tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3650193.post8386676433677645344..comments2023-11-02T23:12:22.758+11:00Comments on Planet Irf: OPINION: Justice the remedy required to help Bosnia heal ...Irfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12032825228704836828noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3650193.post-45251035342757661102008-09-01T07:05:00.000+10:002008-09-01T07:05:00.000+10:00anonymus:You have to remember the circumstances - ...anonymus:<BR/><BR/>You have to remember the circumstances - they add up to a perfect storm:<BR/><BR/>1. Srebrenica was a big thorn in the side of the RS army, tying down forces that were needed elsewhere.<BR/>2. The garrison (28th division, under Nasir Oric) kept shelling the Serb positions from the city, from under the cover of UN protection.<BR/>3. Oric's men kept raiding the surrounding Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3650193.post-43437897817550834652008-08-28T01:47:00.000+10:002008-08-28T01:47:00.000+10:00Bravo Irfan. But there is one more Serb leader fre...Bravo Irfan. But there is one more Serb leader free. <BR/><BR/>as they say "never, never again."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3650193.post-15789853201140286572008-08-27T16:08:00.000+10:002008-08-27T16:08:00.000+10:00Who do you say ordered the Srebrenica massacre, pe...Who do you say ordered the Srebrenica massacre, peter? Was it Mary Poppins? Or the Von Trapp Family Singers? Or perhaps Barack Obama's Indonesian step-father?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3650193.post-43554771359973826862008-08-20T11:45:00.000+10:002008-08-20T11:45:00.000+10:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3650193.post-64260194545157204762008-08-19T23:13:00.000+10:002008-08-19T23:13:00.000+10:00bosnianorthodox:"But that doesn't mean..."The Serb...bosnianorthodox:<BR/><BR/>"But that doesn't mean..."<BR/><BR/>The Serb boycott was close to 100 pecent. What does that mean? They did not oppose independence, but did not want to say so? Or what?<BR/><BR/>"Karadzic was ..."<BR/><BR/>Perhaps he was. But as soon as the handcuffs clicked on his wrist, he became an innocent man, whose guilt has to be proven. Which - based on the total fiasco of the peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12607652922449411439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3650193.post-56587359526618467792008-08-19T22:12:00.000+10:002008-08-19T22:12:00.000+10:001. There were many Serbs who boycotted the indepen...1. There were many Serbs who boycotted the independence vote. But that doesn't mean the majority of Serbs in Bosnia opposed independence. <BR/><BR/>2. Karadzic was a murderer and a war criminal. He was head of a false entity that wasn't recognised by any but a small handful of mainly Orthodox Christian nations. You have provided no source for the casulty figures you quoted.<BR/><BR/>3. If Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3650193.post-50035171722678618622008-08-19T20:05:00.000+10:002008-08-19T20:05:00.000+10:00It is probably a good idea to check your facts bef...It is probably a good idea to check your facts before you publish. Just a few glaring errors:<BR/><BR/>1. "...when it declared its independence ...on March 1, 1992, Bosnia was a country of three large ethnic minorities... Members of all three communities supported Bosnian independence."<BR/><BR/>Most Bosnian Serbs opposed independence, and wanted to keep the country in the Yugoslav federation. peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12607652922449411439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3650193.post-37533333293908965192008-08-19T19:43:00.000+10:002008-08-19T19:43:00.000+10:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com