There is still shooting going on, the prosecutor says. And Elena says: It is incredible what they are inventing, incredible. Centralized regimes may seem to collapse suddenly, yet in reality they have been coming apart for a long time. The following is a transcript of the closed trial of Romanian Dictator Nicolae Ceauescu and his wife, Elena, as shown on Romanian and Austrian television. a silent falling away among American allies. A lie, a lie in my face. PROSECUTOR: Well, Mr. PROSECUTOR: So you know the new forum. Rebranding Christianity for $3.99, or why the truth shall make you free ELENA CEAUESCU: The intelligentsia of the country will hear what you are accusing us of. Machine guns splattered against a background of church bells ringing in triumph. By the way, I will not answer any more questions. No Way In at Amazon Kindle $8.95, print $9.99. Sections in italic type are from the austrian television comentary: I only recognize the working class and the Grand National Assembly no one else. I have done everything to create a decent and rich life for the people in the country, like in no other country in the world. What prevents him from doing so? Ford said of his resignation,I was no longer in a position where I felt I could defend the American policy. Sooner or later inability to credit yoga or videos produced in Los Angeles as actual factors becomes more and more widespread. PROSECUTOR: The Grand National Assembly has been dissolved. Eight minutes into the speech, some in the crowd actually began to jeer, boo and whistle at hima reaction considered unthinkable for most of Ceauescus 24 years in power. It is a lie that I made the people starve. I guaranteed that every village has its schools, hospitals and doctors. Paper is patient. Immediately before them were plainclothes Securitate agents and a row of police militia, who kept the mass of the crowd about thirty meters back from the front of the Central Committee building. You held monologues and the people had to applaud, like in the rituals of tribal people. The prosecutor agrees, but stresses that they lived in them while the people suffered. PROSECUTOR: We have always spoken of equality. The prosecutor wants to find out on which basis the trial can be continued. Why did you ruin the country so much: Why did you export everything? Then he is treated like a normal citizen. Ceauescu claims that the putsch was organized from abroad. I will not say anything here. CEAUSESCU: No one recognizes that. I am now talking to you as simple citizens, and I hope that you will tell the truth. The entire intelligentsia of the country ran away. You told us about it here. In the footage, Romanian president Nicolae Ceausescu can be seen delivering a speech from the balcony of the Central Committee building overlooking Palace Square, now know as "Revolution Square," where he praised the achievements of Romania's socialist regime and its "multi-laterally developed socialist society." From Wikipedia: NICOLAE CEAUESCU: Nobody can change the state structures. You have acted in a very irresponsible manner; you led the country to the verge of ruin and you will be convicted on the basis of the points contained in the bill of indictment. Then follows the reading of the indictment. PROSECUTOR: Will you sign the statement now or not? At the beginning, Ceausescu claimed that it is a provocation to be asked whether he was sick. This shows again how false the charges are. PROSECUTOR: You claim to have taken measures so that every peasant is entitled to 200 kilograms of wheat. Bucharest television said that they had left the country. The prosecutor turns to Elena: You have always been wiser and more ready to talk, a scientist. ELENA CEAUSESCU: How can one tell us something like this? PROSECUTOR: This is how you worked with the people and exercised your functions! Therefore, it is a mistake for the two accused to refuse to cooperate with us. CEAUSESCU: I will answer any question, but only at the Grand National Assembly, before the representatives of the working class. PROSECUTOR: Did you know about the genocide in Timisoara? There is still shooting going on, the prosecutor says. I do not recognize the court. He still considers himself to be the country's president and the commander in chief of the army. We have sacrificed all our lives to the people. CEAUSESCU: Nobody can change the state structures. The problem with the Narrative is that it suppresses the dispersed information by insisting on the centralized knowledge, on stories the elite make up themselves. They obstructed the normal process of the economy. In response, the two laugh, and she says: We do not stay abroad. It must be cleared up whether Ceauescu wants to, should, must or can answer at all. This shows how little patriotism there is, how many treasonable offenses were committed. Quantum: Einstein, Bohr and the Great Debate About the Nature of Reality His security guard appears, disappears and, finally, hustles