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Now, I get that some internationally wanted leader is in hiding for 16 years, and he committed a billion atrocities...

But, it kinda happened before the idea of me even happened, so someone explain - in depth - what happened in Bosnia, and exactly why this person in particular?

It's when a footballer is out of contract and gets a free transfer.

Regards

Skoob.

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Quote: Skoob1999

It's when a footballer is out of contract and gets a free transfer.

Regards

Skoob.

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That doesn't exactly answer the question, especially since the way I phrased it didn't even make your response fit in anyway.

Oooh!

Touchy!

Sorry - thought you said Bosman.

Regards

Ratko.

Was in Bosnia once, the gypsies hung their clothes on trees, was very cold as I recall.

Ok...nephew...this will not be in depth at all....I'm tired. Basically, he's being extradited for genocide and war crimes. Why him? I guess they want anyone who was thought to be behind such crimes to have some sort of day in court.

Like, I said, not in depth. I know my response isn't even really worth a Cliff's notes version.

You must be super busy with your studies to not have had the time to look it up on The Economist, or CNN or whatever.

Hope it helps....

WIYF

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bosnian_War

He gave the orders to kill 7000 muslim men and boys in a small town called srebrenica. It took 6 days to complete the killings, and no one really found out why he did it. The town wasn't particularly big, and the people weren't a threat to him.

It might help to add that this was part of the wars following the break-up of Yugoslavia - there were all sorts of atrocities and it was, I believe, the conflict(s) that gave us the appalling euphemism "ethnic cleansing" for genocide.

I always thought the media's use of the term indicated an acceptance that the victim race was a stain or blemish. The media should have stuck to using "genocide."

I think so, too. I didn't really understand that war at the time, but there was a good article in the Independant yesterday that explained it all in detail.

Well spoken.

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Quote: Ellis Ian Fields

It might help to add that this was part of the wars following the break-up of Yugoslavia - there were all sorts of atrocities and it was, I believe, the conflict(s) that gave us the appalling euphemism "ethnic cleansing" for genocide.

I always thought the media's use of the term indicated an acceptance that the victim race was a stain or blemish. The media should have stuck to using "genocide."

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I agree. I never understand wars while they're happening. It'll probably be another 15 years before I can figure out what these present ones are all about.

I concur. I did Modern World History last year (I'm doing
Depth Studies - International Relationships this year), and I thought that if WWI was simply not started, then WW2 wouldn't start either, because Hitler (as this year's sylabus has taught me) used the Treaty of Versaille (ratified at the end of WWI) as a launchpad for his views. However, he only did get 44% of the votes, so really, most Germans were not Nazis.

That leads onto my next question... did the UN or NATO go in? Did we send people in? I'm sure our troops were not involved in any armed conflict at the time, so....

If you mean into the Balkans - NATO sent in a peacekeeping force.

A few Brit merecenaries fought for Croatia.

If you mean WWII - we sent some in there, but it was Tom Hanks and Matt Damon what won it.

Regards

Skoob.

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Quote: Skoob1999

If you mean into the Balkans - NATO sent in a peacekeeping force.

A few Brit merecenaries fought for Croatia.

If you mean WWII - we sent some in there, but it was Tom Hanks and Matt Damon what won it.

Regards

Skoob.

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..was it the French who said 'make love and not war?"...
..a piece at any price...chocolate will do!

Why do so many people hate the French?

Cos they hate everybody.

Oh - and the UN sent a force into Bosnia.

I stand corrected.

Regards

Skoob.

I recall United playing Sarajevo in the 68 European Cup campaign.

You're not corrected Skoob. Maybe I shoulda said "and the UN sent a force into Bosnia."

I know a lad who was a mercenary in Dubrovnik.

People gave him rosary beads.

He survived.

Just sayin'

Skoob.

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Why do so many people hate the French?

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...LaFete is a good lad...

..kinky, but he has a kind heart..

The French have very short memories as well as a short Pez as I believe someone here pointed out..small dick syndrome ...makes em snarl
And wet themselves...

I take it you won't be vacationing in Louisiana or Montreal then...

Regards

Le Skoob.

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Quote: Skoob1999

I take it you won't be vacationing in Louisiana or Montreal then...

Regards

Le Skoob.

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...correct! Both places pretend they don't speak English!
...they're also Separists...as in they luv to separate you from your wallet!

Louisiana Purchase my Arse...we wiz robbed!

Food's not bad...but as usual the cook's the problem!

Arggggh!

Reclaimed the anchor yet Cap?

C'est la vie.

Bon chance.

Je ne parle pas Francais. Pour moi, c'est tres difficile, parce que, J'ai mal de la tete. Ce n'st pas moi. Ce'st les autres.

Or something.

Regards

Le Skoob.