On Sun, 2011-07-10 at 10:23 +0200, Ljubomir Ljubojevic wrote:
Anyhow, that is my personal impression and opinion, sharpened by many years of double standards, blackmails, attacks, armed conflicts, corrupted politicians and common thieves masked as fighters for democracy, "civil and ascended" NGO's telling us we are all bunch of murderers, etc., my country (Serbia) had endured (and still endures) in last 20 years, all because we refused to surrender to NATO. In first world war we lost 1/3 of the population fighting against Axis countries. In second we lost 1/4 of population fighting against same Axis and bombings of western side of Alied forces at the end of the war. Then in 1990 we endured western-intelligence-agencies-enticed civil war. Then we were bombed in operation "Merciful Angel" in 1999 that bombed our hospitals with cassette and uranium bombs, and you are now telling me that world is in fact pink and corporations all play fair... If I am wrong than I will have to start visiting shrink(s).
Having been very emotional distraught circa 1992-1994 when I repeatedly argued passionately with my work colleagues that western (i.e. British) aircraft attacking Serbian tanks and artillery would stop the massacre of thousands of civilians from all parts of Yugoslavia, I wish to assert that genocide and mass murders by any bunch of people is fundamentally wrong. It is still happening today in Africa and probably elsewhere.
I saw the horrific scenes from Yugoslavia on television night after night while the rest of the world was uncaring and inactive despite the urgency of a determined military response to protect the civilians.
When limited UN Forces intervened, I remember with pride a British army colonel (now a Conservative MP (member of the British Parliament)) angrily telling the murdering military that unless they stopped he would instruct his force to open fire on them.
I visited Beograd during the UN sanctions and witnessed the run-down conditions and the ad hoc petrol filling stations along the main roads - cars parked at 90 degrees to the road with a large plastic container on the bonnet. They said Hungarian petrol (bezine) was best because it contained less water.
I stayed at the Beograd hotel where people were gunned-down. I had a meeting in a building in the middle of the freezing winter with all the windows wide open because the stench of dead bodies from the floor beneath us was overpowering.
I am glad peace has come and I hope Europe never ever again tolerates such a shameful period in its history.
Being friends, working together and respecting others is best.