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Macedonia: Rebels
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Macedonia urgently requires foreign help in training its security forces to winkle the rebel National Liberation Army out of the villages it holds. If a deal is struck whereby the guerrillas lay down their arms in return for greater recognition of ethnic Albanian rights in the constitution, Nato troops will be needed to ensure they fulfil their commitment.
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Following the August, 2001 Framework Peace Agreement, 3,500 armed NATO troops entered Macedonia with the intent of disarming Albanian rebels. Washington's humanitarian efforts for the NLA/KLA suggested its intent to protect the terrorists rather then disarm them. Vice President Dick Cheney's former firm, Halliburton Energy, is directly linked to the AMBO's Trans-Balkans Oil Pipeline.
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The best Macedonia can expect in the short term is military training assistance. Britain was said to be anticipating a request from Macedonia that it will train a military team to fight the Albanian rebels, and to advise the special forces units that have borne the brunt of the five-month-old conflict.
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