Srebrenica: Genocide Reconstructed In July 1995 Srebrenica was shelled and occupied by the Army of Republic of Srpska,VRS, despite being declared a protected area by the United Nations. More than 7,000 people were killed, the victims of genocide. Recently a wealth of data has been found in the home of the fugitive Gen. Ratko Mladic, who is still
assumed alive by the Hague Chief Prosecutor in spite of his family petitioning for him to be declared
dead.
15 years on Srebrenica
buries its dead.
Amid a hurricane of killing, rape and 'ethnic cleansing', a movement striving in the opposite direction responded in the most powerful way they knew: with rock'n'roll. Fifteen years since War Child's Help LP, key figures reflect on
the war – and music.
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posted by adamvasco
on Jul 11, 2010 -
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The Secret Life of Radovan Karadzic. A 45 minute documentary made by Rageh Omaar who travels to Serbia and Bosnia to investigate the decade-long period the former president of the Republika Srpska spent in hiding and examines his legacy in present-day Bosnia and beyond.
(Warning: graphic and disturbing in parts).
As his trial for Genocide finally commences Karadzic defends his actions as
"Just and Holy"
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posted by adamvasco
on Mar 1, 2010 -
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