Jamie Shea
Jamie Shea
Jamie Patrick Sheais Deputy Assistant Secretary General for Emerging Security Challenges at NATO Headquarters in Brussels, Belgium...
acting convinced
We are acting in a just cause. We are convinced of that.
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The point we made last night is that we will go for the head as much as the feet in this operation.
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The pilot released the weapon, and only after he released the weapon did the bus come on the bridge. We will continue to do everything we can to try and avoid those kinds of incidents. We can't eliminate them altogether.
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If it were to be true, it would be alarming indeed, because it is one thing to push refugees over borders where the international community is now increasingly ready to deal with them in a humane way, but it's quite another thing to push them back into a wasteland where there is no food, very little water, no medical supplies, where everything has been looted.
benefit
If the UCK are able to benefit by that, so be it.
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We regret any loss of life that this may have caused because our policy remains to minimize collateral damage.
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We heard seven speeches today but only one message: They share our determination to prevail and to see this through, and they are willing to put up with the short-term inconveniences resulting from the Kosovo crisis.
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We have reports that soldiers were also involved in the casualties, not simply civilians.
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Last night, NATO had a night of relative restraint. We were mindful of the Orthodox Easter celebration. At the same time, the Yugoslav armed forces continued to demonstrate signs of wear and tear.
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It could be a mass grave but obviously it will be up to the International Tribunal in the Hague, once it's able to go into Kosovo to conduct a thorough investigation.
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He has no freedom of movement, but has to report to local police several times a day.
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He has been examined by a doctor. He has been given shelter, food and has access to religious counseling. He has also access to the International Committee of the Red Cross and he will have all the protection and rights accorded by the third Geneva Convention.
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He is getting caught up in the middle of a joint process that is forcing him into a corner.
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We took maximum advantage of the opening caused by better weather.