Word: conflict
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...what perception of the conflict is television bringing back to the living rooms of America this time? There is an emerging consensus that the TV pictures thus far have helped the NATO cause. The reason is simple: The one set of images that has been able to come out of the war unimpeded has been those of the refugees escaping out of Kosovo. The agony, the desperation and the tragedy etched on the faces of the victims have helped give a moral imperative to the NATO action...
Organizers chose not to reschedule the event because of logistical concerns. The change would have caused confusion and decreased attendance, Bernard said. He added that the event might conflict with others already scheduled...
...also debated the conflict in Kosovo...
...break-up of the Soviet Union is viewed by Fritz as a major factor in increased migration and emigration. Fritz argues that the "forced collectivization of the '20s, the ideological purges of the '30s and the ethnic shuffling of perceived Nazi sympathizers during the '40s "caused much displacement and conflict in terms of people of different ethnicities and nationalities thrown together haphazardly. For example, in describing the independence movement in Chechnya, Fritz tells of the conflicts between Chechens, Russians and the Ingush who wanted to unite with North Ossetia, who in turn wanted to unite with South Ossetia which...
...small crowd packed Boylston Hall's Ticknor Lounge last night to discuss media coverage of the Kosovo conflict with experts on the area...