It was heartwarming reading all those comments / opinions / encouragements on Internet, from ordinary people. They offer more common sense, good will, solution and hope than those in the governments of Yugoslavia, USA, GB, Germany etc. I am Yugoslavian, living in Japan over 20 years now.

I was born in Belgrade but have never considered myself a Serb, a Croat, a Bosnian etc. There are many people in former Yugoslavia who think same and who are against present government’s way of handing things. In my childhood I went to the same school with Muslim and Christian kids in Mostar – we played together and never had any problems with this or that senseless ideology.

It hurts so deeply that that beautiful country had to get divided and its people to suffer because of self-serving and incompetent as well as narrow-minded politicians, and by this I do not mean only Yugoslavian ones. Also, there are no words to express the rage about USA and NATO act.

... In whatever name USA and NATO started bombings they are killed innocent people as well – intentionally or off-target, what difference does it make? What is "peace" about it? Milocevic is safe in his shelter and he eats every day. You also turned many government-doubting Serbians into pro-Milosevic. If you believe it is your duty to act in the name of the “world peace” why not interfere as well in Bosnia, Turkey(Kurds), East Africa, Ireland etc.

There are other ways to make your soldiers practice and your economy turn; there are also more positive ways to improve one’s personal image in the eyes of the world. After you go back to your coutries, you will leave my country with the after-effects of the nuclear weapons you are using. Same as when you left Bosnia infected with AIDS. My country do not need incapable world policemen, it has too many of their own.

Liliana Mikajiri, Hanno (Saitama), Japan