As the nation prepares for the upcoming parliamentary and now presidential elections, the United States pledges its full support to Croatia’s continued democratic development.

Now that it’s in the public domain, we believe it’s appropriate to speak out on the matter.

The fact of the matter is they pledged to lay down their arms when President Aristide resigned, and so we are holding them to their pledge,

We would be very concerned about any new Russian arms sales to Syria or to any other designated state sponsor of terrorism,

We call on the government of Iran to ensure no harm comes to these individuals and to release them.

credible reports that the Iraqi regime may have ordered the summary execution of hundreds, if not thousands, of political detainees.

As a practical matter … we don’t believe that the dispatch of armed U.N. peacekeepers before August 30 is possible at this point.

We want to develop a good relationship with them as they transform themselves into a politically oriented organization under a Kosovo living in peace, under the terms of the interim accord.

[Castro has demanded the boy’s return by Tuesday night, but the U.S. State Department has flatly refused.] We do not accept the ultimatum issued by Fidel Castro, … This is not conducive to resolving this...

I’m not in a position to talk about what the specific negative consequences will be except to underline that they will be negative,

Witnesses report that a large number of bodies were taken to Urosevac … where their disposition is unknown.

It was more exacting than Shakespeare. Every stammer was scripted.

In our view at this stage, the Israelis have done what they said they would do at Wye concerning prisoner releases.

You can’t suffocate kids

The latest escalation of fighting in Chechnya is a negative development. Any resumption of general hostilities would further threaten stability in the entire north Caucasus region.

He has a very strong fear of additional and increased persecution should he be sent back to Cuba, and we’re taking that concern very seriously, and we’ll act on that basis.

The Cuban government has not agreed to accept the return of such individuals,

Given the state of insecurity in this country, the attempts to create chaos, we had to do our best to protect the people from the forces of insecurity and criminality,

Clearly, we’re at the stage where very difficult and tough decisions have to be made. And, what the secretary of state and what the president have said is that they’re willing to do all they...

We do have specific information and we’re working to counter it — the threat. And the information that we have does indicate that the potential attacks are related to end-of-year celebrations, during the New Year...

That facility very well may have been producing pharmaceuticals.

Over the past few months, we received intelligence reflecting a pattern of activity that indicates planning for terrorist attacks against American interests by bin Laden and his associates. This terrorist threat is continuing, as shown...

All American citizens should remain alert to any suspicious activity and take precautionary steps to reduce the profile and vulnerability of any U.S. facilities,

In many ways, the flight of refugees from Kosovo is increasingly a flight from hunger.

I could probably sell it now for $300,000, but where would I go?

Compliance means turnover of the two suspects for trial. It’s been almost 10 years since the Pan Am 103 tragedy, this has gone on for far too long.

I don’t think our commitment to achieving a global ban was any less prior to the passing of Princess Diana than it is today,

We are urging them to exercise maximum restraint and to take swift action to calm the situation.

strong view that the ongoing Serb offensive and the unacceptable actions that have taken place in the context of that offensive only increase the chances of there being military action on the part of NATO.

The well was dynamited to destroy both the bodies and the well,

He is an eminent figure who has a lot of credibility with the Kosovar Albanians, because he’s spoken out on their behalf over the years.

We are urging them to avoid large crowds and gatherings.

The business of weapons of mass destruction arms control is extremely serious and cannot be carried out by amateurs.

It’s about as an abominable a crime as one can imagine — hostage-taking, cold-blooded murder of hostages.

We are, and remain, concerned about the situation.

He will be passing the message that the United States continues to believe that there should be a prompt return to civilian rule and a restoration of the democratic process in Pakistan.

We are confident that the Bahamians will carefully consider any claims for protection consistent with international standards and ensure that no bona fide refugee is returned to Cuba.

We urge all countries in the region to respect the territorial integrity of the Congo, refrain from becoming involved in the conflict and respect international law.

As Cambodia moves to fully regain its place in the community of nations, we hope it will insist on accountability for the crimes of the 1975-1979 period.

And on both scores, we are seeing increasing evidence that the Serbs are meeting the criteria for triggering a NATO response.

We would urge Kosovar Albanians (in the United States), and indeed all Americans, to direct their efforts towards humanitarian relief.

The first lady was expressing her personal views and it does not complicate, in any way, our efforts to promote and accelerate the Middle East peace process. Our position — the administration’s position — on...

leaves no doubt as to the way mass murder was planned and carried out.

We continue to hear from refugees … a number of accounts of different kinds of crimes and atrocities, including recently that Serb forces are burning or destroying the bodies of their victims.

We believe that message will become increasingly clear to President Milosevic in the days to come.

Time is rapidly running out, but we are still hoping to see a positive Libyan response to the U.S. and U.K. proposal,

The ayatollah had reportedly been prevented from leading Friday prayers, he had been interrogated and threatened by security forces of the regime, all of which point to the possibility of regime involvement.

When you chop the herb you’re bruising it — releasing those precious oils onto the cutting board. I want you to slice it so the oil will release in your mouth when you bite into...

Sources within the opposition as well as religious leaders outside Iraq have attributed the assassination to the regime. This is by all accounts another act of brutal repression on the part of the Iraqi regime.

actions by the Cuban diplomat were incompatible with his diplomatic status.