Wesley Clark
Serbia Serves Russian Interests, Risks Regional Conflict, Says Ex-NATO General
Former NATO General Wesley Clark warned of the risk of another war in the Balkans, stating that Serbian authorities are serving Russian interests. In an interview with CNN, Clark emphasized that Serbia acts as Russia's arm in the Balkans.
"We sent the Serbian state a message - we can still bomb you"
Military analyst and senior adviser to former US President Donald Trump, retired colonel Douglas McGregor, believes that a wrong status quo has been created in Kosovo.
Such a status, he believes, cannot be maintained without the presence of foreign military forces, the Kosovo online writing of Serbian Radio Chicago reports.
Serbia marks 24 years since the beginning of NATO aggression
The order for the attack was issued by Javier Solana, the Secretary General of NATO at the time, to the then commander of the allied forces, US General Wesley Clark, although there was no UN Security Council approval. It was an obvious precedent.
"The only surprising thing is that Podgorica was more zealous than Pristina" VIDEO
"I am not sure that someone will want to hear that in Pristina. They are not interested in that," said Aleksandar Vucic.
21 years since the NATO bombing
The sirens were heard for 78 days and the total number of casualties was never determined. An estimated 1,200 to 2,500 people were killed in the 11 weeks, with total material damage estimated at tens of billions of dollars.
The attack on Serbia, or the FRY, was carried out without UN Security Council approval, which was a precedent.
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Wesley Clark congratulated Haradinaj
Haradinaj, who resigned a week ago from Prime Minister's position, stated that he received a letter from the retired NATO General and a devoted friend of Kosovo's Albanians Wesley Clark, who, as he said "congratulated him on determination in achieving progress and further development of Kosovo".
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Kosovo Celebrates 20th Anniversary of War’s End
Crowds of people gathered in central Pristina on Wednesday to celebrate the anniversary of the end of the war 20 years ago and applaud former US President Bill Clinton and his Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, who were key advocates of NATO's military intervention.
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Tracing the Scars of NATO’s Air Strikes in Kosovo
On March 24, 1999, Kosovo's landscape was permanently altered as the first bombs fell from warplanes overhead, and missiles were launched by warships in the Adriatic Sea. Forty Serbian military targets in Yugoslavia were hit in the first 24 hours, mainly in Serbia and Kosovo.
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Gen. Wesley Clark Discusses with Bulgarian PM the Fight Against Smuggling of Fuels
Prime Minister Boyko Borissov and ministers met with former supreme commander of NATO forces in Europe, Gen. Wesley Clark, who is in Bulgaria as counselor of a Swiss organization dealing with the fight against illegal trade and the fight against smuggling. This was reported this morning by NOVA TV.
US Bosnian Council to Give Clinton 'Lifetime Award'
Former US President Bill Clinton is line for an award on May 5 from the Washington-based Advisory Council for Bosnia and Herzegovina, when a gala dinner will honour him and other longstanding supporters of Bosnia and Herzegovina.