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,AS WE WRITE ! ,MILOSEVIC REGIME 9 ,S]BIA MI<T N[ HAVE ALREADY FALL54 ,! DEMON/RATIONS1 SOME AS L>GE AS #b#e1 9 ,BELGRADE1 :I* ?REAT5 ! EX-,/AL9I/S ( ! REGIME W]E SET (F AFT] ! MUNICIPAL & F$]AL ELECTIONS ( ,NOVEMB] #cRD4 ,! OPPOSITION P>TIES DID WELL & ! RUL+ ,SOCIALI/ ,P>TY ( ,S]BIA 7,S,P,S7 REFUS$ TO ACCEPT ! RESULTS1 ANNULL+ !M ?R\< ! C\RTS BY CLAIM+ FRAUD4 ,! OPPOSITION ALLIANCE ,ZAJ$NO HAS MOBILIZ$ T5S & HUNDR$S ( ?\S&S ON A DAILY BASIS 9 ,BELGRADE ALONE4 ,?IS ,ALLIANCE HAS SUPPORT FROM /UD5TS & ! WID] POPULATION4 

,H[EV]1 ,ZAJ$NO IS AS MU* IMPLICAT$ 9 ,S]B NATIONALISM AS ,MILOSEVIC & ! ,S,P,S4 ,VUK ,DRASKOVIC & HIS ,S]BIAN ,R5EWAL ,MOVEM5T HAS MADE RAPID ULTRA-NATIONALI/ SPEE*ES 9 ! PA/ & ORGANIZ$ A P>AMILIT>Y ORGANIZATION1 ! ,S]BIAN ,GU>D1 :I* F\<T 9 ,CROATIA1 BE=E HE MADE A ,U-TURN & BECAME ANTI-W>4 ,ZORAN ,DJ9DJIC1 LEAD] ( ! ,DEMOCRATIC ,P>TY1 IS A SUPPORT] ( ! ,BOSNIAN ,S]BS' MURD]\S LEAD]S1 9 P>TICUL> ! APO/LE ( E?NIC CLEANS+1 ,RADOVAN ,K>ADZIC4 ,BO? HE & ,DRASKOVIC HAVE REFUS$ TO D5\NCE ! ,BOSNIAN ,S]B LEAD]S4 ,! ?IRD OPPOSITION LEAD]1 ,VESNA ,PESIC ( ! ,CIVIC ,ALLIANCE1 HAS NOT 5GAG$ 9 NATIONALI/ RHETORIC BUT HIS RELATIVE ISOLATION PO9TS TO ! NATIONALISM :I* ! O!RS >E /ILL EXPLOIT+4 ,! ALLIANCE IS HI<LY BRITTLE4 ,ALL ?AT UNITES IT >E OPPOSITION TO ,MILOSEVIC1 ,S]B NATIONALISM & ANTI-'COMMUNISM'4 ,IF ,MILOSEVIC W]E TO FALL1 IT IS LIKELY ?AT IT W\LD BREAK UP4 

,! ALLIANCE IS COMPOS$ MA9LY ( 9TELLECTUALS & PR(ESSIONALS4 ,!Y HAVE APPEAL$ TO ! WORK+ CLASS TO COME TO !IR AID 9 ! MOBILIZATIONS4 ,SU* SUPPORT HAS NOT BE5 READILY =?COM+4 ,! WORK+ CLASS DID 9DE$ VOTE = ,ZAJ$NO 9 L>GE NUMB]S BUT ?IS CAN BE SE5 M]ELY AS A DESIRE TO REMOVE ,MILOSEVIC4 ,! WORK+ CLASS HAS SUFF]$ BADLY UND] ! REGIME1 ) WAGES BE+ PAID ON AN IRREGUL> BASIS4 ,!RE HAVE BE5 LONG /RIKES OV] NONPAYM5T ( WAGES 9 ! LA/ YE>1 ONE ( ! MO/ IMPORTANT BE+ ?AT ( #f4 WORK]S AT ! ,ZA/AVA >MS FACTORY 9 ,SEPTEMB]4 ,WORK]S US$ ! ,ZAJ$NO MOBILIZATIONS TO LAUN* !IR [N DEM&S = PAY & CONDITIONS1 :5 SEV]AL FACTORIES /RUCK 9 ,BELGRADE & L>GE GR\PS ( WORK]S W]E TO BE SE5 ON ! DEMON/RATIONS4 

