-Caveat Lector-
At age 50, NATO is welcoming its three newest members, Poland, Hungary
and Czechoslovakia -- all formerly part of that half of Europe granted
RUSSIA after WWII, all now joining the capitalist club at the price of
rejecting any further ties with Russia, all being given an object lesson in
what the EU will do to "mavericks" like Serbia ...
A decade after the fall of Communism, NATO is systematically undoing
Europe's territorial losses after WWII by little by little shoving Russia OFF
the continent -- leaving Russia nowhere to go except the Middle East, and
further, former partner China ...
(Russia is rapidly building new bridges with the anti-American,
anti-Israel Arabs. The US, under Bill Clinton, is hurriedly "giving away the
store" to Red China, foolishly believing that money can buy anything,
gambling that China will STAY "bought" ... )
The REAL enemy in this war, in the eyes of those old-timers who write
the checks and pick up the tab for the EU and NATO, is not Serbia, it's
RUSSIA -- Russia as it once was and COULD be again -- a COUNTER-empire of the
East, and an obstacle to the New WORLD Order, i.e., ONE cartel's monopoly of
ALL the world's resources ...
Funny how, with no enemy strong enough to withstand us, the roles are
reversed, and now we reveal ourselves monstrously, as the Threat of World
CAPITALISM ...
"Not all NATO leaders are comfortable with the progress of the air war.
"Greek Prime Minister Simitis says prolonged bombing of Yugoslavia could
turn his nation against NATO and the United States."
NATO Debates Yugoslavia Bombing
By TOM RAUM
.c The Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) -- As they celebrated NATO's 50th anniversary, Western
leaders today rejected a diplomatic overture from Yugoslavia's leader and
pledged to press on with the alliance's first military action. ``I think that
our conditions are clear,'' President Clinton said.
NATO leaders have insisted Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic call off his
crackdown on ethnic Albanians in Kosovo and accept a settlement that would
include an armed international peacekeeping force in the province.
Clinton's brief remarks to reporters came at the White House as he left for
the opening session of the alliance's three-day summit, which brought
together presidents and prime ministers of the 19 NATO countries and 23
partner states.
Both Clinton and British Prime Minister Tony Blair rejected Milosevic's offer
to accept some form of international force in the Serbian province of Kosovo
because it fell short of NATO's demand for a military presence.
``It is important that damage continues,'' Blair said. The British leader,
however, sounded some guarded optimism.
``It is not enough because it doesn't meet the demands that NATO has set
out,'' Blair said. ``But if it is an indication that Milosevic now realizes
that we will carry on until those demands are met, then to that extent it is
something we should note.''
Clinton also rejected Milosevic's offer as falling ``well short of the
conditions to end the bombing,'' White House spokesman David Levy said.
The president reacted cautiously to the offer Thursday. ``If there is an
offer for a genuine security force, that's the first time Mr. Milosevic has
ever done that, and that represents, I suppose, some step forward,'' Clinton
said at a joint Rose Garden appearance with NATO Secretary-General Javier
Solana.
The summit-eve overture was relayed from Belgrade by former Russian Prime
Minister Viktor Chernomyrdin, who said Milosevic would accept the idea of a
U.N.-controlled ``international presence'' in Kosovo if the bombing stops and
NATO withdraws troops from Yugoslavia's borders.
Even as the leaders gathered here under extraordinary security precautions,
the air campaign against Yugoslavia, now in its fifth week, continued. The
headquarters of Belgrade's main television network was hit, and NATO
destroyed one of Milosevic's homes.
Asked if the alliance was now targeting Milosevic, Clinton said, ``No, but we
are targeting his command and control facilities.''
NATO leaders planned a morning session on Kosovo with the issue of ground
troops -- initially ruled out -- now sitting unsteadily on the table.
The subject is ``not formally on the agenda'' but could be discussed by
individual members, said a NATO official briefing reporters on condition of
anonymity. ``Do not expect any decision on ground troops at this summit,''
the official said.
U.S. officials also were pushing for a blockade or embargo on oil going into
Yugoslavia.
The NATO official said the alliance would issue a formal declaration today
reiterating its demands to Milosevic, and express NATO's confidence in the
air campaign as the primary instrument for degrading Yugoslav forces.
Clinton bestowed his support on Solana's decision to have NATO military
leaders update contingency plans, including one for a possible ground
assault. The president called it ``a wise and prudent course.''
Still, Clinton and other western leaders continued to stress they believed
the conflict could be ended with an intensifying air campaign.
``The bombing is working, but we need to intensify it and carry it on,''
Blair said on CNN's ``Larry King Live.''
Not all NATO leaders were comfortable with the progress of the air war.
Greek Prime Minister Costas Simitis said prolonged bombing of Yugoslavia
could turn his nation against NATO and the United States. While sticking to
Greece's official support, Simitis said: ``The more the war continues, the
more difficult the problems will be.''
The leaders planned an early afternoon gathering to celebrate the April 4,
1949, signing of the treaty that established the Cold War alliance to
confront the Soviet Union in Europe. It was to be followed by a reception at
the Capitol and a White House dinner. The summit concludes Sunday.
Security was extremely tight.
To minimize traffic gridlock for the largest international summit in the
city's history, thousands of federal employes were given the day off. Schools
were closed, as well as many businesses in a 100-square-block downtown
security zone. Even some of the Smithsonian museums on the National Mall were
closed.
The event had been planned as a jubilant 50th anniversary celebration -- and
to welcome three newest members, former Warsaw Pact nations Poland, Hungary
and the Czech Republic.
But the festivities were muted by concern over the conflict in Kosovo, where
Serb-led Yugoslav forces have forced hundreds of thousands of ethnic
Albanians to flee.
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