[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 67 (Tuesday, May 11, 1999)]
[House]
[Pages H2969-H2970]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




     WE CANNOT HAVE DEMOCRACY IN SERBIA IF WE BLOW UP THE CIVILIAN 
                             INFRASTRUCTURE

  The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Reynolds). Under a previous order of the 
House, the gentleman from California (Mr. Campbell) is recognized for 5 
minutes.
  Mr. CAMPBELL. Mr. Speaker, I yield to my friend, the gentleman from 
Ohio (Mr. Kucinich), to finish his remarks.
  Mr. KUCINICH. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman from California (Mr. 
Campbell) for yielding his time.
  Mr. Speaker, I read that letter from the pro democracy groups in 
Serbia because they are relating to the suffering of their Kosovo 
brothers and sisters.
  At the same time, as this bombing continues, I just want to read 
briefly from a list of the damages that have been done already by NATO 
bombing. Over 190 schools, faculties and facilities for students and 
children have been damaged in the NATO bombing up to April 19, 
according to this report. Over 20 faculties, 6 colleges, 40 secondary 
and 80 elementary schools; 6 student dormitories, including elementary 
schools; 16 oktobar and Vladimir Rolovic in Belgrade; the day care 
center in the settlement of Petlovo Brdo in Belgrade; 2 secondary 
schools in the territory Nis; elementary schools Toza Markovic, Djordje 
Natosevic, Veljko Vlahovic, Sangaj, and Djuro Danicic and a day care 
center Duga.
  Mr. Speaker, I have a list I would like to submit to the House of 
Representatives of all of the public facilities, the hospitals, the 
schools, the housing facilities, the infrastructure, 
telecommunications, cultural, religious shrines and cultural and 
historical monuments and museums that have been damaged in the NATO 
bombing.

               4. HOSPITALS AND HEALTH CARE CENTRES (16):

       Hospitals and health-care institutions, which have been 
     damaged in bombing include:
       Hospital and Medical Centre in the territory in Leskovac; 
     Hospital and Poly-clinic in Nis; Geronotological Centre in 
     Leskovac; General Hospital in Djakovica; City Hospital in 
     Novi Sad; Gynaecological Hospital and Maternity Ward of the 
     Clinical Centre in Belgrade; Neuropsychiatric Ward ``Dr. Laza 
     Lazarevic'' and Central Pharmacy of the Emergency Centre in 
     Belgrade; Army Medical Academy in Belgrade; Medical Centre 
     and Ambulance Centre in Aleksinac; ``Sveti Sava'' hospital in 
     Belgrade; Medical Centre in Kraljevo; Dispensary on Mount 
     Zlatibor; Health Care Centre in Rakovica.


                 5. SCHOOLS (MORE THAN 190 FACILITIES)

       Over 190 schools, faculties and facilities for students and 
     children were damaged in NATO bombing (over 20 faculties, 6 
     collages, 40 secondary and 80 elementary schools, 6 student 
     dormitories), including:
       Elementary schools ``16. oktobar'' and ``Vladimir Rolovic'' 
     in Belgrade; Day-care centre in settlement Petlovo Brdo in 
     Belgrade; Two secondary schools in the territory of Nis; 
     Elementary schools ``Toza Markovic'', ``Djordje Natosevic'', 
     ``Veljko Vlahovic'', ``Sangaj'' and ``Djuro Danicic'' and a 
     day-care centre ``Duga'' in Novi Sad and creches in 
     Visarionova Street and in the neighborhood of Sangaj; Traffic 
     School Centre, Faculty of Philosophy; Four elementary schools 
     and a Medical high school in the territory of Leskovac.
       Elementary school in Lucane, as well as a larger number of 
     education facilities in the territory of Kosovo and Metohija; 
     Faculties of Law and Economics and elementary school ``Radoje 
     Domanovic'' in Nis; Elementary schools in Kraljevo and the 
     villages of Cvetka, Aketa and Ladjevci; In Sombor: elementary 
     schools ``Ivo Lola Ribar'', ``A Mrazovic'', ``N. Vukicevic'' 
     and ``Nikola Tesla'' in Kljajicevo; School centre in Kula; 
     Elementary school and Engineering secondary school centre in 
     Rakovica.


