,ON ,KEEP+ ,\R ,CRITICAL ,FACULTIES3 ,A ,RESPONSE TO AN 0ULTRALEFT0 ,CRITIC 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,DAVID ,WATSON 

,TEXT 3 

,I WOND] IF ANYONE ELSE FEELS ! SAME NAUSEA & DESPAIR ,I EXP]I-5CE :5 READ+ MISSIVES LIKE ,R4 ,TATE'S4 ,APP>5TLY1 SU* JUMBL$1 SIMPLE-M9D$ 9VECTIVE1 ) ITS BREA?LESS DISRE-G>D = ! REQUIREM5T TO PRES5T S]I\S EVID5CE TO SUPPORT AN >GUM5T1 IS :AT N[ PASSES = DE-BATE1 = REASON+1 9 ! SO-CALL$ ANTI-AU?ORIT>IAN MILIEU4 ,WAS IT ALWAYS LIKE ?IS8 ,DO ANY ( !SE PEOPLE EV5 BO!R TO LE>N ANY?+ AB\T A SUBJECT ANYMORE BE=E APPLY+ !IR ONE-SIZE-FITS-ALL TEM-PLATE8 

,9 DEBATE1 POLITICAL OR O!RWISE1 ONE IS G5]ALLY EXPECT$ 7OR %\LD BE7 TO CITE BOOKS & S]I\S HI/ORICAL EVID5CE4 ,9 ! BE/ CASES1 !RE IS AN ATTEMPT TO CONFRONT ! BREAD? ( ! >GUM5T ONE IS *ALL5G+1 TO ADDRESS ITS /RONGE/ PO9TS1 & TO DO SO ) SOME PRECISION & S5SITIVITY TO ! COMPLEXI-TIES & 9EVITABLE AMBIGU-ITIES ( ! HI/ORICAL RECORD4 ,?IS IS P>TICUL>LY CRUCIAL 9 A SUB-JECT AS COMPLICAT$ AS ! HI/ORY ( ! ,YUGOSLAV W>S ( DISSOLUTION4 

,!RE IS EVID5CE & !RE IS EVID5CE1 TO BE SURE1 & !RE=E IT IS NOT QUITE 5\< TO 0KEEP ONE'S CRITICAL FACULTIES40 7,GIV5 H[ LITTLE ,TATE APPE>S TO KN[1 H[ C\LD HE DISC]N JU/ H[ CRITICAL HIS FACULTIES >E OR >E NOT87 ,!RE IS NO ROYAL ROAD TO KN[L$GE AB\T COMPLEX MATT]S2 ONE MI<T ACTUALLY HAVE TO READ SOME BOOKS4 .<#a.> 

,MY >TICLE WAS 9 NO WAY 0TRY+ TO PRE-V5T .<PEOPLE.> FROM MAK+ .<!IR.> [N M9DS UP40 ,& READ]S >E FREE TO RAKE ?R\< ! SEWAGE ,TATE RECOMM5DS1 SU* AS ! RI<T-W+1 PRO-,S]B NATIONALI/ ANTIW>4COM1 ) ITS SEMI-LIT]ATE1 CRUDELY MANIPULATIVE D5IALS ( ! ,SREBR5ICA MASSACRE1 & ITS O!R EQUALLY WOR?LESS DIA-TRIBES1 OR ! ,WORLD,SOC WEBSITE1 PRODUC$ BY A TROTSKYOID CULT4 ,!Y DO DIV]GE FROM ! (FICIAL L9E1 !RE IS NO D\BT4 ,BUT ?AT ALONE H>DLY RECOMM5DS !M AS S]I\S S\RCES = UND]/&+4 

,SU* 0S\RCES0 BR+ TO M9D A PASSAGE FROM ,JULIE ,M]TUS'S USEFUL ,KOSOVO3 ,H[ ,MY?S AM ,TRU?S ,/>T$ A ,W>1 7#a#i#i#i73  
  

0,AN OLD ,BALKAN TALE TELL9 ( A MAN LEAF+ MADLY ?R\< ONE NEWSPAP] AFT] ANO!R4 ',FA!R1 FA!R CAN ,I HELP Y\8' HIS SON ASKS4 ',NO1' ! MAN BRU%ES ! BOY ASIDE & ! O!R PAP]S ON ! FLOOR & CONT9UES SKIMM+ ONLY ! HEADL9ES ( ! PAP]S4 ,AT LA/1 HE JABS HIS F+] AT ONE CRUMPL$ PAGE & CRIES ',H]E IT IS6 ,I KNEW IT ALL ALONG4' ,HE ?R[S ! O!R PAP]S ON ! FLOOR & CL+S TO HIS ONE HEADL9E4 ,?AT ! O!R PAP]S CONTRADICT ?IS /ORY IS IRRELEVANT3 ,HE HAS F\ND ! ,TRU?40  
  

