Issue 367 - October 17, 1998

Milosevic and Holbrooke struck a deal -- there will be no intervention. That is the only and the most important news.

Serbian Information Minister Aleksandar Vucic closed and sealed shut two daily newspapers in the night between Tuesday and Wednesday, calling on the non-existent state of war and the unconstitutional and illegal order issued by his Ministry, at the same time lying to the public

In order for the media restrictions to be legalized, Federal Government had to officially proclaim either a state of direct threat of war, a state of war or of martial law

In the public life of this youthful radical, two critical moments took place: having entered the Serbian radical Party in 1993, and becoming Minister of Information on March 24th, 1998.

Seselj’s remaining in power is the best test of the readiness for a serious, peaceful approach to Kosovo. If Milosevic is not capable of getting rid of him and making a deeper democratic turn in Serbia, no one should hope for any sort of stabilization in Kosovo

Kosovo's ethnic Albanians will get foreign observers, amnesty and a negotiating platform and a broader autonomy than the one provided by the 1974 Constitution

In spite of hard times, support for the country came en mass. Its administrators have achieved fantastic results in opening new schools, highways and telecommunication centres. We've marked another anniversary of victory over fascism, while the top-ranking officials defended their political and military strategies with the explanation that we have more than a few kamikaze pilots.