,ZAJ$NO REPRES5TS PRO-M>KET =CES4 ,= HIS P>T ,MILOSEVIC REMA9S A ,/AL9I/ BUREAUCRAT :O EXPLOIT$ ,S]B NATIONALISM TO /AY 9 P[]4 ,! PROTE/S W]E1 TO BEG9 )1 NOT ANTI-W> BUT SP>K$ (F BY HIS AB&ONM5T ( ! ,BOSNIAN ,S]BS & HIS LABEL+ ( ,K>ADZIC AS A W> CRIM9AL4 ,! ,U,N SANCTIONS HAVE CREAT$ MASSIVE 9FLATION1 REA*+ ONE MILLION P] C5T DUR+ ONE MON?767:IL/ UNEMPLOYM5T IS AT #b#c.04 ,MILOSEVIC US$ ! W> TO FAN NATIONALISM1 9 ! PROCESS EXT+UI%+ ANTI-W> PROTE/S 9 :I* ! WORK+ CLASS W]E ACTIVE 9 ! E>LY P>T ( ! W>4 ,HE SUCCE$$ 9 BR++ AB\T ! DISORGANIZATION ( ! WORK+ CLASS1 :O AS WELL AS TAK+ P>T 9 ANTI-W> PROTE/S W]E TAK+ 9DU/RIAL ACTION OV] PAY & CONDITIONS4 

,MILOSEVIC NE$$ TO DROP HIS =M] ,BOSNIAN ALLIES 9 ORD] TO GET ! SANCTIONS LIFT$4 ,! ,DAYTON AGREEM5TS MEANT ?AT ! ,AM]ICANS W\LD CONT9UE TO BACK HIM IF HE DID ?IS & 5SUR$ /ABILITY 9 ! REGION4 ,9 ! PROCESS1 ,MILOSEVIC HAS N[ LO/ ! SUPPORT ( ! ,OR?ODOX ,*UR*1 MU* ( ! >M$ =CES & HIS JUNIOR P>TN]S 9 ! ,MONT5EGRO GOV]NM5T4 HE HOP$ TO WE> \T ! OPPOSITION 9 ! /REETS1 BUT ! PROTE/S CONT9UE UNABAT$4 ,HE CAN /ILL RELY ON ! #i1 /RONG POLICE =CE :O HE HAS >M$ & PAID WELL4 ,?IS IS /ILL HIS MAJOR DEF5SE4 

,! OPPOSITION =CES >E V]Y MU* 9 FAVOR ( ! M>KET1 :I* AS 9 O!R ,EA/ ,EUROPEAN C\NTRIES W\LD MEAN GREAT] UNEMPLOYM5T & FUR!R %UT-D[NS ( /ATE FACTORIES4 ,! WORK+ CLASS 1 ALONG ) ANY REVOLUTION>Y =CES 9 ,S]BIA1 MU/ ATTEMPT TO DEVELOP AN 9DEP5D5T OPPOSITION1 SEP>ATE FROM ,ZAJ$NO4 ,! COLLAPSE ( ! ,MILOSEVIC REGIME MU/ NOT MEAN A SURR5D] TO PRO-M>KET =CES4 ,MILOSEVIC HAS MADE A DEAL ) ! ,CROATIAN LEAD]%IP UND] ,TUDJMAN4 ,HE AB&ON$ HIS ,KRAJ5A ,S]B ALLIES 9 ,CROATIA4 ,TUDJMAN HIMSELF IS FAC+ M\NT+ OPPOSITION 9 ,CROATIA4 ,! FALL ( ,MILOSEVIC W\LD /R5G!N ! POSSIBILITY ( ! COLLAPSE ( HIS REGIME4 ,!SE EV5TS C\LD HAVE IMM5SE REP]CUSSIONS4 ,! WORK+ CLASS REVOLUTION>Y MOVEM5T ?AT SEEM$ 9VISIBLE DUR+ ! LA/ FEW YE>S ( APPALL+ BLOOD%$ 9 ! ,BALKANS1 MAY HAVE A *ANCE ( REEM]G+4 ,9 ! PROCESS1 ! FALSE ALT]NATIVES ( ,ZAJ$NO & ITS C\NT]P>T 9 ,CROATIA MU/ BE SE5 = :AT !Y >E4 

