Nightline: The Echoes of Ethnic Cleansing and the New Challenge for the United States

Call Number
350-1-1:555/1

General information

Call No.:
350-1-1:555/1
Part of series
HU OSA 350-1-1 Records of the International Monitor Institute: Europe: Balkan Archive
Located at
BetaSP NTSC #555 / No. 1
Digital ver. identifier
HU_OSA_00000555
Date of air
1998-04-09
Date
1998
Level
Item
Primary Type
Moving image
Language
English
Duration
22 min.

Content

Form/Genre
Television program
Contents Summary
Dave Marash reports from Kosovo on renewed fighting between ethnic Serbs and Albanians, which has the potential to spill over to Bosnia, Macedonia, Greece, Albania, and Turkey. Part 1: Marash briefly reviews the history of the conflict and social division of Kosovo (8% of Serbs dominate the government, whereas the Albanians organize shadow schools, hospitals, and even the government through non-violent resistance). Marash also analyzes American diplomatic efforts in regard to Kosovo. The Serbs are now faced with a deadline imposed by the U.S. and its western allies: unless they work towards peace, they'll be punished. Statement by Madeleine Albright featured. Recent crimes are traced: the murder of seven Serb policemen; the murder of 80 Albanian civilians by the Serb police and paramilitaries in Drenica; and murders in Western Kosovo's village of Glodjan. Interviews: an Albanian woman, a young Albanian girl, a 70-year-old man who was beaten and his house trashed, and a local counsel on human rights and freedom. Part 2: Marash analyzes the roots of Serbian intransigence and nationalism, and the significance of Kosovo to ethnic Serbs. Interviews: Father Sava (who refers to Kosovo as Serbian Jerusalem) of the Visoki Decani Monastery, built in the14th century; a Kosovar Serb, whose family has lived in Kosovo for 1,200 years but who now plans to flee Kosovo; and several Kosovar Albanians who use satellite TV to get informed on events in Kosovo. Ted Kopple interviews Dave Marash in studio on the Kosovo crisis. Marash compares and contrasts events in Kosovo with the Bosnian war, projecting that Kosovo will see more violence in spring. Footage includes Bosnian civilians and western journalists under fire at a Sarajevo cemetery; the Breadline massacre in Sarajevo; soldiers firing heavy artillery weapons; the Markale Market massacre in Sarajevo; ITN's pictures of the Omarska prison camp; Vukovar refugees; a funeral for Serb policemen in Kosovo; Slobodan Milosevic at a political rally; corpses of the murdered Drenica Albanians; scenes from everyday life in Kosovo schools; Ibrahim Rugova; the Kosovar Albanian demonstrations in Kosovo; houses burning in Kosovo villages; Robert Gelbard meeting with Rugova; Serbian police forces (MUP) in Kosovo; and a funeral for Albanian civilians in Glodjan. Statements by Madeleine Albright at a Contact Group Meeting (March 26), President Clinton (during his visit to Rwanda), and Robert Gelbard are featured.

Context

Associated Names
ABC (Copyright holder, Producer)