of coolant, which may lead to the explosive release of a radioactive cloud. Large said: "The people at Kozloduy would have perhaps 30 minutes to close down the reactors." He claimed there would be ample opportunity for inexperienced operators to make mistakes. "How shall I put it? This is a high-tech plant which is now run by agrarian labourers. After the break-up of the Soviet Union, the Russian technicians who ran the plant went home, taking the instruction manuals with them." Large said that in the worst case scenario, loss of coolant combined with operator error could result in an accidental release of a cloud of radioactive gas. The reactors were so old, he warned, that their pressure vessels could have become brittle and liable to catastrophic failure. Kozloduy takes water from the Danube at a point just 100km from the Serbian border. One of the 13 slicks approaching it is 24km long. An emergency shutdown on one of the plant's six reactors would plunge much of Bulgaria into darkness. But it is the fear of catastrophe which has caused worldwide alarm. A coalition of Bulgarian environmental groups has warned the country's government that there is "a very real danger" of a disaster similar to that caused by the blast at Chernobyl in April, 1986. Bulgarian authorities are refusing to release details of how the risk is being dealt with. However, environmentalists have warned that the 24km slick, which eyewitnesses claim is a "thick, oily gunge", will pass the cooling pumps in "a matter of days". Campaigner Rasitsa Panayotova from Za Zemiata (Bulgarian for For the Earth), claimed oil contamination could cause reactors at Kozloduy to explode. "Another danger is that oil in the vicinity catches fire, also threatening the complex," she warned. The site also houses a substantial stockpile of nuclear waste. Four of Kozloduy's aging six reactors have no secondary containment to prevent radiation from escaping in the event of an accident. Most western experts regard them as unsafe and the European Union has been trying to persuade the Bulgarians to close them for years. The Bulgarian government has resisted because the reactors supply 35% of the country's electricity. A detailed investigation earlier this month by the official nuclear regulatory agencies from 10 countries, including Britain, concluded Kozloduy could never be made safe. "The existing and planned safety upgrading programmes will not be sufficient to bring these units up to acceptable safety standards," they said. Another study by the US Department of Energy revealed the plant failed on six out of seven accident indicators and concluded that "operation of the Kozloduy nuclear power plant is truly a high-stakes gamble." Last week Bulgarian environmental groups demanded the closure of Kozloduy after their government gave Nato planes permission to make emergency landings 50km away at Gabrovnica. The Bulgarian committee on the uses of atomic energy for peaceful purposes also warned a plane crash at Kozloduy could cause an "uncontrolled disaster". Talent develops in tranquillity, character in the full current of human life. Í DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion and informational exchange list. Proselyzting propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substancenot 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.
[CTRL] NATO: US UK vs Germany, France, Italy ...
-Caveat Lector- "`Military interventions must be legalized by a U.N. mandate,'' German Chancellor Schroder said, insisting that [under its charter] NATO has no authority to send armed peacekeeping troops abroad without at least the approval of the United Nations. "France's President Chirac agreed: 'NATO cannot and will not be able to act without the authorization of the United Nations Security Council.' " Yet the Clintonblair stomps on, heedless of international law even while using it as a catchword to justify their own de facto aggression, as they invade a sovereign nation. NATO, the EU, and the UN apparently have no significance to the Anglo-American imperialists except as expedient "fronts" offering a veneer of legitimacy, masking what would otherwise be seen as purely jingoistic nationalism with a global powerlust. Cracks Showing in Still-Strong NATO By BARRY SCHWEID .c The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) -- As NATO celebrated its 50th birthday and brandished its might over Yugoslavia, cracks showed through the brave front. In a polyglot alliance that no longer confronts the Soviet bear, unity does not come easily. ``This summit was an impressive demonstration of unity despite the fact that some skeptics feared it would not be wise to hold a summit in times of war,'' said German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder, elected only last year and hence new to the bloc. But even Schroeder, like French President Jacques Chirac, who is more vocal in his independent views, did not yield submissively to the hard-line leadership of President Clinton and his loyal friend, British Prime Minister Tony Blair. ``Military interventions must be legalized by a U.N. mandate as a rule,'' the German leader said, reflecting a widespread view that NATO lacks the authority to stop merchant vessels carrying oil to Yugoslavia and to send armed peacekeeping troops to Kosovo without at least the approval of the United Nations. Where a smaller NATO could close ranks easily to confront the Soviet Union, the now 19-member alliance, with its door open to even more members, has to struggle to work together when the issues no longer are black and white. Even the otherwise airtight bonds between the United States and Britain were loosened over the question of whether NATO should send combat troops to Yugoslavia to try to deliver a knockout punch after more than a month of NATO bombardment. France and Britain had signaled before the summit that they favored using ground troops in the inconclusive conflict, but Clinton much prefers depending for now on an air campaign; so the contentious issue was shelved. There was no way, though, to disguise the fissures over the American initiative to mount a blockade to keep oil shipments from getting to Yugoslavia. Stopping neutral vessels normally is an act of war, and Chirac registered his reservations. Insisting also on specific approval of the U.N. Security Council for peacekeeping operations, Chirac said: ``NATO cannot and will not be able to act without the authorization of this international organization.'' The United States contends the authority to intercept oil tankers at sea and to deploy NATO peacekeeping troops in Kosovo is derived from a U.N. embargo and other Security Council resolutions. Asked at a news conference whether NATO would need a new resolution to intervene outside the territory of its members, NATO Secretary-General Javier Solana said, ``No.'' Basically, the U.S. view on peacekeepers prevailed, but the communiques and other statements NATO issued at the summit reflected some of the divergence that marked the private deliberations of the leaders. Initially, the Clinton administration had in mind a NATO force, supplemented by troops from Russia and some other non-members. This was transformed at the summit to a statement that ``NATO remains ready to form the core of an international military force.'' In a little-noticed ripple of discord, meanwhile, Turkey forced the allies to guarantee that it and other allies that are not in the European Union would be consulted before NATO troops are sent into emergency action. Greece, which came into the summit more impressed than any of the other allies with a potential cease-fire and other proposals floated by Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic, fell in with the non-compromise NATO stance on Kosovo. Italian Prime Minister Massimo D'Alema, who also was considered a bit wobbly before the summit, concurred as well. Italian warplanes are participating in the attacks on the Serbs and, dramatically, so is the German Luftwaffe, the first battle campaign for German forces since World War II. Hungary, one of the three new members of the alliance, is also among the most anxious. ``It's extremely complicated for Hungary,'' said Prime Minister Viktor Orban, clearly referring to 300,000 ethnic Hungarians who live in the Serbian province of Vojvodina. There is concern they could be put in jeopardy by
Re: [CTRL] NATO Aggression Uniting the Orthodox
-Caveat Lector- But of course there are no religious aspects to this war. Prudy DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion and informational exchange list. Proselyzting propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substancenot 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
[CTRL] NATO Bombs Serb TV
