From: phssvb@emory.edu (Spiros V. Branis)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.greek
Subject: DANISH STATEMENTS...
Date: 22 Jan 93 15:50:52 GMT
Organization: Emory University, Atlanta, GA
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dlatane@hibbs.vcu.edu       David E. Latane writes
>>>>>
That's not the news from Skopje at all. The news from Skopje is that
the report from Thessaloniki that gen. Arsovski said these things is
totally false--it's part of a dirty tricks campaign designed to
discredit the government in Skopje.
<<<<<

The Macedonian News Agency reported from Skopje what was in the
Vecer paper on Dec. 27th, 92; the MNA reported that Alex. Ivanofski
who was the Vecer's Chief Editor and responsible for the article that
ridiculed Gen. Arsovski was fired.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs made some noise in general about
MNA [dirty tricks campaign] BUT IT DIDN'T  inform us about the 
original statements of Gen. Arsovski in USA. In addition, the fact
that the  Chief Editor was fired was not challenged by anybody, indicates
that the report was neither a fabrication nor a false information.
The Skopje TV aired a comment by Emilia Geleva last week, who claimed
that there is not any drop of truth in MNA report and it was a 
fabrication. 
DO YOU HAVE THE ORIGINAL STATEMENTS OF GEN. ARSOVSKI????
WHY THE VECER CHIEF EDITOR WAS FIRED???

>>>>
As far as I know, Arsovski isn't like the serbs in Bosnia, who
threaten to get atomic weapons to destroy the West. He knows that
it's ludicrous to thing the Macedonian army will ever be in a
position to threaten Greece and Bulgaria. I'm inclined to view this
report as one more canard.
<<<<

DO YOU KNOW HIM PERSONALLY????
HAVE YOU EVER READ ANY OF HIS PUBLIC STATEMENTS OR BOOKS??

>>>>
Now for some real news from Skopje--it's very cold, they've got three
feet of snow, electricity and heat are rationed, humanitarian aid
from the EC isn't reaching them, Serb provocateurs are trying to
start violence, Greek airplanes are overflying the border area. The
government is a moderate coalition of several ethnic groups caught
between extreme Macedonian nationalists on the one hand and Albanian
separatists on the other. They've kept the peace and are so far the
only one out of the six former Yugoslav Republics not to go to war.

David Latane
dlatane@hibbs.vcu.edu
<<<<

It is also cold in Northern Greece [Macedonia, Thrace]; it is
the winter season. Greece for humanitarian reasons, permits the
flow of oil through Thessaloniki, under the condition that it will
not sold to Serbians by Skopjians, as it happened during last fall.
Serbian villages have been surrounded by Skopje police during the
New Year's Day celebrations under the pretext of serching for weapons.
The real reason is that Serbians like Albanians have demanded a
unbiased population counting plus recognition of their minority status.
The alleged Greek airplanes that overflying Skopje air space are
Juguar according to Skopje sources. The Greek air force does not
operate this kind of military airplane. [just open any military
magazine and find out about the Greek air force]. On top of that
how the Skopje authorities saw these airplanes, since they don't
have any radars installed??? Their airspace is controlled still
by Belgrad FIR control. The Skopje airspace is a BLACK HOLE
and all the  civilian airplanes that overfly get instructions
from Belgrad.
As far as the ethnic composition of Skopje, your statements
prove the Greek position that there is not any "Macedonian
nation" [the Bulgarians even going further, that there is not
any "Macedonian nationality"] but just a mixture of different
antagonistic ethnic groups.


Spiros
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