-Caveat Lector- ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, December 29, 2003 3:51 AM Subject: [Anti-imperialiste] [Fwd: Belarus Says It Must Be Prepared Against US Attack[WWW.STOPNATO.ORG.UK]]
> +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > ANTI-IMPERIALISTE la liste de > http://chiffonrouge.org > +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > > > HTTP://WWW.STOPNATO.ORG.UK > --------------------------- > http://news1.iwon.com/world/article/id/65362|world|12-26-2003::11:03|reuters .html > Reuters > December 26, 2003 > > Belarus Says to Prepare Against U.S. Attack > > > MINSK (Reuters) - President Alexander Lukashenko, > isolated by the West for his lack of political and > economic reforms, said on Friday Belarus must be > prepared to defend itself against U.S. attack. > Lukashenko, once called Europe's last dictator by U.S. > officials, has criticized Washington's military > campaign against Iraq, saying it had created a > precedent whereby undesirable leaders could be > unseated with military force. > > "Belarus has to be vigilant and pay particular > attention to strengthening its fighting efficiency. > The world has returned to times when war and brute > force were real instruments of foreign policy," > Official news agency BelTA quoted him as saying. > > "The United States declared its particular right to > use military force toward countries that dare to > implement independent foreign and internal policies," > he said. > > Washington and the European Union, which will share a > border with Belarus when it absorbs Poland, Latvia and > Lithuania next year, have criticized Lukashenko for > breaching human rights, cracking down on the > opposition, suppressing demonstrations and having a > poor record on press freedom. > > Belarus, an impoverished former Soviet country of 10 > million, had achieved considerable progress in > reforming its armed forces, Lukashenko said, pledging > to increase state financing for the military next > year. > > "We are not going to do any saber-rattling. We are not > going to threaten anybody. We are talking only about > defending our motherland," he said. > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Anti-imperialiste mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://chiffonrouge.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/anti-imperialiste www.ctrl.org DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance—not soap-boxing—please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'—with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright frauds—is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ <A HREF="http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/">ctrl</A> ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
