“A war between crazy people, between monsters”

Seventeen years ago, on April 6th, 1992 the longest siege in modern warfare began on the day the European Commission recognized Bosnia and Herzegovina as an independent state.  The siege – and near constant shellings, mortar attacks and sniper hits – lasted 43 months.
The BosniakAmerican Advisory Council released a statement today, saying:
The Siege of Sarajevo [...]

ICTY Rules Karadzic will face two Genocide Charges

This is big:
Tuesday, February 17, 2009 (06:22:25), EST
ICTY Rules Karadzic will face two Genocide Charges
The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) ruled that Bosnian Serb wartime leader Radovan Karadzic would face two charges of genocide in stead of one. The first count referring to the crimes committed in Bosnia and Herzegovina in 1992 [...]

Back to the Balkans – Let’s Pay Attention This Time

First posted over at Stop Genocide.
Sometimes, I wonder how it is possible that situations of genocide and mass atrocity aren’t given any attention or resources before things get “really bad” (whatever really bad means).  Is it because no one knows?  There’s no warnings?  Then I think about how ignored some very clear warnings, from [...]