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...asked Congress for a $6 billion appropriation to cover the costs of an operation through September, redirecting money that might otherwise have gone towards Social Security or the reduction of the national debt. And although the loss of innocent life is near-inevitable in any military operation, it cannot be blithely ignored. The consequences of war are made bearable only by the knowledge that some greater good will be achieved...
...Clinton cannot give strong reasons why the air campaign will suddenly become more effective, then a strategy that would merely continue the present air strikes in the hopes of eventual success would be unacceptable ยค and the use of ground troops might be appropriate. Public impatience with the conflict is justified: The world deserves a more full accounting of NATO's strategy, not just appeals to the bad weather and Milosevic's unpredictable nature. If there is indeed no end in sight, the NATO leaders have at least the responsibility to show us how we will reach the beginning...
...Philippines, virtually the same scenario as in Kosovo has occurred to the Filipino Muslims in Mindanao. The Muslims want their independence from the Philippine government to build their own state. This has been the cause of discord here. Peace cannot be achieved through war. Mindanao should remain part of the Philippines, just as Kosovo should stay within Yugoslavia. JOSE FREDERICK P. FLORESE Makati City, the Philippines...
...This e-mail is in response to a specific issue that we cannot recall...
Among those trapped with Lirak is Hydajet Hyseni, the Kosovar "minister of justice." "We cannot leave," Hyseni explained by phone. "We cannot form a government in exile even if we wanted to. So we are trying to organize the operation from within." A few key officials who escaped in the first days of the war have been shuttling around Europe, raising money and working to keep NATO's interests aligned with their own. Some prominent Kosovar leaders, such as K.L.A. chief Hashim Thaci, are in and out of Kosovo. Others, however, are missing. Polyglot publisher Surroi, with friends both inside...