Hi Vladimir,

I don't know if you saw it but John Majors has proposed a budget bill to
rebuild the Balkans specifying Kosovo, Albania and to include Serbia after
the conflict is resolved.

>
>> surprised the Sec. General and the General Asembly haven't been more
>> vocal.
>
>Well, I'm not. It is - who signs you paycheck - what counts at the end
>of the day. And those people idling in United Nations know that very
>well.
>

Did you know that the U.S. was years back in it's U.N. dues until Ted Turner
(CNN) decided to pay them personally (to the tune of 100 million a year for
10 years?)

What do you think of the Rev. Jacksons visit and the results of it. I
generally have a low opinion of Rev. Jackson having seen too much of his
hypocritisism in the past. I understand why he went to Belgrade - his goal
is to become the U.S.'s first black president. He hopes that by setting
himself up as the great peacemaker he can do that (it did wonders for Jimmy
Carter.)

I was surprised that his visit caused the release of the prisoners, although
it was clearly the correct political move for Milosevic. He's getting very
positive press in the U.S. because of it.

I'm a little disgusted that the ex-prisoners are being treated as heros. My
strongly educated guess is they were off joy-riding (across the border) when
they were captured. Instead of the court-martial they deserve they'll
probably get a medal.

-Jay