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To: Machaon who wrote (3445)	4/12/1999 10:59:00 AM
From: one_less	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 17770

<<One thing that noone can deny is that Slob Milosevic is a vicious, greedy, power hungry dictator that doesn't care what, or how many he destroys.>> I am not going to deny this. If I am forced to pick a side in the battle (which so far, I am not). I would pick up arms with the KLA. I would do that knowing that I am not defending an innocent and hopelessly oppressed group of village people. The Ethnic Albanians represent all kinds. One thing that is for sure about them in general is that they are an aggressive political group. The KLA has aggressive political and military goals. Although Milosevic may well be all the things you described above, he is definitely responding to the aggressive goals of the KLA. Lying about it doesn't help anyone. As usual, however, you choose to ignore these facts and take your usual course in lying to assume your place on the white house spin to win machine; and so I remain: Your enemy, brees

To: Machaon who wrote (3445)	4/12/1999 10:59:00 AM
From: Stormweaver	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 17770

>>This is debatable. Would Slob Milosevic had created such >>devastating misery and death to the innocent citizens of Kosovo if >>NATO hadn't attacked. I think it's obvious that refugee situation was accelerated by the NATO bombing. NATO had Milosevic at the table but failed to table a win/win agreement. Only now, after seeing their lack of results, is NATO now open to new solutions; possible Kosovo division. >>I don't feel that Russia is a threat. They need western cash. They >>run their country very badly. I find it amazing that a country the >>size of Russia, with the natural resources that they have, cannot >>find the human resources that they need to run the country more >>efficiently and less corrupt. Russia is a hurting nation ( I can agree with you for once) and IMF funding is needed. Just remember though that Russia is a proud nation and have strong ties with their slavic brothers to the south. The U.S. and NATO have almost ignored Russia's involvement to the point of insult. The public and all opposition parties are united against NATO and are pushing for invovlement. Coupled with Yeltsin's impeachment process there could be enough pressure for Russia to act dramatically; tactical nuke strike of U.S. aircraft carrier.

To: Machaon who wrote (3445)	4/12/1999 11:19:00 AM
From: The Philosopher	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 17770

One thing that noone can deny is that Slob Milosevic is a vicious, greedy, power hungry dictator that doesn't care what, or how many he destroys. He is the second coming of Hitler. Actually, one can deny that. Hitler and SM are VERY different. Hitler was interested in world conquest; Milosovic "merely" wants to keep control of one country, and has at no time expressed any interest in conquest beyond Yugoslavia's borders. If all Albanians voluntarily left "his" country, if the KLA all left, if Yugoslavia was populated entirely by serbs and there were no rebel military force, SM would be completely satisfied. Hitler never faced a civil war against his elected government initiated by a military force of Jews or other minorities armed by outside countries, including to some extent by the U.S. Until the war broke out, Hitler was at all times the agressor, never a defender. Hitler declared himself part of a "master race" destined by history to rule the world. There's no evidence that SM sees Slavs in the same way; rather, he wants "his" country for Slavs and seems quite content to let others live elsewhere. Hitler's final solution was the death of all jews. If SM had really wanted to kill all Albanians, he could have done a much more effective job of it. A few artillery shells in those masses of fleeing refugees would have been his equivalent of the gas chambers. But they never fell. Yes, SM is vicious. Yes, his actions violate all standards of decency. (So, btw, do ours.) Whether he is more of a dictator than Clinton or Blair is open to discussion. I understand that he was democratically elected. Anybody able to refute this? But the second coming of Hitler he is NOT, however much CNN may try to paint him as black as it can.