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...Berets, or "Frenki's boys," as they came to be known, were remarkably successful: they helped invent the 1990s version of "ethnic cleansing" and went on to become the most feared paramilitary unit of the Balkan wars. Without such units, politicians like Milosevic and Radovan Karadzic would never have had the means to carry out their radical ethnic policies. When the war expanded to Bosnia in 1992, Frenki moved with it and later went on to Kosovo. Word that Frenki's boys were in the neighborhood was enough to drive tens of thousands of Kosovars from their homes and across...
...TIME investigation into Frenki and his boys reveals how he continues to escape scrutiny in Serbia despite his alarming reputation elsewhere. Friends and former colleagues are edgily protective. Dragan Vasiljkovic, alias Captain Dragan, an associate who trained the first contingent of Red Berets and who now runs a Belgrade Internet cafe, calls the ex-chief a "real gentlemen." "I can't see him committing anything that would not agree with my own moral standards," says Vasiljkovic. He adds, dragging on a cigarette, "If anyone will call me as a witness, he can expect me to defend him." Simatovic...
...featured speakers on the first morning of the conference was Ted J. Kaptchuk, an expert in traditional Chinese medicine. He sported a short salt-and-pepper beard, a black beret, and a short ponytail...
...Army has announced it will provide black berets for all soldiers next year as "a symbol of unity, a symbol of Army excellence, a symbol of our values." Blame Monica, blame the Panthers or blame France, the black beret has become this year's must-have...
...sheer ridiculousness of the beret plan, however, begs a larger question: why are we changing the hats at all? When our national defense can only strengthen its forces by wearing a different style of headgear, we may want to reevaluate our military policies. Perhaps we have fewer recruits because Americans see how petty the Army can be. The solution to the Army's recruiting woes begins not with fashion ensembles but with enlightenment...