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To: Neocon who wrote (11254)	6/6/1999 10:49:00 PM
From: George Papadopoulos	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 17770

These are the latest 3 news items at Statfor... Kucked up!! ---------------------------- The KLA has announced that despite their willingness to honor any Kosovo peace agreement, they will not surrender their arms. In an interview with CNN Sunday, KLA spokesman Shinasi Rama said, "We don't understand why this kind of total disarming of the people of Kosovo is being asked, when the KLA is an army…of people that are…defending themselves from the Serb aggression, the Serb genocide." He went on to add that "establishing a free and democratic Kosovo" was their ultimate goal. 0213 GMT, 990607 – The BBC is reporting that the talks concerning Serbian troop withdrawal have indeed resumed after a six-hour recess. NATO had earlier stated that they would not allow a third day of negotiations. In regards to the bombing operations that are occurring during the negotiations, White House spokeswoman Nanda Chitri said, "We're in a holding pattern" and that the strikes would continue until the point where an agreement is reached. 0143 GMT, 990607 – Yugoslavian officials are demanding a UN resolution on Kosovo before any kind of commitment will be made concerning a military withdrawal from the area. Diplomatic sources are citing this as the reason talks in Kumanovo came to an impasse late on Sunday night. The unidentified sources said, "Yugoslavia is insisting on a UN role in the peace process and does not want to be confined to a face-to-face with NATO." In an attempt to circumvent these demands, British Lieutenant-General Michael Jackson called for a "temporary signature" of the withdrawal document, while awaiting a vote from the UN Security Council.