STOP NATO: �NO PASARAN! - HTTP://WWW.STOPNATO.ORG.UK --------------------------- ListBot Sponsor -------------------------- Get a low APR NextCard Visa in 30 seconds! 1. Fill in the brief application 2. Receive approval decision within 30 seconds 3. Get rates as low as 2.99% Intro or 9.99% Ongoing APR and no annual fee! Apply NOW! http://www.bcentral.com/listbot/NextCard ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Milosevic Supporters Rally BELGRADE, Yugoslavia (AP) - About 5,000 supporters of former president Slobodan Milosevic (news - web sites) rallied Saturday to protest the criminal proceedings against the ousted leader and his possible extradition to the U.N. war crimes tribunal. ``Freedom for Slobodan,'' and ``Freedom for Serbia,'' read two huge banners at the rally in the center of Belgrade. It was attended mostly by elderly communists, many of whom were bused in from other parts of the country. Milosevic lost presidential elections last October and was forced to step down amid massive riots after he tried to change the results. He was arrested on April 1 by the new, pro-democracy government, which is investigating charges of corruption and abuse of power. Milosevic is also wanted by the Netherlands-based U.N. War Crimes Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia, which indicted him for alleged atrocities during the 1998-1999 Kosovo war. Zivadin Jovanovic, who was the foreign minister during Milosevic's rule, warned that handing over the ex-president to the U.N. tribunal would be ``an ultimate treason.'' Jovanovic remains a top official of Milosevic's Socialist party, which organized the rally. The crowd booed at every mention of the tribunal in fiery speeches by Jovanovic and other Milosevic associates. Meanwhile, the current prime minister of Serbia, the main Yugoslav republic, warned Saturday that failure to hand over Milosevic to the tribunal would cost the country Western financial support. Zoran Djindjic stressed that Yugoslavia, as a U.N. member, ``simply has to cooperate with the U.N. Tribunal,'' Beta news quoted him as saying. Extraditing Milosevic has been a key condition of the United States for giving support to Yugoslavia's ravaged economy. On Thursday, Yugoslavia's government adopted a draft law that would enable Milosevic's extradition to the U.N. war crimes court. The legislation was submitted to the federal parliament for consideration. Email this Miroslav Antic, http://www.antic.org/ ______________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