          6. PUBLIC AND HOUSING FACILITIES (TENS OF THOUSANDS)

       Severe damage to the facilities of the Republican and 
     Federal Ministry of the Interior in Belgrade (3 April 1999). 
     Damage to the building of the Institute for Security of the 
     Ministry of the Interior in Banjica (3 April 1999); Severe 
     damage to the TV RTS studio in Pristina; Heavy damage to 
     Hydro-Meteorological Station (Bukulja, near Arandjelovac); 
     Post Office in Pristina destroyed (7 April 1999); Refugee 
     centre in Pristina destroyed (7 April 1999); ``Tornik'' ski 
     resort on Mount Zlatibor (on 8 April 1999); ``Divcibare'' 
     mountain resort (on 11 April 1999); ``Baciste'' Hotel on 
     Mount Kopaonik (on 12 April 1999); City power plant in the 
     town of Krusevac (12-13 April 1999); Meteorolocial Station on 
     Mount Kopaonik damaged (on 13 April 1999).
       Four libraries in Rakovica sustained heavy damage: ``Radoje 
     Dakic'', ``Isidora Sekulic'',

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     ``Milos Crnjanski'' and ``Dusan Matic''; Refugee camp ``7 
     juli'' in Paracin has sustained heavy damage; Office building 
     of the Provincial Executive Council of Vojvodina, Novi Sad; 
     Several thousand housing facilities damaged or destroyed, 
     privately or State owned, across Yugoslavia--most striking 
     examples being housing blocks in downtown Aleksinac and those 
     near Post Office in Pristina.


                           7. INFRASTRUCTURE

       Electrical Power Supply in Batajnica (26 March 1999); 
     Damage to water supply system in Zemun (5 April 1999); Damage 
     to a power station in Bogutovac (10 April 1999); Telephone 
     lines cut off in Bogutovac (10 April 1999); Damage to a power 
     station in Pristina (12 April 1999); Damage to Bistrica 
     hydroelectric power station in Polinje (13 April 1999);


                           TELECOMMUNICATIONS

                         TV TRANSMITTERS (17):

       Jastrebac (Prokuplje), Gucevo (Loznical), Cot (Fruska 
     Gora), Grmija (Pristina), Bogutovac (Pristina), TV 
     transmitter on Mt Goles (Pristina), Mokra Gora (Pristina), 
     Kutlovac (Stari Trg), ``Cigota'' (Uzice), ``Tornik'' 
     (Uzice), Transmitter on Crni Vrh (Jagodina), Satellite 
     station (In Prilike near Ivanjica), TV masts and 
     transmitters (Novi Sad), TV transmitter on Mt Ovcara 
     (Cacak), TV transmitter on Kijevo (Belgrade), TV 
     transmitter on Mt Cer, Communications relay on Mt Jagodnji 
     (Jrupanj).


          CULTURAL-HISTORICAL MONUMENTS AND RELIGIOUS SHRINES

            MEDIEVAL MONASTERIES AND RELIGIOUS SHRINES (16):

       Monastery Gracanica from 14th century (24 March--6 April 
     1999); Monastery Rekovica from 17th century (29 March 1999); 
     Patriarchate of Pec (1 April 1999); Church in Jelasnica near 
     Surdulica (4 April 1999); Monastery of the Church of St. 
     Juraj (built in 1714) in Petrovaradin (1 April 1999); 
     Monastery of Holy Mother (12th century) at the estuary of the 
     Kosanica in the Toplica--territory of municipality of 
     Kursumlija (4 April 1999); Monastery of St. Nicholas (12th 
     century) in the territory of the municipality of Kursumlija 
     (4 April 1999); Monastery of St. Archangel Gabriel in Zemun 
     (5 April 1999); Roman Catholic Church St. Antonio in 
     Djakovica (29 March 1999); Orthodox cemetery in Gnjilane (30 
     March 1999); Monuments destroyed in Bogutovac (8 April 1999); 
     ``Kadinjaca'' memorial complex (8 April 1999); Vojlovica 
     monastery near Pancevo (12 April 1999); Hopovo monastery, 
     iconostasis damaged (12 April 1999); Orthodox Christian 
     cemetery in Pristina (12 April 1999); Monastery church St. 
     Archangel Michael in Rakovica (16 April 1999).


             CULTURAL-HISTORICAL MONUMENTS AND MUSEUMS (8):

       Severe damage to the roof structure of the Fortress of 
     Petrovaradin (1 April 1999); Heavy damage to ``Tabacki 
     bridge'', four centuries old, in Djakovica (5 April 1999); 
     Substantial damage to the building in Stara Carsija (Old 
     street) in Djakovica (5 April 1999); Destroyed archives 
     housed in one of the Government buildings in Belgrade (3 
     April 1999); Memorial complex in Gucevo (Loznica); Memorial 
     complex ``Sumarice'' in Kragujevac; Vojvodina Museum in Novi 
     Sad; Old Military Barracks in Kragujevac--under the 
     protection of the state (16 April 1999).

  Mr. Speaker, we cannot have democracy in Serbia if we blow up the 
civilian infrastructure, which is a precondition for ever having a 
democratic movement in that country.
  I am so grateful to my colleague, the gentleman from California (Mr. 
Campbell), for his leadership, his willingness to stand up and speak 
out and challenge this illegal and immoral war.
  Mr. CAMPBELL. Mr. Speaker, reclaiming my time, I want to thank my 
colleague and applaud his courage and farsightedness.

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