in the case of bosnia and herzegovina against the federal republic of yugoslavia only again so b. has decided that was innocent of any wrongdoing or participation in what had happened i'm afraid you are case you are the court did not excuse me the court did not decide that serbia was innocent the court decided number one that there was genocide and number two it concluded that serbia at least failed to take adequate steps to prevent the genocide in serbia it said it had no you're not going to go further to condemn ok me should jump in you can refine that already anyway do. i agree i was a big issue here between failure to prevent something i don't know how so be acquitted by the way prevented it out of them making an act of aggression and having. the forces of event federal republic yugoslavia invasion general and a lot of each and selling to anything well sorry i know you'll be watching so i'll just say that it's like an officer. go ahead yes well he did you know me i did himself was a general of the officer of the serbian forces and he continued to be paid continue to receive lo

is a serb ethnic bosnia and herzegovina in general you have on d.v.r. there were many of those in the government now so i have no qualms about honoring the memory of all the victims but we have to distinguish between a fascist policy and one that engage in ethnic cleansing and genocide to create ethnically pure territories and all the talk about what the united states and the western european countries are doing in the region i may agree or disagree but that's not relevant as to the issue of srebrenica it is not relevant to the issue of what belgrade tried to do which is after yugoslavia fell apart and after bosnia-herzegovina reluctantly went ahead with its independence most of these crimes including serbia needs to happen and i should also point out the strip it needs is the one that stands out the most not because the numbers there were even higher numbers of people killed in places like korea door in. the seventy stands out because of a commitment made by the united nations and nato to defend it as a safe zone and a protected area but it was not and

to create new facts on the ground to in effect create and ethically partition bosnia and herzegovina and i think that's the most important we should come point we should come back to i'm not here to speak on behalf of muslims i have a responsibility. we need to spread the needs of victims because they were victims during my tenure as bosnian foreign minister all right gentlemen i have to tell you it's very interesting to hear what we have to go through a short break and after that short break we'll continue our discussion i'm sorry to state with darky. live. in the city. live. the settled. the thing. live live live live live see. lynn issues three liquidation three lives four charges three. arrangement three. three. three limos. videos for your media projects a free media party. can . listen to. live welcome back to cross talk to people about who we're talking about seventy to sixteen years on live can. live. ok michele if i can go back to you in london there is no doubt a day to a tragedy occurred in seventy to sixteen years ago i don't think anybody really refutes that but my quest

now, were you able to film... >> in bosnia, no. we filmed in romania.doubled for late '90s bosnia. >> jon: i have been to bucharest in the early '90s or late '80s i spent an hour layover. [laughter] >> in the airport, yeah. >> jon: beautiful lavatories. the detail on the tile. say what you will about stalin, the man knew that when it's time to go... >> it's got to look good around you. >> jon: thank you. >> i'm with you. >> jon: you want some peace. how long were you in bucharest? have you spent time there previously? >> i had never been there before. we were there six weeks. it was a low-budget movie. >> jon: when you're shooting a movie such as this and it's very politically charged, is there interference? do the people who were involved in this type of case, are they aware of what you're doing? are they trying to stop what you're doing? is there any... or everybody is just out there? >> no one bothers in romania. we change the names of a lot of the individuals involved. we change the name of the private contracting company. i think the real name, the

this liquid little town of student needs in bosnia and herzegovina who looks it jilek you houses are being built people go about their business and in the center of the town a mosque and church sit side by side. but this apparent unity is an illusion sixteen years ago the entire region was torn apart by ethnic clashes during the yugoslav war and seventy eight said became infamous when the united nations stated eight thousand muslim men and boys were massacred by bosnian serb forces today and the moral for the deceased sits in the grounds of a former un military base the serbian it's a memorial ground as well maintained and frequently visited by locals journalists and taurus to get boston and the bosnian capital of. the tourist armed shell and other thousands of serbian graves that ryan cemeteries all around us are being it's a region. thousands of people were killed during the balkan wars in the one nine hundred ninety s. but senators like these were entire families of murdered serb civilians only by the very few remaining survivors running comes here all the time his entire family l

castros are about r t bosnia and herzegovina. chance for a breakthrough on a common missile defense system is up for grabs today for nato the alliance had anders fogh rasmussen is in russia's city of sochi for talks and the missile shield is something that scared to be brought to the table argument on the look of it joins us live from. so how crucial is a dad the two sides reach an agreement on that. well it of course it is very crucial it has been russia's concern for a very long time now russia doesn't want an arms race and if nato is to place its anti-missile defense shield in europe and then trying to sell defense shield that's going to be covering a big part of russia's territory then of course an arms race exactly what's going to happen according to present the great if we could see it starting by as soon as two thousand and twenty russia and the united states have signed strategic arms reduction treaty especially for the purpose of preventing an arms race and this seems to be an apple of discord at exactly going to do the

