Pinochet's arrest must be followed through and further measures immediately undertaken so that his arrest and trial set an international precedent. This should be followed by the issuing of an international arrest warrant for their mentor, Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic, against whom there exists an overwhelming prima facie case for indictment on similar charges. Over three years have elapsed since the warrants were issued for Karadzic and Mladic. For those who failed to learn the bloody lessons of the war against Bosnia-Herzegovina, the burning fields of Kosovo should serve as a reminder of the consequences of letting crimes against humanity go unpunished. Twenty-five years, in the case of Pinochet, has been a long time to wait.
International law gives democratic society the means to defend itself against barbarism.
What is now needed is simply the courage to act.