[PEN-L:4891] (Fwd) CANADIAN SENATOR DECRIES NATO AIR RAIDS IN YUGOSLAVIA

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Canadian Press                                                  6 April 1999 

SENATOR DECRIES NATO AIR RAIDS IN YUGOSLAVIA

        Canada participating in bombings to avoid upsetting U.S., 
        says former Canadian disarmament ambassador to the UN

Edmonton — Alberta Senator Doug Roche has decried
Canada’s participation in NATO bombings of Yugoslavia, joining a
chorus of critics who have labelled it an illegal war. 

"The NATO bombings are morally outrageous, a violation of
international law and are causing untold human suffering," Roche told
about 250 protesters at a pro-Serbian rally in Edmonton on Sunday. 

Roche — former Canadian disarmament ambassador to the United
Nations — said only the UN Security Council has the authority to send
troops into conflict-ridden areas such as Yugoslavia. 

The only reason Canada is participating in the bombings of
Yugoslavia is to avoid upsetting the United States, Roche said in an
interview after his speech. 

"It’s sacrilege with the bombings going on during the Easter
weekend," added Roche, a former federal Conservative MP. 

He said a negotiated peace settlement is impossible unless the
bombings cease. 

Roche called the proposed Rambouillet peace pact a U.S.-imposed
solution that is too flawed to work. 

The pact, worked out in Rambouillet, France, would have provided
the Yugoslavian province of Kosovo a three-year period of autonomy.

        — Edmonton Journal