----- Original Message ----- From: "Baardwijk, J. van DTO/SLWPD/RZO/BOZO" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, April 15, 2002 7:45 AM Subject: RE: Report on the massacre in Srebrenica
> > -----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. Well, > > > 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). I haven't been able to get that website all day. Has anyone else? But, I've been to many other sites that give the gist of the report. The way I understand it, the responsibility was spread so thin that no one ended up responsible. Frankly, the shared responsibility=no responsibility mantra bugs me now as much as it did at my former company. Promising to protect the lives of thousands of human beings is a sacred promise. Letting the Serbs separate the men and women before carting the men away to be killed is just inexcusable. <the paragraph below was moved> > 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. Goodness, who wrote that the Europe committed war crimes? For someone who is willing to condemn the US as war criminals for using landmines to that do not fall under the special European ban exception a to protect South Korea, you seem to have very think skin. Dan M.
