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Absolutely! May I perhaps suggest too, that in countries so proud of the freedom of speech, it seems to me that perhaps more tolerance should be practiced by us all, especially, when we supposedly live in the free world. Regards, Lubica Ucnik > May I kindly ask you university folks to calm down, however hard your feelings may be? > Amazing to me, how an answer to a well-ment invitation to an academic - perhaps too an > academic - event, gets a rude comment addressed from one of the top universities. > As one of the people who were lucky enough to escape one of the Soviet Block countries in > their youth, I can imagine what frustrations people over there live with. (Even if, > strictly speaking, former Yugoslavia did not count fully to the Soviet satellites.) > May I plea to seek ways to cooperation with colleagues from the less lucky countries? Of > course, you may choose to withdraw from any of the CEE/CIS discussion or mailing lists. > > Sincerely > Vladimir Rott > > PO Box > CH-8033 Zurich > Switzerland > > > P.S. Dear Mr Hollowell - looks like you are subcribed to one of the mailing lists. > > --------- > JONATHAN HOLLOWELL wrote: > > > Who the hell gave you my e-mail address? Don't send me your gratuitous > > bullshit ! > > ___________________________________________________________________ > > JONATHAN HOLLOWELL Tel: 01865- (2)80204 (Direct Line) > > St. Peter's College, 01865- (2)78900 (Porters Lodge) > > Oxford University Fax: 01865- 278855 > > OX1 2DL England > > __________________________________________________________________ > > > > On Tue, 11 May 1999, Slobodanka Nedovic wrote: > > > > > I am most definitely NOT cordially invited. On the contrary, I am > > > visited by the topic of your conference, without invitation, every day > > > and night. You guessed right: I live in Belgrade. And no, I am not > > > Milosevic's follower, just as 1.5 million of Belgraders are not. > > > Remember the Protest against him in Belgrade and all the major cities > > > here, that NATO now bombs constantly? Close to one hundred days in the > > > streets. Carrying USA and EU banners. What are we to carry now? Are you > > > going to answer this question at your conference? > > > I can not believe that you are planning a conference on NATO without > > > even mentioning the actual goings on. Where do you live? Planet Earth > > > calling to the School of Humanities (???) and Cultural Studies! > > > You might try inviting experts from Yugoslavia (or if that is too bold, > > > maybe Russia, or China, perhaps?) I'm sure it would add flavor to your > > > "terrace of the 18th century mansion" atmosphere. > > > And when NATO makes some kind of "patchwork" deal with Milosevic, > > > leaving refugees where they are, with the opposition in Serbia > > > destroyed, Milosevic voted "President for lifetime", are you going to > > > organise a new conference, with some Serbian guest speakers? > > > > > > Sincerely, > > > Prof. Slobodanka Nedovic, > > > School of Law, University of Belgrade > > > > > > Douglas Eden wrote: > > > > > > > > You are cordially invited to apply to attend the > > > > > > > > 4TH ANNUAL TRENT PARK CONFERENCE > > > > ON THE FUTURE OF THE ATLANTIC COMMUNITY > > > > > > > > Organised by the Centre for Study of International Affairs (Europe and > > > > America), School of Humanities and Cultural Studies, Middlesex University, > > > > in collaboration with the Atlantic Council of the United Kingdom and Baylor > > > > University, Texas. > > > > > > > > Title: NATO'S FUTURE and ATLANTIC FRIENDSHIPS and RIVALRIES > > > > > > > > Date & Venue: Friday, 18th June 1999, The Mansion and New Hall, Middlesex > > > > University, Trent Park; 9.45am to 5pm. Lunch (12.45-2.15) will be > > > > served on > > > > the terrace of the 18th century mansion overlooking Capability > > > > Brown's park > > > > and lake. > > > > > > > > Cost: £30 (£15 students and concessions) including lunch ($50/$25) > > > > > > > > APPLY TO: Mrs Anna Pavlakos, Conference Secretary, > > > > The Future of the Atlantic Community, Room T118, Middlesex University, > > > > White Hart Lane, London N17 8HR, England > > > > (Email [log in to unmask] or Telephone 0181-362 5363; > > > > Fax 0181-362 6652). Map and directions will be provided. > > > > Accommodation advice available. > > > > > > > > Organiser: Douglas Eden, Head of the Centre for Study of International Affairs > > > > (Europe and America), School of Humanities and Cultural Studies, > > > > Middlesex University. > > > > > > > > SPEAKERS (all confirmed, but not necessarily in order of speaking): > > > > > > > > Sir Oliver Wright GCMG GCVO DSC, HM Ambassador to the United States, > > > > 1982-86, and to West Germany, 1975-81: > > > > "Europe and America: Friends or Foes?" > > > > > > > > Air Marshal Sir John Walker KCB CBE AFC FRAeS, Chief of Defence > > > > Intelligence, Ministry of Defence, 1990-95; previously Deputy Chief > > > > of Staff, Operations and Intelligence, HQ Allied Air Forces Central > > > > Europe; > > > > Chairman, Airship Technologies: > > > > "NATO: 50 and Still Growing Up." > > > > > > > > Richard Balfe MEP, Member of the European Parliament (Labour) for London > > > > South Inner since 1979, Labour Defence Spokesman, Member Foreign > > > > Affairs and Security Committee: > > > > "The Democratic Input." > > > > > > > > Professor Margarita Mathiopoulos, Professor for American Foreign Policy and > > > > International Politics, University of Braunschweig, and Senior > > > > Advisor for > > > > European and North American Markets, British Aerospace plc: > > > > "Europe: a Future Global Player with London on Its Side." > > > > > > > > Professor Emil J Kirchner, Jean Monnet Professor in European Integration and > > > > Director of the Centre for European Studies, University of Essex; > > > > co-author > > > > (with James Sperling) of "Recasting the European Order: Security > > > > Architectures and Economic Co-operation": > > > > "NATO and New Security Threats," > > > > based on a study prepared for the European Commission. > > > > > > > > Dr William Schneider Jr, Member of the Rumsfeld Commission to Assess the > > > > Ballistic Missile Threat, President of International Planning > > > > Services Inc, > > > > US Under Secretary of State for Security Assistance (1982-86), > > > > Chairman of the President's General Advisory Committee on Arms Control > > > > and Disarmament (1987-93): > > > > "Findings of the Rumsfeld Commission: > > > > threats from the proliferation of ballistic missiles > > > > and weapons of mass destruction - and possible remedies." > > > > > > > > Professor Stephen Gardner, Herman Brown Professor of Economics and Director > > > > of the McBride Center for International Business, Baylor University; > > > > founding member of the International Educational Consortium for St > > > > Petersburg; author of Comparative Economic Systems, used at more > > > > than 100 > > > > universities around the world: > > > > "Atlantic Economic Relations and NATO." > > > > > > > > Advisory Board of the Centre: Sir Oliver Wright (chairman), The Rt Hon the > > > > Lord Ryder of Wenum OBE, The Hon Edward Streator, Richard Balfe MEP, > > > > Nicholas Harvey MP, Alan Lee Williams OBE, Professory Gary L McDowell, > > > > Professor Joseph A McKinney, Professor Geoffrey Lee Williams, Dr William > > > > Schneider Jr, Dr Melvyn Stokes, William Mader, Peter Robinson, Geoffrey > > > > Smith. > > > > > > > > Name: 1999_Trent_Park_Conference > > > > 1999_Trent_Park_Conference Type: unspecified type (application/octet-stream) > > > > Encoding: BASE64 > %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%