I heard a discussion by Richard Haydn (sp?) of the University of Pittsburgh, who is an expert on the Balkans. Maybe Mike Yates knows him. He knows personally many of the lower-level analysts working with the government. He said that before Ramboullet the analysts had worked out peace plan with of partition of Kosovo. They were forbidden to show their plan to the Serbians because the higher officials were fearful that the Serbians would accept. -- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University [EMAIL PROTECTED] Chico, CA 95929 530-898-5321 fax 530-898-5901