-Caveat Lector- http://www.worldnetdaily.com/bluesky_exnews/20001021_xex_yugo slavias_.shtml A NATION REBORN Yugoslavia's rebirth pains Genuine revolution stronger than globalist machinations? Editor's note: Reporter Aleksandar Pavic has been in Belgrade covering Yugoslavia's historic election and its dramatic aftermath for WorldNetDaily.com. By Aleksandar Pavic © 2000, WorldNetDaily.com, Inc . BELGRADE, Yugoslavia -- These days, Serbia seems to be the land of symbols. Fallen symbols like former president Slobodan Milosevic, whose convincing election loss has initiated a collapse within the ranks of an entire power structure that seemed to many as invincible only a few weeks ago. Or resurrected symbols, like Crown Prince Alexander Karadjordjevic, who just completed a five-day visit to his liberated homeland. "I have been a refugee for 55 years and I don't wish to be one any longer," were his parting words, marking his intention to soon resettle in the country from which his father, King Peter II of Yugoslavia, was exiled by the German invasion of 1941 -- and to which he was barred from returning by the new communist regime that was installed in 1945 with the "realpolitik" backing of the Allies. To the almost one million refugees from the wars in Croatia, Bosnia and Kosovo that have found shelter over the past 10 years in this country of under 10 million, the symbolism of his eventual return would perhaps be just as tangible as it has been to the tens of thousands that have come out to greet him at each stop of his visit to the Serbian heartland. The people not only cheered -- they wept. Newly regained freedom seemed to have been reconfirmed in the form of a living embodiment. Then there is the posthumous symbol of Jovan Ducic, perhaps the greatest Serbian poet of the 20th century, whose remains arrived at Belgrade Airport on Friday after 57 years in exile. The poet and prewar diplomat had also been barred from returning to Yugoslavia after the war and later died in Gary, Indiana. Now his coffin is headed back to his birthplace in Trebinje, Bosnia, which has in the meantime become part of the newfangled state of Bosnia- Herzegovina. The new Yugoslav president, Dr. Vojislav Kostunica, himself the symbol of a new beginning but also a man aware of the importance of symbols, has announced his intention of attending the interment ceremony in Trebinje on Oct. 21. Accordingly, he has informed the Foreign Ministry of Bosnia and Herzegovina of his intention -- underlining the fact that this would be a strictly private visit, born out of "patriotic and personal duty." However, for representatives of the Bosnian government, the symbolism of Kostunica's visit is taking on negative connotations. As Jadranko Prlic, the Bosnian foreign minister pointed out in his reply to Kostunica's letter of intention, the Bosnian government was hoping that the first visit of the new Yugoslav president would be of an official character, as a sign of good will to lay down the path to full mutual diplomatic recognition of the two states. Kostunica's move is being interpreted less as a patriotic gesture and more as a sign of support to the Serbs in Bosnia, who have been forced to accept integration into that state by the Dayton Peace Accords of 1995. For, Ducic's birthplace, Trebinje, is located within the Serb "entity" of Bosnia-Herzegovina, and this entity has been under increasing pressure by both the "New World Order"-oriented "international community" and the Muslim- dominated central government to "melt" into the artificially created, multi-ethnic Bosnian state. On the other hand, the very symbol of Bosnia's "multi-ethnicity," the Brcko district, which was formed by an arbitration decision in April 1998 -- largely with the backing of the U.S. State Department - - has been subjected to a test itself during the past several days as Serb school children have demonstrated, demanding their right to separate schools and curricula. Police have confirmed clashes between Serb and Muslim pupils and the situation has become serious enough to warrant the presence of SFOR's special forces. So it seems that, while some symbols of a more permanent nature are stabilizing the situation in Serbia, the symbols of expediency and the realpolitik of the New World Order around them seem to be unravelling. Past support for Milosevic was in the same utilitarian context as the continuing support for the artificial Bosnian state: They were both the means to an end, which served outside interests. On the other hand, the new Serbian and Yugoslav rebirth is an end in itself, coming from indigenous sources. It is no wonder that its symbols seem to be of a more permanent nature. After all, the associative meaning of the word "kostunica" has to do with the core or the pith of a fruit. In other words, it has to do with fundamentals -- which seem to be a somewhat stronger base for the future in a world of constant change. ---------------- Aleksandar Pavic served as chief political adviser to the president of Republika Srpska, the Serb entity in Bosnia-Herzegovina and as an adviser to the late Prince Tomislav Karageorgevitch of Yugoslavia. Pavic is currently translating Prince Tomislav's memoirs into English. ### Few skills are so well rewarded as the ability to convince parasites that they are victims. --Thomas Sowell <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/">www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. 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