Ceausescu off the balcony. Tell us! He was arrested and imprisoned multiple times. CEAUSESCU: Is it possible that we are facing such charges? PROSECUTOR: By now, there have been 34 casualties. The atmosphere was one of jubilation, and the over-riding feeling among the thousands celebrating in the city centre before the shooting began was one of undiluted triumph. PROSECUTOR: The terrorists are from Securitate? But who gave the order to shoot? You have destroyed the Romanian villages and the Romanian soil. No one can ask Bergdahl, since he is now reported as being unable to speak to anyone including his family. All their property will be impounded. It is surpassingly perilous not only for the country, but also for the ruler who relies on it. PROSECUTOR: Do you not know anything about the order to shoot? No one can deprive me of these functions. They are not only accused of offenses committed during the past few days, but of offenses committed during the past 25 years. PROSECUTOR: Children cannot even buy plain candy, and you are living in the palaces of the people. They carried out acts that are incompatible with human dignity and social thinking; they acted in a despotic and criminal way; they destroyed the people whose leaders they claimed to be. You cannot talk to me in such a way! They wanted to separate the people from the army. I told you right at the beginning that I will not answer a single question. The Man at the Top increasingly pulls on disconnected controls, yet still imagines he is in charge. The Securitate had hidden food reserves on which Bucharest could have survived for months, the whole of Bucharest. This speech was an annual event and carefully scripted by the regime to insure both success and the appearance of popular support. The workers were augmented by bystanders who were rounded up on Calea Victoriei. NICOLAE CEAUESCU: Her scientific papers were published abroad! The president of the United States is the commander in chief over all branches of the military. I will only speak in front of it. At the moment the situation is rather uncertain. It was one of the most pivotal moments in the Romanian Revolution of 1989. The story of Ceauescu's final speech is a textbook example. The palaces belong to the people. PROSECUTOR: Mr. Chairman, we find the two accused guilty of having committed criminal actions according to the following articles of the penal code: Articles 162, 163, 165 and 357. The court notes that the investigations have been concluded. PROSECUTOR: Please, make a note: Nicolae Ceausescu refuses to cooperate with the court-appointed counsel for the defense. But those who shot at the young people were the security men, the terrorists. NICOLAE CEAUESCU: I will not answer. Central planning in economics leads to a mismatch in prices and a collapse in the economy while a Central Narrative in politics leads to an increased incidence of involuntary rebellion. And I also do not recognize the counsel for the defense. 600K views 3 years ago Nicolae Ceauescu (Romanian pronunciation: [nikola.e ta.uesku]; 26 January 1918 25 December 1989) was a Romanian politician who was the Secretary General of the Romanian. The prosecutor cites all academic titles she had always claimed to have. You see, there is no use in talking to these people. But by then there was nowhere to hide. I have observed that she is not even able to read correctly, but she calls herself an university graduate. I ask the chairman of the prosecutor's office to read the bill of indictment. The Rise of Ceausescu Nicolae was a member of the communist youth movement. PROSECUTOR: That is to say, as a deputy prime minister you did not know about the genocide? As a result, the prosecutor says: Elena has always been talkative, but otherwise she does not know much. For example,the administration recently issued a new list of prisoners to be released from Guantanamo, citing theirpractice of yogaas proof they had reformed. Sections in italic type are from Austrian television comentary: As the other primary sources reveal, the Ceausescus were tried a few days later and executed as enemies of the new Romanian state. You were so impertinent as to cut off oxygen lines in hospitals and to shoot people in their hospital beds. He did not realize, however, that a real revolution was starting right before his eyes. In addition, the law forbids the IRS from using its normal enforcement tools to collect unpaid penalties. PROSECUTOR: And who wrote the papers for you, Elena? A lie, a lie in my face. This was a coup d'etat. NICOLAE CEAUESCU: You as officers should know that the government cannot give the order to shoot. Military base Trgovite - December 25th 1989. PROSECUTOR: That is to say, as a deputy prime minister you did not know about the genocide? CEAUSESCU: Nu recunosc nici un tribunal in afara de Marea Adunare Nationala. And you might perhaps have achieved the understanding of the Romanian people if you had now admitted your guilt. JUDECATORUL: