STOP BOMBING YUGOSLAVIA

Washington DC: 1999. Presumed First Edition, First printing thus. Single sheet, printed on one side. This includes an open letter by Matija Beskovic entitled THE MAN WHO RULES THE WORLD BUT CANNOT CONTROL HIMSELF. It also includes a section on Demonstrations against NATO bombing of Serbia, which includes information on demonstrations organized by St. Luke's Serbian Orthodox Church, Alliance for Global Justice, March on Washington '99, and International Action Center. One page flyer has been folded several times. Matija Be kovi (born 29 November 1939) is a Serbian poet, writer and academic. Be kovi is a close friend of Serbian former Prime Minister Vojislav Koštunica, and an active supporter of his Democratic Party of Serbia. He has been living in Belgrade since 1960. On the Montenegrin independence referendum, 2006, Be kovi did not have a right to vote since he lives in Serbia. However, as a prominent Serb nationalist he fiercely advocated against Montenegrin independence, actively supporting the State Union during the pre-referendum campaign. The NATO bombing of Yugoslavia was the North Atlantic Treaty Organization's (NATO) military operation against the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia during the Kosovo War. The air strikes lasted from March 24, 1999 to June 10, 1999. The bombings continued until an agreement was reached that led to the withdrawal of Yugoslav armed forces from Kosovo, and the establishment of the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo, a UN peacekeeping mission in Kosovo. The official NATO operation code name was "Operation Allied Force" whereas the United States called it "Operation Noble Anvil"; in Yugoslavia the operation was incorrectly called "Merciful Angel" as a result of a misunderstanding or mistranslation. NATO's intervention was prompted by Yugoslavia's bloodshed and ethnic cleansing of Albanians, which drove the Albanians into neighboring countries and had the potential to destabilize the region. Yugoslavia's actions had already provoked condemnation by international organizations and agencies such as the UN, NATO, and various INGOs. NATO countries attempted to gain authorization from the UN Security Council for military action, but were opposed by China and Russia, who indicated that they would veto such a measure. As a result, NATO launched its campaign without the UN's approval, stating that it was a humanitarian intervention. The UN Charter prohibits the use of force except in the case of a decision by the Security Council under Chapter VII, or self-defense against an armed attack – neither of which were present in this case. The bombing killed about 1,000 members of the Yugoslav security forces in addition to between 489 and 528 civilians. It destroyed or damaged bridges, industrial plants, hospitals, schools, cultural monuments, private businesses as well as barracks and military installations. In the days after the Yugoslav army withdrew, over 164,000 Serbs and 24,000 Roma left Kosovo. Many of the remaining non-Albanian civilians (as well as Albanians perceived as collaborators) were victims of abuse which included beatings, abductions, and murders. After Kosovo and other Yugoslav Wars, Serbia became home to the highest number of refugees and IDPs (including Kosovo Serbs) in Europe. The bombing was NATO's second major combat operation, following the 1995 bombing campaign in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It was the first time that NATO had used military force without the expressed endorsement of the UN Security Council, which triggered debates over the legitimacy of the intervention. Condition: Good.

Keywords: Serbia, Bombing, NATO, Protests, March on Washington, Kosovo, Montenegro, Sumarica, Gracanica, Monasteries, Yugoslavia, Humanitarian Intervention, Operation Nobel Anvil, Political Ephemera, Protest Ephemera

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