Balkanizing the World 
What Empire Wants

If there were any hopes in the past few weeks, what with the rising tide of antiwar
sentiment, that the Empire might turn back from the brink of invading Iraq, the Emperor’s
annual speech should have dispelled them. Within a few short weeks, before the weather
window closes, there will be war.

Baghdad via Belgrade

Before attacking Yugoslavia in the spring of 1999, the Empire bothered to create a
pretext. First its diplomatic observers – actually intelligence agents – helped a terrorist
group stage a "massacre," then its top diplomat proposed a "peace plan" that was in fact a
naked land grab in the language of unconditional surrender. When the Belgrade government
understandably refused, U.S. and its satellites unleashed Hell. But because it lacked any
justification for the attack, the Imperial Alliance made wild allegations of "genocide" and
"humanitarian disaster." The ongoing farce in the Hague Inquisition is an embarrassing
reminder of the lengths to which they have gone to transform these lies into Official Truth.

Now the same pattern is used on the eve of war against Iraq, only some portions are no
longer necessary. The pretext, for example, which was to be fabricated by the weapons
inspectors, has failed to materialize. Wild allegations are flying again, though, and there has
even been a threat of charging Iraqis with "war crimes," such as resisting Imperial invasion.

Hopes of the UN somehow stopping the war are also baseless. Any moral authority they
might have had was purposefully demolished in Bosnia, and died when the first bombs hit
Belgrade and NATO got away with the international-law equivalent of premeditated
murder. After what happened in the ruins of Yugoslavia, with the entire world watching,
the Empire now feels it can get away with anything, anywhere, anytime. Its leaders have
said as much. 

Up to Their Old Tricks

While the general public in Imperial-dominated countries may have already forgotten
1999, both those running the Empire and their intended victims have not. When the
implausible proposal of exile for the Iraqi leader was floated ten days ago, Saddam Hussein
must have thought of Slobodan Milosevic. His constant appeasement of U.S. demands,
from Dayton to Kumanovo, only brought more demands and new sanctions, which did not
stop even after he was taken to the Hague Inquisition in chains. Clearly, in Milosevic’s
case, trusting the Empire proved his undoing. Unlike the Serbian people, Hussein seems to
have realized that. What good that will do him, if any, remains to be seen.

The 'Serbian Model'

If extracting parallels from the Yugoslav experience seems a bit far-fetched, how about
this Monday’s Christian Science Monitor, which in a series of articles openly discusses
upcoming "regime change" in Baghdad in light of previous such actions, specifically
devoting a major portion to Yugoslavia?

Apparently, Iraq should end up with a similar result as the 2000 "October Revolution" in
Belgrade, if through different, more violent means. Reading the interviews with
pro-Imperial sycophants and foot-soldiers of the October coup, it becomes obvious the
Empire saw nothing wrong with corrupting a country’s political process and literally buying
a government it desired. After all, they’ve funded the terrorist KLA, then claimed it fought
for "American values"…

So it is we learn of a "a three-year [sic!] campaign by the US and other Western
governments to dislodge the Yugoslav leader by strangling his country’s economy with
sanctions and rocking it with bombs," an admission of international crime if there ever was
any. Iraq suffered three times as long, though.

Also noted is the role of "non-governmental" organizations, such as George Soros’s Open
Society and various "human rights" groups, which were basically fronts for direct action
against their host country.

The Monitor also mentions in passing the following facts, which have been known for
years yet assiduously ignored by the mainstream media. Upon reading them, it is not hard
to see why:

     "opposition parties ran all the country’s major towns and cities after municipal
     elections in December 1996." 

     "Milosevic never resorted to dictatorial repression of his political opponents at home."

     "former members of the fractious 18 party ‘Democratic Opposition of Serbia’ (DOS)
     [say] US diplomats knocked their heads together until they formed a cohesive and
     united coalition." 

     "western money funded the development of Otpor." 

Otpor ("Resistance") was ostensibly a student movement advocating the overthrow of
government – but only the Milosevic government. It was organized and paid by the Empire
to do a job. The Monitor quotes one Otpor leader:

"Eighty-five percent of our funding came from the United States," through bodies such as
the National Endowment for Democracy, the International Republican Institute and the
National Democratic Institute, as well as USAID.

The article ends with Zarko Korac, now information minister in Zoran Djindjic’s quisling
government, claiming that what brought Milosevic down was a "death by a thousand cuts."

Well, there’s a cheerful picture: "democracy" as a product of political and military action
based on ancient Chinese torture. Truth can come from the mouths of morons! But
overall, it is a chilling admission of how the Empire is determined to have its way, and –
perhaps more disturbingly – how so many are prepared to help it.

Caracas Copycats

But before the people of Iraq can dance with joy at the prospect of a Zoran Djindjic of
their very own, it needs to be made clear that the rest of the world can look forward to
such wonders as well. Just last week, Washington’s patsies in Caracas have tried to copy
the Serbian Model, asking foreign assistance to force early elections and topple President
Hugo Chavez. 

Chavez is by no means a paragon of virtue, and his socialist economic theories leave a lot
to be desired, but while this describes most world leaders, he differs by refusing to be
America’s busboy. And because Venezuela supplies over 10% of U.S. oil imports, his
defiance is more than irksome to the Court of St. Abraham.

Battle Hymn of the Empire

This founder of Imperial Presidency sheds much light on the belligerence of today’s
Washington. Modern-day worshippers of a president who shredded the very real
Constitution to save the very abstract "Union" have gone much further than the man who
endorsed total war against his own people. Lincoln only claimed total dominion over the
United States of America; they claim dominion over the entire world. Somehow, at some
point, America was anointed with World Leadership, they say, and any and all who resist it
are "in rebellion" against legitimate authority. Thus, there is no need for justification of
further invasions, as they represent legitimate suppression of rebellions by the legitimate
overlords of the World.

Towards a New Liberty

Whosoever accepts this theory should know that its end result will be like the ruins of
Yugoslavia: a foul, wretched place, filled with tyranny, chaos and despair. If this is the
choice they are prepared to live with, so be it. They have been fairly forewarned. The rest,
one suspects, would rather be free. 

Well, it’s high time we be about it.

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