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May 11, 1999 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD Ð HOUSE H2969 We know that it will now be very dif- Center for Policy Studies Markovic, Djordje Natosevic, Veljko ficult and sometimes very painful. The NEZAVISNOST; Center for Transition Vlahovic, Sangaj, and Djuro Danicic example of the German-French post- to Democracy; Civic Initiatives; Dis- and a day care center Duga. war reconciliation and cooperation trict 0230 Kikinda; EKO Center; Euro- Mr. Speaker, I have a list I would could serve as a model and stimulus. In pean Movement in Serbia; Forum for like to submit to the House of Rep- the sake of future life together the Ethnic Relations and Foundation for resentatives of all of the public facili- pain of crime has to be revealed so that Peace and Crisis Management; Founda- ties, the hospitals, the schools, the it is with forgiveness remembered. This tion for Peace and Crisis Management; housing facilities, the infrastructure, tragedy, yours and ours, personal and Group 484; the Helsinki Committee for telecommunications, cultural, reli- collective, is a result of a long series of Human Rights in Serbia; Society for gious shrines and cultural and histor- erroneous policies of the most radical Peace and Tolerance (Backa Palanka); ical monuments and museums that forces among us and in the inter- Sombor's Peace Group (Sombor); the have been damaged in the NATO bomb- national community. The continuation Student Union of Yugoslavia; the ing. of these policies will take both Serbs Trade Union Confederation; the Union 4. HOSPITALS AND HEALTH CARE CENTRES (16): and Albanians into abyss. Also, the for Truth about Anti-Fascist Resist- Hospitals and health-care institutions, road of collective guilt is a road of ance; the Urban Inn (Novi Pazar); VIN which have been damaged in bombing in- frustration, continuation of hatred and Weekly Video News; Women in Black; clude: endless vengeance. That is why this YU Lawyersi Committee for Human Hospital and Medical Centre in the terri- road has to be abandoned. Our first Rights. tory in Leskovac; Hospital and Poly-clinic in step of distancing from hatred, ethnic This comes from Belgrade, dated Nis; Geronotological Centre in Leskovac; conflict and bloody retaliations is a April 30, 1999. General Hospital in Djakovica; City Hospital public expression of our deepest com- Mr. CAMPBELL. Mr. Speaker, will in Novi Sad; Gynaecological Hospital and the gentleman yield? Maternity Ward of the Clinical Centre in passion and sincere condemnation of Belgrade; Neuropsychiatric Ward ``Dr. Laza everything that you and your fellow Mr. KUCINICH. I yield to the gen- Lazarevic'' and Central Pharmacy of the citizens are experiencing,'' and keep in tleman from California. Emergency Centre in Belgrade; Army Med- mind, Mr. Speaker, this is a letter from Mr. CAMPBELL. Mr. Speaker, I ask ical Academy in Belgrade; Medical Centre members of a Serbian nongovern- the indulgence of the House simply to and Ambulance Centre in Aleksinac; ``Sveti mental organization pro-democracy put on record that the citizens of Ohio Sava'' hospital in Belgrade; Medical Centre group. and the citizens of Cleveland in par- in Kraljevo; Dispensary on Mount Zlatibor; ticular ought to recognize the courage Health Care Centre in Rakovica. b 1930 and wisdom of their representative, the 5. SCHOOLS (MORE THAN 190 FACILITIES) They go on to say, and this is a letter gentleman from Ohio (Mr. KUCINICH), Over 190 schools, faculties and facilities for to their Albanian brothers and sisters, that alone, in the midst of a lot of pres- students and children were damaged in ``As citizens of Serbia we today suffer sure, he stood up for the constitutional NATO bombing (over 20 faculties, 6 collages, destruction and casualties as a result obligation that this body go on record 40 secondary and 80 elementary schools, 6 student dormitories), including: of NATO bombing, armed conflict in before we commit our troops to war, Kosovo and long-lasting economic and Elementary schools ``16. oktobar'' and and in a bipartisan way I wish to recog- ``Vladimir Rolovic'' in Belgrade; Day-care social tumbles under the burden of the nize that this evening during his spe- centre in settlement Petlovo Brdo in Bel- dictatorship's deadly policies. Ethnic cial order. grade; Two secondary schools in the terri- cleansing, NATO bombing and armed Mr. KUCINICH. Mr. Speaker, I thank tory of Nis; Elementary schools ``Toza conflict should stop because they are the gentleman from California (Mr. Markovic'', ``Djordje Natosevic'', ``Veljko not contributing to the solution of the CAMPBELL) for those remarks. Vlahovic'', ``Sangaj'' and ``Djuro Danicic'' and a day-care centre ``Duga'' in Novi Sad Kosovo crisis but only making it deep- f en. There should be no more casualties. and creches in Visarionova Street and in the All refugees should be allowed to re- WE CANNOT HAVE DEMOCRACY IN neighborhood of Sangaj; Traffic School Cen- tre, Faculty