INTERNATIONAL ACTION
CENTER
National: 39 W. 14th St., Ste. 206
New York, N.Y. 10011
(212) 633-6646 Fax: (212) 633-2889
Bay Area: 2489 Mission St., Rm. 28
San Francisco, CA 94110
(415) 821-6545 Fax: (415) 821-5782
Web page: www.iacenter.org
Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Ramsey Clark, Chairperson
June 28, 2001
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
INTERNATIONAL ACTION CENTER CONDEMNS "ILLEGAL, U.S.-FORCED
DEPORTATION OF EX- YUGOSLAV PRESIDENT SLOBODAN MILOSEVIC TO
NATO-SPONSORED COURT"
"AN ENORMOUS TRAGEDY FOR YUGOSLAVIA AND THE RULE OF LAW,"
SAYS FORMER U.S. ATTORNEY GENERAL RAMSEY CLARK
The International Action Center (IAC), a nationwide anti-war
organization, denounced today's deportation of ex-Yugoslav
President Slobodan Milosevic to the "International Criminal
Court for the Former Yugoslavia" in The Hague, Netherlands.
"It is an enormous tragedy for Yugoslavia, the Serbian
people and the rule of law," said IAC Chairperson and former
U.S. Attorney General Ramsey Clark. "Serbian Prime Minister
Djindjic and other officials should be investigated for high
crimes against the people, and if found guilty should be
sentenced in accordance with the law."
"Demands should be made to the ICCFY," Mr. Clark continued,
"which is itself illegal, to immediately return Mr.
Milosevic. The United Nations must not encourage the illegal
seizure of persons, such as took place in this case. The
people of Yugoslavia should unite in response to this
illegal seizure and demand the return of Mr. Milosevic, as
should people from all over the world.
"Today's U.S.-engineered deportation of former Yugoslav
President Slobodan Milosevic is a gross violation of both
legality and Yugoslavia's national sovereignty," said IAC
West Coast Coordinator Richard Becker. "The ICCFY in The
Hague is nothing more than a 'kangaroo court,' set up by the
U.S.-dominated UN Security Council, and run by the NATO
powers."
"The ICCFY's role as an instrument of the United States and
other NATO powers was made apparent during the 1999 NATO war
against Yugoslavia. Despite the fact that the massive
bombing of Yugoslavia constituted grave violations of
international law -- including crimes against peace, war
crimes and crimes against humanity -- the ICCFY refused to
even consider indicting the NATO powers," Becker continued.
Instead, the ICCFY indicted five Yugoslav leaders, among
them then-President Milosevic. NATO spokesperson Jamie Shea
stated in May 1999, "Of course NATO supports the ICCFY --
NATO created it."
Sara Flounders, National Co-Director of the IAC, pointed out
the fact that "Milosevic's deportation violated Yugoslavia's
constitution, and decisions of its federal president,
parliament and Consititutional Court. The extradition of
Milosevic was carried out today under the orders of the #1
U.S. lapdog politician in Yugoslavia, Zoran Djindjic, prime
minister of Serbia. In the recent election, Djindjic and his
party were the main conduits for U.S. funds. The U.S.
government openly boasts of having spent more than $100
million fixing the election in Yugoslavia, a country of 10
million people. The equivalent would be a foreign government
spending $2.8 billion to influence a national election in
the U.S.
"Today, Djindjic overrode the federal courts, parliament and
president of Yugoslavia in order to deliver Milosevic to the
imperialist's court one day before the Yugoslavia "donors
conference" (really the creditors conference) opens,"
Flounders continued. "Milosevic was sold to the U.S. by
their man in Belgrade. Imagine a governor of state in the
U.S. overriding the federal government and constitution to
surrender a U.S. citizen to another country."
"The objective of this step is not just, or even primarily,
Milosevic himself," said Becker. "The deportation of
Milosevic is another element aimed at terminating
Yugoslavia's sovereignty once and for all. For more than a
decade the U.S. and NATO have used war, blockades, sanctions
and other means to re-balkanize the Balkans. Today, as a
result, U.S. military bases dominate the region -- in
Croatia, Bosnia, Albania, Hungary, Macedonia, Kosovo
(Serbia) -- where there were none 10 years ago. Yugoslavia's
real crime was that it resisted this re-colonization
process."
"The IAC stands with those in Yugoslavia today who are
resisting the U.S./NATO takeover of their country," said
Flounders, noting that an IAC delegation is presently en
route to Yugoslavia.
