TARGET YUGOSLAVIA:  NATO's WAR OF AGGRESSION / Wednesday, 9 June 1999
 

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TARGET YUGOSLAVIA:  NATO's WAR OF AGGRESSION
Wednesday, 9 June 1999

Radio Havana Cuba presents its coverage of the ongoing U.S.-led
NATO aggression against Yugoslavia.
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PEACE ACCORD SIGNED, BUT IT'S NOT OVER YET...

NATO and Yugoslav military commanders met in Macedonia late
Wednesday and signed the G-8 peace accord, which would establish
an international occupation force in Kosovo.

Shortly before the signing of the agreement, U.S. B-52 bombers
struck at targets in southeast Kosovo, causing widespread damage
and many reported casualties.

The signed peace accord would require all Yugoslavian troops to
withdraw from Kosovo within 11 days and sets up a verification
process of the withdrawal.

It is expected that NATO military commanders will soon suspend
the 78-day bombing campaign -- which has killed thousands of
innocent civilians and virtually destroyed the European nation's
infrastructure.

NATO emphasized, however, that the air strikes will only be
suspended... warning that they could begin again at any time.


CONGRESSIONAL REPRESENTATIVES CHARGE U.S. PRESIDENT BILL CLINTON
WITH VIOLATING THE WAR POWERS ACT

U.S. legislators have vowed to take their case to the Court of
Appeals and even the Supreme Court after a Federal judge rejected
a legal action against President Bill Clinton for having violated
the War Powers Act in the on-going war against Yugoslavia.

Some 30 members of Congress, led by California Republican Tom
Campbell, brought charges against Clinton for violating the 1973
War Powers Act.  The legislation requires a U.S. President to
obtain congressional approval for the deployment of U.S. troops
in hostilities that last longer than 60 days.

The lawmakers pointed out that the April 28th congressional vote
of 213 to 213 is insufficient for the approval of U.S.
bombardments of Yugoslavia and that Congress rejected another
resolution to declare war against the Balkan nation.

In rejecting the accusation, Federal Judge Paul Friedman stated
that congressional reaction to the U.S.-led NATO bombings has
been confusing and contradictory, pointing out that on May 20th,
legislators approved a multi-billion dollar emergency package to
finance the war.

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