CounterPunch's Coverage of the
War Against Serbia

 

 

Letter to Louise Arbour: Law professor Michael Mandel's July 26 letter to the War Crimes Tribunal outlining NATO's human rights violations in the bombing of Yugoslavia.

The Language of War: Diana Johnstone's short essay on how the media perverts language to sell war.

The Death of the European Project: Peter Gowan's detailed analysis of the impact on Europe of Nato's war against Serbia.

Who NATO Killed: a chronicle of the civilian deaths (through June 1).

The Peace Agreement: The text of the agreement approved by Yugoslavia.

This Is "Peace"?: An analysis of the Peace Agreement by Jared Israel.

Balkan Fall-Out: Tariq Ali reports from London on the fall-out of the Balkan war on the nuclear and military plans of Russian and the Ukraine.

Bombing Zoos: Jared Israel lashes out at Nato war planners for targeting zoos, monasteries and other cultural sites. (June 1, 1999)

Collateral Damage: a one-act play on the Balkan war.

Finding A Way Out: Jim Jatras, an analyst for the Senate Foreign Policy Committee, exposes the flaws in Nato's war against the Serbs and offers an "honorable" way to end the conflict. (May 25, 1999)

The Coming Ground War: The history of the War Powers Act, how Clinton is attempting to subvert it and how a few members of Congress, and lawyer Michael Ratner, are trying to hold him accountable. (May 15, 1999)

The Merchants of War: Our list of the top 50 Pentagon contractors from Lockheed and Boeing to Shell Oil and Nichols Research. (May 25, 1999)

Flacking for NATO: Marjaleena Repo deconstructs the PR spin behind Nato's attempt to demonize the Serbs. (May 20, 1999)

Former Nuremberg Prosecutor: "War Crimes Apply to US, Too": Walter Rockler, a former Nuremberg prosecutor, writes that the situation in Kosovo is not "genocide" and that bombing of civilian targets by Nato forces may constitute a war crime.

Life In Pristina: A transcript of a radio interview with LA Times reporter Paul Watson on the decimation of Kosovo inflicted by Nato bombing raids.

Campbell v. Clinton: The lawsuit filed by 17 congressmen (and women) charging that the Clinton administration has violated the War Powers Act.

Kosovo: Lost Chances and Continuing Dangers: Robin Blackburn, of the New Left Review, reviews the historical origins of the Kosovo/Serbia dispute, the split nature of the KLA and Nato's bungling of the issue.

Was Gen. Wesley Clark at Waco?

Did Wesley Clark advise the FBI on how to conduct its flaming raid on the Branch Davidians' compound? The evidence says he did.

If It's Thursday, Let's Bomb Bulgaria!

Busses, tv stations, peasant conveys, embassies, the rubble created by Nato's bombing continues to mount. Yet, the Clinton crowd promises only more "intensification". CounterPunch goes inside the "liberal" thinking behind this "war."

Meet the Real General Clark:

Find out why Wesley Clark's associates regard him as a vain, pompous brown-noser.

A Letter to Milosevic From Head of German PDS Party

Gregor Gysi, leader of the German Party of Democratic Socialism (the only party in Germany that opposes the war), reassures Milosevic of his opposition to the bombing, but urges Yugoslavian president to accept a United Nations peacekeeping force in Kosovo.

The War from Baltimore

Bill Hughes reports on how the war on Yugoslavia looks from the streets of Baltimore.

Why Working People Should Oppose the War

A commentary by Trim Bissell of the Campaign for Labor Rights.

US to Cut Internet Links to Serbia?

Beonet.yu reports that the US has ordered Loral to cut internet satellite links from Yugoslavia.

Lies, Damn Lies and Maps:

Jared Israel deconstructs the media coverage of the attack on the Chinese embassy.

Serbia's Memories

An inquiry into Balkan history, Serbia's experiences during World War II and the meaning of genocide by Michael Neumann, a professor of philosophy at Trent University.

Technologies of Death:

A letter to Bill Clinton from Montenegrin writer Yole Stanishich.

German Memos on Pre-Bombing "Genocide" in Kosovo:

A series of memos issued by German courts prior to the NATO airstrikes against Yugoslavia discount the contention of genocide occurring in Kosovo.

An Appeal to German Greens

Copy of a petition signed by Noam Chomsky, Edward Herman, Mark Weisbrot, Dean Baker and Robert Naiman to oppose the war against Yugoslavia.

Press Release and Summary of War Crimes Complaint:

Twelve international law professors have filed a complaint naming NATO leaders and heads of state with war crimes.

NATO Leaders Named in War Crimes Complaint:

A new complaint has been filed with an international commission naming Clinton, Blair, Albright and Solana as war criminals.

Sanders Staffer Resigns:

Bernie Sanders's staffer Jeremy Brecher resigned over Sanders' votes to bomb Serbia. Read his letter.

Young Victims of NATO Strikes:

Photos of two children severely injured in NATO's strike on a civilian bus outside Pristina.

From Belgrade to Littleton:

Did the bombing of Belgrade help set off Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold's murderous rampage in Littleton, Colorado?

NATO War Crimes Suit Drafted:

A British international law expert is drafting litigation to charge NATO leaders with war crimes in the bombing of Yugoslavia.

The Top 10 Reasons This War Sucks!

An excerpt from the new double issue of CounterPunch on the war.

The Progressives' War:

How the US State Department recruited human rights groups to applaud the bombing of Yugoslavia.

One Last Look Before We Leap:

Bill Clinton has chosen to use cruise missiles to wipe out the historical hang-over of the Starr Report, violating international law along the way.

From Vietnam to Serbia:

Being a peacenik is definitely passé. Liberals are learning once again--did they every truly forget--that it's fun to be a warmonger and cheer the high explosive as it falls. After suffering indigestion towards the end of the Vietnam affair, they got the taste for war again in the mid-1990s, with Bosnia. They became the "laptop bombardiers."

War Links:

An array of sites about the war in Yugoslavia.

Body Count:

The Yugoslav government's tally of civilian casualties inflicted by the NATO air strikes.


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