HIDDEN AGENDA: U.S./NATO TAKEOVER OF YUGOSLAVIA

Published by the International Action center

The United States may have the world’s largest military machine but ultimately this government cannot control the forces it has unleashed. There is a rising global movement against this ruthless competition and spiraling economic chaos. Six months after NATO’s bombing of Yugoslavia a new movement against corporate globalization was born in Seattle. Hundreds of thousands of young activists have focused on the brutal policies imposed by the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank and the trade agreements such as NAFTA and the FTAA, and the World Trade Organization. This is a movement outraged at sweatshop conditions, prisons, environmental devastation and capitalist chaos.

We are confident that the material published in this book will contribute toward the judgment of history. NATO means continuing war, crisis and colonial domination. Here at home NATO’s existence means greater poverty and repression. This book is our effort to develop an understanding and to plant seeds of resistance. Resistance is needed, resistance is possible. The new movement against corporate globalization has shown that resistance will grow. From Abolish NATO and Its Court  by Sara Flounders

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CONTENTS [selection of full chapters and excerpts are available here]

Preface

Acknowledgments       

Authors

A Brief Chronology of Yugoslavia

Abolish NATO and Its Court  Sara Flounders

 

CHALLENGE TO THE HAGUE TRIBUNAL

Patriots Will Soon Rule Serbia President Slobodan Milosevic   

Blaming the Victim Ramsey Clark        

The Greatest Purveyor of Violence Ramsey Clark

Indictment of U.S./NATO Ramsey Clark

The Breakup of Yugoslavia Evangelos Mahairas Preface to Milosevic Statement

Illegitimacy of the 'Tribunal' President Slobodan Milosevic        

A History of 'Legal' Oppression R.M. Sharpe

 

II. PROPAGANDA AND DEMONIZATION  SET STAGE FOR WAR

Demonization and the Media Blitz Lenora Foerstel

The Media and Their Atrocities Michael Parenti

The Racak 'Massacre' Doris Pumphrey and George Pumphrey

Scharping's Lies Won't Last Thomas Deichmann

The U.S. Prison House Monica Moorehead

From Death Row: NATO/U.S. Out of Yugoslavia Mumia Abu-Jamal

III. PHOTO SECTION

NATO Is Guilty-Elmar Schmaehling Targeting Civilians-Compiled by Polly Sylvia

 

IV. CRIMES AGAINST PEACE: PRELUDE TO WAR

We Are Not an Instant Culture Nadja Tesich

Washington's NATO Strategy John Catalinotto

Controlling Oil and Gas Routes Michel Collon

The Hidden Hand [excerpt] Gary Wilson

Kosovo: Winter 1998-1999 Roland Keith

Austria's Role in the Aggression Gregor Kneussel

The Rambouillet Accord Richard Becker

 

V. WAR CRIMES COMMITTED DURING U.S./NATO WAR

Lawless War Michael Ratner

NATO's Civilian Targets Sarah Sloan

Bombing the Hospitals Ellen Catalinotto

Zeroing in on China Judi Cheng

Ecology and Health Janet M. Eaton

Depleted Uranium Carlo Pona

 

VI. U.S./EU INTERVENTION SINCE JUNE 1999

Belgrade: The Struggle Continues Gloria La Riva          

Pentagon Enforces Globalization Brian Becker

The Destabilization of Macedonia Heather Cottin

U.S./EU Manipulate Elections Gregory Elich

Economic Terrorism Michel Chossudovsky

 

VII. CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY: KOSOVO UNDER NATO OCCUPATION

Cultural Genocide Milos Raickovich

Interviews with Refugees Barry Lituchy

The Persecution of Roma Shani Rifati

Women Are Enslaved Leslie Feinberg

 

VIII. APPENDIX

International Panel finds U. S./NATO Leaders Guilty European Tribunal Greeks Reject NATO Bill Wayland

Ukraine War Crimes Tribunal Bill Wayland

German Government Sued John Catalinotto

In the 'White Book,' facts accuse Milos Petrovic