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Another favorite color combination of mine is blue and red. I like a very light, almost ethereal blue with a brash pop of red but other tones and hues work just as well too.
I like the contrast between them — with blue being calm, peaceful and even moody and red being strong, confident and bold. I am still sometimes surprised by how well they can go together.
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I have noticed that blue and red is a combination you often see in Great Britain, but not here, for some reason, though it is the color combination in both our flags.
I tend to love neutrals and sedated, moody decor yet I love these, esp. the French Chateau Bedroom.
This is definitely my absolute favorite combination of colors.
OMG! where is that chair from?? I must have it!
My kitchen will be Martha Stewart Vintage Map, and I already have a red microwave. I can't wait to see it finished after these inspirational photos!
I like how the Gramercy Park Hotel does red and blue. Check out the third image on this link...
all these spaces are beautifully styled. red and blue marry really well. a few years ago i tried to persuade a client to combine both colours in her beach flat, but she was too afraid if it was too much. i wish i had these beautiful shots to show her!
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I'm so glad you made this post! I found the red desk in the second picture at a garage sale and that is what got me started on our red and blue bedroom :) Still need to paint the side tables white, and find a new blue comforter/duvet/quilt/coverlet/whatever, and get more things on the walls, but some day it will be finished!
Thank you for posting these--they're all knock-outs.
Red and Turquoise were our wedding colors. Great combo!
And the first picture totally has custom red and blue modgreenpod wallpaper in the bedroom. Awesome.
A few weeks ago someone commented on a post, saying that they were planning to do their nursery in aqua in red, and I've been obsessed with the idea since then. I don't have kids, nor am I pregnant, but I can't get the idea out of my head. These pictures gave me some other great ideas with alternatives to aqua. I love that first pic, and the butterfly wallpaper makes my head spin in the best possible way.
Doggie looks like a little queen in the birdcage...how cute! First space looks so whimsical, second room is simply "gawjus".


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He Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) was within its ''mandate'' to calculate presumptive loss of Rs.1.76 lakh crore in the allocation of 2G spectrum, but whether it amounted to questioning government policy was ''unanswered'', joint parliamentary committee (JPC) chairman P.C. Chacko said Monday.What is the motive for him to say so ?
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In the recent past most of our watch dogs are overstepping their limit including the Judiciary. In many a time in the recent past the Supreme court judges are making comments on matters which are unnecessary. They are passing judgment even before hearing the case.Same is the case with the medias. CAG is precisely a auditing body that can point out the commissions and omissions in a government a/c and they are not the judging authority of the commissions and omissions.Such happenings have resulted in wastage of Parliament hours. When a over hyped report after verification found unsupported with evidence and rejected by a court it may adversely affect the people's faith in these watch dogs.Answered by Josna, 30 May '11 08:25 pm
I think what CAG was within its orbit of authority.They have stated as you have noted here it as a presimptive loss and so doesn't amount to an inference.And also presume that it doesn't amount to questioning the government policy.The CAG as an audinting body is empowered to look into the proceedural lapses in spending the public money.The CAG can't be made responsible for all the hype created by the vested interest in this matter.They have dne their job within their limits and the Law will take its own course of action.The vibrant situation the CAG report on 2G spectrum created in the country,no doubt will bring in and pave way for several reforms in public spending,so that to that extent atleast the common man of this land will be get benefited.Answered by Ramakrishnegowda, 30 May '11 10:09 pm
After this sibal should resign.after pac report congress was very furious so using jpc to neutralise truth but it is difficult.corruption is also being policalised.Answered by Ramesh Agarwal, 30 May '11 09:06 pm
JPC panel can't act otherwise to government's wishes in most cases...!Answered by Dil Se, 30 May '11 07:49 pm
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Stephen: Today, Ashley and I stopped by Nick's Laguna Beach for lunch after spending our morning at the Thousand Steps Beach. It was pretty funny because we had originally intended to go to ReMark's for lunch after Ashley had planned our entire Sunday together while being bored at work. She was so proud about having planned our Sunday perfectly from morning until 2pm, but she forgot that ReMark's is closed on Sundays. So while at the beach, we did what any normal college student would do when hungry and consulted the grand dictionary of restaurants, Yelp. We found Nick's and decided to go there instead.
