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To: RealMuLan who wrote (12322)	6/17/1999 5:16:00 PM
From: George Papadopoulos	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 17770

The Russian surprise By Samuel L. Blumenfeld © 1999 WorldNetDaily.com As is well known, the Russians are superb chess players. They are well aware of NATO's geopolitical agenda and are not about to be told by NATO what they can and cannot do in Kosovo. And so, with the help of their Yugoslav allies and orders from Gen. Anatoly Kvashnin, the head of Russia's general staff and a critic of the peace deal brokered by Russian special envoy Victor Chernomyrdin, a Russian unit of 200 paratroopers entered Kosovo and reached Pristina, the capital, before a single NATO soldier had crossed the border into Kosovo. The move not only took NATO by surprise, but undercut what was to be a total and exuberant NATO victory. We're not sure whether or not Madeleine Albright choked on her dinner when she heard the news. But she told Strobe Talbott, who had just left Moscow on a plane, to turn back and once more read the riot act to the Russians. Talbott, who speaks Russian fluently, no doubt felt a little flustered at the thought that the Russians had pulled a fast one on NATO in Kosovo. He's learning that you can't control the Russians by merely shaking your fist with a few billion dollars. In a sense, the Russians have us where they want us. We can't deny them the economic aid they need, because then it would look like blackmail by NATO and simply confirm their fears that the West wants hegemony over them. Nor can we threaten them militarily since they also have nuclear missiles. The Yugoslavs could not retaliate against NATO bombing, but Russia can and would. Russia's current weakness should not be seen as a sign of military impotence. With only 200 paratroopers in Kosovo, they showed quite dramatically that they are still a force to be reckoned with. It is also clear that Gen. Kvashnin acted with the approval of President Yeltsin, who then promoted the commander of the Russian contingent in Kosovo, Viktor Zavarzin to the rank of three-star general. Obviously, the Russian move was planned in case NATO excluded Russia from participation in the peacekeeping operation because it refused to put its troops under NATO command. Thus, the Yugoslav authorities escorted the Russians to the Pristina airport, exactly where NATO had planned to set up the command post for their force's commander, British Lt. Gen. Michael Jackson. Vladimir Lukin, chairman of the Russian parliament's foreign affairs committee, explained, "NATO had impudently decided to turn a U.N. operation into a NATO operation. Something had to be done, and it was." In other words, Russia was acting in behalf of the United Nations and not merely for its own interests. Interesting that Russia and not the U.S. or Britain is defending the United Nations position in all of this. It is clear that the U.S. and NATO acted in violation of the United Nations charter in bombing Yugoslavia, which had attacked no one. Kosovo is a province of Yugoslavia. The latter had a perfect right to quell an insurrection by ethnic Albanians in its territory. In the case of Iraq, which had invaded Kuwait, George Bush was able to get U.N. backing for going to war against Iraq. But in the case of Kosovo, NATO deliberately ignored the U.N. because of the veto power that both China and Russia have in the Security Council. Whereas China and Russia were willing to abide by the U.N. charter, the U.S. and its NATO allies were not. Apparently, the NATO allies want the freedom to set up their own New World Order -- their own kind of world hegemony -- without having to consult all of those other nations in the U.N.

To: RealMuLan who wrote (12322)	6/17/1999 5:19:00 PM
From: George Papadopoulos	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 17770

2107 GMT, 990617 – James Rubin will travel to Kosovo on Friday to meet with KLA leadership and discuss their demilitarization. LOL!!!

To: RealMuLan who wrote (12322)	6/17/1999 5:22:00 PM
From: EepOpp	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 17770

>If this is what your US history class teaches you, then I sincerely feel sorry for you. what is the real story?

To: RealMuLan who wrote (12322)	6/17/1999 5:49:00 PM
From: Jeff Jordan	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 17770

Zhang, Which part are you sincere about? I'm sorry I don't recall China's roll in WW2. Perhaps you can enlighten us. Atleast you can give us the state sponsored version...I wasn't aware chairman Mao printed history books or allowed news events into China? Where do you get your education, that you should have shame for me? What's a cultural revolution anyway? Please tell me why the new china can't accept the US apologies? I think china should apologize for attacking our embassies.

To: RealMuLan who wrote (12322)	6/17/1999 8:21:00 PM
From: truedog	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 17770

to: Yiwu Zhang from: truedog Re: China I have read and talked to a number of Chinese nationals just like you. Their minds have been so indoctrinated with the dogma shoved down their throats since childhood that, they really believe they know what they are talking about. It's such a pity that young brains have been warped beyond independent thought. As has happened here, anyone who slightly disagrees with you, you want nothing to do with. You're not part of this thread for discussion, you are here to spout of your mouth. You Chinese, for centuries, have considered occidentals as barbarians and beneath your dignity. Since your words have branded you a,card carrying, stooge for the communist regime, you are not superior to the dogs you eat. We saw the tanks roll into Tienimen Square and, we saw the attack on unarmed students by puppet soldiers. OTOH, you probably were not allowed to see it on your television because it is controlled by the regime. You are totally ignorant of what has gone on in your own homeland. You are not worthy of the dust on your shoe soles. Your ancestors moan in their graves and probably disown you. GO HOME!!! truedog