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...senior Western diplomat in Belgrade says the initiative results from the Serbs' "overloaded circuits": the Bosnian Serbs' brutal conduct of the war and the sanctions against Yugoslavia have isolated Serbia from the world community; the Bosnian Serbs show signs of becoming weary of the fight; and Belgrade has nothing more to gain from the conflict. But there is another theory: Milosevic's ultimate goal after peace is reached, he says, is some sort of re-confederated Yugoslavia. And who better to lead such a regional, pan-Slavic conglomerate than himself...
...stop to this." But TIME'S Massimo Calabresi reports from Bosnia that theU.N. appears ready to abandon two other safe areas as well. "The end is in sight" says one highly-placed source. "If they want to take Zepa, they can and we can't stop them." If the Bosnian Serbs succeed in taking Zepa and Gorazde, they will control all of eastern Bosnia, and will reach their goal of "ethnic cleansing" in the areas. Over 40,000 Muslims have fled from Srebrenica, and 30,000 more may soon be forced out of Zepa...
...Security Council demanded that the Bosnian Serb army relinquish control of the "safe area" of Srebrenica. But U.N. officials conceded that there was little likelihood that peacekeepers would take offensive action to retake the area. Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali said he doubted that the U.N. could protect the remaining safe areas from capture by Serb troops. Security Council members are divided on how torespond to Serb aggression. France strongly advocates a military solution, using the new rapid reaction force to retake Srebrenica. But Russia is equally adamant that the U.N. should seek a diplomatic resolution, andTIME's Bruce Nelansays...
...widow at the center of this web of conspiracy turns out to be the United Nations. Which U.N. are they talking about, you might ask? Is this the U.N. that turns and runs before Mohammed Aidid? Or is this the U.N. that stands by wringing its hands as the Bosnian Serb artillery launches rockets into the U.N. head-quarters...
Some 27,000 Muslims fled the U.N. designated "safe area" of Srebrenica after it was captured bythe Bosnian Serb army. Despite numerous threats,NATO bombing runs, and an attempt by 400 Dutch peacekeepers to protect the city's southern edge, the U.N. could not keep the Serbs at bay. Seeking protection, some 2,000 civilians have assembled at the tiny U.N. outpost at Potocari, north of the city, and the Dutch troops are attempting to regroup around the area. There was no word on the fate of 30 Dutch hostages taken by Serb forces over the weekend. Srebrenica...