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Letter from Macedonia
by Peter Grimes
04 April 1999 05:21 UTC
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List,
I forward this not because I either endorse the position or
wish to attack it, but because it provides another "face" to the Balkan
crisis.
--Peter
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Date: Thu, 03 Jun 1999 10:39:03 -0400
From: Barbara Larcom <larcom@bcpl.net>
To: Peter G <p34d3611@jhu.edu>, Max O <mobuszewski@afsc.org>
Subject: [Fwd: thank you]
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From: "bimadem" <bimadem@lotus.mpt.com.mk>
To: "Herman de Tollenaere" <hermantl@stad.dsl.nl>,
"Roger / Denise Lagass?" <roger_lagasse@dccnet.com>,
"Youth and Environment Europe" <yee@ecn.cz>,
"UNITED" <united@antenna.nl>,
"Wilderness Fund" <wild_fund@mbox.cit.bg>,
"SZP Bugarija" <ucnb@iterra.net>,
"Stephan Durrer" <pronatura.baselland@bluewin.ch>,
"Green Balkan" <greenbal@bulnet.bg>,
"FRIENDS OF THE EARTH" <foeiall@foe.co.uk>, "EYFA" <eyfa@eyfa.org>,
"Federation of Young European Greens" <fyeg-list@teia.org>,
"Pantelis Sklias" <europers@hol.gr>,
"British Green party" <Gptypress@aol.com>,
"NZ Green Party" <oyvay@ihug.co.nz>,
"Mark Weisbrot" <weisbrot@preamble.org>,
"FZ Opole" <opole@fz.most.org.pl>, "FILO HIROTA" <fhirota@hotmail.com>,
"Harlan & Esther Farnsworth" <Efarns@together.net>,
"Kate Walsh" <batewate@hotmail.com>,
"bobs ralf" <radicalfluff@hotmail.com>,
"Euler, Catherine" <C.Euler@lmu.ac.uk>,
"mbernst" <mbernst@muse.sfusd.k12.ca.us>,
"Rebeka Tabobondung" <rebekat@hotmail.com>,
"Robin Meader" <rmeader@SEAS.GWU.EDU>,
"Andrea Grant-Friedman" <andrearz@eden.rutgers.edu>,
"David Hintze" <David@strongenvironmental.com>,
"Nancy Hey" <NHEY@fcc.gov>,
"National Peoples Campaign" <npcdc@mnsinc.com>,
"Tamar Pelleg-Sryck" <tamarpel@netvision.net.il>,
"Doris Fuller" <doris_fuller@sunshine.net>,
"Elsie Dean" <sbdean@sfu.ca>,
"Elena Marchetti" <elenamarchetti@hotmail.com>,
"Eileen Gillan" <egillan@mdo.net>, "Fiona Lewis" <filewis@home.com>,
"Ellen Shepard" <sheparde@zebra.net>, "Bill Bigelow" <bbpdx@aol.com>,
"Sven Metzger" <svenmetzger@gmx.net>,
"Maria Beam-Bradley" <moonbeam@caltel.com>,
"Grattan Healy" <ghealy@europarl.eu.int>,
"Merrill Hodnefield" <mhodnefi@isd.wash.k12.mi.us>,
"Brent Buice" <kin_folk@hotmail.com>,
"California Green Party" <JPilch7895@aol.com>,
"JOHN" <xarlem@sol.racsa.co.cr>,
"Jane Welford" <wibberkeley@yahoo.com>,
"Barbara Larcom" <larcom@bcpl.net>, "radicalredux" <praxis1@home.com>,
"Roger Lagasse" <roger_lagasse@sunshine.net>,
"Sid Shniad" <shniad@sfu.ca>,
"Davida Helene Malley" <malley@cats.UCSC.EDU>,
"Leo Horrigan" <lhorriga@jhsph.edu>,
"Salcines" <salcines@ntsime.colombus.cu>,
"Starlene Rankin" <starlene@iastate.edu>,
"Jenny Street" <jennys@foe.co.uk>,
"Kristian Aas" <krisaa@stud.ntnu.no>,
"Pamela Jenner" <jenne@globalnet.co.uk>,
"Aungiira Aurel Duta" <aungiira@motherearth.org>,
"Sue Ogden" <susiecrmchs@webtv.net>, "Lib Duvide" <sidewayz8@aol.com>,
"Elena Kabashnaya" <elena@dana.mk.ua>, "Tero J?nk?" <tesaja@utu.fi>,
"Sheila Freeman" <sheilaf@foe.co.uk>,
"MEDITERRANEAN S.O.S. Network" <medsos@ath.forthnet.gr>,
"Juha Ekholm" <juha.ekholm@hamkk.fi>,
"Deneen Sparks" <thebird@usa.net>,
"peter kalberer" <peterkal@ix.netcom.com>,
"Umit OZTURK" <greenscreen@gn.apc.org>,
"Sergey Litvinenko" <serphys@altos.rnd.runnet.ru>,
"Olivier Stassart" <ostassart@met.be>
Subject: thank you
Date: Sat, 3 Apr 1999 17:02:52 +0200
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Dear all,
=20
Thank you for your solidarity and expressed opinion against NATO bombing =
on Yugoslavia.
