Issue 267 - November 17, 1996

In all previous elections the opposition parties participated individually, but lost collectively. This time, most of the opposition participated in the elections collectively and lost collectively, at least in the elections for the Federal Assembly

The state control over the most influential media in Serbia and Montenegro is beyond any reason. Even 40 TV stations do not broadcast political shows.

The poll conducted by USIA shows that out of all European countries, anti-American sentiments are most strongly expressed in Yugoslavia

There was no transfer of voters from one side to another but opposition voters in cities showed a greater determination to end the unbearable conditions

The armed forces of the Bosnian Serbs have been reduced to three honest brigades and logically, a question comes to mind - against whom can such a force dare to launch an offensive and from whom can it defend itself. In such a situation the usual practice is to find somebody's umbrella, and now over Bosnia (and in it) is NATO. And when that is the case, it isn't of the utmost importance whether the commander shall be the famous general Mladic or the almost anonymous Petro Colic, or general Noriega

The Society of Serbian-Jewish Friendship is suing a Jew for writing that it's members are "professional national workers", war inciters who are using the Jewish people in an instrumental manner and are encouraging anti-Semitism

The Americans seem to have decided to pressure Slobodan Milosevic even more. They’re releasing rumors from the CIA alleging violations of the UN embargo against Libya

The recent arrest of two mafia bosses in Italy caused all round panic in Montenegro