It has taken part in operations in Grenada, Haiti, Iraq and Somalia. Operating out of Ramstein, Germany, the unit has the ability to disable broadcast signals of ground-level radio and television stations in Yugoslavia and replace them with pretaped programming, said Lt. Col. Chris Cleaver, spokesman for the outfit. We're trying to attract an audience, so that it isn't just the message all the time. Stephen Honda, a Naples-based spokesman for U.S. forces in Europe. Many are aimed at undermining Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic's popular support, which has solidified in reaction to NATO air strikes.
Success is far from certain.
NATO will intensify its strikes until the forces used in repression of civilians are withdrawn, the refugees are allowed safe return, and your leaders resume meaningful negotiations. Heads of families have been pulled from the arms of their wives and children and shot. Hundreds of thousands of refugees are fleeing Milosevic's pogrom. Convincing Yugoslavs is another matter. Unlike broadcasts of the British Broadcasting Corp., Voice of America and Radio Free Europe, NATO's Commando Solo has to build credibility overnight and in spurts of three-hour broadcasts.