News

Call Number
350-1-1:614/1

General information

Call No.:
350-1-1:614/1
Part of series
HU OSA 350-1-1 Records of the International Monitor Institute: Europe: Balkan Archive
Located at
BetaSP NTSC #614 / No. 1
Digital ver. identifier
HU_OSA_00000614
Date of air
1999-03-31
Date
1999
Level
Item
Primary Type
Moving image
Language
Serbo-croatian
Duration
30 min.

Content

Form/Genre
Television program
Contents Summary
06:33:16–07:00:00 – Serbian Television:

06:33.19
- (BEGINNING CUT OFF) Report on Serbian exodus from Krajina (Croatia) and Bosnia: there are over two million Serbs refugees around the world. August 1995 Croatian Serb refugee crisis did not affect humanitarian organizations; at the time, the New York Times reported Bill Clinton was a mass murderer of Serbs, due to help he gave Tudjman for Operation Storm. Serb refugees from Croatia are a blight on humanity. The first NATO bombs in Yugoslavia fell on these refugees housed in old army barracks in Kursumlija. (Archival SRT footage shows "Serb" ? refugees from Croatia. Policeman helping refugees might be wearing Croatian police insignia)
- Political commentary on downed F-117: the mutant NATO alliance woke up to reality as they saw they could not break spirit of a small nation. Bloodthirsty beasts become concerned over the souls of Albanian martyrs. Media monsters CNN and SKY shoot murderous arrows. Poor Albanian souls pitied by CNN. William Walker was a spy wretch. New neo-Nazi attack on the Balkans caused verifiers to leave. Rugova knew of this attack too, and that is why Albanians' leave was organized. Political commentary stresses CNN's and SKY's propaganda of Albanian refugees running away from Serbian repression. There are refugees, but less than what is said, because NATO murders them. (translate; extremely propagandist)

06:39.50
- Report from Pristina refuting CNN's lies: Hasim Taci's statement that soccer stadium in Pristina was turned into a concentration camp. Reporter shows stadium and building next to it that was bombed by NATO. Siptar leaders say only dead bodies can be found on Pristina streets, but SRT cameras show people walking down the street. Our nation and freedom fighters determined to fight for freedom from international criminals.
- France Press refutes the false information that there is a concentration camp in the Pristina soccer stadium, French reporter claims that the stadium is empty.
- Report from Tabanovac border crossing at Yugoslav-Macedonian border: several tens of Albanians, mostly from Kosmet. They are not leaving Kosmet because of repression of ethnic cleansing, but because they are afraid of NATO air strikes. Interview with Albanians who say they are afraid of NATO. (translate)

06:44.39
- Milovan Drecun's report from Kosovo: Third army General Pavkovic and Pristina Corps General Major Lazarevic tour Pristina Corps troops in combat areas. Pavkovic praises soldiers – "can we tell the aggressor that our love for the fatherland is stronger than their bombs?" – Mentions 1389 Kosovo Field battle. Drecun interviews General Major Lazarevic who comments on the results of NATO and terrorist aggression on Kosmet and on the Pristina Corps; in eight days of war, the aggressor created a humanitarian catastrophe across the entire country; attack on all that is Serbian, but missiles do fall on other ethnic minorities' targets; Siptar forces are just about to be defeated; Pristina Corps with support of Third Army is defending freedom and integrity of its country; the high morale guarantees successful defense. Reporter interviews twin soldiers in Pristina Corps.

06:50.00
- Milovan Drecun reports on the night's renewed NATO attack on Pristina and Cacanica: besides air-to-surface missiles, four cluster bombs were used. TV crew records bombing action when four additional cluster bombs were used. Anti-aircraft defense system reacted. Footage of bombing, anti-aircraft defense action.
- Report on the third NATO attack on Gracanica - greatest Serbian shrine in Kosmet. Commentary on the attacker's lack of spirituality and his sick mind capable of doing such a thing. Two bombs fell on edge of village. One cluster bomb exploded. Footage of damage.
- Report from Lukare and Devet Jugovica villages: mostly civilian targets were hit. About ten villagers, children among them, were hurt. One family home was completely destroyed and many were damaged. A cluster bomb fell near school playground. Yugoslav army is evacuating the citizens. The bombs killed cattle, destroyed roads.
- Report on Kisnica, Gracanica, and Badovac villages: attacked by NATO whose goal is ethnic cleansing of Serbian nation. Civilian (Serbian villager) comments on attacks. Footage of cluster bomb containers.

06:56.30
- Report from Prizren: Yugoslav Army anti-aircraft defense system neutralized three NATO missiles and one fighter plane, which probably fell in the foothills of the Sar Planina mountain last night. Terrorist attacks on about ten respectable and loyal Prizren families were carried out in the night. In Ortokol, Bazderane, and Kusus villages, Serbian and Turkish areas were attacked.
- Report from Urosevac: NATO killers targeted town twice last night; two missiles hit natural gas plant, and as many hit the water reservoir and food warehouse. There may be civilian victims. Aggressors are trying to disrupt everyday functions, but are not successful.
- Report from Pec: NATO killers continued attack in the afternoon, four cluster bombs were dropped.
- Report from Vranje: six missiles thrown from Bulgaria. Anti-aircraft defense destroyed a missile.
- Report from Cacak: foreign reporters were able to see for themselves that NATO aggressors' targets are not military objects alone. Ten missiles fell on factory of kitchen and home supplies, "Sloboda". Reporters were present at an open-air "school lesson" [i.e. protest, see report on 799] in Kragujevac.

07:00.00
END OF TAPE

Context

Associated Names
Radio-televizija Srbije (RTS) (Producer)