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International

Jul. 11, 2001

Yugoslavs Should Be Allowed To Judge Their Own Leaders

The deportation of former Yugoslav leader Slobodan Milosevic to the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia was a direct result of blackmail by the United States. Desperate to rebuild its economy, the Serbian government capitulated to U.S. threats: Deliver Milosevic to the war crimes tribunal in The Hague, Netherlands, or the United States would make sure that Yugoslavia didn't get the foreign aid it critically needs.

        By Marjorie Cohn
        
        The deportation of former Yugoslav leader Slobodan Milosevic to the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia was a direct result of blackmail by the United States. Desperate to rebuild its economy, the Serbian government capitulated to U.S. threats: Deliver Milosevic to the war cri...

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