Friday, March 28, 2008
Big demonstrations in Banja Luka.
Well now that the snow is gone, the demonstrators are back out in Banja Luka, they want to secede from BiH. Well they did get their own little area of BiH. So far these demonstrations appear from what I have seen on the news, to have been peaceful.
Succession was ruled out by the Dayton Accord. The Dayton Accord partitioned BiH. I really dislike partition as a solution to these sorts of problems.
For BiH it never made any sense. It always was ONE country to start with. Succession could start the next war. The level of partition there is already is bad enough for the country. It was the price of peace and it causes divisions.
As well that Serbs got their piece of the pie while Croats didn't causes other resentments. The partition hinders the safe return of people to their original areas of the country, vastly complicates law enforcement and makes it easy for war crimes suspects to not be arrested.
Yesterday morning at 5 am or so local time, the Karadžić place in Pale was seriously searched. Of course no Karadžić but maybe evidence was found as to his movements. Basically, he can move about freely in Republika Srpska. If Republika Srpska had never existed, I believe he would now be in the Hague, where he belongs.
Partition was very bad for India, it was very bad for Cyprus, very bad for Ireland and for that matter England, it was very bad for BiH.
Today it is beautiful out. I decided since I have heard nothing I best get out and enjoy the warm weather, and I had some shopping to do anyway.
The Lost Things Fairy made off with a letter to a friend and a couple filled out ad coupons for my English classes. grrrrr When I see her, she is getting a beating!
Succession was ruled out by the Dayton Accord. The Dayton Accord partitioned BiH. I really dislike partition as a solution to these sorts of problems.
For BiH it never made any sense. It always was ONE country to start with. Succession could start the next war. The level of partition there is already is bad enough for the country. It was the price of peace and it causes divisions.
As well that Serbs got their piece of the pie while Croats didn't causes other resentments. The partition hinders the safe return of people to their original areas of the country, vastly complicates law enforcement and makes it easy for war crimes suspects to not be arrested.
Yesterday morning at 5 am or so local time, the Karadžić place in Pale was seriously searched. Of course no Karadžić but maybe evidence was found as to his movements. Basically, he can move about freely in Republika Srpska. If Republika Srpska had never existed, I believe he would now be in the Hague, where he belongs.
Partition was very bad for India, it was very bad for Cyprus, very bad for Ireland and for that matter England, it was very bad for BiH.
Today it is beautiful out. I decided since I have heard nothing I best get out and enjoy the warm weather, and I had some shopping to do anyway.
The Lost Things Fairy made off with a letter to a friend and a couple filled out ad coupons for my English classes. grrrrr When I see her, she is getting a beating!
# posted by Katja R. @ 4:08 AM 
