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There just aren't many flesh-and-blood bad guys left. Radovan Karadzic and most of his Serbian followers certainly qualify, but there was surprisingly good news here last week when Dusan Tadic became the first Serb to be tried and convicted of crimes against humanity...
CONVICTED. DUSAN TADIC, 41, brutal Bosnian Serb prison guard; of killing and torturing Muslim civilians in 1992; concluding the first trial of the war-crimes tribunal; in the Hague...
...HAGUE: In the first war crimes conviction since World War II, a U.N. tribunal found Bosnian Serb Dusan Tadic found guilty on 11 counts of war crimes and crimes against humanity for his role in the systematic beatings, torture and persecution of Muslims and Croats living in and around three Serb-run camps in northwest Bosnia. A sentencing hearing scheduled for July 1 is likely to be postponed pending an appeal by Tadic's lawyer. While the tribunal hails Tadic's conviction as a sign that justice can be served, its reach has so far proved limited. The tribunal, which...
...powerful ally: the army. A group of students emerged from a meeting with General Momcilo Perisic, head of the Yugoslav army, with guarantees that he would not interfere with their pro-democracy demonstrations. "We got firm assurances it will be so, and we are very pleased," said Dusan Vasiljevic, one of the students. If the army holds to its pledge, it represents a shift in the role that the military will play in Belgrade. In March of 1991, Serb President Slobodan Milosevic brought army tanks onto the streets of Belgrade to halt protests. He also used the military to launch...
...have nothing against Mel as an actor, and perhaps deep down he is a decent human being. Apparently, his appearance earlier Tuesday with Dusan Makavajev's film class was great--sources say he was charming, witty and personable. So how come he melted down when he got to Sanders? Perhaps he was flustered by the bright lights and the pressure to perform, sort of like my On Thin Ice audition...