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Our dishes did not disappoint; both looked and tasted amazing. The braised short ribs were layered on top of a bed of buttered mashed potatoes and sautéed vegetables (string beans and carrots), surrounded by baby onions, and topped with fried onion rings. The meat was tender and juicy while all the vegetables and especially the baby onions tasted fresh and sweet. The fried onion rings were very tasty while the mashed potatoes were creamy but not too buttery. The portion sizes are decent, not too big and will easily feed the average appetite. I definitely would love to go back in the future and try some of their other dishes.
Ashley: The buttermilk fried chicken was also delicious. The fried layer was nice and crispy—not too thick, and the chicken itself was tender and juicy. The mashed potatoes went extremely well with the gravy that they had poured over the whole dish, and the biscuit was rich but not overly buttery. Overall, I thought it was a very well balanced dish, and excellently presented. I wish they would have given more chicken than mashed potatoes, though…it was quite an overwhelming serving of mashed potatoes. The corn was alright, nothing special. But I think everything else about this dish makes it worth the $15! If any of you decide to give this restaurant a try, we'd love to hear about what you ordered! :)


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I found the FUEL framework very helpful — a quick structure to use for coaching.
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BSOD ntoskrnl.exe 7cc40
Im getting massive BSOD's every day. I can't even use this computer most hours and it'll probably BSOD in a few minuetes.
Could someone look at the txt file I included and point me in the right direction? Or if I need more info please tell me!!! Because Im going crazy with this BSOD.
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|27 Mar 2012
Windows 7 Ultimate x64
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|28 Mar 2012
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mbamservice.exe c:\program files (x86)\malwarebytes' anti-malware\mbamservice.exe 3896 8 200 1380 3/27/2012 2:42 PM Not Available Not Available Not Available egui.exe c:\program files\eset\eset nod32 antivirus\egui.exe 2864 8 200 1380 3/27/2012 2:40 PM 184.108.40.206 2.78 MB (2,919,168 bytes) 11/4/2010 5:15 PM ekrn.exe c:\program files\eset\eset nod32 antivirus\x86\ekrn.exe 1736 8 200 1380 3/27/2012 2:40 PM 18.104.22.168 791.16 KB (810,144 bytes) 11/4/2010 5:15 PM sbiectrl.exe c:\program files\sandboxie\sbiectrl.exe 2912 8 200 1380 3/27/2012 2:40 PM 188.8.131.52 583.73 KB (597,736 bytes) 3/24/2011 4:25 AM sbiesvc.exe c:\program files\sandboxie\sbiesvc.exe 1152 8 200 1380 3/27/2012 2:40 PM 188.8.131.52 93.73 KB (95,976 bytes) 3/24/2011 4:24 AM
Event[139]: Log Name: System Source: Ntfs Date: 2012-03-27T13:41:59.198 Event ID: 55 Task: N/A Level: Error Opcode: N/A Keyword: Classic User: N/A User Name: N/A Computer: User10-PC Description: The file system structure on the disk is corrupt and unusable. Please run the chkdsk utility on the volume \Device\HarddiskVolume1.
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|30 Mar 2012
Thank you writhziden for replying:
I did what you asked and ran CHKDSK for both my drives, but I got no errors(I included both in the CHKDSK rar file). I should mention that most of my BSODs often say page fault or some some sort of "system exception". The other times I dont even get a BSOD, but instead a strange interlaced image or just a reboot.
I have a feeling it is either a video card driver issue or some sort of memory issue. Should I run memtest86 or could you analyze my logs and recommend something else?
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|30 Mar 2012
Your .dmp files were corrupted in most cases. This is usually a sign of hard disk errors, which is why I recommended those steps. The other two things that your crashes have in common are the possibility of memory problems and driver conflicts.
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|31 Mar 2012
I ran memtest86 with no errors after 5 hours. I couldnt run windows memory because my system was so unstable.
However, the computer has stabilized greatly(though I got two BSOD's yesterday and today) ever since I cleaned out the CPU and Video card fan of dust and old thermal grease. I used to get BSOD's or reboot every 20-30 min. But now I can at least run it for several hours sometimes. I checked the CPU temperature in BIOS(37-40 C) and my GPU with GPU-Z shows about 31-33 C. Are these ok temperatures? Perhaps my Power is no good? Cleaning also helped me get rid of BSOD's last time a few months ago. I am using a stock AMD fan, so should I get a better one?
Also, in the past i had some sound driver issues. And today I found a new audio device from AMD, that I never had before. Am I suppoesd to have more than 1 sound device?
