Visit our website: HTTP://WWW.STOPNATO.ORG.UK --------------------------------------------- The USA will hire military bases in Serbia Source: www.blic.co.yu <http://www.FreeRepublic.com/perl/redirect?u=http%3A%2F%2Fblic.gates96.com%2F> Published: July 30, 2001 Author: Beta news agency Posted on 07/30/2001 03:14:38 PDT by Lemi According to well-informed diplomatic sources of Brussels The USA will hire military bases in Serbia Brussels (Beta)- "American administration wants to hire certain military bases and buildings for 99 years, including "Bondsteel" KFOR base in Kosovo, Yugoslav Army's radar base on Kopaonik Mountain, military airport near Sjenica and additional buildings on Pester plateau," well-informed diplomatic sources of Brussels told "Beta" agency. According to these sources, American administration informed Belgrade that it wanted "close cooperation of American Army and Yugoslav Army, especially in Kosovo and south Serbia". Pentagon and American military leaders suggested, and State Department and White House accepted, that "America and Serbia sign a specific military agreement on 99-year use of the American military base "Bondsteel" in Kosovo". Washington also wants to hire the radar base on Kopaonik Mountain, which the Yugoslav Army equipped with British technology. Yugoslav military airport in Sjenica would be adapted for landing of American and NATO heavy transporters. Diplomats of Brussels claim that Serb deputy Prime Minister Nebojsa Covic, Yugoslav Minister of Foreign Affairs Goran Svilanovic, Yugoslav General Ninoslav Krstic and Police General Goran Radosavljevic were informed about the plan on military cooperation during their meeting with the commanders of American forces in Germany. According to the diplomatic sources of Brussels, Americans think that their army should remain in Kosovo and on the Balkans until the situation in the region stabilizes and the entire region starts full cooperation with the European Union. Brussels connects the American initiative with the plans of leading American and European oil companies to build an oil pipeline that would take oil from Caspian Sea, through Bulgaria, south Serbia, Kosovo, Macedonia, Albania to west Europe. The sources of Brussels say that Americans plan to remove so-called common military troops from the region and keep high-quality military staff and equipment on the Balkans. These are primarily units performing satellite-intelligence duties and logistics for mass air transport. ------------------------------------------------- This Discussion List is the follow-up for the old stopnato @listbot.com that has been shut down ==^================================================================ EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?a84x2u.a9spWA Or send an email To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] This email was sent to: [email protected] T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^================================================================
