[Interesting date on the post below: On October 13, 1307, the Knights Templar were arrested by Philip IV of France. On October 13, 1917, the Fatima "Miracle of the Sun" occurred.]
Link:
http://www.rumormillnews.com/cgi-bin/archive.cgi/read/4674
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MONTENEGRO CAN SECEDE -- The Cold War Returns
Posted By: Rayelan
Date: Friday, 13-Oct-2000 01:48:07
Today, the new president of Yugoslavia said that Montenegro can leave Yugolslavia if it wants to.
During the Kosovo War, RMNews wrote an article titled: "KOSOVO, The Truth Behind the Headlines" In the article we stated that the fall of the Soviet Union is only temporary. As soon as Austria gets all of her old lands back, the Soviet Union will rise again and the Cold War will resume. Montenegro is the last of the old Austrian lands to be freed from a totalitarian regime.
This is an excerpt from the 1999 article:
"In 1996, one of our best Sources told us that Continental Europe (this means the UK is not included) was primarily responsible for the “seeming” collapse of the Soviet Union and the freeing of the European nations who were enslaved by the Soviets after World War Two. According to the Source, this was done to free “some” of the European nations that were given to the Soviets by the Allies at the end of World War Two.
This source told us that the collapse of the Soviet Union was only an “illusion” and it would be a temporary one. Evidently the deal that was made would see that the USSR stayed in ruins long enough for the European nations of Hungary, Czechoslovakia, Slovenia, Herzegovina and Montenegro to become free from the Soviet yoke and become part of Europe once again."
Montenegro is the last of the old kingdoms that were controlled by the Austo-Hungarian Empire. The freeing of Montenegro, signals a return to a Cold War Status!
The article on Kosovo also talks about the Inland Waterway that the Danube creates which stretches from the Black Sea to the North Sea. Remember this waterway -- It is the real reason the EU is moving so quickly to get things cleaned up. The barges and other ships that have been prevented from using the Danube due to the bombed bridges have been a huge economic drain to all of Europe. To keep their economy from going in the drain, the EU is quickly trying to give Yugoslavia enough money to clean up the Danube so the shipping traffic can resume.
If my source for the above information is correct, we will see Montenegro split off from Yugoslavia. We may even see the upper portion of Yugoslavia which is primarily Hungarian, split off. But I doubt if we will see Serbia give up Kosovo. A flash point is needed, and Kosovo will probably remain that flashpoint.
I suspect that within a year, Serbia will have aligned with Russia. Milosivic might even be back in power.
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Thursday, 12 October, 2000, 22:54 GMT 23:54 UK
Kostunica hints at Yugoslav split
Many Montenegrins boycotted the recent election
Yugoslavia's new President, Vojislav Kostunica, has raised the prospect of secession by the junior federation partner, Montenegro, where pro-independence sentiments are strong.
In an interview with Italian television, Mr Kostunica said Montenegro should be allowed to decide for itself if it wants to leave Yugoslavia. "The will of the people will be respected and, I repeat, their will must be respected even if it means that Montenegro does not want to be part of a joint state," Mr Kostunica said.
The announcement could further complicate the situation for the new Yugoslav president, who is already grappling with attempts by supporters of his predecessor, Slobodan Milosevic, to stall the transfer of power.
Trouble from friends
In a newspaper interview, Mr Kostunica said he was having "almost as much trouble from my friends as from my enemies".
He singled out for criticism Zoran Djindjic, leader of the most powerful group within the 18-party Democratic Opposition of Serbia (DOS), who has called Mr Kostunica's leadership style legalistic and slow-moving.
Mr Kostunica's remarks to the New York Times newspaper came hours before the United States lifted an oil embargo and flight ban on Yugoslavia.
Making the announcement, US President Bill Clinton said that Washington had a "strong interest" in backing Yugoslavia's new leadership.
However, access to international funds has been made conditional on Yugoslavia's progress in its transition to democracy.
Monetary help
Years of sanction and isolation have shattered the Yugoslav economy, and it urgently requires international funds.
The country was expelled from International Monetary Fund (IMF) in 1992 for its role in the Bosnian and Croatian wars, and it could still take some months for it to rejoin the IMF.
The European Union has promised a $173.2m emergency aid package to help tide the country over the winter.
"Winter is coming and we need to deliver," European Commission president Romano Prodi told Reuters news agency.
"When there are urgent needs, we must give quick answers."
Mr Prodi said the money was for urgent winter aid like food, medicines and fuel.
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