[A. Pole]

The Europeans can't even bring their trial of a Serbian strongman to a conclusion and they have the effrontery to lecture Iraq about its non-adherence to European judicial standards.

The Hague tribunal is not a European tribunal. It was set up by UN and has support of USA too. Dutch have more influence on this tribunal because it is on their soil.

The reason why the trial against Milosevic could not be brought to a proper conclusion (other than his death) was that it is impossible to prove the guilt for a genocide which did not take place.

[bill1952]

In America, the Hague is seen as 100% EU.

The American support, through the UN is correctly seen as Clintonian window dressing for his attempts to wag the dog.

There is no support for the ICJ in the US, other than to be used as a talking point - for something that we must avoid - in elections.

[JamesP81]

The reason why the trial against Milosevic could not be brought to a proper conclusion (other than his death) was that it is impossible to prove the guilt for a genocide which did not take place.

Bingo. That whole situation was vintage Clintoon. We sided with terrorist killers against a sovereign and legitimate government. That said, I'm sure Milosevic saw some bad stuff done during his time in power, but the truth is that there's no way you can make the case that he was any worse than his enemies. Yet, he is the one who was brought into a courtroom, not his enemies. And the reason is simple: Milosevic's enemies were muslims, the ultimate protected group in this world.

[teldon30]

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