Belgrade, Year XX (2008)
Issue No. 434-435
1st - 31st August 2008
 
srpski
 
     

 

A Way out

 
Innenansicht der ältesten Synagoge Toledos, gebaut im Almohadenstil. 12. bis 13. Jahrhundert. Die Synagoge ist heute die Kirche Santa Maria la Blanca
The recently arrested Hague tribunal war crimes indictee, disguised as an alternative medicine guru, according to some competent sources, has been preaching his numerous audience in Belgrade and other cities that "there is always a way out from every situation ". However he did not find the way out he had been looking for himself, running away from the responsibility for what he had done.
The way out for the country and people who have found themselves under the burden of crimes committed on their behalf is clear. We are talking about the
application of civilization norm that all the crimes are punishable and that the war crimes do not expire. Hiding behind a false identity, either collective or individual, does not help here.
Clear way out is not simple. The burden is gigantic and heavy. Not only those who committed the crimes are running away from the responsibility, but many others do as well, often for reasons not so obvious. If they are in the government, or under its protection, the way out is extremely difficult. And when the government starts sanctioning the crime more decisively, it then faces strong resistance and aggression, and ultimately inciting to new crimes and threats of destroying the regime. The situation of 'no way out' is incessantly imposed.
What is going to prevail, 'way out' or 'no way out', of course does not depend only on the decisiveness of the government to punish the crime, or on the power of those opposed to it, but also on the public itself - if its senses for differentiating good from bad, both personal and collective, are clear enough, and if its ambitions to live a normal life, enjoy collective and personal freedom are developed.
N. P.
 

Fighting the Old Battles again
In the latest clashes in Serbia, that reminded us of the old ones, the main question is - what the nationalistic opposition can, and what the hesitant government dare do...
Dragos Ivanovic

Historic reconciliation yes - but of what kind?
During the new government constitution, president of Serbia Boris Tadic has announced the necessity of 'national' that is 'historic' reconciliation several times. What that actually means, Tadic has not completely explained, nevertheless our political leaders never do completely explain their actions after the elections are over...
Zlatoje Martinov

Is there going to be any industry after transition?
The issue of reindustrialization in Serbia: perhaps for the first time after eight years of the transition turmoil in Serbia, this year on the realistic horizon the reindustrialization appeared, as an essential objective of the transition of the 68: truths and lies...
Dimitrije Boarov

In the chains of wild capitalism
In order to bring a bit of order into the field of labor the state should primarily bring its institutions into order -such as the Privatization Agency, commissions and ministries which decide on privatization and destiny of employees. Otherwise it is going to be difficult for the state to prove itself socially responsible, as it declares to be...
Olivija Rusovac

The 1968: thrust and lies
Certainly it was not possible to produce the values and reproduce the shame with which we have been living for the last twenty years, from the values of 'the student 68'. The values of the 68 have affirmed life, and values of our twenty-year old shame are those that affirm destruction and auto destruction...
Alija Hodzic

Slava in Gracanica
Judging from the news from clerical and laic media, the celebration of Vidovdan this year in Kosovo was sad - maybe the saddest in recent years. It is said that there were many 'worshipers' but it was not quite so because there were few people...
Mirko Djordjevic

Danas

Informatika

Danas
 
 
 
 
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