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From notes@igc.org Sat Sep 7 14:24:06 1996 Received: from igc7.igc.org (192.82.108.35) by MediaFilter.org with SMTP (Apple Internet Mail Server 1.0); Sat, 7 Sep 1996 14:24:07 -0500 Received: from cdp.igc.apc.org (cdp.igc.apc.org [192.82.108.1]) by igc7.igc.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) id KAA16635; Sat, 7 Sep 1996 10:53:18 -0700 (PDT) Date: 07 Sep 1996 10:51:03 Reply-To: Conference "zamir.chat"From: ncdb@cris.com Subject: http://mediafilter.org/SJ/Pages/psf To: Recipients of zamir-chat-l Message-ID: <1370018078-7739994@mediafilter.org> X-Gateway: conf2mail@igc.apc.org Errors-To: owner-zamir-chat-l@igc.apc.org Precedence: bulk Lines: 20 I am a pharmacist in the usa and would like to get contacted with PSF throughh the internet. please forward information regarding this organization to the above e mail address. I worked in somalia in 1993 and have lost contact with the connections that I made there. after much travel in a collection of remote locations. Please forward any information thanks Al Pires From notes@igc.org Sat Sep 7 14:24:27 1996 Received: from igc7.igc.org (192.82.108.35) by MediaFilter.org with SMTP (Apple Internet Mail Server 1.0); Sat, 7 Sep 1996 14:24:28 -0500 Received: from cdp.igc.apc.org (cdp.igc.apc.org [192.82.108.1]) by igc7.igc.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) id KAA16625; Sat, 7 Sep 1996 10:53:07 -0700 (PDT) Date: 07 Sep 1996 10:25:19 Reply-To: Conference "zamir.chat" From: Ivo Skoric Subject: A new "troljetka" (three-year PLAN) for Croatia! To: Recipients of zamir-chat-l Message-ID: <199609071639.JAA15752@igc3.igc.apc.org> X-Gateway: conf2mail@igc.apc.org Errors-To: owner-zamir-chat-l@igc.apc.org Precedence: bulk Lines: 70 From: "Ivo Skoric" Subject: A new "troljetka" (three-year PLAN) for Croatia! Amidst all this talk about privatisation and implementation of free market economy in Croatia, the National Security and Defence Council chaire by HPH (HPH= his presidential highness) Franjo Tudjman just decided the economic plan for Croatia for the next three years. This is an obvious change to the previous government (Yugo-communist) who used to decide economic plans in five-year terms. This curious improvement was probably lead by a Dilbert principles of self-managemant which call always for more sessions and conferences. It is, however, refreshing to see that jargon did not change: conclusions of this session demonstrate a continuation of Markovic's economic plan from 1990 - summed up in a word "STABILISATION". The 'stabilisation' was a package of mostly austerity measures that Yugoslav prime minister Markovic started to implement early in 1990 to stabilize currency, reduce deficit and increase production. Measures never succeeded because of the lack of political will among Yugoslav Republics to follow tru. They rather had their little war going on for a while. Now, however, it seems we are back to 'stabilisation' - the "final phase", nonetheless. The previous phase was undoubtedly to reduce unemployment by having a lot of young underskilled people (who were an obvious burden for the economy) killed of in the war. I am really curious to see how the 'final phase' would look like.. ivo On Wed, 28 Aug 1996, Foreign Press Bureau Zagreb wrote: > Date: Wed, 28 Aug 1996 17:41:45 +0200 (MET DST) > From: Foreign Press Bureau Zagreb > To: Multiple recipients of list > Subject: FPB Daily Bulletin 08.28.96. > > Foreign Press Bureau Daily Bulletin > 28 August, 1996 > > National Security and Defence Council sitting concludes > The National Security and Defence Council sitting, chaired by President > Tudjman, concluded yesterday. > According to a statement released from the President's Office, the Council > has agreed on economic goals for the next three years. In a joint > statement, Prime Minister Zlatko Matesa, Deputy Prime Minister Borislav > Skegro and Minister of Finance, Bozo Prka, said that the Croatian > government's economic policy for the next three years will be focussing on > the implementation of the final phase of the stabilisation program. This > will mean the building of a solid foundation for stable long term economic > growth and development; intensive reconstruction; the