,?IS IS H[ MU* ( ! LEFT HAS FUNCTION$ ON ?@< ,BALKAN W>S -- CIT+ ONE ANO!R CIT+ ONE ANO!R & SELECTIVELY CULL+1 CAFET]IA-/YLE1 FROM ! M$IA4 ,& MO/ PEOPLE :O CONSID] !MSELVES DISSID5T GO TO ! H&FUL ( LEFTI/ LUM9>IES1 PUNDITS & CONSPIRACY-!ORI/S TO RE-CEIVE !IR WAF] ( UND]/&+ ! WAY ?AT TRUE BELIEV]S FLOCK TO ! HI< PRIE/ ( A CULT4 ,?IS IS ! CONTEMPOR>Y EQUIVAL5T ( READ+ ! ,COMMUNI/ ,P>TY'S ,DAILY ,WORK] TO OBTA9 ! ,PAVLOVIAN SIGNALS AS TO :I* L9E TO FOLL[ ?IS WEEK4 ,A RADICAL UND]/&+ DEM&S MORE4 

,RA!R ?AN (F]+ REASON$ DEBATE ON S]I\S EVID5CE1 ,TATE FULM9ATES4 ,I URGE PEOPLE TO EXAM9E ! LEFTI/ DOGMAS & AM ACCUS$ ( TRY+ TO PREV5T !M FROM ?9K+ = !MSELVES4 ,IT DOESN'T MATT] ?AT ,I PRES5T$ S]I\S EVID5CE & CIT$ S]I\S /UDIES & HI<LY CR$IBLE TE/I-MONY TO SUPPORT MY >GUM5T ?AT ,MILOSEVIC'S DEF5SE & ! DIATRIBE PR9T$ ) IT >E G>BAGE2 ,TATE SIMPLY IGNORES EVID5CE & >GUM5T4 

,?US1 ACCORD+ TO ?IS IDEOLOGUE1 IF ONE HAPP5S TO ACCEPT ! OBVI\S 7AS ,I DO7 ?AT H[EV] TRANSP>5T ! HYPOCRISY ( ! ,GREAT ,P[]S1 & :ATEV] ! 0IOTA ( TRU?0 9 ,MILOSEVIC'S D5UNCIATIONS ( ,WE/-]N DOM9ATION 7ALL /AT$ EXPLICITLY 9 MY >TICLE71 ! PUBLIC RECORD IS ABUNDANTLY SUF-FICI5T TO PROVE ,MILOSEVIC'S GUILT1 ONE IS !RE=E GUILTY ( SUPPORT+ ,N,A,T,O'S DEPLET$-URANIUM DIPLOMACY4 ,BUT EV5 ! ,A,P,R $ITORS ACKN[L$G$ ,MILOSEVIC IS A W> CRIM9AL -- SO :AT IS ! PROBLEM8 

,SU* HAPLESS ,MANI*EANISM %\LD DEMON/RATE CLE>LY & PA9FULLY ?AT = ALL !IR PRET5SIONS1 MO/ ( ! VE/IGES ( ! ULTRALEFT & ! AN>*I/ MILIEU HAVE FALL5 9TO ! SAME DECL9E & CONFUSION ?AT ! M>XI/-L59I/S HAVE S9CE !IR WALL FELL D[N4 .<#b.> 

,DESPITE ITS ULTRA-RADICAL PRET5SIONS 7OR P]HAPS BECAUSE ( !M71 ,WILDCAT IS AN ES-PECIALLY POIGNANT EXAMPLE ( CONFUSION4 ,9 ! ,SPR+ #aiid ISSUE ( ! J\RNAL1 = EXAMPLE1 ! *AOS1 />VATION & W>LORDISM 9 ,SOMALIA 9 ! E>LY-MID #a#i#iS1 & ! BATTLES !SE PETTY GANG/]S W\ND UP FI<T+ ) ! ,U,S MILITATY1 >E DEPICT$ AS ! WORK ( 0! H]OIC PROLE-T>IAT ( ,SOMALIA10 & !Y DECL>E1 0,SO-MALIA %[S ! WAY40 

