----- Original Message ----- From: Rick Rozoff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, February 13, 2000 1:20 AM Subject: NATO Pro-Consul Visits Bulgarian Province STOP NATO: NO PASARAN! - HTTP://WWW.STOPNATO.HOME-PAGE.ORG I find it revealing - and more than revealing - that this story is filed under BusIness News. Let's remember what this whole thing is really about: Plundering the wealth of Eastern European countries, reducing their populations to worse than Third World conditions, so that English and American arms merchants can sell more of their deadly wares. In Madeleine Albright's demented world this is called democracy. _____________________________________ BUSINESS NEWS NATO Secretary-General In Bulgaria SOFIA, Feb 11, 2000 -- (RFE/RL) Beginning a Balkan tour that will also take him to Bucharest and Chisinau, Lord Robertson said in Sofia on February 9 following talks with President Petar Stoyanov that Bulgaria is "an important strategic partner of NATO" but there is still "a long way to go" before it can achieve NATO membership. Robertson told journalists that Bulgaria and Romania should not see themselves as competing for membership in the alliance. "NATO membership is not some prize in a competition, but is a very tough test," he commented. Robertson added that Bulgaria has taken a step toward membership by reforming its armed forces and participating in the Partnership for Peace program, Reuters reported. Robertson is to meet with Premier Ivan Kostov and address the parliament on 10 February, before departing for Bucharest. ______________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED] ______________________________________________________________________ Start Your Own FREE Email List at http://www.listbot.com
