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...past nine years, former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic and military chief Ratko Mladic have been hiding in mountainous areas of Bosnia and Serbia to avoid deportation to the Hague on war crimes charges. Both men are accused of genocide during the 1992-95 Bosnian war. Now sources tell TIME that the Serbian government is secretly negotiating with Mladic, promising to fund his defense and provide financial aid to his family if he surrenders. "We are working very intensely on that and expect results in a couple of weeks," says a senior government official. The change appears to have been...
...them unable to militarily defend towns that were designated as “safe zones.” His failure to clarify this language, even after he was asked to by several commanders, led Dutch peacekeepers in Srebrenica to simply stay inside their barracks, rather than stop the Bosnian Serb military from massacring 7,000 Muslim refugees. Ultimately, the event forced the Dutch prime minister to resign his position in 2002 when a report was released assigning blame to the peacekeepers and the U.N. So why the impunity for Annan...
Compared to so many other war-torn regions, the Balkan province of Kosovo was progressing nicely. Since NATO bombing ended in 1999, a government with limited powers had been elected. Security was improving. Kosovo Serbs, a minority in the predominantly ethnic Albanian province, could leave their fortified enclaves to shop, work, go skiing. "Things are getting back to normal," a Kosovo Serb restaurateur told Time last month. "People are ready to forget the past and move on." Alas, civil war is not easily forgotten. In a rash of attacks that spread across the province last week like a bushfire, ethnic...
...DARKO VOJINOVIC/AP A mother lets her son casts her ballot during the recent Serb parliamentary elections...
...have to convince Congress that he's committed to democratic reform and that he's serious about arresting suspected war criminals. Given his fierce resistance to the tribunal in the past - and with his government dependent on votes from Milosevic's party - few expect to see people like Bosnian Serb General Ratko Mladic on their way to the Hague anytime soon. "We are highly dependent on Western aid, and if the U.S. stops supporting us, others are likely to follow," says independent foreign investment consultant Milan Kovacevic. "We should hope for the best, but expect the worst." Kostunica will need...