30 July 2001 Macedonian government officials have lost their trust in NATO, which is trying to restore a cease-fire that it brokered between ethnic Albanian insurgents and Macedonian forces, only to see it breached within weeks on July 21. Now Macedonia legislators are rejecting NATO's new terms for peace with the militants, and civil war is imminent.
Sources indicate the United States is considering air strikes against Iraq.
The U.S. government warmly welcomed the election of Megawati Sukarnoputri as Indonesia's new president, despite the strong role the military played in the transition of power from her ousted predecessor. The political events playing out in Indonesia will determine whether newly elected President Megawati Sukarnoputri survives or faces the same fate as her ousted predecessor, Abdurrahman Wahid. Indonesia's military is a far cry from the force that once ruthlessly held this vast country together. Intelligence indicates the armed forces have extensive problems with readiness and morale. All rights reserved.