[PEN-L:6112] Re: RE: Re: Yugoslav Peace Proposal

[Yoshie Furuhashi <furuhashi.1@xxxxxxx>]

Barkley Rosser & Max:

Marx wrote:
>4 questions:
>
>Does "cessation" mean withdrawal of Serbian military and police from Kosovo?
>
>Is the peace-keeping force armed, and with what?  So far the Serbian govt
>has said it will accept no such foreign armed bodies (I posted the link
>attesting to this the other day).
>
>Does "full autonomy" mean for Kosovo, or something else?
>
>Who enforces all this, juridically and militarily?

As to the peace-keeping 'force,' there is no 'force' without arms. I think
that there must exist divisions within the Yugo government as to how much
concession they would make (and would still not look like complete losers).
My post was based upon the AFP report that attributed the words I quoted to
Yugoslav Deputy Prime Minister Zoran Lilic. I also think that the Russian
diplomatic effort, for the time being, may be aiming for the non-NATO
peace-keeping force. (What the Russian diplomacy will consist of in the
future will depend upon the internal politics of Russia as well.)

Also, remember that the USA held up Milosevic as the representative of the
Bosnian Serbs, and he signed the US-imposed Dayton peace agreement that
precluded 'autonomy' and 'self-determination' for any group there: Serbs,
Croats, and Bosnian Muslims. (In this sense, I don't think that Milosevic
is much of a nationalist, and his nationalist rhetoric is just
that--rhetoric; nor do I think that NATO/USA has any interest in 'autonomy'
or 'sefl-determinaiton' of any nationality--including Albanians--in the
Balkans. NATO/USA is primarily interested in the Dayton-style
neocolonialism.)

As to the cessation of military operations, it must refer to all military
forces involved now: NATO, the KLA, and the Yugo armed forces. Otherwise,
there won't be any peace. The police in Kosovo must include all the
nationalities (Serbs, Montenegrins, Albanians, etc.) in the future, in such
a way that will guarantee the safety of Albanians and non-Albanians alike
in Kosovo. But here I'm thinking of what *I* think is reasonable (which
won't come to pass). Frankly, I don't think that NATO will accept the Yugo
peace proposal. Peace without NATO is what they can't afford.

Yoshie