Kosovo-Metohija

Doug Henwood dhenwood at panix.com
Fri Apr 9 12:44:57 PDT 1999


J. Barkley Rosser, Jr. wrote:


> 2) Doug Henwood---
> Hmm. You don't seem to like my referring to the duly
>elected President of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia,
>Slobodan Milosevic, as "His Excellency." Well, for your
>information, that is his correct title. I began to do so after
>our dear Yoshie charged me with being a white male imperialist
>for calling him "Milo" once. So, I'll stick with his correct title.

I wasn't objecting to your use of the title - it was a real question about, to paraphrase the Baltimore catechism of my youth, who made him and keeps him in existence. Though your use of it does perpetuate, even ironically, the reduction of complex social forces to a single inexplicable demon.


> And finally, I was a bit mystified as to what you thought you
>were trying to prove with this report from Pristina?

Trying to spread info other than the pap available in the U.S. media, that's all. No endorsement, expressed or implied, by said forwarding.

Doug



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