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title: '"Don''t wait for me!" Serbian-language leaflet 03-Q-09-L004, Operation Allied Force'
url: https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/kosovo-nato-leaflet-dont-wait-for-me-1999/
description: 'Two-sided Serbian-language leaflet, front above back. The front shows the line ''Don''t wait for me!'' (Serbian: Ne cekaj za mene!).'
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# "Don't wait for me!" Serbian-language leaflet 03-Q-09-L004, Operation Allied Force

Two-sided Serbian-language leaflet, front above back. The front shows the line 'Don't wait for me!' (Serbian: Ne cekaj za mene!); the back is a warning to Yugoslav Army (VJ) forces that NATO forces 'always see you', that those who stay in Kosovo will meet death and those who abandon their unit and equipment and leave Kosovo may live. The tell is the two-door choice, stay and be killed or desert, which presents desertion as the only survivable option and leaves out every other possibility.

## Propaganda techniques used in this leaflet

[Fear appeal](https://propagandaarchive.org/techniques/fear-appeal/) [False dilemma](https://propagandaarchive.org/techniques/false-dilemma/)

## Full record

Region, Country, Medium, Issuer type, Regime, Leader, Audience, Purpose, Theme, Event, Source, Rights

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