Ex-Bosnian Serb Leader Radovan Karadzic Guilty of Genocide. Sentenced To 40 years

The Guardian: Radovan Karadžić sentenced to 40 years for Srebrenica genocide

Wartime leader of Bosnian Serbs found guilty of 10 of 11 charges at international criminal tribunal for the former Yugoslavia.

The former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadžić has been found guilty of genocide over the 1995 massacre in Srebrenica and sentenced to 40 years in jail.

The key verdict from a United Nations tribunal in The Hague was delivered 18 months after a five-year trial of Karadžić, accused of being one of the chief architects of atrocities during the 1992-95 Balkans war.

The 70-year-old, who insisted his actions were aimed at protecting Serbs during the Bosnian conflict, was found guilty of 10 out of the 11 charges he faced at the international criminal tribunal for the former Yugoslavia.

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More News On Ex-Bosnian Serb Leader Radovan Karadzic Being Convicted On Genocide

Karadzic guilty of Bosnia genocide, jailed for 40 years -- Reuters
Karadzic convicted of genocide, gets 40-year sentence -- AP
Radovan Karadzic jailed for Bosnia war Srebrenica genocide -- BBC
Radovan Karadzic: Former Bosnian Serb leader guilty of genocide over Srebrenica massacre -- ABC News Online
U.N. tribunal finds former Bosnia Serb leader guilty of genocide -- Washington Post
Radovan Karadzic guilty of genocide over Srebrenica massacre in Bosnia -- The Independent
'Butcher of Bosnia' Radovan Karadzic sentenced to 40 years in 1995 genocide -- FOX News
Former Bosnian Serb leader convicted of genocide, sentenced to 40 years in prison -- USA Today
Former Bosnian Serb Leader Radovan Karadzic Guilty Of Genocide, War Crimes -- NPR
Ex-Bosnian Serb Leader Radovan Karadzic Guilty of Genocide -- NBC
Karadzic: Bosnia's 'evil' genocide mastermind -- AFP
Radovan Karadzic - From poet to war criminal -- DW
The crimes of Karadzic (Photo Gallery) -- Reuters
Timeline in the life of President Radovan Karadzic -- AP

War Crimes Trial Of Former Bosnian Serb Leader Radovan Karadzic Has Begun

Former Balkan Leader Proclaims Innocence Of Genocide Charges -- L.A. Times

LONDON -- Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic declared his innocence and argued that he tried to stop the violent 1990s conflict in his Balkans homeland as he began his defense against war crimes charges Tuesday before an international tribunal in The Hague.

The ex-president of the wartime Republika Sprska faces 10 counts of genocide and related war crimes committed during the Balkan conflict that followed the collapse of the former Yugoslavia.

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More News On The War Crimes Trial Of Former Bosnian Serb Leader Radovan Karadzic

Former Bosnian Leader Begins His Defense at Genocide Trial -- New York Times
Karadzic Denies he Masterminded Killings -- Wall Street Journal
Former Serb leader Karadzic: I deserve reward, not punishment -- Christian Science Monitor
Karadzic calls himself 'tolerant,' says foes plotted massacre -- CNN
At Trial, Karadzic Claims He Tried to Prevent War -- Voice of America
Radovan Karadzic hails his own 'tolerant' nature and peacemaking -- The Telegraph
Radovan Karadžić: I should be praised for peace efforts -- The Guardian
PROFILE-Karadzic became one of world's most wanted men -- Reuters
Factbox: The charges against Radovan Karadzic -- Reuters
Karadzic trial: List of charges -- BBC

Europe Needs A Wake-Up Call. Bosnia Is On The Edge Again

From The Guardian:

As the arrest of Radovan Karadzic is celebrated, we ignore warnings that the politics of his country are increasingly fractured

There is a terrible irony unfolding in Bosnia. Radovan Karadzic is at last on his way to the Hague. But the division of Bosnia that was his dream is now more likely than at any time since he became a fugitive.

I flew into Sarajevo the day after Karadzic was arrested, expecting to find a city in celebration because the architect of their four-year torment from the Serb guns, which killed 10,000 in the Sarajevo siege, was behind bars. But, after a brief flurry of jubilation, the mood is sombre. For people know that, after 10 years of progress which made Bosnia the world's most successful exercise in post-conflict reconstruction, there is a real threat of Bosnia breaking up again.

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My Comment: The scars will take at least 100 years to heal, and there will still be bitterness. Karadzic is just a symbol of the problem that is Bosnia. Because of this dark history .... I can easily predict that in the future Bosnia will be a fractured state.