Subject: Yugoslavia/October Surprise

Found this interesting quote in an article in talk.politics.radical-left,
concerning the recent elections in Yugoslavia:

  "Very far from the international spotlight, there were also elections 
  in Albania. Socialist, Ilir Meta, won. The Democratic Opposition 
  claims victory, too - attacking Meta for rigging and stealing 
  elections. Doesn't that sound familiar? Only, nobody cares."

A very good point.  Funny the U.S. didn't send Albright down to Peru
when Fujimori stole those elections a few months ago.  Coincidentally,
even if Fujimori and Milosevic both decide to "officially" step down
in their respective countries, they still can "legally" rule well into
next year.  Maybe they should change places?

Of course, things may further deterioriate in what's left of Yugoslavia,
especially if Milosevic agitates the situation either in Kosovo or in
Montenegro.  The same author, above, also suggested that Clinton might
use any military action by the Yugoslav government as a pretext for a
renewed, though probably limited, bombing campaign (similar to his
attacks on Iraq in December 1998).  This would be Bubba Bill's version
of an "October Surprise," geared to further his own political ends
and to give a boost Al Gore's presidential campaign.  I don't know just
how likely this scenario is, but it is within the realm of probabilities.