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To: George Papadopoulos who wrote (4688)	4/20/1999 5:33:00 PM
From: Paul Berliner	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 17770

Thread: To me, a strong swimmer who stands by as a person DROWNS is guilty of manslaughter simply for not aiding the individual that without a doubt they'd be successful in saving. -The U.S. Army are the strong swimmers. -The Kosovar Albanians are drowning. -Bill Clinton, as Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces, already has blood on his hands & is guilty of manslaughter in my eyes. We can't expect a stubborn, cowardly Europe to take the first step without the U.S. holding their hands - that would be a neat trick and another debate altogether, but because the U.S. is the melting pot of the world, we have an obligation to keep the peace & erradicate any such situations as in Kosovo immediately. Think about it - we don't expect the Germans to meddle in political battles in Ireland - there are no Irish living in Germany, so they have no reason to meddle - there are millions of Irish in the U.S., so we have a vested interest in such situations, and even if there are only a few Kosovar Albanians living in the U.S. and contributing to the diverse social fabric of this country, we can't turn a deaf ear to their pleas.

To: George Papadopoulos who wrote (4688)	4/20/1999 6:07:00 PM
From: goldsnow	Respond to of 17770

UK appeals to Russia to ''close gap'' over Kosovo 11:41 a.m. Apr 19, 1999 Eastern LONDON, April 19 (Reuters) - Britain appealed to Russia on Monday to ''close the gap'' between itself and NATO and join an international military force in Kosovo under a United Nations mandate. Foreign Secretary Robin Cook told the House of Commons that agreement with Russia would ''unblock the path to progress through the Security Council.'' He made no reference to comments on Monday by President Boris Yeltsin, who said Moscow would not allow the United States to force President Slobodan Milosevic to turn Yugoslavia into an American protectorate. Opening a parliamentary debate on the crisis, Cook said Britain wanted Russia to be a partner in securing a settlement. ''Until we have rebuilt democratic political institutions within Kosovo, its administration will need to be placed in the hands of international bodies, including the U.N. (United Nations), the OSCE (Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe) and the European Union,'' Cook said. ''It would be our preference that a mandate should be provided by a Security Council resolution setting up an international administration for Kosovo,'' he said. Cook said he was sorry Russia had isolated itself in a vote at the UN Commission on Human Rights in Geneva last week, at which it cast the sole vote against a resolution condemning atrocities in Kosovo by the Belgrade government. ''Russia played a full part alongside us at Rambouillet in drafting the (Kosovo) peace accords and in trying to broker agreement to them. We want Russia to be a partner in securing a settlement that delivers on our objectives.'' Cook said that despite a wide area of common ground with NATO objectives, Russia was still unwilling to endorse an international military presence in Kosovo. ''Frankly, I do not believe it will be possible to persuade the refugees to return without a credible military presence. I hope that Russia will agree to take part in it and work alongside our troops, as Russian troops do at present in Bosnia. ''In the meantime we will continue close dialogue with the government of Russia in order to see if we can close that remaining gap between us,'' Cook said. The minister said he would meet Judge Louise Arbour, the chief prosecutor of the International War Crimes Tribunal, on Tuesday to hand over a dossier of material with names of Yugoslav commanders he said were involved in ethnic cleansing and killing, and evidence of mass graves. Copyright 1999 Reuters Limited.