Re: Economic revolutions

[Michael Hoover <hoov@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> The revolt against Milosevic was the culmination of ten years of
> subversion, both political and economic, that included the following
> elements:
> 1. CIA and George Soros (same thing basically) sponsorship of NGO's, B92,
> etc.
> Louis Proyect

Hey, don't forget National Endowment for Democracy [sic!] which has been
pumping money into Yugslavia for years.  Republican House member Chris
Smith (New Hampshire?) calls NED most cost-effective budget item.

NED, created in 1983 to finance "demonstration elections" and "human
rights" groups, worked to influence electoral outcomes and establish
fake democracies in Philippines & Chile.  It funnelled $18M into 1990
Chamorro campaign in Nicaragua (CIA estimated to have poured in $14M).
In addition to money, NED advises/develops opposition forces through
use of both Dems & Reps, AFL-CIO, Chamber of Commerce, clergy, National
Association of Broadcasters, etc.

Much of what NED does out in the open (which says something about state
of polity).  "Grantees" in Yugoslavia in 1990s included (dig names of
front groups):

Nasa Borba, Vreme, Danas, Koha Difore (newspapers)
TV Negotin (tv station)
BETA, Vijesti (news agencies)
Vijesti (news agency)
Radio B-92
Studio 99 (tv & radio station)
FAMA (media group)
Association for Independent Electronic Media
Dnevni Telegraf
Alternative Academic Network
Anti-War Campaign
Humanitarian Law Center
Center for Democracy Foundation
Belgrade Center for Human Rights,
Center for International Private Enterprise
European Movement of Serbia
UGS Nezavisnost (trade union confederation)
Institute for Democracy in Eastern Europe
Free Trade Union Institute
Center for Civil Society
Balkan Media Network
Center for Anti-War Action
Spirit of Sarajevo Information Center
Search for Common Ground
Center for International Private Enterprise
Council for the Defense of Human Rights and Freedoms
Democratic Center Foundation
Center for Democracy and Human Rights

What remained of Yugoslavia - without or without chauvinistic nationalism
that Milosevic fostered ("evil man" claptrap at work here) - was last
thorn in region.  US policy has never been motivated by concern about
"state of democracy" in that country.  Basis for US hostility has
always been Yugoslavia's refusal (to large degree against inclinations
of government officials such as SM since 1980s) to operate within norms of
internal colonialism that US demands.    Michael Hoover