“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 [...]

Karadic to Face International Criminal Tribunal Tomorrow

Originally posted at Stop Genocide.
Tomorrow, former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic will appear before the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) in the Hague.
According to TVNZ:
He has already made clear his intent to represent himself and has been busy filing numerous motions over the past month contesting the appointment of judges, demanding former [...]

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 [...]

Mladic Reward To Be Tax Free – Serbia :: BalkanInsight.com

Mladic Reward To Be Tax Free – Serbia :: BalkanInsight.com.
Planning on turning in war criminals, but afraid the government would tax your reward money too heavily?  Well, we’ve got great news for you!
Serbia will pick up the tax liability for anyone who claims the reward for information leading to the arrests of war crimes fugitives [...]

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 [...]