Persistent crime and corruption in Bosnia is impeding the implementation of the Dayton Peace Agreement and could delay the final pullout of NATO-led peacekeeping troops, the General Accounting Office has concluded. In a July 7 report to members of the House International Relations Committee, GAO found that "conditions for the complete withdrawal of NATO-led forces will not be met unless Bosnian officials make concerted efforts" to address the crime and corruption that still pervades Bosnia's political, judicial and economic systems...
