{"id":834,"date":"2019-07-02T11:13:26","date_gmt":"2019-07-02T10:13:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.balkan-conflicts-research.com\/archive\/?page_id=834"},"modified":"2019-07-02T16:39:17","modified_gmt":"2019-07-02T15:39:17","slug":"the-nato-bombing-of-radio-tv-serbia","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.balkan-conflicts-research.com\/archive\/the-nato-bombing-of-radio-tv-serbia\/","title":{"rendered":"The NATO Bombing of Radio \/ TV Serbia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The NATO bombing of Serbia and Kosovo in 1999 had been expected to last no more than a few days. \u00a0Serbian defiance on NATO firepower proved much greater than expected. \u00a0As the months passed, international criticism of the bombing began to mount.<\/p>\n<p>Radio Television Serbia had long been in a thorn in NATO&#8217;s side, presenting a robust critique of NATO&#8217;s illegal bombardment. \u00a0The attack on RTS&#8217;s headquarters building, which killed 16 civilians, was indefensible under international law. \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/m8z65IGUpxg\">This report by John Simpson<\/a> for BBC TV&#8217;s Nine O&#8217;Clock News programme reflects some of the unease felt by many people in NATO countries.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.balkan-conflicts-research.com\/archive\/serb-tv-station-was-legitimate-target\/\">See also &#8220;Serb TV station was legitimate target&#8221;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The NATO bombing of Serbia and Kosovo in 1999 had been expected to last no more than a few days. \u00a0Serbian defiance on NATO firepower proved much greater than expected. \u00a0As the months passed, international criticism of the bombing began to mount. 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