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From: Mirjana Petrovic <almirja@cotton.vislab.olemiss.edu>

GIVE ME THE GUN TO SHOOT YOU!

SARAJEVO, July 27 /SRNA/ - While the international communi ty, headed by U.S., is investing the millions of dollars for armament and training the Moslem and Croatian troops, attacks against IFOR, at the regions of federation and Croatia are becom ing more frequent, and often with tragic consequences.

Because of the political stereotype , which Zagreb and Sarajevo makes untouchable for any harm by international circles, the official of IFOR mainly don't react, while finding excuse for each attack against the members of international forces.

The spokesman of IFOR lieutenant colonel Max Mariner con firmed that "unanimous assailant" shot yesterday near Visoko at the patrol of international community and lightly wounded in hand one French soldier.

The IFOR patrol, although it is authorised to do so, didn't return the fire to the assailant who shot four times, while Mariner, without previous investigation, asserts that the attack "was done accidentally and without apparent motive".

Two Moslem civilians opened the fire yesterday from the machine guns on Czech soldiers, the members of the IFOR, which were patrolling along the border between RS and MoslemCroatian federation, but they were quickly disarmed, announced the sources from NATO.

The same source asserts that Moslems at Wednesday opened fire at the armoured vehicle of IFOR near the village Memici. However, it is announced that it is not known whether the per formers were set free or detained by the local police.

One 18-years old British soldier, the member of IFOR, died on July 18 after being shot, announced the Ministry of defence in London, including the hypothesis about the crime.

The circumstances of the soldiers death, who was on duty in Kljuc, was investigated by the British Royal Military Police.

Near Kiseljak, on July 13 was wounded the officer of the U.S. Embassy to Sarajevo, while in the car she was trying to escape from, again, unanimous assailant.

The MoslemCroatian federation arrested, after this incident, ten Croats, but the judge from Kiseljak, except the fact that they are all from Kiseljak didn't give any other detail.

How Moslems are persistent in provocations, and IFOR in tolerance, was shown also on July 25 when the IFOR's helicopter fell in the radar bundle over Visoko, although the use of radar is prohibited after arrival of multiethnical forces for the former B&H.

The members of IFOR were endangered also on July 23 when the group of around 200 Moslems armed with stones and sticks attacked Serbs while exhuming the bodies of the Serbian soldiers at Stog near Doboj.

The spokesman of IROR the major Bret Burdo asserted that the "Moslem crowd had hostile attitude, and the federal police didn't even try to prevent the the raged crown".

The members of IFOR are not endangered only by arms , but also by physical attacks, i.e. raping, confirms today's "Guard ian".

Namely, British soldiers, which are in Croatia, are serious ly warned not to get out in the evening in this country alone because of the series of the of raping committed on British members of IFOR in the harbour Split.

U.S., while ignoring these facts, which the representatives of CroatianMoslem federation signed the agreement at Sarajevo on July 17 about the military aid worthy 400 millions of dalliers.

"This is the official beginning of the programme 'Equip and train' and the sign of the strong connections between the U.S. and the federation", stated after that the chief of the American team for training James Pardew".

However, On July 22 Pardew asserts for Vienna's "Standard" that "U.S. in the army of the federation see the means to prevent the influence of the Islamic countries at Balkans", while con firming that the Law about the Army "passed under the great pressures and with concrete promises by U.S."

It seems that 400 millions of dollars isn't enough, so and the German minister of the Foreign Affairs Volker Ruehe offered yesterday the assistance in training of Moslem and Croatian troops.

It seems that EU prefers the merchants and money arrange ments than their own soldiers. Namely, the warning of the U.S. Congress that they will impose the sanctions against the coun tries which would be investing in Cuba and other unfavourable countries produced the reaction at Brussels and opened the possi bility for serious countermeasures.

During that time, the Washington and EU continue, actively and passively, the arming of those who continually jeopardise the lives of their soldiers.

Why? The authorities in IFOR would respond: "Accidentally and without visible motives".

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