You decide who was responsible
So far as I can tell, these materials are not readily available in English:
1. A press release from the the Center for Euro-Atlantic Studies on the appointment of General Ljubiša Diković as Serbian armed forces chief of staff.
2. The related dossier from the Humanitarian Law Center.
I am making them generally available here. Read for yourself. Whatever you conclude about Diković’s personal responsibility, the dossier is a reminder of how Slobodan Milosevic conducted the war in Kosovo in 1999. The press release raises the question of whether those who commanded then should be given major responsibilities now:
CEAS hopes that representatives of the western international community, who formally expect from Serbia to actively participate in processes of regional reconciliation and cooperation will adopt positions consistent with these touchstones and make clear to President Tadić that Gen. Diković in the role of Serbia’s Chief of Staff would be problematic. If this does not happen, it will again illustrate their willingness to subvert their credibility for expediency, undermining their own long-term interest in Serbia’s full democratization.
Both organizations raising these questions are Belgrade-based. Their courage is an inspiration.
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The Serbian Minister of Defense says his records show he was not at any of the locations where the events described occurred. A military analyst is quoted in B92 as saying “the broadest interpretation of his command responsibility could not be a hindrance to his being named as Chief of the General Staff.” I hope the authors of the report have evidence pointing to his responsibility and not just witness reports of atrocities, since he claims he’s planning to take them to court.