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To: Les H who wrote (15754)	1/15/2000 7:14:00 PM
From: cody andre	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 17770

US UNDER SECRETARY OF DEFENSE IN ALBANIA TIRANA (15 Jan 2000) - US Under Secretary of Defence for Policy Walter B. Slocombe paid on Friday a one-day visit to Albania to discuss with Albanian authorities bilateral relations and the situation in the region. Slocombe discussed with Albania's top officials, including President Rexhep Meidani, Prime Minister Ilir Meta and Defence Minister Luan Hajdaraga, on the efforts of the Albanian army to integrate in Euro-Atlantic structures, further US support to the army, and the situation in Kosovo. Meidani called for more US military presence in Albania, said a presidential aide adding that the President received assurances from the US top defence official that "an important group of US military experts will soon come to Albania in the framework of the NATO mission." He did not elaborate. (...) Rest of the story at albaniannews.com N.B. Things are getting hotter in the Balkans again.

To: Les H who wrote (15754)	1/18/2000 11:58:00 AM
From: Les H	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 17770

Another spillover effect from Kosovo washingtonpost.com

To: Les H who wrote (15754)	1/18/2000 3:27:00 PM
From: John Lacelle	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 17770

Les, Who do you think bumped off Arkan? I think it was a NATO sponsored cloak and dagger job. NATO has had numerous plots to take out Milosevic, Karadic, Arkan, and General Miladic foiled by leaks. It was funny how quick NATO was with disinformation about how Arkan was going to cut a deal with the Hague and testify etc etc. It was just a little too quick to create that kind of cover story. The idea that Arkan was even going to turn evidence for The Hague is a joke. Things will get interesting in the coming months. It appears that NATO is going to use anything at its disposal to get rid of those who are thought to have been the key elements of the Belgrade Government and its role in the Yugoslavian Civil War. -John