-Caveat Lector- Conspiracy angle in below is importance of propaganda war and also the "enemy's" propaganda gives perspective on NATO propaganda. www.serbia-info.com/news RTS building in Belgrade centre hit April 23, 1999 RTS resumes broadcasting Belgrade, April 23 (Tanjug) - NATO criminals targeted the Radio-TV Serbia (RTS) building in the very heart of Belgrade at 02:06 a.m. local time Friday, the city emergency center confirmed in a statement to Tanjug. All three RTS programs were knocked off the air in the attack. According to first information, there are casualties. Civil defense crews were at the scene minutes after the Radio-TV Serbia (RTS) building was. "Crews are trying to rescue the RTS members who were on the job. There are wounded. We are pulling out of the rubble one wounded person at this very point. We are doing everything we can," city civil defense commander Dragan Covic told Studio B TV. Covic urged Belgraders who live nearby to keep away from the hit RTS building because new detonations were possible. In the criminal NATO air assault on the Radio-TV Serbia (RTS) headquarters in the heart of Belgrade, several surrounding buildings, most of them housing facilities, also suffered damages. The damaged buildings include the Centre for Children and Youths in Takovska St. and the children's theatre Dusko Radovic, both right next to the hit RTS building. The RTS employees, whose building was hit last night by the NATO missile, are doing their best to resume broadcasting the programme. They have been broadcasting it regularly since the beginning of the air strikes, and are now knocked off the air. There were many journalists, technicians and other employees in the building at the time of the strike. Some Radio-TV Serbia (RTS) staff members who were broadcasting a program at the time of the criminal NATO missile attack on the RTS headquarters in the very centre of Belgrade early Friday have recounted the horrors inside the destroyed section of the building. [INLINE] "We were sitting in the broadcasting room and working, when a blast was heard. The wall before us disappeared, and next we realized that there was nothing two meters behind us. We only heard the moans of the wounded," Sava Andjelkovic, head of the broadcasting shift, recounted. The wounded RTS members have been rescued from under the rubble, but no reports are available about whether there have been any fatalities. Eighteen wounded members of Serbian Radio and Television (RTS) were admitted to Belgrade's Emergency Centre early on Friday, according to RTS. One of the wounded, who were doing their job when the U.S.-led NATO aggressors targeted a part of the RTS building soon after 2 a.m., died, while another, who sustained severe injuries to his internal organs, was immediately operated, RTS quoted Emergency Centre sources as saying. According to the latest information, there are casualties, but their number is unknown yet. Many of them are wounded, most of them transported to hospitals. This barbaric attack on journalists is unprecedented in the world history. Fire brigades have managed to put out the fire that broke out when a missile hit the part of the RTS building where the broadcasting and technical rooms where located. The four-storey part of the building collapsed, so that the remaining part looks as being cut off. RTS members whose offices were in the building's ground floor and first floor are believed to be trapped in the rubble. A large number of RTS members, who have arrived at the scene to watch rescue operations, have voiced their embitterment at NATO's heinous crime. [INLINE] [ Home | Encyclopedia | FactsFigures | News ] Copyright © 1998, 1999 Ministry of Information Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion and informational exchange list. Proselyzting propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substancenot 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
[CTRL] NATO Standing In the Way of OUR (!) War in the Balkans
-Caveat Lector- Lawmakers Say NATO Slows Down War By TOM RAUM .c The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) -- NATO's cumbersome procedures are sharply limiting Army Gen. Wesley Clark's military options in Yugoslavia, some lawmakers are suggesting. ``The NATO consulting process is slowing down the war,'' said Sen. Robert Bennett, R-Utah. ``And if you win it -- what do you win? First prize is 50 years in Kosovo. I'm not sure that's a prize I want to win,'' Bennett said. Congressional frustration is increasing over NATO's caution and its constant need for a consensus -- amounting to what many suggest is a war by committee. ``But for NATO, we would not be in this fight, and because of NATO, we can't win this fight,'' Sen. Gordon Smith, R-Ore., told Secretary of State Madeleine Albright as she defended NATO's role on Tuesday before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. She strongly disagreed -- although conceded NATO's was a little rusty as a military machine. ``NATO is the right instrument, and while it has never fought a war, it is doing a pretty darn good job doing it,'' she said. ``We need to hone it, but we are on the right track.'' But calls are increasing in the Republican-led Senate for more direct action to stop Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic's aggression against Kosovo's ethnic Albanians. A bipartisan group of seven senators led by 2000 GOP presidential hopeful John McCain of Arizona filed a resolution Tuesday that would authorize ground troops in Kosovo -- even though the administration has not requested them. ``When a president threatens a war he should plan for it,'' McCain said late Tuesday in satellite remarks to the National Association of Broadcasters convention in Las Vegas. ``President Clinton seems neither to have a plan A nor a plan B.'' Other lawmakers have called for even more direct action to try to overthrow Milosevic. ``I think we should put a Tomahawk missile through Milosevic's bedroom window,'' said Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Ted Stevens, R-Alaska. But removing Milosevic is not part of NATO's strategy. Albright made that clear earlier Tuesday at a White House briefing when asked if she thought Milosevic should be removed -- and how that would be achieved. ``That is not ... our goal for this conflict,'' she responded. That goal, ``as we have all said, is to try to get the Serb forces out of Kosovo, the refugees back into Kosovo and have the protection of an international security force,'' she added. The bombing campaign is not a U.S.-only operation, but is subject to review by the other 18 NATO countries. And NATO may need Milosevic one day to enforce terms of a peace agreement. The United States says its prefers to have a democratic government in place in Belgrade -- but is short on details on how that might be accomplished. NATO's cautious position toward Milosevic was underscored Tuesday when British Prime Minister Tony Blair suggested allies will ``carry on until he does step down.'' Jamie Shea, the NATO spokesman, quickly clarified Blair's remarks by saying NATO policy was to get Milosevic to ``back down'' rather than ``step down.'' To be sure, the four-week-old air campaign against Yugoslavia is run by a four-star American Army general -- Clark. But military planners from other NATO nations are closely watching over his shoulder. ``I think we've been able to strengthen the consensus process in NATO,'' Clark recently told a group of U.S. reporters in his command post in Mons, Belgium, about 30 miles from NATO headquarters in Brussels. ``And I think that's very evident in the increasingly smooth flow of the air campaign.'' But lawmakers who have been to Europe to meet with Clark tell a different story, suggesting he is being hamstrung. ``General Clark just does not have the options he needs,'' said Sen. Dick Lugar, R-Ind., a senior member of the Foreign Relations Committee. ``He needs a consensus finding for targets and for objectives. As a result, General Clark is bound by that consensus.'' A bad omen for NATO on the eve of its 50th anniversary celebration? Not really, said Sen. Carl Levin of Michigan, senior Democrat on the Armed Services Committee, and a strong NATO booster. And he says he fully expects NATO to be around for its 100th birthday, as well, ``because it serves an ongoing useful function.'' ``It's extraordinary how NATO's new nations, like Hungary, are willing to take risks for a common cause here,'' Levin said. ``And the common cause this time is an important one. NATO will prove itself by succeeding in not allowing Milosevic to ethnically cleanse Kosovo.'' EDITOR'S NOTE -- Tom Raum covers national and international affairs for The Associated Press. DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion and informational exchange list. Proselyzting propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substancenot soapboxing! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory', with its many half-truths, misdirections and
[CTRL] NATO/US Ordered Civilian Massacre?