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,FRANJO ,TUDJMAN1 ! NATIONALI/ /RONG MAN ( ,CROATIA1 HAS BE5 ?REAT5$ BY MASS DEMON/RATIONS HIMSELF4 HE LO/ MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS 9 ! CAPITAL1 ,ZAGREB1 A YE> AGO & HAS S9CE BLOCK$ ! =MATION ( A OPPOSITION-CONTROLL$ LOCAL C\NCIL4 ,9 ,DECEMB] LA/ YE> ! ,TUDJMAN GOV]NM5T ATTEMPT$ TO CLOSE D[N AN OPPOSITION RADIO /ATION1 ,RADIO #a#a1 :I* RESULT$ 9 #a1 TAK+ TO ! /REETS ( ,ZAGREB4 

,9 ! LA/ ELECTIONS1 9 ORD] TO /AY 9 P[]1 ,TUDJMAN HAD TO 9CLUDE ! ,BOSNIAN ,CROATS1 :O >E DOM9AT$ BY EXTREME NATIONALISM1 9 ! ELECTORATE4 ,AT ! 5D ( ! ,S]B-,CROAT W> 9 #a#i#i#e1 ,TUDJMAN & ,MILOSEVIC CAME TO A DEAL ?AT MEANT !M RECOGNIZ+ EA* O!R4 ,!Y BO? C>V$ \T GREAT *UNKS ( ,BOSNIA = !MSELVES 9 ! REC5T W> !RE1 ) ,TUDJMAN'S H5*M5 TURN+ ON !IR ,MUSLIM ALLIES & 5GAG+ 9 MASSACRES AGA9/ ! LOCAL POPULATION4 ,!RE WAS AN UNWRITT5 AGREEM5T ?AT BO? ,S]BIA & ,CROATIA W\LD ANNEX P>TS ( ,BOSNIA TO 5L>GE !IR [N ,/ATES4 ,NEI!R ,TUDJMAN NOR ,MILOSEVIC HAVE ALL[$ PRIVATIZATIONS ON A L>GE SCALE :I* ! ,WE/ WANT$1 BO? BECAUSE ( FE> ( POPUL> UNRE/4 ,AS 9 ,S]BIA1 ! LATE/ MOBILIZATIONS >E DESIGN$ TO REMOVE AN OB/ACLE TO A FULLY FL$G$ M>KET CAPITALISM4 

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,! ,COMMUNI/ ,P>TY 9 ,BULG>IA1 UND] ITS NEW NAME ! ,BULG>IAN ,SOCIALI/ ,P>TY 7,B,S,P71 REGA9$ P[] ?R\< ! ELECTIONS 9 #a#i#i#d4 ,S9CE !N1 WAGES & LIV+ /&>DS HAVE PLUMMET$ FUR!R4 ,9FLATION HAS %OT UP BY #c.0 & ,BULG>IA IS EV5 BEAT+ ,ALBANIA AS ! ECONOMIC DISA/] ( ,EUROPE4 ,! SITUATION IS SO SEV]E ?AT S\P KIT*5S HAVE BE5 OP5$ UP TO FE$ ! ?\S&S NE> />VATION4 ,P5SION]S' HEAT+ HAS BE5 TURN$ (F BECAUSE !IR P5SIONS ALL[ !M ONLY TO MAKE A *OICE BETWE5 FOOD & HEAT+4 ,HOSPITALS HAVE RUN \T ( M$ICAL SUPPLIES4 PATI5TS NE$+ BLOOD TRANSFUSIONS HAVE TO BUY BLOOD ON ! BLACK M>KET OR BR+ RELATIVES TO GIVE BLOOD4 

