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...first casualty of war is the truth--particularly when it's about casualties. After the 11-week air campaign last spring, the Pentagon said civilians were killed at just 30 targets in Serbia, Kosovo and Montenegro where NATO bombs were dropped. Meanwhile, Serbia claimed NATO warplanes were responsible for at least 1,200 civilian deaths, a figure the Defense Department hasn't challenged...
...Montenegro-born Mr. Bulatovic was a fierce Milosevic loyalist who helped organize his Kosovo campaign, and there had been some speculation in Belgrade that his killing may have been a retaliation for the death of Arkan. "But we don't really know who ordered Arkan's killing, and the speculation over Bulatovic's death has been all over the place," says Anastasijevic. "There's clearly a violent power struggle taking place within the regime. Although they are united politically, there are different interest groups in the regime fighting turf wars for control of money and resources." Despite the recent assassinations...
...first casualty of war is the truth - particularly when it's about casualties. After the 11-week air campaign last spring, the Pentagon said civilians were killed at just 30 targets in Serbia, Kosovo and Montenegro where NATO bombs were dropped. Meanwhile, Serbia claimed NATO warplanes were responsible for at least 1,200 civilian deaths, a figure the Defense Department hasn't challenged...
Slobodan Milosevic may have a nasty little surprise waiting for NATO in the New Year - all nicely timed to coincide with the lead-up to the American presidential election. Wednesday's seizure of Montenegro's main airport by Milosevic's troops looks like a dry run to test Western resolve to defend the territory's pro-Western government. Although Yugoslavian forces backed down early Thursday, reopening the airport amid threats from NATO, the move may be a foretaste of a crisis to come. "Milosevic was clearly trying to test the West's commitment to defend Montenegro," says TIME Central Europe...
Although NATO strongly backs the government of President Milo Djukanovic, its official position is that Montenegro should remain an autonomous part of the Yugoslav federation. But remaining in the federation looks increasingly unviable for Djukanovic's government as long as Milosevic remains in power. And with Belgrade having just been granted $300 million in reconstruction aid by China, Milosevic doesn't look like he's about to leave the scene. "So the question isn't whether there'll be a confrontation, but when it will happen," says Anastasijevic. "But rather than simply send in his army, Milosevic may choose instead...