The purpose of this paper is to investigate how Greek newspapers presented the horrific events that took place at the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia in 1999, and more specifically in Serbia. The main goal is to examine how the political actions against the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and NATO’s bombing unfolded in their reporting by popular newspapers in Greece during the Kosovo War. The paper explores the general attitude of Greek journalists and politicians, the way they described the situation and the stance of the Greek government. Based on 45 articles from three newspapers, an attempt is made to analyse how language maps important historical events, with a special focus on rhetorics and figurative language.