'Bothersome' Mladic worries US general
Your support helps us to tell the story
From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.
At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.
The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political spectrum. And unlike many other quality news outlets, we choose not to lock Americans out of our reporting and analysis with paywalls. We believe quality journalism should be available to everyone, paid for by those who can afford it.
Your support makes all the difference.General John Shalikashvili, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, expressed concern yesterday over rejection of the peace pact by Bosnian Serb army chief, General Ratko Mladic. "It's clearly bothersome and worrisome and we should not underestimate it," he said of General Mladic's stance.
But he said that the Serbian President, Slobodan Milosevic, had reaffirmed as recently as yesterday that he would honour all parts of the deal.
General Shalikashvili said he thought Mr Milosevic could keep General Mladic, an indicted war criminal, in line, "and we will be watching it from now on very carefully".
The US military leader made it plain that the Bosnia mission was a fait accompli. While he agreed that it was important to arm and train the Bosnian army, he said that would not be the role of United States troops. Neither would it be their role to resettle refugees, although they would help create the conditions to make resettlement possible.
As to the response of US troops if they found themselves in danger, General Shalikashvili said their orders were "to use deadly force".
Subscribe to Independent Premium to bookmark this article
Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Premium subscription today.
Join our commenting forum
Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies
Comments