-Caveat Lector- www.serbia-info.com/news Bill Clinton demands dismissal of Wesley Clark April 18, 1999 NATO massacred the Albanian civilians on the way back to their h According to the well informed sources from the White House, Albania has many problems with the refugees form Kosovo and Metohija and their discontent with the status and position they are in. They are facing the contagious diseases and dying of the elder people. Western Alliance member-states are especially concerned with the greater influence of Ibrahim Rugova to the refugee complex, manifested openly in their wish to return to their left homes in Kosovo and Metohija, those sources say. According to the mentioned sources from the White House, the convoy of the Albanian refugees who decided to return to their homes was targeted on purpose due to the two reasons: - To make everybody clear that there will be no returning because that is not in accordance with the determined NATO strategy - To blame the Serbian military and police forces of that crime, together with the adequate media campaign The sources continue in saying that William Coen, USA defense minister asked Wesley Clark, NATO commander in Europe to personally choose a pilot who would carry out this particular order and action. As Coen says, big mistake was done, because the pilot who was to attack the refugee convoy did not do it without notice by the other pilots who took part in the military actions on Kosmet that day. The name of this pilot is kept top secret. It is known that he is a member of the Holland army, prepared and trained in the military bases of the USA. Allegedly, as the same source say, after the massacre carried out on the Albanian refugees, American President Bill Clinton demanded an immediate dismissal of Wesley Clark, but this demand of his was covered up because of the political reasons. Besides everything, NATO stays loyal to its determined goals and tasks. [INLINE] [ Home | Encyclopedia | FactsFigures | News ] Copyright © 1998, 1999 Ministry of Information Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion and informational exchange list. Proselyzting propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substancenot 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
[CTRL] NATO expected to decide on ground invasion at summit
-Caveat Lector- NATO expected to decide on ground invasion at summit By Steve Rodan SPECIAL TO WORLD TRIBUNE.COM Tuesday, April 20, 1999 NATO is expected to decide during its summit in Washington this weekend to prepare for a ground invasion of Kosovo, a senior European official said. The official, who did not want to be identified, said increasing pressure is being placed on the United States and Britain for an invasion of Kosovo over the next month in an attempt to "get this whole thing over with." The official said NATO members on the European continent are concerned that their economies would be damaged should NATO's bombing campaign continue through the summer. In addition, the official said, NATO's allies in the Balkans, such as Macedonia and Croatia, want the campaign to end. Both countries have granted air rights to NATO planes on their way to bombing missions in Yugoslavia. "From a humanitarian point of view, the support continues for the NATO operation," the official said. "But from the strategic point of view in terms of the future of Yugoslavia, there is more and more concern. That's why everybody would like this to end as soon as possible, even if it means a ground attack." The official said NATO can no longer insist on less than a capitulation of Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic. He said if Milosevic obtains an unconditional ceasefire he will hail this as the "greatest victory in Serbian history." About 12,000 NATO troops are currently in Macedonia. NATO Secretary General Javier Solana reiterated that the alliance has no plans to invade Yugoslavia. But he added, "If the moment comes when it is necessary I'm sure the countries that belong to NATO will be ready to do it." On Sunday, the British newspaper Observer reported that NATO is making plans for a ground invasion of Kosovo as early as the end of May. The newspaper reported that about 80,000 troops have been allocated for the mission. The Observer said American troops have begun training in Colorado as part of a plan to complete NATO's operations in Yugoslavia by July. A NATO source told the newspaper, "We are no longer talking about simply sending peacekeeping troops into an entirely permissive environment." NOTICE: In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107, this material is distributed without profit to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information for research and educational purposes. For more information go to: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion and informational exchange list. Proselyzting propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substancenot 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
Re: [CTRL] [[CTRL] NATO in Montenegro Next?]
-Caveat Lector- Das GOAT [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: -Caveat Lector- "Queried about the possibility of a naval blockade, White House press secretary Joe Lockhart said, ``We believe that this is an idea worth pursuing." "Yugoslavia's only seaports are in Montenegro. "The NY Times reported today that when the United States raised the issue of a naval blockade with NATO allies last week, France objected on grounds that this would require endorsement by the United Nations." U.S. Seeks To Block Oil to Serbs By LAURA MYERS .c The Associated Press snip My guess is that Djukanovic will invite NATO into Montenegro, possibly in the context of moving ground forces into Serbia. He has been sounding more and more pro-Western lately, and would clearly love to split completely with Milosevic. Wonder how much we're paying Mr. D.? Bob = Robert F. Tatman [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Remove "nospam" from the address to reply. NOTICE: In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107, this material is distributed without profit to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information for research and educational purposes. For more information go to: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml POSTING THIS MESSAGE TO THE INTERNET DOES NOT IMPLY PERMISSION TO SEND UNSOLICITED COMMERCIAL E-MAIL (SPAM) TO THIS OR ANY OTHER INTERNET ADDRESS. RECEIPT OF SPAM WILL RESULT IN IMMEDIATE NOTIFICATION OF THE SENDER'S ISP. Get your own FREE, personal Netscape WebMail account today at http://webmail.netscape.com. DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion and informational exchange list. Proselyzting propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substancenot 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
[CTRL] NATO in Montenegro Next?
-Caveat Lector- "Queried about the possibility of a naval blockade, White House press secretary Joe Lockhart said, ``We believe that this is an idea worth pursuing." "Yugoslavia's only seaports are in Montenegro. "The NY Times reported today that when the United States raised the issue of a naval blockade with NATO allies last week, France objected on grounds that this would require endorsement by the United Nations." U.S. Seeks To Block Oil to Serbs By LAURA MYERS .c The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Clinton asked Congress today for $6 billion in emergency spending to sustain the U.S. military engagement in Kosovo and increase aid to ethnic Albanians fleeing the province. ``There are literally lives hanging in the balance,'' Clinton said. ``I hope that the Congress, in the spirit of bipartisanship, will pass the package right away.'' Clinton said the emergency spending would ``ensure that we have the resources to sustain the air campaign to ensure that we achieve our goals while maintaining our high level of general military readiness.'' Congressional leaders promised to give the measure prompt attention, but Republicans suggested they would try to expand it to cover longer-range needs of the Pentagon. ``This emergency funding measure cannot be shortsighted -- it cannot simply replace bullets for bullets and bombs for bombs spent in Kosovo,'' said House Speaker Dennis Hastert, R-Ill. Meanwhile, the United States is seeking NATO support for cutting off seaborne shipments of oil into Yugoslavia to limit President Slobodan Milosevic's ability to fight ethnic Albanians. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright did not rule out the possibility of a naval blockade of Yugoslav ports. Albright, after noting that a relentless NATO bombing campaign has heavily damaged Yugoslavia's oil refining capacity, said, ``We're taking all kinds of steps to limit the ability of outside powers to ... deliver oil. ``The Croatians have turned off their oil pipeline. And we are talking with our NATO allies about taking stricter action in order to limit the amount of oil that goes in,'' she said Sunday on ABC's ``This Week.'' Would that include a blockade of ports? Albright was asked. ``Well, there is a way to visit and search ships and we're looking at a variety of way to tighten the screws on him (Milosevic) economically,'' she replied. Clinton spoke with Russian President Boris Yeltsin today for 45 minutes. Yeltsin has been critical of the NATO campaign, but a White House official said the two emphasized the things they agreed upon, such as the need for Serb forces to withdraw from Kosovo. It was the first time that Clinton and Yeltsin had spoken since the start of the airstrikes, and the conversation came after Yeltsin named a special envoy for the crisis last week. ``They're looking for ways to be helpful. There's broad agreement that we can't allow the relationship to be damaged by Kosovo,'' said the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity. Queried about the possibility of a naval blockade, White House press secretary Joe Lockhart would say only that NATO was considering ``a variety of things'' that could loosen Milosevic's grip on power. ``We believe that these are ideas that are worth pursuing, and that's what's being discussed,'' he said. Yugoslavia's only seaports are in Montenegro. Kosovo is a province of Yugoslavia's other republic, Serbia. There were weekend reports that oil was still being delivered through Montenegrin ports and that the United States was reluctant to impose a blockade. The New York Times reported today that when the United States raised the issue of a naval blockade with NATO allies last week, France objected on grounds that would require endorsement by the United Nations Security Council. Albright said NATO will fight to the end to wear down Milosevic. Yugoslavia's military is being weakened by NATO bombing, she said. ``Our allies are all determined to prevail.'' She said Clinton still has no intention of sending ground troops into Yugoslavia to follow the air attacks that begin March 24. A ground plan shelved last fall could be updated quickly, she said, although military experts have said it would take two to three months to prepare. NATO Secretary-General Javier Solana agreed, saying, ``At this point, the alliance has no plans to go into an invasion.'' However, he added, ``If the moment comes when it is necessary, I'm sure the countries that belong to NATO will be ready to do it.'' ``We are going to maintain the air campaign to the end,'' he said on ``Fox News Sunday.'' British Prime Minister Tony Blair and German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder affirmed allied unity. ``I think the important thing is to see the strategy we have through,'' Blair said on CBS' ``Face the Nation.'' Schroeder told CNN's ``Late Edition'' he sees ``no reason whatsoever'' to change current policy. ``Airstrikes have to be continued, and they have to be sharpened
[CTRL] NATO is hiding it's losses!