Included are the last two dmp files.
Thanks for your help writhziden!
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|31 Mar 2012
Microsoft (R) Windows Debugger Version 6.12.0002.633 AMD64 Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Loading Dump File [D:\Kingston\BSODDmpFiles\IdiotOnComputer\TwoDMPS\033112-17877-01.dmp] Mini Kernel Dump File: Only registers and stack trace are available Symbol search path is: SRV*C:\SymCache*http://msdl.microsoft.com/download/symbols Executable search path is: Windows 7 Kernel Version 7601 (Service Pack 1) MP (4 procs) Free x64 Product: WinNt, suite: TerminalServer SingleUserTS Personal Built by: 7601.17640.amd64fre.win7sp1_gdr.110622-1506 Machine Name: Kernel base = 0xfffff800`02e09000 PsLoadedModuleList = 0xfffff800`0304e670 Debug session time: Sat Mar 31 17:37:03.430 2012 (UTC - 6:00) System Uptime: 0 days 4:49:01.600 Loading Kernel Symbols ............................................................... ................................................................ ....................... Loading User Symbols Loading unloaded module list ............. ******************************************************************************* * * * Bugcheck Analysis * * * ******************************************************************************* Use !analyze -v to get detailed debugging information. BugCheck C4, {e3, fffffa80059ba531, 5cdf384, 0} Probably caused by : ntkrnlmp.exe ( nt!VerifierBugCheckIfAppropriate+3c ) Followup: MachineOwner --------- 2: kd> !analyze -v ******************************************************************************* * * * Bugcheck Analysis * * * ******************************************************************************* DRIVER_VERIFIER_DETECTED_VIOLATION (c4) A device driver attempting to corrupt the system has been caught. This is because the driver was specified in the registry as being suspect (by the administrator) and the kernel has enabled substantial checking of this driver. If the driver attempts to corrupt the system, bugchecks 0xC4, 0xC1 and 0xA will be among the most commonly seen crashes. Arguments: Arg1: 00000000000000e3, Kernel Zw API called with user-mode address as parameter. Arg2: fffffa80059ba531, Address inside the driver making the incorrect API call. Arg3: 0000000005cdf384, User-mode address used as API parameter. Arg4: 0000000000000000 Debugging Details: ------------------ BUGCHECK_STR: 0xc4_e3 FAULTING_IP: +3035313636653265 fffffa80`059ba531 85c0 test eax,eax FOLLOWUP_IP: nt!VerifierBugCheckIfAppropriate+3c fffff800`0330f3dc cc int 3 CUSTOMER_CRASH_COUNT: 1 DEFAULT_BUCKET_ID: VERIFIER_ENABLED_VISTA_MINIDUMP PROCESS_NAME: ekrn.exe CURRENT_IRQL: 0 LAST_CONTROL_TRANSFER: from fffff8000330f3dc to fffff80002e85c40 STACK_TEXT: fffff880`077f8568 fffff800`0330f3dc : 00000000`000000c4 00000000`000000e3 fffffa80`059ba531 00000000`05cdf384 : nt!KeBugCheckEx fffff880`077f8570 fffff800`0330fec5 : fffffa80`03e25b00 fffff800`0331e09a fffff880`077f3000 fffff880`077f9000 : nt!VerifierBugCheckIfAppropriate+0x3c fffff880`077f85b0 fffff800`0331139e : 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000028 fffffa80`059ba3b9 ffffe61c`0000051e : nt!ViZwCheckAddress+0x35 fffff880`077f85f0 fffff800`03311426 : fffff880`077f8738 fffff880`077f8738 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000000 : nt!ViZwCheckUnicodeString+0x2e fffff880`077f8630 fffff800`03314d99 : fffffa80`059ba531 00000000`00000000 00000000`70616745 00000000`00000000 : nt!ViZwCheckObjectAttributes+0x26 fffff880`077f8660 fffffa80`059ba531 : 00000000`05cdf384 00000000`00000000 00000000`05cdf3b4 00000000`05cdf3fa : nt!VfZwOpenFile+0x49 fffff880`077f86a0 00000000`05cdf384 : 00000000`00000000 00000000`05cdf3b4 00000000`05cdf3fa 00000000`00000007 : 0xfffffa80`059ba531 fffff880`077f86a8 00000000`00000000 : 00000000`05cdf3b4 00000000`05cdf3fa 00000000`00000007 fffffa80`00000021 : 0x5cdf384 STACK_COMMAND: kb SYMBOL_STACK_INDEX: 1 SYMBOL_NAME: nt!VerifierBugCheckIfAppropriate+3c FOLLOWUP_NAME: MachineOwner MODULE_NAME: nt IMAGE_NAME: ntkrnlmp.exe DEBUG_FLR_IMAGE_TIMESTAMP: 4e02aaa3 FAILURE_BUCKET_ID: X64_0xc4_e3_VRF_nt!VerifierBugCheckIfAppropriate+3c BUCKET_ID: X64_0xc4_e3_VRF_nt!VerifierBugCheckIfAppropriate+3c Followup: MachineOwner ---------
37-40 C is a bit high for AMD on idle. Thank you for the information that cleaning helps. I would recommend you do some hardware diagnosis and temperature monitoring.
