Issue 366 - October 10, 1998

The Serbian regime cannot be changed with bombs. Nor will bombs change the radical element of the Albanian political scene, while any other element appears to be honestly lacking

The Parliament of FR Yugoslavia observed that the country is faced with a direct threat of war, but expressed hope that war can be avoided. Can it? Come what may, a part of Serbia can already be considered bombed

Regardless of the warmongering evident in a segment of the western media, NATO and the United Nations still continue to have significant reservations toward the use of force against Serbia. Wiser commentators are pointing to Yugoslav antiaircraft defense capabilities and the unwillingness of the great powers to accept losses in men and machinery. Still, the latest news is encouraging

However, it is a fact that the number of people in Montenegro who are willing to fight with anyone is on the wane, while the Government clearly stated that it is against NATO military intervention, but also that Milosevic should fulfill his promises, convinced that everything can be salvaged at the negotiating table, in the same way that it can all be lost on the battlefield

“Yesterday you received your warning, tomorrow you will have a decree” threatened Deputy Prime Minister Vojislav Seselj in an October 6 interview on Radio B92. According to him, the government will forbid broadcasting programs via radio and television that have been financed by foreign governments, and will not only close down the violator’s stations, but also confiscate their broadcasting equipment.

Although belatedly, Belgrade has invited Finnish medical experts to take part in the investigation of the massacre that happened in Gornje Obrinje

Holes in the budget can’t be patched up by raising taxes, because by definition a state like this is too expensive. Very soon, we might have a tax on air and on life in general

The implementation of the election results will have to wait for a while, for the process of handing over power is a long one