=20
I want to mention that I am writing this message as well as others that =
I will send to you in the future as my personal opinions and wish to =
stop not only NATO bombing, but and other violence that is happening =
here on the Balkan, and does not reflect opinion of my organization The =
Ecologists' Movement of Macedonia.=20
=20
On the border with Yugoslavia are over 100.000 refuges who are waiting =
with days to enter into Macedonia. Macedonia is small country (25.713 =
km2) on Balkan Peninsula, with ~2.000.000 inhabitants. Here are living =
Macedonians, Albanians, Turkish, Serbs, Vlaha, Gypsy etc. We are living =
in peace and understanding, and I hope that it will be like that in =
future too.
=20
So, you can understand that we are small country, but very old, and =
country that is always open for giving help. In the Bosnian war we =
accept over 80.000 refuges, and now, the Government of RM (Republic of =
Macedonia) before the NATO air strikes, says that we can accept only =
20.000 refuges from Kosovo. BUT, now we have more then 35.000 refuges, =
and 100.000 refuges are on the way for Macedonia. The International =
community does not help us a lot. We are sorry for refuges, and we will =
accept all who want to come here, but it is really sad when you are =
watching small kids and babies how is crying, and waiting on the border =
for days to enter to our country. Some of them do not want to go to =
camps, they want to go to hotels and families, and we can not give them =
that. (All hotels are busy because of the NATO soldiers, and of course =
it is so expensive). The schools are adapted for accepting the refuges, =
some of sport halls, and so on. The other neighbor countries do not want =
to accept refuges, they only say that they will give to Macedonia and =
Albania humanitarian help. They are afraid from the similar problem that =
Kosovo is. Just imagine, only one half from refuges to do not come back =
in Kosovo. It will change ethnical map of Macedonia. Anyhow, in =
Macedonia the number of Albanian is growing, they have a lot of children =
and very soon we can wait for asking autonomy even in Macedonia. But, I =
hope it will not come soon, because in Macedonia, Albanians have in =
Albanian language complete education, they in the Government, in all =
institutions and so on.
Separately from these refuges in Yugoslavia, especially in Belgrade and =
Nish, are refuges from Kosovo of Serbian nationality. They are running =
away because of NATO bombings, and my opinion is that and Albanian =
refuges are running away because of the same reason. On TV are saying =
that here are not many male refuges, and that is because Serbs are =
killing them. Do not believe only in that story. Maybe it is a true, but =
is a true and they are members of Kosovo terrorist army, and that they =
of course are staying to fight against Yugoslav army. Nobody knows the =
real true and real answer on "What is happening in Kosovo?". Only if you =
are living there you will understand everything.
=20
In the last bombing on Belgrade, near the aim which was bombed, is =
located Gynecology hospital. All babies and mothers are dislocated in =
the shelter of the hospital. I will suggest to Yugoslav people to =
celebrate 3rd April as day of babies, because they stay a live. NATO is =
making anything to Miloshevich, it is doing a lot to Yugoslav people. =
But, they are strong, and I am realy proud on them. The last nigh a lot =
of citizens of Belgrade went to the bridg and they stayed all the night =
to defend it. Every day on the central square in Belgrade (YU) and =
Skopje (RM) are going on concerts. Yesterday evening in Thesaloniki =
(Greece) was the biggest concert. In Macedonia we found several =
proektils from NATO air planes, in Bulgaria too. So they are not so =
correct, and maybe by mistake they will attack some Macedonian village =
near the border. In one Macedonian church, where the priest was talking =
against NATO bombing and any war, was found a bomb.=20
=20
It is horrible to listen every day airplanes on your sky, and to know =
that they are going to attack places that you are knowing as friendly, =
where your friends and relatives are living. Almost all Macedonian =
family has relatives there. And more then 50.000 Macedonian are living =
in Yugoslavia. It was realy sad when the bridge in Novi Sad was bombed =
and destroyed and with it and water supply for this town. Belgrade is =
realy beautiful town, with old architecture, history, its own soul. And =
how to not be sad and angry to NATO, when it is destroying that =
wonderful things.
