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To: Tom Clarke who wrote (17087)	9/24/2000 8:24:15 AM
From: Tom Clarke	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 17770

Yugoslav Army Alleges West Plans Sabotage BELGRADE (Reuters) - The head of the Yugoslav army has warned again that the West plans to destabilize the country after Sunday's elections but says the army is ready to respond, independent Beta news agency said Thursday. Beta cited army chief-of-staff General Nebojsa Pavkovic as saying the voting would pass off peacefully only if there were no interference. ``If someone interferes from outside, it will not be quiet,'' it quoted him as telling Montenegrin state television in an interview late Wednesday. The army knew of a plan, he said, under which there would be disturbances on September 24 ``provoked by special units of foreign armed forces who would be infiltrated into Yugoslav territory on that day.'' He said they would come from the Serb part of neighboring Bosnia, Montenegro -- Serbia's smaller partner in Yugoslavia -- and the NATO (news - web sites)-controlled province of Kosovo, and would dress in Yugoslav army and police uniforms. They would then stage provocations ``under the guise of extending aid to the 'victors' -- the opposition,'' he said. Yugoslav Information Minister Goran Matic last week outlined what he said were several Western scenarios for toppling the legal authorities after the Yugoslav presidential and parliamentary polls and local vote in Serbia on September 24. Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic (news - web sites)'s ruling leftist bloc has ruled out an opposition victory in the elections, branding its opponents NATO candidates and portraying the race as a choice between ``patriotism and treachery.'' Pavkovic said he would recognize an opposition victory but did not see how it could come about, saying opinion polls giving opposition leader Vojislav Kostunica a six point lead over Milosevic did not reflect reality. ``If the opposition in Serbia is certain in its victory then there is no reason to fear for anything,'' Beta quoted him as saying. Pavkovic has come out in open support of Milosevic in the past few days, calling him a ``courageous visionary'' and election day ``D-day'' on which the army must be on the front line. ``Threats are being addressed to our country at the moment and as a serious army it is our duty to make all the preparations to prevent any surprises,'' he said dailynews.yahoo.com

To: Tom Clarke who wrote (17087)	9/25/2000 4:28:42 AM
From: GUSTAVE JAEGER	Respond to of 17770

U.S. Ambassador M. Indyk: the latest chessman sacrificed in the Deutch Gambit.... Saturday September 23 5:29 PM ET Ambassador to Israel Suspended By BARRY SCHWEID, AP Diplomatic Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. ambassador to Israel is under FBI investigation for suspected security violations, closing a critical channel to Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak in the midst of difficult peace negotiations. Apparently the first American ambassador stripped of his security clearances, Martin Indyk is denied access to classified documents and even discussions with Barak or other Middle East figures, a senior State Department official said Saturday. By their nature, such conversations are considered classified. President Clinton (news - web sites) endorses the State Department's handling of the case and does not think the Indyk situation will affect the U.S. peace efforts, said White House spokesman Joe Lockhart, traveling with Clinton in California. While the investigation continues, Indyk, like all visitors, must be escorted personally by a department official to go beyond the State Department lobby, cafeteria and a few other nonsensitive areas. The two-time ambassador to Tel Aviv and recent head of the State Department's Near East Bureau ``can still talk to people, but he can only have coffeehouse conversations,'' said the official, speaking on condition of anonymity. A law enforcement official, also speaking anonymously, said Indyk is alleged to have mishandled work-related classified materials, including taking some home. Indyk's indiscretion involved the use of an unclassified, government-owned laptop computer to prepare while in transit memorandums about discussions with foreign leaders, said a source outside the State Department who is familiar with the investigation. Once entered into the State Department system, the documents were classified. The source, speaking on condition of anonymity, said Indyk also was accused of removing classified briefing books to his office to prepare for meetings. [snip] dailynews.yahoo.com It's really a pattern, isn't it? I mean, Pollard, Deutch, and now Indyk.... I guess megamole Deutch will soon face the music.