Issue 444 - June 24, 2000

Four assassins managed to slip through the all out chase which ensued after the attempted murder of the president of the Serbian Renewal Party (SPO), however, obviously in a panic, they left the police with two accomplices and lots of clues pinpointing the way

"Had this assassination attempt taken place in Serbia, I'm the one who would have been arrested, just as they arrested those youths in Pozarevac who were attacked and beaten. Here the police reacted in the manner in which it reacted - decisively trying to catch the murderers and assassins, and will in all likelihood be successful in this"

If what at this point appears fairly probable is proven without doubt, namely that "certain circles" have their fingers mixed into the latest assassination attempt against Vuk Draskovic, the Leader of the Serbian Renewal Movement, it can only be assumed that such information will merely make the position of the regime more difficult and that no red herrings or clamoring on their part can cover up something of this kind

Vojislav Seselj's comments about the harmful result of his coalition partner Ivan Markovic do not necessarily imply any serious misunderstandings or disparities in the government circles. In the year of important elections, the coalition co-operation and affection surely will not be broken due to a certain voivode Vucinic

Due to the statement that in both Serbia and Montenegro there are paramilitary formations, the former Chief of Staff of the Yugoslav Army Headquarters, Momcilo Perisic was deprived of his title. It has never happened in history to an officer of such a rank

The authors team of Group 17 members which consists of Srboljub Antic, Mladjan Dinkic, Dusan Korunoski and Ljubomir Matic with associates have published their assessment of the effects of the reconstruction of the country after NATO's bombing campaign. This study shows that the success of reconstruction isn't nearly as significant as presented by regime propaganda since, even if reconstruction was to be continued at this pace, another 19 years would separate us from a full reconstruction of all direct bombing damages. This study actually shows that this existing model efficiently reconstructs only the model of a centrally-planned economy which crashed in 1989, which only serves to further distance our economy and society from the necessary reforms.