He lived and died for us and for a better world

"If we cannot convict you on our lies, we will at least make sure you don't
get out alive"

http://blog.lewrockwell.com/lewrw/archives/010149.html


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To the Family of President Slobodan Milosevic:

When I heard the news that Slobodan Milosevic had died I did not want to
believe it. I did not want to believe that evil had triumphed over good, or
that the evil that had been done to this brave and beautiful man could have
finally killed him.  When I heard it again on the news, my heart sank and I
was deeply sad. His spirit and brilliant mind were indomitable, but his body
was destroyed by the conditions of his arrest and the willful decision by
the Hague Tribunal to let him die in prison rather than receive the medical
treatment they knew he needed. And why proceed with a trial in which he had
already proven his innocence? So in the end this is how the Hague Tribunal
has made its mark on history - with the negligent homicide of Slobodan
Milosevic.

Slobodan Milosevic was not easy to destroy; Slobodan Milosevic was killed
three times. The first time was when they destroyed the country he loved and
lived for - Yugoslavia. The second time was with character assassination,
the preferred weapon of nameless cowards, criminals and liars. The trial
itself did not kill him. He vindicated himself, his country and his people.
He lived and died for us. What more can you say about a man? But ultimately
with no better option before it, the ICTY decided to choke the life out of
him by depriving him of the essential medical care he needed to survive.

My father was also killed by negligence and so I know the bitterness one
feels after such an event. But you can take solace in the fact that Slobo
died a martyr's death. He fought to defend his country, his nation, and a
progressive socialist vision of humanity against the onslaught of a
militarist and imperialist alliance of puppets and puppeteers. He was killed
not because he was a nationalist, but precisely because he believed in
multinationalist unity and justice and a just economic order inimical to the
interests of multinational corporations and their financial and political
institutions. He is the most famous and most courageous Serb of our time.
And in light of the evidence presented at his trial, history will have to
acquit him of all of the monstrous allegations made against him which the
ICTY would not do even though they knew he was not guilty as charged.

Finally, as you know, I had the privilege of meeting President Milosevic
several times. He had great intelligence, warmth, sense of humor and wit,
wisdom, kindness and charm that I will never forget as long as I live. He
was so strong and energetic despite his illness. The prison nurses came
frequently during my visits and reported the news - 240 over 80 or worse.
How did he survive it so long? He was amazing in every way. And then there
was his smile and his penetrating stare which gave you detailed messages
with a single look.

As I said before, he lived and died for us and for a better world. I know
you are proud of him. I feel the same way. And one day I hope the whole
world will feel this way too. If there is a better future, it will.

Barry Lituchy, New York City, 11 March 2006

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Slobo back to Belgrade
http://today.reuters.com/tv/videoStory.aspx?isSummitStory=false&storyId=2be1
029ead5363bb7c05ed6a9c8442804ae9a0d6


Belgrade getting ready to bid final farewell to Slobodan Milosevic
http://www.itar-tass.com/eng/level2.html?NewsID=4630027&PageNum=0