,9 ! SAME >TICLE1 ONE ALSO LE>NS ?AT S9CE !Y >E BUS9ESSES1 FOOD AID ORGANI-ZATIONS ACTUALLY 0C]AT.<E.> DISPOSSESSION & ! MEANS ( MA9TA9+ IT0 9 ORD] TO PROMOTE />VATION & SUBSEQU5TLY BETT] COMPETE = 9T]NATIONAL FUND+4 

,! ,U,N (F5SIVE 9 #aiid TO CAPTURE W>LORD ,MOHAMM$ ,F>AH ,AIDE$ AFT] HIS MILITIAS KILL$ TW5TY-F\R ,U,N SOLDI]S WAS1 WE >E TOLD1 C>RI$ \T 9 ORD] 0TO /R5G!N SUPPORT = ,AIDE$ 9 ! SAME WAY .<?AT.> ! ,U,S BOMB+S ( ,BA<DAD W]E DESIGN$ TO /R5G!N SUPPORT = ,SADDAM40 

,?IS K9D ( P>ANOIA1 ) ITS T9Y LEAV-5+ ( TRU? & ITS RIGID1 ?\< ABSURD1 LOGIC1 IS :AT SUB/ITUTES = CRITICAL ?9K-+ AMONG C]TA9 0REVOLUTION>IES40 

,IT IS NO EXAGG]ATION TO SAY ?AT NE>LY EV]Y L9E 9 ,TATE'S LETT] IS EI!R UN9=M$1 VISIBLY CONFUS$ OR BO?4 ,9 ! ONE P>AGRAPH 9 :I* HE COMES CLOSE/ TO PRES5T+ AN HI/ORICAL >GUM5T AB\T ! ,YUGOSLAV COLLAPSE1 ,TATE EVADES MY EVI-D5CE ?AT !RE WAS NO ,WE/]N ,EUROPEAN OR ,G]MAN CONSPIRACY TO C>VE UP ,YUGOSLAVIA1 PREF]R+ M]ELY TO REPEAT :AT ,I ALREADY REFUT$4 

,! DEF5D]S ( ,MILOSEVIC DO PRES5T EVID5CE ?AT ,N,A,T,O C\NTRIES W]E BEH9D ! ,YUGOSLAV BREAKUP1 HE 9SI/S1 BUT HE DOESN'T BO!R TO PROVIDE ANY4 ,9 ! PRO-CESS HE QUICKLY REVEALS HIS IGNORANCE AB\T ! HI/ORY ( ,S]B-,ALBANIAN RELATIONS 9 ,KOSOVO1 & ! *RONOLOGY & CAUSALITY ( ! ,YUGOSLAV BREAKUP -- AS IF1 = EX-AMPLE1 SECESSION DIDN'T COME :5 ,YUGO-SLAVIA HAD ALREADY BE5 WRECK$ BY ,MILOSEVIC'S ,S]B E?NO-FASCI/ C\NT]-REVOLUTION1 & AFT] ,MILOSEVIC'S W> HAD ALREADY BEGUN4 

,?US1 SECESSION WAS NO 0ACT ( W>40 ,TATE'S COMPLAC5T =MULATION1 A TYPICAL LEFTI/ TROPE1 TURNS ACTIVE AG5TS ( E?NIC CLEANS+1 CONQUE/1 & PLUND] 9TO AU-TOMATA4 ,MORE IMPORTANTLY1 IT CONCEALS ! />K REALITY ?AT ! ATTACK ON ,BOSNIA 9 P>TICUL> WAS NO?+ LIKE A W>2 IT WAS AN \T-&-\T MASSACRE UNTIL LATE L#i#i#b1 :5 ! ,BOSNIANS BEGAN F9D+ ! MEAG] MEANS TO RESI/4 ,! VA/ MAJORITY ( CASU-ALTIES & CONQUE/ ( T]RITORY HAD BY !N OCCURR$3 ,:5 PEOPLE BEGAN FI<T+ BACK1 IT BECAME A W>4 ,TATE DOES NOT REMOTELY UND]/& ?IS CRUCIAL DI/9CTION4 

