August 29, 1995:
A report by John McWethy that deals with the consequences of the Sarajevo marketplace bombing and the potential impact of the peace process. Brief statements by Muhamed Sacirbey, Bosnian Foreign Minister, and Nicolas Burns, U.S. State Department Spokesman, are featured, including a summary of statements by Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic and the Bosnian Serb parliament. Footage includes Alija Izetbegovic, Bosnian President, Radovan Karadzic with Jimmy Carter in Pale, and i l plot by the Muslims who brought wounded Bosnian fighters from the front lines to the scene. Footage included: from Sarajevo: workers repairing shell damage, flowers marking a spot where the shell exploded, a cemetery; Bosnian Serb TV nightly news, the massacre in Sarajevo, corpses in a morgue, and injured children.
August 30, 1995:
This day's coverage focuses on the NATO military intervention against the Bosnian Serbs, the largest assault in the history of the NATO alliance. A map of Bosnia highlighting the main bombing targets – Tuzla, Pale, Gorazde, Mortar, and Sarajevo – is shown. A report by John McWethy from Aviano, Italy focuses on the NATO air strike on the Bosnian Serb positions triggered by the marketplace massacre on Monday. U.S. pilots carried out Ninety percent of the three hundred missions that were flown. The UN demands that the Bosnian Serbs withdraw from a 12-mile zone around Sarajevo, stop the shelling of other safe haven areas, and accept the cease-fire. Brief statements by William Clanes, NATO Secretary General; John White, U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense; Lt. Gen. Bernard Janvier, UN Force Commander; Radovan Karadzic, Bosnian Serb Leader; and Assistant Secretary of State Richard Holbrooke. Footage included: infrared shots of the outskirts of Sarajevo being bombed by NATO forces, NATO fighter planes, a computer-generated simulation of NATO air strikes by Spot Satellite/Defense Mapping Agency highlighting the main targets, French and British rapid reaction forces in Bosnia, a French fighter plane being shot down, and the marketplace massacre in Sarajevo.
Tony Birtley reports from Sarajevo about how the people in the city responded to the air strikes. Bosnian Serb TV claimed that NATO jets had struck hospitals, schools, and residential areas, causing casualties. Brief statements are made by a male civilian and a female civilian from Sarajevo. Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic stated that the Bosnian Serbs would emerge victorious. The Bosnian Serbs retaliated by shelling Sarajevo which killed at least one civilian. Footage included: infrared shots of the outskirts of Sarajevo being bombed by NATO forces, a panorama of Sarajevo; from Bosnian Serb TV: images of civilians in a shelter, Bosnian Serb General Ratko Mladic visiting injured people in a hospital, the shot-down French NATO jet, and Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic in Pale Russian President Boris Yeltsin accused the West of being cruel for attacking only one side.
A David Ensor report on Richard Holbrooke's meetingnssiylng dropped, and Bosnian Serb TV footage of Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic.
August 31, 1995:
The impact and purpose of the NATO attacks on the Bosnian Serb territories is discussed. John McWethy reports on how the second day of air strikes has been affected by bad weather conditions, and discusses the results of the air strikes. Brief statements by the Allied Forces Commander, Admiral Leighton Smith; NATO Southern Command General, Mike Scott; and a U.S. Navy pilot are included. UN Spokesman Collum Murphy threatened the Bosnian Serbs with further bombing unless they agree to accept the NATO demands. Bosnian Serbs claim that the bombing has left 300 dead. Bosnian Serb General Ratko Mladic stated on Bosnian Serb TV that his army will respond when attacked. Serbian hl de targets exploding, EU diplomats, and General Ratko Mladic shown on Bosnian Serb TV visiting the wounded in a hospital.
Tony Birtley reports on the employment of the UN Rapid Reaction Force situated on Mount Igman, overlooking Sarajevo. While the air strikes were going on, the Rapid Reaction Force was pounding Bosnian Serb military positions surrounding Sarajevo. The UN has managed to halt shelling and give Sarajevo the feeling that peace is possible. A French Commander, and a Dutch and a British soldier give brief statements about their mission. Footage includes heavy weapons of the UN Reaction Force, Sarajevo street-life, UN tanks in Sarajevo, and a woman carrying water canisters.
September 1, 1995:
David Ensore reports on the breakthrough announcement that the bombing has stopped and peace negotiations will begin in Geneva. President Clinton comments on the cease-fire and the upcoming Geneva peace talks, warning the Bosnian Serbs of more attacks. Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic states in an interview done by Bosnian Serb TV that the situation has changed and Bosnian Serbs are adjusting accordingly. NATO halted the bombing in the hope that their demands will be met. U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Richard Holbrooke explains the possible land division of Bosnia. Footage includes President Clinton in Hawaii, Serb sniping in Sarajevo, NATO fighter planes on a carrier, Bosnian TV footage of the impact of the bombing, and a studio interview with Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic dressed in military gear.
Tony Birtley interviews a father, Ferhet Ibrahimagic, who lost his teenage son, Adnan, in the marketplace massacre. Ferhet Ibrahimagic states that he hopes for peace. Ibrahimagi's belief is that the only way the war will stop is by destroying all the weapons. Adnan was a refugee in Austria, but could not bear leaving his father behind. Adnan's mother was injured twice by Serb shelling. Footage includes Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic giving interviewed on Bosnian Serb TV, sniper fire in Sarajevo, a U.S. fighter ship, President Clinton in Hawaii, Adnan's funeral, and amateur footage of Adnan, as well as a family photo of the Ibrahimagic family before the war.