-Caveat Lector- Athens magazine Athinaiki, no. 599, page 9, 7th april 1999 "At the moment NATO is refusing Yugoslav ceasefire proposal , Athinaiki discovers 100% correct information from the NATO HQ resources that current Alliance loses are 88 death and missing soldiers and 32 airplanes and hellicopters. In order to punish Yugoslavia, small town of Aleksinac was heavily bombed resulting 7 dead and 30 wounded. Informations obtained from highest level in Brussel are exposing Alliance`s anger and fear because of current losses without eaven starting any ground operation. Number of "missing " (most likely dead) collected by NATO officers in Kosovo reached the number of 88. Meanwhile, the number of lost airplanes and helicopters reached 32 so far. NATO hope that not all of 88 missing are dead and claim that Serbs don`t want to go with real number! According to NATO sources, 44 are Americans, 11 are Germans, 7 are Brittish 18 are of miscellaneous nationalities. Those facts, still unpublished in those countries, combined with reported aircraft losses, caused anger to NATO generals who actually vote for different solution of crisis, There is also an oppinion that action was headed wrong from the beginning. Due to all the mentioned facts here, NATO is claiming political deal under the current law in Yugoslavia without any changes of borders." DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion and informational exchange list. Proselyzting propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substancenot 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
[CTRL] NATO: Oops! Well, Shit Happens.
-Caveat Lector- The United States says it regrets [killing 64 noncombatant Albanian refugees] -- but blames Milosevic for 'making' us do it. BRUSSELS (Reuters) - NATO admitted Thursday it mistakenly bombed a refugee convoy in Kosovo but vowed to press ahead with its air war against Yugoslavia. The United States said it regretted the carnage but blamed Yugoslav Slobodan Milosevic for driving the ethnic Albanian civilians from their homes in the first place. U.S Secretary of Defense William Cohen, promising to intensify aid raids, accused Milosevic of cynically making propaganda out of the attack in which Serb officials say 64 civilians were killed. Cohen told the Senate Armed Services Committee that Milosevic's description of the attack as an atrocity was ``one of the most grotesque statements I can conceive of.'' Despite pictures of limbless civilians amid the wreckage of tractors that flashed around the world, the alliance has pushed ahead with its air war aimed at forcing Milosevic to bend to its demand for a Yugoslav troop withdrawal from Kosovo. Anti-aircraft fire resounded across Belgrade overnight and explosions shook the Yugoslav capital in the biggest bombardment since air strikes started three weeks ago. At NATO's Brussels headquarters spokesman Jamie Shea said the alliance was taking every possible precaution to avoid collateral damage but one tragic accident would not weaken its resolve. NATO played a tape recording of the F-16 pilot who carried out the attack, in which the alliance says one of its bombs appeared to have mistakenly hit a civilian vehicle. He said he made two passes over a three-vehicle convoy of dark green, two-and-a-half ton vehicles and fired a laser-guided bomb at the lead vehicle on his third pass. He said he had seen a villages burning on the main Prizren-Djakovica-Decani highway and convoys of uprooted civilians in a bottleneck at the north entrance to Prizren. He said he believed the vehicles he attacked were Yugoslav military or police conducting an ethnic cleansing operation. Serbian official media said 64 people died when the convoy of about 100 tractors, cars and other vehicles carrying several thousand refugees was attacked from the air on a highway near the south Kosovan town of Djakovica. ``We cannot confirm the figures given by Serb sources, but NATO regrets any harm to innocent civilians, and reminds that the circumstances in which this accident occurred are wholly the responsibility of President Milosevic and his policies,'' the alliance said. In London, British Foreign Secretary Robin Cook accused Yugoslav leaders of hypocrisy. ``I will not accept the criticism that is emanating from Belgrade,'' Cook told a news conference. ``How dare they now produce crocodile tears for people killed in the conflict for which they are responsible.'' Meanwhile European Union leaders backed a United Nations conditional peace plan for Kosovo. German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder, whose country holds the current presidency of the 15-nation bloc, said Thursday Yugoslavia would have to accept all the West's conditions for a Kosovo settlement before NATO suspended bombing. ``This, and only in this order, would make it possible to suspend NATO's military measures and open the way to a political solution,'' Schroeder told parliament in Bonn. Schroeder also said he was ready to meet Victor Chernomyrdin, appointed by President Boris Yeltsin Wednesday as his Yugoslavia envoy. Kremlin aides said the veteran former premier had a mandate to seek ``unorthodox'' solutions to the Kosovo conflict. Germany has been at the forefront of diplomatic efforts to bind Russia -- Belgrade's traditional ally -- into an international settlement to the Balkan crisis. Chernomyrdin welcomed a German peace plan for Kosovo, signaling a mellowing in Moscow's tough stance against NATO. ``We have to back a peaceful way out of this crisis and what Germany is proposing today -- to stop all military action for at least 24 hours and look for compromises -- deserves attention,'' he told reporters in Moscow. DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion and informational exchange list. Proselyzting propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substancenot 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
Re: [CTRL] NATO: Oops! Well, Shit Happens.