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Today, I want to talk about the most important thing when it comes to maintaining your social life. The follow-up.
Although this requires effort (as most good things in life do), it's a very simple way to keep friendships and opportunities abound. I shouldn't really have to give you examples on this but just in case you're not sure, I'll give you one. One that is important to me.
Call your boys and hang out. For those of you who may have a girlfriend, it's important that you don't fall in the time-suck that can be your relationship. You need to make sure that you have your part of your life still together. That involves doing other things that DO NOT involve your girlfriend and the best thing to do is hang with your boys. You'll love yourself for it, it'll make your relationship stronger and I promise your lady will enjoy the space herself (so she can hang with her girls or just not be with you – it's ok, it's healthy). Plus, your boys will appreciate the time and not think that you sold them out to a girl. Guys do take this seriously, whether they say it or not.
This is way too important to ignore. Don't forget the people that helped make you who you are. Hang with your boys. It's fun, it's manly and it's healthy. Do it.
Let's keep it short so we can go into the mailbag.
The other night, I went out with a girl. We had dinner and went to see a movie. We had a good time and we're going to go out again but what would be a good idea for a second date? Should we do dinner again? She mentioned a place that she wanted to go to (I think it was the park or something). Maybe I could surprise her with taking here there? What about going in for the kiss? When should I do that?
I'll be quick and to the point. Don't take her the movies and don't take her to dinner. Do something fun that will get the two of you talking and sharing with each other. It'll be the best way to get to know each other.
As for the kiss? If you kissed her already, I'd kiss her as soon as you see her. If you haven't kissed her, then I'd do it at any point prior to the date ending. There will be less pressure and if she's receptive, you won't have to worry about if she's going to kiss you again at the end of the date – unless you're a terrible kisser or have unbelievably disgusting breath.
So I met this girl at a party a few months ago. We ended up hooking up and I got her number. We kept in touch for a week and then when we got together we had a good time and hooked up again. Since then, things have been pretty much the same. I've never expressed anything that would make her think that it is serious. It's been awesome.
Now she's going on vacation for a couple of weeks. I asked her what's going to happen with us. She responded by saying that she wasn't sure and that we'll see when she gets back. So what now? Did I mess up? Should I wait til she gets back and see what happens?
No, you didn't screw yourself. I think it was good to ask since you were unsure and wanted to know. It was also important because you got an answer. She's not sure. Regardless of her reasoning, you should decide something. If waiting for her is worth it? Questions I should be asking is if you are seeing anyone else and are you looking to commit to this one. But when it comes down to it, she's only gone for two weeks. If you can afford to wait, then do so. Otherwise, see what else is out there in the meantime and if no one else stacks up and she wants more, then it's all good. If she doesn't want more, then it's still all good because you're not leaving yourself with little to no other options.
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After reading Annette Lamothe-Ramos' piece about walking around in a burqa all day, I felt, like many of you, I had to write something in response. I am not going to throw insults at her or defame the things she said. Those were her opinions and perspectives. These are mine. I'm an American Muslim college student. My family is from Bangladesh, but I was born in Hawaii and raised in Georgia.
Before I continue further, I want to say that the hijab/burqa/abaya/niqab is simply something that we Muslim women wear to protect our beauty from the public. It is mentioned in the Quran, our holy book, but I don't want to get into the religious aspects of wearing it. We believe that a woman's beauty—her hair, her face, the shape of legs and buttocks, her bust, her bare arms—is not for just any man to see. We cherish our bodies so much, we don't want to give everyone the right to see and enjoy them.
