The Mayor Cacak Affirms Having Overthrown Milosevic Cacak 8 October, 2000 (French Press Agency -- AFP) The Mayor of Cacak, Verlimir Illic, states that he led a "commando" of more than 2000 men which was the basis of the assault on Thursday of the Parliament and the Television station in Belgrade. It was premeditated act according to him with the objective of triggering the downfall of Slobodan Milosevic. This assault took place in front of the Federal parliament at the time when several hundred thousand people were there in an act of civil disobedience. "Our action was prepared well in advance. Among my men there were ex-parachusetts, ex officers of the army and the police as well as people who have fought in special forces," he said in Cacak to journalists including AFP. "A number of us had bullet proof vests and we were armed," said he. "Our objective was very clear. Take control of key institutions of the regime including the Parliament and the Television station. ' He insured that "Vojislav Kostunica was in no way knowledgeable of this action." We feared that he might oppose it." During these confrontations contacts were maintained regularly with senior members of the army and the police which had already deserted Milosevic, the Mayor stated in this city in the center of Serbia. "I was constantly on the telephone with a General of the Army as with as well as with part of the hierarchy of the Ministry of the Interior. For the moment I prefer not to mention their names," he stated. With regards to the first scenes of fraternization between demonstrators and police officers which gave courage and hope to the large majority of the demonstrators and led to destablizing forces which were still faithful to Milosevich. Mr. Illic smiled before revealing the secret. "Those were our men dressed as police officers or in the uniforms of police officers." Villic said that he wished to emphasize the anti-communist background of his family. "My father was hanged by the reds in 1943." During the bombings by NATO against Yugoslavia in the spring of 1999 he was watched by the military police because he refused to be mobilized and he hid for 40 days in a forest reinforcing his image as a rebel. In civilian clothes, two ex parachutists, Mr. Illic's body gaurds, are guarding him in front of his officer. Vivan Markovic, 32 years old, and Mihailo Nikolic, 29 years old, were watching over the mayor, "our hero" they say, during these violent assaults. "On arriving in Belgrade it was hot stuff. We had to go through two road barriers erected by the police on the road to Belgrade," said Vivan. "Before leaving Cacak, we assembled the local people to tell them that we were going to die or come back victorious," said Mihailo, with emotion. "We lost all battles which Milosevich brought us into, Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Kosovo against NATO. But we won the war against our monster," said Mihailo. In the hear t of Serbia, in the streets of Cacak, the atmosphere is festive, etc. etc. (Article translated by Emperor's Clothes: www.emperors-clothes.com) Louis Proyect Marxism mailing list: www.marxmail.org
