Event: October 7, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, during a meeting in Belgrade with students of the Faculty of Philology, stated that the bombing of Yugoslavia in 1999 was conducted to protect the civilian population and to overthrow the country’s president, Slobodan Milošević.
Stoltenberg, in particular, told the Serbian youth that NATO is a defensive organization that does not attack anyone. As for the 1999 bombings, the NATO Secretary General said that he understood that “in Serbia, many still treat these attacks badly, but this was done in order to protect civilians and stop the Milošević regime.” But the most important thing that Stoltenberg called for is “to look into the future.”
The purpose of the action: the next stage of the realization of the Overton windows, in which the conversion of consciousness takes place and the quotation of scientists, politicians for the creation of the applicant. Put the blame for the bombing on the former Yugoslav President Slabodan Milošević, and bring the Serbian people out of the field of the problem. To oppose NATO (good) against Milošević (evil), and to form a symbol of victory over evil from a military company as a necessary action.
Direction: Public Administration, Security
Tool: education
Method: lectures, public speaking.
Media coverage:
https://news.rambler.ru/world/40979407-nato-obyasnilo-massovye-ubiystva-zabotoy/
https://www.vesti.ru/doc.html?id=3068948
Society reaction: Serbian society insulted the words of the NATO Secretary General about the bombing of Yugoslavia in 1999, and nationalist organizations criticized the government and the president, who organized the exercises together with NATO.
International resonance: the words of the NATO Secretary General should be taken as a thesis about the construction of a new image of NATO in the international arena. Now it is a structure that is good in the fight for democracy with the dictatorship. International organizations supported the statement of the Secretary General and noted the role of NATO in resolving global conflicts. It was held equal to the UN which is unable to quickly solve the tasks. Only the representatives of Russia declared the absurdity of the statement of the military structure that started the war against a democratic country without UN sanction.
What they achieved: the interventionists managed to introduce the topic of discussion of the bombing of Yugoslavia into the plane of the struggle for democracy. Society is created by the illusion of a humane organization of NATO that it fought for their interests, and former President Slabodan Milošević is to blame for the death of the Serbs. NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg and Alexander Vučic attended the opening ceremony of the civil emergency services exercise Srbija-2018, organized by NATO and the Serbian Ministry of the Interior. Alexander Vučic stated: “I had long negotiations with Stoltenberg, we talked about all types of cooperation between Serbia and NATO. We paid special attention to Kosovo and Metohija and to the role of KFOR [International Mission under the auspices of NATO in Kosovo and Metohija] and I many times I asked him not to reduce the mission in Kosovo. If there is a need, in a very short time, in a few minutes we will contact and be able to solve the problem immediately, we will be able to explain what is happening in the region and help protect the population.” The cooperation between Serbia and NATO is gaining momentum, and the question of joining the Alliance can be raised in 5-10 years. Montenegro, which was part of Yugoslavia in 1999, already belongs to NATO.
