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Milosevic Dead
Just heard that Milosevic has died in his cell at the Hague.
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The world is a slightly better place.
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Bugger. I was hoping he'd get his comeuppance first. Ah well, that'd have probably been a plush residential cell somewhere all too comfortable, so no great loss. 
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Of course this is not a good thing. Justice was not done and it leaves the way open for Serbian Nationalist conspiracy theorists to have a field day. Regrettably I think we have just seen the birth of a new Serbian nationalist martyr.
On the plus side our taxes will not be paying for his upkeep anymore . . .
On the plus side our taxes will not be paying for his upkeep anymore . . .
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Unfortunately for Zim'bob'we there are way too many people willing to step straight into Mugabe's shoes when he does snuff it. These folk have a very real interest in perpetuating the 'system' started by this tin-pot dictator because they are all feeding from the trough.
Africa is a basket case and now it always will be. Quite why the rest of the world feels they can rescue the continent form poverty, AIDS etc is beyond me.
Unfortunately for Zim'bob'we there are way too many people willing to step straight into Mugabe's shoes when he does snuff it. These folk have a very real interest in perpetuating the 'system' started by this tin-pot dictator because they are all feeding from the trough.
Africa is a basket case and now it always will be. Quite why the rest of the world feels they can rescue the continent form poverty, AIDS etc is beyond me.
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Originally Posted by SlipperySlappery
Pureteenlard
Oh you unbeliever. The fires will be burning hot for Slobo down there.
SS
Oh you unbeliever. The fires will be burning hot for Slobo down there.
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Originally Posted by Pureteenlard
Of course this is not a good thing. Justice was not done and it leaves the way open for Serbian Nationalist conspiracy theorists to have a field day. Regrettably I think we have just seen the birth of a new Serbian nationalist martyr.
Another point...
Has anyone in the last 10 years ever heard about the Serb mass graves? All we seem to hear about is the wrong doings of 1 side, not the other 2.
I am not defending anyone in particular here, but there were many atrocities by more than just 1 nation. As mentioned before...Innocent until proven guilty, it seems he had already been judged and sentenced.
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Originally Posted by dantura
Without wishing to defend the man or any alleged wrongdoings by him or his like, that was the job of Stephen Kay QC, but the term 'Serbian Nationalists' is a quite bizarre turn of phrase, and I think has been used far too often as a detrimental term.
Don't think that arguing semantics helps though and I heard more than one russian voice on Radio4 claiming that Milosovic was either poisoned or refused medical treatment to hasten his end.
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Pureteenland and Dantura,
The right word for that you want to express (nationalism in sense of believing in supremacy of one's nation or race tha others) is "chauvinist" or "chauvinism".
If you have knowledge about Balkans as you demonstrated the knowledge of words of foreign origin in English...and you obviously have, so bad for Balkans.
"Once, my name was "rollroll" and all my posts were deleted by moderator. I have been told that I'm collateral damage..."
The right word for that you want to express (nationalism in sense of believing in supremacy of one's nation or race tha others) is "chauvinist" or "chauvinism".
If you have knowledge about Balkans as you demonstrated the knowledge of words of foreign origin in English...and you obviously have, so bad for Balkans.
"Once, my name was "rollroll" and all my posts were deleted by moderator. I have been told that I'm collateral damage..."