,! RESULT ( !SE CONDITIONS HAS BE5 ! MASS DEMON/RATIONS ?R\<\T ,BULG>IA4 ,UN=TUNATELY1 ?IS MASS DISCONT5T HAS ONCE AGA9 BE5 HIJACK$4 ,9 #aii ! PRO-M>KET =CES1 EV5TUALLY GR\P$ 9 ! ,UNION ( ,DEMOCRATIC ,=CES 7,U,D,F71 W]E ABLE TO W9 ! ELECTIONS ( #a#i#i#a4 ,N[1 ONCE AGA91 ! ,U,D,F IS US+ ITS PREVI\S EXP]TIZE TO JUMP ON ! BACK ( ! SIMM]+ SOCIAL UNRE/4 ,LA/ ,NOVEMB]1 ,PET] ,/OYANOV1 A LEAD] ( ! ,U,D,F1 WAS VOT$ 9 AS ,PRESID5T-ELECT4 ,! ,B,S,P GOV]NM5T RESIGN$ 9 ,DECEMB] BUT HUNG ON TO P[] BY NOM9AT+ !IR ,9T]IOR ,M9I/] TO HEAD A NEW GOV]NM5T4 ,! ,B,S,P REFUS$ TO HOLD ELECTIONS4 ,AS A RESULT ! ,U,D,F MOBILIZ$ L>GE SECTIONS ( ! POPULATION TO MAKE ! ,B,S,P BACK D[N & AGREE TO ELECTIONS4 ,! MOBILIZATIONS W]E OBVI\SLY 9SPIR$ BY SIMIL> MOBILIZATIONS 9 ,S]BIA1 AS W]E O!R MOVEM5TS 9 ,ALBANIA & ,BEL>US4 

,! L>GE MASS MOBILIZATIONS 9 ! E>LY #a#i#iS 9 EA/]N ,EUROPE W]E US$ TO BR+ AB\T ! 5D ( ! /ATE-CONTROLL$ ECONOMIES & TO 9TRODUCE ! M>KET4 ,AS SU* !Y S]V$ ! 9T]E/S ( 'LIB]AL' M>KET CAPITALISM4 ,9 ! AFT]MA?1 ! OLD ,COMMUNI/ ,P>TIES TRANS=M$ !MSELVES 9TO 5?USIA/IC ADVOCATES ( ! M>KET1 MANY ( !M TURN+ !MSELVES 9TO CAPITALI/S OR HANG+ ON 9 ! /ATE BUREAUCRACIES4 ,:ATEV] TYPE ( CAPITALISM !Y *OSE1 /ATE OR PRIVATE1 !Y BR\<T AB\T MASSIVE ATTACKS ON ! WORK+ POPULATIONS ( BO? ! URBAN & RURAL >EAS4 ,VICI\S AU/]ITY PROGRAMS1 GALLOP+ 9FLATION1 SACK+S & P>T-TIME WORK HAVE BE5 9FLICT$ ON ! WORK+ CLASS4 

,N[ ?AT ! WORK]S HAVE BE5 NICELY S(T5$ UP = FULL-SCALE M>KET 'RE=MS'1 ! OLD ,COMMUNI/ ,P>TIES >E N[ NO LONG] NE$$4 ,!Y HAVE FULFILL$ !IR ROLE AS MIDWIVES ( ! M>KET4 ,! LATE/ MOBILIZATIONS 9 ,BULG>IA & ,S]BIA MEAN ! REMOVAL ( OLD /YLE ,/AL9I/S FROM (FICE & !IR REPLACEM5T BY FULLY FL$G$ DISCIPLES ( ! M>KET4 ,! WORK+ CLASS HAS ALL[$ ITSELF TO BE MOBILIZ$ TO A LESS] OR GREAT] EXT5T TO HELP ?IS C\RSE COME AB\T & HAS ?US FAIL$ TO ASS]T ANY ( ITS [N PRIORITIES4 

,9 ,ALBANIA1 :]E AN OP5LY PRO-M>KET P>TY HAD ALREADY TAK5 P[]1 ! ANG] FELT BY ! MASS ( ! POPULATION IS TAK+ ON AN 9SURRECTION>Y TONE4 ,9 ,S\!RN ,ALBANIA ! RESI/ANCE HAS 9DE$ BECOME A FULLY-FL$G$ 9SURRECTION1 ) :AT APPE>S TO BE MANY FEATURES ( G5U9E WORK+ CLASS REVOLUTION4 ,ONLY H]E MAY ! WORK+ CLASS DEVELOP ITS [N AUTONOM\S & 9DEP5D5T DEM&S1 & CONSID]+ ! CONDITIONS1 ) NO REVOLUTION>Y CURR5TS & NO REC5T HI/ORY ( /RUGGLE1 ?IS WILL BE DIFFICULT4 

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