Title: They Would Never Hurt a Fly
Description: "Who were they? Ordinary people like you or me—or monsters?” asks internationally acclaimed author Slavenka Drakulic as she sets out to understand the people behind the horrific crimes committed during the war that tore apart Yugoslavia in the 1990s. Drawing on firsthand observations of the trials, as well as on other sources, Drakulic portrays some of the individuals accused of murder, rape, torture, ordering executions, and more during one of the most brutal conflicts in Europe in the twentieth century, including former Serbian president Slobodan Miloševic; Radislav Krstic, the first to be sentenced for genocide; Biljana Plavšic, the only woman accused of war crimes; and Ratko Mladic, now in hiding. With clarity and emotion, Drakulic paints a wrenching portrait of a country needlessly torn apart.
Subjects: International courts, Yugoslav war, 1991-1995, War criminals, Political culture, Nationalism, Atrocities, Psychology, Yugoslav War Crime Trials, Hague, Netherlands, 1994-, International Tribunal for the Prosecution of Persons Responsible for Serious Violations of International Humanitarian Law Committed in the Territory of the Former Yugoslavia since 1991, International tribunal for the prosecution of persons responsible for serious violations of international humanitarian law committed in the territory of the former yugoslavia since 1991., Yugoslav war, 1991-1995--atrocities, War criminals--psychology, War criminals--serbia--psychology, Political culture--serbia, War criminals--croatia--psychology, Political culture--croatia, Nationalism--former yugoslav republics, Dr1313.7.a85 d7 2005, 949.703