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Various nightmare scenarios describe how the conflict in Kosovo might escalate . One has Albania, which has said it won't tolerate further attacks on its people in Kosovo, entering a bloody war with the Serbs.
Praise continues to escalate for Philip Roth's American Pastoral . In the Washington Post Book World , Donna Rifkind calls it "possibly the finest work of his career."
Nearly 6% of the Canadian population is affected and First Nations have one of the highest reported prevalences (26%) in an indigenous population [ 88 ] . It has been recognized that health care expenditures related to the complications of diabetes account for a substantial proportion of the public health care budget [ 89 ] and that related costs are likely to escalate as the population ages.
Nickles called NATO's prewar peace proposal to the Serbs "a very arrogant agreement" that "really caused this thing to escalate."
The betting is that neither side will let the crisis escalate, because their trade relationship is too cozy.