DEMONSTRATIONS AT THE HAGUE
1. New Leaflet for the Vidovdan demostration
2. Belgrade regime will drop the lawsuit against NATO "as soon as
possible"!
3. SOVIET PRIME MINISTER VISITS PRESIDENT MILOSEVIC
4. 2 Secret Witnesses Claim they Survived Execution by Soldiers who
weren't there...
=== 1 ===
Subject: DEMONSTRATIONS AT THE HAGUE
Date: Mon, 9 Jun 2003 00:50:00 +0200
From: "Vladimir Krsljanin"
SLOBODA | FREEDOM
udruzenje | association
YUGOSLAV COMMITTEE FOR THE LIBERATION
OF SLOBODAN MILOSEVIC
Belgrade, Rajiceva 16, tel./fax +381 11 630 549
We transmit the information of the Serbian-International
Organizational Committee, that the Dutch authorities have approved
the
DEMONSTRATIONS
at The Hague, on St.Vitus Day, June 28, 2003
Plan of the demonstrations:
14:00-15:00 Rally in front of the tribunal, speeches, handing of our
demands
Address: International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia,
Churchillplein 1, 2517JW The Hague
15:00-16:00 Protest marsh from the tribunal to the Scheveningen prison
16:00-17:00 Rally in front of the prison, speeches, handing of the
letter of support
Address: UN Detention Unit,
Pompstationsweg 32, Scheveningen, 2508 The Hague
On Friday, there will be a press conference and a meeting of the
Organizational Committee. On Saturday evening, after the demos, there
will be a discussion meeting on the future organized activities to
achieve our goals.
The Dutch police requires the demonstrations to be peaceful and
dignified. The banners, if in Serbian, should have also translation to
English or some other big European language. Thick or heavy sticks
should not be used for flags or banners. We request that each
organized group determines 10% of participants to maintain order - it
is also our obligation. The police should be also informed in advance
about where and when would the organized groups which travel by rented
buses cross the border. Please inform the Organizational Committee in
advance about the arrival of the organized groups. You can contact Dr
Ljiljana Verner (Hannover) by phone or fax at +49 51 1579 571 or via
E-mail: ljverner@...
The tribunal still threats. George Soros, one of the principal
sponsors of the tribunal have demanded recently, on Serbian
soil, "the independence of Kosovo". For the next autumn an
international conference on Bosnia-Herzegovina has been prepared,
which may, as many already announce, abolish Republika Srpska. What
would be a "legal ground" for such acts? "Organized persecution of
Albanians" from Kosovo and Metohija and "genocide which founded"
Republika Srpska. Who is fabricating that "legal ground"? The Hague
tribunal.
The tribunal still kills. General Momir Talic. And before him: Slavko
Dokmanovic, Dr Milan Kovacevic, general Djordje Djukic. Simo Drljaca
and Dragan Gagovic. Vlajko Stojiljkovic.
FREEDOM FROM THE HAGUE! FREEDOM FOR SERBIA!
FREEDOM FOR SLOBODAN MILOSEVIC AND ALL PATRIOTS!
The demos and the struggle for these goals need the financial
assistance.
Send a check to our address or transfer your donation to the following
account:
German ICDSM, c/o Peter Betscher,
Account Number (Konto-Nr.): 102013409
Bank: Volksbank Darmstadt, Bank Number (BLZ): 508 90 000, use: defense
---
The aims and the way to support this action can be also read in the
leaflets which can be found at:
http://it.groups.yahoo.com/group/crj-mailinglist/files/AIA/ ...
