Diana Johnston :
“BETER LIFE WITH NATO– CYNICAL FRAUDE”

Dear Zivadin,
The issue of NATO is very important for the future of Serbia. The claim that joining NATO would somehow improve the standard of living of the Serbian people is of course a cynical fraud. There is no logic to such a claim. In reality, NATO membership is clearly designed to accomplish the following aims:

•    destroy Serbia’s capacity for self-defense both by taking control of its armed forces and by redesigning them to take part in so-called "peace missions" (foreign wars), not to defend the nation;
•    employ Serbia’s traditionally able soldiers on distant battlefields such as Afghanistan in order to support the United States’ effort to control and conquer the world;
•    prevent the sort of neutrality that characterized Yugoslavia as member of the non-aligned movement, thus solidifying the Western European alliance against most of the world;
•    prevent any possible alliance with Russia or China;
•    require Serbia to spend its scarce foreign currency (perhaps through loans that would have to be repaid with interest) in order to "modernize" and "standarize" its armed forces by buying US military equipment.
Clearly, all of these aims are contrary to Serbian interests.
No doubt the majority of Serbian people are smart enough to figure this out for themselves. What is needed is a strong campaign to force politicians to defend Serbian interests without betrayal.
Current Serbian leaders’ desire to join NATO can be described as the rats trying to get aboard the sinking ship.
The future lies not with NATO but with the world of equals you advocate.
Best wishes,
Diana Johnstone
Paris, France

Reply :

Živadin Jovanović :

Dear Diana,
Thank you very much for reacting to the text Serbia – NATO.
Your comments and views I share fully.
I have published a number of articles elaborating reasons why Serbia should not become a member of NATO.
I am convinced that having regard to strong present public opposition to full membership status, both NATO (USA) and
Serbian Government have come to mutual understanding not tackle formal membership issue but in practice to
have Serbia even more involved in NATO actions then majority of member states are.
Would you agre to post your comment on the Belgrade Forum’s web page?

With the best wishes,
Živadin Jovanović