STOP NATO: �NO PASARAN! - HTTP://WWW.STOPNATO.ORG.UK --------------------------- ListBot Sponsor -------------------------- Have you visited eBayTM lately? The Worlds Marketplace where you can buy and sell practically anything keeps getting better. From consumer electronics to movies, find it all on eBay. What are you waiting for? Try eBay today. http://www.bcentral.com/listbot/ebay ---------------------------------------------------------------------- yes, I watched the whole thing live on British TV. early this morning and he really chewed them up, especially the British judge, (no coincidence that with Master Tony's antics). very, very impressive. > > This guy has to be the bravest, boldest and most > principled > motherf..around! Definitely someone to look up to. > > > > > > On 3 Jul 01, at 2:38, Rick Rozoff wrote: > > > STOP NATO: �NO PASARAN! - > HTTP://WWW.STOPNATO.ORG.UK > > > > --------------------------- ListBot Sponsor > -------------------------- > > Have you visited eBayTM lately? The Worlds > Marketplace where you can > > buy and sell practically anything keeps getting > better. From > > consumer electronics to movies, find it all on > eBay. What are you > > waiting for? Try eBay today. > > http://www.bcentral.com/listbot/ebay > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > July 3, 2001 > > War crimes court charges Milosevic > > > > > > THE HAGUE, Netherlands (CNN) -- Former Yugoslav > > President Slobodan Milosevic has appeared before > the > > U.N. war crimes tribunal to be formally charged > with > > crimes against humanity. > > > > Milosevic -- the first head of state to face trial > in > > The Hague -- did not have legal representation, > having > > said he did not recognise the authority of the > > tribunal. > > > > He told the tribunal: "I consider this tribunal > false > > and the indictment false. It is illegal so I have > no > > need to appoint counsel." > > > > At his first appearance before the tribunal on > > Tuesday, not guilty pleas were entered on > Milosevic's > > behalf by the court after he refused to enter one > > himself. > > > > He faces charges of crimes against humanity > stemming > > from the Yugoslav campaign against ethnic Albanian > > separatists in Kosovo. > > > > The case was adjourned until August 27 but the > trial > > was not expected to begin hearing evidence until > next > > year. > > > > Presiding judge Richard May told Milosevic he > could > > re-consider his decision not to appoint counsel as > the > > proceedings were expected to be "long and > complex." > > > > When Milosevic was asked if he wanted the > indictments > > read out he replied: "That's your problem." > > > > His response was regarded as a waiver of his > rights by > > the court and the indictments were not read out. > > > > Milosevic also refused to enter a plea, saying: > "This > > trial aims to produce false justification for war > > crimes of NATO committed in Yugoslavia." > > > > CNN's Christiane Amanpour said Milosevic appeared > in > > court with "his jaw jutted forward, he looked > defiant, > > and he kept looking at the public gallery." > > > > Throughout the hearing, Milosevic tried to make > > speeches, both in English and his native language, > but > > the judge cut him off politely, saying this was > not > > the time for speeches. > > > > Amanpour said Milosevic regards himself as a hero > and > > NATO as the villains with the U.N. tribunal an arm > of > > NATO. > > > > Milosevic believes he was transferred illegally to > The > > Hague and that he was essentially kidnapped from > his > > homeland. > > > > He is accused of crimes against humanity for > actions > > carried out by the Yugoslav Army and Serbian > security > > forces in Kosovo in 1999, including murder, > > deportation and prosecution of people on > political, > > racial and ethnic grounds. He faces life in prison > if > > convicted of any of the four charges. > > > > Milosevic's advisors have said he feels he was > acting > > in the best interests of his country. > > > > Since his extradition last Thursday, Milosevic has > > spoken to his wife three times during what were > > described as seven-minute conversations. > > > > Milosevic's allies in Belgrade say that the former > > president, who was forced from power in October, > > believes he is being persecuted because he stood > up to > > NATO, refusing to sign a power-sharing deal with > > Kosovo Albanians in 1999. > > > > Milosevic's crackdown on ethnic Albanians > triggered a > > 78-day NATO bombing campaign against Yugoslavia, > which > > ended with the withdrawal of Yugoslav forces from > > Kosovo and the handing over of the Serbian > province to > > the United Nations and NATO. > > > > In Belgrade up to 15,000 supporters gathered last > > night to protest against his transfer outside the > > federal government buildings. > > > > Ignoring a ban on the gathering the participants, > > mainly members of Milosevic's Socialist Party and > the > > ultra-nationalist Radical Party listened to > speeches > > and nationalist songs. > > > > > > > > > http://www.cnn.com/2001/WORLD/europe/07/03/milosevic.court/index.html > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Do You Yahoo!? > > Get personalized email addresses from Yahoo! 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