The World Today

Call Number
350-1-1:706/4

General information

Call No.:
350-1-1:706/4
Part of series
HU OSA 350-1-1 Records of the International Monitor Institute: Europe: Balkan Archive
Located at
VHS NTSC #706 / No. 4
Digital ver. identifier
HU_OSA_00000706
Date of air
1999-03-25
Date
1999
Level
Item
Primary Type
Moving image
Language
English
Duration
18 min.

Content

Form/Genre
Television program
Contents Summary
- News introduction features statements by Vuk Draskovic and NATO Supreme Allied Commander General Wesley Clark.
- Brent Sadler reports from Skopje, Macedonia, describing the first wave of air strikes against Pristina and how he and other foreign journalists were escorted out of Kosovo.
- Tom Mintier reports from Vukovar, Croatia on the difficulties he experienced while trying to leave Belgrade and the first night of NATO air strikes the Yugoslav capital Belgrade.
- David Ensor reports from the State Department assessing the situation within Kosovo in the first days of NATO's military action.
- Jamie McIntyre reports from the Pentagon on the plans to target Yugoslav heavy artillery.
- Wolf Blitzer reports from the White House on the rhetoric NATO leaders use to gather support for the air strikes against Yugoslavia; possible cracks within the NATO alliance discussed. Statement by NATO Supreme Allied Commander General Wesley Clark, Presdient Clinton, Vice President Al Gore, National Security Advisor Samuel Berger included.

Context

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