CNN NEWS: BOSNIA REVISITED {CHRISTIANE AMANPOUR} (TV)
Summary
Segments from CNN's 1992 and 1993 coverage of the Bosnian War as reported by Christiane Amanpour, among others, from July 1, 1992 to June 30, 1993. The numerous segments notably include: Amanpour reporting from Sarajevo, Bosnia-Hercegovina, on the battle being waged by Bosnian defense forces against a Serbian siege in its third day, detailing the carnage and ever-growing list of victims; Amanpour on children playing war with toy guns in the streets of Sarajevo while other children are being horribly maimed by real gunfire; Amanpour at an isolated home for seniors in Nederici, Bosnia-Hercegovina, which has become a virtual prison for the occupants; Amanpour live from Sarajevo detailing a recent mortar explosion in a civilian area; Amanpour on a slaughter of Bosnian Muslims by Croats in Vitez in Central Bosnia; Amanpour on alleged "death camps" run by Serbians in Northern Bosnia, including videotaped testimony from two camp guards; Amanpour on Bosnian Muslim women who were systematically raped by Serb soldiers until they became pregnant; wounded refugees that were injured in Srebenica by Serbs arriving in Tuzla, Bosnia-Hercegovina; a May 2, 1993 "CNN weekend" report from anchor Joe Oliver about the Bosnian-Serbs signing an international peace agreement; coverage of the Athens, Greece, signing of the peace agreement; U.S. President Bill Clinton and Secretary of State Warren Christopher's option for ending the fighting, as Christopher travels to the region; Susan Rook and Wolf Blitzer reporting on the peace agreement; Amanpour reporting from Pale, Bosnia-Hercegovina, on voting for a referendum on the peace agreement; Clinton discussing why the referendum is a "delaying tactic"; Amanpour speaking with Radovan Karadzic, Bosnian Serb leader, on Clinton's statements; a "CNN Special Presentation: Bosnia: Guns and Ballots" with Amanpour, Mark Dulmage, Jim Clancy, Richard Blystone, Ralph Begleiter, and Jeanne Moos reporting on the referendum's ripple effects; European Community envoy Lord David Owen's thoughts on the referendum; Amanpour speaking with Serb soldiers in Pale about the referendum and the proposed division of the territory; Anne McDermott reporting on a young war victim from Bosnia being rescued and "adopted" -- along with his mother and younger brother -- by an American family in Los Angeles; Jamie McIntyre reporting on U.S. aid bundles being sent to needy Bosnian Muslims via high-altitude drops; Clancy reporting on the Bosnian Croat's ongoing "sniper's war" against Muslim troops in Mostar, Bosnia-Hercegovina; Brent Sadler reporting on the 40,000 Muslim refugees that await food supplies after escaping to Srebenica, Bosnia-Hercegovina; and Jackie Shymanski reporting from Sarajevo on the "statistics" of the 365 days of war between three ethnic groups that can no longer live together.
Details
- NETWORK: CNN
- DATE: November 30, 1999
- RUNNING TIME: 0:41:39
- COLOR/B&W: Color
- CATALOG ID: T:37018
- GENRE: News
- SUBJECT HEADING: She Made It Collection (Christiane Amanpour)
- SERIES RUN: CNN - TV, 1992/1993
- COMMERCIALS: N/A
CREDITS
- Joe Oliver … Anchor
- Susan Rook … Anchor
- Christiane Amanpour … Reporter
- Wolf Blitzer … Reporter
- Mark Dulmage … Reporter
- Jim Clancy … Reporter
- Richard Blystone … Reporter
- Ralph Begleiter … Reporter
- Jeanne Moos … Reporter
- Anne McDermott … Reporter
- Jamie McIntyre … Reporter
- Brent Sadler … Reporter
- Jackie Shymanski … Reporter
- Radovan Karadzic
- David Owen
- Bill Clinton
- Warren Christopher