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KARADZIC: AIM OF WAR WAS TO ANNIHILATE BOSNIAN MUSLIMS

AIM OF WAR IN BOSNIA was to annihilate the Bosnian Muslims. Some of Karadzic’s most incriminating statements were made public, some kept as confidential military directives, while other statements were intercepted by the Bosnian Government during Radovan Karadzic’s telephone conversations. … Continue reading

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Serbian Soldier Sentenced to 31 Years for Srebrenica Genocide

SARAJEVO (Tanjug) — The Appeals Chamber of the Court of Bosnia-Herzegovina sentenced Radomir Vuković to 31 years in prison for aiding the committing of genocide in Srebrenica. Zoran Tomić was acquitted. The final ruling of the court found Vuković guilty … Continue reading

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Karadzic Trial: Serbian Officer in Srebrenica, “All of the Muslims Should Be Killed!”

Karadzic: Evil in Srebrenica BIRN — As the trial of Radovan Karadzic before The Hague Tribunal continues, Momir Nikolic, former officer with the Republika Srpska Army, VRS, says that, one day after the fall of Srebrenica in July 1995 it … Continue reading

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Serbs Falsified/Altered Evidence to Prove Karadzic’s ‘Innocence’

In his note of 5 February 1998, Milos Vukasinovic wrote to Karadzic that he was sending him a copy of a document found in the archives, saying that this single document, if found by the OTP investigators, could ‘contradict and … Continue reading

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Number of Dead Civilians in Bosnian War: 33000 Bosniaks v. 4000 Serbs

(Notes added as an explanations of ‘bigger picture’, because numbers don’t tell a full story) Around 98,000 victims of Bosnian war registered so far BANJA LUKA (TANJUG) — The Research and Documentation Centre (IDC) of Bosnia-Herzegovina has registered around 98,000 … Continue reading

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Years of Hunger and Death in Srebrenica, 1992 – 1995.

SENSE Tribunal – Mirsada Malagic testified today at the trial of Radovan Karadzic. After the fall of the Srebrenica enclave, Malagic’s husband, two sons and several other relatives were killed. Karadzic tried to blame the killings in Srebrenica on the … Continue reading

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Case Dropped: Dobrovoljacka Attack Legitimate Military Target

Bosnia Drops Dobrovoljacka Street Crime Probe BIRN – State Prosecution terminates investigation into 14 individuals suspected of involvement in Dobrovoljacka Street killings in May 1992 – but says investigation into the crime will continue. Bosnia’s State Prosecution on Tuesday said … Continue reading

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Ranko Stevanovic on Trial for War Rape of Bosniak Women

BIRN — The trial of Ranko Stevanovic, who is charged with war crimes against the civilian population in Foca municipality, before the District Court in Trebinje begins with examination of two Prosecution witnesses at a closed hearing. Two witnesses, victims … Continue reading

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Jasko Gazdic Case: Bosniak Rape Victim Testifies in Court

BIRN — A protected State Prosecution witness testifies in absence of the public at the trial of Jasko Gazdic, who is charged with crimes committed in the Foca area. The Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina accepted a proposal made by … Continue reading

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Serbian Soldiers Raped 10-Year-Old Bosniak Girls

“…School girls as young as 10 and 11 have been captured by Serbian soldiers and gang-raped repeatedly each day. They are released only when they become visibly pregnant.” The Times-News, p.10A 15 August 1992. ASHEVILLE (AP) — A Christian relief … Continue reading

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Serbian General Sentenced to 27 Years for Aiding Serb War Crimes in Bosnia and Croatia

Perišić judgment shows direct involvement of Serbia in war crimes in Bosnia and Croatia. “Helge Brunborg, a demographer and expert witness, testified about the total number of missing persons involved with the fall of the enclave of Srebrenica. According to … Continue reading

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Srebrenica: Sexual Abuse & Rape of Women

Background on Srebrenica: From 1992-1995 Serbs from heavily militarized villages around Srebrenica had forced approximately 40,000 Bosniak refugees to live in the Srebrenica ghetto with little or no means of survival. Furthermore, Serbs around Srebrenica had terrorized Srebrenica population by … Continue reading

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US Stops Enforcing Arms Embargo Against Bosnia

