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LA JUGOSLAVIA SARA' IL MODELLO PER LA RUSSIA E L'UCRAINA
The Washington Post
Thursday, June 28, 2001
The Yugoslav Model
JUST A couple of months ago, Yugoslavia's new
democratic leaders were making the rounds of Western
capitals to explain why they couldn't possibly arrest
and extradite Slobodan Milosevic and other Serbs
sought by the international war crimes tribunal in The
Hague. Now it seems that within weeks or even days,
they will deliver Mr. Milosevic and maybe others as
well. If they do it will be a triumph for the cause of
international justice and a breakthrough for
Yugoslavia in its slow and painful effort to recover
from Mr. Milosevic's destructive regime. It will also
be a signal achievement by the Bush administration,
which has demonstrated in the case of Yugoslavia that
insisting on principles of human rights can strengthen
fragile democratic governments.
Yugoslavia's democrats and some of their defenders in
Europe were slow to accept that truth. For months
after Mr. Milosevic's overthrow last year, they argued
that arresting him would cause the new democracy to
break down, that turning him over to The Hague would
reignite Serbia's destructive nationalism. Several
European governments appeared more than ready to
accept these arguments. However, the Bush
administration made clear that U.S. support for
Yugoslavia's economic reconstruction would depend on
cooperation with the international criminal court.
That stand forced Yugoslavia's political elite to make
hard choices -- and strengthened those who most favor
democratic reforms and alignment with the West. Just
days before an April deadline for cutting off U.S.
aid, Mr. Milosevic was arrested; now, days before an
international donor's conference for Yugoslavia,
authorities have taken steps to extradite him.
The Bush administration responded yesterday that it
will attend the donor's conference and pledge some of
the $1.1 billion in aid Yugoslavia hopes to raise. But
it correctly stipulated that delivery of the aid will
depend on "Yugoslavia's further steps to fully
cooperate with the tribunal." That continued
conditionality will help ensure the extraditions of
Mr. Milosevic and other Serb war criminals, which in
turn will further strengthen Belgrade's democrats. By
insisting on the enforcement of international norms of
justice and human rights, the Bush administration is
not only standing up for those principles but also
helping to entrench a leadership in Yugoslavia that
can lead the country toward joining the community of
democratic European nations. As the West grapples with
other European nations hoping to make that transition
in the next few years, including Ukraine and Russia,
Yugoslavia may offer a model.
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LA JUGOSLAVIA SARA' IL MODELLO PER LA RUSSIA E L'UCRAINA
The Washington Post
Thursday, June 28, 2001
The Yugoslav Model
JUST A couple of months ago, Yugoslavia's new
democratic leaders were making the rounds of Western
capitals to explain why they couldn't possibly arrest
and extradite Slobodan Milosevic and other Serbs
sought by the international war crimes tribunal in The
Hague. Now it seems that within weeks or even days,
they will deliver Mr. Milosevic and maybe others as
well. If they do it will be a triumph for the cause of
international justice and a breakthrough for
Yugoslavia in its slow and painful effort to recover
from Mr. Milosevic's destructive regime. It will also
be a signal achievement by the Bush administration,
which has demonstrated in the case of Yugoslavia that
insisting on principles of human rights can strengthen
fragile democratic governments.
Yugoslavia's democrats and some of their defenders in
Europe were slow to accept that truth. For months
after Mr. Milosevic's overthrow last year, they argued
that arresting him would cause the new democracy to
break down, that turning him over to The Hague would
reignite Serbia's destructive nationalism. Several
European governments appeared more than ready to
accept these arguments. However, the Bush
administration made clear that U.S. support for
Yugoslavia's economic reconstruction would depend on
cooperation with the international criminal court.
That stand forced Yugoslavia's political elite to make
hard choices -- and strengthened those who most favor
democratic reforms and alignment with the West. Just
days before an April deadline for cutting off U.S.
aid, Mr. Milosevic was arrested; now, days before an
international donor's conference for Yugoslavia,
authorities have taken steps to extradite him.
The Bush administration responded yesterday that it
will attend the donor's conference and pledge some of
the $1.1 billion in aid Yugoslavia hopes to raise. But
it correctly stipulated that delivery of the aid will
depend on "Yugoslavia's further steps to fully
cooperate with the tribunal." That continued
conditionality will help ensure the extraditions of
Mr. Milosevic and other Serb war criminals, which in
turn will further strengthen Belgrade's democrats. By
insisting on the enforcement of international norms of
justice and human rights, the Bush administration is
not only standing up for those principles but also
helping to entrench a leadership in Yugoslavia that
can lead the country toward joining the community of
democratic European nations. As the West grapples with
other European nations hoping to make that transition
in the next few years, including Ukraine and Russia,
Yugoslavia may offer a model.
---
Questa lista e' provvisoriamente curata da componenti della
ASSEMBLEA ANTIMPERIALISTA (ex Coord. Naz. "La Jugoslavia Vivra'"):
> http://www.tuttinlotta.org
I documenti distribuiti non rispecchiano necessariamente le
opinioni delle realta' che compongono questa struttura, ma
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