It seems that the summer of 2009 has been none too kind to the “Srebrenica genocide affirmers” [to coin a phrase]. Some common sense questions about their position have been raised and it has been the topic of professional skepticism from the most unexpected quarters. Serious cracks are appearing in the Srebrenica genocide narrative. On…
A very odd and unexpected silence regarding the “Srebrenica Genocide”
“Srebrenica Historical Project” associate Andy Wilcoxson has made mincemeat of the claim that Serbian forces captured 7,000 to 8,000 Muslim prisoners in the aftermath of the takeover of Srebrenica on July 11, 1995, which is what they must have done to be able to execute that many, as charged. He demonstrates that viewed in the…
Getting away with proving mass murder: What constitutes probative evidence at ICTY?
[Testing the Pilica Massacre Narrative. The paper that follows was read by Stephen Karganovic at the XII International Law Association meeting in Tara, Serbia, 5 – 9 June 2013. It focuses on some of the evidentiary issues that arise in relation to proving key aspects of the Srebrenica massacre. We recommend it to our readers on…
When the clone (State Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina) outdoes the original (ICTY)
For a wide variety of reasons, thoughtful people have tended to be critical of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia. John Laughland’s “Travesty! The trial of Slobodan Milošević and the corruption of international justice” [2006] is perhaps the most eloquent indictment of its procedures. The damage to international jurisprudence caused by ICTY is,…
John Laughland speaks in debate at UN General Assembly (2013)
The session was opened with speeches by the President of the General Assembly, Vuk Jeremic, and the Secretary-General of the United Nations, Ban Ki-Moon. There were then speeches by the President of Bosnia-Herzegovina, Nebojsa Radmanovic; the president of Serbia, Tomislav Nikolic; the Minister of Justice of Namibia and the Minister of Justice of Rwanda. This…
Andy Wilcoxson: Corrupt “Justice” at the ICTY
At a ceremony marking the 20th Anniversary of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia’s (ICTY) establishment, Tribunal President Theodor Meron gave a speech about the Tribunal’s “profound contributions to global efforts to battle impunity” and the international community’s “resolve that there be no impunity for any individual, even the most senior political or military…
How the Hague Tribunal fabricates its evidence
There are at least three important reasons why Srebrenica must be made the subject of relentless critical deconstruction until we are fully satisfied that we have arrived at the truth. 1. Legal. The integrity of the international legal system will be seriously compromised if the results reached by political instruments such as ICTY are allowed…
The NIOD Report
Everyone involved in Srebrenica research is aware of the NIOD Report which was published in 2002 by the Nederlands Instituut voor Oorlogsdocumentatie [Netherlands Institute for War Documentation, http://www.niod.nl/] in 2002. The Report, which focuses on the tragic events in Srebrenica in July of 1995 is universally regarded as a first rate research and documentation tool.…
The Tolimir case: Have Hague Tribunal figures any credibility left? (2012)
The Tolimir trial verdict at ICTY [1] generally follows the standard pattern, but some interesting departures should be noted. General Zdravko Tolimir was head of the Department of Security and Intelligence at the Main Staff of the Republika Srpska army during the war in Bosnia. He was only one hierarchical step below General Mladić, and…
George Szamuely, “Bombs for Peace: NATO’s Humanitarian War on Yugoslavia,” 2014
In the late 1990s NATO dropped bombs and supported armed insurgencies in Yugoslavia while insisting that its motives were purely humanitarian and that its only goal was peace. However, George Szamuely argues that NATO interventions actually prolonged conflicts, heightened enmity, increased casualties, and fueled demands for more interventions. Eschewing the one-sided approach adopted by previous…