Visit our website: HTTP://WWW.STOPNATO.ORG.UK --------------------------------------------- [Thomas Mann: "National German Socialist Workers Party (nazis), every word of which is a lie."..."How can the Socialists in power allow themselves to cover up and encourage political assassinations?" For the very same reason they initiated and supported the Hitlerian aggression against Yugoslavia and are now presiding over the dismemberment and destruction of Macedonia: Because they are no more socialists - or workers parties - than was their predecessor and role model in Bavaria in the 1920s.] Monday August 27, 9:06 PM Corsican militants attack government as arrests follow assassinations BASTIA, France, Aug 27 (AFP) - The political wing of an armed Corsican sepratist group on Monday accused the French government of colluding in the recent murders of the movement's founders. French police had earlier arrested four suspected members of the group, which seeks independence for the French Mediterranean island. "How can the Socialists in power allow themselves to cover up and encourage political assassinations," demanded a statement released by Presenza Naziunale, the political wing of Armata Corsa. Francois Santoni, the co-founder of a group which has claimed responsibility for three killings and around 20 attacks since June 1999, was himself shot dead on August 16. Armata Corsa's other founder, Jean-Michel Rossi was shot dead a year earlier. There have been no arrests in either case. Four Corsicans thought to be linked to the group were arrested on Sunday by police investigating an attempted bomb attack on administrative buildings, police sources said. The Presenza Naziunale statement made no reference to the arrests, but accused the government of protecting Armata Corsa's rivals within the separatist movement which it blames for the murders. It is widely thought that Santoni and Rossi were targeted after accusing other militants of being mixed-up in mafia-style organised crime rather than concentrating on the 25-year-old struggle for Corsican independence. The statement warned that the attacks would increase the pressure on the Corsican peace process, under which the government in Paris has promised the island limited autonomy in return for an end to violence. "How can we decently talk about a peace process?" the statement asked. The latest breach in the truce supposedly backed by all the main separatist groups was reported Sunday, when a police officers car was damaged in a bomb attack that left him in severe shock. The latest wave of violence, which has seen three Corsicans shot dead, has led to calls for Prime Minister Lionel Jospin to abandon his plans to give the island's assembly limited lawmaking powers. But Jospin has refused to back down from his plan, which he maintains is still the best hope of bringing the fighting to an end. A leaked government report published in the French press last week said the island was a haven for mafia-style racketeering, that corruption was rife in local politics and that separatist groups were funded through armed robbery. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Make international calls for as low as $.04/minute with Yahoo! Messenger http://phonecard.yahoo.com/ ------------------------------------------------- This Discussion List is the follow-up for the old stopnato @listbot.com that has been shut down ==^================================================================ EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?a84x2u.a9spWA Or send an email To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] This email was sent to: archive@jab.org T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^================================================================