Va rog sa luati loc. Elena and Nicolae reject this. The people only received 200 grams per day, against an identity card. Now the counsel for the defense, who was appointed by the court, asks whether Nicolae and Elena Ceauescu know the aforementioned facts that he is no longer president, that she has lost all official functions. We want a legal trial. Diane Dimond writes in Real Clear Politicsabout the low level grumbling that risen to detectable levels since the Bergdahl affair. PROSECUTOR: But not of our army, you are not the commander in chief of our army. The Three Conjectures at Amazon Kindle for $1.99, reflections on terrorism and the nuclear age NICOLAE CEAUESCU: I do not recognize this court. Sooner or later an administration neuters itself from sheer implausibility. No one can deprive me of these functions. It gave no further details. What happened? I hope that you do not also work for the foreigners and for the destruction of Romania. Defendant, if you had no accounts in Switzerland, will you sign a statement confirming that the money that may be in Switzerland should be transferred to the Romanian state, the State Bank. Tell us! Only the front rows supported Ceauescu with cheers and applause, with most of the crowd remaining impassive. And who brought them into the country? But we are not talking about people. I just couldnt convince myself to do it., He is not alone. Here Nicolae Ceausescu steps in and defends her. The Idiot Vote: The Democrats Core Constituency NICOLAE CEAUESCU: I do not recognize this court. You held monologues and the people had to applaud, like in the rituals of tribal people. In 1947, King Michael showed more dignity than you. I do not recognize the court. The prosecutor says: The world already knows what has happened here. They were given red flags, banners and large pictures of Ceauescu and his wife. He still considers himself to be the country's president and the commander in chief of the army. ELENA CEAUESCU: Such impudence! The charges are incorrect, and I will not answer a single question here. The video- shown live on Romanian television-- shows his confusion and consternation and the barely audible comments. You need not admit your mistakes, mister. These two defendants have robbed the people, and not even today do they want to talk. I only recognize the working class and the Grand National Assembly -- no one else. At some point the entire structure of governance becomes a system of workarounds with all real power devolved to the man on the ground. All Rights Reserved. Furnish proof! PROSECUTOR: Note: He does not recognize the points mentioned in the bill of indictment. This speech was an annual event and carefully scripted by the regime to insure both success and the appearance of popular support. Thousands of workers were bused into the square under threat of being fired. PROSECUTOR: In the same way he refused to hold a dialogue with the people, now he also refuses to speak with us. They carried out acts that are incompatible with human dignity and social thinking; they acted in a despotic and criminal way; they destroyed the people whose leaders they claimed to be. CEAUSESCU: I will not answer this question. It doesnt happen as one big wave. I am talking to you as simple citizens at the least, as simple citizens, and I tell you: I am the president of Romania. They obstructed the normal process of the economy. Why do the peasants then buy their bread in Bucharest? This shows again how false the charges are. That is why the people are fighting all over the country. I will not speak with you provocateurs anymore, and I will not speak with the organizers of the putsch and with the mercenaries. Elena and Nicolae Ceauescu state: Well, you told us about it. Rebranding Christianity (The World of Information) Sections in italic type are from the austrian television comentary: NICOLAE CEAUSESCU: I only recognize the Grand National Assembly. NICOLAE CEAUESCU: I will answer any question, but only at the Grand National Assembly, before the representatives of the working class. Military base Tirgoviste - December 25th 1989. Now we are making a last attempt. The final speech of the prosecutor follows: PROSECUTOR: It is very difficult for us to act, to pass a verdict on people who even now do not want to admit to the criminal offenses that they have committed during 25 years and admit to the genocide, not only in Timisoara and Bucharest, but primarily also to the criminal offenses committed during the past 25 years. It can go on for a long time shedding parts, but eventually the axle falls out. It must be cleared up whether Ceausescu wants to, should, must or can answer at all. The two defendants should also know that they are entitled to a counsel for defense, even if they reject this. This speech was an annual event and carefully scripted by the regime to insure both success and the appearance of popular support. I will not speak with you provocateurs anymore, and