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Ddasaccident263, Hd-Aid
Ddasaccident263, Hd-Aid
Global CWD Repository
As the Team Leader was looking for any signs of the benchmark or any other marking from the site, he used a track well used by the locals. This track had hazard warning tape leading down (red and white chevron tape), either side of it forming a corridor. There were no mine signs or any other signs of restricting access and the track was marked in a way that it should be safe to use. The Victim was tasked to park 15 metres down the track and the Team Leader and the Victim alighted from the vehicle. The Team Leader …
Ddasaccident254, Hd-Aid
Ddasaccident254, Hd-Aid
Global CWD Repository
The victim was working in an area of low brush adjacent to a (then) disused farm vehicle track. He was clearing a working lane along a line of PMA-2 mines and his team had found two that morning (one found by the victim). At 11:30 he initiated a PMA-2 by stepping on the mine with his right foot.
Ddasaccident262, Hd-Aid
Ddasaccident262, Hd-Aid
Global CWD Repository
After lunch four of the deminers were tasked to build a bridge over a creek to allow better access to the area being cleared. The remaining deminer and the supervisor cleared a one metre wide lane in order to examine a tripwire that had been spotted outside the working area. When they got close to the tripwire the supervisor took over clearance and worked for 20 minutes. Then he "stood up, turned around and requested two more small pickets to mark his lane". While doing this he "lost his footing" and took a step backwards over his base stick with …
Ddasaccident255, Hd-Aid
Ddasaccident255, Hd-Aid
Global CWD Repository
The victim, was clearing a lane past the remains of a dead cow and was already a metre past the cow when the accident occurred. While the victim was sweeping with the mine detector he received a signal on the right 10-cm overlap of the lane he was busy clearing. The ground at the accident site sloped slightly to the right of the lane. The victim started to prod in the area of the signal by using the prodder. When he was prodding on the right of his base stick, he activated an explosive device. This occurred at approximately 13:00.
Ibpp Research Associates. Banja Luka, Srpska, Zeljka Kasagic
Ibpp Research Associates. Banja Luka, Srpska, Zeljka Kasagic
International Bulletin of Political Psychology
This article is a letter from a 26 year-old Serbian female, Ms. Zeljka Kasagic, of Banja Luka, Srpska. The letter was written in a response to inquiries by Global Network Initiative staffer Gil Grein concerning the current crisis between the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and Yugoslavia.
From The Ibpp Research Associates. Yugoslavia., Dragoslav Jeremic
From The Ibpp Research Associates. Yugoslavia., Dragoslav Jeremic
International Bulletin of Political Psychology
This interview of Mr. Dragoslav Jeremic of Belgrade, Yugoslavia, was conducted via email by Global Network Initiative staffer Gil Grein and completed on April 12, 1999. Mr. Jeremic is a 70 year old retired chemist and university professor who specialized in teaching students about spectroscopy and other experimental techniques useful in studying organic molecular structures. Mr. Jeremic is also a Grandfather. The interview focused on the current crisis between NATO and Yugoslavia.
Using And Misusing History: Kosovo And The Epistemological Challenge, Ibpp Editor
Using And Misusing History: Kosovo And The Epistemological Challenge, Ibpp Editor
International Bulletin of Political Psychology
This article highlights the difficulties inherent to informing security policy with history.