czas-i-pomiary: United States bombing of the Chinese embassy in Belgrade

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On May 7, 1999, a United States Air Force B-2 Spirit, participating in the NATO bombing of Yugoslavia, dropped five Joint Direct Attack Munition satellite-guided bombs on the Embassy of China, Belgrade, FR Yugoslavia, killing three Chinese journalists and injuring twenty-seven others, known in China as the May 8 incident. According to the US, the intention had been to bomb the headquarters of Yugoslav weapons importer Yugoimport, 440 meters south on the same street. President Bill Clinton apologized for the bombing, claiming it was an accident. Central Intelligence Agency director George Tenet later testified the bombing was the only one in the campaign organized by his agency, and that the…

Evidence: 64 • authority: 88

Evidence: 64 • authority: 72

George John Tenet (born January 5, 1953) is an American intelligence official and academic who served as the director of central intelligence (DCI) for the United States Central Intelligence Agency, as well as a distinguished professor in the practice of diplomacy at Georgetown University. Tenet held the position as the DCI from July 1997 to July 2004, making him the second-longest-serving director in the agency's history—behind Allen Dulles—as well as one of the few DCIs to serve under two U.S. presidents of opposing political parties. He played a key role in overseeing intelligence regarding weapons of mass destruction in advance of the Iraq War. A 2005 Inspector General's report found th…

Evidence: 52 • authority: 80

Evidence: 35 • authority: 72

Wesley Kanne Clark, SSM, BVO, KBE (born Wesley J. Kanne, 23 December 1944) is a retired United States Army officer. He graduated as valedictorian of the class of 1966 at West Point and was awarded a Rhodes Scholarship to the University of Oxford, where he obtained a degree in Philosophy, Politics and Economics. He later graduated from the Command and General Staff College with a master's degree in military science. He commanded an infantry company in the Vietnam War, where he was shot four times and awarded a Silver Star for gallantry in combat. Clark served as the Supreme Allied Commander Europe of NATO from 1997 to 2000, commanding Operation Allied Force during the Kosovo War. He spent 34…

Evidence: 35 • authority: 80

Evidence: 35 • authority: 80

Evidence: 35 • authority: 80