Show World 16A Sunday November 26 2000 Standard-Examine- Milosevic makes first appearance since losing power The Associated Press BELGRADE Yugoslavia - A defiant Slobodan Milosevic appeared in public Saturday for the first time since his ouster depicting Yugosla- via’s pew leaders as traitors paid by the West to destroy the country Milosevic’s harshly worded opening speech at his Socialist Party special congress showed that the former Yugoslav president intends to regain power with the same vintage themes he used while leading the country into four Balkan wars and economic decline Milosevic who has been indicted for war crimes and is accused by many Yugoslavs of causing economic reign said misery during his the country had plunged into a deep crisis since his ouster in a popular revolt last month “We all know what kind of violence and lawlessness took place after the Oct 5 coup” Milosevic told some 2300 Socialist Party delegates referring to street riots that ended his rule and placed new President Vojislav Kostunica in office He has long asserted that those who sought his removal were actually “paid Western spies” who are aiding the “occupation” of the country He ar described these efforts as a war -- and argued it wasn’t over yet “The war which is being conducted against this country is now being conducted with (Western) money” Milosevic said Later the party congress over- Milosevic as whelmingly the party chief That means he will lead the Socialists in crucial Dec 23 parliamentary elections in Yugoslavia's dominant Serbian republic Calling the new leaders “traitors” Milosevic said they want to hand Serbian “national heroes” to the “new Gestapo” in The Hague Netherlands The Dutch-base- d UN tribunal has indicted Milosevic and four of his top aides for alleged war crimes in Kosovo There have been calls for Milosevabroad But Milosevic and his closest associates have been buoyed by Kostunica’s refusal to hand him over to the UN war crimes court Yugoslavia’s judiciary has also failed to file any charges against him for years of corruption money laundering and economic mismanagement during his rule ic’s arrest both here and Milosevic entered the congress hall surrounded by a handful of his loyal bodyguards r DENOUNCES Former Yugoslav President Slobodan WEST: Milosevic addresses the emergency congress of his Socialists Party in Belgrade Saturday in his first public appearance since losing power The Associated Press Canada’s Chretien hopes to make history The Associated Press TORONTO - He has been a fighter since childhood when other boys would tease him for the birth defect that left him deaf in one ear and with a misshapen smile Now after three decades in politics Jean Chretien is waging another battle one of his own making - an early national election for a third straight term as Canada’s prime minister A victory in 'Monday’s vote would be a crowning triumph for d the “little man from Shawinigan” the working-clas-s Quebec town where Chretien honed his political skills and self-style- instincts Only twice has a leader of the governing Liberal Party scored three consecutive majority victories Not even street-fight- CITY MALL er Pierre Trudeau the HURRY IN FOR §1 fellow federalist who rose to the Cabinet with Chretien and became a national icon could accomplish the feat Trudeau’s death in September and the emotional outpouring French-Canadia- n SPECTACULAR SAVINGS! that boosted Liberal support contributed to Chretien’s decision to call the election 3 12 years into his second term Bolstered by a strong econfive-ye- ar omy and the biggest budget surplus in history he also used a new election to fend off calls from within the party for him to step aside for heir apparent Paul Martin the finance minister Tall and gruff but also disChretien arming the never looks entirely comfortable practicing his lifelong passion yet he has been phenomenally £ood at it since arriving in Parliament at age 29 with little com-hian- d of English and a wide-eye- d desire to learn He worked his way up to the Cabinet in five years went on to be the nation’s first French-Canadia- n finance minister and filled several crucial posts under Trudeau After Chretien became Liberal leader in 1990 the party won by a landslide in 1993 taking 177 of the 295 Parliament seats to succeed a Progressive Conservative leadership blamed for economic recession and reigniting Quebec separatism A much narrower triumph came in 1997 with the Liberals winning 155 of 301 seats This time the Liberals hold a solid lead in all polls and appear likely to gain another narrow majority 3 1 H pre-electi- Their support base reflects ‘i Canada’s changed political landscape and Chretien’s own path to power Before Chretien victory in a federal election meant winning Quebec Under his leadership the Liberals have triumphed twice without taking the French-speakin- g province Instead they owe their power Ontario the to English-speakin- g most populous province due in part to immigrant communities that have embraced Liberal social policies Chretien's federalist credentials make him poison to Quebec and separatists Quebec middle-of-the-ro- ad Store Hours more vot- Sunday 12 pm to 5 pm Monday 10 am to 9 pm ers reject his blue-collbrusqueness said Henry Milner a political scientist at Quebec City’s University of LavaL ar Dealing with the sensitive Quebec issue takes finesse Milner said but “he's really not capable of subtlety to put it mildly” The joke goes that Quebecers can understand Chretien having difficulties with English his second language but also with French? 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