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Table 6.7 Western Government Assignment
of Blame in Press Releases and Statements:
January 1, 1998–March 23, 1999
Options: 1—Full Blame Serbs
Options
Week Beginning
1
0
0
January 4
0
0
January 11
0
0
January 18
0
0
January 25
0
0
0
0
0
0
February 1
0
0
0
February 8
February 15
0
0
0
0
February 22
1
1
3
March 1
1
2
3
2
March 8
5
0
March 15
0
0
1
March 22
2
1
March 29
0
0
0
April 5
0
0
0
0
0
April 12 2—Majority Blame Serbs 2 0 Total
0
April 19 0 0 0
April 26 0 0 0
May 3 0 0 0
May 10 0 0 0
May 17 0 0 0
May 24 0 1 1
May 31 0 0 0
June 7 1 3 4
June 14 0 2 2
June 21 0 0 0
June 28 0 1 1
July 5 0 1 1
July 12 0 1 1
July 19 0 0 0
July 26 0 0 0
August 2 0 0 0
August 9 0 4 4
August 16 0 0 0
August 23 0 1 1
August 30 0 0 0
September 6 0 0 0
September 13 0 0 0
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