These sanctions are in response to the Taliban's continued provision of safe haven to Osama bin Laden and his terrorist network. Today the United States designated Ariana Afghan Airlines under the Taliban sanctions. The public's understanding of the Kosovo air war would have been vastly diminished without the release of this imagery. A year after the terrorist bombings of two U-S embassies in Africa, suspect Osama Bin Laden remains at large, and one terrorism expert predicts he is ready to strike again. The U-S Congress and the White House are at odds over the Administration's policy on combating the flow of drugs from Colombia.
Republican lawmakers say the policy is a complete failure.
But a top adviser to President Clinton says the situation in the region is evolving, and the White House is adapting. On August 5, the National Archives in Washington, DC distributed copies of documents relating to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy which Russian President Boris Yeltsin had given to President Clinton at their summit Cologne in June. The southeast Asian nation, Burma, is one of the world's largest producers of illegal narcotics. Burma's rulers say they are trying to suppress the trade of illicit drugs, but complain their efforts are suffering from a lack of resources. But, so far, no date has been set for a trial.