-Caveat Lector- I just watched Clinton on TV; and guess what, he has been drinking more water than I have ever seen before. Rather like the little "Nanny" on TV that murdered a little baby, but was released because it was not "intentional" Do not know if we have any Indian experts on the line but - Indians when they wanted to test the honest of a person, they would use the old knife trick, which worked like a lie detector. They would heat a knife, and place it upon the person's tongue. Now the liar, they say, would have a dry tongue. Now either Clinton was lying, or he is on a medication causing thirst. During the Nanny trial, I watched that little girl guzzle down a gallon of water a day.now any Indian would know what that meant. Must watch Madame Albright at her next dinner, and see if her tongue sticks to the roof of her mouth. Colleen DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion and informational exchange list. Proselyzting propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substancenot 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
[CTRL] NATO Tries to Calm Russia
-Caveat Lector- Albright Meets With Russia Minister By BARRY SCHWEID .c The Associated Press OSLO, Norway (AP) -- With NATO unity reaffirmed, Secretary of State Madeleine Albright is holding out to Russia a role in peacekeeping in Kosovo while cautioning against providing military intelligence or aid to Yugoslavia. ``We believe Russia has a constructive role to play in helping to bring about and implement a settlement,'' State Department spokesman James P. Rubin said today upon arriving in Oslo with Albright in a springtime snowstorm. ``Russia has found itself out of the mainstream,'' Rubin said against a backdrop of U.S. assertions that virtually all of Europe supports the NATO bombardment of Yugoslavia. Today's fence-mending meeting here with Russian Foreign Minister Igor Ivanov follows a North Atlantic Council meeting in Brussels in which the 19 NATO allies considered having Russian and other European troops join in enforcing a settlement in the province if Yugoslavia accepts peace terms. While NATO would lead the force, ``that doesn't mean there are not other ways that other forces could be part of that,'' Albright told reporters Monday. ``It is absolutely necessary to have the Russians involved,'' French Foreign Minister Hubert Vedrine said. ``Not just as a matter of form, but of substance.'' Russia has suspended its ties with NATO to protest the bombing of the Serbs and sent a spy ship toward the Adriatic Sea. In ordering the moves, President Boris Yeltsin alleged that the United States and its allies ``want to take over Yugoslavia, make it their protectorate.'' American officials traveling with Albright said they have no evidence Russia helped Yugoslavia with intelligence. Albright said Sunday on her flight from Washington that she reminded Russia the United Nations had imposed an arms embargo on Yugoslavia. ``It is important to abide by that Security Council resolution ... and we expect them to do so,'' Albright said. She then turned down an appeal for weapons from a representative of the Kosovo Liberation Army. A senior U.S. official said she told Jakup Krasniqi at a meeting Monday that any move to arm the rebels in defiance of a U.N. arms embargo on all sides in Yugoslavia could weaken support for the ethnic Albanians. Moscow also argues that NATO is acting illegally in Kosovo because the U.N. Security Council hasn't explicitly authorized action. Norwegian Foreign Minister Knut Vollebaek said he did not expect a breakthrough in the U.S-Russian rift. ``I believe we should lower our expectations,'' he said. Norway, a member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, holds the rotating chairmanship of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe. That is the capacity in which Vollebaek is playing host to today's meeting. ``They both were interested in meeting,'' Vollebaek said. ``They wanted a neutral ground, and the OSCE was acceptable for both.'' The Norwegian told reporters that it was important that ``we make the Russian side understand that our demands are not negotiable.'' Albright said hundreds of thousands of ethnic Albanians still in Kosovo face starvation, and the NATO ministers had begun discussions of ways to p)their rights in the event of a settlement. After confirming NATO's unity at 19-nation foreign ministers meeting, Albright said while partition of Kosovo was not an option, the foreign ministers considered ``some kind of international protective status'' for the region Milosevic has pledged not to surrender. Such a protectorate would allow the ethnic Albanians, who numbered 1p million and made up 90 percent of the population before exodus and execution, ``to live with a high degree of self-government without the threats and terror that they have been living under,'' Albright said. She said ``there are a number of ideas that are out there'' and ``none of those have been settled upon.'' In a parallel move certain to anger the Yugoslav president, NATO is moving to deny Milosevic authority to keep Serb troops in Kosovo after the conflict. A six-nation peace plan that he rejected would have permitted 5,000 Serb troops to remain, half of them to patrol the border of Kosovo, which would remain a part of Serbia. The other half would leave after a year. Milosevic nullified autonomy in the Serbian province a decade ago and has refused to accept a settlement that would maximize autonomy but not extend independence to the province. DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion and informational exchange list. Proselyzting propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substancenot 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
Re: [CTRL] NATO Tries to Calm Russia
-Caveat Lector- And we all remember how diplomatic and successful Ms Albright was on her trip to China!! Wasn't that just an exchange of insults? Amelia PS Speaking of which, aren't a couple of you being just a tad juvenile? Reminds me of my kids at about 12-14 yrs. of age. DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion and informational exchange list. Proselyzting propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substancenot 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
Re: [CTRL] NATO Tries to Calm Russia
-Caveat Lector- Well, Albright wants self-govrnment over there, like Reno wanted self-government in WACO. Yugoslavia is burning; and Madeline Albright, this ignorant inflated blimp, is now bullying Russia about. I still say, send her to Iraq and let Sadam put her to work in his kitchen How can Albright push democracy with a sodomist in the White House hiding behind her skirts playing Commander in Ship. I say, send that boy to camp and get him the hell out of the White house. Enough, is enoughor maybe we could have him institutionalized Colleen The Coward of the Country, the Butcher of the Balkans, and the Butcher of WACO.these come with greetings in the name of peace and democracy DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion and informational exchange list. Proselyzting propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substancenot 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
[CTRL] NATO Ministers Meet
