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Show TheSalt Lake Tribu ne WORLD Sunday, March 31, 1996 U.S.-Brokered Bosnian Brainchild a Brittle Peace SARAJEVO. Bosnia-Herzegovina — The Muslim-Croat federation. a U.S. brainchild. is in freefall two yearsafter its inception, a vic tim of nationalist politicians whose power rests on ethnicdivision. The Americans and others in the interna tional community are exerting intense pres. sure on both sides tostart working together But many fear that once NATO peacekeepers @ Soldiers Handed Over Serbia on Saturday handed over to in The Hague two Serb soldiers who took part in a massacre of unarmed Muslim men from the U.N.-designated safe area” of Srebrenica last vear, and Croatia announced that one of its gen- leave Bosnia, the federation — the corner- stone of the Dayton peace agreement — will crumble, plunging the country back into war. Ironically, the Bosnian Serbs. vilified by most of the international during breakthrough for the fragile Dayton peace accord occurred the war forstarting the conflict, have begun der the peace accord Defense Secretary William J. Perry met with Croatian leadersin Zagreb on Saturday and a top agenda item was Muslim-Croat ties Afterward, Perry acknowledgedthat the federation is “not working as well as we would like. On Friday, after Muslim-Croat differences led to cancellation of a meeting, NATO Secre- tary-General Javie Solana appealed to the presidents of Bosnia and Croatia to work hard to save the federation. NATO's commander. Gen. George Joulwan, said the federation was unstable and called for more international surrender Monday. It was an important tastic mknit Girls 7-16 F. Reg. $30-$43 Give your child a real treat by choosingfromthis in assorted styles and great selectior i 4-6X pressure on Muslims and Croats to makeit function. Colum Murphy, spokesman for Carl Bildt the international community's top civilian officer in Bosnia, compares the federation’s behavior to a dance — “one step forward and then two steps back.” Their concernsare understandable The peace plan's pillars are the federation and a Serb republic, both of which make up Bosnia. If Muslims and Croats gotheir sepa. rate ways, Bosnia’s Serbs will feel free to join up with Serbia — and Bosnia’s Croats with Croatia That is a formula for morewar. Afterall ‘ Bosnian Croat Gen. Tihomir Blaskic, a Tudjmanprotege, was quoted as promising to De)cette Dire ori om Its partners have not been ableto agree on joint military and police forces. They also twokeycities: Sarajevo and Mostar But there was some good news Saturday Peramg Pein appear before the U.N. war crimestribunal 312"high Although Blaskic was charged with com $95 Muslims and torched housesin central Bosnia in 1993, Tudjman promoted Blaskic to inspec- tor of his army days after his indictment in November. Andthere weresigns of progress at a meet- ANY ing involving Federation President Kresimir Zubak, a Croat, and his Muslim deputy, Ejup Federation officials said agreement was close on howto punish those who don't comply with obligations to make the union work But such news leaves experienced Bosnia watchers unimpressed It's not so much the need for more agreements, as it is that implementation is needed,” said Murphy, the civilian affairs spokesman. OCTANNCR & 20 East South Tempie ¢ Salt Lake City. 19:99 29:99-59.99 Spring dresses H. & J. Reg. $39-$79Select from a large 2 ‘ortment Scoop sweaters and long skirts Absolutely by Creative Cotton® in white, sand sage, blue or rose sizes S-M-L. JRS Sportswear Reg. $34-$38 Choose from long skirts in assorte d ai srints: Z Paccaral Ganic, on waysto strengthen the federation. G. Reg. $25 Nylon scoop neck sweaters from rics th failed to agree on power-sharing in Bosnia’s f The Baccarat Hare Thefederation’s failures are disheartening laws, common utilities, a customs system and manding troops that murdered hundreds of 24.99-29.99 Girl's spring dresses to stop thesplit-up of the republic the International War Crimes Tribunal erals, wanted for war crimes, would winning praise for honoring commitments un- Bosnia’s Muslims fought the Serbs — andfor more thana yearseparatist Bosnian Croats — 13 and S-M-L...24.99-29 of new springfashions in a numberofstyles, florals, prints andsolids; sizes 3-13. JRS Dresses 99 Utah 84 © (801) 19:99-29.99 Skirts and collar-rib cardigans K. Reg. $26-$38 Save on long and short skirts in the latest styles, colors and prints; sizes S-M-L, 3-13. JRS Reg. $18 Cardigans orange, blue available in white, black, fucsia or yellow in S-M-L...12.99 |