THE HANDSTAND


THE HANDSTAND	AUGUST 2003
As Milosevic calls for setting up a Defense Center in The Hague, Carla del Ponte swears she will have proof that he's guilty...by October By Jared Israel President Slobodan Milosevic's truly epic struggle to refute the lies about Yugoslavia is entering a new stage. The Prosecution is supposed to finish its case by the end of the year. The bankruptcy of that case is demonstrated by the amazing statement Carla del Ponte made two weeks ago, promising that she will produce evidence that Slobodan Milosevic is guilty...no later than October. [1] President Milosevic recently held two important meetings. On July 17th, the President met with leaders of his party, the Socialist Party of Serbia. [1A] On the 18th, he met with Nico Varkevisser. Varkevisser is spokesperson for President Milosevic's support group, the ICDSM. (He is also an editor of the Website, Emperor's Clothes.) Varkevisser reports that President Milosevic stressed the urgency of immediately building a strong defense organization in the Netherlands and fund raising for the maintenance of his defense. Varkevisser is to set up a foundation to support the Defense Center. President Milosevic is to be the foundation's chairperson. While President Milosevic and Nico Varkevisser discussed creating the Defense Center, Hague Tribunal Chief Prosecutor Carla del Ponte was telling the media that "she will begin focusing on the genocide charges against Slobodan Milosevic," presenting "crucial evidence"...no later than October. [2] She will begin focusing on producing such evidence? Nico Varkevisser commented: "They demonize a people for 12 years; they destroy the country; they throw the elected President in jail in Belgrade and then they kidnap him in defiance of the Constitutional Court and ship him to The Hague; they keep him in a dungeon of a jail for two years while he exposes every witness as a liar; and after all that, they shall now "begin focusing" on providing evidence against him. "Is this a bitter joke? No, it is not a joke. They have been defeated by President Milosevic because their case is all lies and he has refused to crawl."[3] Varkevisser continued: "The Security Council is about to discuss a letter from Kofi Anan requesting that The Hague and Rwanda tribunals be separated, with each having a full compliment of prosecutors, organizational staff, and so on. Perhaps this has something to do with the heavy military and other involvement of the US and the former European colonial powers in Central Africa. But also, perhaps this is a reprimand for del Ponte, as if they were saying: 'You have failed, miserable creature. Now, go and devote all your energy to The Hague. You and your hundreds of assistants better reverse the humiliating defeat we have suffered at the hands of Milosevic!' "So this is del Ponte's reward for having been their servile attack dog: she takes the blame for the collapse of their house of lies. Perhaps she will end up in jail. "Meanwhile the real issue is this: the Security Council must stop this show trial. Will they? Or will they further involve the United Nations in the criminal attack on Yugoslavia?" [1] The biggest media lie justifying the bombing of Serbia was the Racak Massacre fabrication. This is refuted in Prof. Francisco Gil-White's tour de force, "Helena Ranta and the Racak Massacre Hoax," which can be read at http://www.tenc.net/gilwhite/ranta.htm#a [1A] For pictures of a petition drive/demonstration by Milosevic's Party in Belgrade on June 28th, go to http://www.icdsm.com/more/sps.htm [2] The following is the relevant text of the Calgary Herald story in which del Ponte's promised she would produce "critical" evidence against Milosevic. Soon. [Excerpt from Calgary Herald starts here] Calgary Herald (Alberta, Canada); July 17, 2003 Thursday Final Edition; Section: News; Pg. A16; Source: The Associated Press; Dateline: The Hague Milosevic Trial Shifts To Genocide With time running out to conclude her case, [actually to make her case - JI] the chief UN war-crimes prosecutor said Wednesday she will begin focusing on the genocide charges against Slobodan Milosevic, and the next few months will be critical. The prosecutor, Carla Del Ponte, said crucial evidence will soon be presented to the tribunal regarding the former Yugoslav president's involvement with the massacre in Srebrenica and the months-long bombardment of Sarajevo, and she was confident it would lead to convictions for genocide -- the most serious of the 66 charges Milosevic faces. The prosecution has until the end of the year to complete its case in the Milosevic trial, which began in February 2002. Milosevic, who is representing himself, will then have equal time -- nearly two years -- to present his defence." [3] It is a matter of public record that then chief prosecutor Arbour was ordered by the leading NATO powers, particularly the US and UK, to indict Slobodan Milosevic. The following articles contain documentation of a) NATO's control of the Tribunal and b) public proof that NATO leaders ordered the Tribunal to indict Milosevic. * "Official Statements Prove Hague 'Tribunal' Belongs to NATO," at http://www.icdsm.com/more/belongs.htm * "Attorney Asks: Does your Research show that Hague Prosecutor Arbour conferred with NATO politicians prior to indicting Milosevic?" http://emperors-clothes.com/letters/philpot.htm Emperor's Clothes [ www.tenc.net ]