61. Fears of a wider Balkan conflict accelerated after Croatia accused Yugoslav troops Tuesday of entering a demilitarized zone on the Croatian border with Montenegro. 62. For those who view the Balkan conflict as irreconcilable, Clinton offered South Africa, Guatemala and El Salvador as success stories. 63. Former British Prime Minister John Major said it was necessary to attack Yugoslavia to thwart ethnic cleansing and prevent the Balkan conflict from spreading. 64. France, Britain, Russia, Germany and the United States comprise the Contact Group of countries seeking to peacefully resolve the Balkan conflict. 65. General discontent with Milosevic over his disastrous economic policies and his involvement in several Balkan conflicts grew after he led Yugoslavia into armed confrontation with NATO. 66. In Europe, Amnesty says thousands of people went missing during the Balkan conflicts of the last decade. 67. In fact, he says, stealth pilots, but not their planes, were deployed once already in connection with the Balkan conflict this fall. 68. International observers have accused all sides in the Balkan conflict of war crimes, but the bulk of them has been blamed by international organizations on Serb forces. 69. Irfan Ljubijankic was in the Iranian capital since Saturday for a two-day meeting to discuss the Balkan conflict with counterparts from Iran and Greece. 70. It also alarmed international officials concerned about the prospect of another Balkan conflict. |