If you choose to support a criminal who committed large-scale murder in the face of the world media - don't be too surprised that Serbia has a pretty poor reception in the rest of the world. I would suggest that a few people would do well to rethink their heroes.
It is a nonsense to say that Mladic is 'a hero to Serbs' - some Serbs maybe, but there are many who view him as a war criminal who killed illegally and in doing so tainted Serbia's reputation very badly. He is also seen as a hindrance to the country's future - both in terms of potential EU membership and in terms of Serbia being able to reestablish any rights in Kosovo.
Asking Serbia to protect a man who requires to answer a case for murder undermines Serbia's case for wanting the support of international law. Note that Yugoslavia was signed up to the laws of war that Mladic is accused of breaking and now Serbia needs keep to its obligation to resist and punish war crimes.
In my view, the only 'heroic' thing left for Mladic is to face up to what occurred and make a good defence (if he has one).
Mladic is a hero to the Serbs simply because he was fighting to protect Serbs. Whoever wants to consider him a "war criminal" is entitled to his opinion, but
considering what happened to the other Serbian "war criminals" (Milosevic and others) he would be an absolute fool to surrender to the Nato court in Hague.
Sometimes it is more honourable to be your nation "war criminal" than other nation's "hero".
One man's terrorist is another man's freedom fighter.Just take a look at so many Muslims wearing T-shirts of Osama and praising his name.As far as the 2 remaining Hague indictees is concerned it would be an interesting situatuion if they get spotted in Moscow or Minsk.The climate in Caracas or even Havana is ideal considering so many Europeans in the past made South America their home.I can even picture Mladic lending his military expertise to the North Koreans.
Military Officers who bought harm to their country (for whatever reason) used to be expected to act with honour. I do not advocate suicide or a shoot-out; however it is appropriate for soldiers to put themselves up for trial. Being a fugitive and so causing unnecessary problems for the country is not appropriate military behaviour.
He's considered a Serbian hero because he saved Serbian lives. He's probably the only one who cares about his fellow Serbs, which is clearly not the case with politicians. You can talk about the Hague till the cows come home. However, most discussions miss the point. The Hague is not a legal court but rather a political court with the sole purpose of adding credibility to what the West did in the Balkans.
>> "Why do you consider Mladic
a Serbian hero?"
Mircea, a lot of Serbs do. If thy didn't need money from EY they would have elected Karadzic PM, not send to UN. EU knows it too and that is why they supported Kosova.
This is getting tedious, we have heard it all before.
Its high time to resolve this issue. If Mladic wants to go to the Hague let him, if he chooses a shootout causing his death, that is his perogative. But pathetic calls for his surrender are a waste of time.
Alternatively the Serbian government might drop the secrecy and let us know what they are doing on this matter - say once a month. They can forward the same reports to the Hague too, including any info on his whereabouts if he has fled Serbia.
"The point of unilateral implementation is to open up our trade towards the EU as if the agreement had been unblocked. Since we already have the opportunity to enter their markets, it means that even if the agreement had been unblocked, Serbia would have been the only active party,” the prime minister explained.
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This sounds like another of those dud deals. Cvetković is saying that it is really only up to Serbia and not the EU to implement the trade deal. So if that is beneficial to Serbia then why don't you just go ahead and do it without feeding more Serbian heroes to the lions? Based on what Cvetković is saying, that seems entirely feasible.
"The point of unilateral implementation is to open up our trade towards the EU as if the agreement had been unblocked. Since we already have the opportunity to enter their markets, it means that even if the agreement had been unblocked, Serbia would have been the only active party,” the prime minister explained.
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This sounds like another of those dud deals. Cvetković is saying that it is really only up to Serbia and not the EU to implement the trade deal. So if that is beneficial to Serbia then why don't you just go ahead and do it without feeding more Serbian heroes to the lions? Based on what Cvetković is saying, that seems entirely feasible.
This is getting tedious, we have heard it all before.
Its high time to resolve this issue. If Mladic wants to go to the Hague let him, if he chooses a shootout causing his death, that is his perogative. But pathetic calls for his surrender are a waste of time.
Alternatively the Serbian government might drop the secrecy and let us know what they are doing on this matter - say once a month. They can forward the same reports to the Hague too, including any info on his whereabouts if he has fled Serbia.
He's considered a Serbian hero because he saved Serbian lives. He's probably the only one who cares about his fellow Serbs, which is clearly not the case with politicians. You can talk about the Hague till the cows come home. However, most discussions miss the point. The Hague is not a legal court but rather a political court with the sole purpose of adding credibility to what the West did in the Balkans.
Military Officers who bought harm to their country (for whatever reason) used to be expected to act with honour. I do not advocate suicide or a shoot-out; however it is appropriate for soldiers to put themselves up for trial. Being a fugitive and so causing unnecessary problems for the country is not appropriate military behaviour.
Mladic is a hero to the Serbs simply because he was fighting to protect Serbs. Whoever wants to consider him a "war criminal" is entitled to his opinion, but
considering what happened to the other Serbian "war criminals" (Milosevic and others) he would be an absolute fool to surrender to the Nato court in Hague.
