September 5, 1995:
McWethy reports on the Bosnian Serb military failure to comply to NATO demands which led to renewed air attacks. In an interview on Bosnian Serb TV, Bosnian Serb General Ratko Mladic, stated that he refuses to pull back his heavy weapons and will fight back when attacked. NATO's goal is to create a military balance between the Bosnian Serb army and the Bosnian government army. Footage includes NATO fighter planes taking off, U2 plane pictures of exploding targets, a demolished army barrack near Pale, Serb heavy weapons being moved, Serb General Ratko Mladic directing his troops, a Bosnian Serb TV interview with Bosnian Serb General Ratko Mladic, and soldiers marching (? What side). Additional statements are made by John White, U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense, and Rear Admiral William Fallon, Commander U.S. Carrier Group.
September 6, 1995:
Mike Lee reports on the continued bombing of Serb military targets. According to NATO officials, many vital military sites were destroyed, which greatly limits the warring capabilities of the Bosnian Serb army. Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic asked NATO officials to halt the raids since the siege of Sarajevo has been lifted, and the air strikes have caused civilian casualties. Bosnian Serb TV has been broadcasting withdrawal of troops, even though UN and NATO lack the evidence of such. Included is footage of U2 airplanes showing exploding targets (including a communication center, ammunition storage cites, and the Lukovica barracks), Bosnian Serb military withdrawing heavy weapons, Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic dressed in military gear with Bosnian Serb soldiers, and Bosnian Serb civilians protesting the withdrawal of the military.
Sheila MacVicar reports on the issue of the systematic rape of women of all ethnic backgrounds. Samra Gluhic of the Women's Support Group explains that rape was committed in order to destroy the family structure of Bosnia. According to a UN Commission investigating rape allegations, it was only the Bosnian Serbs who organized systematic rape as a part of ethnic cleansing. A UN Commission has documented 4,500 cases of rape in Bosnia. Interviewed is Borislav Herak, a captured Bosnian Serb soldier, who gives an account of how certain rapes were carried out. Both Radovan Karadzic, Bosnian Serb leader, and Ratko Mladi , Bosnian Serb General, have been indicted for knowingly allowing their men to rape. Brief interviews are done with an unidentified Muslim woman, and Professor of Law Cherif Bassiouni. Footage includes Bosnian Muslim women and children at a refugee camp, Bosnian refugees, Bosnian Serb General Ratko Mladic shaking hands with Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic, and Bosnian Muslim refugees and soldiers.
September 7, 1995:
Mike Lee reports from Pale on the continuing NATO raids. Alexander Ivanko, a UN Spokesperson, states that the bombing will continue until the Bosnian Serb military fulfills NATO's demands. Bosnian Serb television broadcast civilians running away from an area where a NATO bomb struck, stating that the bombing killed fifteen civilians. Serb officials could offer no proof of the casualties, but stated that NATO is as guilty as the Nazis were in WWII, and that the Serbs would never give in. There is also a brief mention of Russia's readiness to lift the economic embargo against Serbia. Footage includes a NATO plane taking off and flying over Bosnia, wounded patients in a hospital, Bosnian Serb General Ratko Mladic and Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic together; and Bosnian Serb TV: civilians running for cover, burning houses, TV announcer, and three wounded patients laying in a hospital.
September 8, 1995:
Garrick Utley reports from Geneva on the beginning of the Geneva meeting between the Bosnian Serb and Bosnian government leaders. The report also explains the provisions of the agreement. Sound bites regarding the negotiations from U.S. Ass't Secretary of State Richard Holbrooke are included. Footage of the three Bosnian leaders meeting in Geneva, as well as Bosnian refugees, is included.
Tony Birtley reports from Sarajevo on the issue of Muslim refugees coming from Serb territory, as well as the Serb refusal to withdraw heavy weapons from Sarajevo. In a interview on Bosnian government television, Alija Izetbegovic, the president of Bosnia, stated that he hopes that all Bosnian Serbs and Muslims will be able to live together, but that the Bosnian government would not surrender any territory. The continued refusal of Bosnian Serbs to withdraw their weapons from Sarajevo was answered with renewed NATO bombing of Serb-held territory. Footage includes Bosnian Muslim refugees, a wounded boy, and wounded patients in a Serb hospital; Bosnian government TV: an interview with Bosnian leader Alija Izetbegovic; and Bosnian Serb TV: a NATO jet almost being hit by a Bosnian Serb missile.
Mike Lee reports from Pale, on the aftermath of NATO bombings and the Geneva agreement. While interviewed by the Bosnian Serb television, Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic (wearing military uniform) stated that the peace agreement should be celebrated, as the Bosnian Serbs are finally getting their states, and recognition from America. He further stated that Bosnia Serb will not surrender any more territory. Bosnian Serb TV also broadcast victims of a hospital that was allegedly hit by a NATO bomb. Footage includes the opening credits for Bosnian Serb television news, an interview with Karadzic, and a Bosnian Serb hospital – all from Bosnian Serb TV.
September 12, 1995:
David Ensor presents a report about Russian President Boris Yeltsin accusing the U.S. of genocide, and threatening to send military aid to Bosnian Serbs unless the bombing stops. In response to the accusation, the State Department is sending Strobe Talbot to Russia. The report also discusses the refusal of Bosnian Serb General Ratko Mladic to remove heavy weapons from the Sarajevo area. Brief statements are made by State Department Spokesman Nicholas Burns, President Clinton, and Secretary of State Warren Christopher. Footage includes NATO planes, Russian President Boris Yeltsin, Bosnian Foreign Minister Muhamed Sacirbey at the Geneva peace negotiations, and Bosnian Serb General Ratko Mladic greeting his soldiers.
John McWethy reports from Aviano, Italy on the military experiment of having families of U.S. airmen who run airstrikes over Bosnia live with them on the airbase; historically, when the military goes to war, the family would stay behind. "Flip," "Boss," "Cinde," and "Robie" give brief statements about how they cope with the possible dangers they face when going on bombing raids. Footage included: NATO planes, and the family life of the interviewed U.S. F-16 pilots.
September 13, 1995:
Peter Jennings reports briefly on five members of the Russian Parliament leaving for the Bosnian Serb military headquarters in Pale, in order to serve as human shields.
John McWethy reports from the NATO command center in Vincenza, Italy. Interviewed is Air Force General Mike Ryan, coordinator of the raids, discussing the charge that NATO is escalating the fight. Footage includes a computer-generated animation of targets exploding, cruise missiles flying in Western Bosnia, and a Stealth F-117. The report is cut off halfway.