Voice of America, 26 November 1995
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[02] BOSNIA/SARAJEVO (S&L) BY DAVID FOLEY (SARAJEVO)
DATE=11/26/95
TYPE=CORRESPONDENT REPORT
NUMBER=2-189109
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INTRO: BOSNIAN-SERB LEADER, RADOVAN KARADZIC, HAS CALLED FOR THE
RE-NEGOTIATION OF THE DAYTON PEACE AGREEMENT TO ELIMINATE THE
HANDOVER OF SERB-HELD PARTS OF SARAJEVO TO BOSNIAN-GOVERNMENT
CONTROL. DAVID FOLEY REPORTS FROM THE BOSNIAN CAPITAL, MR.
KARADZIC CALLED FOR THE CHANGE AFTER THREE DAYS OF DEMONSTRATIONS
BY THE CITIZENS OF SERB-HELD SARAJEVO.
TEXT: SPEAKING ON BOSNIAN-SERB RADIO, MR. KARADZIC SAID THE MAIN
STICKING POINT TO IMPLEMENTING THE DAYTON PEACE AGREEMENT WAS THE
STATUS OF SERB-HELD PARTS OF SARAJEVO WHICH UNDER THE PLAN MUST
BE RETURNED TO BOSNIAN GOVERNMENT CONTROL.
HE SAID HE HOPED TO RENEGOTIATE THE PEACE AGREEMENT. HE SAID
SARAJEVO COULD BECOME A LONG-LASTING PROBLEM LIKE THE MIDDLE
EAST.
THE ANNOUNCEMENT CAME AFTER THREE-DAYS OF PROTEST DEMONSTRATIONS
BY BOSNIAN SERBS IN A NUMBER OF SERB NEIGHBORHOODS OF THE
CAPITAL. FRIDAY, MR. KARADZIC SPENT TWO HOURS ON TELEVISION
TRYING TO EXPLAIN AND JUSTIFY THE AGREEMENT. BUT HE WAS ROUNDLY
CONDEMNED AT THE DEMONSTRATIONS AND BOSNIAN SERBS SAID THE ONLY
MAN THEY COULD NOW TRUST WAS MR. KARADZIC'S RIVAL, BOSNIAN-SERB
MILITARY COMMANDER RATKO MLADIC.
IT IS STILL UNCLEAR IF MR. KARADZIC'S STATEMENT WAS DESIGNED ONLY
TO COOL THE ANGRY DEMONSTRATIONS IN SARAJEVO, OR IF HE REALLY
MIGHT BE PREPARING TO REJECT THE PEACE AGREEMENT.
/// REST OPT FOR LONG /// MR. KARADZIC LEFT HIMSELF SOME ROOM TO
MANEUVER WHEN HE SAID UNTIL A NEW SOLUTION IS FOUND IT WILL BE UP
TO INTERNATIONAL TROOPS TO PROTECT HIS PEOPLE, AND SERB FORCES
WILL NOT WITHDRAW FROM AROUND SARAJEVO UNTIL THEN.
WITH THE EXCEPTION OF ANY NEW SOLUTION, THIS IS WHAT THE DAYTON
SOLUTION CALLS FOR.
DESPITE THE DEMONSTRATIONS, IT IS POSSIBLE THE PROTECTIORLINER OVER
SCOTLAND AND THE 1989 BOMBING OF A FRENCH AIRLINER OVER NIGER.
/// END OPT ///
THE IDEA BEHIND THE EURO-MEDITERRANEAN PARTNERSHIP IS TO FORGE
CLOSER COOPERATION TO EASE POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC STRAINS ON BOTH
SIDES. EUROPEAN NEIGHBORS HAVE LONG COMPLAINED ABOUT THE
NON-STOP FLOW OF ECONOMIC REFUGEES FROM NORTH AFRICA AND THE LACK
OF FISCAL REFORMS THAT WOULD ATTRACT FOREIGN INVESTORS TO BUILD
INDUSTRIES AND KEEP THE LABOR FORCE AT HOME.
NORTH AFRICAN AND MIDDLE EASTERN STATES WANT BETTER ACCESS TO THE
EUROPEAN MARKETPLACE. THE GROUP WILL BE LOOKING AT CREATING
FINANCIAL MECHANISMS FOR MOBILIZING MORE PRIVATE SECTOR
INVESTMENTS ON BOTH SIDES.
