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...With reporting by Edward Barnes/Podgorica, Johanna McGeary/Skopje and Jay Branegan, Mark Thompson and Karen Tumulty/Washington

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Looking For Options: Inside Clinton's War | 4/19/1999 | See Source »

...NATO is working hard on the refugee situation because that's the one factor that's very much under its control," says TIME White House correspondent Jay Branegan. It would be disastrous to the NATO cause if the alliance were to come across as not even capable of dealing with the refugee problem. And so, in contrast with their relative reticence over the military campaign, says Branegan, "NATO briefers are always more than happy to talk about what's being done to help the refugees...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Refugee Relief: One Victory for NATO | 4/15/1999 | See Source »

...continually pressing the allies to ferry them elsewhere, which the allies have so far done, flying several thousand to places as disparate as Albania, Turkey, Norway and Germany. None will be coming to U.S. terrritory, however. "America's offer of Guantanamo Bay was turned down by refugee groups," says Branegan, "because it was too far away and seemed like a prison...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Refugee Relief: One Victory for NATO | 4/15/1999 | See Source »

...flip side of the problem with the continuing exodus is concern over the displaced ethnic Albanians that remain inside Kosovo. An estimated 400,000 remain trapped or on the run. NATO has no way to help those inside Kosovo, says Branegan, and policymakers remain frustrated over their inability to make a difference for them. Beyond these problems lies NATO's concern about how this war will end for the refugees: "Will the alliance be able to deliver on its promise to get all of them back home?" asks Calabresi. Because of its ethnic fragility, Macedonia is in no position...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Refugee Relief: One Victory for NATO | 4/15/1999 | See Source »

...decision to house its 20,000 refugees outside of U.S. borders at Guantanamo Bay has both symbolic and practical significance. On the symbolic front, says Branegan, "the administration wants to send a signal to both Congress and Milosevic that the evacuation and care of the refugees is only a temporary humanitarian measure" -- even if no one has a clue as to how long "temporary" will turn out to be. On the practical front, the choice of Guantanamo Bay makes all the difference. "Legally," says Branegan, "the refugees will not be in the United States." This means that normal immigration rules...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Give Me Your Tired, Your Poor... at Guantanamo Bay | 4/6/1999 | See Source »

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