Word: nato
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SARAJEVO: Two Portuguese and one Italian NATO soldier were killed Wednesday night when an explosion rocked the compound where they were housed. Seven other allied soldiers were injured. Though early reports suggested that a terrorist attack or a land mine may have caused the explosion, NATO officials later revealed that one of the Portuguese soldiers had brought the grenade-type bomb to the barracks as a souvenir...
...issue candidacy, presidential contender Steve Forbes gave Ted Koppel a glimpse of his foreign policy on ABC's "Night Line" Wednesday. Forbes suggested that the United States stop the arms-control talks known as START II, and allow Hungary, Poland and the Czech Republic into NATO. He added that he was not in favor of sending American peacekeepers to the Golan Heights. But it was his statement suggesting that the U.S. move "ahead with a sensible anti-ballistic missile defense system" that may invite more snickering from his opponents. The multi-billion-dollar "Star Wars" system, championed by Ronald Reagan...
...been a stronghold for critics of Karadzic's. While some determined Serbs cling to their outposts in Sarajevo, all leading participants in the power scramble seem likely to reject the fanatic nationalism of Karadzic and Mladic and to opt for at least temporary cooperation with the Implementation Force of NATO and its associates...
...many as 70,000 Serbs could join the exodus by March 19. After talks with NATO officials, Krajisnik said that if the handover is not deferred, many Serbs will abandon the city, "and those who stay might organize armed resistance." The day before he spoke, one or more Serbs fired an antitank rocket that hit a streetcar in downtown Sarajevo, killing a 55-year-old woman. But Carl Bildt, civilian administrator of the peace accords, insists the transfer of power will go ahead...
Christopher said that the role of the United Nations, NATO and other international organizations is important to "help us share the costs of leadership...