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15th - Public Forum on the
Independence of Kosovo
Kosovo: Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow--Exploring the legal and ethical dilemmas in their historical context
The discussion forum will take place Thursday, May 15, 2008 at 6 PM, at the Concordia University / Library Building on 1400 De Maisonneuve W Street.
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RET. MAJOR GENERAL LEWIS MACKENZIE
is a retired Canadian general and writer. MacKenzie is most famous for establishing and commanding Sector Sarajevo as part of the United Nations Protection Force or UNPROFOR in Yugoslavia in 1992. MacKenzie retired from Canadian Forces in 1993, after serving 35 years. He wrote a book, Peacekeeper: Road to Sarajevo as a personal account of his peacekeeping experiences in Sarajevo, and has commented regularly on military and security concerns.
AMBASSADOR JAMES BISSETT
was the Canadian Ambassador to Yugoslavia (1990-1992), who witnessed first hand the Yugoslav tragedy to which he attributes much of the blame on Western diplomatic blundering and deliberate scheming.
SCOTT TAYLOR
is a war correspondent and former professional soldier. He has been editor and publisher of Esprit de Corps since 1988. Taylor is the author of five books – Tarnished Brass: Crime and Corruption in the Canadian Military, Tested Mettle: Canada’s Peacekeepers at War (both with Brian Nolan), Inat: Images of Serbia, Diary of an Uncivil War: The Violent Aftermath of the Kosovo Conflict and Spinning on the Axis of Evil: America's War against Iraq.
PROFESSOR MICHEL CHOSSUDOVSKY
is a Canadian economist and professor of economics at the University of Ottawa. Chossudovsky has acted as economic adviser to governments of developing countries and has worked as a consultant for international organizations including the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the African Development Bank, the United Nations African Institute for Economic Development and Planning (AIEDEP), the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), the International Labour Organization (ILO), the World Health Organisation (WHO), the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC). In 1999, Chossudovsky joined the Transnational Foundation for Peace and Future Research as an adviser. Professor Chossudovsky is also the editor for the Centre for Research on Globalization which operates a website at http://globalresearch.ca/.
PROFESSOR SUNIL RAM
is a professor of military history and land warfare at American Military University, where he also teaches peacekeeping. He is also the author of the UNITAR training program for peacekeeping in the Balkans and is currently revising the UNITAR program on the modern history of peacekeeping. A former Canadian soldier, he holds a UN Global Citizen Award for furthering awareness of peace and peacekeeping.
We are encouraging people, especially those unfamiliar with the situation in Kosovo to attend. Invite your friends, professors and colleagues to share a glass of wine with these great individuals who have contributed an enormous amount of understanding to our cause.
The situation in Kosovo is grave. We must do everything we can to raise awareness about the crisis today. These speakers will address the historical, legal, moral and political implications of the unilateral declaration of Kosovo’s independence.
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