English:
Leaflet in english for Hague, 28/6/2003
... Hague_Leaflet.doc
Plan of the demonstrations
... Hague_Leaflet2.doc
Leaflet in english for Hague - PDF
... hague_leaflet.pdf
Srpskohrvatski:
... Poziv za Hag 28/6/2003
POZIVZAHAG.doc
... Plan demonstracija u Hagu
POZIVZAHAG2.doc
... Plan demonstracija u Hagu (LATINICOM)
POZIVZAHAG23.doc
Deutsch:
Den Haag: Demo am Samstag, 28. Juni 2003
... HaagDemo-Flugi.doc
Verschiedenes ueber die Demo am 28.5.2003
... aikor29.5.03.txt
---
To join or help this struggle, visit:
http://www.sloboda.org.yu/ (Sloboda/Freedom association)
http://www.icdsm.org/ (the international committee to defend Slobodan
Milosevic)
http://www.wpc-in.org/ (world peace council)
http://www.free-slobo.de/ (German section of ICDSM)
http://www.geocities.com/b_antinato/ (Balkan antiNATO center)
http://www.slobodan-milosevic.org/ (an independent web site)
=== 2 ===
Subject: Belgrade regime will drop the lawsuit against NATO "as soon
as possible"!
Date: Fri, 6 Jun 2003 14:49:59 +0200
From: "Vladimir Krsljanin"
"YES, MASA", SAY THE BELGRADE PUPPETS, "WE ARE GUILTY FOR YOUR BOMBING
OF OUR COUNTRY AND KILLING OF OUR CHILDREN"
"The conditions [to join PfP - VK] include continued full cooperation
with The Hague Tribunal and the dropping of the lawsuit brought
against NATO member countries for the 1999 bombing campaign.
Speaking at the opening ceremony of a NATO library at Belgrade's
Institute for International Police and Economy, [British Ambassador]
Crawford said that the lawsuit filed by the Belgrade government
against members of the western alliance gives a "bizarre tone" to
Serbia-Montenegro's desire to join the Partnership. "
The Serbian version of Beta news agency dispatch (bellow) contains
also a quote of certain Igor Luksic, present deputy foreign minister
of what is called Serbia-Montenegro. Our translation of that part of
Serbian Beta dispatch:
"Deputy foreign minister of Serbia-Montenegro Igor Luksic have stated
that the state community will officially request the membership to the
Partnership for Peace when the conditions for the admission will
be fulfilled, adding that Serbia-Montenegro will try to reach that "as
soon as possible". According to his words, it is paradoxical to sue
the organization, the member of which you want to become."
B92, June 05, 2003.
NATO Partnership in weeks, provided conditions are met | 15:14 | Beta
BELGRADE -- Thursday -- "Charles Crawford, British Ambassador to
Belgrade, and NATO official George Katsirdakis have today laid down
the conditions for the state union's accession to NATO's Partnership
for Peace programme.
The conditions include continued full cooperation with The Hague
Tribunal and the dropping of the lawsuit brought against NATO member
countries for the 1999 bombing campaign.
Speaking at the opening ceremony of a NATO library at Belgrade's
Institute for International Police and Economy, Crawford
said that the lawsuit filed by the Belgrade government against members
of the western alliance gives a "bizarre tone" to
Serbia-Montenegro's desire to join the Partnership.
The ambassador noted the about-turn of Serbia-Montenegro officials,
who claimed last year that the army had never protected any war crimes
suspects, although they now claim differently.
Confirming that Britain has agreed to mediate between
Serbia-Montenegro and Euro-Atlantic institutions, Crawford insisted
that it was imperative they know the truth about occurrences in the
union.
However, Crawford praised the reform efforts in Serbia-Montenegro,
insisting that they are achieving positive results and that successful
integration into the Partnership for Peace programme would be a clear
message of the state union's determination to secure peace and
stability in the region.
He added that such a move would also attract foreign investors.
NATO's Katsirdakis acknowledged Serbia-Montenegro's success in meeting
a number of requirements for Partnership membership, but insisted that
the case of indicted Hague suspect General Ratko Mladic remained a
major sticking point.
Speaking on behalf of the alliance, Katsirdakis said he was aware that
Serbia-Montenegro has made considerable efforts to meet conditions for
admission to the Partnership, but that the case of Mladic, former
commander of the republic of Srpska Army, was unique and of particular
significance because of his alleged involvement in the 1995 Srebranica
massacre.
