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The Yugo Digest was a weekly news digest of current events in the various republics of ex-Yugoslavia: Bosnia, Serbia, Croatia, Macedonia, Vojvodina, Slovenia, Montenegro & Kosovo. It was published in hard copy form as the Yugo News for the 432nd Civil Affairs Battalion from April, 1993, to January, 1996. I published the Yugo Digest on the web from November, 1995, until I was deployed in January, 1996. I resumed web publication from my return home in April, 1996 until my hard drive was toasted in July, 1996.
1995
21 Nov - 25 Nov: Peace agreement reached in Dayton, how peace was made, fine tuning the treaty.
26 Nov - 2 Dec: Clinton addresses nation, new NATO Secretary-General, US advance troops arrive in Bosnia.
3 Dec - 9 Dec: French general dismissed, Clinton haggles with Congress, Clinton activates Reserves.
10 Dec - 16 Dec: French pilots released, peace treaty signed in Paris, weather delays US deployment, the refugee question.
17 Dec - 23 Dec: Weather clears over Tuzla; Tuzla gold rush; kinder, gentler artillery.
24 Dec - 30 Dec: 432nd Civil Affairs mobilized, Clinton suspends sanctions against Yugoslavia, first US casualty.
1996
31 Dec - 6 Jan: More bridge troubles; PC firing line; troops walk thin line; incidents in Mostar.
7 Jan - 13 Jan: Yugo Digest editor deploys to Bosnia.
{In country for a few months}
17 Apr - 27 Apr: U.S. to stay more than year; U.S. caught running arms to Bosnians; killings in Kosovo; ICTY releases suspect.
28 Apr - 4 May: U.S. aid to Bosnia; battle near Doboj; "democracy" in Croatia; war criminals arrested.
5 May - 11 May: Tadic trial begins; crackdown in Croatia.
12 May - 18 May: U.S. admits knowledge of smuggling; the 'Zvornik 7'; Yugoslav economic savior fired; Bosnian Serb power struggle.
19 May - 25 May: Karadzic retains power; Iran-Bosnagate Senate testimony; the real story behind the capture of the Zvornik 7.
26 May - 1 June: First war crimes conviction; movement not so free; secret U.N. deal to stop air strikes; Iran-Bosnagate House testimony.
2 June - 8 June: Mob violence continues to rise; Frowick orders doctored reports; faint hopes for electoral fairness.
9 June - 15 June: Increasing chance of extended U.S. involvement; arms control agreement; Izetbegovic's SDA harasses Muslim opposition.
16 June - 22 June: Joint Endeavor reaches halfway point; eyewitnesses finger Tadic.
23 June - 29 June: Fifth anniversary of war; 607th anniversary of Kosovo; Karadzic resignation rumors; tit-for-tat ethnic cleansing.
30 June - 6 July: Karadzic still in power?; Dutch commander grilled by ICTY; Serbs block Srebrenica investigation; confrontation in Han P.
7 July - 13 July: Anniversary of Srebrenica massacre; international warrants issued for Karadzic and Mladic; increasing attacks on peacekeepers.
14 July - 20 July: Bosnian military restructuring begins; another Canadian peacekeeping scandal; Karadzic resigns ... again.
Articles
Managing Civil Affairs in Bosnia: Finding suitable base areas for incoming American troops and easing the concerns of local people are fulltime tasks for civil affairs soldiers in Bosnia. (SFC Larry Lane, Soldiers)
Victory With Bitter Aftermath: It was at Kosovo in 1389 that Serb met Turk in decisive battle with an aftermath lasting 500 years ... and a legacy that haunts the Balkans even today. (David M. Castlewitz, Military History)
Lingering Shadows Over the Balkans (Jon Guttman, Military History)
Foreign Policy as Social Work: "Mother Teresa is admirable, but conducting foreign policy by her example is an expensive proposition." (Michael Mandelbaum, Foreign Affairs)
Sources
The below are primary sources that have been used in the Yugo Digest at one time or another. All information was gathered directly from the hard copy versions or web sites of these sources:
Yugo Digest's secondary and tertiary sources have included: A1 TV, ABC, AFP, Air Force News Service, Al Ahram, Al Hayat, AP, Baltimore Sun, BBC, Beta, Bosnia Action Coalition, BosNews, Bujko, Chicago Tribune, CNN, Corriere Dela Sera, Der Spiegel, Dnevni Avaz, Dnevni Telegraf, DoD, Ethnos, Flaka, Frankfurter Allegemeine Zeitung, Gazeta Shqiptare, The Guardian, HINA, Il Messaggero, The Independent, Interfax, International Herald Tribune, Izvestiya, Jane's Defense Weekly, Koha Jone, Kurier Nacional, Knight-Ridder News Service, Le Figaro, Liberation, Los Angeles Times, Macedonian Times, MIC, MTI, Nasa Borba, Naval News Service, Navy Times, NBC News, New Republic, New York Times, Nova List, Nova Makedonija, NTV, The Observer, Ouest-France, OSCE, OMRI, Politika, Puls, Radio B-92, Radio Free Europe, Reuters, Rilindja Demokratike, Soldier of Fortune, SRNA, Suddeutsche Zeitung, Sunday Times, Tanjug, Tass, Thessaloniki, Time Magazine, Troud, TWRA, UPI, Vecher, Vercenji List, Vjesnik, VOA, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post and WEU.
© Copyright 1995-2009 by Preston V. McMurry III