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Date: 12 Dec 1997 10:37:38
Reply-To: Conference "zamir.chat" 
From: Ivo Skoric 
Subject: The latest Serbian move to irrelevance
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The conference on Bosnia in Bonn gave to the appointed Bosnian
sovereign, Carlos Westendorp, new powers and authorities, while 
urther estranging the Serbian participants in the talks about 
the future of Bosnia.

Serbs walked out protesting the language of the final document which 
mentioned the disturbing developments in Kosovo. Serbs maintain that 
five years that Albanian children in Kosovo have been deprived of formal 
education is the internal Serbian matter, and that the West has no 
business talking about that.

The situation in Kosovo, however, changed: the pacifiable opposition 
of Ibrahim Rugova is loosing support, and the more militant one (KLA 
for example) is rising its head. So, the West is reasonably worried 
of a sidehow in the making in Kosovo. Serbs obviously believe that 
they still have bigger guns and can control the situation the way 
they controlled the situation in Croatia and Bosnia. This 
particularly worries everybody else, of course.

The Bonn declaration, however, did not hint that Kosovo is not a 
Serbian matter, it just said it is a problematic matter. The focus of 
talks was Bosnia, indeed. By pulling out, Serbs gave up their right to 
participate in the decision-making process about Bosnia in the 
future. The conclusions of the talks are going to be implemented 
regardless of Serbs approval or disapproval. Does this mean that 
Serbs are giving up on Bosnia? Or are they going to put up an armed 
resistance to the West?

Not that they have any chance of winning a war against NATO, but it 
would definitely be interesting to watch their next move.

ivo
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Date: 12 Dec 1997 10:37:21
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From: Ivo Skoric 
Subject: Abschieben!
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The interior minister of German state Bavaria gave ultimatum to Bosnian
refugees to leave the country by the end of 1998 or face deportation.
For those who have no place to return to (because their house is
burned, reposessed by the enemy or simply located in the enemy
territory), he suggested them to go to the U.S.!!! I am sure this will
make INS happy. State Departmen didn't yet say anything, but it
probably will...

ivo

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