25/04/1999
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25 April 1999

THE SOCIALISTS’ FEUD

MAJKO REFUSES NANO’S RETURN TO THE HELM OF THE PS On page 4

BERISHA

”IF I WERE THE COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF” On page 2

NATO secretly in Kosovo

The Rambos enter the field in disguise A NAVAL BLOCKADE AGAINST SERBIA IS SIGNED. MOSCOW: THIRD WORLD WAR

NATO’S COMPLIANCE

Gabriel Partosh Cenë­rmonmerindine described the conclusion of his talks in Belgrade on Thursday as the “first positive step” in the conflict. But the details of the plan have not yet been made known, so it is impossible to judge whether it is truly appropriate to consider it as such. Continued on page 8

THE AMERICAN BALKANS

Misha In the long-running competition to present initiatives and proposals from various countries, mainly from the region but also further afield, the initiative for the Balkans of tomorrow put forward by the American administration is the latest. In this light, I observed. Continued on page 8

THE WEAKNESSES OF THE KLA

Washington Post A ground war is meanwhile under way in Kosovo. It is a guerrilla war, conducted by fragmenting the Yugoslav forces so that they can then be more easily destroyed by surprise attacks, by means of a rebel army that must operate along trails, making use of its knowledge of the terrain. Villages have been taken at the cost of blood, but lost again within a few hours. Men in uniform attack the armoured military machine with simple weapons and then disappear. Young recruits with no experience arrive and serve only to fill the ranks. They are gathered around those thousands of hungry refugees, exhausted-… Continued on page 1

A long day to make a “Hello” call

New arrivals in search of an empty phone booth FEATURE On page 11