However, the NATO official insisted that full membership of the
Partnership could be realised within weeks, provided all conditions
are met.
In the meantime, Serbia-Montenegro is to be granted official observer
status for upcoming activities, although Katsirdakis insisted this
would not affect practical work."
SO, MOST OF THE NATO/HAGUE TERROR IN SERBIA IS ABOUT THE
RESPONSIBILITY OF REAL WAR CRIMINALS AND ABOUT THEIR FEAR.
SLOBODA CALLS FOR ALL KINDS OF OPPOSITION, PROTEST AND INTERNATIONAL
SOLIDARITY TO PREVENT FINAL ATTACK ON OUR FREEDOM AND DIGNITY, AS WELL
AS ON HISTORICAL TRUTH AND INTERNATIONAL JUSTICE.
LETS FREE PRESIDENT SLOBODAN MILOSEVIC, CHAMPION OF THIS STRUGGLE!
LETS FIGHT THE NATO/HAGUE MACHINERY OF DESTRUCTION AND KILLING PEOPLE!
LETS DEMONSTRATE AT THE HAGUE ON JUNE 28!
=== 3 ===
Subject: SOVIET PRIME MINISTER VISITS PRESIDENT MILOSEVIC
Date: Thu, 5 Jun 2003 23:35:31 +0200
From: "Vladimir Krsljanin"
International Committee to Defend Slobodan Milosevic (ICDSM)
Press Release
Former Prime Minister of the Soviet Union will visit President
Milosevic
On Friday June 6, Mr. Nikolay Ivanovich Ryzhkov, former Prime Minister
of the Soviet Union, will visit former Yugoslav President Slobodan
Milosevic in the prison in Scheveningen.
Mr. Ryzhkov was from 1985 till January 1991 Chairman of the Council of
Ministers of the USSR, a post equivalent to that of Prime Minister.
Since December 1995, Mr. Ryzhkov has been an elected deputy of the
State Duma, the Russian parliament.
Since its formation, he has been Chairman of the special Parliamentary
Commission dedicated to defending Yugoslavia against NATO aggression
and helping overcome the devastating affects of that aggression. Under
his leadership, the Commission has taken initiatives towards the
Russian Government, the UN, the general public, the Russian Duma and
also The Hague Tribunal (ICTY).
After his visit to President Milosevic, Mr. Ryzhkov will hold a press
conference at the:
Bel Air Hotel
Johan de Witlaan 30
2517 JR Den Haag
The time of the press conference is 17.00 hours.
Amsterdam, June 5 2003.
Nico Varkevisser, Spokesperson
For more information call:
++ 31 20 - 615 1122 or ++ 31 20 - 020 - 615 1120
ICDSM
Sloterkade 20
1058 HE Amsterdam
Netherlands
=== 4 ===
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Announcing a new feature:
* Week at the Hague - Reports from a Failed Show Trial *
We will hopefully run these reports several times a week. Each
Monday, the previous week's reports will move from the Home Page
to archive.
* June 2nd: Two Secret Witnesses Claim they Survived Execution
by Soldiers who weren't there... *
by Andy Wilcoxson
[Posted 3 June 2003]
Please help support the work of the ICDSM!
=============================================
Monday at the Hague Tribunal the prosecution called two more
black comedy witnesses against Slobodan Milosevic. The two men
testified in secret under the pseudonyms, "B-1455" and "B-1098."
Nothing that either man said could possibly have anything to do
with President Milosevic.
Both claimed to be Muslims who had survived execution by firing
squad in the vicinity of Zvornik in Bosnia in 1992.
The only problem was that they couldn't say who tried to kill
them. When the Prosecution questioned them, they claimed it was
the Yugoslav People's Army (JNA). And when President Milosevic
questioned them, they repeated the claim that the JNA had tired
to kill them, either in late May or early June.
But as President Milosevic pointed out, the JNA had vacated
Bosnia in mid-May. So we have unnamed persons who are the
victims of alleged crimes at the hands of soldiers who had
already left.
