[CTRL] Fw: :Why did the US attack Yugoslavia? (fwd)

[Mrs. Jela Jovanovic, Secretary General]

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>From: MichaelP [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
>Sent: Thursday, November 25, 1999 17:31
>Subject: Why did the US attack Yugoslavia? (fwd)
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>On another list  "The philosophy, work & influences of Noam Chomsky"
><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> someone asked for a succinct (less than
>300 word) statement explaining the U$-NATO actions in Kosovo.
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> This is the first response I've seen
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>MichaelP
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>The answer is simple.   The ex-Soviet Bloc is a huge terrain with many
>valuable resources, that stretched from Poland, all the way around to
>Mongolia.    The Balkans are an important region of geopolitical and
>military significance.     The US intervention effectively cut off the
>advance of German imperialism into the region.     It also cut European
>ties to Turkey,  that could have challenged US hegemony from being
>maintained.
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>Most importantly,  it soidified the US/ Turkey alliance to advance into
>the Turkish speaking, oil producing regions of the former Soviet Union.
>This struggle to capture the oil of the Caspian Basin away from Russia,
>probably was the principle cause for US intervention.
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>Now,  the US has established the "Right" to intervene for "humanitarian
>reasons".    Plus, it has established it's military presence in Eastern
>Europe.
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>This strategy of supporting alienated national minorities in their
>search to realign themselves with powerful protectors,  is the strategy
>that Hitler used to launch his original military offensives.     We can
>now see a virtual army of lobbyists,  for "the rights of oppressed
>mniorities",  lining up in Washington, D.C. to build support for US
>assistance.     They come from around the globe;  Africa, Asia, and
>Europe.
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>It's a life or death choice for many,  to be in alliance with US
>imperialism,  as opposed to being it's enemy.        Still, American
>activists need to differentiate, between oppressed minorities within the
>Imperialist Bloc,  and those oppressed minorities who are allying
>themselves with imperialist interests, to gain protection for their own
>causes.
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>It is clear that many US, Australian, and European activists have
>difficulty in accepting any difference between the 2 groups of oppressed
>nationalities.     As a result, their campaigns of support for the Right
>of Self Determination,  often are echoes of imperialist war propaganda.
>While their voices remain supportive, but largely muted,  in mobilizing
>support for those national minorities opposing US imperialism.
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>What is even worse.  is that many activists did not support building a
>movement against US intervention during the war.     They have not
>supported building a movement to try Clinton, Blair, etc. for war crimes
>afterwards, either.     Their voices are absent, and their presence is
>elsewhere, as the US military domination of US society continues
>unabated.
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>This is a great victory for the US government.     Demobilizing
>opposition to militaristic imperialism,  by confusing the population
>with "humanistic" propaganda.    There are many on the Left who will
>deactivate themselves, when the  "enemy" is seen as impure.     We need
>to convince them,  not to do so.
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>Sincerely..............Tony Abdo.................
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