Serbian Prime Minister Zoran Djindjic was recently assassinated, but won’t receive condolences from the US House of Representatives despite leading his country through a series of important reforms and its reconstruction after Milosevic. Why? Last Sunday, while you were watching Six Feet Under, Ed Bradley was on 60 Minutes with documents that indicate Yugoimport, the government’s arms export company, was providing equipment and services to Iraq. One memo to the Iraqi Ministry of Defense gives instructions on avoiding UN weapons inspectors. It’s unclear exactly how much support was being provided, but it’s probably in the neighborhood of US$1.5 billion and US$3 billion. This includes jet engines, artillery shells, and anti-aircraft technology. There’s some question as to exactly how much control Djindjic had over Yugoimport, since it is still largely in the hands of the generals of the Yugoslav National Army (JNA) who ran it before the war. Most agree that the Prime Minister was at least aware of the deals. This scandal has also taken down the Serb member of the ruling triumvirate in Bosnia.
Do you get the feeling that the United States was the only country that honored the sanctions?
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