-Caveat Lector- "NATO drew up a plan for landing ground troops in Kosovo as far back as last summer ... " NATO Foreign Ministers Gather By JEFFREY ULBRICH .c The Associated Press BRUSSELS, Belgium (AP) -- With no end to the air war against Yugoslavia in sight, Secretary of State Madeleine Albright and fellow NATO foreign ministers gathered at alliance headquarters today for a brief show of unity. The 19 NATO foreign ministers want to use the meeting, called by Albright last week, to show Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic that the alliance is holding together despite his tough resistance to the bombing campaign, now in its 19th day. Arriving in Brussels on Sunday, Albright said the Serbian onslaught against ethnic Albanians in Kosovo means fewer Serb troops will be permitted to remain in the province than previously proposed. In another policy shift bound to anger Milosevic, Albright did not rule out partitioning Kosovo as part of a settlement, provided there are ways to protect Orthodox Christian holy sites. ``Lots of parts of Rambouillet have been overtaken by events,'' Albright said of the accord, negotiated outside Paris, that was rejected by the Serbs and accepted by the Kosovo Albanians last month. Albright said ``there has to be recognition'' of the Serb offensive that has forced the expulsion of more than one-third of the ethnic Albanians in what the United States has denounced as a ``scorched-earth'' campaign. More than 100 fresh aircraft were en route to the war zone to step up the air operations against Yugoslav army and police forces who have been waging a systematic campaign to empty Kosovo of its ethnic Albanian inhabitants. Military and political leaders insist the airstrikes have been effective in damaging the Yugoslav military's support network, and in recent days, hitting ground forces in Kosovo. Military briefers say Serb activity in Kosovo has slowed and that most Yugoslav forces are now dispersing and defending against the allied air attacks. Senior NATO diplomats say the four-hour foreign ministers' meeting will stress the need for a political solution for the province and its 2 million inhabitants, 90 percent of whom are ethnic Albanians. Albright was also expected to meet later today with rebel Kosovo Liberation Army representative Jakup Krasniqi. What kind of political agreement is now possible in Kosovo is a much more difficult question than it was just three weeks ago. Originally, the basis for any settlement was the agreement worked out at Rambouillet in February and March. That agreement called for a wide autonomy for the province within Serbia. Now, as one NATO ambassador put it, the Rambouillet framework is looking less realistic, but so far no viable alternatives have emerged. The introduction of ground forces in Kosovo is a subject that will not go away. Officially, NATO says ground troops will only enter the province in a ``permissive environment,'' either as part of the originally planned NATO implementation force or some sort of force to escort refugees back. NATO considered plans for a land invasion of Kosovo as far back as last summer, one among a large number of options studied at the time. That plan was put on the shelf and so far, senior diplomats say, no one has proposed reviving it. Nonetheless, much of the military analysis for a ground intervention has been done. Initiating one, however, would take considerable time. In what one top NATO diplomat described as ``an interesting role reversal,'' some members of Congress have been calling for ground forces and several other allies seem ready to go that way. For the moment, however, both political and military officials say the air campaign has a lot of time left before it will have run its course. Another problem faced by the ministers is the harmful effect the bombing is having on relations with Russia. Moscow has severed relations with NATO and most of the activities of the NATO-Russia Permanent Joint Council, created two years ago in Paris, have been put on hold. DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion and informational exchange list. Proselyzting propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substancenot 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
[CTRL] NATO: Uncommon Views
-Caveat Lector- From Kanwa CAN THE NATO BREAK THROUGH THE AIR-DEFENSE FIRE NETS OF CHINA AND RUSSIA? photos S300PMU2 by Andrei Pinkov Tor-M1 by Andrei Pinkov end photos Kanwa news April 6, 1999 The NATO entered the territorial sky of both Iraq and Yugoslavia without any difficulty. As far as the pure military significance is concerned, can the air force of this strongest military group break through the air-defense systems of both Russia and China as it did during the current air strike on Yugoslavia? After the beginning the 1990s, a large number of Russian air-defense systems that Iraq and Yugoslavia had never used made their appearances in Russia, including the most advanced S300PMU1, S300PMU2, S300V, S400, BUK-M1, BUK-M2, Tor-M1, Tunguska, and SHILKA systems. Among them, the S300PMU1, S300PMU, TorM-1, and BUK-M1 (the naval version) have already equipped or will soon equip the Chinese army. China has also been trying to enhance the building of its air-defense force since the Gulf War. To this end, China has developed the FM80, FM90, FD2000, FT2000, LY60, KS1, and QW2 air-defense missile systems. All the above-mentioned systems are a generation more advanced in their performances than the air-defense weapons Iraq and Yugoslavia use. Especially, the Russian systems have formed a new fire net that covers the ultra-high altitude, high altitude, middle altitude, low altitude, and minimum low altitude. Thus, the area of air-defense under the coverage of the fire net has increased. For example, the range of the S400 has been extended to 400 kilometers. In the meantime, the detective methods have also been found to be diversified with the new systems. For instance, the Chinese FM90 and the Russian BUK-M1, BUK-M2, and Tor-M1 are all equipped with the TV tracking system and carry the variable-frequency radar that has a strong anti-interference capability. The phased array radar has been used in the S300, S400, FD2000, and TorM1 and it enables the systems to track and attack several targets at the same time. In addition, the Tor-M1 also possesses the capability of launching a head-on attack on the cruise missiles that travel at a low altitude. While proposing the air-defense theory of taking the control of the territorial sky with the ground-to-air missiles as the major weapon (Yi Di Zhi Kong), the Chinese military theorists emphasized strengthening their air force. Now the Chinese air force has been equipped with the different kinds of detective systems, including the IRST system that is installed on the Su27. On the other hand, the stealth fighter planes and bombers may have found it easy to escape unnoticed soon after they fulfilled their bombing missions in such small and narrow countries as Iraq and Serbia. However, in such large countries as China and Russia, each of which has a vast expanse of territory, things will be different. In the time of war, they will put more planes on patrol, use the AWACS, and resort to various detective methods. Major General F. Ilyushin, the first chief test pilot of the Su27 and a two-time winner of the "Soviet Hero", indicated to the KWIC reporter, "Once caught by my students with their Su27s, the US stealth attack planes can be easily destroyed only by the guns on the Su27s". Andrei Pinkov Kanwa news) From Korean Central News Agency U.S.-led NATO aggression on Yugoslavia assailed Pyongyang, April 12 (KCNA) -- The United States insists that the NATO force's military operations against Yugoslavia are a military measure for "peace" but this is nothing but a sophism to conceal their aggressive and criminal nature, says Rodong Sinmun today in a signed commentary. It continues: The Kosovo issue is an internal affair of Yugoslavia and a matter to be settled by Yugoslavia in a responsible manner. Nobody has a right to interfere in the issue by force of arms. Therefore, the large-scale military operations undertaken by the U.S. with the mobilization of the NATO forces are a brigandish armed invasion of a sovereign state in contravention of the UN Charter and international laws, which should never be tolerated. The NATO's acts of aggression against Yugoslavia are an indication that the arbitrary, high-handed and aggressive nature of the United States has reached its height. The United States launched an aggression on Yugoslavia this time, but nobody knows which country will be the next target of its armed assault. Drawing attention to the vicious maneuvering of the U.S. war hawks to provoke a new war of aggression on the Korean peninsula, the daily warns: If the United States dare unleash a reckless war against the DPRK, underrating its strength as other's, it will only taste a bitter cup of defeat. From Sydney (Australia) Morning Herald Tuesday, April 13, 1999 BALKANS: SERBIA DEFIANT Belgrade plotters risking civil war in south By MICHAEL SMITH in Podgorica Montenegro's
[CTRL] NATO: Sig Heil!
