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The Media and their Atrociti 13. New York Times, May 11, 1999. Eric Canepa, Brecht Forum, New York, April 20, Co ued from page 24 14. Audrey Gillan, "What's the Story?", London 1999. Endnotes Review of Books, May 27, 1999. 31. Teach-in, Leo Baeck Temple, Los Angeles, May 1. For instance, Raymond Bonner's "War Crimes 15. Washington Post, July 10, 1999. 23, 1999. Panel Finds Croat Troops ‘Cleansed! the Serbs", 16. See, for instance, Carlotta Gall, "Belgrade Sees New York Times, March 21, 1999, is a revealing Grave Site as Proof NATO Fails to Protect Serbs’, About the Author: report that has been ignored in the relentless propa- New York Times, August 27, 1999. ne Dr Michael Parenti received his PhD in political ganda campaign against the Serbs. 17. Both the State Department's and Cohen's fig- science from Yale University in 1962. He has 2. John Ranz, in his paid advertisement in the New —_Ures are reported in the New York Times, November taught at a number of colleges and universities in York Times, April 29, 1993. 11, 1999. ; the USA and abroad. He regularly appears on 3. "Correction: Report on Rape in Bosnia", New 18. New York Times, November 11, 1999. television and radio talk shows to discuss current York Times, October 23, 1993. 19. Associated Press release, June 18, 1999. issues and ideas from his published works, such 4. David Owen, Balkan Odyssey, Harcourt, 1996, Reuters, on July 12, 1999, reported that NATO _ as democracy and economic power, political p. 262. forces had catalogued more than 100 sites contain- bias in US news media, ideology and history, 5. Barry Lituchy, "Media Deception and the ing the bodies of massacred ethnic Albanians. communism and fascism, and race, gender and Yugoslav Civil War", in Ramsey Clark et al, NATO 20. Stratfor.com, Global Intelligence Update, class. in the Balkans, \nternational Action Center, New "Where Are Kosovo's Killing Fields?", Weekly Dr Parenti's articles have appeared in Covert York, p. 205; see also New York Times, August 7, Analysis, October 18, 1999, www.stratfor.com. Action Quarterly, The Nation, Z Magazine, 1993. 21. Reed Irvine and Cliff Kincaid, "Playing the Dollars and Sense and numerous other publica- 6. Both Noam Chomsky, in his comments on Numbers Game", on website tions. He is the author of 14 books, including Pacifica Radio, April 7, 1999, and Alexander www.aim.org/mm/1999/08/03.htm. History as Mystery (1999), America Besieged Cockburn, in The Nation, May 10, 1999, describe 22. Sunday Times, London, October 31, 1999. (1998), Dirty Truths (1996) and Against Empire Milosevic as "monstrous" without offering any 23. Los Angeles Times, August 28, 1999. (1995) (all published by City Lights Books). This specifics. 24. ibid. article is excerpted from Dr Parenti's forthcoming 7. Brooke Shelby Biggs, "Failure to Inform", San 25. Stratfor.com, ibid. book, To Kill a Nation: The Attack on Francisco Bay Guardian, May 5, 1999, p. 25. 26. Richard Gwyn, Toronto Star, November 3, Yugoslavia, to be published by Verso in October 8. Washington Post, June 6, 1999. 1999. 2000. To view other articles by Dr Parenti, visit 9. See, for instance, Robert Burns's report, 27. See, for instance, Carlotta Gall, "Belgrade Sees his website at www.michaelparenti.org/. Associated Press, April 22, 1999. Grave Site as Proof NATO Fails to Protect Serbs", 10. For example, New York Times, June 15, 1998. ibid. [endnote 16]. Editor's Note: 11. Charles Radin and Louise Palmer, "Experts 28. Richard Gwyn, ibid. Copies of Dr Parenti's books are available from Voice Doubts on Claims of Genocide: Little 29. New York Times, November 11, 1999. People's Video, PO Box 99514, Seattle, WA Evidence for NATO Assertions", San Francisco 30. Intelligence reports from the German Foreign 98199, USA, tel 800 823 4507 (toll free in North Chronicle, April 22, 1999. Office, January 12, 1999 and October 29, 1998, to America), fax +1 (206) 782 6253, e-mail 12. Newsday, March 31, 1999. the German Administrative Courts, translated by peoplesvideo@vida.com. Continued from page 24 Endnotes 1. For instance, Raymond Bonner's "War Crimes Panel Finds Croat Troops 'Cleansed' the Serbs", New York Times, March 21, 1999, is a revealing report that has been ignored in the relentless propa- ganda campaign against the Serbs. 2. John Ranz, in his paid advertisement in the New York Times, April 29, 1993. 3. "Correction: Report on Rape in Bosnia", New York Times, October 23, 1993. 4. David Owen, Balkan Odyssey, Harcourt, 1996, p. 262. 5. Barry Lituchy, "Media Deception and the Yugoslav Civil War", in Ramsey Clark et al., NATO in the Balkans, \nternational Action Center, New York, p. 205; see also New York Times, August 7, 1993. 6. Both Noam Chomsky, in his comments on Pacifica Radio, April 7, 1999, and Alexander Cockburn, in The Nation, May 10, 1999, describe Milosevic as "monstrous" without offering any specifics. 7. Brooke Shelby Biggs, "Failure to Inform", San Francisco Bay Guardian, May 5, 1999, p. 25. 8. Washington Post, June 6, 1999. 9. See, for instance, Robert Burns's report, Associated Press, April 22, 1999. 10. For example, New York Times, June 15, 1998. 11. Charles Radin and Louise Palmer, "Experts Voice Doubts on Claims of Genocide: Little Evidence for NATO Assertions", San Francisco Chronicle, April 22, 1999. 12. Newsday, March 31, 1999. About the Author: Dr Michael Parenti received his PhD in political science from Yale University in 1962. He has taught at a number of colleges and universities in the USA and abroad. He regularly appears on television and radio talk shows to discuss current issues and ideas from his published works, such as democracy and economic power, political bias in US news media, ideology and history, communism and fascism, and race, gender and class. Dr Parenti's articles have appeared in Covert Action Quarterly, The Nation, Z Magazine, Dollars and Sense and numerous other publica- tions. He is the author of 14 books, including History as Mystery (1999), America Besieged (1998), Dirty Truths (1996) and Against Empire (1995) (all published by City Lights Books). This article is excerpted from Dr Parenti's forthcoming book, To Kill a Nation: The Attack on Yugoslavia, to be published by Verso in October 2000. To view other articles by Dr Parenti, visit his website at www.michaelparenti.org/. Editor's Note: Copies of Dr Parenti's books are available from People's Video, PO Box 99514, Seattle, WA 98199, USA, tel 800 823 4507 (toll free in North America), fax +1 (206) 782 6253, e-mail peoplesvideo@vida.com. NEXUS - 81 AUGUST - SEPTEMBER 2000