,SIMIL>LY1 ! 0CLASS ANALYSIS0 ,TATE REC-OMM5DS1 :I* READ]S >E WELCOME TO P]USE IF !Y HAVE UNLIMIT$ AM\NTS ( TIME TO SQU&]1 IS /AGG]+LY UN9-=M$1 DESPITE ITS V5E] ( HI/ORICAL KN[L$GE4 7,AS IS TYPICAL ( ?IS K9D ( LIT]ATURE1 !Y W5T LOOK+ = DISEMBODI$ 0FACTS0 ?AT FIT !IR TEMPLATE1 &1 NOT SURPRIS+LY1 !Y F\ND SOME47 

,BRIEFLY1 AMONG O!R 9ANITIES TOO NU-M]\S TO M5TION1 ! TEXT SUBM]GES ! ,S]B-,ALBANIAN NATIONAL CONFLICT 7& YES1 ! COLONIAL RELATION%IP1 :I* IS :Y ! ,ALBANIAN ,KOSOV>S HAVE BE5 JU/IFIABLY COMP>$ TO ! ,PALE/9IANS7 & ! ,AL-BANIAN RESI/ANCE AGA9/ ,BELGRADE 9TO A K9D ( DECONTEXTUALIZ$ WORK]I/ FANTASY4 .<#c.> 

,LESS =GIVABLY1 !Y ALSO REPEAT ! LIE ?AT ! 0COMPET+ SIDES0 W]E EQUALLY NA-TIONALI/ & EQUALLY GUILTY4 ,! REALITY1 ( C\RSE1 IS ?AT ONE SIDE -- ! ,BOSNIAN SIDE1 NOT ! 0,MUSLIM SIDE10 :I* IS A CONTEMPTIBLE MY/IFICATION -- DEF5D$ A MULTICULTURAL1 MULTIE?NIC SOCIETY1 & 9 FACT WAS SUPPORT$ BY SIGNIFICANT NUMB]S ( ALL E?NIC GR\PS1 & ALL E?NICALLY MIX$-FAMILIES1 ( :I* !RE W]E & >E SIGNIFICANT NUMB]S4 ,9 CONTRA/1 ! ,S]B NATIONALI/S1 AS WELL AS ! ,CROATIAN NATION-ALI/S1 F\<T = FASCI/ E?NIC 0PURITY40 

,= ALL ITS REVOLUTION>Y PO/UR+1 ,WILD-CAT EV9CES NO UND]/&+ ?AT ?IS FUN-DAM5TAL DIFF]5CE MADE ALL ! DIFF]5CE3 ! ,BOSNIAN IDEAL WAS1 & REMA9S1 WOR? DEF5D+1 & IT WAS VITAL TO RESI/ ! MURD]\S ,S]B & ,CROAT E?NO-NATIONALI/ PROJECTS4 ,?IS PR9CIPLE IS ESS5TIAL TO A RADICAL VISION BECAUSE IT REPRES5TS ! BA-SIC M9IMUM = A POSSIBILITY ( A VIABLE FUTURE = ALL ( US1 A BASIC M9IMUM )-\T :I* NO RADICAL TRANS=MATION WILL BE POSSIBLE1 & E?NOCIDAL BLOODLETT+ IS 9-EVITABLE4 

,?US1 AS A NUMB] ( RADICALS >E GRADU-ALLY REALIZ+1 TIIE 5TIRE =-OR-AGA9/-9T]V5TION FETI% OV] ! ,BALKANS IS A K9D ( R$ H]R+4 ,:AT IS F> MORE IMPORTANT IS ?AT WE LE>N TO >TICULATE & TO PUT 9TO PRACTICE :AT IT IS WE >E =1 ! K9D ( SOCIAL RELATIONS WE DESIRE4 ,& ! TRAGIC FATE ( ! ,S]BS1 ! /RUGGLE ( ! ,ALBA-NIAN ,KOSOV>S1 & P>TICUL>LY ! PROM-ISE ( A MULTIE?NIC ,BOSNIA1 >E AT ! C5-T] ( ?AT CRUCIAL QUE/ION4 

