June 10 War Crimes Tribunal:
Findings of War Crimes Tribunal
The Members of the Independent Commission of Inquiry to
Investigate U.S./NATO War Crimes Against the People of
Yugoslavia, meeting in New York, having considered the
Initial Charges and Complaint of the Commission dated July
31, 1999, against President William J. Clinton, Gen. Wesley
Clark, Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, Prime Minister
Tony Blair, Chancellor Gerhard Schroder, President Jacques
Chirac, Prime Minister Massimo D'Alema, Prime Minister Jose
Maria Azmar, the Governments of the United States and the
other NATO member states, former Secretary General Javier
Solana and other NATO leaders, and others with 19 separate
Crimes Against Peace, War Crimes and Crimes Against Humanity
in violation of the Charter of the United Nations, the 1949
Geneva Conventions, other international agreements and
customary international law ... find the accused Guilty on
the basis of the evidence against them and that each of the
19 separate crimes alleged in the Initial Complaint has been
established to have been committed beyond a reasonable doubt.
These are:
1. Planning and executing the dismemberment,
segregation and impoverishment of Yugoslavia.
2. Inflicting, inciting and enhancing violence
between and among Muslims and Slavs.
3. Disrupting efforts to maintain unity, peace and
stability in Yugoslavia.
4. Destroying the peace-making role of the United
Nations.
5. Using NATO for military aggression against, and
occupation of, non-compliant poor countries.
6. Killing and injuring a defenseless population
throughout Yugoslavia.
7. Planning, announcing and executing attacks
intended to assassinate the head of government, other
government leaders and selected civilians in Yugoslavia.
8. Destroying and damaging economic, social,
cultural, medical, diplomatic--including the embassy of the
People's Republic of China and other embassies--and religious
resources, properties and facilities throughout
Yugoslavia.
9. Attacking objects indispensable to the survival
of the population of Yugoslavia.
10. Attacking facilities containing dangerous
substances and forces.
11. Using depleted uranium, cluster bombs and other
prohibited weapons.
12. Waging war on the environment.
13. Imposing sanctions through the United Nations
that are a genocidal crime against humanity.
14. Creating an illegal ad-hoc criminal tribunal to
destroy and demonize the Serbian leadership. The illegitimacy
of this tribunal is further demonstrated by its failure to
bring any case regarding the oppression of the Romani people,
who have suffered the highest rate of casualties of any
people in the region.
15. Using controlled international media to create
and maintain support for the U.S. assault and to demonize
Yugoslavia, Slavs, Serbs and Muslims as genocidal
murderers.
16. Establishing the long-term military occupation
of strategic parts of Yugoslavia by NATO forces.
17. Attempting to destroy the sovereignty, right to
self-determination, democracy and culture of the Slavic,
Muslim, Roma and other peoples of Yugoslavia.
18. Seeking to establish U.S. domination and
control of Yugoslavia and to exploit its people and
resources.
19. Using the means of military force and economic
coercion in order to achieve U.S. domination.
The Members hold NATO, the NATO states and their leaders
accountable for their criminal acts and condemn those found
guilty in the strongest possible terms. The Members condemn
the NATO bombardments, denounce the international crimes and
violations of international humanitarian law committed by the
armed attack and through other means such as economic
sanctions. NATO has acted lawlessly and has attempted to
abolish international law.
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