=20
I am not justifying the Miloshevich strategy for solving the problems on =
Kosovo, even and his policy at all, and a lot of Serbs did not like him. =
They tried for several times to change it, but with any success. An now =
what NATO did? Join the citizens of Yugoslavia in the supporting of =
Miloshevich. Now, all Serbs are supporting Miloshevich. Wrong strategy =
of NATO? I do not think so, I think that the aim is not to save Kosovar, =
and change Miloshevich, but some secret wish of big heads.=20
=20
You can help a lot, just participate in the peaceful protests that or =
going on in your countries, or collect signatures for support, or =
sending to me or to Young researchers of Serbia, the e-mail addresses of =
some key persons in your countries, with distributing our messages, and =
so on. Maybe you can give us idea how to stop this war! Everything can =
help. Thank you!
=20
That's all for now, I tried to give you some news or not, sorry for my =
not so good English,
Daniela Stojanova
=20
PS Attached you will find some web sites, that you can visit if you want =
to be informed about Kosovo.
http://www.transnational.org/pressinf/pf60.html
http://www.transnational.org/pressinf/pf59.html
http://www.transnational.org/pressinf/pf58.html
http://www.transnational.org/pressinf/pf57.html
http://www.transnational.org/features/kosovo.html
http://www.transnational.org/pressinf/pf55.html
http://www.transnational.org/forum/power/1999/03bombing.html
http://www.balkanaction.org/pubs/skia399.pdf
http://www.stratfor.com/crisis/kosovo/default.htm
http://www.zmag.org/current_bombings.htm
http://www.zmag.org/Commentaries/mar26bonusalbert.htm
http://www.zmag.org/mar24johnstone.htm
http://www.thenation.com/issue/990419/0419klare.shtml
http://www.newsunlimited.co.uk/Columnists/Column/0,3029,38868,00.html
http://www.zmag.org/yugoslavia.htm
http://www.transnational.org/pressinf/pf60.html
http://www.iacenter.org/flyeryug.htm
http://www.iacenter.org/liesfcts.htm
http://www.senate.gov/~rpc/releases/1999/fr033199.htm
http://www.senate.gov/~rpc/releases/1998/kosovo.htm
http://www.iacenter.org/bosnia/warunrav.htm
http://www.iacenter.org/duyug.htm
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<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000><FONT size=3D3>Dear all,</FONT></FONT><FONT=20
size=3D3></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000><FONT size=3D3></FONT></FONT><FONT=20
size=3D3></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000><FONT size=3D3>Thank you for your solidarity =
and=20
expressed opinion against NATO bombing on Yugoslavia.</FONT></FONT><FONT =
size=3D3></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000><FONT size=3D3></FONT></FONT><FONT=20
size=3D3></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#ff0000><FONT size=3D3>I want to mention that I am =
writing this=20
message as well as others that I will send to you in the future as my =
<FONT=20
size=3D4><STRONG>personal opinions </STRONG></FONT>and wish to stop not =
only NATO=20
bombing, but and other violence that is happening here on the Balkan, =
and <FONT=20
size=3D4><STRONG>does not reflect opinion of my organization The =
Ecologists'=20
Movement of Macedonia</STRONG></FONT>. </FONT></FONT><FONT =
size=3D3><FONT=20
color=3D#ff0000></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000><FONT size=3D3></FONT></FONT><FONT=20
size=3D3></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000><FONT size=3D3>On the border with Yugoslavia =
are over=20
100.000 refuges who are waiting with days to enter into Macedonia. =
Macedonia is=20
small country (25.713 km2) on Balkan Peninsula, with ~2.000.000 =
inhabitants.=20
Here are living Macedonians, Albanians, Turkish, Serbs, Vlaha, Gypsy =
etc. We are=20
living in peace and understanding, and I hope that it will be like that =
in=20
future too.</FONT></FONT><FONT size=3D3></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000><FONT size=3D3></FONT></FONT><FONT=20
size=3D3></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000><FONT size=3D3>So, you can understand that we =
are small=20
country, but very old, and country that is always open for giving help. =
In the=20
Bosnian war we accept over 80.000 refuges, and now, the Government of RM =
(Republic of Macedonia) before the NATO air strikes, says that we can =
accept=20