,I BELIEVE IT IMP]ATIVE TO PAY P>TICUL>1 & DETAIL$1 ATT5TION TO ! HI/ORY ( ! ,YUGOSLAV BREAKUP2 ?IS IS NOT ONLY BECAUSE ?AT CONFLICT HAS BE5 9 IMPORTANT WAYS P>ADIGMATIC ( ! CONTEMPOR>Y 9-T]NATIONAL *AOS1 ) ITS SPREAD+ :IRL-W9D ( NATIONALI/ BLOODBA?1 BUT BECAUSE ! FAILURE TO UND]/& ! BREAKUP ( ,YUGOSLAVIA & ITS IMPLICATIONS HAS BE5 EQUALLY P>ADIGMATIC4 

,TATE *OOSES TO 0MAKE .<HIS.> [N M9D UP0 AB\T SU* MATT]S -- 9CLUD+ TAK+ EV5 ! CLAIMS ( HOLOCAU/ REVISIONI/S SE-RI\SLY1 :I* SUGGE/S H[ LITTLE PREP>$ HE IS = ! TASK HE HAS SET = HIMSELF4 ,HE APPROVES ( SELF-/YL$ RADICALS PUBLI%+ ,MILOSEVIC & SIMIL> ILK BECAUSE !Y 0HAVE MU* TO TELL US40 ,?IS1 AGA91 IS ! LAME RATIONALIZATION ! ,A,P,R $ITORS MADE4 

,)\T BO!R+ TO RESPOND TO MY >TICLE'S CRITIQUE ( ?IS SPECI\S CLAIM1 ,TATE ?9KS IT SUFFICI5T TO REPEAT IT DOGG$LY1 ?\< HE ADDS1 AS A P>TICUL>LY ODI\S EXAMPLE1 ?AT ,S]B POGROMI/S CAN 5-LI<T5 US AB\T ! RELATION%IP BETWE5 ! ,K,L,A & ISLAMIC FASCI/S -- A /ATEM5T ?AT IS R\<LY EQUIVAL5T TO >GU+ ?AT PR9T+ ,GOEBBELS MI<T HAVE PROVID$ 9-SI<T 9TO ! RELATION%IP BETWE5 ,JEWS & ! 9T]NATIONAL COMMUNI/ CONSPIRACY4 ,I IMAG9E HE'LL F9D A WAY TO MAKE UP HIS M9D AB\T ,U,F,OS :5 HE HAS DONE ) ! ,BALKANS4 

,AS ,I >GU$ 9 MY >TICLE1 EXCEPT P]-HAPS AS A CASE /UDY 9 FASCISM1 RADICALS HAVE NO?+ TO LE>N FROM PUBLI%+ OR READ+ ,MILOSEVIC2 EV]Y?+ ?AT COMES \T ( HIS M\? IS A SELF-S]V+ LIE4 ,WORSE1 IT IS /EEP$ 9 FASCI/ POLITICAL MY?S ?AT CONT9UE TO POISON ANY POSSIBILITY ( SORT-+ \T ! COLLAPSE ( ,YUGOSLAVIA -- MO/ ( ALL = ! ,S]BS1 :O HAVE A V]Y LONG WAY TO GO COLLECTIVELY TO HONE/LY FACE ! CRIMES COMMITT$ 9 !IR NAME1 & BY BRUTES /ILL MOV+ AB\T FREELY 9 !IR MID/4 

,?IS IS ALSO TRUE 9 ,CROATIA1 :]E !RE IS SIMIL> RESI/ANCE TO ! ,HAGUE TRIBUNAL4 ,BY R$UC+ ! COMPLEX MATT] ( HI/ORI-CAL JU/ICE TO ! IDEA ?AT ! TRIBUNAL IS NO?+ MORE ?AN A 0KANG>OO C\RT10 ,TATE & ! ,A,P,R ESS5TIALLY AFFIRM !SE REAC-TION>Y =CES1 & 9DIRECTLY LEGITIMIZE ,TUDJMAN1 ,MILOSEVIC & !IR FASCI/ SUP-PORT]S4 ,! L59I/ TEXT ,A,P,R *OSE TO EX-PLA9 ,MILOSEVIC REPEATS ! OLD SAME %IB-BOLE?S1 & L>GELY LEGITIMIZES HIS LIES4 .<#d.> 

