11.   Equally foolish was their unfounded assumption that a few thousand UN peacekeepers might be able to protect themselves, much less the preyed-upon population of Sierra Leone.

12.   Ghebremeskel, the Eritrean spokesman, said he understood that peacekeepers were to patrol both sides of the border.

13.   He also confirmed accusations that Croatian forces had used Danish peacekeepers as human shields during an operation, although those peacekeepers were later released unharmed.

14.   He noted that U.S. peacekeepers have been in Bosnia more than three years, not the promised three to four months.

15.   He planned to warn them that if they reject the proposal, U.N. peacekeepers are likely to be withdrawn.

16.   If there must be peacekeepers at all, Jarkarta would prefer an Asian-led force.

17.   In exchange, U.N. peacekeepers were to take the weapons of all combatants.

18.   In any case, these so-called peacekeepers are in trouble because the United Nations made the mistake of thinking it could do something about the situation in Bosnia.

19.   It is clear though, that the peacekeepers have not been able to prevent violence.

20.   It is not clear that U.N. peacekeepers would be willing to take heavy casualties to disarm any of the factions.