Serbian nationalism stirs again
When Serbian state television cut into its usual programming to carry a live report on the arrival of Slobodan Milosevic’s body in Belgrade last Wednesday, the station received hundreds of angry calls from viewers demanding that it stop giving such importance to the fate of the former Yugoslav president. When the report ended, hundreds more furious calls came in, this time from Mr. Milosevic’s supporters, demanding the channel carry 24-hour coverage of his funeral arrangements. “Even after his death, Milosevic continues to divide Serbs into two enemy blocs,” says Nenad Stefanovic, chief editor of state TV. Full Story