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          OSCE : SERBS IN BH ENDANGER HOLDING OF ELECTIONS
New  York  Times,  June  3, 1996 (Press TWRA)  -  OSCE  monitoring
mission is seriously concerned with Serbs' refusal to cooperate in
organization  of the forthcoming elections and with the  violation
of  human  rights in BH Serb entity, "The New York Times" reports.
The  mentioned paper claims to possess OSCE confidential documents
for the month of May, according to which conditions for holding of
the  elections on September 14 in the Republic of Srpska have  not
yet been satisfied.
In  the report dated May 23, a statement of Assistant Minister  of
justice  of the Republic of Srpska is mentioned, saying Serbs  are
opposed  to plans requesting education of local election  monitors
and  they  will not cooperate in creation of independent  elective
commissions.  Reports  dated  May 22  inform  about  attacks  upon
Radovan  Karadzic's opponents who were  dismissed and whose  lives
were  imperiled. A bombing attack upon vehicle of OSCE  monitoring
group  member  and  the latest trend of expelling  of  Croats  and
Bosniaks  from North-Western Bosnia were also mentioned. "The  New
York  Times"  says  OSCE  monitors are,  besides  the  unfavorable
conditions,  under the pressure of U.S. and European countries  to
officially  state  that conditions for holding of  free  and  fair
elections till the end of summer have been realized. However, OSCE
has  not done it yet and their representative for the organization
of  the elections, Swiss Chief of diplomacy, Flavio Cotti repeated
yesterday  he  would decide about the exact date of the  elections
till  the  end of the month. This postponement of proclamation  is
conditioned by the situation in BH. (end) A.S.

               COHEN : IFOR RIDICULOUSLY TIMID
Washington,  June  3, 1996 (Press TWRA) - In R.  Cohen  editorial,
�The  Washington  Post� writes about Western powers  (NATO,  U.S.)
unwillingness  to take risk to arrest Karadzic, Mladic  and  other
war-criminals,    who    seriously    endanger    Dayton    accord
implementation.
The  weekly "Time" could find and interview a beast like  Slobodan
Miljovic, a person who, himself, killed tens of Bosniaks,  usually
in  the most brutal way, while NATO, with its 60.000 soldiers  did
not  even search for him, Cohen says. IFOR members try to  omit  a
possible  conflict  that could appear during arrestment-procedure,
especially due to the fact that cooperation of a local Serb police
with  IFOR  can not be expected. The only thing West is  doing  in
order to face Karadzic and Mladic with justice is to make pressure
upon  Milosevic,  who hesitates to help in their  extradition  for
this could harm Belgrade regime among Serbs and also involve risks
of  BH  Serb leaders possible testimonies, regarding the  role  of
Serbia  (FRY)  in  BH  war  and  genocide.  Cohen  mentions   NATO
hesitation  has  transformed from inexplicability to  disgust,  so
NATO   unequivocally  refuses  to  arrest  war-criminals,   simply
observes  Serbs  violations Dayton accord and international  laws.
Pentagon measures its success in Bosnia following the criteria: to
go,  to be and to return with no victims. Care for soldiers should
not  be rejected but does not a certain degree of risk form a part
of  soldiers'  life?  An emphasized attention,  characteristic  of
"Powell  doctrine", grew up to the degree of a sad timidity.  Gen.
John  Shalikashvili,  Chairman of the U.S. Army  joint  Chiefs  of
Staff, clearly expressed his opposing to war-criminals hunt adding
they  would  be  arrested only if NATO meets with them.  But,  war
criminals  have  already passed several times in the  vicinity  of
NATO, and international soldiers did not even react.
As  a result of this, some criminals have already gained immunity,
such  as Ratko Mladic, Radovan Karadzic and Slobodan Mijovic. Such
situation is bad, not only for Bosnia, so U.S. and NATO,  if  they
want  Dayton  accord alive, should take care of  ensuring  a  full
freedom  of  movement  and  arrestment  of  war-criminals,   Cohen
concludes. (end) A.S.
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