U.S. speaker urges struggle in NATO countries
John Catalinotto of
the United States represented the International Action Center
at the Belgrade conference. He described how people in the NATO
countries can resist Washington's goal of expanding this
military alliance as a world super-cop:
"I especially address
those of us here from the very NATO countries that waged
aggression against Yugoslavia. Our responsibility is to use the
facts and analysis presented here to mobilize our home
populations to fight the government's policies, to lift the
sanctions against Yugoslavia, to send aid--really reparations
for the crimes committed.
"On June 10, the
International Action Center in New York is holding a day-long
International Tribunal on U.S.-NATO War Crimes against
Yugoslavia. An initial hearing last July 31 inspired or
encouraged hearings in a dozen U.S. cities.
"Those working in
parallel with us held similar hearings in Oslo, Novi Sad,
Berlin, Rome, Vienna, Moscow, Kiev, Sydney and even Tokyo. The
most dramatic was a mass people's tribunal in Athens last fall
where thousands found Clinton guilty of war crimes. More
hearings are planned for Belgrade, Hamburg, Prague, Boston and
elsewhere.
"We do not expect to
make the people in power see reason and change their minds.
These tribunals are a way to mobilize mass public opinion and
build a movement that can fight the governments that wage these
wars. In the International Action Center we also support the
struggles of oppressed groups in the United States--for
example, the fight to free political prisoner Mumia Abu-Jamal.
Only by building bridges to others can we succeed in turning
back the U.S. war machine.
"On June 10, former
Attorney General Ramsey Clark will prosecute U.S. and NATO
leaders for 19 charges of war crimes, crimes against peace, and
crimes against humanity. International expert witnesses will
present testimony. And a distinguished international panel of
judges will hear the case. Come and be part of this historic
event."
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