61. Berger said that if Milosevic remains defiant, NATO will act as early as Monday to authorize the alliance commander, Gen. Wesley Clark, to launch military strikes. 62. But it also hinted it could launch a strike against the mainland if necessary. 63. China has also been critical of U.S. and NATO willingness to launch military strikes without seeking approval from the U.N. Security Council, where Beijing has veto power. 64. Cohen said he is counting on Saudi cooperation to help keep support aircraft in the air, however, should a military strike be launched. 65. Cohen said he is counting on Saudi cooperation to help keep support aircraft in the air should a military strike be launched. 66. Defense Secretary George Robertson told a committee of lawmakers that strikes would be launched at military targets only. 67. Earlier on Tuesday, Megawati condemned groups that have threatened to attack U.S. citizens if Washington launches military strikes against Afghanistan. 68. Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak said Sunday that he doubts the United States would launch strikes against Arab states accused of harboring terrorists or use ground forces in Afghanistan. 69. Every day since that first battle, rebel forces have launched artillery strikes at Bissau from the Cumere base. 70. He later explained that he feared Bush might launch military strikes on North Korea. |