Or maybe we have two liars. Whoever they are.
Is this supposed to be evidence against President Milosevic? Or
is this just evidence of the prosecution's motto: "At The Hague
it isn't what you say, it's whether you're sponsored by NATO." [1]
In the case of "B-1098" no forensic evidence was presented that
would suggest an attempted execution had taken place.
Moreover, "B-1098" was obviously lying. He claimed that he and
63 others had been taken to a meat processing facility and shot.
How did they get to the alleged processing plant, President
Milosevic asked. The witness said all 64 men had climbed onto a
*2 ton truck.* The only problem is, as the President noted, you
can't fit 64 men on a 2 ton truck. The witness had fallen into a
common trap for liars. In his effort to project an image of
credibility, he talked too much and got confused and said
something ridiculous.
===============================
In a case related to the Milosevic trial...
===============================
The former Special Police Unit (JSO) commander, Franko "Frenki"
Simatovic, pleaded innocent to all five charges that the
Tribunal brought against him. Frenki is jointly indicted with
Jovica Stanisic. Both men are accused of being members of a
so-called "joint criminal enterprise." Frenki's innocent plea
should put an end to the media speculation that he would testify
against Milosevic in exchange for a lighter sentence. I guess
some people aren't easy to intimidate. Question: if Milosevic is
*not* innocent, then why on earth didn't this man testify
against him in exchange for a lighter sentence?
Meanwhile, Jovica Stanisic is undergoing medical treatment in
Belgrade. A decision on his extradition is possible this week.
===========================
* Footnotes and Further Reading *
===========================
[1] Regarding NATO sponsorship of The Hague Tribunal, see,
"Official Statements Prove Hague 'Tribunal' Belongs to NATO," by
Jared Israel at
http://www.icdsm.com/more/belongs.htm
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1. New Leaflet for the Vidovdan demostration
2. Belgrade regime will drop the lawsuit against NATO "as soon as
possible"!
3. SOVIET PRIME MINISTER VISITS PRESIDENT MILOSEVIC
4. 2 Secret Witnesses Claim they Survived Execution by Soldiers who
weren't there...
=== 1 ===
Subject: DEMONSTRATIONS AT THE HAGUE
Date: Mon, 9 Jun 2003 00:50:00 +0200
From: "Vladimir Krsljanin"
SLOBODA | FREEDOM
udruzenje | association
YUGOSLAV COMMITTEE FOR THE LIBERATION
OF SLOBODAN MILOSEVIC
Belgrade, Rajiceva 16, tel./fax +381 11 630 549
We transmit the information of the Serbian-International
Organizational Committee, that the Dutch authorities have approved
the
DEMONSTRATIONS
at The Hague, on St.Vitus Day, June 28, 2003
Plan of the demonstrations:
14:00-15:00 Rally in front of the tribunal, speeches, handing of our
demands
Address: International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia,
Churchillplein 1, 2517JW The Hague
15:00-16:00 Protest marsh from the tribunal to the Scheveningen prison
16:00-17:00 Rally in front of the prison, speeches, handing of the
letter of support
Address: UN Detention Unit,
Pompstationsweg 32, Scheveningen, 2508 The Hague
On Friday, there will be a press conference and a meeting of the
Organizational Committee. On Saturday evening, after the demos, there
will be a discussion meeting on the future organized activities to
achieve our goals.
The Dutch police requires the demonstrations to be peaceful and
dignified. The banners, if in Serbian, should have also translation to
English or some other big European language. Thick or heavy sticks
should not be used for flags or banners. We request that each
organized group determines 10% of participants to maintain order - it
is also our obligation. The police should be also informed in advance
about where and when would the organized groups which travel by rented
buses cross the border. Please inform the Organizational Committee in
advance about the arrival of the organized groups. You can contact Dr
Ljiljana Verner (Hannover) by phone or fax at +49 51 1579 571 or via
E-mail: ljverner@...