I will not speak with the organizers of the putsch and with the mercenaries. It is as if, in that moment, everyday Romanian's saw the possibility, saw the reality of the weakness of Ceausescus regime. [2], Ceauescu appeared on the balcony of the Central Committee building and began as he had in years past, with a speech laden with the usual "wooden language." NICOLAE CEAUESCU: What? I am talking to you as simple citizens at the least, as simple citizens, and I tell you: I am the president of Romania. Tell the people that I will answer all their questions. Dressed in a black Persian lamb hat with matching coat collar, Ceausesecu, 71, was . Ceauescus hated son, Nicu, a one-time candidate to follow his father as the countrys leader, was said to have been arrested in the city of Sibiu as he was trying to take hostages. No, no, he says. One momentCeauescu was in total control of Romania, determined to crush his enemies. PROSECUTOR: You claim to have taken measures so that every peasant is entitled to 200 kilograms of wheat. Workers from a Bucharest power plant started chanting Ti-mi-oa-ra! This is a legal trial, and I honor them by defending them. ALISON SMALE December 21, 1989. I guaranteed that every village has its schools, hospitals and doctors. Now we finally saw your villa on television, the golden plates from which you ate, the foodstuffs that you had imported, the luxurious celebrations, pictures from your luxurious celebrations. The counsel for the defense now takes the floor and instructs the Ceauescus once again that they have the right to defense and that they should accept this right. Shakespeare dramatized the turnabout in his famous scene. They are cowards. Her husband, Nicolae. The crowd, now totaling up to 80,000, were given orders on where to stand, when to applaud and what to sing. CEAUSESCU: No, we will not sign. However, there is a difference between real sickness that must be treated and mental insanity which leads to corresponding actions, but which is denied by the person in question. A later article shows that Australia is moving toward. NICOLAE CEAUESCU: I do not answer, I will only answer questions before the Grand National Assembly. In 1947, King Michael showed more dignity than you. Tens of thousands of people gathered in the early hours in front of the Intercontinental Hotel in Bucharest, undeterred by armoured vehicles. Later reports suggested the couple had been captured. PROSECUTOR: This would serve your defense. PROSECUTOR: We have wonderful programs. Richard III of England rode into Bosworth Field relying on his ally Baron Stanely to come to his aid. As a simple citizen, I tell you the following: For the first time I guaranteed that every peasant received 200 kilograms of wheat per person, not per family, and that he is entitled to more. Sudden realizations are like a crash; its not the fact of deceleration that is fatal so much as the suddenness of it. CEAUSESCU: We had no account in Switzerland. The Lion and the Unicorn: Gladstone vs. Disraeli Usurpers have been punished severely during the past centuries in Romania's history. What do you think? PROSECUTOR: Esteemed Mr. Chairman, I have been one of those who, as a lawyer, would have liked to oppose the death sentence, because it is inhuman. All their property will be impounded. Its not that we dont want to respect the commander-in-chief, one told me sadly. Storming the Castle at Amazon Kindle for $3.99, why government should get small Free shipping for many products! This is where President Ceausescu gave his final speech in December 1989, before fleeing Bucharest. CEAUSESCU: We will discuss this before the Grand National Assembly. A photo of a television screen of Nicolae Ceauescu delivering his last public speech from the balcony of the Romanian Communist Party headquarters, 21 December 1989. PROSECUTOR: Let us now talk about the accounts in Switzerland, Mr. Ceausescu. PROSECUTOR: Why do you think that people are fighting today? If he no longer has a certain function, he cannot demand anything at all. COUNSEL FOR THE DEFENSE: Even though he -- like her -- committed insane acts, we want to defend them. Ceausescu's last speech was interrupted but not by the shouts of the masses. Fuelled by the events taking place in Berlin (the wall had come down just a few weeks before) and the ripple impact of the weakening Iron Curtain, Romanians had taken to the streets in . Ford said of his resignation,I was no longer in a position where I felt I could defend the American policy. Sooner or later inability to credit yoga or videos produced in Los Angeles as actual factors becomes more and more widespread. PROSECUTOR: Did you hear the charges? I have no statement to make, and I will not sign one. PROSECUTOR: Whether you have ever had a mental illness. They are shooting at children; they are shooting arbitrarily into the apartments. A later article shows that Australia is moving toward purchasing Japanese submarines to replace