When I first read Annette's article, I was offended. Then I thought maybe she needs to see something from the other perspective. My experiences with these garments are much different than hers. For one thing, she says that most of the articles she's read about burqas reference "oppression." Maybe I just read different things than she does, but I've found a lot online about burqas that don't discuss oppression at all. So I decided to address some of the things she discussed in the article and explain them to her. Hopefully she—and the rest of you—will understand burqas and hijabs a little better.
The Heat
As a practicing Muslim, I have worn a burqa outside quite a few times. Mostly, I dress modestly and cover what needs to be covered. Yes, it does get hot in the summer and I might break a sweat sometimes. But back in the day when I used to have my arms and neck exposed, I used to get sunburns, which was worse than breaking a sweat. And wearing modest clothing protects us from UV rays much better than sunscreen. I'd much rather be a little uncomfortable a few months out of the year than get skin cancer.
The Wind and Rain
Wearing a burqa is actually quite helpful on certain occasions, like when it gets rainy or windy. I remember once, before I was a practicing Muslim, getting soaked when I got caught out in the rain at school. My wet clothes clung to my body like a second skin, and not in a flattering way. Everyone could see every little curve of my body, and all I could do was run to the restroom and try to dry myself off in front of the inadequate hand dryer. Another time, I went out with my friends with a pretty dress on. All of a sudden the wind picked up and blew my dress in all the wrong directions, forcing me to hold my dress down in one hand and hold my shopping bags in the other. It got to the point where I was frustrated and just wanted to go home or wait in the car. Now when I go out on a windy day, I feel safe. I don't feel like "Batman" or anything of that sort as Annette did; I feel free because I can enjoy the wind without holding my clothes down for dear life.
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Strangely enough, this is something I've thought quite a bit about, but not for any of my characters but rather for my mom's. She started playing about 6 or 7 months after I did back in vanilla, and the first character she created is still her main today ( how many people can say they've been consistantly playing the same toon for that many years?), a formerly human rogue that has recently become a worgen. She's done almost everything on this rogue, from running every instance and raid, kicking butt and taking names in battle grounds/arena, exploring every region, finishing every quest, participating in every in-game holiday to collecting all the special gear/items, mounts and vanity pets she can get her hands on. She's made a name for herself on this rogue on some of the realms she's played on, and has not only inspired me but others to become better players because of her constant persuit to become a better player/rogue herself.
I would love to see her rogue live on in-game long after my mom's no longer playing, possibly as one of the rogues of SI:7, preferably as one of the rogue trainers, seeing as she's always willing to help out when asked advise on playing. That or perhaps as one of SI:7's main opperatives in a quest line. I think that would be the ultimate honor for her.


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Cllr Robert Evans - Bromley Council
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Vuk Drašković
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|Vuk Drašković
|Minister of Foreign Affairs of Serbia and Montenegro
|In office
3 March 2004 – 15 May 2007
|Svetozar Marović
|Prime Minister
|Vojislav Koštunica
|Preceded by
|Goran Svilanović
|Succeeded by
|Vuk Jeremić
(Minister of Foreign Affairs of Serbia)
|Deputy Prime Minister of Yugoslavia
|In office
18 January 1999 – 28 April 1999
|Prime Minister
|Momir Bulatović
|Personal details
29 November 1946
Međa, Serbia, FPR Yugoslavia
|Political party
|Serbian Renewal Movement
|Danica Drašković
|Alma mater
|LLB of Univ. of Belgrade Fac. of Law
|Serbian Orthodoxy
Vuk Drašković (Serbian Cyrillic: Вук Драшковић, pronounced [v̞ûːk drâʃkɔvit͡ɕ]; born 29 November 1946), leader of the Serbian Renewal Movement, is a Serbian politician who served as the Deputy Prime Minister of Yugoslavia and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of State Union of Serbia and Montenegro and Serbia.
He graduated from the University of Belgrade's Law School in 1968. From 1969 to 1980 he worked as a journalist in the Yugoslav news agency Tanjug. He was also a member of the Yugoslav Communist Party and worked as the chief of staff of the Yugoslav President Mika Špiljak. Drašković also wrote several novels.
