On 15 April 2011, Gotovina was found guilty on 8 of the 9 counts of the indictment and sentenced to 24 years of imprisonment.[4] He was convicted of "committing war crimes and crimes against humanity, including murder, deportation, persecution and inhuman acts", and the Presiding Judge Alphons Orie cited several distressing witness testimonies in the decision.[60]
Originally posted by Risto:Yeah well some of the arguments you name, were named by Serbians as well. Where at one side, it has been assumed that the Serbian army had knowledge and supported genocide, the appeal of the Croatian case led to the assumption they didnt.
I know there were several militias active in the area, from all sides. Its one of the reasons lots of the information we have of that war is tampered or incomplete.
We all saw the 'fake concentration camp' photo, it has been acknowledged that militias were supplied with arms from Sebrenica and that they were committing war crimes to neighbouring serbian villages. The whole war was a complete mess.
Maybe this verdict is just, but nobody should deny that the whole situation is looked at from 1 way.
For example, the whole Krajina was mostly populated by Serbians (far above 80 %). They were first forced to live in a country they didnt want to live in, and later not allowed to seperate on the same merits the Croatian population was allowed. Same goes for now for RS in Bosnia and parts in Kosovo.
Again, I am only saying that there has been inconsistensies in policy. If we are not supposed to judge croatians for the one of the greatest single act of genocide of the war. Why should we punish serbians civilians in the Krajina, RS or Kosovo for ?
And no I am not Serbian. The fact is that it was an unneccesary war with too many blood shed for no good reasons. Luckily Macedonia was lucky to get independence without hassle.
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One hell of a turn around, but i figured they needed Croatia to join EU.
Originally posted by Risto:Of course Sebrenica was genocide.
Serbs did it. Operation 'Storm' that was made in cooperation with US was some kind of answer to it so that another Srebrenica wouldn't happen in Bihac. Originally posted by Yogi:[..]
And what does Croatia have to do with it?
Originally posted by YogiAlmost 1900 people got killed AFTER operation and it was done by Croatians, but not by army but by paramilitary forces that just wanted to burn villages and kill people. That wasn't ordered by government or done by Gotovina and Markac who were released last week.
Originally posted by Wiki"the deliberate and systematic destruction, in whole or in part, of an ethnic, racial, religious, or national group"
Originally posted by Risto:I may have been confusing, I dont really care about the ICC's verdicts. I am sure people got what they deserved.
But a whole population has been punished for things largely out of their hands. But nobody seems to mind that 90 000 innocent people were driven away from their homes or are not given their independence just because they are Serb.
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The US was really glad with your cooperation, putting a bounty on your generals for war crimes
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Systematic picking the 'right' vilages to burn matches the description imho. So still genocide, and i named it one of the biggest single acts, not the biggest. Which I know was Sebrenica.
Anyway I wont discuss this anymore, shouldnt have anyway. No need in dragging this all up. People died who shouldnt, just wish we didnt make the distinction between Jew, Palestine, Serb, Croat, Black or White just because it is easy.