its existing fleet. PROSECUTOR: Let us now talk about the accounts in Switzerland, Mr. Ceauescu. The court notes that the investigations have been concluded. The details are known. Ceausescu and his wife were later captured, tried, and executed. NICOLAE CEAUESCU: No, no. PROSECUTOR: This is how you worked with the people and exercised your functions! This is a vulgar provocation. This page was last edited on 8 October 2016, at 23:48. However, why are your programs not implemented? It is a historic time, given that no military member goes public to speak negatively about the ultimate commander. We are all equal. First their narratives become so infested with lies they go out of sync with their own administrators on the ground. Every honest citizen who worked hard here until 22 December knows that we do not have medicines, that you two have killed children and other people in this way, that there is nothing to eat, no heating, no electricity. What do you think? A horse or a hearse? They were given red flags, banners and large pictures of Ceauescu. I have observed that she is not even able to read correctly, but she calls herself an university graduate. Tax experts say the best it can do is withhold the penalty amount from any tax refund due. They wanted to separate the people from the army. They used to fetch people from orphans' homes or from abroad whom they trained in special institutions to become murderers of their own people. Not a single shot. As the other primary sources reveal, the Ceausescus were tried a few days later and executed as enemies of the new Romanian state. This speech was an annual event and carefully scripted by the regime to insure both success and the appearance of popular support. This shows how little patriotism there is, how many treasonable offenses were committed. What do you say as a citizen? Ti-mi-oa-ra! CEAUSESCU: She was not a deputy prime minister, but the first deputy prime minister. As a result, the prosecutor says: Elena has always been talkative, but otherwise she does not know much. Ceauescu was finally cornered in a small town, where he and his wife were subjected to a summary trial, taken out to the courtyard and shot. PROSECUTOR: This would serve your defense. , Now career military personnel are speaking out through gritted teeth, insisting they speak for active-duty personnel who cannot talk without being punished. If he no longer has a certain function, he cannot demand anything at all. Suntem in fata unui tribunal al poporului. PROSECUTOR: In the same way he refused to hold a dialogue with the people, now he also refuses to speak with us. TheWashington Timesreports that a top intelligence official is accusing the Obama admininistration of funding a terror network for the next ten years, alleging the administration paid a cash ransom to redeem Bowe Bergdahl. PROSECUTOR: We now have another leading organ. But those who shot at the young people were the security men, the terrorists. ELENA CEAUSESCU: The terrorists are from Securitate. No one wanted to do anything for you anymore. They were even worse than the king, the former king of Romania. PROSECUTOR: Note the following: the defendant refuses to sign this statement. I would not call for the death sentence, but it would be incomprehensible for the Romanian people to have to go on suffering this great misery and not to have it ended by sentencing the two Ceausescus to death. A little noticed article in the Sydney Morning Herald notes that Australia will support Japans effort to repeal its pacifist constitution. A flight into peril, flashbacks to underground action. One of the fundamental defenses of a democracy is the truth. They are shooting at children; they are shooting arbitrarily into the apartments. Paper is patient. The prosecutor asks the counsel for the defense to ask Ceauescu whether he knows that he is no longer president of the country, that Elena Ceauescu has also lost all her official state functions and that the government has been dissolved. He then tried to placate the crowd by offering to raise workers' salaries by 200 lei per month (about 18 U.S. dollars at the time, yet a 10%-20% raise for a modest salary) and student scholarships from 100 to 110 lei while continuing to praise the achievements of the past 42 years. What about the accounts? Here Nicolae Ceauescu steps in and defends her. Why did you make the peasants starve? KGB technicians and agents made one of the most brilliant moves and played a recording of whistles and protests through installed speakers in the square. PROSECUTOR: Yes, but you are paying the mercenaries. Not a single shot was fired in Palace Square. They are not only accused of offenses committed during the past few days, but of offenses committed during the past 25 years. Witnesses saw scores of people shot down in the centre of Bucharest in the evening and around the burning royal palace where the Ceauescu family had made their home. The two defendants should also