Kosovo Brings War Onto The Web

The Web war is heating up, as supporters on both sides of the Kosovo crisis battle to get their viewpoint out over the Internet, reports CBS News Correspondent Sandra Hughes.

B92 Radio, an independent Belgrade station, is reporting only over the Web after the Serbian government banned its broadcasts.

The U.S. government has three Web sites in the action, and Serbian supporters are waging their own war of words.

Even refugee groups are using the Web to share horror stories.

"As long as people have access to electricity and phone lines and can access the Internet, there will not be a time when news shuts down, because people want to talk," said Judith Jenya, founder of the Global ChildrenÂ's Organization.

By audio Internet link, volunteers and refugees talked about the significance of the Internet.

"ItÂ's a really good thing, especially for people [in countries so far away] to actually see from the first hand what itÂ's really like here," said one man in the Balkan region by audio link.

With the Serbian government filtering images and information, and Web sites often popping out propaganda, email is one of the only ways for people to communicate freely.

"This is like having access to a diary during the time it is being written. This is people on the ground, in their own homes, talking," Jenya said.

As the war continues, at least one Web site, the NATO page, has come under attack by Yugoslav cyber-guerillas. It has since been fixed.

In the meantime, more is added daily on Web sites and email, ensuring that this war can be up close and personal to many, many people.