The wartime leader of the Bosnian Serbs, Radovan Karadzic, a man responsible for so much blood and suffering, including the siege of Sarajevo and the genocide in Srebrenica, has finally been arrested in Serbia. Hooray! A great day for international justice, and the beginning of the end of animosities between Serbia and Bosnia!
Following the news of the arrest, spontaneous celebrations broke out in the streets of Sarajevo with people flooding the streets with cars, honking. This is a great catharsis for the people of Sarajevo, the city which Karadzic kept in a debilitating and murderous siege for three years.
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i thought you would have written something already;). it is a hugely significant day for bosnia, and the relatively small display of protest in Serbia, especially in light of the displays over Kosovo, is such a good sign. I'll be thinking of you as a head back on Saturday:)
yeah, this is a great day. probably the most important day since the signing of dayton in 1995.
thanks for thinking of me. good luck in foca, hopefully we will meet up in the capital again :)
Great, great news.
wish i was in bosnia right now to witness the reactions. in other news, adil zulfikarpasic seems to have died today, according to b92. unfortunate that karadzic's arrest will likely overshadow this news, as zulfikarpasic's story deserves to be remembered.
Oh wow, I did not know that Adam. Zulfikarpasic was a great man and an intellectual.
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