Zinn: A Diplomatic Solution

[Carl Remick]

> And the
> most likely way this diplomatic solution can come about is through the
> intercession of Russia, which should exercise its influence over the
> Serbs.

There appears to be some good news here.  The following are excerpts
from an article in today's NY Times by Jane Perlez:

"With mounting eagerness, the administration appears to be focusing on a
diplomatic strategy and using Russia, whose opinion it spurned at the
outset of the conflict, to help find an exit out of an increasingly
difficult situation. After a telephone call from President Boris Yeltsin
to Clinton on Sunday, Deputy Secretary of State Strobe Talbott made a
one-day visit to Moscow to explore the potential of Russian mediation.

"The potential use of Russia as a mediator turned into an option,
administration and European officials said, as the military outlook of
the Kosovo conflict became less certain.

"'The administration is throwing a "Hail Mary" to the Russians,' said an
adviser to the White House."

Carl Remick