The war in Yugoslavia was a turning point in the human rights movement. Appalled by the atrocities they saw, many Western war correspondents advocated for military intervention by the US and the EU. The rallying cry was “how can we stand by and let another Holocaust happen?” Eventually (not soon enough for what would soon be known as the [...]
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I know I seem to be harping on this topic, but it truly annoys me how the US media totally ignores this issue. Another article in the Guardian about alleged KLA war crimes.
A while back I did a piece on Kosovo’s “declaration of independence.” I am particularly appalled by the double standard applied by Western governments, who give the Kosovo government leadership, members of the criminal KLA, a pass.
Today’s NY Times had an article about several KLA leaders who were acquitted by the UN War Crimes Tribunal. [...]