The newspaper emphasizes that the officials in Washington felt quite ill at ease "seeing the high representatives of the two countries, China and Russia, which are strongly against NATO, talking together and discussing about Kosovo".

The New York daily explains why yesterday's visit of the Russian representative Victor Chernomyrdin to Beijing and his meeting with the President of China Jiang Zemin on the issue of Kosovo and Metohija, gave rise to concern and worry in Washington. The reason is that Kosovo and Metohija is a key region where "the future of NATO is actually being decided on" The New York Times explains.

The West obviously looks with substantial suspicion and apprehension upon the strong unity of the two great, powerful countries, since their coinciding views and anti NATO feelings may complicate the intentions and goals of the aggressor to a large extent.

Clinton's clique is particularly concerned about the strong and persistent requests by China that the bombing of Yugoslavia should stop. The President of the PR of China Jiang Zemin strongly voiced that recommendation, yesterday, while powerful anti-NATO tones can also be heard every day in the UN where China requested, yesterday, that the Security Council condemn the bombing of the Chinese embassy in Belgrade, and that the culprits be severely punished.

NATO's leaders have so far been blocking such efforts by China, being aware of the fact that such a step would also mean an accusation of NATO as an aggressor which brutally attacked the sovereign Yugoslavia without any cause.

However, the fact that condemnation is demanded of the aggressive policy of the USA, Great Britain and France, as standing members of the Security Council who have been blocking every attempt directed against them and their aggression, is not the least bit naive.

The strong bloc composed of the two powerful countries that have accused NATO of "barbarously attacking" Yugoslavia, is not the least bit benevolent for the American and NATO aggressors who are loath to relinquish power and who are trying to block the political process and diplomacy in every possible way.

Hence the weary look Washington is casting towards the East whose moves are being closely monitored and efforts being made to learn the results of the discussions and the agreement between Chernomirdin and the highest Chinese officials.

The increasingly strong ties between Beijing and Moscow with regard to the Kosovo and Metohija crisis and the NATO aggression against Yugoslavia, are not the only concern that has been tormenting Clinton's clique.

The Washington Post reports openly, today, that the administration is worried by the tones coming from Europe, particularly Germany and Italy, where the requests to stop bombing Yugoslavia are being voiced ever more loudly, just like in Beijing and Moscow.

Such an appeal has been addressed by the Italian President Luigi Scalfaro, while strong peace-loving tones can also be heard inside the German government itself, the Washington-based daily reports.

Washington lays trust in the very summit in Bonn, but it is increasingly aware of the strengthening of those powers in Germany which do not share the views of Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder, or the head of diplomacy Joshka Fischer, who have expressed skepticism and certain "suspicious" estimates as to the NATO bombing of the Chinese embassy in Belgrade, the daily states in its today's review.

The newspaper goes on to report the statements by two American officials in the NATO headquarters in Brussels, without giving their names, who have addressed angrily intoned criticism to the European allies on account of their giving in to the bloc, a development that has been increasingly notable after the "incident" with the Chinese embassy.

"Such behaviour is not fair", these American officials are quoted as saying in addition to stating that Europeans side with Washington when everything goes smoothly, but "as soon as something goes wrong", America is to blame".

As the Washington daily notes, Americans are increasingly concerned about the fact that the behaviour of the Europeans might deal a blow to NATO's credibility."