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The Betrayal of Srebrenica: Why Did the Massacre Happen? Will it Happen Again?
As has been said by my colleagues here on the panel, the United States, the Netherlands, and other European Governments, the United Nations and the international community should be condemned for their failure to act on reports of impending Srebrenica massacre. Perhaps external force could have saved thousands of lives. But the ultimate culpability must rest firmly on the shoulders of the most senior Serbian politicians and officers who planned and authorized this crime. Evidence from the well-documented massacre points to the complicity of Bosnian Serb leaders in Pale as well as the leadership in Belgrade. ... [Read More]
Czech and Slovak History: An Annotated Bibliography (European Reading Room, Library of Congress)
Culen, Konstantin. "The Lattimer Massacre." Translated by M.Martina Tybor. Slovakia 27, no. 50 (1977): 44-61.Excerpts from K. Culen's Dejiny Slovakov v Amerike . ... Turner, George A. "The Lattimer Massacre and Its Sources." Slovakia 27, no. 50 (1977): 9-43. ... Volavkova, Hana, ed. I Never Saw Another Butterfly: Children'sDrawings and Poems from Terezin Concentration Camp, 1942-1944 .Translated by Jeanne Nemcova. New York: McGraw-Hill [1964] 80p.Translation of Detske kresby na zastavce k smrti, Terezin, 1942-1944. ... [Read More]
CSI Bulletin
The 72nd Brigade was an elite unit that reported directly to the Soviet Central Committee, bypassing the regular military chain of command. It dated from 1946, when Stalin ordered the creation of a clandestine unit to gather up German rocket scientists and technology as war booty. The Brigade's first mission was to test 12 captured German V-2 ballistic missiles that had been built by a team led by Dr. Werner von Braun—who later became the "father" of the American space program before the Germans surrendered to the US Army. (The first Soviet-made missile, the R-1, was an exact copy of the V-2.) Using camouflage and other deception ploys, the Brigade worked only at night to avoid detection by U-2 overflights. ... [Read More]
OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM: OPERATIONS AND RECONSTRUCTION
PARKS. The last complete experience we had, of course, was in the post-World War II trials. Generally, if you looked at a chain of command, you might—let's assume that you have an enemy soldier who is taken a prisoner of war and he has received an order to murder that prisoner of war. If he pulls the trigger, he will be prosecuted for that. Those in the chain of command who gave the orders would be prosecuted. Those in the chain of command who might have known or should have known of the orders and did not stop the act could be prosecuted. ... [Read More]
At Cold War's End: US Intelligence on the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe, 1989-1991
But the impact of the cuts was already making itself felt. In 1985, for example, the Intelligence Community had estimated that the Pact logistic structure in Central Europe could support an offensive against NATO for 60 to 90 days. By 1989, that Estimate was reduced to 30 to 45 days, on the assumption that NATO could hold Pact forces at bay for at least two weeks. This, in turn, affected one of the most critical intelligence issues, warning of war or surprise attack by the opposing side. Warning of War in Europe: Changing Warsaw Pact Planning and Forces , M/H NIE 4-1-84, September 1989 (Document 17) concluded that: The warning time we associate with possible Warsaw Pact preparations for war with NATO in Central Europe have increased significantly from those set forth in 1984 . . . . We should be able to provide about four to five weeks of warning [of the four-front attack that Warsaw Pact planners would prefer]. ... [Read More]
Special Issue: The Tampa Massacre ... Family Violence: Breaking the Chain ... Rodney King Case: What the Jury Saw in California Vs. Powell ... [Read More]
AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF JAMES S. LAWSON
On our arrival off the Bar, not knowing anything as regards the channel,signals were made for a pilot, or someone competent to act as such. Aftera few hours a boat came out bringing a man who declared himself acquaintedwith the channel; he was given charge, and he took us in safely, bringingus to anchor in the channel way, north of Pt. Hanson (S. pt. of Entrance)which he said was the best position. Our experience proved this to be anerror. The currents near the entrance are very strong, especially on thelarge tides; and when the heavy Northwest winds of summer prevail, a rough,broken sea results. Outside of the Entrance points (Pt. Brown, or Eld Id.,on the North, and Pt. Hanson on the South) is a crescent shaped shoal,bare at lowest tides. On the first of the flood, the current sets in directlythrough the main channel, as also through the swash channel between thisshoal and the South shore. When the tide rises sufficiently to cover thisshoal, the contact of the different currents cause ... [Read More]
2002 Resources, Federal Resources for Educational Excellence (FREE)
Today in History features a different person or event in history each day. Past features include Frederick Douglass, Woodrow Wilson, George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Benjamin Banneker, Rosa Parks, Samuel Slater, Louisa May Alcott, Radio City Music Hall, the Wright brothers' first flight, the Bill of Rights, the Gadsden Purchase, the Federal Reserve System, the Wounded Knee massacre, Pearl Harbor, the first controlled nuclear fission chain reaction, and more. (Library of Congress) ... [Read More]
BACHE6
Alden's case for primary recognition weakened considerably in December1855 when he wrote to Superintendent Bache and notified him of an errorin the survey of Shoalwater Bay. He had to alter the scale as given onthe survey sheets because "when we came to measure another Base in thenew work to verify that of the old, it was discovered that there was animportant error in the original Base line and upon making a careful enquiryinto the matter, I found a chain must have been used which was subsequentlyascertained to be about one metre too short. It appears that the chainwas right enough when it was made, but the links being inconveniently long(a metre) they were cut in two & no allowance made , or additionalring put in for loss incurred in turning up the ends. I have also the additionalmortification to find, when we went to remeasure the old base, that thesea had washed away all traces of one end of it." (42) This episode pointed out that Alden oversaw little of the ACTIVE's actualsur ... [Read More]
Office of the Press Secretary
MR. WIESEL: What you said is correct. The numbness isa danger. I remember during the Vietnam War, the first time wesaw on television, live, the war in Vietnam -- usually, ofcourse, the networks broadcasted during dinner. So we stoppedeating. How can you eat when people kill each other and peopledie? After two weeks, people went on eating. They were numb.And it's a danger. ... MR. WIESEL: Where I come from we used to respect oldpeople. I had a grandfather, a grandmother -- for me, they wereso important. I was looking forward twice a year to see themwhen they came during the holidays. And it was a celebration forme, literally -- I was so excited. Although they lived sevenkilometers away from my town, but I saw them only twice a year, Iwas so excited -- more than when I go to Paris today by Concorde.Believe me, it was so special. ... [Read More]
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