The Balkans
Mystery deepens over Milosevic’s death
Sordid end to “international justice” charade
By Bill Van Auken, March 14, 2006
The controversy surrounding the sudden death of former Yugoslav president Slobodan Milosevic in his jail cell at the Hague has only deepened with the autopsy performed in the Netherlands and the vague...
Media lies and hypocrisy in wake of Milosevic’s death
By Bill Van Auken, March 13, 2006
The death of former Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic in his jail cell at the Hague on Saturday has unleashed a torrent of historical distortions and outright lies that echo the propaganda campaig...
An exchange of letters on the Balkans
July 5, 2005
The following exchange was in response to the article, “International Commission calls for Kosovo independence” by Paul Mitchell, 24 May 2005.
International Commission calls for Kosovo independence
By Paul Mitchell, May 24, 2005
The International Commission on the Balkans has published a report that calls for a “shift” in Western policy towards supporting independence for Kosovo. The Report, The Balkans in Europe&...
Kosovo prime minister charged with war crimes
US-backed ex-militia leader on trial
By Paul Mitchell, March 16, 2005
Kosovo’s former Prime Minister Ramush Haradinaj is on trial at the United Nations tribunal at The Hague, charged with 37 counts of war crimes. He faces 17 counts of crimes against humanity for m...
British MI6 agents named in Balkans
By Paul Mitchell, October 27, 2004
Over the last few weeks newspapers in Croatia, Serbia and Bosnia-Herzegovina have exposed the identities of several British MI6 intelligence agents operating in the Balkans.
Defence witnesses at Milosevic trial refuse to testify
By Paul Mitchell, October 6, 2004
Defence witnesses have refused to testify at the trial of Slobodan Milosevic, halting the trial for at least another four weeks. The witnesses, who include international bourgeois political figures, a...
The Balkans continue to fracture
Part 2
By Paul Mitchell, October 1, 2004
This is the conclusion of a two-part series analysing growing instability and tensions in the Balkans. Part 1 was posted September 29.
The Balkans continues to fracture
Part 1
By Paul Mitchell, September 29, 2004
This is the first of a two-part series analysing growing instability and tensions in the Balkans.
Kosovo protectorate “on point of near collapse” after March riots
By Paul Mitchell, September 15, 2004
A leaked internal United Nations report says the administration in the UN protectorate of Kosovo was on “the point of near collapse” after riots engulfed the province in March.
Hague tribunal stops Milosevic defending himself
By Paul Mitchell, September 8, 2004
Judges have stopped Slobodan Milosevic from conducting his own defence at the war crimes tribunal in The Hague and imposed a defence counsel on the former Yugoslav president. They also ordered the fir...
Judges call for “radical review” of Milosevic trial
By Paul Mitchell, July 10, 2004
Judges trying former Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic are calling for a “radical review” of the proceedings.
