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ing that the Muslim population of Montenegro was illegally
arming itself in preparation for a rebellion.
Following a series of rallies in Serbia notable for his
threats against Croats and other minorities, SRS leader
Vojislav Šešelj took this same rhetoric into Montenegro.
Speaking at an election rally on 25 April 1992 in Podgorica,
he was cheered enthusiastically by about 10,000
supporters. Security men at this rally were in camouflage
fatigues and armed with automatic rifles. Šešelj
explained to his audience that the concept of a rump
Yugoslavia had been accepted in order to more easily
ensure the primary goal - that of all Serbs living in one
state. He accused the ”external enemies“ (Germany, the
United States and European Community) and ”internal
enemies“ (Serbian Renewal Movement, Democratic
Party and Montenegro’s Liberal Alliance) of wanting
first to declare the independence of Serbia and Montenegro
and of now creating anarchy and chaos and
preventing democratic consolidation. ”That’s why
everyone who belongs to Serbdom must go to the
polls,“ he exclaimed. 1 Šešelj lashed out again against the
”traitorous generals“ (Veljko Kadijević, Milutin Kukanjac,
Stane Brovet and others) for not ”liberating Serb
lands by now“ and promised them courts-martial and
shooting squads. Responding to cries from supporters
that they would kill the Albanians, he said, obviously
alluding to the some 10,000 ethnic Albanians who did
not boycott the 1991 census, ”No, we like those Shiptars.
2 They are our brothers and we shall take good care
of them. But I predict for all disloyal Shiptars, Croats,
Muslims and others a journey over the Prokletije.“ 3
1 ”That’s Why Everyone Who Belongs to Serbdom Must Go to the
Polls,“ Borba, Belgrade, 26 April 1992.
2 Serbian derogatory for Albanian.
3 Mountain range on the Yugoslav-Albanian border.