tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13436935.post6706533470944644120..comments2024-01-27T09:25:20.482-05:00Comments on South East Europe Online: Can Serbia oficially condemn Srebrenica genocide?bytyccihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05462031386252593424noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13436935.post-8991260085851593022007-03-01T12:06:00.000-05:002007-03-01T12:06:00.000-05:00I dont like gloating either. But one should always...I dont like gloating either. But one should always make efforts not to be pushed into altering position after being goaded.<BR/><BR/>Easier said than done but I try to 'play a straight bat' no matter how much the opposition might cheat.Bg anonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11684283179829016790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13436935.post-35350283903759465072007-02-28T23:11:00.000-05:002007-02-28T23:11:00.000-05:00You make a good point when you say that it didn't ...You make a good point when you say that it didn't help the nationalists as much as people thing. But we can't really be sure on this. I guess polls are the best way to find out. I just hate the fact that they can 'gloat' on this.bytyccihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05462031386252593424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13436935.post-17155675134807273232007-02-28T12:33:00.000-05:002007-02-28T12:33:00.000-05:00'It was meant to reduce tensions and say to Serbia...'It was meant to reduce tensions and say to Serbia "it's not true that the world hates you". And all it did was help the nationalists by giving them a reason to say "look we didn't do anything wrong". '<BR/><BR/>That is a pretty sad reading of world justice. I dont agree that the ICC would demean itself to sending these type of messages rather than adjudicating on the issue before it.<BR/><BR/>Again I think its akin to saying that the Hague Tribunal was set up to say to the Serbs that the world DOES hate them. Or at least your view infers that you must understand Serbian nationalists who do say that because heaven knows if the ICC is political then the Hague must be!<BR/><BR/>The verdict doesnt help nationalists as much as you think. Nationalists thrive on discontent and increase in number when condemned outside. No, quite the opposite.<BR/><BR/>It will upset non Serb nationalists in the Balkans though because the decision contradicts their version of events of the Yugoslav wars.Bg anonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11684283179829016790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13436935.post-12380020038535515852007-02-27T15:03:00.000-05:002007-02-27T15:03:00.000-05:00I know the rally didn't have to do anything with t...I know the rally didn't have to do anything with the ICJ ruling. But it is one of the incidents of nationalist gloating in Serbia. <BR/><BR/>I am not saying that ICJ is politically motivated. I said this decision was politically motivated. It was meant to reduce tensions and say to Serbia "it's not true that the world hates you". And all it did was help the nationalists by giving them a reason to say "look we didn't do anything wrong".bytyccihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05462031386252593424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13436935.post-86348159671161311062007-02-27T13:18:00.000-05:002007-02-27T13:18:00.000-05:00'Today's nationalist rally in Serbia was the most ...'Today's nationalist rally in Serbia was the most appropriate response to the ICJ ruling. It is obvious that the ruling was politically motivated, and it seems that it backfired. '<BR/><BR/>Thats quite a statement! Firstly the rally had nothing to do with the ICJ ruling. It was about Kosovo as you know, not about Bosnia.<BR/><BR/>Secondly your contention that ICC justice is politically motivated is akin to statements by Serbs that the Hague is anti Serb.<BR/><BR/>Do you really believe that the ICC is biased or is it your refusal to accept the finding of ICC judges on Bosnia that is the real problem?<BR/><BR/>regardsBg anonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11684283179829016790noreply@blogger.com