BELARUS NEWS AND ANALYSIS

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U.S. Accuses Belarus Media Of Anti-U.S. Campaign

(RFE/RL)

16 November 2005 -- The U.S. ambassador to Belarus has accused state-run media in that country of conducting an anti-American campaign.

George Krol said Belarusian state media routinely accuse the United States of working to destabilize Belarus, foment revolt, and subjugate Belarus to America's imperial will.

Krol was speaking to reporters late yesterday in the Belarusian capital Minsk.

Belarusian President Alyaksandr Lukashenka has been accused in the West of ruling Belarus with an iron fist. Belarus is the only country in Europe not a member of the Council of Europe. That is because of its failure to meet democratic and human rights standards.

(AFP)

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http://www.rferl.org/featuresarticle/2005/11/14904384-3556-4EA5-94A8-515228B5E7E6.html