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Posted July 11, 2001

The Belgian Constitution

Congratulations for Justin Raimondo's brilliant article on the "peace plan" suggested by NATO to the Macedonians. But if you want to seek a true source of inspiration for that peace plan, aside from Guinier's lunacy, check out the Belgian Constitution. You'll definitely have a sense of dejà vú.

~ F. Campos

 

The Big Question

The big question is whether NATO & the USA will bomb the Macedonian nation if it takes the following measures to resolve its current crisis:

  1. Declare war and enforce a state of emergency.
  2. Full mobilisation of army reserves.
  3. Close all border posts with Kosovo including all diplomatic, NATO logistics and refugee traffic.

In conjunction with these measures, the government declares a new alliance of Belgrade-Kiev-Moscow cooperative response force to deal with terrorist activity with their regions.

Can this be worse the the current situation?

~ Vlado Mitreski, Australia

The Judges

Regarding Joseph Stromberg's question, (7/6/01) "Who Made Americans the Judges of Nations?" the answer is obvious if by "Americans" he is referring to the ruling class of the USA Government.

The answer: The hard working tax payers who are transferring billions upon billions of dollars to the pompous political dabblers who, because of that power, feel qualified to run the world.

~ Bud Wood

Milosevic's Martyrdom

With regard to Justin Raimondo's assertion that Slobodan Milosevic blew his opportunity to address the reason he was hauled to The Hague in the first place – NATO/US allegations of massacres, human rights abuses, etc. – we don't know what more Mr. Milosevic might have been saying when his microphone was cut off. And, it must be granted, the tribunal did not allow much time for Mr. Milosevic to enter a plea. As he was escorted out of his initial meeting with the tribunal he looked at his watch and said, "Hmm, ten minutes." Mr. Milosevic's comments on the legal standing and the political purpose of the tribunal itself were appropriate (and true). Instead of making himself look "guilty as hell," Mr. Milosevic merely expressed righteous contempt for his having to be there at all. In any case, if, as Ms. Del Ponte promises, his will be a long trial ("10 years"), Mr. Milosevic will have plenty of time to address the specifics of the tribunal's case against him.

~ Lloyd Gaarder, Sioux Falls, SD

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