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To: JBL who wrote (9315)	5/21/1999 4:11:00 AM
From: GUSTAVE JAEGER	Respond to of 17770

Even the (neutral) Swiss embassy isn't safe... Swiss Residence In Belgrade Damaged In Raid By Philippa Fletcher BELGRADE (Reuters) - The Swiss ambassador's residence in Belgrade was damaged during a NATO bombing raid Thursday night while U.S. and British leaders insisted Yugoslavia must meet NATO demands over Kosovo. In Moscow, Russia's Balkan envoy Viktor Chernomyrdin, who has played a leading role in contacts with Belgrade, discussed the Kosovo crisis with Western negotiators into the early hours of Friday with no breakthrough reported. Yugoslavia's Beta news agency said a NATO attack on a fuel depot in the capital also blew out windows at the nearby residence of the Swiss ambassador, who was hosting a reception. Guests included the Swedish ambassador, whose own residence was damaged during NATO strikes in which a nearby hospital was hit 24 hours earlier. No casualties were reported at the Swiss residence. [...] Full story: dailynews.yahoo.com Why did not all these diplomatic folks listen to me?? I warned them!! RELOCATE IN DOWNTOWN BELGRADE MCDONALD'S BUILDING!! (They've still got plenty of burgers and fries for you guys to hold ground for another month... If you need some guidance as to how to make your way to the McDonald's, just ask the CIA a map!)

To: JBL who wrote (9315)	5/21/1999 11:03:00 AM
From: Machaon	Read Replies (4) \| Respond to of 17770

<< - You keep talking about "the genocide of the Albanians" when you know very well that the atrocities and ethnic cleansing done by Serb military and paramilitary forces in Kosovo do not constitute a genocide. >> Tell that to the murdered, homeless starving Kosovars. "Noun: genocide 1. systematic killing of a racial or cultural group" Have the Serbs not systematically murdered Kosovo Albanians? Why do you get offended by the word "Genocide"? I assure you that the word "Genocide" causes more anguish to the suffering Kosovo Albanians, who are the victims of terrible racist crimes. Slob and Dog Face Milosevic are committing Genocide against the Kosovo Albanians. I call it Genocide, what do you call it? << - You call NATO's forces "freedom fighters" as if to convince yourself that their initial mission was to liberate the Kosovars rather than trying to enforce peace between the Serbs and the KLA. >> You are wrong on both counts. NATO freedom fighter's initial mission was to protect the Kosovo Albanians from the racist, genocidal policies of Slob and Dog Face Milosevic. Where did you read that their mission was to "liberate" them? NATO's pre bombing mission was to enforce peace between them. << - You refuse to see the complexity of the situation on the ground, and in particular, the fact that the KLA itself was called a terrorist organization by the US a few months ago. >> The US was wrong about the KLA. The KLA has always been fighting for the freedom of the Kosovo Albanians. The KLA was formed to protect the Kosovo Albanians against increased racist brutality from the Serbs. NATO should support the KLA 100%! << - You mostly refuse to consider the moral ambiguity of NATO's position as it relates to the signing of a treaty under the threat of force, the fact that bombing are now making things worse for all parties involved, in particular civilians, and that time is of the essence in trying to help those victims. >> NATO's bombing is destroying the Serb's ability to make war. You seem to be blaming NATO for the vulgar, racist inhumanities caused by the Serbs. Do you think that Slob and Dog Face would rush to the rescue of the Kosovo Albanians, if NATO pulled out? Would Slob and Dog Face help to rebuild the Kosovo homes that they have burned down? Would Slob and Dog Face give the Kosovos their jobs back, which they took away over the last ten years? Would Slob and Dog Face compensate the Kosovos for all of the rapes and murders? How about all of the jewelry, money, gold teeth, etc., that the Serbs have looted? As a result of the NATO effort, and Slob and Dog Face's inhumanity, there will be a Greater Albania in Kosovo. What would you do? Would you pull NATO out of Kosovo and let the Serbs finish their genocide and "ethnically cleanse" Kosovo of all Albanians? Would this be your finest moment?