only 20.000 refuges from Kosovo. BUT, now we have more then 35.000 =
refuges, and=20
100.000 refuges are on the way for Macedonia. The International =
community does=20
not help us a lot. We are sorry for refuges, and we will accept all who =
want to=20
come here, but it is really sad when you are watching small kids and =
babies how=20
is crying, and waiting on the border for days to enter to our country. =
Some of=20
them do not want to go to camps, they want to go to hotels and families, =
and we=20
can not give them that. (All hotels are busy because of the NATO =
soldiers, and=20
of course it is so expensive). The schools are adapted for accepting the =
refuges, some of sport halls, and so on. The other neighbor countries do =
not=20
want to accept refuges, they only say that they will give to Macedonia =
and=20
Albania humanitarian help. They are afraid from the similar problem that =
Kosovo=20
is. Just imagine, only one half from refuges to do not come back in =
Kosovo. It=20
will change ethnical map of Macedonia. Anyhow, in Macedonia the number =
of=20
Albanian is growing, they have a lot of children and very soon we can =
wait for=20
asking autonomy even in Macedonia. But, I hope it will not come soon, =
because in=20
Macedonia, Albanians have in Albanian language complete education, they =
in the=20
Government, in all institutions and so on.</FONT></FONT><FONT=20
size=3D3></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000><FONT size=3D3>Separately from these refuges =
in=20
Yugoslavia, especially in Belgrade and Nish, are refuges from Kosovo of =
Serbian=20
nationality. They are running away because of NATO bombings, and my =
opinion is=20
that and Albanian refuges are running away because of the same reason. =
On TV are=20
saying that here are not many male refuges, and that is because Serbs =
are=20
killing them. Do not believe only in that story. Maybe it is a true, but =
is a=20
true and they are members of Kosovo terrorist army, and that they of =
course are=20
staying to fight against Yugoslav army. Nobody knows the real true and =
real=20
answer on "What is happening in Kosovo?". Only if you are =
living there=20
you will understand everything.</FONT></FONT><FONT =
size=3D3></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000><FONT size=3D3></FONT></FONT><FONT=20
size=3D3></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D3>In the last bombing on Belgrade, near the aim which =
was=20
bombed, is located Gynecology hospital. All babies and mothers are =
dislocated in=20
the shelter of the hospital. I will suggest to Yugoslav people to =
celebrate 3rd=20
April as day of babies, because they stay a live. NATO is making =
anything to=20
Miloshevich, it is doing a lot to Yugoslav people. But, they are strong, =
and I=20
am realy proud on them. The last nigh a lot of citizens of Belgrade went =
to the=20
bridg and they stayed all the night to defend it. Every day on the =
central=20
square in Belgrade (YU) and Skopje (RM) are going on concerts. Yesterday =
evening=20
in Thesaloniki (Greece) was the biggest concert. In Macedonia we found =
several=20
proektils from NATO air planes, in Bulgaria too. So they are not so =
correct, and=20
maybe by mistake they will attack some Macedonian village near the =
border. In=20
one Macedonian church, where the priest was talking against NATO bombing =
and any=20
war, was found a bomb. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D3></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D3>It is horrible to listen every day airplanes on your =
sky, and=20
to know that they are going to attack places that you are knowing as =
friendly,=20
where your friends and relatives are living. Almost all Macedonian =
family has=20
relatives there. And more then 50.000 Macedonian are living in =
Yugoslavia. It=20
was realy sad when the bridge in Novi Sad was bombed and destroyed and =
with it=20
and water supply for this town. Belgrade is realy beautiful town, with =
old=20
architecture, history, its own soul. And how to not be sad and angry to =
NATO,=20
when it is destroying that wonderful things.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D3></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D3>I am not justifying the Miloshevich strategy for =
solving the=20
problems on Kosovo, even and his policy at all, and a lot of Serbs did =
