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"'There is no question that the policy of getting arms into Bosnia was of great
assistance in allowing the Iranians to dig in and create good relations with the
Bosnian government,' a senior CIA officer told Congress in a classified deposition.
'And it is a thing we will live to regret because when they blow up some Americans,
as they no doubt will before this . . . thing is over, it will be in part because the
Iranians were able to have the time and contacts to establish themselves well in
Bosnia.'" ["Iran Gave Bosnia Leader $500,000, CIA Alleges: Classified Report Says
Izetbegovic Has Been 'Co-Opted,' Contradicting U.S. Public Assertion of Rift," Los
Angeles Times, 12/31/96. Ellipses in original. Alija Izetbegovic is the Muslim president of
Bosnia.]
"'If you read President Izetbegovic's writings, as I have, there is no doubt that he is
an Islamic fundamentalist,' said a senior Western diplomat with long experience in
the region. 'He is a very nice fundamentalist, but he is still a fundamentalist. This has
not changed. His goal is to establish a Muslim state in Bosnia, and the Serbs and
Croats understand this better than the rest of us.'" ["Bosnian Leader Hails Islam at
Election Rallies," New York Times, 9/2/96]
"'There is no question that the policy of getting arms into Bosnia was of great
assistance in allowing the Iranians to dig in and create good relations with the
Bosnian government,' a seni…