Between 1969 and 1978, Drašković was involved with journalism. He first worked for the state newsagency Tanjug as its African correspondent stationed in Nairobi, Kenya, before taking a job as press advisor in the Yugoslav Workers Union Council (SSRNJ). During his time at SSRNJ, Drašković also spent some time as the personal secretary to the organisation's president Mika Špiljak. During the same period his novels The Judge and Knife were published, raising quite a controversy among Yugoslav ruling communist elites. Soon afterwards, due to popular demand, Prayer and Russian Consul were published as well. Because of his controversial literary engagement, Drašković was considered somewhat of a dissident even though he had been a member of the Yugoslav Communist Party since his 4th year of university studies.[citation needed]
Together with Mirko Jović and Vojislav Šešelj, Drašković founded the Serbian National Renewal party (SNO) in 1989. However, the trio soon found themselves at political crossroads and their party disintegrated in three pieces.
In 1990, Drašković founded the Serbian Renewal Movement (Srpski Pokret Obnove, SPO), a democratic nationalist party. They participated in the first post-communist democratic elections, held on 9 December 1990, but finished a distant second amidst the total blackout from the pro-Milošević state media. Following that failure Drašković kept the pressure on Serbian President Slobodan Milošević via street protests, organizing mass demonstrations in Belgrade on 9 March 1991. The police intervened, and clashed with demonstrators with some damage to public buildings resulting in the Yugoslav People's Army having to be brought in.
Following the Karadjordjevo meeting with Slobodan Milošević held on 30 March 1991, Croatian President Franjo Tuđman stated in a televised press-conference that during the March 9th events, Drašković's associates had phoned his government in order to "seek help in toppling the current Serbian regime". This was manipulated by Slobodan Milošević and the Serbian media to whip up public sentiment against Drašković.[citation needed] While Draskovic's partly vehemently denied any such contact was made with Croatian authorities, many in Serbia feared subtle but growing symbiosis between two leaders in both Serbia and Croatia.
Drašković focused his moderate right-wing program and rhetoric on Serbian pro-Western shift, anti-communism and romanticized Serbian identity-renewal. His plan was to rapidly transform the biggest and most populous part of Yugoslavia (Serbia) according to Western standards so that the eventual international involvement in solving Yugoslav crisis would turn in Serbian favour and produce a peaceful solution. Those with less understanding of fine details of Yugoslav history, or his ideological opponents, often cite his strong nationalist feelings (attempting rehabilitation of allied Serbian Chetniks, Kingdom of Yugoslavia's legal army during WWII) as contrarian to his insistence on peaceful solution to Yugoslav crisis. His opponents claim Vuk's political engagement at this early stage of his political career is full of inconsistencies and seemingly diametrically opposing views and actions. He insisted that Serbian government should promote radical democratic shift, renew traditional alliances with Western nations as a way to preserve some form of Yugoslav confederation rather than pursue direct confrontation with the Croats. On the other hand, he and his party SPO organized a paramilitary unit called the Serbian Guard led by former criminals such as Đorđe "Giška" Božović and Branislav "Beli" Matić with Božović dying in Croatia in October 1991, while Matić was killed by Milosevic secret police in April 1991. And although Drašković initially claimed this militia was an incitement to Serbian authorities to form a national armed force outside of Yugoslav People's Army (see last quote), he eventually distanced himself from the paramilitary formation altogether.[citation needed]
His emotional and poetic rhetoric often brought accusations of extremism. There is a contentious quote from his speech at an SPO rally in Novi Pazar during the summer of 1990, in which Drašković said: "Those who, on Serbian land, lift any flag other than a Serbian one, whether it's a Muslim, Albanian, or Croat flag, will be left without the flag and without the hand".[citation needed] Milosevic propaganda immediately took such usage of vividly poetic medieval imagery to be very threatening and menacing, especially considering the fact it was delivered in a town with a large Bosniak population. Drašković's supporters, however claim he was merely pointing out Serbia would not tolerate separatism and partition of its territory. They also say this particular quote should not be viewed outside of context of his entire speech that day, which they say was very much calling for traditional tolerance and peace between Orthodox Serbs and Muslims living in the Sandžak region. It is ironic that Milosevic-controlled Serbian media throughout the 1990s continuously expressed disgust at Vuk for this statement, while heaping praise on Radovan Karadzic and Ratko Mladic despite their involvement in crimes against Muslims in Bosnia.