The tribunal still threats. George Soros, one of the principal
sponsors of the tribunal have demanded recently, on Serbian
soil, "the independence of Kosovo". For the next autumn an
international conference on Bosnia-Herzegovina has been prepared,
which may, as many already announce, abolish Republika Srpska. What
would be a "legal ground" for such acts? "Organized persecution of
Albanians" from Kosovo and Metohija and "genocide which founded"
Republika Srpska. Who is fabricating that "legal ground"? The Hague
tribunal.
The tribunal still kills. General Momir Talic. And before him: Slavko
Dokmanovic, Dr Milan Kovacevic, general Djordje Djukic. Simo Drljaca
and Dragan Gagovic. Vlajko Stojiljkovic.
FREEDOM FROM THE HAGUE! FREEDOM FOR SERBIA!
FREEDOM FOR SLOBODAN MILOSEVIC AND ALL PATRIOTS!
The demos and the struggle for these goals need the financial
assistance.
Send a check to our address or transfer your donation to the following
account:
German ICDSM, c/o Peter Betscher,
Account Number (Konto-Nr.): 102013409
Bank: Volksbank Darmstadt, Bank Number (BLZ): 508 90 000, use: defense
---
The aims and the way to support this action can be also read in the
leaflets which can be found at:
http://it.groups.yahoo.com/group/crj-mailinglist/files/AIA/ ...
English:
Leaflet in english for Hague, 28/6/2003
... Hague_Leaflet.doc
Plan of the demonstrations
... Hague_Leaflet2.doc
Leaflet in english for Hague - PDF
... hague_leaflet.pdf
Srpskohrvatski:
... Poziv za Hag 28/6/2003
POZIVZAHAG.doc
... Plan demonstracija u Hagu
POZIVZAHAG2.doc
... Plan demonstracija u Hagu (LATINICOM)
POZIVZAHAG23.doc
Deutsch:
Den Haag: Demo am Samstag, 28. Juni 2003
... HaagDemo-Flugi.doc
Verschiedenes ueber die Demo am 28.5.2003
... aikor29.5.03.txt
---
To join or help this struggle, visit:
http://www.sloboda.org.yu/ (Sloboda/Freedom association)
http://www.icdsm.org/ (the international committee to defend Slobodan
Milosevic)
http://www.wpc-in.org/ (world peace council)
http://www.free-slobo.de/ (German section of ICDSM)
http://www.geocities.com/b_antinato/ (Balkan antiNATO center)
http://www.slobodan-milosevic.org/ (an independent web site)
=== 2 ===
Subject: Belgrade regime will drop the lawsuit against NATO "as soon
as possible"!
Date: Fri, 6 Jun 2003 14:49:59 +0200
From: "Vladimir Krsljanin"
"YES, MASA", SAY THE BELGRADE PUPPETS, "WE ARE GUILTY FOR YOUR BOMBING
OF OUR COUNTRY AND KILLING OF OUR CHILDREN"
"The conditions [to join PfP - VK] include continued full cooperation
with The Hague Tribunal and the dropping of the lawsuit brought
against NATO member countries for the 1999 bombing campaign.
Speaking at the opening ceremony of a NATO library at Belgrade's
Institute for International Police and Economy, [British Ambassador]
Crawford said that the lawsuit filed by the Belgrade government
against members of the western alliance gives a "bizarre tone" to
Serbia-Montenegro's desire to join the Partnership. "
The Serbian version of Beta news agency dispatch (bellow) contains
also a quote of certain Igor Luksic, present deputy foreign minister
of what is called Serbia-Montenegro. Our translation of that part of
Serbian Beta dispatch:
"Deputy foreign minister of Serbia-Montenegro Igor Luksic have stated
that the state community will officially request the membership to the
Partnership for Peace when the conditions for the admission will
be fulfilled, adding that Serbia-Montenegro will try to reach that "as
soon as possible". According to his words, it is paradoxical to sue
the organization, the member of which you want to become."