Sometimes it is more honourable to be your nation "war criminal" than other nation's "hero".
One man's terrorist is another man's freedom fighter.Just take a look at so many Muslims wearing T-shirts of Osama and praising his name.As far as the 2 remaining Hague indictees is concerned it would be an interesting situatuion if they get spotted in Moscow or Minsk.The climate in Caracas or even Havana is ideal considering so many Europeans in the past made South America their home.I can even picture Mladic lending his military expertise to the North Koreans.
If you choose to support a criminal who committed large-scale murder in the face of the world media - don't be too surprised that Serbia has a pretty poor reception in the rest of the world. I would suggest that a few people would do well to rethink their heroes.
It is a nonsense to say that Mladic is 'a hero to Serbs' - some Serbs maybe, but there are many who view him as a war criminal who killed illegally and in doing so tainted Serbia's reputation very badly. He is also seen as a hindrance to the country's future - both in terms of potential EU membership and in terms of Serbia being able to reestablish any rights in Kosovo.
Asking Serbia to protect a man who requires to answer a case for murder undermines Serbia's case for wanting the support of international law. Note that Yugoslavia was signed up to the laws of war that Mladic is accused of breaking and now Serbia needs keep to its obligation to resist and punish war crimes.
In my view, the only 'heroic' thing left for Mladic is to face up to what occurred and make a good defence (if he has one).
>> "Why do you consider Mladic
a Serbian hero?"
Mircea, a lot of Serbs do. If thy didn't need money from EY they would have elected Karadzic PM, not send to UN. EU knows it too and that is why they supported Kosova.
>> "Why do you consider Mladic
a Serbian hero?"
Mircea, a lot of Serbs do. If thy didn't need money from EY they would have elected Karadzic PM, not send to UN. EU knows it too and that is why they supported Kosova.
Military Officers who bought harm to their country (for whatever reason) used to be expected to act with honour. I do not advocate suicide or a shoot-out; however it is appropriate for soldiers to put themselves up for trial. Being a fugitive and so causing unnecessary problems for the country is not appropriate military behaviour.
This is getting tedious, we have heard it all before.
Its high time to resolve this issue. If Mladic wants to go to the Hague let him, if he chooses a shootout causing his death, that is his perogative. But pathetic calls for his surrender are a waste of time.
Alternatively the Serbian government might drop the secrecy and let us know what they are doing on this matter - say once a month. They can forward the same reports to the Hague too, including any info on his whereabouts if he has fled Serbia.
He's considered a Serbian hero because he saved Serbian lives. He's probably the only one who cares about his fellow Serbs, which is clearly not the case with politicians. You can talk about the Hague till the cows come home. However, most discussions miss the point. The Hague is not a legal court but rather a political court with the sole purpose of adding credibility to what the West did in the Balkans.
"The point of unilateral implementation is to open up our trade towards the EU as if the agreement had been unblocked. Since we already have the opportunity to enter their markets, it means that even if the agreement had been unblocked, Serbia would have been the only active party,” the prime minister explained.
--
This sounds like another of those dud deals. Cvetković is saying that it is really only up to Serbia and not the EU to implement the trade deal. So if that is beneficial to Serbia then why don't you just go ahead and do it without feeding more Serbian heroes to the lions? Based on what Cvetković is saying, that seems entirely feasible.
One man's terrorist is another man's freedom fighter.Just take a look at so many Muslims wearing T-shirts of Osama and praising his name.As far as the 2 remaining Hague indictees is concerned it would be an interesting situatuion if they get spotted in Moscow or Minsk.The climate in Caracas or even Havana is ideal considering so many Europeans in the past made South America their home.I can even picture Mladic lending his military expertise to the North Koreans.
Mladic is a hero to the Serbs simply because he was fighting to protect Serbs. Whoever wants to consider him a "war criminal" is entitled to his opinion, but
considering what happened to the other Serbian "war criminals" (Milosevic and others) he would be an absolute fool to surrender to the Nato court in Hague.
Sometimes it is more honourable to be your nation "war criminal" than other nation's "hero".
If you choose to support a criminal who committed large-scale murder in the face of the world media - don't be too surprised that Serbia has a pretty poor reception in the rest of the world. I would suggest that a few people would do well to rethink their heroes.
It is a nonsense to say that Mladic is 'a hero to Serbs' - some Serbs maybe, but there are many who view him as a war criminal who killed illegally and in doing so tainted Serbia's reputation very badly. He is also seen as a hindrance to the country's future - both in terms of potential EU membership and in terms of Serbia being able to reestablish any rights in Kosovo.
Asking Serbia to protect a man who requires to answer a case for murder undermines Serbia's case for wanting the support of international law. Note that Yugoslavia was signed up to the laws of war that Mladic is accused of breaking and now Serbia needs keep to its obligation to resist and punish war crimes.
In my view, the only 'heroic' thing left for Mladic is to face up to what occurred and make a good defence (if he has one).
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