A tribunal in The Hague found Hashim Thaci, who led Kosovo’s independence struggle in the 1990s, responsible for arbitrary detention, torture and murder.
The second-most powerful man at the State Department put the brakes on a U.S. international exhibit featuring a bull statue because he worried it might look like Baal, a pagan god some associate with Satanic child sacrifice. Why it matters: The anecdote illustrates the quirky interests of Deputy Secretary of State Chris Landau, according to department critics, who say he spends too much time on social media focusing on the unimportant. Zoom in: The issue revolves around an international exposition next year in Belgrade, Serbia , where the U.S. plans to feature a statue of a bucking bull at an exhibit celebrating the American West. - On Aug. 19, at 4:15 p.m., Landau sent an email to staffers about it: "I remain somewhat concerned by the…
A Czech libertarian politician claims more than 800,000 people have applied to become citizens of a blockchain-based microstate he founded on a muddy, disputed island between Serbia and Croatia, and no recognized government on earth acknowledges it exists. The self-proclaimed Free Republic of Liberland sits on Gornja Siga, a seven-square-kilometre patch of heavily forested floodplain […] The post More than 800,000 apply for citizenship in self-proclaimed crypto micronation built on a Danube floodplain appeared first on American Almanac .
A Czech libertarian politician claims more than 800,000 people have applied to become citizens of a blockchain-based microstate he founded on a muddy, disputed island between Serbia and Croatia, and no recognized government on earth acknowledges it exists. The self-proclaimed Free Republic of Liberland sits on Gornja Siga, a seven-square-kilometre patch of heavily forested floodplain along the Danube River, roughly the size of Gibraltar. Vít Jedlička, who styles himself president, claimed the territory in 2015 under the legal principle of "terra nullius," arguing that neither Croatia nor Serbia had formally asserted sovereignty over the land after the Balkan wars of the 1990s left the border in dispute. A settlement on the island became…Open
A post-secular era has emerged following the fall of the Berlin Wall, showcasing a revival of Christian architecture as seen in the St. Sava Cathedral in Serbia. This cathedral embodies a Byzantine cosmography, illustrating the unity of heaven and earth through its design, which reflects the medieval quadrivium’s mathematical and symbolic structures woven into the fabric of creation. ----------------------------------- Kimchi One from Brightcore – Health Starts in the Gut Get 25% Off – Use Code: TURLEY at https://brightcore.com/turley Or call (888) 597-0233 for up to 50% OFF your order and Free Gifts! *The content presented by sponsors may contain affiliate links. When you click and shop the links, Turley Talks may receive a small…
Thousands gathered in Belgrade to pay tribute to Ratko Mladić, the former Bosnian Serb military commander who died last month while serving a life sentence in The Hague. Convicted of genocide, crimes against humanity and persecution, Mladić is still regarded as a hero by some Serbs.
The government insisted the funeral was a private affair, even as government ministers attended and state-controlled news media lavished praise on the convicted war criminal.
Ratko Mladic, infamous for his role in the Srebrenica massacre in Bosnia, has died at 83.
PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: Ratko Mladic, the former Yugoslav army and Bosnian Serb paramilitary commander known as the “Butcher of Bosnia,” has died in a United Nations (UN) prison hospital in The Hague at the age of 83. He was serving a life sentence, principally for his role in the 1995 Srebrenica massacre during the Bosnian War, in which up to 8,000 Muslim men and boys were killed. The son of a communist partisan fighter and a career member of the League of Communists, Mladic previously denied being a Serbian nationalist, despite leading Serb forces against Bosniak (Bosnian Muslim) and Croat forces during the war, stating in 1991, “I serve the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia with my brother officers, in order to…Open
The river’s water levels have fallen as extreme heat has afflicted Europe, exposing sunken German vessels from World War II that are impeding navigation.
By J.R. Dunn There is, in fact, a case in which an air campaign defeated an adversary nation: NATO’s 1999 campaign against Serbia.
‘We immediately realised there had been a decompression’
A man’s head was allegedly sucked out of a cabin window that broke apart mid-flight on a European budget flight Friday while passengers stepped forward to hold him in the cabin. The flight departed Thessaloniki, Greece, for Memmingen, Germany, then turned back shortly after takeoff, the airline Ryanair said in a statement obtained by the BBC. The Irish budget airline said a passenger window “dislodged” in the air and the plane landed safely, with travelers returning to the terminal. “One passenger requested and received medical assistance on the ground in Thessaloniki,” the airline continued. Christina, a passenger, reportedly described what unfolded inside the cabin. “We immediately realised there had been a decompression.…Open