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Fine words, yet the linkage between Milosevic's extradition and financial aid to Serbia troubled some. "Of course, the money is important," said Latinka Perovic, a Belgrade historian. "But we have a moral duty to do away with the culture of killing, and I have heard precious little about that in the last few weeks...
...dash to deliver its former leader in time to procure international aid has made the country's compliance with the war-crimes tribunal seem a matter of economic self-interest rather than collective responsibility. "The war-crimes issue has turned into a financial issue in this country," says Latinka Perovic, a Belgrade historian. "We have a moral duty to do away with the history of crimes, but I've heard precious little about these in recent weeks...
...burly, crew-cut Serbian had, in fact, attempted to dampen Serbian national fervor. He reportedly aroused Tito's ire last year by warning him against rising Croat separatism before Tito was ready to acknowledge it. Other prominent Serbs who resigned under pressure were Serbian Central Committee Secretary Latinka Perović and Foreign Minister Mirko Tepavac. The premier of Slovenia, Stane Kavćić, and a Serbian member of the Presidium, Koca Popović, resigned voluntarily out of sympathy. Vague charges of "anarcho-liberalism" were leveled at those purged. Still Tito's tough action delivered the message...
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