>From: Rick Rozoff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: [STOPNATO] U.S. "Endangers World Peace" > >STOP NATO: NO PASARAN! - HTTP://WWW.STOPNATO.HOME-PAGE.ORG > >http://online.hkstandard.com/today/default.asp?PageType=ach8 > >Hong Kong Standard >March 23, 2000 > >US `endangers world peace' > >STORY: BEIJING: The mainland military has accused the >United States of trying to dominate the world with its >might, adding that US policies are in fact endangering >global peace. > >Denouncing the ``new interventionism'' policy, the >People's Liberation Army Daily said Washington was >trying to set a dangerous precedent by using the issue >of human rights to interfere militarily in the >internal affairs of other countries as it sought to >establish itself as the sole superpower in the >post-Cold War era. > >``Since the end of the Cold War, the United States has >become the only superpower and its hegemonic ambitions >have never ceased to grow,'' the article said. > >The US was determined to defend its unprecedented >position of global power by putting the issues of >human rights and democracy above the territorial >integrity of nation states. > >``These theories give an excuse for their military >intervention and represent a grave threat to the >charter of the United Nations and to international >law,'' the article said. > >``The theories are absurd and go against the progress >of humanity. They are heretical and sabotage peace and >stability in the world. They also threaten the >existence and development of humanity,'' it said. > >Beijing was strongly critical of Nato's action against >Yugoslavia last year to stop human-rights abuses in >Kosovo. While Nato won a military victory, the whole >mission ultimately failed, the article said. > >``Nato's military action did not resolve the ethnic >problem but merely sowed the seeds of vengeance,'' >said the article. > >``It damaged Washington's relations with Russia and >China, aggravated differences between Washington and >Europe, fuelled a new arms race and encouraged >terrorism and ethnic separatism all over the world. > >``American militarism will damage the fundamental >interests of people all over the world, including the >American people. As a result it will be doomed to >failure,'' it concluded. > >Beijing is smarting from Washington's decision to >table a motion censuring Beijing at the United Nations >Human Rights Commission annual meeting in Geneva. - >Agence France-Presse > > > >__________________________________________________ >Do You Yahoo!? >Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. >http://im.yahoo.com > > >______________________________________________________________________ >To unsubscribe, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED] >______________________________________________________________________ >Start Your Own FREE Email List at http://www.listbot.com > __________________________________ KOMINFORM P.O. Box 66 00841 Helsinki - Finland +358-40-7177941, fax +358-9-7591081 e-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.kominf.pp.fi ___________________________________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe/unsubscribe messages mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ___________________________________
