Jamie Shea
Jamie Shea
Jamie Patrick Sheais Deputy Assistant Secretary General for Emerging Security Challenges at NATO Headquarters in Brussels, Belgium...
change feasible option quicker strategy
There is no need to change strategy. That strategy is working. There is no quicker or more feasible option at this time.
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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.
involved reports simply soldiers
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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In fact, some refugees have even reported that Kosovar Albanians have been forced to dig these mass graves and put the bodies in.
archives birth destroying financial marriage property
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.
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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.
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.