** NATO'S ALBANIAN GOONS FORCE UNCLE SAM TO VACATE WHITE HOUSE

"When the Albanians saw that CIC's Uncle Sam was against being a puppet of NATO they attacked us in front of the White House. If this is what NATO brings to the Capitol -- Albanians who attack peaceful demonstrators who frequently gather outside the White House-- what are we funding NATO for?" asked a CIC spokesman.

Members of CIC walked in front of the White House with signs that said "NATO GO HOME", "Lady Liberty and Uncle Sam, Puppets of NATO".

"Heil to NATO, Heil our Loss of the Constitution, Heil our loss of sovreignty" chanted a CIC demonstrator, potraying his dissatisfaction of the current situation.

"At no time did we or any member of our peace loving group say anything else" said a spokesman, responding to a libelous and slanderous report that CIC members had said "Heil Hitler" to taunt pro-Clinton demonstrators.

One CIC member, portraying "Uncle Sam" as a puppet of NATO with black yarn as strings tied to a puppeteer in a NATO helmut and battle fatigues, was thrown to the ground and repeatedly kicked and beaten. Uncle Sam had a large red,white and blue top hat, pants and jack with a red white and blue bow tie. Several Albanians screamed, "Hang Uncle Sam!" Two other CIC members, including a young woman dressed as Lady Liberty (the Statue of Liberty) with a silver crown and silver gown were pushed and shoved into concrete pillars, while others fled across the street towards safety.

Uncle Sam's red white and blue hat was stomped on and the stars were pulled off the hat by the pro-Clinton demonstrators. Police officers rushed to the scene to hold back the horde of angry Albanians. It was so chaotic that H St. NW (between 15th & 16th Streets) was briefly blocked with police squad cars and motorcycles. Several CIC members were packed into bulletproof cars and driven off . When safety was finally restored, the assaulted members of CIC were able to file a criminal report with the U.S. Park Police.

Washington DC's local NBC affiliate Channel 4 aired footage of the attack with the mob assaulting Uncle Sam on camera. Various local news outlets aired reports of "Uncle Sam Attacked".

"NATO brought violent Albanians to Washington. This violence has been caused by the loss of American soreignty to NATO. NATO has come to gloat over our loss of sovreignty and closed down the area that has been open to free speech for years," said a spokesman for CIC. And the spokesman added "It's crazy. I mean, thanks to President Clinton, our American soldiers are risking their lives so that the Albanians can come here and shut down free speech at our White House."