January 31, 1996
The commander of U.S. forces in Europe, General George Joulwan, has said that he lacks the forces to guard the 180 sites in Bosnia. Sheila MacVikar reports from the village of Ljolici, where five Bosnian men are searching for the remains of their relatives and neighbors. Farija Mucic (sp), one of the five survivors of the massacre, explains what happened on September 19, 1992. Twenty-three men, women, and children were taken out of their homes during the night, and were shot on a nearby hillside. Mucic named all the Bosnian Serb who participated in the massacres. He says that they were his neighbors and co-workers. British forces patrol this area, but will not guard the site. Local Bosnian Muslims fear that the evidence might be destroyed by the time war crimes investigators arrive, as this area is scheduled to be returned to Bosnian Serb control.
Footage included: pictures of the destroyed village, and British NATO troops.
February 5, 1996:
John McWethy reports from Tuzla on the death of U.S. First Sergeant Dugan. Pentagon officials say privately that Sergeant Dugan broke some cardinal rules and paid for it with his life. An eyewitness, Hajrudin Vukovic, states that Sergeant Dugan and another soldier were looking for mines in an area which was know to be a minefield. His death follows that of two Portuguese and one Italian soldier who died in Sarajevo as a result of a souvenir bomb exploding in the army barracks. Footage included: a U.S. tank at a checkpoint, NATO soldiers carrying caskets of the soldiers who died in Sarajevo, and Sergeant Dugan’s body being carried onto a plane.
February 6, 1996:
Peter Jennings reports that the Bosnian Serbs have suspended contact with the Bosnian government after government officials caught eight Bosnian Serb soldiers and charged them with war crimes. Bosnian Serb officials believe that it should be up to the International War Crimes Tribunal to decide.
February 7, 1996:
Peter Jennings reports on two disputes threatening the peace process. In Mostar, Bosnian Croats are protesting against European officials who want to unify the Bosnian Croat and Bosnian Muslim sections of Mostar. In Sarajevo, the Bosnian government refuses to release two Bosnian Serb officers who are suspected of having killed civilians. Bosnian Serbs are threatening retaliation.
February 8, 1996:
U.S. Secretary of State Richard Holbrooke will travel to Bosnia due to recent threats by Bosnian Serbs to retaliate against the Bosnian government. The Bosnian government has captured and accused two Bosnian Serb officers of war crimes. Linda Pattillo (sp) reports that much of the evidence of war crimes was not collected by Tribunal investigators, but by the Bosnian government. Bosnian Serb TV reported that Djordje Djukic, one of the accused Bosnian Serb army generals, was only in charge of logistics. War crimes investigators claim that by keeping the Bosnian Serb army supplied, he might serve as a key witnesses for the indictment of key generals in the Bosnian Serb army. The dispute is likely to continue as Bosnian government officials are determined to catch all the war criminals, regardless of what the Bosnian Serbs say. Statements are made by Mirsad Tokaca of the Bosnia War Crimes Committee, and Tom Warrick of the Coalition for International Justice. Footage available: Bosnian Serb TV Dj, a Bosnian Serb army spokesman and General Djordje Djukic giving statements, Zoran Petrovic-Pirocanac footage taken after the fall of Srebrenica, and a mass grave (Srebrenica?).
February 9, 1996:
U.S. officials have warned the Bosnian Serbs that they will face serious consequences if they continue to defy the Dayton Peace Accord. John McWethy reports that Serb defiance is unsettling U.S. forces. Unspecified threats to kill NATO soldiers were made by Bosnian Serbs. Many of the threats came from Bosnian Serb General Ratko Mladic who himself is an indicted war criminal. The dispute arose after two Bosnian Serb generals were arrested by the Bosnian government and charged with war crimes. Richard Goldstone, the chief prosecutor of the War Crimes Tribunal is being urged to either indict the two Serb officers or to force the Bosnian government to let them go quickly. Statements are made by U.S. Army Lieutenant Colonel Randy Anderson and U.S. General John Shalikashvili. Other footage available: U.S. tanks driving around in snow, a U.S. checkpoint, Richard Goldstone in a meeting, Mladic at a military parade, and Bosnian Serb TV footage of Bosnian Serb General Djordje Djukic giving a statement.
January 12, 1996:
Two Bosnian Serb generals may have been sacrificed in order to keep the peace in Bosnia. Linda Patillo reports that the two officers were taken away from the Sarajevo jail and flown to the Hague. The Bosnian government believes that their testimony could link high Bosnian Serb officials to war crimes. Another controversy erupted after Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic, also indicted for war crimes, was travelling through Bosnia, his official motorcade passing two U.S. checkpoints. Statements are made by Bosnian Special Envoy Muhamed Sacirbey, and International Forces Spokesman Major Tom Moyer. Footage available: the two Bosnian Serb generals being taken out of jail, Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic giving a speech, and U.S. Envoy Richard Holbrooke with Muhamed Sacirbey. The report is cut off.
January 14, 1996:
Two American soldiers serving in Bosnia got married. They are both lieutenants and met while on duty in the former Yugoslavia. John McWethy reports on some of the ways U.S. soldiers serving in Bosnia hold on to their family. Each U.S. Army soldiers shows the little things they have that remind them of home. Statements are made by U.S. Army Sergeant Patrick Craditt (sp), U.S. Army Corporal Patrick Vinton, U.S. Army PFC Phillip Peterson, U.S. Army Sergeant Bill Dean, U.S. Army Sergeant Tamarillo Wheaton, U.S. Army PFC Katherine Faisal, and U.S. Army Sergeant Rodrigo Arreloa.
January 15, 1996:
In Bosnia, the IFOR has arrested 11 people for the alleged planning of attacks against NATO. According to U.S. officials, there were several foreign soldiers among the arrested, some of them Iranian nationals. In the house in which they were found, there were weapons and materials for making bombs. NATO officials have long feared that some of the para-military mujahedin troops who fought in Bosnia stayed behind, even though the Bosnian government was ordered to dismiss all foreign soldiers. Footage included: French NATO troops in Bosnia and para-military mujahedin soldiers.
January 16, 1996:
The Clinton administration has threatened the Bosnian government to cancel its plans to equip and train the Bosnian government army. While raiding a former ski chalet in Fojnica, the NATO Implementation Force found what looked like a terrorist school. There were weapons and children's toys wired with explosives. The Bosnian government, on whose territory the raid took place, claims that it was a anti-war crime school. U.S. officials stated there was no specific evidence suggesting plans for the attack of NATO forces.