---------------------------------------------------------- FREE Subscribe/UNsubscribe Indonesia Daily News Online go to: http://www.indo-news.com/subscribe.html - FREE - FREE - FREE - FREE - FREE - FREE - Please Visit Our Sponsor http://www.indo-news.com/cgi-bin/ads1 -0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0 Free Email @KotakPos.com visit: http://my.kotakpos.com/ ---------------------------------------------------------- US backs Australia to lead Timor force, by MEGAN SAUNDERS EXCERPT: " ONE of the US's most senior soldiers, Henry Shelton, has thrown his support behind Australia heading the UN peacekeeping force in East Timor next year. Australia, The Philippines and Thailand have all been touted as possible leaders of next year's force which is expected to cost more than $1 billion in its first year and continue operating for two or three years. The US backing is at odds with some Asian countries who have criticised Australia's role as head of the multinational peace enforcement mission now operating in East Timor. "There are a number of nations who could be in competition to lead," General Shelton, chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, said during a one-day mission to East Timor at the weekend. "But certainly the Australians have..." ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Didistribusikan tgl. 6 Dec 1999 jam 08:03:35 GMT+1 oleh: Indonesia Daily News Online <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://www.Indo-News.com/ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
