From: Miroslav Antic <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Balkans soldiers may move to Afghanistan [WWW.STOPNATO.ORG.UK] Visit our website: HTTP://WWW.STOPNATO.ORG.UK --------------------------------------------- Balkans soldiers may move to Afghanistan http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_422505.html?menu= US soldiers and planes serving in the Balkans could be moved to Afghanistan if the war is stepped up a gear. The announcement came from Nato Secretary General Lord Robertson. In addition, unmanned surveillance aircraft could also be moved from Macedonia. Lord Robertson added that he could not rule out the possibility that Nato troops might be asked to fill gaps left by the US forces if they were needed elsewhere. Speaking to CNN, he said any movement of troops from the Balkans would depend on how America viewed the success of the war effort. He commented: "There are something like 10,000 American troops in the Balkans at the present moment. "But there's also a lot of other assets in the area, highly specialised assets like the unmanned aerial vehicles, the pilotless planes. "And it may be that if they are moved closer to Afghanistan, then the Nato allies will have to fill that gap. He added: "But of course, if the American troops were required on the front lines, then there are Nato troops that would be more than willing to fill their positions. "But I know a number of Nato countries don't want simply to back all of the Americans. They want to be there on the front line with the United States in this campaign against terrorism, which is, after all, an affliction that could as easily happen to them or damage them, as it has damaged the US." Story filed: 23:05 Friday 12th October 2001 _________________________________________________ KOMINFORM P.O. Box 66 00841 Helsinki Phone +358-40-7177941 Fax +358-9-7591081 http://www.kominf.pp.fi General class struggle news: [EMAIL PROTECTED] subscribe mails to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Geopolitical news: [EMAIL PROTECTED] subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] __________________________________________________ ----------
