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To: George Papadopoulos who wrote (10289)	5/28/1999 2:43:00 PM
From: greenspirit	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 17770

George, Article...Fears North Korea Nato's next target scmp.com May 28 1999 Fears North Korea Nato's next target WILLY WO-LAP LAM Beijing's strategists are studying the possibility that Washington and its allies may target North Korea if Nato succeeds in its war against Yugoslavia. Generals also have warned that the "Nato military machine" might intervene in China, using Taiwan, Tibet or Xinjiang as a pretext. Diplomatic sources said yesterday Pyongyang had related its fear to Beijing that North Korea might become an "Asian Serbia". The sources said Pyongyang had quietly sought the help of Beijing to prevent a potential "invasion" by the West. This issue was likely to be raised during a June visit to Beijing by Kim Yong-nam, President of the Supreme People's Assembly. A Western diplomat said some Beijing leaders had qualms about boosting economic aid to North Korea. But there was a consensus that China would be threatened if its erstwhile ally were to fall victim to the "hegemonists", a word used to describe the United States and Nato. The diplomat said since the bombing of the Chinese Embassy in Belgrade, PLA officers and strategists had had more influence in foreign policy. The official Guangzhou Daily quoted military expert Zhang Wenmu as saying "the strategic goal of the United States and its allies in the next century" was to separate Tibet from the motherland. "History shows that China needs control of the air and sea to maintain its own safety," the paper said. The People's Daily yesterday also quoted the Chief of Staff, General Fu Quanyou, as urging more "large-scale army training using science and technology". "We must spend more effort in researching ways and strategies to adapt ourselves to hi-tech warfare," General Fu said. "We must resolutely follow the road of using technology to continually strengthen the army." Western military experts said that after Kosovo, PLA strategists had revised their doctrine of preparing for fighting regional wars. Given the need to guard against "hegemonists", the army's theatre of operations has been vastly expanded. The experts said the PLA's emphasis was on developing long-range missiles, satellites and other hardware to seize control of the air and to have a power of deterrence. They said President Jiang Zemin had given his support to the generals to ensure his pre-eminent position in

To: George Papadopoulos who wrote (10289)	5/28/1999 3:01:00 PM
From: Hawkmoon	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 17770

As far as WW...Do not forget, Serbs are defending their country. Nato is attacking a sovereign country!!!! OK.. let's do some mental gymnastics... Who established that Kosovo was officially a part of Serbia? Let's remember that ALL of Yugoslavia was a creation of the post-WWI and II political environment with borders that constantly shifted with each war or ethnic routing. Much of Yugoslavia has broken up along ethnic lines. It has been a primary focus of Milosevic for Serbia to bring in those regions that are predominantly populated by Serbs, regardless of historic precedent, and create a "greater Serbia". Following this logic, the Kosovars who make up 90% of Kosovo should be entitled to govern themselves or join up with Albania. After all, it was good enough of a policy for Milosevic, why not the Albanians?? So now he has "cleansed" Kosovo of all Albanian presence and can then justify taking over parts of Macedonia which are predominantly Serb. And there are parts of Hungary with a large Serb population... why not take them over to under the goal of a "greater Serbia". But I will tell you one thing. Leave the situation at the current demographic status quo, with Kosovars in permanent diaspora, and you can GUARANTEE that this won't be over. It will threaten Montenegro, Macedonia, and leave the entire region steaming with hatred for decades unresolved. Place Kosovo under protectorate status, change the gov't in Serbia to one that is more conducive to negotiating in good faith and then we can see what happens. But you simply HAVE TO HAVE A BUFFER between these two warring factions. And that isn't going to happen unless Milosevic is out of the way. He has been opposed to NATO and UN presence in Kosovo for years claiming it was a violation of Serbia's sovereignty. But now there will be a peacekeeping force there and it is only a matter of when and which countries will participate. One potential solution to having a token Serb presence in Kosovo for peacekeeping duties is to have a token Kosovar security presence there as well. Certain select Kosovars could be trained as police and given a role in securing the safety of returning civilians. Regards, Ron