Yugoslavia The Human Cost of War

After 12 failed cease-fires, Croatians and Serbs are starving and dying -- and wondering why no one stops the bloodletting

The scars may be just months old, but they cut deep enough to last a lifetime. In Dubrovnik, the architectural jewel of the Adriatic that has been under siege since Oct. 1, 50,000 civilians spent last week huddled in underground cellars and shelters while shells tore apart their matchless city. With potable water and food in ever diminishing supply, terrified Yugoslavs subsisted on powdered milk and the forlorn hope that the international community might finally come to their rescue.

To the north and east along the banks of the Danube River, the stench of decomposing livestock, pets and people wafted through...

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