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To: George Papadopoulos who wrote (16029)	2/15/2000 11:47:00 AM
From: GUSTAVE JAEGER	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 17770

There you go again, snivelling on your poor fellow Serbs, eh?? C'mon, George, give us a break! As a well-informed Balkan-freak, you should know that the Danube river was, for long, one of the worst pollution scandal on earth. Here's a reminder --oh, btw, it's a 1997 report!! CASE NUMBER: 215 CASE MNEMONIC: DANUBE CASE NAME: Romania Danube Pollution A. IDENTIFICATION 1. The Issue Five major rivers and 165 million people in 17 countries pour pollution into the Danube River. The river absorbs raw sewage from cities, pesticides and chemicals from farmers' fields, waste from factories and bilge oil from ships. Virtually enclosed once it begins to weave its way through Europe the Danube retains most of the pollution reaching its waters. Sewage washes up on the beaches, spread disease and making the shores unsafe for residents and tourists. Nitrogen, phosphorus and other pollutants have spawned algae which have asphyxiated marine life and brought the river's once flourishing fishing industry to its knees. 2. Description Large and small industrial plants in oil refining, chemicals, pulp, paper, coal, metallurgy and refining often release pollutants into the many ancillary rivers and tributaries that feed into the Danube River. Illegal dumping of industrial and toxic wastes has often been reported by environmental organizations that attempt to monitor commercial and illegal discharges of hazardous chemicals and industrial byproducts into the river. In 1988, 364 drums of toxic waste originating in Italy were found to have been dumped into the Danube and somehow made their way onto the beaches and coastal waters of Turkey. Additionally, the thousands of cities and towns lining the river often pour raw poorly treated sewage into the river. Many of the world's leading environmental agencies have long centered the focus of their attention on the continued pollution of the Danube River. Yet it was only with the fall of the East's communist regimes that scientists and government officials began to realize the seriousness of the environmental havoc which the destructive industrial policies of the former communist regimes had wrought on the Danubian watershed. Industrial pollution is especially high on the Danube because the former communist masters in Eastern and Central Europe sought lucrative short-term production gahls, often at the price of environmental degradation. The steady degradation of the Danube's environment has severely affected the health of its residents, wreaked untold economic damage on the river's once thriving ecosystem, and destroyed much of the region's biodiversity. In recent years, the various governments bordering the Danube have initiated a series of long-term endeavors aimed at protecting and restoring the health of the Danubian watershed. This environmental awareness has largely been driven by the realization that a healthy watershed offers the region numerous business opportunities for many industries, including shipping, ports, energy, construction, tourism, agriculture and fisheries. [snip] american.edu So, as you can see, this last cyanide spill merely is just another toxic drop in the Danubian wastepipe.....

To: George Papadopoulos who wrote (16029)	2/15/2000 3:32:00 PM
From: John Lacelle	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 17770

George, Look at the bright side: At least NATO is killing off the KLA now. Given the shootouts occuring in Mitrovika as of late, I'd say its time the nay-sayers come clean and admit that we were right. The KLA is a bunch of thugs, putting them in control of Kosovo would be a bad idea, and that Peacekeepers were going to start coming home in body bags courtesy of the KLA. It is happening. I wonder what Clinton and Blair are going to do now? Bomb Belgrade over KLA snipers? -John