US/Croatian connections

Brad Mayer bradley.mayer at ebay.sun.com
Mon Jul 9 12:16:20 PDT 2001


At 11:16 PM 7/8/01 -0400, you wrote:
>The potential for embarrassment from the UN war crimes process is not
>limited to Del Ponte's accusations against the Bosnian Serbs, it also
>threatens to lay bare the conduct of the international community
>during a decade of Balkan crises.

Which is why it will never be laid bare in that particular kangaroo court in The Hague. Anglo-American crimes (whether from military or economic causes) are always justified. Has a Yank or Brit _ever_ been hauled before such an international tribunal? It's just as likely as Pinochet landing behind bars - thanks to the Brits.

There is the potential for _political_ "embarrassment", however. Watch the US gov/media spin it.

US paramilitary involvement in the ethnic cleansing of the Krajina was extensively reported in Covert Action Quarterly some years ago.

Now these two (Washington and London) pretend to sit in judgement on the same sort of crimes. That's the mission civilatrice, alright!

-Brad Mayer



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