(26 Jun 1995) Serbian/Nat

The leader of the Bosnian Serb Army, General Ratko Mladic, Monday sharply denounced the U-N and the international community for their alleged bias against the Serbs.

In an official interview to the Bosnian Serb military press centre, General Mladic also told Serbs to prepare themselves for a long war with their Muslim and Croat enemies.

General Mladic lashed out against the United Nations Monday, saying the Demilitarised Zone was not being respected due to connivance of the UN with Bosnian government troops.

SOUNDBITE: (In Serbian - suggested transcript)
"UNPROFOR has not carried out its main task, nor did it carry out the signed agreements concerning the demilitarisation of protected zones."
SUPER CAPTION: Ratko Mladic, Commander of Bosnian Serb Army

He also made a personal attack against General Rupert Smith - the current commander of the UN troops in Bosnia.

SOUNDBITE: (In Serbian - suggested transcript)
"General (Rupert) Smith is a man who doesn't understand this situation. He has not switched from his former role of a warrior to a peacekeeper. He has cemented Serbs as an enemy."
SUPER CAPTION: Ratko Mladic, Commander of Bosnian Serb Army

Mladic told Bosnian Serbs it was time to get ready for an all-out war.

SOUNDBITE: (In Serbian - suggested transcript)
"We have to be ready to conduct a long war. Claims that the war will end soon are not grounded."
SUPER CAPTION: Ratko Mladic, Commander of Bosnian Serb Army

Mladic's speech came as diplomats and politicians continue to consider whether to prolong the three-year-old peacekeeping operation, even as they bolster it with additional troops.

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