B92, June 05, 2003.
NATO Partnership in weeks, provided conditions are met | 15:14 | Beta
BELGRADE -- Thursday -- "Charles Crawford, British Ambassador to
Belgrade, and NATO official George Katsirdakis have today laid down
the conditions for the state union's accession to NATO's Partnership
for Peace programme.
The conditions include continued full cooperation with The Hague
Tribunal and the dropping of the lawsuit brought against NATO member
countries for the 1999 bombing campaign.
Speaking at the opening ceremony of a NATO library at Belgrade's
Institute for International Police and Economy, Crawford
said that the lawsuit filed by the Belgrade government against members
of the western alliance gives a "bizarre tone" to
Serbia-Montenegro's desire to join the Partnership.
The ambassador noted the about-turn of Serbia-Montenegro officials,
who claimed last year that the army had never protected any war crimes
suspects, although they now claim differently.
Confirming that Britain has agreed to mediate between
Serbia-Montenegro and Euro-Atlantic institutions, Crawford insisted
that it was imperative they know the truth about occurrences in the
union.
However, Crawford praised the reform efforts in Serbia-Montenegro,
insisting that they are achieving positive results and that successful
integration into the Partnership for Peace programme would be a clear
message of the state union's determination to secure peace and
stability in the region.
He added that such a move would also attract foreign investors.
NATO's Katsirdakis acknowledged Serbia-Montenegro's success in meeting
a number of requirements for Partnership membership, but insisted that
the case of indicted Hague suspect General Ratko Mladic remained a
major sticking point.
Speaking on behalf of the alliance, Katsirdakis said he was aware that
Serbia-Montenegro has made considerable efforts to meet conditions for
admission to the Partnership, but that the case of Mladic, former
commander of the republic of Srpska Army, was unique and of particular
significance because of his alleged involvement in the 1995 Srebranica
massacre.
However, the NATO official insisted that full membership of the
Partnership could be realised within weeks, provided all conditions
are met.
In the meantime, Serbia-Montenegro is to be granted official observer
status for upcoming activities, although Katsirdakis insisted this
would not affect practical work."
SO, MOST OF THE NATO/HAGUE TERROR IN SERBIA IS ABOUT THE
RESPONSIBILITY OF REAL WAR CRIMINALS AND ABOUT THEIR FEAR.
SLOBODA CALLS FOR ALL KINDS OF OPPOSITION, PROTEST AND INTERNATIONAL
SOLIDARITY TO PREVENT FINAL ATTACK ON OUR FREEDOM AND DIGNITY, AS WELL
AS ON HISTORICAL TRUTH AND INTERNATIONAL JUSTICE.
LETS FREE PRESIDENT SLOBODAN MILOSEVIC, CHAMPION OF THIS STRUGGLE!
LETS FIGHT THE NATO/HAGUE MACHINERY OF DESTRUCTION AND KILLING PEOPLE!
LETS DEMONSTRATE AT THE HAGUE ON JUNE 28!
=== 3 ===
Subject: SOVIET PRIME MINISTER VISITS PRESIDENT MILOSEVIC
Date: Thu, 5 Jun 2003 23:35:31 +0200
From: "Vladimir Krsljanin"
International Committee to Defend Slobodan Milosevic (ICDSM)
Press Release
Former Prime Minister of the Soviet Union will visit President
Milosevic
On Friday June 6, Mr. Nikolay Ivanovich Ryzhkov, former Prime Minister
of the Soviet Union, will visit former Yugoslav President Slobodan
Milosevic in the prison in Scheveningen.
Mr. Ryzhkov was from 1985 till January 1991 Chairman of the Council of
Ministers of the USSR, a post equivalent to that of Prime Minister.
Since December 1995, Mr. Ryzhkov has been an elected deputy of the
State Duma, the Russian parliament.
Since its formation, he has been Chairman of the special Parliamentary
Commission dedicated to defending Yugoslavia against NATO aggression
and helping overcome the devastating affects of that aggression. Under
his leadership, the Commission has taken initiatives towards the
Russian Government, the UN, the general public, the Russian Duma and
also The Hague Tribunal (ICTY).
