Deaths on Kosovo

Doug Henwood dhenwood at panix.com
Thu Nov 11 09:45:21 PST 1999


Sam Pawlett wrote:


>There was a report on the CBC last night, featuring the former UN
>commander in Bosnia Lewis Mackenzie, saying that there are probably
>less than 500 dead *altogether* in Kosovo. But, alas, John Polanyi
>professor at Uof T, Nobel Peace Prize winner and supporter of the Nato
>bombing campaign says that does not change any of the motives for the
>war.

Of course not. The war had little to do with "humanitarianism" except in the sales pitch. So Polanyi - any relation to Karl? - is telling the truth, even if he is, like Emily Dickinson, telling it slant.

Doug



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