The U.S. decision to exempt Bosniak forces from the embargo was not wholly unexpected in the United States. The U.S. decision, effective today, means that the U.S. Navy will no longer divert ships carrying arms to Bosnia or Croatia or share … Continue reading

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U.S. Warships Enter Adriatic to Aid Bosniaks

The Milwaukee Sentinel, p.3A Sentinel Wire Services 10 July 1992. Washington, D.C. — U.S. warships are returning to the Adriatic Sea to emphasize Washington’s determination to support humanitarian relief operations in Bosnia, U.S. defense officials say. The Pentagon confirmed Thursday … Continue reading

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Rearming the Bosnian Muslims May Be Only Way to Help Them

The Item, p.A6 20 April 1994. It has been a week since United States fighters representing NATO bombed Bosnian Serb positions around the embattled city of Gorazde. What has been the result of that air strike in curtailing or at … Continue reading

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Srebrenica Muslim Villages Bombed

Manila Standard, p.17 16 March 1993. SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina — Three planes have bombed Muslim-held villages in eastern Bosnia in the first aerial bombing in the UN-imposed “no fly zone,” according to the United Nations. Three single-engine propeller planes each dropped … Continue reading

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Austrian Journalist Saves Thousands of Bosnians

Gadsden Times, p.A6 1 Aug 1994. ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — Bosnian Serbs don’t like him because he collects evidence of war crimes. Croats and Bosnian authorities are wary he effectively abets the “ethnic cleansing” of non-Serbs from Bosnia. But people … Continue reading

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Bosnia is a Victim of Serbian Chauvinism

Bosnia is a Victim of Serbian Chauvinism By Chandra Muzaffar New Sunday Times, p.13 25 June 1992. BOSNIA-Herzegovina is one of the most tragic examples in history of how unbridled chauvinism has resulted in the wanton massacre of an entire … Continue reading

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US Planes Shoot Down Serbian Aircraft

Bangor Daily News, p. 1 and 3. 1 March 1994. By Tyles Marshall and Carol J. Williams Los Angeles Times BRUSSELS, Belgium — Adding a new dimension to the war in Bosnia-Herzegovina, U.S. Air Force planes early Monday attacked six … Continue reading

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540 Bosniaks Killed in Kljuc Massacre, Traces of Sulfuric Acid Found

Bosniaks Dig Up Mass Grave Site By Jasmina Kuzmanovic The Associated Press The Daily Gazette, p.A6 25 September 1995. KRASULJE, Bosnia-Herzegovina — For nearly 3.5 years, a remote forested hillside in central Bosnia has held a secret revealed only now … Continue reading

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US Must Be Involved in Defense of Bosniaks Against Genocide

Turning Our Backs on Bosnia is a Nod to Genocide “We cannot leave it to the Bosniaks to defend themselves against genocide on their own; we have to be involved in their defense.” – Michael Klare, US Military Expert By … Continue reading

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Serbian Shells Target Sarajevo, At Least 15 Dead

Bosnian Offensive Scores Successes Against Serbian Attackers Reading Eagle, p.A3 Knight-Ridder Newspapers 17 June 1995. Latest Serbian attack on Sarajevo hospital: A 42-year-old man hospitalized for hepatitis was decapitated when a grenade crashed through the window. A patient in the … Continue reading

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How to Avert Disaster: A Bosnian Scenario

By Georgie Anne Geyer The Victoria Advocate, p.9A 18 May 1995. WASHINGTON — It is the military equivalent of discovering that the moon is not made of green cheese. After three years of offering its soldiers up for sacrifice, the … Continue reading

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Evidence, Serbia Operated Concentration Camps in Bosnia

Serb Says Files Link Milosevic to War Crimes in Bosnia By Roger Cohen The New York Times 13 April 1995. As Western governments seek to turn President Slobodan Milosevic of Serbia into a peacemaker, a former senior member of the … Continue reading

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Haris Silajdzic, “Serbs Are Not Strong Enough to Exterminate Us”

Combat Abounds as Bosnia Enters Year Four of War Lodi News-Sentinel, p.24 6 April 1995. SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — On a day of summer-like sunshine, families of war victims placed flowers at graves Wednesday in informal ceremonies marking the three-year … Continue reading

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