lowering of the > unemployment rate; raising the standard of living; stabilizing currency and > the speedy implementation of system reforms and denationalisation as well as > stimulating demographic development and return of emigrants. > The council says that currently the economy is stable and predicts further > growth in the coming year. This year saw production increase by over seven > per cent, and an even higher rate is being estimated for 1997. > The National Security and Defence Council estimates that direct war damage > in Croatia amounted to 150 billion kuna and says that over 3 billion kuna > has been invested in the reconstruction so far. However, it is said that > 4.7 billion kunas is needed for the return of all refugees and displaced > persons, expected by the end of next year. > Ivo Skoric ***** iskoric@igc.apc.org 212.369.9197 PO Box 46, NYC NY 10029, USA http://www.peacenet.org/balkans/ ivo.html From notes@igc.org Sat Sep 7 14:24:41 1996 Received: from igc7.igc.org (192.82.108.35) by MediaFilter.org with SMTP (Apple Internet Mail Server 1.0); Sat, 7 Sep 1996 14:24:42 -0500 Received: from cdp.igc.apc.org (cdp.igc.apc.org [192.82.108.1]) by igc7.igc.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) id KAA16630; Sat, 7 Sep 1996 10:53:12 -0700 (PDT) Date: 07 Sep 1996 10:25:20 Reply-To: Conference "zamir.chat" From: Ivo Skoric Subject: Bosnian Elections: OSCE gives a grant to Arkan! To: Recipients of zamir-chat-l Message-ID: <199609071639.JAA15744@igc3.igc.apc.org> X-Gateway: conf2mail@igc.apc.org Errors-To: owner-zamir-chat-l@igc.apc.org Precedence: bulk Lines: 101 From: "Ivo Skoric" Subject: Bosnian Elections: OSCE gives a grant to Arkan! Taken for Bosnet: ARKAN GETS GRANT-OSCE VERSION Editor's Note:yesterday we ran a story about a new report on Dutch TV that "the political party headed by Zjelko Raznatovic - a.k.a. Arkan." has received funds from the OSCE. The report stated that "because Arkan is not on the ICTY's list of suspected War Criminals, and his party is considered to be a small opposition party by the OSCE, this organisation has paid DEM 300,105.-- (US$ 200,000.--) towards his party's election campaign". Our story furnished by the Croatian and Bosnia Information Pages in Europe went on to say that ' Arkan is on Interpol's wanted list, with seven European countries wanting him (among which The Netherlands, where he escaped from prison in 1981 after an armed robbery) and on an American list of suspected war-criminals - but not on ICTY's.' It was the International Tribunal's failure to indict Arkan that served as an excuse for the OSCE when its representative at The IFOR Press Conference yesterday was asked how it could fund Arkan's propaganda. Here is a transcript of the reporter,s questions and the OSCE and UN spokesmen's' responses. IFOR PRESS CONFERNCE SARAJEVO SEPTEMBER 4 Q: yeah, question on funding. I would go one step further then David and say that, I'll show you an example of some literature that the OSCE has paid for. This is Arkan and his party . It says nothing, doesn't even mention Bosnia on the back, but calls for unity with Serbia. they're getting funding, they're getting twice as much funds as the SDS because the SDS is a larger party. The principal there is that the OSCE will fund the underdog. This is a guy who's wanted in 6 European countries, wanted by Interpol. He paid for his wife's wedding last year with a half of million dollars, he is a known criminal , he's about to be indicted, apparently according to the war crimes tribunal sources. He's running a campaign and you're paying for it. What gives here? J. Ouellet: the political campaign funding is basically for all political parties to get their message across. We may not like some of them; we may not approve some of them, but we cannot censor them. There is still a right of free speech in this particular country, and that is what is occurring. Q: yes, and then Arkan... It doesn't bother anybody in OSCE that he's wanted as an international criminal by Interpol and six different European countries. J. Ouellet: correct me if I'm wrong, I don't believe Mr. Arkan has been indicted by the war crimes tribunal at this time. Q: by Interpol, he's been indicted. A. Ivanko: Dayton specifically says