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Hey guys, so I know I have been horrible in the past week about posting and I can't say that this particular post is going to be any more informative. We leave for The Hague tomorrow and got a small debrief by our professor on the tribunals we will be sitting in on today. I asked for copies and thought I might enlighten you all. It should explain the title of the post (google it and it should come up.)

Vlastimir "Rodja" Djordjevic:
General charges: Crimes against Humanity and War Crimes committed against Kosovo.
Details: Djordjevic's (Dordevic) indictment alleges that he was a member of the Joint Command of Yugoslav and Serbian armed forces that deported some 800,000 Albanians from Kosovo, killed over 700 named Kosovo Albanians, sexually assault countless women, and looted and destroyed civilian property. This includes the massacre of the Berisha family in a coffee shop and the subsequent moving of their, and others bodies into a mass grave.
This will be held in the Special Court for Former Yugoslavia
Google image this guy, he looks like he could be someone's Grandfather.

Thomas Lubanga Dyilo
General Charge: War Crimes
Details: Dyilo is accused of enlisting and forcibly drafting children under the age of 15 into his Union of Congolese Patriots (UPC.) these children were trained under the harshest of conditions, given uniforms, weapons and ammunition and then sent to the front lines.
This will be held in the International Criminal Court under:
The Situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Fun Fact: Dyilo was the first person to ever be arrested under a warrant issued by The International Criminal Court.

Now you should be able to understand the title of the post. I have been warned that neither of these men will serve all that much time. I am sure I will have a TON to say about that when I get back. After The Hague I will be spending the weekend in Amsterdam. Love you all and see you on the other side.

~Claire

"Be aware of the charm of evil people"
-Jamie Shea