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To: donald sew who wrote (11347)	4/18/1999 12:30:00 PM
From: Les H	Respond to of 99985

UK Paper: NATO Ready to Invade Kosovo in May LONDON (April 18) XINHUA - NATO is making plans for a ground invasion of Kosovo as early as the end of May, Britain's newspaper Observer said on Sunday. Some 80,000 troops had been earmarked for the operation and that some American troops had already started training in Colorado, according to the paper, which quoted senior sources in London and Washington as saying that the accelerated timetable followed insistence by NATO's political leaders that the bombing campaign against Yugoslavia must be over within three months. Referring to what it called a radical rethinking of NATO strategy, the paper quoted one source as saying last week that "we are no longer talking about simply sending peacekeeping troops into an entirely permissive environment." "We are talking about the use of ground forces in a way that would have been complete taboo a month ago. That is sending troops in, semi-opposed," the source said. As NATO bombing campaign persists, there has been growing speculation about the use of ground troops. On Saturday, however, British Prime Minister Tony Blair said that a ground invasion was still not an option. The paper Observer said planning for a limited ground campaign was being rushed ahead, for an invasion force of between 75,000 and 80,000 soldiers to be preceded by an advance guard of 20,000 including reconnaissance and special forces, mine sweeping and explosives experts. An artillery and tank spearhead would then cut a narrow way into the heart of Kosovo. The paper quoted a U.S. official as saying the invasion could not take place until the weather settled down and Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic's defenses were crippled further. "Say, no sooner than six weeks but not necessarily later than two months," the source said. The report said that 8,000 troops had been earmarked to secure the border between Albania and Kosovo with a further 200,000 needed to secure Serbia's other borders with Bosnia, Hungary and Romania. Enditem 18/04/99 10:15 GMT