-Caveat Lector- from: http://www.newsmax.com/commentmax/articles/Alexander_Cockburn.html A HREF="http://www.newsmax.com/commentmax/articles/Alexander_Cockburn.html"Comm entMax /A- NATO: Sig Heil! Alexander CockburnMarch 31, 1999 It's bracing to see the Germans taking part in NATO's bombing. It lends a moral tone to an operation to have the grandsons of the Third Reich willing, able and eager to drop high explosives again, in this instance on the Serbs. To add symmetry to the affair, the last time Serbs in Belgrade had high explosives dropped on them was in 1941 by the sons of the Third Reich. To bring even deeper symmetry, the German political party whose leader, Gerhard Schroeder, ordered German participation in the bombing is that of the Social Democrats. It was the great-grandfathers of the Social Democrats who enthusiastically voted credits to wage war in 1914, to the enormous disgust of V.I. Lenin, who never felt quite the same way about social democrats ever after. Whether in Germany, England or France, all social democratic parties in 1914 tossed aside previous pledges against war, thus helping produce the first great bloodletting of our century. Today, with social democrats leading governments across Europe -- Schroeder, Britain's Tony Blair, France's Lionel Jospin, former Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi (nominated to head the European Union) -- all fall in behind Bill Clinton. This is, largely, a war most earnestly supported by liberals and many so-called leftists. Rep. Bernie Sanders of Vermont has voted aye, and in London, Vanessa Redgrave cheers on the NATO bombers. There's been some patronizing talk here about the Serbs' deep sense of "grievance" at the way history has treated them, with the implication that the Serbs are irrational in this regard. But it's scarcely irrational to remember that Nazi Germany bombed Belgrade in the Second World War or that Germany's prime ally in the region, Croatia, ran a concentration camp at Jasenovac where tens of thousands of Serbs -- along with Jews and gypsies -- were liquidated. Nor is it irrational to recall that Germany in more recent years has been an unrelenting assailant of the former Yugoslav federation, encouraging Slovenia to secede and lending determined support to Croatia, in gratitude for which Croatia adopted, on independence in 1991, the German hymn, "Danke Deutschland." So much for Serb feelings about Germany. Serbia has some reason to feel similar resentment toward the United States. The biggest single ethnic cleansing of the mid-1990s in the former Yugoslavia was conducted by Croatia under the supervision of the United States, whose military generals and CIA officers issued targeting instructions to Croatian artillery for the ethnic clearing. The targets were Serbs, living in Serbian territory, in the Krajina. Heading the Croatian cleansers was President Franjo Tudjman, who has rehabbed Nazi war criminals. Yet somehow, it is Serbia's Slobodan Milosevic who is demonized here as Hitler. Now, the Serbs are being asked to give the Albanians living in a southern province of Serbia -- Kosovo -- autonomy for three years at the end of which time NATO would probably issue a peremptory command for Kosovo's independence. Even so, the Serbs balked only at NATO's insistence that a Serbian province, Kosovo, should accept a western garrison force, and this doubtless could have been negotiated peacefully. But as Mikhail Gorbachev has been saying in Europe, the United States apparently wanted to rush into war on an obviously illegal pretext. The Serbs feel as outraged as would India if the United States started bombing New Delhi, Bombay and other towns and cities until India surrendered to the Kashmiris' and Tamils' demands. You can make the same parallel about China and Tibet, or Spain and the Basques, or the Turks and the Kurds, or the Israelis and the Palestinians. Would we ever bomb Istanbul or Tel Aviv? Of course not. It's remarkable how America's gangsterism has grown more shameless even since the days of George Bush. In 1991, Bush devoted months of diplomatic effort toward getting supportive votes in the United Nations for the expedition to free Kuwait. In 1999, Bill Clinton more or less left the United Nations' secretary general, Kofi Annan, to find out from CNN about NATO's decision to bomb. Appropriately enough, last week brought news that unless the United States pays some of its back dues, it won't be entitled to vote in the United Nations anyway. But would it bother? The U.S. game, abetted chiefly by Blair's United Kingdom, is to make NATO the arbiter of Europe's borders and "security." The strategy deliberately kicks Russia and the United Nations in the face. Without doubt, it's disgusting that Serb police, paramilitary and army units have been killing Albanians in Kosovo -- 2,000 or so before the bombing began. It was disgusting that Russians killed Chechens, that Indonesians killed East Timorese, that U.S. cavalry
[CTRL] NATO Violates UN Charter
-Caveat Lector- from alt.conspiracy - As always, Caveat Lector. Om K - A HREF="aol://5863:126/alt.conspiracy:510607"NATO Violates UN Charter/A - Subject: NATO Violates UN Charter From: "Brigitte Stewart" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Sun, Mar 28, 1999 9:08 AM Message-id: 7dlohl$q66$[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subj: NATO Violates UN Charter Date: 3/28/99 9:07:33 AM Eastern Standard Time From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Activist Mailing List) To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Activist Mailing List) Activist Mailing List - http://users.westnet.gr/~cgian/ The Hindu - India Friday, March 26, 1999 Is the NATO attack justified? By Thomas Abraham The attack on Serbia clearly violates the United Nations Charter, to which the NATO members are signatories. The Charter prohibits any use of force, except in self-defence, unless it has specially been authorised by the Security Council. THE North Atlantic Treaty Organisation's attack on Serbia is the latest example of the international disorder we are going through. These are times when international laws are flouted with impunity by the United States and its allies. We see the violation in the continuing bombing raids by the U.S. and Britain against Iraq, which are not authorised by the United Nations and have no legal justification. And we see it again in the illegal bombing of Serbia, which violates the U.N. Charter as well as NATO's own founding treaty. It also sets a dangerous precedent for the future. NATO was set up as a defensive alliance to protect its members against a Soviet invasion. But with the Soviet threat long gone, the alliance in order to find a continuing role for itself has now taken the unprecedented step of attacking a sovereign nation which has not threatened it in anyway. The attack on Serbia clearly violates the U.N. Charter to which all NATO members are signatories. The Charter prohibits any use of force, except in self-defence, unless it has been specifically authorised by the U.N. Security Council. NATO's bombing of Serbia is clearly not an act of self-defence, neither has it been authorised by the Security Council. Russia and China, both permanent Security Council members with veto powers, have made it clear that they would not allow the Council to authorise the Western alliance to bomb Serbia. The U.S. and Britain, two countries most eager to use force, have argued that the Council's most recent resolution implicitly gives the alliance the authorisation to use force if the Serbian President, Mr. Slobodan Milosevic, fails to meet the demands set out in the relevant resolution. But a reading of it shows that this is not the case. Resolution 1199, adopted on September 23, 1998, specifically states that if Mr. Milosevic does not take the measures the Council has urged, it would meet once again ``to consider further action and additional measures to maintain or restore peace and stability in the region.'' The resolution does not either explicitly or implicitly allow NATO or anyone else to take the law into its own hands. This is in contrast to the earlier occasions when NATO aircraft flew bombing raids on Serb targets in Bosnia in 1995. Then, NATO was specifically authorised to do so by the U.N., and it acted in support of the U.N. peacekeeperson the ground in Bosnia. Bombing Serbia clearly breaches NATO's founding treaty. NATO was established at the beginning of the Cold War to provide collective self- defence for Western Europe if it came under Soviet attack. If one of its members came under attack, all the rest pledged to join in to repel the aggressor. This was the only circumstance under which the alliance was allowed to use force. The Treaty of Washington, which established NATO in 1949, makes it clear that the alliance would use force only in self-defence and in keeping with the purposes and principles of the U.N. Article 5 of the treaty sets out the circumstances in which NATO would resort to force: an armed attack against one or more members in Europe or North America. If such an attack occurred, the alliance was authorised to use armed force ``to restore and maintain the security of the North Atlantic area.'' Even this use of force was seen as a temporary measure till such time the Security Council stepped in to restore peace. Even after the end of the Cold War, there has been no change in NATO's mandate to allow it to take military action outside its borders except in response to an attack. NATO's post-Cold War strategic doctrine, which was agreed to at a summit of its leaders in Rome in 1991, clearly states that ``the Alliance is purely defensive in purpose: none of its weapons will ever be used except in self-defence, and it does not consider itself to be anyone's adversary.'' The post-Cold War strategic doctrine made it clear that NATO regarded that the only role of its military forces was ``to assure the territorial integrity and political independence of its member-states''. An exception to this clearly defensive stance is the use by
