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  • August 2008

    • Karadzic Blasts 'Witch Hunt,' Says US Wants to Kill Him

      BBC  |  Aug 1, 08 12:50 PM CDT

      Karadzic Blasts 'Witch Hunt,' Says US Wants to Kill Him

      (Newser) - 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. More »

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      assassination  • Muslim  • Bosnia  • The Hague  • Radovan Karadzic  • international war crimes tribunal  • Richard Holbrooke

  • July 2008

    • My Meeting With the Monster of the Balkans

      Washington Post  |  Jul 23, 08 7:58 AM CDT

      My Meeting With the Monster of the Balkans

      (Newser) - 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." More »

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      Serbia  • Bosnia  • Radovan Karadzic  • The Hague  • international war crimes tribunal  • Balkans War  • Richard Holbrooke  • Ratko Mladic

    • Obama Relying on Own Mini State Dept.

      New York Times  |  Jul 18, 08 8:27 AM CDT

      Obama Relying on Own Mini State Dept.

      (Newser) - As Barack Obama makes his first overseas visit as the presumptive Democratic nominee, the New York Times spotlights the 300-strong army of foreign policy advisers that keep the candidate abreast of world affairs. Obama's operation is run like a mini-State Department, the Times notes, with senior aides taking responsibility for regions and overseeing 20 different teams. More »

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      Barack Obama  • Hillary Clinton  • diplomacy  • foreign policy  • Richard Holbrooke  • Denis McDonough

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