Word: kosovo
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...Western governments are trying to prod Milosevic into leaving, but after last year's bombings they don't exactly wield much influence in Belgrade. Their best bet for diplomatic leverage remains Moscow, which played the key role in persuading the Serb strongman to back down in Kosovo. Diplomatic efforts are reportedly afoot to coax Milosevic into leaving Serbia and seeking asylum either in Russia or Belarus to avoid prosecution in the Hague. But that may be overstating his immediate crisis - after all, Kostunica has stated that he's not interested in sending Milosevic for trial as a war criminal...
...most bellicose backers of Milosevic's military misadventures of the past decade - have jumped ship, proclaiming a Kostunica victory and urging that it be respected. Kostunica is no NATO shill - he even suggested the Western alliance may have committed war crimes during last year's bombing campaign during the Kosovo crisis - and it's far from inconceivable that the military would be comfortable with him in the presidency. If Milosevic plunges the country into a new wave of turmoil simply to cling to power, he may find his power base disappearing out from under...
...gingerly avoiding confrontations with President Clinton and Congress over explosive issues such as arms control, U.S. dues, Iraq sanctions, NATO forces in Kosovo, the Secretary-General seems to have become little more than an errand boy for the U.S. government. Mr. Annan, follow your father's advice: "Don't crawl." The future of the world may depend on it. THOMAS PRINDIVILLE HIGGINS Ventura, Calif...
...from lacking in the requisite cynicism required to simply use opposition charges of widespread ballot fraud as an excuse to call another election. And if he does play for time, the temptation may prove overwhelming to distract the electorate by fomenting another confrontation with NATO, either in Kosovo or Montenegro...
...whatever assets he may be carrying will be impounded to help pay the "costs" of his war crimes trial in the Belgrade District Court. The trial of Clinton, British prime minister Tony Blair and 12 other NATO leaders for alleged war crimes committed against civilians during last year's Kosovo campaign wrapped up Thursday, with guilty verdicts and 20-year sentences all around. So dense was the "book" thrown at President Clinton and his cohorts that it took Slobodan Milosevic's prosecutors a full three hours to read the indictment into the court record...