That s why I founded that commission. That s why maybe we got the support from one of the most well known pioneers of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission ideas, Mr. Alex Boreyn. Of course, as President Kostunica was making these arrangements, the ever-imperious Hague Tribunal Prosecutor, Carla Del Ponte, made a hurried trip to see Colin Powell, a day ahead of his planned meeting with Mr. Kostunica. Secretary Powell well knows about grandstanding public prosecutors, zealots, and strong personalities in high offices. Mr. Kostunica, a most reluctant politician and one of the singular minds ever propelled into statesmanship, met with the leaders of the Bush Administration and with certain members of the Senate and House of Representatives.
Federalism is a philosophy, and more than a mere ideology.
Mr. Kostunica, translator of the Federalist Papers and a man who is imbued with the spirit of that guide for good governance, began the day in the Acropolis of Federalism, in a formal meeting with Vice President Dick Cheney and National Security Advisor Condoleeza Rice. It is a clear diplomatic step ahead, and an encouraging sign of progress. Better, Bush stayed on for a total of 25 minutes and visited a broadened range of topics, including bridge reconstruction. The ICTY is obnoxious, but it exists. It is not possible to ignore or argue against the legitimacy of a court that, though politicized and poorly controlled, is the result of an international agreement.