Januari  01, 2002  New York/ Detroit

Od : Makedonskiot Amerikanski Sovet i od Izvr{niot Odbor na POMNI.

Otvoreno pismo do Pretsedatelot Boris Trajkovski i  Premierot Qup~o Georgievski

                    Gospoda,

Poa|ame od dolgata tradicija na ispra}awe  najdobri `elbi  na prviot den  vo godinata.

Namesto toa, nie Vi pi{uvame vo imeto na osum milioni Makedonci, koi ja ~uvstvuvaat bolkata i stradaweto na nivnata stradalna Makedonija, da ja izrazime na{ata ogor~enost od va{ata nesposobnost, ne samo da vladeete i da gi izvr{uvate  dol`nostite i obvrskite  za koi ste bile izbrani, no i za toa {to ne uspeavte  da dadete  osnoven `ivoten prostor so mir, sigurnost i red vo koj Makedonskiot narod  treba da `ivee.

Prethodnata no}, a toa e na Novogodi{nata no}, vo gradot Tetovo, pove}e od  ~etirieset i {est iljadi Makedonci, namesto mirno da go do~ekaat doa|aweto na Novata Godina, bea izlo`eni  na nameren terror na voeni napadi od strana na Albanskite teroristi~ki grupi i konstantno pukawe so oru`je, vklu~uvaj}i go i  potpolnoto uni{tuvawe na Vospitno popravniot Dom  i nekolku okolni zgradi.

Ne ni e poznat brojot na `rtvite, no ova e grubo i nasilno prodol`enie na serijata na teroristi~ki napadi nad nevinoto Makedonsko naselenie vo Tetovo i okolnite sela, napraveno protiv niv za vreme na poslednite nekolku nedeli, {to vklu~uva i gorenje na sredovekovnata Crkva na  Sveti Nikola vo selo Dolna Le{nica i  Sveti \or|ija vo seloto Mala Re~ica, a da ne gi spomnuvame  bezbrojnite  kidnapirawa i napadi vrz Makedoncite i nivnite imoti.

Da  Ve potsetime deka ova se slu~uva vo  zemja, koja dr`i deka e suverena i nezavisna dr`ava, so armija i policija, ~ija {to  najvisoka dol`nost e  da gi za{tituva  svoite gra|ani.

Namesto za{tita, nedol`noto Makedonsko naselenie  e poni`uvano i siluvano, napa|ano pred va{ite o~i i pred o~ite na NATO,OBSE,EU i razli~ni  drugi organizacii so koi  treba{e da sozdadete okolnosti  na mir  i stabilnost vo Makedonija  vo site  “dogovori” i “zdelki” {to vie tolku liberalno gi potpi{avte.

Ne znaeme dali ova  na{e pismo }e Ve najde zaedno so va{ite sviti vo Makedonija, ili mo`ebi  ste re{ile da da gi proslavite praznicite nadvor od  Makedonija  ili na nekoe sigurno za Vas mesto, kako {to go pravevte i porano, no nie sakame da Ve podsetime, vsu{nost da Ve predupredime  deka lu|eto koi stradaat zaradi va{ata negriza i va{ata neposobnost da vladeete se  ne samo na{ite sonarodnici i Makedonski sobra}a koi imaat pravo  na Va{ata za{tita, tuku i na{ite roditeli, na{ite bra}a i sestri koi  molat za pomo{.

Vreme e Vie da se predomoslite i da donesete krajno resenie i da gi izvr{uvate Va{ite dol`nosti i obvrski  kako lideri na dr`avata i da gi za{titite podednakvo site  dr`avjani na Makedonija, koi Ve izbraa za da im sluzite i da gi zastituvate.

Profesor  Nestor  Oginar

Dr Stojadin B. Naumovski

January 1, 2002

                                                        New York/Detroit

From:  The Macedonian American Council and the Executive Board of POMNI.

An open letter to President Boris Trajkovski and Prime Minister Ljubco

Georgievski

Sirs,

    We depart from the long standing tradition of sending good-will wishes on this first day of the year.  Instead, we write to you in the name of more than eight million Macedonians, who feel the pain and suffering of their brethren in Macedonia, to express our outrage at your inability, not only to govern and perform the duties for which you have been elected, but for failing to provide the basic environment of peace, security and order in which the Macedonian people should live.

    Last night, that is, on New Year's Eve, in the city of Tetovo, more than forty-six thousand Macedonians, instead of peacefully awaiting the arrival of the new year, were exposed to the deliberate terror of military attacks by Albanian terrorist groups and constant firing of arms, including the total burning of the correctional facility and several other surrounding buildings.

 We do not know of the actual casualties, but this is a blatant and violent continuation of the series of terrorist attacks upon the innocent Macedonian people in Tetovo and the neighboring villages, committed against them over the last few weeks, that include the burning of the medieval church of  St.

Nicholas in the village of Dolna Lesnica and the total destruction of the ninth century ancient church of St. George in the village of Mala Recica, not to mention countless random kidnappings and attacks upon Macedonians and their property.

    Let us remind you that this is all happening in a country, which purports to be a sovereign and independent country, with an army and police force, whose paramount duty is to protect its citizens.  Instead of protection, the innocent Macedonian people are being humiliated and violated and insulted in front of your very eyes and in front of the eyes of NATO, OSCE, EU and various other organizations with whom you are supposed to provide an environment of peace and stability in Macedonia in all the "contracts" and "agreements" that you have so liberally signed.

    We do not know if this letter of ours will find you and your cohorts in Macedonia.  Perhaps, you have chosen to celebrate this holiday season abroad, as you are so used to, but we do wish to remind you, in fact, we do wish to warn you that the people who are suffering because of your negligence and your inability to govern are not only our beloved compatriots who are entitled to your protection, but our parents, our brothers and sisters, who are pleading for help.

    It is time for you to make a final decision and execute your duties as leaders of a country and protect equally all the citizens of Macedonia, who elected you  to serve and protect them.

Professor Nestor Oginar

Dr. Stojadin B. Naumovski