21. The British, who lead the force now, already have more troops than they can spare in Afghanistan, considering their commitment in the Balkans. 22. The American force will be led by Lt. Gen. Richard Neal, a Marine Corps officer who is deputy commander of the U.S. Central Command. 23. The Canadian officer who would lead the force, Lt. Gen. Maurice Baril, also canceled a meeting with U.N. officials and flew instead to Washington for talks. 24. The camera cuts to Vojislav Seselj, an extreme nationalist Serbian politician who led paramilitary forces in Bosnia at the beginning of the war. 25. The inter-agency strike force would be led by a gang czar, and special prosecutors would be assigned to handle their cases. 26. The new force is led by Adm. Leighton Smith, the American who commands all NATO forces in Southern Europe. 27. The separatist forces were led by Quebec Premier Rene Levesque. 28. U.S. forces played a minor supporting role while the British and, later, the Germans led a force that was almost entirely made up of Europeans. 29. Under the new arrangement, Turkey would lead the force while a German colonel would assume the second level of command. 30. Ouellet said Canada would only participate if the force were led by the United Nations, not countries with peacekeeping troops on the ground in Bosnia. |