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Here's some news for Hillary Clinton: the Bosnian war was over in 1996. Those of us, like myself, who first went to Bosnia at the start of the war in 1992 and then, in 1994 and 1995, endured President Bill Clinton's circumlocutions as we sat in an encircled Sarajevo watching pregnant women getting blown away by shelling from Serbian gunners, know that. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

The article comments on the Dayton peace deal related to Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Says that Serbian forces that lifted their siege of the Muslim-controlled Bosnian town of Gorazde late last month have returned to the offensive, contending that the withdrawal led to Muslim killings of Serbian civilians. An end to the fighting seems farther away than ever.

Presents an analysis of the Bosnian war. President Bill Clinton changes views on Bosnian history; Civil war fought within Bosnia; Argues why Yugoslavia fell apart during World War II.

Presents information on the meeting of the members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) in Brussels, Belgium in December 1995. Discussion about the peace accord in Bosnia; Comments from the American Secretary of States, Warren Christopher; Concerns of the Bosnian Serbs with the peace accord; Views of the American State Department spokesman, Nicholas Burns.

Looks at the objection from the Muslim led Bosnian Government on the agreement which was reached on the width of a strategic Serbian held corridor in northern Bosnia. Comments by American officials; Views by Bosnian officials.

Reports on the choice President of Bosnia Alija Izetbegovic has to make between an imperfect peace and an uphill war. Details on peace agreement being offered by America; Comments from Bosnia's Foreign Minister Muhamed Sacirbey; Information on similar decisions Izetbegovic has had to make.

Looks at the Muslim-led Bosnian Government formally asking the United States to provide arms as part of any peace agreement. Reasons for Bosnian request; Information on draft memorandum; Comments from State Department Spokesman Nicholas Burns.

Reports that the Serbian President, Slobodan Milosevic referred to Richard C. Holbrooke as a dictator. Holbrooke's diplomatic action; Comments from a senior official; Bosnian demands; More.

Reports on the status of the peace talks in Dayton, Ohio between Bosnia and Serbia. United States pressure on peace talks; Issues of conflict between the principal parties involved.

The article discusses the status of the Srebrenica and Zepa towns during negotiations to end the Bosnian war. Territorial demands of Bosnian government; Observations on situation by officials in talks; Involvement of Americans and impact on policy.

Reports that a draft that the Bosnian constitution handed to parties at peace talks will ban Bosnia Serb leader, Radovan Karadzic from any elective office. What does the draft constitution says; Provisions in the draft; Factors for the removal of Karadzic and Genral Ratko Mladic.

Describes Slobadan Milosevic, president of Serbia as a very important person. Comment about his arrival in Ohio on November 1, 1995 for the Bosnian peace talks; Information on Nikola Koljevic and his delegation; Comment about the Bosnian serbs; Details of the Bosnian peace talks; Reference to article in The Dayton Daily News.

Reports on Russia's role in the war in Bosnia. Role of North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO); Position of United States; Response from Russian government.

Reports that general John Sewall arrived in western Bosnia to ease tension between Muslims and Croats. Why he was sent; Complaint from General Rasim Delic; Information on Sewall; Problems for the American policy; Comments from a senior American official in Washington and an Administration official.

Reports on the implications of the bombings by NATO in Bosnia as which was adopted as a last resort to end the war and bring about peace in the state. Note on diplomatic moves of US in Bosnia and its possible success.

Reports about the wish of Radovan Karadzic, the Bosnian Serb leader for the cease fire between Bosnian Serbs and NATO to uplift the siege of Sarajevo. No action reported to be taken; Claims of Karadzic; Foreign Ministers of Bosnia, Croatia and Yugoslavia to meet on September 8, 1995; Conditions of US for the peace talks with Serbian President Slobodan Milosevic.

Informs about the ultimatum issued by NATO to Bosnian Serbs to remove their heavy artillery from Sarajevo area. Information about the policy adopted by UN forces by opening a road out of Bosnian capital without Serbian consent; Implications; Details.

Reports the casualties caused by a shell that was hit on the Sarajevo suburb following the pause by NATO in their air strikes on Bosnian Serbs. Mortar bomb fired by the Bosnian Serbs at a UN checkpoint on Mount Igman and the retaliation made by the UN Reaction Force.

Discusses the decision of NATO to stall further air strikes against Bosnian Serbs even after the failure of the UN talks with the commander of the Bosnian Serbs General Ratko Mladic. Detail on the talks between UN and Mladic; Concerns of Bosnian Government over the pause in the NATO's bombings.

Discusses in detail the happenings in Balkan state till the settlement in 1995 following the violent intervention of NATO and American-led diplomacy. Effectiveness of the attack by NATO on Bosnia Serbs; History of the fight between Serbs and Croats followed in by Muslims.

Informs about some difficult issues that are creating obstacles in bringing peace in Bosnia. Crucial developments made regarding the resolution of the problem.

Reports Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic giving reasons for the killing of three American officials by the Serbian army, on August 20, 1995. Details of the incident.

Analyzes the failure of the UN to prevent attacks by Bosnian Serbs. Information about the attack by Bosnian Serbs on Srebrenica, a Bosnian Muslim enclave; Implication of the attack and other similar attacks.

Informs about the UN move to robust its presence in Bosnia and retaliate forcefully any threats to its peacekeepers and aid convoys, as reported on July 7, 1995. Comments by a UN military official on what would be the role of new rapid reaction force for Bosnia; Information on the past attempts by UN and NATO to strengthen itself in Bosnia.

