CNN: News and Pentagon Press Briefing

Call Number
350-1-1:734/4

General information

Call No.:
350-1-1:734/4
Part of series
HU OSA 350-1-1 Records of the International Monitor Institute: Europe: Balkan Archive
Located at
VHS NTSC #734 / No. 4
Digital ver. identifier
HU_OSA_00000734
Date of air
1999-04-21
Date
1999
Level
Item
Primary Type
Moving image
Language
English
Duration
51 min.
Notes
April 21-23, 1999

Content

Form/Genre
Television program
Contents Summary
- Headline news related to Kosovo: Apache helicopters arrive in Albania, U.S. says it will take in Albanian refugees.
- Live broadcast from the Pentagon: Press briefing with Ken Bacon regarding NATO strikes against Yugoslavia. The briefing includes discussion of the following topics: NATO bombs Milosevic's residence; air strikes have impact on Serb morale; 25 % of Serbia's fuel reserves destroyed; in Kosovo, four main lines of communications destroyed; Serbs seek ammunition from outside sources; Serbs destroy 200 towns and villages in Kosovo; Milosevic has "command and control" role; 10-20 % of Serb tanks destroyed so far; Serbs in Kosovo under pressure from KLA; Serb desertion rate highest in Kosovo; NATO only targets military infrastructure; refugees in region; weather in region; evolution of precision engagement; 2,000 strike sorties used so far; up to 200,000 refugees could leave Kosovo soon. NATO footage of air strikes from April 19-20 included.

Context

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