not like=20
him. They tried for several times to change it, but with any success. An =
now=20
what NATO did? Join the citizens of Yugoslavia in the supporting of =
Miloshevich.=20
Now, all Serbs are supporting Miloshevich. Wrong strategy of NATO? I do =
not=20
think so, I think that the aim is not to save Kosovar, and change =
Miloshevich,=20
but some secret wish of big heads. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D3></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D3>You can help a lot, just participate in the peaceful =
protests=20
that or going on in your countries, or collect signatures for support, =
or=20
sending to me or to Young researchers of Serbia, the e-mail addresses of =
some=20
key persons in your countries, with distributing our messages, and so =
on. Maybe=20
you can give us idea how to stop this war! Everything can help. Thank=20
you!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D3></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000><FONT color=3D#000000><FONT size=3D3>That's=20
</FONT></FONT><FONT size=3D3>all for now, I tried to give you some news =
or not,=20
sorry for my not so good English,</FONT></FONT><FONT =
size=3D3></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000><FONT size=3D3>Daniela =
Stojanova</FONT></FONT><FONT=20
size=3D3></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D3></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D3>PS Attached you will find some web sites, that you =
can visit=20
if you want to be informed about Kosovo.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D3><BR><A=20
href=3D"http://www.transnational.org/pressinf/pf60.html">http://www.trans=
national.org/pressinf/pf60.html</A><BR><BR><A=20
href=3D"http://www.transnational.org/pressinf/pf59.html">http://www.trans=
national.org/pressinf/pf59.html</A><BR><BR><A=20
href=3D"http://www.transnational.org/pressinf/pf58.html">http://www.trans=
national.org/pressinf/pf58.html</A><BR><BR><A=20
href=3D"http://www.transnational.org/pressinf/pf57.html">http://www.trans=
national.org/pressinf/pf57.html</A><BR><BR><A=20
href=3D"http://www.transnational.org/features/kosovo.html">http://www.tra=
nsnational.org/features/kosovo.html</A><BR><BR><A=20
href=3D"http://www.transnational.org/pressinf/pf55.html">http://www.trans=
national.org/pressinf/pf55.html</A><BR><BR><A=20
href=3D"http://www.transnational.org/forum/power/1999/03bombing.html">htt=
p://www.transnational.org/forum/power/1999/03bombing.html</A><BR><BR><A=20
href=3D"http://www.balkanaction.org/pubs/skia399.pdf">http://www.balkanac=
tion.org/pubs/skia399.pdf</A><BR><BR><A=20
href=3D"http://www.stratfor.com/crisis/kosovo/default.htm">http://www.str=
atfor.com/crisis/kosovo/default.htm</A><BR><BR><A=20
href=3D"http://www.zmag.org/current_bombings.htm">http://www.zmag.org/cur=
rent_bombings.htm</A><BR><BR><A=20
href=3D"http://www.zmag.org/Commentaries/mar26bonusalbert.htm">http://www=
..zmag.org/Commentaries/mar26bonusalbert.htm</A><BR><BR><A=20
href=3D"http://www.zmag.org/mar24johnstone.htm">http://www.zmag.org/mar24=
johnstone.htm</A><BR><BR><A=20
href=3D"http://www.thenation.com/issue/990419/0419klare.shtml">http://www=
..thenation.com/issue/990419/0419klare.shtml</A><BR><BR><A=20
href=3D"http://www.newsunlimited.co.uk/Columnists/Column/0,3029,38868,00.=
html">http://www.newsunlimited.co.uk/Columnists/Column/0,3029,38868,00.ht=
ml</A><BR><BR><A=20
href=3D"http://www.zmag.org/yugoslavia.htm">http://www.zmag.org/yugoslavi=
a.htm</A><BR><BR><A=20
href=3D"http://www.transnational.org/pressinf/pf60.html">http://www.trans=
national.org/pressinf/pf60.html</A><BR><BR><A=20
href=3D"http://www.iacenter.org/flyeryug.htm">http://www.iacenter.org/fly=
eryug.htm</A><BR><BR><A=20
href=3D"http://www.iacenter.org/liesfcts.htm">http://www.iacenter.org/lie=
sfcts.htm</A><BR><BR><A=20
href=3D"http://www.senate.gov/~rpc/releases/1999/fr033199.htm">http://www=
..senate.gov/~rpc/releases/1999/fr033199.htm</A><BR><BR><A=20
href=3D"http://www.senate.gov/~rpc/releases/1998/kosovo.htm">http://www.s=
enate.gov/~rpc/releases/1998/kosovo.htm</A><BR><BR><A=20
href=3D"http://www.iacenter.org/bosnia/warunrav.htm">http://www.iacenter.=
org/bosnia/warunrav.htm</A><BR><BR><A=20
href=3D"http://www.iacenter.org/duyug.htm">http://www.iacenter.org/duyug.=
htm</A><BR></FONT></DIV>
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