World News Tonight

Call Number
350-1-1:560/3

General information

Call No.:
350-1-1:560/3
Part of series
HU OSA 350-1-1 Records of the International Monitor Institute: Europe: Balkan Archive
Located at
BetaSP NTSC #560 / No. 3
Digital ver. identifier
HU_OSA_00000560
Date of production
1995
Date
1995
Level
Item
Primary Type
Moving image
Language
English
Duration
22 min.
Notes
August 8-11, 18, 22, 23, 28, 29, 1995

Content

Form/Genre
Television program
Contents Summary
August 8, 1995:
This report discusses the flight of Serbian refugees from the Krajina region after the offensive by the Croatian Army. The possibility of a conflict between Croats and Serbs over Eastern Slavonia is briefly discussed as well. The report mentions a U-2 spy airplane discovering what might be mass graves around Srebrenica. Statements regarding the mass exodus of Serbs from Krajina are made by UN Envoy Yasushi Akashi and UN Spokesperson Christopher Guinness. Bosnia: a U.S. spy plane takes pictures of a large area with overturned earth near Srebrenica. Other footage included: Krajina Serb refugees fleeing Croatia, Bosnian Serb General Ratko Mladic after capturing Srebrenica, Bosnian Muslim women being loaded into trucks, and Bosnian Muslim men being taken to a stadium near Srebrenica.

August 9, 1995:
This report focuses on the mass expulsion of Serbian civilians from the Krajina region in Croatia. Sheila McVicker reports on Serbian refugee cars being attacked by Croats, as well other attacks on civilians. Possible atrocities committed by the Croatian Army are discussed by UN Spokesman Phil Arnold. The report also shows protests in Belgrade against Croatia's expulsion of Krajina Serbs. Statements by two Krajina Serb civilians are included.

August 10, 1995:
Bob Jamison reports on CIA aerial photos of possible mass graves around Serb-held Srebrenica. U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright states that there is a compelling case that atrocities were committed in and around Srebrenica, citing that Mladic was identified by eyewitnesses as being present in the massacre areas mentioned. John Cochran discusses questions raised by U.S. Congressmen and Senators regarding the arms embargo imposed on the Bosnian government, and President Clinton's veto. The report also briefly touches on Krajina Serb refugees arriving in Serbia, as well as Croats expelled from Serbia arriving in Croatia. A statement is featured by Bob Dole, the Senate Majority Leader, explaining that the arms embargo has placed an enormous handicap on the Bosnian Government. Other footage includes Bosnian Serb General Ratko Mladic with his soldiers handing out candy to the children of detained Muslims in Srebrenica, Serbian and Croatian refugees, and Bosnian and Croatian forces with their weapons.

August 18, 1995:
This report features a short piece on the UN withdrawal from the Gorazde Safe Haven, including footage of the Gorazde area.

August 22, 1995:
This report focuses on the Ubanjan (sp) island, off the coast of Croatia, home to Serbian, Bosnian, and Croatian refugees. Sheila MacVikar explains that the island acts as a transit point for many Bosnian and Croatian refugees. Macvikar states that the Serbian refugees are mostly from the Krajina, elderly and weak with no place to go to. Some of the refugees are interviewed. A Bosnian Muslim man explains that he is glad to see Serbs experience being the victims of ethnic cleansing. Mark Cutts, a UN Spokesman, says that the longer the war goes on, the lesser the chance for people to return to their homes. Footage of Serbian refugees fleeing Krajina is also included.

August 23, 1995:
John McWethy covers the memorial service for U.S. diplomats Robert Frazier, Joseph Kruzel, and Nelson Drew. The report then details the new members of the U.S. diplomatic team for Bosnia. Mike McCurry, White House Press Secretary, and Thorvald Stoltenberg, UN Special Envoy to Bosnia, each give statements on the new U.S. replacement peace envoys, NAME, NAME, and NAME. Footage of a Sarajevo hospital is also included.

August 28, 1995:
This report focuses on a mortar shell hitting a Sarajevo marketplace. Haris Silajdzic, the Bosnian Prime Minister, is interviewed, stating that air raids and force are the only thing which will prevent another massacre. Radovan Karadzic, the Bosnian Serb leader, is also interviewed, claiming that NATO lacks justification for bombing. Other politicians giving statements about the massacre include Nicholas Burns, U.S. State Department Spokesman; Muhamed Sacirbey, Bosnian Foreign Minister; and Richard Holbrooke, U.S. Asst. Secretary of State. Other footage includes shelling victims on a Sarajevo street, a Sarajevo hospital admitting injured civilians, UN soldiers, and Bosnian President Alija Izetbegovic.

Context

Associated Names
ABC (Copyright holder, Producer)