Drašković's pronounced anti-war views came to the fore in mid to late 1991, particularly in November of that year when he wrote a passionate accusation of the Serbian bloody assault on Vukovar in a Serbian daily Borba. However, during the same period he maintained his focus on comprehensive Serbian anti-communist and pro-Western renewal, and righting anti-Serb taboos that existed in the communist Yugoslavia. See Quotations. Drašković in early 1992 called on all citizens of Bosnia to reject nationalism. Drašković and his wife Danica paid dearly for their activism. In 1993 they were arrested, savagely beaten and thrown into a high-security prison. Only his hunger strike, and the Western world's outrage forced the Serbian regime to set the Draškovićs free.[citation needed]
In 1996 SPO formed the opposition alliance Zajedno ("Together") with the Democratic Party of Zoran Đinđić and the Civic Alliance of Serbia under Vesna Pešić, which achieved major successes in the local elections in November that same year. After hints of holding secret talks with Milosevic, Zoran Đinđić and Vesna Pešić dissolved the coalition when they reneged on the signed coalition document to support Drašković as a joint candidate in the subsequent Presidential elections in the fall of 1997. Drašković's SPO participated on its own at the September 1997 election, boycotted by his former partners despite an array of local electronic media outlets being in opposition hands. The decision by Djindjic and Pesic to boycot 1997 elections would later prove fatal for Serbia, as the subsequent extremist Milosevic/Seselj government pushed Serbia on a collision course with NATO.
In January 1999, SPO, a parliamentary party, was asked to join a coalition with Milošević's Socialist Party of Serbia as tension with US and NATO increased in order to use his influence with Western politicians. In early 1999, Drašković became the deputy prime minister of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. He did so in response to Milošević's appeal for national unity in the face of Albanian uprising in Kosovo and a looming confrontation with NATO.[1] He was sacked by the Prime Minister Momir Bulatović on 28 April 1999.[2]
Unsuccessful attempts at assassinating Drašković took place on 3 October 1999 on the Ibar highway when four of his close associates were murdered, and on 15 June 2000 in Budva. As of 2006[update], Milorad Ulemek is on trial for this murder and those of Đinđić and Ivan Stambolić; Milošević was also being prosecuted for the attempt until his death in the Hague.[citation needed]
In what he himself later termed "a bad political move", Drašković kept his SPO out of the wide anti-Milošević Democratic Opposition of Serbia (DOS) coalition that formed in 2000, meaning that his candidate in the 24 September 2000 federal presidential elections, Vojislav Mihailović, achieved little success and that SPO also was not successful in the subsequent parliamentary election where the DOS won overwhelmingly. Because of this, Drašković and his party were marginalized over the next three years.[citation needed]
In the fall of 2002, he attempted a comeback as one of the eleven candidates in the Serbian presidential elections, which were subsequently unsuccessful due to low turnout. Despite a polished marketing campaign that saw Drašković change his personal appearance and tone down his fiery rhetoric, he ended up with only 4.5% of the total vote, well behind Vojislav Koštunica (31.2%) and Miroljub Labus (27.7%), both of whom moved on to the second-round runoff.
His next chance for political redemption came in late 2003. Fully aware of SPO's, as well as his own, weak political standing after more than 3 years in political oblivion, Drašković entered his party into a pre-election coalition with New Serbia (NS), thus reuniting with old party colleague Velimir Ilić. Joining forces for the 2003 parliamentary election, they achieved limited success, but more importantly managed to get into the coalition that formed the minority government (along with DSS, G17 Plus), providing it with critical parliamentary seats to keep the far-right radicals (SRS) at bay. In the subsequent division of power, Drašković received the high-ranking position of Serbia and Montenegro's foreign minister.
In response to Montenegro's vote for independence, Drašković called for a restoration of Serbia's monarchy: "This is an historic moment for Serbia itself, a beginning which would be based on the historically-proven and victorious pillars of the Serbian state and I am talking about the pillars of a kingdom." After the breakup with Montenegro in June 2006, Drašković served (until May 2007) as the foreign minister of the Republic of Serbia, a successor to the state union of Serbia-Montenegro.
In August 2010, Vuk Drašković argued in favour of changing the Serbian Constitution of 2006 to remove references to Kosovo as a part of Serbia because according to him "Serbia has no national sovereignty over Kosovo whatsoever. All of Serbia knows that Kosovo is not really a province within Serbia, that it is completely beyond the control of the government and the state of Serbia".[3]
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