ABSTRACT
In March 1999, as the Rambouillet peace talks went critical, Serbian troops massed on the Kosovo border, and NATO prepared a final target list for “message strikes” of cruise missiles and smart bombs on Belgrade, the west coast of the United States came under attack. Although an earthquake, a terrorist attack, and a civil uprising took place, and several thousand military personnel were engaged, few people outside the Bay area took note. It is understandable why the largest military invasion of an American city since the War of 1812 failed to attract much attention.1 It was, after all, virtual.
