"We remain prepared to respond against the Serbians in the event of a conflict in Kosovo caused by Serbian action."

"They want to make us believe we cannot live without them," said Daco of the Serbian action.

The Serbian actions led to a significant reduction of the IMRO attacks.

"It's crazy, simply crazy," one senior United Nations relief official said after learning of the Serbian action at Rogatica.

Mr. Bildt said nothing critical of Serbian actions at Srebrenica until three months later.

The diplomats appeared to be discussing a range of responses to the Serbian actions.

While he was filming the Serbian action at Prekaz in April 1998, a bullet lodged in his mobile telephone.

The church leadership has also expressed regret and sorrow for Serbian actions here.

The Serbian action has led France to propose a zone over Bosnia where all but relief planes would be barred.

The verdict was seen there as helpful to further Serbian legal action against Croatia regarding the Operation Storm.