From: Heda Segvic

To: Multiple recipients of list

Subject: Re: Hidden genocide nobody wants to talk about

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The author or "Hidden genocide &c." (TCRADE@umsvm.bitnet) has not

considered the possibility that the economic decline of Serbia and

Montenegro might have something to do with the fact that waging a war of

aggression with the purpose of territorial expansion is a rather costly

enterprise.

By professing utter ignorance of the rationale behind the economic embargo

against Serbia and Montenegro, the "Hidden genocide" missive amounts to a

cruel mockery of the intolerable suffering of Bosnian Moslems.

In a similar vein, the messages sent to the transnat list by

Mirjana Petrovic profess utter incomprehension of the

rationale behind the initiative of the Transnat Radical Party to refuse to

recognize the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia consisting of the republics

of Serbia and Montenegro.

--Heda Segvic Santa Barbara

P.S. The messages referred to are attached below.

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Date: Tue, 30 Nov 1993 17:05:13 +0100

From: Mirjana Petrovic

Reply to: transnat@agora.stm.it

To: Multiple recipients of list

Subject: Re: Transnational party

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In your message you ask for membership and give a list of countries

and fees. Inter alia you put 'Serbo-Montenegrin Republic*** (5 German marks)'.

I didn't know that this is the name of the country since the inhabitants

of the region call it Yugoslavia (maybe they are not properly informed).

You wrote that the Radical Party is 'A democratic party, not a church' and

if so, one would expect you to respect opinion of some 10 millions, or so,

people who live in 'Serbo-Montenegrin Republic' and call the country as

her people do.

Regards

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Date: Tue, 9 Nov 1993 11:04:31 +0100

From: Mirjana Petrovic

Reply to: transnat@agora.stm.it

To: Multiple recipients of list

Subject: War Crimes

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No doubt that war crimes should be punished. The idea of establishing War

Tribunal for war crimes in Yugoslavia is a very good one. Still, I am

afraid that the major war crimes which have been committed recently will

go unpunished and almost unnoticed by intellectuals in Western countries.

This inconsistency in treating all war crimes equally will undermine the

current action of the War Tribunal.

One way to highlight the inconsistency of the "War Crimes" discussion is

to look at the death toll reported during the original fighting in

Croatia.

During December, figures of 50,000-80,000 dead were quoted (and sometimes

still are). Come January and "peace", and the "official" figure becomes

6,000-10,000.

In six weeks of Desert Storm 100,000-250,000 Iraqis died. [...]

In 2-3 days of "fighting" in Panama, 4,000-7,000 Panamanians died.[...]

There is no comparison between the fighting in Croatia or Bosnia that can

really be made to these, and many other, totally one-sided acts of

aggression. 4,000 dead in two days gets off free, 6,000 dead in six months

is full of "War Crimes".

Sincerely,

Mirjana Petrovic

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Date: Fri, 10 Dec 1993 11:05:01 +0100

From: TCRADE@umsvm.bitnet

Reply to: transnat@agora.stm.it

To: Multiple recipients of list

Subject: Hidden genocide nobody wants to talk about

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What authorizes foreign powers to continue such a brutal aggression toward

the population of Serbia and Montenegro? [...]

>>From the beginning of the war in Bosnia and former Yugoslavia, the

selective reporting and distortions of truth, cover-ups and open lies, were

all used to confront the Serbs with the world, and generate a vulgar, anti-

Serbian racism. The opportunism of the media made it possible to create an

atmosphere where the public opinion was cheated into acceptance of the

sanctions against Yugoslavia, although many in U.N. were aware that

imposition of sanctions was based on lies. [...]

Contrary to the widespread public opinion, sanctions against Yugoslavia are

also a smoke screen for vengeful politics of certain countries, making the

process of democratization in the social and economic spheres impossible.

Disastrous effects of sanctions on the population well-being, and

especially that of children, whose consequences are impossible to predict

in the long or short term, make sanctions equal to a biological warfare.

[...]