,TATE DOES NOT SEEM TO HAVE READ ANY ( ?IS2 ,I DO NOT 9T5D2 TO REPEAT IT ALL H]E4 ,PEOPLE WILL HAVE TO READ MY >TICLE & JUDGE = !MSELVES4 ,! UNDECID$ W\LD DO WELL TO READ ! ADMIRABLE BOOK1 ,TAK-+ ,SIDES ,AGA9/ ,E?NIC ,CLEANS+ 9 ,BOSNIA3 ,! /ORY ( ! ,WORK]S ,AID ,CON-VOYS1 = MU* ( ! REAL /ORY 79CLUD+ A V]Y SUCC9CT REFUTATION ( ! CAN>D AB\T ,G]MAN CONSPIRACY1 ON PAGE #c#d1 & A MOV+ REPUDIATION ( ! POLITICAL MY? ?AT ALL SIDES W]E TO BLAME1 ON PAGE #a#d#b74 ,READ]S CAN S5D TW5TY-FIVE DOLL>S TO ! ,F,E 9 ,DETROIT & ,I WILL S5D !M ! BOOK4 ,MONEY RAIS$ CONT9UES TO GO TO SUPPORT ,WORK]S ,AID PROJECTS ) ,KOSOVA M9]S4 

,TAK+ ,SIDES & ! CONVOYS W]E AS-SEMBL$ BY PEOPLE :O W]E ABLE TO BREAK FROM !IR IDEOLOGICAL BL9D]S -- TO LE>N FROM :AT WAS BE/ 9 !IR RADICAL TRADI-TIONS -- & !N TO ACTUALLY DO SOME?+ CONCRETELY TO AID ! BELEAGU]$ PEOPLE ( ! FI]CELY ANT9ATIONALI/ 5CLAVE AT ,TUZLA1 :I* WAS DEF5D+ ITSELF AGA9/ ,MILOSEVIC'S HORDE4 ,WILDCAT RIDICUL$ !IR EF=T -- & ?US HAS E>N$ ITS HUMBLE PLACE 9 HI/ORY'S GREAT HALL ( %AME = ?AT GE/URE ALONE4 

,F9ALLY1 ,I HAVE SE5 LITTLE EVID5CE ?AT 09CREAS+ RANKS0 ( ,F,E READ]S CONSID] ?IS PUBLICATION LIB]AL1 ?\< IT W\LD NOT *ANGE MY VIEWS IF ?IS W]E TRUE4 ,I'D LOOK = NEW COMRADES2 ,I HAPP5 TO RESPECT ! TRU? MORE ?AN ANY LABEL4 ,BUT JUDG+ FROM ! MANY BRIEF NOTES ON SUBSCRIPTION R5EW-ALS & CONV]SATIONS WE HAVE HAD1 ! MAT]IAL WE HAVE PUBLI%$ ON ! ,BALKANS HAS /RUCK A *ORD ) A LOT ( LONG-TIME READ]S :O >E SICK ( ! BAD FAI?1 WILL-FUL IGNORANCE & 9HUMANITY ( ! LEFT ON ?IS ISSUE4 .<#e.> 

,IT US$ TO BE COMMON 9 ?IS MOVEM5T TO SAY ?AT ONE'S OPPON5T1 :OM ONE MI<T BE ACCUS+ ( %[+ BAD FAI? OR POLITICAL HYPOCRISY1 SPOKE 0) A CORPSE 9 HIS M\?40 ,! G5OCIDE D5IAL ( ,WILD-CAT & ,A,P,R %\LD REM9D US ?AT ! CORPSES 9 QUE/ION >E NOT ALWAYS M]E METAPHORS4 

-- ,FEBRU>Y #b#h1 #bc 

.<#a.> ,ONE MI<T EV5 />T ) ,HUMAN ,RI<TS ,WAT*'S REPORT ON ! POGROM & W> 9 ,KOSOVO 7:I* ALSO EXAM9ES ,N,A,T,O W> CRIMES71 ,UN-D] ,ORD]S3 ,W> ,CRIMES 9 ,KOSOVO 7#b#a74  

