As it stands, Michael Parenti's power-levels could only be contained by the dark magic of audio engineering.

  • Sudzukita [none/use name]
    20·
    4 years ago

    Parenti is a board member of the "International Committee to Defend Slobodan Milosevic" and Milosevic wrote the preface to Parenti's book "To Kill a Nation" Yugoslav version. Yeah, you should definitely listen to this crank.

    • lad [none/use name]
      2·
      4 years ago

      Milošević resigned from the Yugoslav presidency amid demonstrations after the disputed presidential election of 24 September 2000, and was arrested by Yugoslav federal authorities on 31 March 2001 on suspicion of corruption, abuse of power, and embezzlement.[3][4] The initial investigation into Milošević faltered for lack of evidence, prompting Serbian Prime Minister Zoran Đinđić to extradite him to the ICTY to stand trial for war crimes instead.[

      Following his arrest, the United States pressured the Yugoslav government to extradite Milošević to the ICTY or lose financial aid from the IMF and World Bank.

      In February 2007, the International Court of Justice cleared Serbia under Milošević's rule of direct responsibility for occurrences of crime committed during the Bosnian War.

      :thinkin-lenin: :thinkin-lenin: :thinkin-lenin:

    • LeninWalksTheWorld [any]
      1·
      4 years ago

      Not even touching the Yugoslav Wars here, but Milosevic was a textbook American regime change operation. Otpor! was basically a front for the NED, the state department was making pamphlets for them and shit. The anti-imperialist position is to defend Milosevic.

      • Mrtryfe [none/use name]
        ·
        4 years ago

        Yeah, that's one aspect of Parenti I don't jive with. I have a friend who is Bosnian and as far away from a chud as can be, and I have a hard time believing that these people are lying or overstating the atrocities that took place in the name of religious nationalism.