of Philosophy; Four elementary turn safely to their homes and live in SERBIA IF WE BLOW UP THE CI- VILIAN INFRASTRUCTURE schools and a Medical high school in the ter- the manner appropriate for free and ritory of Leskovac. proud people. We are convinced that to- The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Elementary school in Lucane, as well as a gether we will find strength and cour- REYNOLDS). Under a previous order of larger number of education facilities in the age to step on the road of peace, de- the House, the gentleman from Cali- territory of Kosovo and Metohija; Faculties mocracy, respect of human rights, mu- fornia (Mr. CAMPBELL) is recognized for of Law and Economics and elementary tual reconciliation and respect. Dia- 5 minutes. school ``Radoje Domanovic'' in Nis; Elemen- logue, political negotiations and peace Mr. CAMPBELL. Mr. Speaker, I yield tary schools in Kraljevo and the villages of Cvetka, Aketa and Ladjevci; In Sombor: ele- process have no alternative. For all of to my friend, the gentleman from Ohio mentary schools ``Ivo Lola Ribar'', ``A us, it is the only way out of the war (Mr. Kucinich), to finish his remarks. Mrazovic'', ``N. Vukicevic'' and ``Nikola conflict. It is the safest way to secure Mr. KUCINICH. Mr. Speaker, I thank Tesla'' in Kljajicevo; School centre in Kula; the return of refugees to their homes, the gentleman from California (Mr. Elementary school and Engineering sec- to renew normal life and activities and CAMPBELL) for yielding his time. ondary school centre in Rakovica. find a solution to the status of Kosovo. Mr. Speaker, I read that letter from 6. PUBLIC AND HOUSING FACILITIES (TENS OF In order to make this happen, we have the pro democracy groups in Serbia be- THOUSANDS) to join our efforts to end the war con- cause they are relating to the suffering Severe damage to the facilities of the Re- flict, revitalize the peace process and of their Kosovo brothers and sisters. publican and Federal Ministry of the Interior reconstruct, economically and demo- At the same time, as this bombing in Belgrade (3 April 1999). Damage to the cratically, the development of Kosovo, continues, I just want to read briefly building of the Institute for Security of the Serbia and the entire Balkan region. from a list of the damages that have Ministry of the Interior in Banjica (3 April been done already by NATO bombing. 1999); Severe damage to the TV RTS studio We are convinced that by joining forces in Pristina; Heavy damage to Hydro-Mete- we can contribute to the reaching of a Over 190 schools, faculties and facili- orological Station (Bukulja, near just and rational political solution to ties for students and children have Arandjelovac); Post Office in Pristina de- the status of Kosovo and build con- been damaged in the NATO bombing up stroyed (7 April 1999); Refugee centre in fidence and cooperation between Serbs to April 19, according to this report. Pristina destroyed (7 April 1999); ``Tornik'' and Albanians.'' Over 20 faculties, 6 colleges, 40 sec- ski resort on Mount Zlatibor (on 8 April This heartfelt letter comes from the ondary and 80 elementary schools; 6 1999); ``Divcibare'' mountain resort (on 11 Alternative Academic Education Net- student dormitories, including elemen- April 1999); ``Baciste'' Hotel on Mount work; the Association of Citizens for tary schools; 16 oktobar and Vladimir Kopaonik (on 12 April 1999); City power plant in the town of Krusevac (12±13 April 1999); Democracy, Social Justice and Support Rolovic in Belgrade; the day care cen- Meteorolocial Station on Mount Kopaonik for Trade Unions; the Belgrade Circle; ter in the settlement of Petlovo Brdo damaged (on 13 April 1999). the Belgrade Women Studies Center; in Belgrade; 2 secondary schools in the Four libraries in Rakovica sustained heavy the Center for Policy Studies Center; territory Nis; elementary schools Toza damage: ``Radoje Dakic'', ``Isidora Sekulic'', H2970 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD Ð HOUSE May 11, 1999 ``Milos Crnjanski'' and ``Dusan Matic''; Ref- BELL), for his leadership, his willing- THE TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION ugee camp ``7 juli'' in Paracin has sustained ness to stand up and speak out and CAPITAL INVESTMENT ACT OF 1999 heavy damage; Office building of the Provin- challenge this illegal and immoral war. cial Executive Council of Vojvodina, Novi The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a Sad; Several thousand housing facilities Mr. CAMPBELL. Mr. Speaker, re- previous order of the House, the gentle- damaged or destroyed, privately or State claiming my time, I want to thank my woman from Oregon (Ms. HOOLEY) is owned, across YugoslaviaÐmost striking ex- colleague and applaud his courage and recognized for 5 minutes. amples being housing blocks in downtown farsightedness. Ms. HOOLEY of Oregon. Mr. Speaker, Aleksinac and those near Post Office in I rise today to address one of our Na- Pristina. f tion's fastest-growing industries, the 7.