BOSNIA . . . CIA INVOLVEMENT?

Embarrassed by its attempts at propping up tyrants around the world, the CIA is trying a new tactic: helping the beleaguered Muslim-led Bosnian government fight off the ethnic cleansing by the Serbs -- so says a report in the European, a London-based weekly newspaper. Citing European military sources, the paper said CIA personnel are assisting the Bosnian army with tactical training, satellite intelligence and air traffic control. The Pentagon denied the report.