Reports on the secret talks held between France and Bosnian Serbs on the release of UN peacekeepers which included many French troops, as reported by the Western officials. Details.

Looks at a confidential letter sent by Yasushi Akashi, a UN official in the former Yugoslavia to Radovan Karadzic, Bosnian Serb leader on the subject of a UN peacekeeping force for the region. Concerns of the Western officials because of the letter; Situation in Bosnia and the details of the crisis.

Analysis United Nations' mission in Bosnia. Standby role of UN in crisis; Mandate given to UN forces; Issue of the hostages and other difficulties confronting the mission.

Reports on a likely acceptance by the UN of the demands of Bosnian Serbs, who have taken a number of UN troops as hostages and are demanding a prohibition on further NATO air strikes in the region, as reported on June 12, 1995. Other possible demands that the Bosnian Serbs may make in return of UN troops.

Presents the analysis of the situation in Sarajevo, Bosnia. Failure of the United Nation's decision to call in NATO air strikes on a Serbian ammunitions depot in May 1995; Details of the struggle because of the decision; Victory of the Bosnian Serbs and its consequences.

Reports the artillery reinforcement by UN peacekeepers in Sarajevo to combat sniper attack by Bosnian Serbs, as reported on June 8, 1995. Details of the reinforcement; UN effort to open the road over Mount Ingman blocked by the Bosnian Serbs; US stand on the issue.

Reports on release of more UN hostages by Bosnian Serbs who seek relief from air strikes. Demand of NATO, and UN for unconditional release; Situation in Bosnia.

Reports about the new target of the Bosnian Serbs in Marshal Tito Avenue, Sarajevo, who are mainly civilians. Panic in the whole city; Tense situation.

Reports on the positive feedback received by the negotiating intermediary of Yugoslav, Jovica Stanisic on release of UN hostages by Bosnian Serbs as of June 5, 1995. Assertions of Bosnian President Alija Izetbegovic; Background of the seizure of hostages by Bosnian Serbs.

Focuses on the refusal of General Ratko Mladic, commander of the Bosnian Serb forces, to release any hostages and give information about the pilot of F-16 until NATO renounces the use of air strikes in Bosnia. Increase in military pressure on Sarajevo by the Serbs; Lieut. General Rupert Smith, the Sarajevo-based commander of United Nations forces in Bosnia, to take tough stance with Serbs.

Describes the European war which began in Sarajevo and the involvement of the US government in the same. Focus on the proposed NATO air strikes on the Bosnian Serbs; Note on the United Nations peacekeepers.

Analyzes the effects of North Atlantic Treaty Organization's air strike on the Bosnian Serbs. Comments of US Defense Secretary on whether the strike would achieve the desired result; Detention of UN troops as the immediate effect.

Reports about the threat issued by the United Nations commander in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Lieut. Gen. Rupert Smith, over the rise of terrorism in Sarajevo and the employment of NATO air strikes. Details of the situation in Sarajevo; Note on the pressure faced by the United Nations from US.

Reports the inclination of the Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic towards the international peace plan for Bosnia and Herzgovina. Statements of the leader in Banja Luka, Bosnia on May 24, 1995; Implication of this conciliatory move.

Discusses the call of United Nations Secretary General Boutros Boutros-Ghali for a drastic reappraisal of the United Nations peacekeeping mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Failures of the mission; Its role in the conflict; Reluctance over withdrawal of the peacekeeping force.

Reports the preparation by Croatian forces, on May 8, 1995, to face the onslaught of the Serbian army in Bosnia. Trenches dug; Effort by President of Croatia, Franjo Tudjman, to stoke fires of conflict by highlighting the Jasenovac death camps of World War II.

Reports the United Nations tribunal statement confirming the possession of documents by Dutch Interior Ministry which testifies the involvement of Serbian President Slobodan Milosevic in the war atrocities in Bosnia. Contents of the documents.

Reports the rejection of an extension of the cease-fire, which expires on May 1, 1995, by the Bosnian Prime Minister Haris Silajdzic. Details of diplomatic efforts and United Nations mediation; Current war situation in Bosnia Herzegovina.

Reports the indictment of a Bosnian Serb Dusan Tadic by the United Nations tribunal for a series of war crimes during the Serbian onslaught on the Prijedor region in 1992. Details of the charges; Stand by Tadic; Other suspected war criminals; Earlier international war tribunal.

Reports the death of Maja Djokic by a Serbian shell in Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina on April 9, 1995. Details of the incident; Plight of the Bosnian Serbs; Reactions of Djokic's parents and friends.

Analyzes the decision by the UN to identify Bosnian Serb leaders Radovan Karadzic and Ratko Mladic as suspected war criminals. Influence of the above mentioned leaders in Bosnia; Dilemma before the UN; Comments of Judge Richard Goldstone, chief prosecutor of the UN tribunal which made the above ruling, on the dilemma.

Focuses on the presence of United Nations peacekeeping force in Bosnia. Doubts on the utility of the force; Event underlining the collapse of authority of the forces; Comment on the airlift mission to Sarajevo; War situation.

Comments on the United Nations stand in respect to the killing of a French soldier in Sarajevo. Account of the firing incident; Plight of UN peacekeepers in Bosnia.

Focuses on the death of Eric Hardoin, French United Nations soldier in Sarajevo. War scenario in the city; Response of France to the death.