1.   They are outraged that some Europeans are treating him as a potential peacemaker.

2.   With Secretary General Kofi Annan of the United Nations also prepared to serve as an intermediary, Milosevic cannot complain about a shortage of potential peacemakers.

3.   Overall, he was skeptical of Prime Minister-elect Ariel Sharon as a potential peacemaker.

4.   Saudi Arabia, meanwhile, is asserting itself this year as a potential peacemaker.