Re: Yugoslavia to fSU and Chile

[Doug Henwood <dhenwood@xxxxxxxxx>]

Seth Sandronsky wrote:

> Ken wrote:
> > The majority may not like Milosevic but they have given his party
> > more >than a majority in recent elections. That is why you are
> > seeing a
> > Western-generated uprising. Interesting that some  leftists cheer the
> > burning of parliament buildings when the supposed aim is to impose
> > democracy. Nothing like destroying democracy to promote democracy.
>
> Yoshie wrote:
> > It's like Yeltsin's shelling of the Duma.
>
> Seth writes:
> And like Pinochet's bombing of Allende's presidential quarters in
> Chile.  The tentacles of the Evil Empire are far-reaching.

I was away for a couple of days, so I'm behind and I'm confused. I
thought Yeltsin used state power to bomb the Duma, and Pinochet used
the army to overthrow Allende. I could swear the special bodies of
Serb armed men essentially laid down their arms and gave in to the
throngs in the streets. Am I just a dupe of the NYT?

Doug