http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5jCovFg-V0kb2R__18YiGMA6zyVvA

<quote>

BELGRADE (AFP) - Bosnian Serb wartime leader Radovan Karadzic was protected
by the United States until a CIA phone bug caught him breaking the terms of
his "deal", the Serb newspaper Blic reported Saturday, quoting a US
intelligence source.

The newspaper claims Karadzic was secretly granted immunity in return for
keeping a low profile.

"Karadzic, indicted for genocide and war crimes, was under US protection
until 2000, when the CIA intercepted his telephone conversation that clearly
proved he personally chaired a meeting of his old political party," the
daily quoted a "well-informed US intelligence source" as saying.

</quote>

"The Happy Hippy"  wrote in message 
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> http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5jCovFg-V0kb2R__18YiGMA6zyVvA
>
> <quote>
>
> BELGRADE (AFP) - Bosnian Serb wartime leader Radovan Karadzic was 
> protected
> by the United States until a CIA phone bug caught him breaking the terms 
> of
> his "deal", the Serb newspaper Blic reported Saturday, quoting a US
> intelligence source.
>
> The newspaper claims Karadzic was secretly granted immunity in return for
> keeping a low profile.
>
> "Karadzic, indicted for genocide and war crimes, was under US protection
> until 2000, when the CIA intercepted his telephone conversation that 
> clearly
> proved he personally chaired a meeting of his old political party," the
> daily quoted a "well-informed US intelligence source" as saying.
>
> </quote>
>
>

I think I'd need more to go no than that, wouldn't you?

The story I heard was that it was Serbia's interest in EU membership that 
spurred his capture.

TWP

"TWP"  wrote ...

> "The Happy Hippy"  wrote in message
> news:wV0lk.36547$E41.29557@text.news.virginmedia.com...
> > http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5jCovFg-V0kb2R__18YiGMA6zyVvA
> >
> > <quote>
> >
> > BELGRADE (AFP) - Bosnian Serb wartime leader Radovan Karadzic was
> > protected
> > by the United States until a CIA phone bug caught him breaking the terms
> > of
> > his "deal", the Serb newspaper Blic reported Saturday, quoting a US
> > intelligence source.
> >
> > The newspaper claims Karadzic was secretly granted immunity in return
for
> > keeping a low profile.
> >
> > "Karadzic, indicted for genocide and war crimes, was under US protection
> > until 2000, when the CIA intercepted his telephone conversation that
> > clearly
> > proved he personally chaired a meeting of his old political party," the
> > daily quoted a "well-informed US intelligence source" as saying.
> >
> > </quote>
> >
> >
>
> I think I'd need more to go no than that, wouldn't you?
>
> The story I heard was that it was Serbia's interest in EU membership that
> spurred his capture.

Hopefully it'll all come out in the wash. I'm sure it's going to be
interesting. I presume that unlike Saddam's trial there's no option under
ICC process for stringing him up ? Or maybe there is ?

"TWP"  wrote in message 
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>
> "The Happy Hippy"  wrote in message 
> news:wV0lk.36547$E41.29557@text.news.virginmedia.com...
>> http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5jCovFg-V0kb2R__18YiGMA6zyVvA
>>
>> <quote>
>>
>> BELGRADE (AFP) - Bosnian Serb wartime leader Radovan Karadzic was 
>> protected
>> by the United States until a CIA phone bug caught him breaking the terms 
>> of
>> his "deal", the Serb newspaper Blic reported Saturday, quoting a US
>> intelligence source.
>>
>> The newspaper claims Karadzic was secretly granted immunity in return for
>> keeping a low profile.
>>
>> "Karadzic, indicted for genocide and war crimes, was under US protection
>> until 2000, when the CIA intercepted his telephone conversation that 
>> clearly
>> proved he personally chaired a meeting of his old political party," the
>> daily quoted a "well-informed US intelligence source" as saying.
>>
>> </quote>
>>
>>
>
> I think I'd need more to go no than that, wouldn't you?
>
> The story I heard was that it was Serbia's interest in EU membership that 
> spurred his capture.
>
> TWP

No actually, all hippyboy needs is "a reporter claimed a newspaper claimed a 
reporter said", and that's good enough for him, especially if what is 
claimed says something like "America bad guy, bad guy good guy".

George