Political Quotes

“I have repeatedly taken the floor to speak about my great concern regarding the people who are suffering today in Kosovo. As I stated in my remarks on previous days, I visited Kosovo some weeks ago in the company of the KDOM--which is a most unusual organization--but it has the permission by which to take unarmed missions into the countryside around Pristina and elsewhere, to see the ravages of that tragic conflict. Regrettably, even though we have now in place an agreement with Milosevic, the fighting and the strife continues. We have recently executed an agreement. I say ``we.'' Primarily, the United Nations and NATO have entered into an agreement with the Yugoslav Government, and President Milosevic signed it. There have been some changes in the status of forces of the Yugoslav Army and the like, but it is a very fluid situation. We hear one day units are moving out and then today there are reports that other Yugoslav Army units are being redeployed. The suffering, however, continues and the winter is coming. The whole world is standing by to witness what is, I think, one of the greatest recent tragedies. Weather is as cruel as weapons.…”