Milosevic has tried in the past to use the military to protect his post, but the previous army chief, Gen. Momcilo Perisic, refused to side with him and tried to distance the military from politics. Perisic, who was ousted in November, sharply criticized Milosevic's government in an interview published Thursday and called for it to be replaced. Some fear that army intervention could spark civil war in Serbia, the dominant republic in the Yugoslav federation. There also has been speculation that Milosevic might trigger such a war to stay in power in the face of mounting popular anger over the moribund economy, international isolation and the crisis in Kosovo. Tomic said, referring to the U.S. president and the British prime minister.
Resistance is the answer.
This is not a system. This is a disease. Karaicic said his group plans similar actions in other Serbian towns during the next few days. Serbia's university students played a key role in the 1996-97 protests against Milosevic's attempt to reverse opposition election victories in Serbia's major cities. The colorful protests gained much sympathy from Serbs, who generally do not trust opposition political parties.