OPINION
Long bipartisan history of infringing on rights of Americans
American Conservative Nov 13, 08 1:07 PM CST
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Those who blame the current administration for assaults on US constitutional freedoms should take a longer view, writes Alexander Cockburn in the American Conservative . “No doubt the conservatives who cheered Bush on as he abrogated ancient rights and stretched the powers of his office to unseen limits would have shrieked if a Democrat had taken such liberties,” but Bush’s actions are “acute symptoms of a chronic disease.”
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Former Bosnian Serb leader refuses to recognize court on war-crimes charges
BBC Aug 29, 08 9:15 AM CDT
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Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic refused to plead today at a UN war-crimes tribunal—so a judge entered a “not guilty” plea for him, the BBC reports. Karadzic, 63, was charged with 11 counts linked to the Bosnian civil war of the 1990s, including genocide, crimes against humanity, and war crimes. He called the tribunal “a court of NATO” seeking his “liquidation.”
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Ex-Bosnian leader claims he cut a deal with Washington
BBC Aug 1, 08 12:50 PM CDT
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Radovan Karadzic says he can't possibly get a fair trial at the Hague because a “media witch hunt” has already proclaimed him a war criminal, the BBC reports. In a document submitted to the war crimes tribunal, Karadzic cited “drastic irregularities” in his arrest and accused the US of trying to "liquidate" him.
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War crimes suspect refusing to eat
Guardian (UK) Jul 25, 08 2:51 AM CDT
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Captured Serbian war crimes suspect Radovan Karadzic has been refusing to eat in his Belgrade cell since his arrest more than a week ago—but has been boasting about life on the lam. Karadzic claims he had planned to turn himself in next year, reports the Guardian . Karadzic was nabbed on his way to a spa outside Belgrade. He was carrying swimming trunks, a laptop computer, two mobile phones and small Orthodox Christian icons.
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OPINION
Even warrants can hurt bad actors
Time Jul 23, 08 11:09 AM CDT
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For all those who doubt the effectiveness of an International Criminal Court warrant, just look at Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic. Samantha Power imagined the arrest differently when she was reporting from Sarajevo in 1995, but his diminished circumstances now show just how crippling and demeaning it is to run from the international community, she writes in Time .
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OPINION
Karadzic was terrifying at negotating table, writes Holbrooke
Washington Post Jul 23, 08 7:58 AM CDT
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When Richard Holbrooke led the process that resulted in the Dayton Accords and the end of the war in Bosnia, he knew that sending Radovan Karadzic to the Hague was necessary to bring peace to the Balkans. Now, after 12 "inexcusable" years on the run, he has been arrested, and the former ambassador writes in the Washington Post of his only meeting with Karadzic, "whose enthusiastic advocacy of ethnic cleansing merits a special place in history."
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With Karadzic behind bars, focus is on genocidal partner
Associated Press Jul 23, 08 6:22 AM CDT
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Former Bosnian leader Radovan Karadzic is finally behind bars, but his alleged partner in genocide, Gen. Ratko Mladic, remains at large. Mladic is an even more ruthless figure who until a few years ago brazenly appeared in downtown Belgrade, attending soccer games and eating at gourmet restaurants, despite a $5 million reward for his capture, AP reports.
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'Butcher of Bosnia' saw himself as an intellectual and guardian of his people
Times (UK) Jul 22, 08 7:00 AM CDT
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Serbian strongman Radovan Karadzic viewed himself as a high-minded intellectual but his hardline nationalism drove him to become responsible for Europe's most bestial atrocities since the Nazis, writes the Times of London. The former Bosnian leader, now captured after 12 years on the run, was a poet and author and worked as a psychiatrist for years before entering politics.
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Former Bosnian Serb leader faces UN genocide charges
Associated Press Jul 21, 08 5:40 PM CDT
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Serbian forces arrested Radovan Karadzic today after hunting the war crimes fugitive for 12 years, the AP reports. The former Bosnian Serb president, collared with other suspected war criminals, will likely be sent to the UN war crimes court in the Hague. The tribunal has indicted him twice, once for approving the murder of civilians in Sarajevo and later for organizing the genocide of 8,000 Muslim men in Bosnia.
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OPINION
NY Times columnists is sickened by Democrat's pandering
New York Times Apr 24, 08 3:33 PM CDT
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Hillary Clinton prevailed in Pennsylvania by dragging Barack Obama's bipartisan, hopeful vision through the muck, proving politics is “frequently mean and irrational,” Gail Collins writes in the New York Times . Clinton showed that the playing field is dirty, and that even the junior senator from Illinois would go negative if he was pushed. She also proved that nobody can match her for pure toughness.
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'You woulda thought that she'd robbed a bank,' wails ex-prez
Politico Apr 11, 08 9:04 AM CDT
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Just when you thought the controversy surrounding Hillary Clinton's trip to Bosnia had died down, Bill Clinton resuscitated it with an impassioned defense of his wife's claims. During a rally at an Indiana high school, the former president lashed out at the media for treating Hillary as if "she'd robbed a bank" for suggesting that she dodged sniper fire in 1996.
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Senator jokes to Leno that she almost missed the show
USA Today Apr 4, 08 6:55 AM CDT
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Making light of a major campaign embarrassment, Hillary Clinton quipped to Jay Leno last night that she almost missed the show due to sniper fire, USA Today reports. “I was worried I wasn’t going to make it. I was pinned down by sniper fire at the Burbank airport,” Clinton joshed, making fun of her now-famous "misstatement" that she once dodged sniper fire on a visit to Bosnia.
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Fallout from Bosnia controversy figures in; Pa. race tightens
Wall Street Journal Apr 1, 08 2:45 PM CDT
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Hillary Clinton's approval rating has dropped to its lowest level since April 2006, with 29% of poll respondents saying they have a very negative opinion of her, compared to 15% for Barack Obama and 12% for John McCain, the Wall Street Journal reports. Another poll released last week shows 29% of white Democrats describing Clinton as “phony,” something only 14% said about her rival.
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