Issue 109 - October 25, 1993

Milosevic does not take defeat easily, nor can he tolerate the idea of his opponents scoring a point by toppling the government, even one as incompetent as Sainovic's. He probably noticed that the opposition was taking heart when it saw that the Socialists were losing and he tried to nip in the bud the contagious idea that his government could fall, regardless of his willpower

Just a few hours before Serbian President Slobodan Milosevic announced the dissolution of the Serbian Parliament, Democratic Party of Serbia (DSS) leader Vojislav Kostunica had been convinced that the rumours of coalitions (between the opposition and the government) were absolutely untrue.

The first day without a Republican Assembly saw another first: the value of the Deutsche Mark expressed in Dinars, jumped by around 45%!

Experts predict that no social upheavals can upset the election atmosphere. The hungry always fear they may be yet hungrier tomorrow the powerwielders might easily replace their slogan ``that's the way it should be'' by ``It isn't as dismal as it can be''

Viewed from a distance, at least as far as I personally am concerned, Belgrade looks the same as it does from close up, except that in the first case, one can feel better.

It has never been the case in this country that three persons changed on the post of the Governor of the National Bank of Yugoslavia (NBJ) in the course of one year. But, it was the case this year and it definitely is no coincidence.

The leaders in Krajina are settling their accounts once again. It is assessed that this round is the most serious so far

The explosion of the antitank antimagnet mine VTMA3 on the training range of the ``Milovan Saranovic'' army barracks in Danilovgrad claimed 4 young lives, while several youths sustained injuries and hundreds of others, whose service in the armed forces has only begun, are still in a highly nervous state since this tragic accident took place right in front of them

It's high time the Yugoslav Army pulled itself togetheron all levels. The tragedy in Danilovgrad is yet another show of the chaos the armed forces have to cope with.