| Summary: | An ABC news special reported by Peter Jennings about the tragedy in Bosnia and the U.S. policies towards it. It includes: excerpts from speeches of President George H.W. Bush, Secretary of State Warren Christopher, President Bill Clinton, and Vice President Al Gore, as well as interviews with John Western (Balkans and East European specialist in the U.S. State Department's Bureau of Intelligence and Research), Roy Gutman (journalist and author), John Fox (East European specialist, U.S. State Department’s Policy Planning Staff), Richard Boucher (Spokesman for the U.S. State Department), Lawrence Eagleburger (U.S. Secretary of State), Warren Zimmermann (U.S. Ambassador to Yugoslavia), Col. Carl Lowe (Planning Officer, Pentagon), Gen. John Galvin (NATO’s Supreme Allied Commander in Europe), Haris Silajdžić (Bosnian Foreign Minister), Louis Gentil (UN Aid Official), and Fred Cuny (Relief Official). Topics covered include: massacres in Prijedor, Banja Luka, Sarajevo; inhumane and degrading treatment of detainees at Omarska camp; the situation of the displaced population in Bosnia and Herzegovina; U.S. involvement in the conflict; the role of the UN and NATO in the Yugoslav war.
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