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Godo: Kosovo now needs a NATO protectorate; independence will come later P. 3

Milošević shifts responsibility for Kosovo onto others by accepting the G-8 peace plan. As we predicted in yesterday’s issue of the newspaper, the Serbian leadership said “yes” to this agreement in a vote in Parliament. Milošević passed responsibility for the catastrophe he caused not only to Kosovo but also to his own country to the people of Serbia, who voted for the agreement through their representatives. While Russia hastened to comment enthusiastically on the outcome of its diplomatic efforts, the West is taking a very rational approach in assessing what has been achieved in Belgrade. The war is not over, as the Serbian opposition put it. For the West, a visible step may have been taken towards peace, but NATO’s conditions are not up for discussion. Acceptance of the peace plan must include all the conditions. Otherwise, NATO has declared that it will continue the bombing. Western diplomacy is demanding a stronger commitment from the Serbian leadership, since elements cannot be implemented under a single “package.” For the Western powers, the first step is the verifiable withdrawal of Serbian troops from Kosovo. Meanwhile, the UN Security Council must adopt a Resolution to give a mandate to the peacekeeping force. It is still unclear who will command the peacekeeping force, what its composition will be, and what role Russia will play in imple- More on page 3

A painful moment yesterday, in the scorching heat. Photo: F. Bilani

UÇK accused over September 14: “I was on a mission from the General Staff” Unlike the members of the Democratic Party’s leadership, Berisha will sit in the dock. All the other defendants who will stand trial on charges of participating in an uprising and violating state institutions are, according to lawyer Fana, “just window dressing, because the ram’s head comes later” P. 10

• Clinton: Bombing will continue • Thaçi: In agreement with the Agreement • PS and PD, factional war

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