THE EUROPEAN UNION HAS ALREADY PLEDGED ABOUT SIX-BILLION DOLLARS
DURING THE NEXT FIVE YEARS FOR EDUCATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE.
THERE ARE ALSO NAGGING SECURITY CONCERNS, ESPECIALLY AFTER THE
TERRORIST BOMBINGS IN FRANCE, WHICH WERE CLAIMED BY ALGERIAN
MUSLIM EXTREMISTS. THE MINISTERIAL MEETING IN BARCELONA WILL
LOOK AT STRENGTHENING LINKS IN FIGHTING CROSS-BORDER TERRORISM,
ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION, AND DRUG TRAFFICKING.
THE FINAL COMMUNIQUE IS ALSO EXPECTED TO CALL FOR A NUCLEAR-FREE
ZONE IN THE MEDITERRANEAN. (SIGNED)
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26-Nov-95 9:58 AM EST (1458 UTC)
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[03] U-S/BOSNIA REACT (S ONLY) BY VICTOR BEATTIE (WASHINGTON)
DATE=11/25/95
TYPE=CORRESPONDENT REPORT
NUMBER=2-189087
CONTENT=
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INTRO: PRESIDENT CLINTON ADDRESSES THE AMERICAN PEOPLE MONDAY
EVENING ON THE REASONS FOR U-S PARTICIPATION IN A MULTI-NATIONAL
PEACEKEEPING EFFORT IN BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA. V-O-A'S VICTOR
BEATTIE REPORTS MR. CLINTON FACES A SKEPTICAL CONGRESS AND PUBLIC
AS HE SEEKS TO WIN THEIR SUPPORT FOR U-S TROOP INVOLVEMENT IN THE
PEACEKEEPING ATTEMPT.
TEXT: PRIVATE DEFENSE INDUSTRY CONSULTANT PETER WALKER -- A
FORMER ADVISER TO THE HOUSE (OF REPRESENTATIVES) ARMED SERVICES
COMMITTEE -- SAYS MR. CLINTON MUST GIVE THE AMERICAN PEOPLE A
SOBER ASSESSMENT OF THE RISKS INHERENT IN THE MISSION:
///WALKER ACTUALITY///
HE'S GOT TO BE FRANK IN HIS PRESENTATION MONDAY THAT
WE'LL SUFFER CASUALTIES, IT'S GOING TO BE A DANGEROUS
ENVIRONMENT, THERE ARE LOADS OF LANDMINES AND THERE WILL
BE ROGUE UNITS. WE CAN SEE FROM THE PROTESTS NOW IN
SARAJEVO WITH THE (BOSNIAN) SERBS, IT'S GOING TO BE A
VERY DIFFICULT ENVIRONMENT TO EXIST IN.
///END ACTUALITY///
PUBLIC OPINION POLLS CONTINUE TO SHOW MOST AMERICANS OPPOSED TO
SENDING IN GROUND TROOPS TO KEEP THE PEACE IN BOSNIA. RESIDENTS
OF DAYTON, OHIO -- NEAR THE SITE OF THE JUST-CONCLUDED BOSNIAN
PEACE TALKS -- ARE SPLIT IN THEIR OPINIONS:
///MONTAGE ACTUALITY///
(FIRST) TO WASTE LIVES AND EVEN ONE IS TOO MANY.
(SECOND) I'M A VET(ERAN) AND IF THAT'S WHAT IT TAKES,
THEN THAT'S WHAT IT TAKES. (THIRD) I'M AGAINST TROOPS
BEING SENT TO BOSNIA BECAUSE IT'S NONE OF OUR BUSINESS.
LET THE EUROPEANS HANDLE IT, NOT US. (FOURTH) SAME
THING HAPPENED IN NAZI GERMANY THAT IS GOING ON THERE
AND IF THE U-S DOESN'T DO SOMETHING TO STOP IT THEN WHO
ELSE IS GOING TO DO IT.
///END ACTUALITY///
MEMBERS OF CONGRESS PLAN HEARINGS ON THE ISSUE THIS WEEK.
