Jamie Shea
Jamie Shea
Jamie Patrick Sheais Deputy Assistant Secretary General for Emerging Security Challenges at NATO Headquarters in Brussels, Belgium...
aircraft indication involved
We have no indication at all that our aircraft were involved in that incident.
sure
When we are sure what happened, we will tell you what happened.
almost random scientific systematic
This suggests that this is not random but is being done on an almost scientific and systematic basis.
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(The) refugees have said time and time again that they will only go back if they see NATO in that peacekeeping force. They need to know that that force is built around that NATO core (and) that that force ... is not going to crumble like a pack of cards at the first sign of a challenge.
caused collateral life loss minimize policy regret remains
We regret any loss of life that this may have caused because our policy remains to minimize collateral damage.
allies clear determination difficult doubt matter message resolve
There will be a clear message from this meeting, without a doubt -- a message of resolve and determination by all 19 allies to see this through, no matter how difficult and how long it takes.
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The Yugoslav forces, so we are learning, are destroying the archives of the Kosovar people: property deeds, marriage licenses, birth certificates, financial and other records.
minor russian
The Russian incident, while colorful, is really a minor one.
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If you have already destroyed or severely damaged the Ministry of Defense or (special police) headquarters in Belgrade, you don't have to hit it again.
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It could be a mass grave but obviously it will be up to the International Tribunal in the Hague, once it's able to go into Kosovo to conduct a thorough investigation.
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I want to make this crystal clear: I have no evidence of this, but there are a number of Kosovar Albanian sources that have spoken about people being taken down from the hills and being concentrated in that particular location.
strategy
Part of our strategy is to be able to effectively encircle Yugoslavia for 360 degrees.
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He has no freedom of movement, but has to report to local police several times a day.
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It's nothing that goes to the heart of NATO or U.S. policy in Kosovo at the moment, so I believe that in our relations with the Kosovar Albanians we will be able to overcome this and move on.