Tag Archives: Slobodan Milosevic
Ukraine and Bosnia: historic uprisings
In Ukraine, an unexpected eruption of mass struggle led to the overthrow of Ukraine’s corrupt, oligarchic, and ultimately murderous President Viktor Yanukovych. In Bosnia, at the same time, massive, nationwide discontent with the corrupt system left in place when the 1995 Dayton Accords partitioned the country has led to the equally unexpected creation of new forms of democratic organization. Continue reading
Rape and lies in Syria
It is instructive to compare the 1990s, when pretty much only the women’s movement gave vocal support to Bosnia, with Syria today. Some of the same crimes are happening now. Continue reading
Bosnian genocide 20 years after
From the March-April 2012 issue of News & Letters: World in View Bosnian genocide 20 years after by Gerry Emmett April 2012 marks 20 years since the start of the genocide in the former Yugoslavia, 1992-1995. This was a deliberate, … Continue reading
World in View: Neo-fascists in Israel
From the January-February 2011 issue of News & Letters: World in View: Neo-fascists in Israel by Gerry Emmett Dutch Rightist Geert Wilders, who has also visited New York to attack the so-called “Ground Zero Mosque,” visited the West Bank settlements … Continue reading