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I´m not going into details that I don´t know, but politics are not separate from a complicit society in the sense that some in power abuse what the public reflects. A society bent on division and separation is going to be exploited for personal gain. Privatization from outside cannot occur without people on the inside selling out....
Our own people sell us out in many ways, but if we have our values straight, we condemn them, not excuse them and glorify them. Criminals cannot escape judgment because others are not punished. Who wants 43 to claim immunity because bin Laden, or Karadzic were not turned in?
Every court room in the world is at times a kangaroo court, but that´s the best system we have to convict those that are dangerous to society. I don´t want war criminals, past or present, from any side, to be acquitted, --because society/we all lose-- so if you are in possession of evidence to convict those that got away, I hope you will act, not just compare them to find somebody ´worse´. Our knowledge has surpassed our wisdom. -Charu Saxena.
On 2: Yes, society somewhat deserves the leadership it has, but this isn't always true. I don't believe the Russians "deserved" Stalin. Although the political elite of the ex-YU republics did sell out, I don't think that they are the only ones to blame. May I point out in most societies with an independent and well functioning judiciary, it's not only a crime to accept a bribe - it's also a crime to offer a bribe.
On 3: I am not glorifying the Serb ex-leadership. It's just that my condemnation of that leadership is significantly less pronounced than it is in The Hague and some European capitals. Part of the reason is because we're bombarded with condemnation from 90% of MSM. We hear it all the time. Another reason is that I'm much more aware of "the other side of the story" than are most Europeans or Americans who have no links to Serbia and the Balkans.
On 4: The judicial system we've got in some European countries and The Hague in particular is not only imperfect, it's constructed on corrupt foundations. In Italy for example, it's an outright mockery. The judiciary needs to be independent financially and politically - and we all know the ICTY fails on both counts.
- Jake Friends come and go. Enemies accumulate.
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