Visit our website: HTTP://WWW.STOPNATO.ORG.UK --------------------------------------------- "The objections raised by the Macedonians should be taken very seriously. A sham disarmament is no good to anyone." CCTV (China Central Television) Italian Defense Minister Doubts NATO Mission in Macedonia THU, AUG 30, 2001 Italian Defense Minister Antonio Martino said in an interview published Wednesday that he shared Macedonian doubts about effects of the NATO's mission to collect weapons from ethnic Albanians in Macedonia. Martino told Milan financial daily Il Sole 24 Ore: "This is the major risk of the mission. The objections raised by the Macedonians should be taken very seriously. A sham disarmament is no good to anyone." NATO's "Essential Harvest" mission began on Monday. A 4,500-strong British-led force, which includes 700 Italians, has been tasked to collect weapons from rebel fighters in an operation scheduled to last 30 days. Martino said that he "strongly hoped" the time schedule would be respected but added that "its prolongation cannot be excluded." Referring to the mission's tragic start, with the death of a British soldier who died after a lump of concrete was thrown at his vehicle, Martino said that "I knew there would be risks." __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get email alerts & NEW webcam video instant messaging with Yahoo! Messenger http://im.yahoo.com ------------------------------------------------- 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 ==^================================================================
