-Caveat Lector- Georgian Pres. Endorses NATO Strikes WASHINGTON (AP) -- Georgia President Eduard Shevardnadze, a former Soviet foreign minister, enthusiastically endorsed the NATO bombing campaign in Yugoslavia and said today that without it, ``we would have encountered a catastrophe with 10 times the casualties.'' Shevardnadze, speaking at a dinner given by the Nixon Center, called for unconditional withdrawal of all Serb armed units from the province of Kosovo, disarmament of the secessionist Kosovo Liberation Army and the stationing of international peacekeeping forces there. ``There is no other way but to use force,'' Shevardnadze said. ``This is the only way to stop the ethnic cleansing and extreme separatism.'' Shevardnadze was foreign minister in the last days of the Soviet Union and developed good relations with the United States, promoting the control of nuclear weapons and urging Moscow to move toward a democratic system. He quit his Soviet post, charging that the Soviet Union was headed toward dictatorship, and his remarks here, while attending the NATO summit meeting, again put him in sharp disagreement with Russia. A Georgian, he shaped a new career as a leader of the former Soviet republic. DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion and informational exchange list. Proselyzting propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substance—not 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
