After Karadzic
Re “Long-sought war crimes suspect caught in Serbia,” July 22
Though many will cheer the arrest of Radovan Karadzic, his alleged crimes represent only one portion of the horrible saga of Bosnia’s civil war. The Hague tribunal has not seriously investigated the crimes committed against Serbian civilians as it strives to blame the Serbian people for all that has happened during and after the Western-catalyzed breakup of the former Yugoslavia.
Most recently, Bosnian Muslim commander Naser Oric was released after serving a brief sentence, despite the severity of his crimes. It was crimes committed by forces under his leadership in Srebrenica that provoked the capture of Srebrenica by the Bosnian Serbian forces.
Though the International Criminal Tribunal may get a new lease on life by trying Karadzic, it will always be seen as an anti-Serbian instrument of Western powers (primarily the U.S.) to justify their illegal intervention.
Michael Pravica
Henderson, Nev.
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Karadzic eluded capture for 13 years hiding in the backyard of NATO and other officials looking for him. Theodore Kaczynski, the Unabomber, remained a fugitive for 17 years right here in the United States. Osama bin Laden has been on the run from U.S. forces for 10 years now.
These fugitives have an aptitude for remaining at large; however, over time they make mistakes. Perhaps Bin Laden’s days are numbered.
Gary Hall
Los Angeles
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