MONITOR INDEX: THE KOSOVO WAR

THE KOSOVO WAR

During and after the NATO assault on Yugoslavia, Monitor presented more than 70 articles covering aspects of the war not covered in the mainstream press

NEWEST articles are at the top

The War Not Reported Special 404 report

New Reports of Atrocities by and Against Serbs

Documenting ethnic cleansing and reprisals in Kosovo

Serbs and Albanians Victims of the Same Game
Massive KLA reprisals against Serbs and Roma continues "vulgar nationalism"

KLA Campaign Against Serbs Rages
Some KLA members kidnapping Serb men to demand ransom of weapons

Serbs Protest, Frightened of Unbearable Winter
But Milosevic political party still highest in voter polls

Poorest Countries Will Pay Heaviest to Rebuild Kosovo
Although U.S. bill will be about $25 billion

Kosovo War Crime Investigation Will Have to Include NATO
International court loses credibility unless NATO air attacks are also weighed

Peace Terms Were set in February Alexander Cockburn

100,000 Serbs May Flee Kosovo
Fears of bloody KLA reprisals

NATO Involvement Just Beginning
Peacekeeping, restraining KLA, repairing tens of billions of dollars in damage

KLA Militias Terrorize Kosovo Serbs
Followed NATO troops and quickly began reprisals

War Ends, Hate Continues Norman Solomon

How American PR Demonized the Serbs
Public relations firm promoted unconfirmed news stories of Serbian atrocities

Kosovo is Forecast of 21st Century Trends
A non-nation, where foreign officials enforcing laws as citizens use foreign currency

Precedent for a new kind of amoral war where we take no responsibility for the civilian deaths and damage we've caused -- or the horrors to come

A Failed, Unlovely War Molly Ivins

U.S. in Violation of 1973 War Powers Act
60 day limit was set to stop Nixon bombing of Cambodia

When Will the Media Call it War?
U.S. media promotes White House spin on NATO involvement

Milosevic War Crimes Charges Open Pandora's Box
NATO leaders also charged for recent targeting of civilians

NATO's "Humanitarian" Reasons for War Diana Johnstone FREE!

"Mission Creep" Towards a Major War Barbara Ehrenreich

How NATO Has Rewritten the Rules of Combat
Our advanced military technology killing 5 times as many civilians as WWII

No Excuse for NATO's Bombing of Civilians
Many in Europe now call it a "coward's war"

U.S. Warned: Don't Use Landmines in Kosovo
But U.S. one of two NATO countries not to sign anti-landmine treaty

	We've hit this area several times. You can probably tell why. There's a lot of buildings in it. It's one of the major military garrisons for vehicle storage, etc. ... We hit it in four places yesterday. There were four places aimed at. One of the bombs landed long in a field. There was some claim of some collateral there yesterday. We can find no indication whatsoever where any of our bombs landed where they could have been collateral. - Captain Mike Doubleday, Dept. of Defense News Briefing, May 29
	Cluster Bombs Target Innocents Compared to land mines, but not covered by treaties Yugoslav Economy Will Take Decade to Rebuild More than 500,000 workers out of work from bombing, major factories burned War on Kosovo Wrecks Pentagon World View Generals were happier when there were just "A-list" potential foes Russia-India-China Bloc More Likely Called impractical in Dec. now seen as needed to counter NATO "Unintentional" Bombing Repeats a Familiar Pattern U.S. has often hit political targets when unwelcome peace is likely How the Story of Embassy Bombing Changed At least three contradictory versions Serb Anger Deepens Over Civilian Bomb Targets Destruction greater than Nazi bombing in WWII

	As Bombs Continue Falling, So Do Clinton Ratings Lowest public approval in three years Making a Case for War Crimes Alexander Cockburn Clinton and the War Powers Act Alexander Cockburn Media Ignores Violation of War Powers Act Norman Solomon If A Cluster Bomb Could Talk Norman Solomon Clinton Invokes Memory of the Holocaust Special 404 report The Search for Serb Atrocities Special 404 report Bombs Unleash Toxic Clouds Over Belgrade Workers dump tons of carcinogens into Danube to avoid explosion Worthy and Unworthy Victims of War Norman Solomon To Serbia From Vietnam Alexander Cockburn After the Bombs, Eco-disaster and Hunger Poisoned waters, farming centers destroyed at height of planting season End Eco-Destruction, Serb Scientists Plead Long-term effects for that entire area of Europe KLA Donations Likely Going to Drug Biz, Germany Warns Used to launder money of heroin smugglers Spectre of Ground War Haunts NATO Summit World leaders see "bloody and muddy" war inevitable Russian Threats Begin to Disturb U.S. Growing anti-American sentiment could led Yeltsin to be aggressive U.S. Trying to Block UN Censure for Kosovo Eco Destruction Russia wants condemnation for water, air pollution Dancing on the Bridge Citizens of Kosovo defend their cities To Serbs, It's Now the NATO War More damage than all of WWII NATO Bombs Unite Serbs NATO failed to consider the history and psychology of Serbs Is China Playing a Hidden Role in the Kosovo Crisis? Couldhave bigger role for peaceful settlement than Russia The Kosovo Media War Special 404 report Kosovo Could Drag us Into WWIII Three leaders hold the fate of the world: Clinton, Yeltsin -- and Milosevic Anxiety Growing Across Europe Every day solution eludes NATO, voices of protest become louder Bombing the Baby With the Bathwater Jeopardizes the lives of 10.5 million and attacks fledgling forces of democracy Anti-West Anger Explodes in Russia "Yesterday Iraq, today Yugoslavia, tomorrow Russia!" chant protesters UN Stalemate Over Yugoslavia But Islamic nations back NATO NATO Bombs Will Encourage Repression The bombing fulfills the dream of every right-wing nationalist in Serbia The First Internet War No shortage of citizen reports from warzone NATO Using Radioactive Bullets Depleted uranium linked to cancers, birth defects NATO, Sig Heil! Alexander Cockburn Yugoslavia Might Put Globe on Path to Wider War By choosing military force, Clinton dangerously changed rules of international game A War With no Fast and Easy Victory Ahead Could easily spread into Greece, Macedonia -- and Russia Creating a Worst Case Scenario Milosevic helped by bombing and destabilization of area Kosovo Could be "Second Vietnam," Warn Soviet Vets Yugoslavia using same strategy as North Vietnam How the IMF Dismantled Yugoslavia Starting in Reagan years, bankers gutted the nation

	GOP In Disarray Over Kosovo Post-impeachment claims of unity fall apart Media on Both Sides Cranking Out Propaganda Norman Solomon TV Screens Offer Us Illusions of War Norman Solomon Comments? Send a letter to the editor. Albion Monitor Kosovo archive (http://www.monitor.net/monitor/bestof/kosovo.html) All Rights Reserved. Contact rights@monitor.net for permission to use in any format.