>of non-interference in internal affairs of every UN member. That basic >principle is being flagrantly violated on the example of Yugoslavia and its >elections. The mentioned resolution calls on all UN members to "refrain" from >extending financial aid to any political party or party grouping participating >in the elections, and that is precisely what Washington and other NATO member >countries are openly doing. In contrast to the Security Council, which only >has 15 members, in the General Assembly are represented all the 189 UN member >states, which means that the Resolution represents a moral act for every >member, because NATO's aggression on Yugoslavia was undertaken without the >previous approval of the UN or the Security Council. That is why that >aggression is a blow to the UN, which had an opportunity to show on the >Yugoslav example its resolve and strength so often avowed by them, but which >is increasingly under the strong influence of the United States and serves as >a lever for the realization of its strategic objectives. The resolution on >non-interference in internal affairs of countries at the time of elections, >but also before them, clearly condemns all acts of armed aggression and >threats of use of force against the people of a country, their legally elected >governments and leaders. Resolution 54/168 has eight articles and will >probably be remembered as a document whose articles have been continuously >flagrantly violated on the example of Yugoslavia and its upcoming elections. >From the forcible secession and incitement of the break-up of the former >Yugoslavia, to the imposition of sanctions for solely political reasons and >interests, NATO's aggression last year on Yugoslavia, and everything that KFOR >and UNMIK are doing or not doing in Kosovo and Metohija, the world and >particularly the Western world has transgressed so much against Yugoslavia >that there is now no chance for those power brokers to vindicate themselves. >The United Nations have also transgressed against Yugoslavia because the >missions in Kosovo and Metohija, conducted under the auspices of the UN, are >silent observers of the daily crimes committed by Albanian terrorists against >Serbs, Montenegrins and other non-Albanian populations in that southern >Serbian province. Let us recall that the United Nations had done absolutely >nothing to protect a member state from the criminal bombing, the killing of >civilians and the devastation of civilian facilities during the 78 days of >relentless bombing of Yugoslavia. What is happening now ahead of the elections >in Yugoslavia is, in fact, the continuation of the same policy of coercion of >Western power brokers against Yugoslavia. > >EU COUNCIL ATTEMPTS TO BUY VOTES OF CITIZENS IN SERBIA BRUSSELS, September 18 >(Tanjug) - The European Union sent on Monday a "message to the Serbian people" >concerning the upcoming elections that proves total disregard for the mental >capability of the people it is intended for. The message of the EU Council >said that on September 24 "the people of Serbia will be faced with a key >political decision" and that the elections are "a chance for democratic >changes," which, according to them, can only occur by replacing the >authorities. With their message, the purported champions of democracy are >directly interfering in the internal affairs of a country which, fortunately, >has legitimate mechanisms for conducting elections. At the same time it is a >renewed minimizing of the positions of U.N. member countries who only nine >months ago, last December, adopted the resolution banning interference in the >internal affairs of countries in the pre-electoral period. This does not come >as a surprise from European Union members, as they took part in NATO's >aggression on Yugoslavia last spring without the approval of the United >Nations. Why should the people in Serbia change the authorities? According to >EU leaders also because it is a chance to emerge from poverty. Apparently, >they are afraid that the outcome of the elections will not be the one they >wish for, and in Brussels they are starting to lose their bearings - as if >they are forgetting that economic difficulties of all Yugoslavs are the >consequence of EU sanctions and of the criminal aggression in which they took >part. The EU Council promises that if the people of Yugoslavia vote the way >they want - "there will be radical changes" in their policy towards Serbia, >that allegedly the sanctions would be lifted and "needed economic and >political reforms supported by extending to Serbia economic aid for >reconstruction." "We will never forget that Serbs are Europeans," it was said >finally in the message whose lesson of democracy to the people of this country >is to tell them how to vote, as if they are not part of the European >civilization and do not know how to chose what is best for them. > >KOSOVO AND METOHIJA - TERRORISM HALITI: KOUCHNER OPENS PATHWAY FOR CRIME >PRISTINA, September 19 (Tanjug) - Kosovo and Metohija Temporary Executive >Council member Bajram Haliti on Tuesday most strongly condemned the bomb >attacks on Serbs in Gnjilane and the attempted murders of 50 Romany children >because they attend classes in Serbian. "These crimes have been committed by >ethnic Albanian terrorists of Hashim Thaqi, who