Reuters is reporting that former Bosnian Serb Republic President Radovan Karadzic, was arrested today in Belgrade today. Reuters is also reporting joyous celebrations on the streets of Sarajevo.  I wish I could be there with them.

Karadzic , along with General Ratko Mladic, was responsible for authorizing and overseeing the murder of 8,000 Bosniak (Muslim) men at Srebrenica in 1995, among other crimes.  He faces two counts of genocide before the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia — one for his role at Srebrenica and the other for authorizing the shooting of civilians during the 43-month siege of Sarajevo.

Kudos to Serbian President Boris Tadic for making this happen.  Now let’s hope he can finish the job and grab Mladic as well.

Photo:  Remains of some of the victims of the Srebrenica massacre, via Solidarity Srebrenica

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