[CTRL] NATO Builds Forces for 24-Hour Airstrikes
-Caveat Lector- from: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/WPcap/1999-03/30/015r-033099-idx.html A HREF="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp- srv/WPcap/1999-03/30/015r-033099-idx.html"NATO Builds Forces for 24-Hour Airstrikes/A - NATO Builds Forces for 24-Hour Airstrikes Russian Prime Minister Announces Mission to Coax Milosevic Back Into Talks By Thomas W. Lippman and Dana Priest Washington Post Staff Writers Tuesday, March 30, 1999; Page A01 The United States and its NATO allies dispatched more airplanes to reinforce the relentless bombardment of Yugoslavia yesterday as military commanders concluded the strikes have so far failed to deter what officials described as a systematic attempt by the Yugoslav military to subdue or exile the populace of the rebellious province of Kosovo. Pentagon spokesman Kenneth Bacon announced that the United States is sending more bombers and electronic warfare aircraft as part of an alliance-wide buildup. He said five B-1B bombers, five EA-6B Prowlers and 10 tankers will join the fleet that has been pounding Yugoslavia since Wednesday. The airstrikes continued last night and will henceforth be conducted around the clock, according to British officials and NATO spokesmen. As reports multiplied of atrocities against Kosovo's civilian population and tens of thousands of refugees streamed into neighboring countries, Pentagon officials said they are considering deployment of Apache attack helicopters in an effort to impede the tanks and troops that are carrying out the assaults. Britain also announced reinforcements, saying eight additional Tornado fighter-bombers are being readied for deployment. The announcement that more U.S. planes would be sent to support the air campaign followed a White House meeting between President Clinton and his senior defense and foreign policy advisers. After that session, Clinton took advantage of a balmy afternoon to head for the golf links, where he telephoned two key alliance leaders, British Prime Minister Tony Blair and German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder. The additional deployments dramatized an apparent mismatch between NATO's objectives -- to stop the humanitarian tragedy unfolding in Kosovo -- and the tactics employed so far to achieve them. In that light, the NATO supreme commander, Gen. Wesley K. Clark, sought authorization over the weekend to hit additional targets to intensify the punishment against President Slobodan Milosevic's government, including the Defense and Interior ministries in downtown Belgrade where the army and security police get their instructions. His request was turned down as premature by NATO's political leadership. But a senior U.S. official said Clark's request had "100 percent support" from the Clinton administration, while other members of the 19-nation NATO alliance declined to endorse it. As the air campaign intensified, so did Russian efforts to halt it. Prime Minister Yevgeny Primakov, who canceled a visit to Washington a week ago to protest the imminent start of the airstrikes, announced he will fly to Belgrade today with his foreign, defense and intelligence chiefs. He is expected to explore the possibility of a cease-fire with Milosevic, the leader of the Yugoslav federation and of its dominant republic, Serbia. Milosevic has shown no signs of yielding to allied demands that he cease his campaign against Kosovo, the southernmost province in Serbia whose population is about 90 percent ethnic Albanian, people speaking a different language and practicing a different religion from the Serbs who rule the province. On the contrary, Milosevic's military and police appeared to be waging what a senior U.S. official called a "scorched earth campaign" to crush the Kosovo separatist challenge once and for all. News of the Primakov trip to Belgrade caught the Clinton administration by surprise and caused some alarm here and in other allied capitals, senior U.S. officials and NATO diplomats said. Russian Foreign Minister Igor Ivanov, who spoke by telephone with Secretary of State Madeleine K. Albright yesterday and Sunday, stoked the anxiety by telling reporters, "We are going to Belgrade not to save somebody's face but to stop the aggression, to return to the negotiating table." The allied position is that the air campaign will cease only when Milosevic pulls his security forces back from Kosovo and accepts a peace plan based on extensive autonomy for the province but under continuing Serb sovereignty. Part of the administration's apprehension was based on the fact that France -- which in the past has aligned itself with Russia in opposition to Washington on key issues, such as Iraq -- encouraged the Primakov initiative. French officials, however, said there is no breach between Paris and the rest of the alliance. They cited a television address yesterday by President Jacques Chirac, in which he accused Milosevic of being responsible for "more than 200,000 deaths and millions of displaced persons"
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-Caveat Lector- from: http://38.201.154.103/articles/?a=1999/3/30/63301 A HREF="http://38.201.154.103/articles/?a=1999/3/30/63301"NewsMax.com: Articles/A - Russia's Anger Makes for War Talk J.R. NyquistMarch 30, 1999 When US and NATO warplanes struck Yugoslavia last week, President Boris Yeltsin warned of a global war. But Western leaders have seemingly scoffed at Yeltsin's statement, and those of other Russian leaders. By ignoring such peril, Western leaders have taken a casual approach to Russia that may be intensifying Russia's growing animus toward the West. To date, no high level meetings between Russian and American officials have been arranged to address Moscow's concerns. The usual anxiety about US-Russian relations is almost non-existent. At the State Department, James Rubin offered the belief that "President Yeltsin, Prime Minister Primakov and Foreign Minister Ivanov see the value of keeping the relationship (between the U.S. and Russia) on track, and not letting someone like Milosevic derail everything that's at stake." Yet the relationship is not on track. After the air assault on Yugoslavia began last Wednesday the Russians froze their relationship with NATO. They pulled Russian ground troops out of the Bosnia Stabilization Force. They also expelled the NATO representative in Moscow. Ominously, they discontinued their cooperation on the Y2K problem -- a problem that could have catastrophic consequences for Russia unless they receive Western help. Then, the Russians canceled a planned visit by Pentagon officials to discuss the dismantling of Russian nuclear weapons. Worse still, according to Russian news reports, the Kremlin is contemplating the deployment of tactical nuclear weapons and bombers to Belarus. Belarus is Russia's invasion pathway to Europe. An alarm has been sounded throughout Russia. When NATO bombs began falling on Russia's ally, Yugoslavia, the banner headline of Kommersant, a business newspaper, simply said: "The Blow." Segodnya's ominous headline explained: "It's war. The Americans cannot convince the Serbs, and Russia cannot convince the Americans." Vremya's headline stated: "NATO planes have attacked Yugoslavia as well as Moscow's international authority." On Saturday Russian lawmakers, meeting in emergency session, passed a resolution 366-4 that called the NATO air assault on Yugoslavia "an act of aggression that is a gross violation of the UN Charter ..." The four page resolution further stated: "The aggression against Russia's ally Yugoslavia is seen as a serious threat to Russian security." Nikolai Zyubov, an independent political analyst, has stated that due to NATO air attacks on Serbia: "Russians are far more anti-American today than they have ever been." But more than this, he pointed out that Russia now feels threatened. Gennady Zyuganov, leader of the Russian Communist Party declared: "The Americans have gone down the path of Hitlerism. The use of force has become the main argument in their policy, and so have blackmail, bombs and threats." The liberal Russian newspaper Izvestia called NATO's bombing campaign a "royal gift" to the Communists in the Russian Duma. "The Party of retrogrades," said Izvestia, "does not require a new strategy at all, as the NATO alliance has of its own accord provided proof of the slogans of anti-American propaganda." Russian outrage has been apparent at the US Embassy in Moscow. Angry Russians have pelted the US Embassy with eggs. The protestors are often heard shouting anti-American slogans. One placard said: "NATO go to Hell." On Sunday the protest almost turned violent when an attempt was made to use a grenade launcher against the Embassy building. Afterward, one of the Russian protesters snarled: "I hope the Russian government will understand and take this unique chance to start a war against the enemies of the Russians and of all Slav people." A leading Russian analyst, Leonod Radzikhovsky stated that "xenophobia, envy and hatred of America are deep rooted feelings in Russia." And now these feelings have been awakened. Valdimir Zhirinovsky, wearing a military uniform, called for Russian volunteers to fight NATO. "The Third World War started on March 24," he said. Thousands of young Russians have answered Zhirinovsky's call. Colonel General Viktor Chechevatov, commander of Russia's Far East Military District, has offered to lead a combined Russian force of "volunteers and regulars" into Yugoslavia. The Russian foreign minister, Igor Ivanov, spoke of the unity of the entire Russian nation in the face of America's bid for "global domination." He called it the worst crisis since the Second World War. The usually polite Ivanov further accused NATO of "blatant genocide," saying that NATO bombs have killed approximately one thousand Serbs. Ivanov has also called for the criminal prosecution of those responsible for the bombing. "We have extreme measures in reserve," warned Ivanov. "The NATO aggression
