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[Freee-dame]

Why this admission now?

[wretchard]

"Fueling a widening debate, a senior cabinet minister says the Dutch government must accept responsibility for the deaths of thousands of Bosnian Muslims who were under the protection of Dutch troops in the U.N.-declared safe area of Srebrenica in 1995."

Why is the Dutch government responsible? Weren't they under UN command? To what extent is the United Nations responsible for this debacle? Their declaration of "safe heavens" had the effect of herding civilians into killing zones. You will recall that the Jews were promised showers, too.

I distinctly remember that European troops were manacled to lamposts, that UN armored vehicle parks were commandeered by the Serbs and that the French UN commander was virtually imprisoned in Sarajevo, furtively on a balcony whenever the snipers were quiet. Surely "UN Command" implies some sort of command responsibility for this incompetence?

I think all the "Buck Stops Here" signs at the UN have been replaced by "Buck Spent Here" signs.

[ZULU]

In the interview, Pronk said the Dutch commander in Bosnia should have been instructed to defend the Muslims who had fled to the U.N. compound for shelter from a Serb onslaught during the violent breakup of Yugoslavia.

Instead, the Dutch troops allowed Bosnian Serb General Radko Mladic to evacuate the Muslims, accepting his assurances they would be escorted to safety.

Maybe next time the Dutch should find a commander who can think, or else they should go back to growing tulips and leave the fighting to real soldiers.. Where did the Dutch officers keep their brains stored? In the Hague?

[Arkinsaw]

This wasn't the Dutch Long-haired Gay Battalion was it? They were probably all over at the Free Needle Park when this happened.

[xm177e2]

I wonder when the Belgian war crimes tribunal will issue arrest warrants for the Dutch politicians and generals--they are accused of doing no less than what Ariel Sharon is accused of.

[knighthawk]

You must also know that the Dutch government is hiding a lot of aother things. During the conflict, an F-16 made a photo-flight over. But the photos that were taken 'were not developed correctly'! Directly experts said this could never happen and that it was impossible for this to happen. It is another cover up, so maybe some more stuff will come out in the future.

[Cultural Jihad]

Fueling a widening debate, a senior cabinet minister says the Dutch government must accept responsibility for the deaths of thousands of Bosnian Muslims who were under the protection of Dutch troops in the U.N.-declared safe area of Srebrenica in 1995.

Apparently, euthanasia is illegal in Bosnia, and that is what the Dutch minister is bemoaning.