that only those on the ICTY list of indicted war criminals which is 75 names of which Mr. Arkan is not on that list. Q: yeah, I can understand you don't react by yourself then because he is not indicted by The Hague. But on the other hand, you say he can get his messages to the public. I don't understand that he can be elected on the basis of a campaign which is clearly against Dayton. So we are giving the possibility, you are financing a possibility which is going strictly against Dayton. The other things are just background. All his rhetoric, all his will and expressed will is thus, against Dayton, and the voters are going to him because of this, and this should be prevented. Maj. Boudreau: do you have a question? Q: why don't you? J. Ouellet: well, obviously, the electors of Bosnia-Hercegovina will make their judgement on September 14th. _________________________________________________________________________ Opinions expressed/published on BosNews/BosNet-B do NOT necessarily always reflect the views of (all of the members of) Editorial Board, and/or moderators, nor any of their host institutions. Ivo Skoric ***** iskoric@igc.apc.org 212.369.9197 PO Box 46, NYC NY 10029, USA http://www.peacenet.org/balkans/ ivo.html From notes@igc.org Sat Sep 7 14:24:49 1996 Received: from igc7.igc.org (192.82.108.35) by MediaFilter.org with SMTP (Apple Internet Mail Server 1.0); Sat, 7 Sep 1996 14:24:49 -0500 Received: from cdp.igc.apc.org (cdp.igc.apc.org [192.82.108.1]) by igc7.igc.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) id KAA16585; Sat, 7 Sep 1996 10:52:42 -0700 (PDT) Date: 07 Sep 1996 10:01:24 Reply-To: Conference "zamir.chat" From: ren.giovanni@internetmci.com Subject: Re: http://mediafilter.org/SJ/Pages/The Ritual Burning of Feral Tribune To: Recipients of zamir-chat-l Message-ID: <1370021071-7559993@mediafilter.org> In-Reply-To: <1406103515-242721@mediafilter.org> X-Gateway: conf2mail@igc.apc.org Errors-To: owner-zamir-chat-l@igc.apc.org Precedence: bulk Lines: 63 Nothing is as powerful as an idea whose time has come. How about an idea now in the works, that will provide a society with all the benefits of capi- talism and socialism in a natural way. That idea is The Wealth Cap. Social Darwinists like to tout Capitalism as nature's way. But capitalism is far from it. Nature only controls populations and resources. It limits the resources any one member of a species can hoard, and thereby limits the popu- lation numbers of any species. With the use of money, we have been able to circumvent natural controls and hoard resources without limits. The result has been that resources (money/power) flow uphill to a minute portion of the population; the ultra-rich. Up to now, this has been inevitable. The Wealth Cap brings a natural balance to the system. It is also very simple. Because most laws only serve to move money/power around, the Wealth Cap makes most laws obsolete. Because of better counterfitting methods, money is now being substituted for credits. It will therefore be very simple to monitor personal net worth electronically, without a great bureocracy. The Wealth Cap works like this: It places an upwardly revisable, global 10 million (U.S.) personal wealth cap, enforced by a world body or by direct online democracy and tied to negative population growth. It will allow for natural selection (the evolutionary imperative neglected by socialists) by retaining the profit motive, and greatly spread the resources (wealth/power) around. It will require individuals to spend or give away any excess wealth in order to keep money(credits) in circulation to prevent hoarding and spe- culation that produces nothing but stock market crashes. Because most wars are fought over resources, limiting personal resource accumulation will prevent war. As more people begin to enjoy more wealth/power and a more egalitarian society, they will have an incentive to control population growth in order to raise the wealth cap. The wealth cap will become a reality as direct online democracy evolves. But a good example of the benefits of direct democracy is the Swiss Canton System of weekly town meetings and no paid professional politicians. It has provided the Swiss with the highest per capita income in the world.