News

Call Number
350-1-1:722/4

General information

Call No.:
350-1-1:722/4
Part of series
HU OSA 350-1-1 Records of the International Monitor Institute: Europe: Balkan Archive
Located at
VHS NTSC #722 / No. 4
Digital ver. identifier
HU_OSA_00000722
Date of air
1999-04-04
Date
1999
Level
Item
Primary Type
Moving image
Language
English
Duration
47 min.

Content

Form/Genre
Television program
Contents Summary
Allesio Vinci reports from Belgrade on NATO air strikes against Yugoslavia: according to Serbian TV, thermal plant hit in Novi Belgrade–five workers were inside; the plant is not a legitimate target–it is used to provide heat and electricity for civilians; other sites hit in the air strikes; oil refinery hit in Kraljevo; the second bridge hit in Novi Sad (images from Serbian TV featured).
- Aram Rostom reports from the Pentagon: lists NATO's recent targets in Serbia.
- Jane Arraf reports from Brussels, Belgium. Emma Bonino, EU representative for humanitarian affairs, discusses the refugee crisis.
- Christiane Amanpour reports from Morina, Albania: several Kosovar Albanians, survivors of the Serb-perpetrated massacres, interviewed. The report features amateur footage, shot on April 1, 1999, depicting the aftermath of the massacre. The stories of massacre depicted have been independently confirmed.
- Mike Boettcher reports from Blace, Macedonia: discusses terrible living conditions in refugee camps; Macedonian soldiers guard the border to prevent the Kosovar refugees from crossing into Macedonia. Statements by UN Chaplain Jukka Helis, Chris Thomas of the Red Cross, and an unidentified refugee woman featured.
- Jonathan Aiken reports on efforts to provide relief to Kosovar refugees; images of tents, Kosovar refugees herded on trains included. Statements by Hugh Parmer of USAID, John Factora of the Catholic Relief Services, and a segment of Clinton's radio address, included.
- Vladislav Jovanovic, Yugoslav ambassador to the UN, issues a statement: asks Kosovar Albanians to return to their homes; denies that Serbs are destroying Kosovar Albanians' personal ID papers.
- Mike Hanna reports from Montenegro: Milosevic's changes the structure of the military leadership in Montenegro. Statement by Montenegrin president Milo Djukanovic featured.
- Update on the crisis in Kosovo and NATO air strikes against Yugoslavia; illustrated with images from Serbian TV.
- Bill Hemmer reports from Aviano, Italy.
- Interview with Richard Anderson, UCLA professor of political science.
- Tony Clark reports from Holloman AFB, New Mexico: describes the stealth fighter that shot down over Yugoslavia; the plane is equipped with 2,000-pound bombs. Statements by Brig. Gen. William Lake and Lieutenant Brus Vidal, both from the 49th Fighter Wing.
- David Lewis' report entitled "Take Care Adona" is about Finnegan Hammil, a Berkeley, CA teenager, who corresponds through the internet with Adona, a girl in Kosovo.

Context

Associated Names
CNN (Copyright holder, Creator/Author, Producer)