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To: Bobby Yellin who wrote (31680)	4/13/1999 7:38:00 PM
From: PaulM	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 116790

Pentagon: Reserve Call Up Likely sg.yahoo.com I think when we discussed that the raison d'etre of this was a POLONGED war, we nailed it. The U.S. says it won't use ground troops even as the public is being prepared for ground troops. We WILL deploy ground troops, but only after weeks and months have passed. And when they are deployed, it will be in such a way so as not to end the conflict completely. A long war in Europe, and an angry Russia, is much, much worse if I'm in Germany than if I'm the U.S. We probably feel we can afford a return to cold war, at least in a small way. What is likely to alter this scenario is Europe trying to end the conflict on it's own initiative somehow, in an attempt to limit the damage. I don't really see how that can happen politically at this stage though. Or perhaps the Russo-Chinese have a surprise up their sleeve for us? Should be interesting.

To: Bobby Yellin who wrote (31680)	4/13/1999 8:21:00 PM
From: goldsnow	Respond to of 116790

Cigarettes "help" is on the way... Goods plentiful in Serbia despite aid, coupons 11:49 a.m. Apr 13, 1999 Eastern BELGRADE, April 13 (Reuters) - Humanitarian aid arrived in Yugoslavia from Russia on Tuesday and the authorities in one Serbian town said they had introduced coupons for food. But 20 days into NATO air strikes shop shelves are full and officials say there are no serious shortages thanks to rigorous actions against ''speculators.'' Serbian officials gave no details of the contents of the aid convoy, held up in Hungary for two days but released after the Russians agreed to leave behind armoured trucks and diesel fuel that Budapest said could be used for military purposes. They said only that it had been distributed to the ''most needy,'' promising more information later. ''There are sufficient quantities of goods,'' Srecko Minjovic, chief Serbian market inspector, was quoted as saying in Tuesday's pro-government Politika newspaper, which gave up several pages to articles on the supply of goods. ''We are continuing our rigorous controls nonetheless.'' ''From March 24 to April 6, inspectors undertook more than 10,000 checks, repossesed goods estimated at nearly 17 million dinars ($936,600), closed down 79 shops and issued 569 'invitations' to court,'' he said. The Yugoslav Chamber of Commerce said the main problem lay in delivery to the marketplace -- a reference to fuel shortages that have meant strict rationing that looks set to get stricter as NATO destroys more and more fuel dumps. As it is now, Yugoslavs can still get the 40 litres they are entitled to per month without hours of queuing. The same is not true for cigarettes, though help was reported to be on the way for a population with one of the highest proportion of smokers in the world. A NATO air raid destroyed the stockrooms of a tobacco factory in the southern town of Nis last week but Serbia's Beta agency said the plant was still operating. ''We are going to distribute 300,000 packets for Belgrade on Tuesday,'' said Mladen Grujic, director of Stampa Commerce, one of the main distributors of domestic brands. That would normally last the capital's smokers two days. Back in the 1980s heavily indebted Yugoslavia had to introduce rationing and queues for washing powder, sugar, cooking oil and coffee were a part of everyday life. An official in Pirot, southeastern Serbia, told Reuters the town had reintroduced rationing, but he said the purpose was to ensure equality of distribution, not because goods were in short supply. Cooking oil, sugar and flour would be available in return for free coupons in certain shops, he said, adding that the goods were also on sale elsewhere. ''We did the right thing. Although there are plenty of goods in Pirot, people raided the shops during the first days of the aggression. We've managed to stop it. It's been a success.'' ($1-1.815 German Mark) Copyright 1999 Reuters Limited.