Moving Albania
USIS Washington File: TRANSCRIPT: PENTAGON BRIEFING ON "OPERATION ALLIED FORCE" APRIL 5
Q: A different question. If you're thinking about moving the Apaches and the MLRS to a more remote area, are you also giving any consideration to the deployment of tanks or additional heavy armor to protect that force? ... Q: Second, can you tell us any indications you've seen of the impact that the campaign has had thus far on operations in Kosovo? Units in the barracks, units hiding, units not moving, units out of fuel? ... Bacon: There generally has not been a significant increase of Serb troops in Kosovo over the last couple of weeks. There were about a maximum of 20,000 on March 24th. That may have increased by a couple of thousand. There still remain almost as many troops outside the border of Kosovo, that is north of Kosovo, as there are in Kosovo. So there has not been a massive movement of troops into Kosovo from outside. However, the troops within Kosovo have gradually been sweeping south and west, and they started their ethnic cleansing campaign in the north, and they've been moving down and sweeping toward Albania. You can tell that by looking at the flow of refugees and the way they're coming out. ... [Read More]
USIS Washington File: TRANSCRIPT: PENTAGON BRIEFING ON "TASK FORCE FALCON," JUNE 29, 1999
Napoleon said that armies move on their stomachs, and the man in charge of moving our Army on its stomach or elsewise is Lieutenant General Mike McDuffie, and he's here to tell you about how we are moving our Army troops into Kosovo. ... GENERAL MCDUFFIE: I will just be very candid with you. That is, this is a good news story. They're moving back in. There's always logistics problems, taking 300,000 or 450,000 people. But we have not found it to be something that has really influenced or got in the way of our operations. ... [Read More]
Daily Press Briefing for July 6 -- Transcript
Yes, moving our way back. ... [Read More]
USIS Washington File: TRANSCRIPT: NATO BRIEFING ON "OPERATION ALLIED FORCE" APRIL 6
We also continued our attacks against Serbian fielded forces. Yesterday, I think it is fair to say that despite good weather, although our attacks have restricted the units from combat duties, we have not achieved the level of damage on these forces that we would have liked. However, we are continually adapting our tactics to resolve this frustrating situation. I would like to show you some imagery which illustrates that we are moving very close to achieving our aim by locating fielded forces operating in Kosovo. ... [Read More]
Remarks at the U.S.-Adriatic Charter Signing Ceremony
SECRETARY POWELL: I am very pleased with the developments on the sub-continent over the last several weeks. The United States has been in very close touch with both sides. I've been in touch with my Indian colleagues as well as my Pakistani colleagues. And I think the reaching out that has taken place, first on the part of the Prime Minister Vajpayee a few weeks ago and the response from the Pakistani side and then that was followed up with a phone call between Prime Minister Jamali and Prime Minister Vajpayee, got the process moving along and now I understand there has been some additional openings with respect to air corridors and we are on the verge of seeing their representatives return to each other's capitals. ... [Read More]
U.S. Department of State - Washington Hyper File
211 Plans for Earth Observation System Moving Forward, U.S. Officials Say ... [Read More]
USIS Washington File: REFUGEE CAMPS STABLE, BUT SECURITY UNCERTAIN
About 44,000 refugees have been flown out of FYR of Macedonia to countries outside the Balkans in an effort to ease the human crush on its border with Kosovo. Some critics suggest that the humanitarian evacuation program may serve the ends of the Yugoslav government by moving ethnic Albanians so much farther away from Kosovo. ... [Read More]
US Department Of State Post Report
Through the Stability Pact and other programs, the country is aggressively moving to improve its road, rail and air transport infrastructure. Roads are being rebuilt and expanded throughout the country and the seaports at Durrës and Vlora are being redeveloped with World Bank and EU assistance. ... While inflation has been very low in recent years (no more than 5% annually since 1998), Albania continues to be plagued by very large macroeconomic imbalances, i.e., fiscal and current account deficits. Much of this has been due to low government revenues, which have been among the lowest of the transition countries. Tax reforms are moving forward, however, and government revenues as a percent of GDP, while still low, have been rising (from less than 15% of GDP in 1997 to around 24% in 2002). Moreover, fiscal deficits have also been declining; 6.6% of GDP in 2002. ... [Read More]
Fulbright Gallery : The Artist and His Fulbright Experience
The country had only recently opened up to western visitors and many people told their stories with an openness and immediacy that was deeply moving and, at times, startling. I have exhibited the photographs from Albania in numerous galleries and museums. In 1997 the University of Massachusetts Press published our book Long Life to Your Children! A portrait of High Albania. Because we lived with Albanian families during our entire stay, we were quickly immersed in Albanian culture, customs, and life. Not only did we become very close to our primary host family during the Fulbright period, we became lifelong friends. In fact, we hosted the two now teenage children last fall and they attended the local high school for a semester. ... [Read More]
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