> -----Oorspronkelijk bericht----- > Van: Dan Minette [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Verzonden: zondag 14 april 2002 23:03 > Aan: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Onderwerp: Report on the massacre in Srebrenica
> I recently say, on Yahoo, the Dutch review of the massacre in > Srebrenica. I was absolutely blown away by how the forces there failed > those they promised to protect. > > http://www.rnw.nl/hotspots/html/srebrenica020405.html > > There are a few other things that are interesting about this. One is > how quickly this report faded from view. I can imagine how the entire > world press would be all over the report if it were the US that > failed to protect thousands that came to them for protection. The report was published on April 10 and is still a major topic in the Dutch media. (It was considered so important that the presentation of the report to the government was aired live on TV.) I think the major reason for it fading from view in the media has to do with the Number One Topic: the Middle East. Actually, I was surprised it was not brought up on Brin-L earlier, given that the report would be a great opportunity for some Brinellers to engage in another round of Euro-bashing. > I also thought of the spectrum of responsibility. Actually massacring > those thousands, as the Serbs did, is one level. When one is control, > failing to protect people from their know enemy when it was easily > within one's power, as Sharon did, is another level. Failing to take > one's responsibility as seriously as one should, as the Dutch did, is > still another level. > But, the deaths are still their responsibility. For whatever reason, > they didn't have the will to do what they promised to do. Before judging Dutchbat, you should read the information available on-line at the official website http://www.srebenica.nl/en/index.htm (particularly the Summary for the Press and the Epilogue). AFAIK, the complete report is currently only available in Dutch (but I will check with the publisher to see if and when it becomes available). I have not read it; the main report itself measures 3,400 pages (3 volumes) and is sold at EUR 89.50. The complete set includes these the main report plus 4 additional studies (800 pages in total) plus a CD-ROM, and sells at a whopping EUR 225 -- which is a hell of a lot more than I want to spend on it. (Although I must admit that I can get it at a discount of EUR 14.50 and EUR 30 respectively.) Jeroen _________________________________________________________________________ Wonderful World of Brin-L Website: http://www.Brin-L.com Tom's Photo Gallery: http://tom.vanbaardwijk.com
