International Justice

Letters: Apportioning guilt for the war crimes in Bosnia

The Guardian (Free subscription) | 2 hours ago

Letters: We are of course delighted Radovan Karadzic is being sent to The Hague

Letters: War crimes

The Independent (Free subscription) | 4 hours ago

The media circus over the capture of Radovan Karadzic has little to do with any notion of "justice" for his victims. Rather it is a continuation of the simplistic myth, peddled by Western leaders and the media through the Nineties, that the disintegration of Yugoslavia was the result of ancient ethnic hatreds and that the Serbs were the chief aggressors in the break-up.

more on serbian war crimes

Intute: Social Sciences Blog (Free subscription) | yesterday

Here are some more useful resources for finding information on Serbian war crimes and the arrest of Radovan Karadzic as chosen by Intute editors. B92 news - is an excellent starting point for the latest headlines. It uses journalists from the Balkan region. Balkan Insight is maintained by the Balkan Investigative reporting Network . it also offers [...]

War Crimes: A fragile peace in the Bosnian killing fields

The Guardian (Free subscription) | yesterday

Bitter memories linger in the settlements and villages surrounding the site of the Srebrenica massacre

War crimes arrest: The night Karadzic rocked the Madhouse

The Guardian (Free subscription) | 23/07/2008

Belgrade's Luda Kuca bar - the name means madhouse - became a regular haunt for the former Bosnian Serb leader

Sudanese President In Darfur: France Incited To War Crimes

Memri Latest Blogs (Free subscription) | 4 hours ago

In a speech in Al-Fashir, capital of northern Darfur, on July 23, Sudanese President Omar Al-Bashir said that the charges against him by the International Criminal Court for war crimes in Darfur were false. He said that France had incited to war ... July 24, 2008, 3:04 pm

War crimes: Catching the big fish

The Economist (Free subscription) | 23/07/2008

Leaders indicted for war crimes by international courts AFTER 13 years on the run, Radovan Karadzic was arrested on Monday July 21st, reportedly while on a bus. He is likely to be sent to The Hague to become the latest political leader to be brought before an international court for war crimes. The former Bosnian Serb leader faces charges of genocide at the International Criminal Tribunal for the...

Obama Adviser Cass Sunstein Debates Glenn Greenwald on FISA Vote, Executive Power and Prosecuting White House Officials for War Crimes

Vox Verax (Free subscription) | yesterday

from Democracy Now We host a discussion with Cass Sunstein, an informal adviser to Barack Obama and an outgoing University of Chicago Law School professor who has been described as “the nation’s most-cited legal scholar,” and Glenn Greenwald, a former constitutional law attorney and political and legal blogger for Salon.com. The two debate issues ranging from the FISA bill to Obama’s refusal to support...

• Glenn Greenwald debates Obama-man Cass Sunstein - News From Underground

Defendant walks out of Guantanamo war crimes trial

LA Times (Free subscription) | yesterday

Salim Ahmed Hamdan, a former driver for Osama bin Laden, seems discomfited by a video taken shortly after his 2001 capture. He later returns to court and apologizes to the judge. An agitated Salim Ahmed Hamdan abruptly walked out of his war crimes trial Wednesday while the military jury watched a video in which the defendant was shown trussed, hooded and being badgered by armed and masked U.S. captors....

Reasons to investigate U.S. war crimes now

Later On (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago

Jeremy Brecher & Brendan Smith lay out the reasons war crimes should be investigated now: Retired General Antonio Taguba, the officer who led the Army’s investigation into Abu Ghraib, recently wrote in the preface to the new report, Broken laws, Broken Lives: “There is no longer any doubt as to whether the current administration has committed war [...]

FBI agents testify at Guantanamo war crimes trial

Miami Herald (Free subscription) | yesterday

A captured driver for Osama bin Laden did not fully cooperate with efforts to find the terrorist leader, FBI agents said Thursday, countering defense claims that he provided valuable assistance.

FBI agents testify at Guantanamo war crimes trial

kansascity.com (Free subscription) | yesterday

A captured driver for Osama bin Laden did not fully cooperate with efforts to find the terrorist leader, FBI agents said Thursday, countering defense claims that he provided valuable assistance.

Obama Supports Genocide Against Black Africans With Campaign Donations From African-Americans

Blogger News Network (Free subscription) | yesterday

Advertising Age reports that “Sen. Barack Obama’s campaign will be among the TV sponsors of NBC Universal’s Olympics coverage” and “has taken a $5 million package of Olympics spots that includes network TV as well as cable ads.” The Associated Press notes that ‘[s]uch an extensive purchase of ad time would give Obama wide exposure [...]

KOSOVO JOURNALIST FOUND GUILTY OF CONTEMPT AT UN WAR CRIMES TRIBUNAL

International (Free subscription) | yesterday

KOSOVO JOURNALIST FOUND GUILTY OF CONTEMPT AT UN WAR CRIMES TRIBUNAL New York, Jul 24 2008 1:00PM The United Nations tribunal set up to try those responsible for atrocities committed during the Balkan conflicts of the 1990s today convicted a Kosovo journalist of contempt of court for publishing details about a protected witness who testified at the trial of Kosovo's former prime minister. Baton Haxhiu...

• Kosovo journalist found guilty of contempt at UN war crimes tribunal - UN News Centre

Hamdan aplogizes during war crimes trial

USA Today (Free subscription) | yesterday

The fourth day of Salim Hamdan's war crimes trial opened Thursday with an apology from Hamdan.