News

Call Number
350-1-1:708/9

General information

Call No.:
350-1-1:708/9
Part of series
HU OSA 350-1-1 Records of the International Monitor Institute: Europe: Balkan Archive
Located at
VHS NTSC #708 / No. 9
Digital ver. identifier
HU_OSA_00000708
Date of air
1999-03-27
Date
1999
Level
Item
Primary Type
Moving image
Language
English
Duration
37 min.
Notes
(NATO, Bosnia, Yugoslavia, Tuzla, Belgrade, Macedonia, White House, Albanian

Content

Form/Genre
Television program
Contents Summary
Live broadcast. Press conference from Brussels, Belgium. NATO Spokesman Jamie Shea and Air Commodore David Wilby brief the press on NATO air-strikes.
- Interview with U.S. air Force General Larry Farrel on the shooting down of two Serb migs over Bosnia.
- Patricia Kelly reports from Brussels, analyzing NATO press briefing. Kelly gives insight into the shooting down of the two Yugoslav mig over Bosnian territory. NATO forces in Tuzla were forced to go into bombshelters. Poor weather conditions in Kosovo caused a re-call of NATO planes.
- Tom Mintier reports from Tuzla where air-raid sirens went off after Yugoslav migs entered Bosnia's airspace. Statements by SFOR Spokesman Major Tom Evans included.
- Brent Sadler reports from Belgrade on the NATO-inflicted damage in Belgrade, as well as on how Serbian media report on the air strikes. Footage from Serbian TV (RTS) included.
-Pre-recorded statement from a Kosovar Albanian who describes events in Pristina (interview conducted via satellite).
- Clinton’s radio address to the American people.
- Chris Black reports from the White House on 100 U.S. Marines being sent to guard the U.S. Embassy in Skopje, Macedonia. Black outlines the newest developments in the White House.
- Carl Rochelle reports from the Pentagon on the recent military developments in Yugoslavia. Statements by Air Commodore David Wilby featured.

Context

Associated Names
CNN (Copyright holder, Creator/Author, Producer)