Word: yugoslavias
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...notably among the region's Muslim population. Those alliances are still paying political dividends today. But now that era may be coming to an end. Seven years after U.S. warplanes first roared over the mountains of central Bosnia, America is gradually, deliberately relinquishing its leadership role in the former Yugoslavia. In its place, eager to flex its own foreign policy muscles, the European Union is reasserting control. The consequences for the region depend in part on how quickly and completely the U.S. decides to leave and how soon Europe can overcome its historical rivalries to speak with one voice. Balkan...
...that we can continue to manage the movement for much longer," said Bernard Berger, the priest of St. Denis. With one eye on his commitment to curb illegal immigration in France, Interior Minister Nicolas Sarkozy reiterated that each case will be dealt with in a humane and realistic way. YUGOSLAVIA Kosovo Shoot-Out In the most serious attack since the U.N. mission arrived in 1999, nato-led peacekeepers and U.N. police came under fire from ethnic Albanian gunmen. Serb farmers, and U.N. police guarding them, were attacked in the village of Gorazdevac, about 90 km west of the provincial capital...
...Afghanistan. Nor in the former Yugoslavia. It was in a far more vile, treacherous environment that these young Britons had proved themselves. It was in Manchester...
...prison and a $500,000 fine. SENTENCED. FIKRET (BABO) ABDIC, 63, once considered to be the richest man in Bosnia; to 20 years in prison for war crimes that led to the deaths of 121 civilians and three prisoners of war; in Karlovac, Croatia. Following the collapse of communist Yugoslavia, Abdic distanced himself from the Bosnian government and declared himself ruler of a small autonomous region. To enlist the aid of Serb fighters to defend his fiefdom, Abdic turned his back on his fellow Muslims and set up camps where about 5,000 people were detained for just short...
Nevertheless, justice is painful. It’s slow; it takes place far from the alleged atrocities and involves mostly lawyers and judges from outside Yugoslavia; it’s not particularly publicized. These international tribunals single out a few culprits from the leadership; soldiers who actually have the blood of victims on their hands and are responsible for raping and torturing ethnic minorities may never sit in a courtroom...