[XHogPilot]

Reality check here. Do you really think a President of the US and the NATO commander got their "evidence" from the USA Today. Was this story a key event??

The story was cited by Human Rights Watch as key evidence of direct intent of the government of Rump Yugoslavia/Serbia to commit genocide, vs the Serbian claim of "police action" against Kosovar Albanian separatists.

And yes, unclassified sources, eg, news articles, can and do enter into the US intelligence system. How this particular news piece was subsequently weighed and vetted, you and I will never know.

[ironman]

"And yes, unclassified sources, eg, news articles, can and do enter into the US intelligence system. How this particular news piece was subsequently weighed and vetted, you and I will never know

That's a good point, worth repeating. There is a lot of intell to be gained from unclass sources.