know that they are entitled to a counsel for defense, even if they reject this. You see, there is no use in talking to these people. PROSECUTOR: Did you hear the charges? He always claimed to act and speak on behalf of the people, to be a beloved son of the people, but he only tyrannized the people all the time. I will not answer any question. ALISON SMALE December 21, 1989. Why did you starve the people? Because of the crimes they committed against the people, I plead, on behalf of the victims of these two tyrants, for the death sentence for the two defendants. Within hours Ceauescu was beseiged inside the Central Committee building by irate crowds. But their triumph was marred by the first confused reports of fresh bloodshed in the early evening following heavy machine-gun fire in Bucharests Republic Square. They were not really interested in the people. I am a member and the chairwoman of the Academy of Sciences. Faithless Execution: Building the Political Case for Obamas Impeachment The produce which the peasants grew was exported, and the peasants came from the most remote provinces to Bucharest and to the other cities in order to buy bread. We must not allow the slightest impression of illegality to emerge. The defendant has not recognized us. Nicolae Ceauescu had been making speeches for over a couple of decades. Elena says: Look, and that they are calling genocide. PROSECUTOR: But not of our army, you are not the commander in chief of our army. You have destroyed the Romanian villages and the Romanian soil. How to Debate Leftists and Destroy Them: 11 Rules for Winning the Argument. This speech was an annual event and carefully scripted by the regime to ensure both success and the appearance of popular support. I now ask the court to pass a verdict on the basis of the law, because everybody must receive due punishment for the offenses he has committed. President Nicolae Ceauescu was overthrown yesterday and became a fugitive in the country he has ruled for 24 years as remnants of his personal troops fought bitter last battles with regular soldiers and demonstrators in the streets of the Romanian capital. CEAUSESCU: I do not recognize you. Because of this indictment, I call for the death sentence and the impounding of the entire property of the two accused. At that moment Elena says to Nicolae: Forget about them. CEAUSESCU: This is not possible at all. I now ask the court to pass a verdict on the basis of the law, because everybody must receive due punishment for the offenses he has committed. Despite this, I ask the court to make a decision which we will be able to justify later as well. PROSECUTOR: You have never been able to hold a dialogue with the people. VIENNA, Austria (AP) _ For the first time that anybody could remember, Romanian President Nicolae Ceausescu was interrupted at a public speech by boos and jeers that began a huge demonstration against him in Bucharest Thursday. One of the most decisive moments in the Romanian Revolution of 1989 was Ceausescus December 21st speech (or lack thereof). They not only killed children, young people and adults in Timisoara and Bucharest; they allowed Securitate members to wear military uniforms to create the impression among the people that the army is against them. The prosecutor says: The world already knows what has happened here. ELENA CEAUESCU: Accounts in Switzerland? I do not recognize this court. Elena answers: The intellectuals of this country should hear you, you and your colleagues. Thirty years on, will the guilty pay for horror of Ceauescu orphanages? The prosecutor wants to find out on which basis the trial can be continued. They cultivated the soil in line with your orders and had nothing to eat. In one speech, a Romanian politician likened Ceausescu to Julius Caesar, Alexander the Great, Napoleon, Peter the Great, Abraham Lincoln and other major historical figures. CEAUSESCU: No, no. And you might perhaps have achieved the understanding of the Romanian people if you had now admitted your guilt. The bill of indictment contains the following points: Genocide, in accordance with Article 356 of the penal code. He always claimed to act and speak on behalf of the people, to be a beloved son of the people, but he only tyrannized the people all the time. What prevents him from doing so? The National Salvation Front is now our supreme body. Workers, military units and other popular organizations were bused to the capitol and given orders on where to stand, when to applaud and what to sing. By the morning of 22 December, the rebellion had already spread to all major cities across the country. Another question to Ceauescu: Who ordered the bloodbath in Timisoara. We live in a normal apartment, just like every other citizen. Thousands of workers were bussed into the square under threat of being fired. His security guard appears, disappears and, finally, hustles Ceausescu off the balcony.
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