 ,9 PASS+1 ,I MI<T ADD ?AT :ATEV] ITS FLAWS1 ,HUMAN ,RI<TS ,WAT* HAS DONE 9F9ITELY MORE GOOD 9 ! WORLD ?AN ,WILDCAT1 ! ULTRALEFT GR\PUSCULE & PUBLICATION ) :I* ,TATE IS ASSOCIAT$1 & SO ,I AM H>DLY (F5D$ BY ,TATE'S ATTEMPT AT AN 9SULT BY ASSOCIAT+ ME ) !M4 ,! ,H,R,W REPORT IS S\ND4  

 ,( C\RSE1 TO UND]/& ! BACKGR\ND & *RONOLOGY1 IT IS NOT 5\<4 ,ONE MI<T />T ) ,BRANK ,MAGAS'S ,! ,DE/RUCTION ( ,YUGOSLAVIA3 ,TRACK+ ! ,BREAKUP #a#i#h-#i#b 7,V]SO1 #a#i#i#c71 ,NOEL ,MALCOLM'S HI/ORIES ( ,BOSNIA & ,KOSOVO1 & ,IVO ,BANAC'S IMPRESSIVE ,! ,NA-TIONAL ,QUE/ION 9 ,YUGOSLAVIA3 ,ORIG9S1 ,HIS-TORY1 ,POLITICS 7#a#i#h#h74  

 ,WRIT]S LIKE ,*RI/OPH] ,B5NETT1 ,TIM ,JUDAH1 ,DAVID ,RIEFF1 ,DAVID ,ROHDE1 & ,*UCK ,SUDETIC & O!RS ,I HAVE M5TION$ 9 PREVI\S >TICLES ALSO (F] CR$IBLE & NUANC$ J\RNALI/IC TREAT-M5TS ( ! ,BALKAN W>S ?AT 9CLUDE AMPLE HI/ORY4 ,BRANKA ,MAGAS HAS REC5TLY $IT$1 ) ,IVO ,ZANAC1 ,! ,W> 9 ,CROATIA & ,BOSNIA-,H]ZEGOV9A #a#i#i#a-#a#i#i#e 7#b#a71 :I* WILL1 ,I ?9K1 PROVE TO BE 9DISP5SABLE4  

 ,AT A M9IMUM1 ONE MI<T READ ! S]IES ,M>IE ,DANN] WROTE 9 ! LATE #a#i#iS 9 ,! ,NEW ,YORK ,REVIEW ( ,BOOKS1 9CLUD+ 0,AM]ICA & ! ,BOSNIAN ,G5OCIDE10 9 ! ,DECEMB] #d1 #aiig ISSUE4 ,IT IS POSSIBLE TO READ ! ,DANN] S]IES 9 AN AFT]NOON AT ! LOCAL LIBR>Y4 ,IT IS UN=TUNATE ?AT HE HAS NOT YET TURN$ IT 9TO A BOOK4 

.<#b.> ,?IS IS ! PO9T MADE BY ,NEW ,LEFT ,RE-VIEW $ITOR ,T>IQ ,ALI 9 AN 9FURIAT+LY WRET*$ COLLECTION HE HAS $IT$1 ,MA/]S ( ! ,UNI-V]SE8 ,N,A,T,O'S ,BALKAN ,CRUSADE 7#b74 ,WRITES ,ALI1 0,EV] S9CE ! COLLAPSE ( ! ,SOVIET ,UNION 9 #aiia & ! TRIUMPH ( CAPITAL1 ! 9T]NA-TIONAL LEFT HAS BE5 9 A /ATE ( GREAT DEMORALIZATION4 ,?IS IS ONLY NATURAL4 ,! SCALE ( ! DEFEAT HAS BE5 5ORM\S & ITS EFFECTS HAVE BE5 DISORI5T+4 ,SOME ON ! LEFT HAVE LO/ CONFID5CE 9 ! CAPACITY ( PEOPLE TO EMAN-CIPATE !MSELVES0 7#c#e#h74  

 ,?AT ,ALI ?9KS ! COLLAPSE ( ! GULAG EMPIRE %\LD EXPLA9 ! DECL9E 9 A BELIEF ?AT PEOPLE >E 9CAPABLE ( EMANCIPAT+ !MSELVES IS AS LAU<ABLE AS IT REVEAL+4 ,DOES IT NE$ TO BE SAID ?AT ?IS FONDNESS = ! ,B]L9 ,WALL IS H>DLY CONSONANT ) A PHILOSOPHY ( LIB]A-TION8 

