News Radovan Karadžić Arrested for War Crimes

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Radovan Karadžić has been apprehended and faces two indictments for genocide related to the 43-month siege of Sarajevo, which resulted in 12,000 deaths, and the 1995 Srebrenica massacre, where approximately 8,000 Muslims were killed. This event is significant for European collective memory, as perceptions of the conflict range from horror to viewing Karadžić as a war hero. The discussion suggests that his trial could alter these perceptions, though some express skepticism about the potential for change. There are calls for Serbia to conduct its own trial and possibly execute him to help cleanse its national conscience. The delay tactics employed by Karadžić's lawyer are noted, but it is believed that the Serbian public is more focused on moving towards European integration, which includes the extradition of other war criminals like Mladić and Hadžić.
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Wow, they got the guy!

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25787633/

Karadzic is twice indicted for genocide for the 43-month siege of Sarajevo which claimed 12,000 lives and for orchestrating the 1995 massacre of some 8,000 Muslims at Srebrenica, the worst atrocity in Europe since World War II.
 
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Very interesting and important for the european conscience. The perceptions of what happened there still varies from the deepest human horror to war heroism. This however might change once everybody can see him face the accusations. Or maybe this is naive wishful thinking.
 
Maybe the Serbs should try him and execute him to purge their conscience?
 
His lawyer is playing with the procedures. He admits himself that it will only delay Karadžić's transfer to The Hague.
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Maybe the Serbs should try him and execute him to purge their conscience?
The Serbs majority (I believe) cares more about setting free from what prevents them to step towards Europe.
Among which, delivering Mladić and Hadžić.
 

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