For more information, or to interview a spokesperson, call
212 -633-6646, or 415-821-6545
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National: 39 W. 14th St., Ste. 206
New York, N.Y. 10011
(212) 633-6646 Fax: (212) 633-2889
Bay Area: 2489 Mission St., Rm. 28
San Francisco, CA 94110
(415) 821-6545 Fax: (415) 821-5782
Web page: www.iacenter.org
Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Ramsey Clark, Chairperson
June 28, 2001
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
INTERNATIONAL ACTION CENTER CONDEMNS "ILLEGAL, U.S.-FORCED
DEPORTATION OF EX- YUGOSLAV PRESIDENT SLOBODAN MILOSEVIC TO
NATO-SPONSORED COURT"
"AN ENORMOUS TRAGEDY FOR YUGOSLAVIA AND THE RULE OF LAW,"
SAYS FORMER U.S. ATTORNEY GENERAL RAMSEY CLARK
The International Action Center (IAC), a nationwide anti-war
organization, denounced today's deportation of ex-Yugoslav
President Slobodan Milosevic to the "International Criminal
Court for the Former Yugoslavia" in The Hague, Netherlands.
"It is an enormous tragedy for Yugoslavia, the Serbian
people and the rule of law," said IAC Chairperson and former
U.S. Attorney General Ramsey Clark. "Serbian Prime Minister
Djindjic and other officials should be investigated for high
crimes against the people, and if found guilty should be
sentenced in accordance with the law."
"Demands should be made to the ICCFY," Mr. Clark continued,
"which is itself illegal, to immediately return Mr.
Milosevic. The United Nations must not encourage the illegal
seizure of persons, such as took place in this case. The
people of Yugoslavia should unite in response to this
illegal seizure and demand the return of Mr. Milosevic, as
should people from all over the world.
"Today's U.S.-engineered deportation of former Yugoslav
President Slobodan Milosevic is a gross violation of both
legality and Yugoslavia's national sovereignty," said IAC
West Coast Coordinator Richard Becker. "The ICCFY in The
Hague is nothing more than a 'kangaroo court,' set up by the
U.S.-dominated UN Security Council, and run by the NATO
powers."
"The ICCFY's role as an instrument of the United States and
other NATO powers was made apparent during the 1999 NATO war
against Yugoslavia. Despite the fact that the massive
bombing of Yugoslavia constituted grave violations of
international law -- including crimes against peace, war
crimes and crimes against humanity -- the ICCFY refused to
even consider indicting the NATO powers," Becker continued.
Instead, the ICCFY indicted five Yugoslav leaders, among
them then-President Milosevic. NATO spokesperson Jamie Shea
stated in May 1999, "Of course NATO supports the ICCFY --
NATO created it."
Sara Flounders, National Co-Director of the IAC, pointed out
the fact that "Milosevic's deportation violated Yugoslavia's
constitution, and decisions of its federal president,
parliament and Consititutional Court. The extradition of
Milosevic was carried out today under the orders of the #1
U.S. lapdog politician in Yugoslavia, Zoran Djindjic, prime
minister of Serbia. In the recent election, Djindjic and his
party were the main conduits for U.S. funds. The U.S.
government openly boasts of having spent more than $100
million fixing the election in Yugoslavia, a country of 10
million people. The equivalent would be a foreign government
spending $2.8 billion to influence a national election in
the U.S.
"Today, Djindjic overrode the federal courts, parliament and
president of Yugoslavia in order to deliver Milosevic to the
imperialist's court one day before the Yugoslavia "donors
conference" (really the creditors conference) opens,"
Flounders continued. "Milosevic was sold to the U.S. by
their man in Belgrade. Imagine a governor of state in the
U.S. overriding the federal government and constitution to
surrender a U.S. citizen to another country."
"The objective of this step is not just, or even primarily,
Milosevic himself," said Becker. "The deportation of
Milosevic is another element aimed at terminating
Yugoslavia's sovereignty once and for all. For more than a
decade the U.S. and NATO have used war, blockades, sanctions
and other means to re-balkanize the Balkans. Today, as a
result, U.S. military bases dominate the region -- in
Croatia, Bosnia, Albania, Hungary, Macedonia, Kosovo
(Serbia) -- where there were none 10 years ago. Yugoslavia's
real crime was that it resisted this re-colonization
process."
"The IAC stands with those in Yugoslavia today who are
resisting the U.S./NATO takeover of their country," said
Flounders, noting that an IAC delegation is presently en
route to Yugoslavia.
For more information, or to interview a spokesperson, call
212 -633-6646, or 415-821-6545
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