After his visit to President Milosevic, Mr. Ryzhkov will hold a press
conference at the:
Bel Air Hotel
Johan de Witlaan 30
2517 JR Den Haag
The time of the press conference is 17.00 hours.
Amsterdam, June 5 2003.
Nico Varkevisser, Spokesperson
For more information call:
++ 31 20 - 615 1122 or ++ 31 20 - 020 - 615 1120
ICDSM
Sloterkade 20
1058 HE Amsterdam
Netherlands
=== 4 ===
International Committee to Defend Slobodan Milosevic
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The URL for this article is: http://www.icdsm.com/week/there.htm
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=============================================
Announcing a new feature:
* Week at the Hague - Reports from a Failed Show Trial *
We will hopefully run these reports several times a week. Each
Monday, the previous week's reports will move from the Home Page
to archive.
* June 2nd: Two Secret Witnesses Claim they Survived Execution
by Soldiers who weren't there... *
by Andy Wilcoxson
[Posted 3 June 2003]
Please help support the work of the ICDSM!
=============================================
Monday at the Hague Tribunal the prosecution called two more
black comedy witnesses against Slobodan Milosevic. The two men
testified in secret under the pseudonyms, "B-1455" and "B-1098."
Nothing that either man said could possibly have anything to do
with President Milosevic.
Both claimed to be Muslims who had survived execution by firing
squad in the vicinity of Zvornik in Bosnia in 1992.
The only problem was that they couldn't say who tried to kill
them. When the Prosecution questioned them, they claimed it was
the Yugoslav People's Army (JNA). And when President Milosevic
questioned them, they repeated the claim that the JNA had tired
to kill them, either in late May or early June.
But as President Milosevic pointed out, the JNA had vacated
Bosnia in mid-May. So we have unnamed persons who are the
victims of alleged crimes at the hands of soldiers who had
already left.
Or maybe we have two liars. Whoever they are.
Is this supposed to be evidence against President Milosevic? Or
is this just evidence of the prosecution's motto: "At The Hague
it isn't what you say, it's whether you're sponsored by NATO." [1]
In the case of "B-1098" no forensic evidence was presented that
would suggest an attempted execution had taken place.
Moreover, "B-1098" was obviously lying. He claimed that he and
63 others had been taken to a meat processing facility and shot.
How did they get to the alleged processing plant, President
Milosevic asked. The witness said all 64 men had climbed onto a
*2 ton truck.* The only problem is, as the President noted, you
can't fit 64 men on a 2 ton truck. The witness had fallen into a
common trap for liars. In his effort to project an image of
credibility, he talked too much and got confused and said
something ridiculous.
===============================
In a case related to the Milosevic trial...
===============================
The former Special Police Unit (JSO) commander, Franko "Frenki"
Simatovic, pleaded innocent to all five charges that the
Tribunal brought against him. Frenki is jointly indicted with
Jovica Stanisic. Both men are accused of being members of a
so-called "joint criminal enterprise." Frenki's innocent plea
should put an end to the media speculation that he would testify
against Milosevic in exchange for a lighter sentence. I guess
some people aren't easy to intimidate. Question: if Milosevic is
*not* innocent, then why on earth didn't this man testify
against him in exchange for a lighter sentence?
Meanwhile, Jovica Stanisic is undergoing medical treatment in
Belgrade. A decision on his extradition is possible this week.
===========================
* Footnotes and Further Reading *
===========================
[1] Regarding NATO sponsorship of The Hague Tribunal, see,
"Official Statements Prove Hague 'Tribunal' Belongs to NATO," by
Jared Israel at
http://www.icdsm.com/more/belongs.htm
Subscribe to the ICDSM email list at
http://emperor.vwh.net/MailList/icdsm.php
Receive articles posted at www.icdsm.com
Please forward this article or send the link to a friend.
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