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Pastimes : WORLD WAR III -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Neocon who wrote (540)	3/25/1999 7:45:00 AM
From: The Street	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 765

drudgereport.com XXXXX DRUDGE REPORT XXXXX 03/24/99 16:41:05 UTC XXXXX YELTSIN WARNS THAT STRIKES RISK WORLD WAR Russian President Boris Yeltsin warned Wednesday that NATO air strikes against the Serbs in Kosovo could lead to a world war and hinted that only his conscience prevented the Russian president from threatening military retaliation. In a televised address to his nation on Wednesday evening, Yeltsin appealed to the world to persuade U.S. President Bill Clinton "not to take this tragic and dramatic step"... "I am appealing to the whole world. I am appealing to the people who have survived the war. I am appealing to those who have seen bombing raids. I am appealing to their children and to all politicians. While there are still some minutes left, let's persuade Clinton not to take this tragic, dramatic step. This is European security, this is a war in Europe, and perhaps even more. This is a serious step and taking it even without the U.N. Security Council is more than just ununderstandable... Let's stop Clinton on this path and help him not to take this tragic step." DEVELOPING... X X X X X XXXXX DRUDGE REPORT XXXXX 03/24/99 01:22:08 UTC XXXXX @@ DRUDGE REPORT CODE RED @@ TASS: RUSSIA CONSIDERING MOVING NUKES Overnight on Tuesday, Russia's Defense and Foreign Ministries have been working on options to act in connection with possible NATO strikes against Yugoslavia. An ITAR-TASS newswire correspondent said windows of the Foreign and Defense Ministries buildings were lit throughout Tuesday night and that the ministers were on hand at their offices. Defense Minister Igor Sergeyev has told reporters that all actions by the Defense Ministry will be aimed at increasing the combat readiness of Russia's armed forces. According to the information available to TASS, in case the situation takes an unfavorable turn for Russia, the Ministry is "preparing proposals on possible deployment of tactical nuclear weapons on the territory of Byelorussia." The DRUDGE REPORT issued a bulletin Tuesday evening reporting that Moscow is set to provide military help to Belgrade and the Serbs if NATO strikes. Russia is set to order its peacekeepers in Bosnia and Herzegovina not to take orders from NATO generals and only obey instructions from the Russian General Staff. NATO threats trigger unprecedented patriotism in Yugoslavia, according to wire reports. "If Milosevic has retreated, he would have lost his post", a young street vendor told wire services on Wednesday adding that "it is better to die proudly than to live in disgrace". Yugoslavian Defense Minister Pavle Bulatovic called on the civilian population to be calm and said on the state TV overnight that "the state of a direct threat of war", proclaimed by the government, concerns only the armed forces, police and the state services. Most information flowing into the United States concerning Russia's threats is only available through the ITAR-TASS newswire. ITAR/TASS News Agency is the official state news agency for Russia. ITAR-TASS has 74 bureaus in Russia and the other CIS countries... Filed By Matt Drudge... XXXXX DRUDGE REPORT XXXXX 03/23/99 23:58:22 UTC XXXXX MOSCOW AND WASHINGTON SQUARE OFF OVER KOSOVO URGENT: MOSCOW TO PROVIDE MILITARY HELP TO SERBS, BELGRADE IF NATO STRIKES In a development that could turn spring back to winter, Moscow will immediately supply powerful armaments to Belgrade and the Serbs and provide other military assistance if NATO makes air strikes against Yugoslavia, Speaker of Russia's State Duma lower house of parliament Gennady Seleznyov told the ITAR-TASS newswire late on Tuesday. The development comes as Secretary of State Madame Albright declares: "There will be order in Yugoslavia." Russian Foreign Minister Igor Ivanov said late Tuesday that Moscow has prepared options if the Kosovo situation takes a turn for the worse. "If NATO opts for the use of force in Kosovo, it would violate international law, the UN Charter and will actually become undisguised aggression," he said "In that case, NATO will naturally show its true colors with which it intends to enter the 21st century," warned the minister. X X X X X

To: Neocon who wrote (540)	3/25/1999 7:48:00 PM
From: D. Long	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 765

I wasn't trying to draw the analogy that far Neocon! I didnt mean to imply that I thought the Serbs were gonna be jackbooting across Europe at any moment :P. As far as the analogy goes, the Balkan mess of the past ten years, and the world's inaction, are parrallel to Germany of the '30s. The West has sat on its haunches doing its feeble best to solve intractable problems through diplomacy. The West has up to this point (and the rest of the world still is) relied upon the same diplomatic mistakes of the past: appeasement. Have you read the Pope's statement? "a just and lasting peace"? Have we heard such a statement before? Hmm. The Russians and the Chinese are still rattling about reaching a diplomatic solution, even when all diplomacy has failed. Its fine to sit back and do nothing but talk while people are being killed, but to act to stop it is a crime and a violation of the UN charter, nothing short of "naked aggression." We acted too late, but once again, once we did act, we are condemned not for our inaction, but for our action. We live in a backwards world my friend.