.<#c.> ,9 FACT1 ,FR$Y ,P]LMAN WROTE HIS DOCTORAL DIESIS AT ! ,UNIV]SITY ( ,BELGRADE 9 ,YUGOSLA-VIA 9 #aiff ON ! V]Y SUBJECT ( ! EXPLOITA-TION & UNEQUAL DEVELOPM5T ( ,KOSOVO1 AS A K9D ( 9T]NAL COLONY1 BY ! ,YUGOSLAV REGIME1 A !SIS ?AT WAS DISPUT$ BY ! APP>AT*IKS1 BUT EV5TUALLY ACCEPT$ AFT] HIS DOCTORAL ACA-DEMIC ADVIS] ADVOCAT$ /RONGLY = HIM4 

.<#d.> ,AS = ! P>ADOXES ( JU/ICE ,I TRI$ TO ILLUM9ATE 9 MY >TICLE1 ,TATE'S LETT] IS P>TICU-L>LY IRONIC2 ELSE:]E 9 ! #aiid ISSUE ( ,WILDCAT CIT$ ABOVE1 ! $ITORS PROPOSE A NOTION ( JU/ICE AS COCKSURE AS IT IS PECULI>4 ,NEXT TO CRITIQUES ( 0LIB]T>IAN PREJUDICES0 ?AT FAIL TO RECOGNIZE 0! NECESSITY = ORGANIZATION10 ONE CAN READ SELF-ASSUR$ DECL>ATIONS ?AT ! 0,D4O4,P4 7! DICTATOR%IP ( ! PROLET>IAT1 NO LESS7 MU/ 0IMPOSE ITS NE$S DESPOTICALLY AGA9/ ITS 5EMIES40  

 0,REPRESSIVE MEASURES10 !Y EXPLA91 0WILL BE C>RI$ \T ON ! BASIS ( EXP$I5CY RA!R ?AN JU/ICE44440  

 ,N[1 ONE MI<T MAKE A REASONABLE >GUM5T = ORGANIZATION2 ONE MI<T ALSO >GUE1 ) LESS CR$IBILITY1 ,I ?9K1 = UNTRAMMEL$ REVOLUTION>Y VIOL5CE4 ,BUT TO COMB9E ! TWO1 & TO 9SI/ GLEEFULLY ON EXP$I5CE OV] JU/ICE1 IS TO PROPOSE AN OLD & FAMILI> RECIPE -- A 0SPICY /EW10 AS ONE PRECURSOR ( ,WILDCAT FAM\SLY CALL$ IT1 ( AU?ORIT>IAN NIHILISM4 

.<#e.> ,9 AN EMAIL 7:I* WAS LAT] =W>D$ ME7 EXPLA9+ HE WASN'T EV5 GO+ TO READ A LETT] CRITICAL ( HIS PUBLICATION ( ,MILOSEVIC'S ,A,P,R $ITOR ,JASON ,MC,QU9N COMM5T$ ?AT WAS CLE> ?IS READ] HAD BE5 RECRUIT$ TO A ,FIF? ,E/ATE 0HATE CAMPAIGN0 AGA9/ ,A,P,R1 A !ME HE TAKES UP 9 ! ,FALL-,W9T] #b#b-#c ISSUE ,AN>*Y3 ,A ,J\RNAL ( ,DESIRE ,>M$ 9 AN >TICLE1 0,CONTEMPT = AN>*I/S3 ,CONTEMPOR>Y HATE CAMPAIGNS 9 ! AN>*I/ MILIEU40  

 ,H]E1 ,MC,QU9N WRITES ( A T5D5CY 9 TLHE AN>*I/ MILIEU = 0PRON\NCEM5TS ( CONTEMPT0 ) 0A HOLI]-?AN-?\ ATTITUDE ( POLITICAL CORRECTNESS REFLECT+ !IR TRUE BELIEF 9 ! ONE TRUE CORRECT L9E ( !IR V>I\S IDEOLOGIES4 ,ANY O!R AN>*I/S :O FAIL TO UNCRITICALLY BELIEVE 9 ! SAME IDEOLOGICAL L9ES ) ! SAME F]VOR >E SIMPLY RIDICUL$ & D5\NC$40  

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