Jamie Shea
Jamie Shea
Jamie Patrick Sheais Deputy Assistant Secretary General for Emerging Security Challenges at NATO Headquarters in Brussels, Belgium...
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This is something we have noted coming from the tribunal today, but it does not change the intensity and momentum of Operation Allied Force.
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That village was found to be completely deserted. Inside the houses, the bedding the household material were strewn all over the floors, signs of looting and hasty departures.
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Despite the bad weather, we were still able to successfully hit a number of ground targets in Kosovo.
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Details are very important here. Anything that means that Belgrade moves towards those five (NATO) conditions is something that we will welcome, but at the same time we will remain cautious, because details in this business are everything.
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As far as the air campaign is concerned, there is no reason to suspend it. Conditions for that have not been met. We're going to keep it up so that (Milosevic) has a chance to rethink again the strategy of not following through on what he has agreed.
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As a result NATO is taking certain precautionary measures.
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This force ... will speak softly, by which I mean that it will be friendly to everybody ... but it will have very sharp teeth as well as very big teeth if anybody should try to oppose it carrying out its mandate or to threaten its personnel.
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This alliance is rock-solid, and I haven't heard anything from anybody to suggest the opposite.
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They share our determination to prevail and to see this through. NATO equally recognizes an obligation to them.
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They do suggest that some people are beginning to look for an exit strategy, that they need a way out, and that, therefore, they have had time to recognize the reality and cooperate with the international community.
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We have reports that soldiers were also involved in the casualties, not simply civilians.
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We heard seven speeches today but only one message: They share our determination to prevail and to see this through, and they are willing to put up with the short-term inconveniences resulting from the Kosovo crisis.
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We regret any loss of life that this may have caused because our policy remains to minimize collateral damage.
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We have not struck at targets in Belgrade by any means on every night of this operation. I would not read into that any particular significance.