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February 17, 1992
. Vreme News Digest Agency No 21

Some of the results of Milosevic's policy

The war in Croatia

The break off of the relations with Slovenia (both before the war and after)The increasing tension in the relation with the Moslems, after they failed to accept "the Belgrade initiative"

Accepting Vance's plan and promising to maintain the cease-fire

Negotiations on forming a federation with MontenegroThe split with Babic, after he has served his purpose

Expecting that Serbs in Bosnia will create their own state and join the "rest of Yugoslavia"Financial and other kind of aid to the war consumed regions inhabited by Serbs

The continued exodus of Serbs from Kosovo

The boycott of Albanians and their formation of parallel political institutions

Violence in KosovoClosed schools in Kosovo

Accusations of the Serbian regime for the violation of human rightsThe unsettled issue of the refugees

Masses of refugees abroad

The misjudgment of the Army

The uncertain transfer of the money of immigrant workers

Using the immigrant workers for political purposesIsolation by the international community

Further nationalization of the economyInflationUnemploymentBlocking foreign investment

The drop in production

An increase in taxes

Restricting the private sector

The drop in the standard of living

Undermining social security

Restricting the instruments of social protection

"Nationalizing" the foreign currency

Withdrawing passports from adult men

The unsolved status and social standing of the army

The outspread of violence

Stigmatizing political opponents

The general instability in the society

The emigration of the intellectuals

Disgracing in public the immigrant intellectuals

Replacing the self-management model with the

Orthodox new wave

The controversial relations with the Serbian Orthodox Church

Encouraging nationalist zealotry

Cooperating with the groups of extremists in Serbia

Putting the blame on Josip Broz Tito thirteen years after his death and five years after paying lip service to his doctrine

Breaking off the relations with the international community"

The struggle against fascism"

Fiercely resisting the new world order

Forced out peaceful orientation with the "satanization" of the pacifists

Verbal allegiance to the non-aligned (with inadequate response)

Negotiations with the Greeks on the Thessaloniki port

Creating tension with the Macedonians

Tense relations with the Hungarians

Failed negotiations with the Turks

The unsuccessful start of the negotiations with the Bulgarians

Calling upon the traditionally good relations with the Rumanians who recognized Slovenia and Croatia

The disappointment in the Russians

The disappointment in the French

The euphorically publicized restoration of the relations with Israel, with little realism

The light hearted approach to the Americans

The disappointment in the free masons who "no longer support Yugoslavia"

Tension with the Vatican

Supporting the protagonists of the coup in Moscow, which he later conveniently forgot

Cold relations with Germans while evidently depending on them economically (the forgotten initiative aimed at forging the link between Serbia and Bavaria in the first days of his rule)

The verbal war with the West

The unfounded hope that the Chinese will help

M.M.

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