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The Brooklyn Connection URL: http://www.pbs.org/pov/thebrooklynconnection/ Description: Companion to a Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) P.O.V. program that "shows the terrifying ease with which a charming Brooklyn [New York] businessman raised $30 million during the Kosovo War, purchased weapons across the USA, and shipped them legally to Albania to be smuggled into Kosovo." Includes background information about Kosovo and about U.S. gun laws and the international arms trade, a "journey of the gun" feature, and more. Author: Quirijns, Klaartje Publisher: American Documentary, Inc. Library of Congress Subject Headings: Arms transfers Firearms industry and trade Kosovo (Serbia) -- History -- Civil War, 1998-1999 Krasniqi, Florin People LII Database Information: Record 3136 created by Jennifer English on 07/23/2005 Last modification on 09/04/2009 Published: 07/23/2005 Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/3136 |