EARLIER THIS MONTH, THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES APPROVED A
MEASURE REQUIRING THE PRESIDENT TO SEEK CONGRESSIONAL FUNDING
BEFORE SENDING TROOPS. THE MEASURE GOES TO THE SENATE AND IF
PASSED THERE, FACES A CERTAIN PRESIDENTIAL VETO. (SIGNED)
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25-Nov-95 9:16 PM EST (0216 UTC)
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[04] U-S / BOSNIA (L) BY DAVID SWAN (WASHINGTON)
DATE=11/26/95
TYPE=CORRESPONDENT REPORT
NUMBER=2-189111
CONTENT=
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INTRO: THE UNITED STATES HAS RULED OUT THE IDEA OF REOPENING THE
BOSNIAN PEACE TREATY, AS BOSNIAN-SERBS DEMAND. THE CLINTON
ADMINISTRATION IS ALSO LAUNCHING A CAMPAIGN TO BUILD PUBLIC
SUPPORT FOR THE USE OF THOUSANDS OF U-S TROOPS AS PEACEKEEPERS.
V-O-A'S DAVID SWAN HAS DETAILS.
TEXT: BOSNIAN SERBS HAVE TAKEN TO THE STREETS IN RECENT DAYS,
PROTESTING THE NEWLY-INITIALED PEACE ACCORDS, AND DECLARING THEY
WILL NOT GIVE UP PARTS OF SARAJEVO AS THE TREATY REQUIRES. THERE
HAVE BEEN CALLS FOR MORE TALKS. BUT IN A SUNDAY TELEVISION
INTERVIEW (C-B-S), DEFENSE SECRETARY WILLIAM PERRY SAID THE PACT
WILL NOT BE RENEGOTIATED -- AND PREDICTED ALL SIDES WILL
EVENTUALLY GO ALONG.
/// PERRY ACT ///
I EXPECT THERE IS GOING TO BE SOME BARGAINING TO TRY TO
GET AN IMPROVED AGREEMENT BETWEEN NOW AND THE TIME OF
THE FINAL SIGNING. BUT I DO NOT BELIEVE THAT WILL BE
SUCCESSFUL. WE ARE GOING TO HOLD FIRM ON THE AGREEMENT
AND I BELIEVE WHEN IT COMES DOWN, RIGHT DOWN TO IT, IT
WILL BE ACCEPTED AND WE WILL GET COMPLIANCE.
/// END ACT ///
ANOTHER U-S OFFICIAL (ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF STATE RICHARD
HOLBROOKE) WARNS BOSNIAN-SERB LEADERS RADOVAN KARADZIC AND RATKO
MLADIC WILL BE ARRESTED AS WAR CRIMINALS IF THEY TRY TO ATTEND
THE SIGNING CEREMONY.
MEANWHILE, THE ADMINISTRATION IS TRYING TO PERSUADE CONGRESS, AND
THE PUBLIC, U-S GROUND TROOPS SHOULD JOIN THE NATO PEACEKEEPING
FORCE IN THE FORMER YUGOSLAVIA. PRESIDENT CLINTON PLANS A
NATIONALLY-TELEVISED ADDRESS ABOUT THE ISSUE MONDAY.
MANY REPUBLICAN LAWMAKERS STRONGLY OPPOSE THE MISSION. SENATOR
JOHN WARNER SAYS HE IS KEEPING AN OPEN MIND, BUT THE PRESIDENT
HAS A DIFFICULT TASK AHEAD.
/// WARNER ACT ///
HE HAS THE TOUGHEST SPEECH OF HIS ENTIRE PUBLIC LIFE
THIS MONDAY NIGHT, WHEN HE HASS GOT TO FACE THE AMERICAN
PEOPLE AND PLACE HIMSELF AS IF HE WERE IN A LIVING ROOM
OF A HOME, COMING TO TELL A YOUNG WIFE OR A FAMILY THAT
THEY HAD LOST A LOVED ONE IN BOSNIA AND TRY TO JUSTIFY
THAT LOSS OF LIFE.
/// END ACT ///
MR. WARNER PREDICTS CONGRESS WILL PLACE CONDITIONS ON THE
DEPLOYMENT. THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES HAS ALREADY VOTED TO
BLOCK FUNDING FOR THE OPERATION UNLESS CONGRESS SPECIFICALLY
APPROVES. AN INTENSIVE DEBATE ON THE PLAN IS EXPECTED IN THE
NEXT FEW WEEKS. (SIGNED)
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26-Nov-95 1:03 PM EST (1803 UTC)
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