continue to terrorize Serb, >Montenegrin and Romany civilians," Haliti said in a statement to Tanjug. He >criticized local U.N. civilian mission chief Bernard Kouchner for keeping >quiet about the results of his peace mission which focuses on ethnic cleansing >and genocide against Serbs, Romanies and other non-Albanians, continued >murders, abductions, robberies, arson, and destruction of Serb and Romany >homes and holy places. Haliti said Kouchner had opened doors wide to >criminals, the mafia, and other wrongdoers from Albania and other countries. >"The administration of Bernard Kouchner not only makes mistakes, but has >opened up a pathway for crime, it is already steeped in blood. He has done >nothing to prevent all this, and how many graves have been dug throughout >Kosmet in the meantime, how many towns and villages ravaged, how many human >souls poisoned with hatred," Haliti said. > >KOSOVO AND METOHIJA - INTERNATIONAL REACTIONS IVANOV: MILITARY OPERATIONS THAT >BYPASS UN UNDERMINE WORLD STABILITY NEW YORK, September 19 (Tanjug) - Russian >Foreign Minister Igor Ivanov told a U.N. General Assembly session on Monday >that the disrespect of the valid principles of sovereignty and territorial >integrity of countries and military interventions that bypass the U.N. >regardless of the provided humanitarian pretext, undermine stability in the >world. Speaking at the general debate under way until September 22, Ivanov >noted that the generally accepted principles which are the basis of the >international order must be protected. This means respecting the principles of >sovereignty and territorial integrity of countries, he said. He added that the >recent Millennium Summit had agreed on the consolidation of the U.N. as the >mainstay of the current international order. Collective measures must be >undertaken at the present time in order to transform the U.N. into the focal >point of coordinated actions toward establishing strategic security on the >principles of militarism, equality and solidarity in resolving global >problems, Ivanov said. He dedicated most of his speech to the problem of world >security which he connected very closely with respect of the basic accords on >disarmament, primarily the anti-ballistic missile accord (ABM). > >DOCTORED REPORT ON U.S. TROOPS IN KOSOVO AND METOHIJA NEW YORK, September 19 >(Tanjug) - As announced earlier, the Pentagon late on Monday made public a >report on nine cases of disciplinary measures taken against U.S. troops within >the international force KFOR in Kosovo and Metohija province of the Yugoslav >Republic of Serbia for abuse, molestation, intimidation, or beating of >civilians in this province. However, judging from statements by responsible >persons, the report does not name the punished troops with the exception of >one, or give the concrete cases in which troops were subjected to disciplinary >measures. Moreover, the report does not mention a single case of abuse of Serb >or other non-Albanian civilians by U.S. troops. Military investigative organs >in fact claim there were cases of abuse of civilians because of faults in >troop training programs which did not focus on control of the troops' alleged >fighting mentality. The controversial Pentagon report had been announced first >by the U.S. TV network ABC two days ago, and then by U.S. Defense Secretary >William Cohen in a statement made during a visit to Singapore. The >announcements indicated that the Pentagon would give more details about >findings uncovered during an investigation of Sgt. Frank Ronghi. Many other >cases of abuse by KFOR U.S. troops against Kosovo civilians had surfaced >during this investigation of the rape and murder of an ethnic Albanian girl. >The announced document, however, has evidently been subjected to many cosmetic >touches. > >FROM FOREIGN MEDIA SITUATION IN KOSOVO AND METOHIJA NEVER MORE DIFFICULT THAN >TODAY SKOPJE, September 19 (Tanjug) - In the long history of Kosovo and >Metohija the situation has never been more difficult than today when the >province is under the control of KFOR and UNMIK, Skopje daily "Jutarnji >vesnik" said on Tuesday, indicating that in this year in the southern Serbian >province have been killed 172 people, there have been 160 attempted murders, >120 citizens have been kidnapped, and 220 attacked. The victims are almost >exclusively Serbs, and the perpetrators of the crimes are "KLA" terrorists, >still active in the province, despite an official disbandment, the paper said >in a text headlined "Continuing series of murders in Kosovo and Metohija." The >greatest responsibility for everything that is happening rests with KFOR and >UNMIK, the paper said, noting that in the province are stationed 43.000 and >that "it is unclear why they are not able to prevent violence and shed light >on at least one crime." _______________________________________________________ KOMINFORM P.O. Box 66 00841 Helsinki - Finland +358-40-7177941, fax +358-9-7591081 e-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.kominf.pp.fi _______________________________________________________ Kominform list for general information. Subscribe/unsubscribe messages to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Anti-Imperialism list for anti-imperialist news. 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