castros are about r t bosnia and herzegovina. all right coming up in just a few minutes here on our drawn out drawdown despite plan to pull out from afghanistan next year experts claim america is stuck there for years to come paying for the conflict with blood and. also we look at how cattle might help to cure heart disease a groundbreaking new procedure. organizers of the pro palestinian flotilla have vowed to defy a greek sailing ban and to push ahead with their humanitarian mission to gaza at all costs came after a number of ships were found to be damaged with activists condemning what they said was sabotaged by israeli security forces the government or the greek government rather offered to deliver the supplies through israel but that proposal was rejected tel aviv in turn is sworn to prevent the civilian fleet from reaching gaza a similar mission just over a year ago ended with nine people dead after israeli commandos stormed the flotilla british campaigner david helping who's been involved in transporting relief supplies to

bosnia and herzegovina. today's news in brief has been violence in bangladesh over a challenge to the constitution to make the predominantly muslim region or secular police use tear gas to disperse angry islam is protesters or at least fifty i thought injured although islam remains the official region the government has remained a clueless stating absolute faith and trust in our. the us has announced its pulling the plug on almost eight hundred million dollars of military aid to pakistan relations between the two countries have been strained since osama bin laden's killing in may the white house called pakistan an important ally in the war on terror but added that the relationship must be worked on over time. and let's return to our breaking news this hour a passenger ferry with at least one hundred seventy people on board has sunk on the riba volga in russia's republic of tatarstan one person is known to have died but there are conflicting reports as to how many people are missing the vessel sank three kilo

bosnia and herzegovina. the fire has broken out of the nursing home for the elderly in northwestern ukraine it's killed sixteen people fire crews battled the frame for five hours and managed to rescue eleven from the blaze victims were then treated in hospital for carbon dioxide poisoning three remain a great year for to rest of it because of the fire but any reports suggest it was not started from the quickly. so going to stan's governments admitted that a series of explosions that shook the city of a dying occurred at a munitions depo the blast happened on thursday and killed fifteen people according to official reports now initially authorities said it was an instance of a fireworks factory and there were no casualties but that contradicted eyewitness pictures and reports there own two hundred were killed and scores injured it's understood that the officials responsible for giving out false public information would be sacked now understands longer every secretive state even the internet was banned until r

castros are about r t bosnia and herzegovina. but briefly round up some of today's other international news the australian government is to force the country's worst five hundred polluters to paid cash for the carbon dioxide they give off missions would be taxed at twenty five u.s. dollars per metric ton from next year the money race will be used to compensate households it with high energy bills the street is one of the world's worst emitters of greenhouse gases he said it's heavy dependence on coproduct city. thousands of islamic activists have taken to the streets outside the capital of. their anger that removal of the clothes in the constitution expressed absolute faith and. tried to block roads of attempt vehicles up to five calls from national strike and threw stones at security forces and so far the bullets and tear gas to disperse the protesters at least fifty people were injured. two civilians under policeman have been killed and dozens injured in separate attacks on colombian towns in the south west of the country and t

bosnia and herzegovina. then of course there are more stories online at r.t. dot com so let's see what else is there right now for you. while there are reports of widespread deaths and devastation from the blasts in turkmenistan the government that claims it's nothing more than a harmless firework incident. and find out why more than eleven million websites have been blacklisted and banned by giant web search engine google. a friendship that's part of the gaza aid flotilla has been permitted to leave greek waters but several more vessels remain blocked in port the thirteen though with for a palestinian activists and humanitarian aid for blockaded gaza was stalled by greek authorities earlier this month actually is then try to reach the palestinian territory by air via television but israel asked two european authorities to block hundreds from boarding planes increased security in tel aviv the airport was waiting for those who did manage to arrive several were detained or deported. and let's check some of today's other international news stories the australian

castros are about r t bosnia and herzegovina. now if you bear in mind you can always find more on all the news we are covering on our website dot com you can also follow many other stories including the silent clapping that's learning some belorussian activists in jail independence day in belarus was marked by anything but a holiday mood with more than one hundred detained during sunday's anti-government protest all now face trial witnesses say police used tear gas and beat up activists as they try to round up the latest silent protest you. watch the video of the brutal crackdown and see how the situation in the country is unfolding at. twelve minutes past the hour here in the russian capital palestinian activists have a valid to defy by the greek government preventing an aid flotilla from leaving port they want to sail to gaza to deliver supplies to the blockaded area. they've staged a hunger strike and a protest rally against the priest said it was to protect the people on board a similar mission a year ago ended with nine bein

bosnia and herzegovina. nasa shuttle atlantis is making its fire the final way to the international space station for the very last time making the end to the space shuttle era it's carrying four american astronauts and several tons of vital supplies within a few hours atlantis is expected to make its final hookup with the international space station distrust voyager and america's space shuttle history is a painful time for many who have devoted their lives to the thirty year program as if he's going to educate them forty seconds into the system empty shells of what was once florida's thriving space coast. up to ten thousand people will be out of a job as soon as the last shuttle makes its final voyage back to earth home to many of the kennedy space center workers rock which is on the verge of becoming a ghost town without the space program or pretty much nothing i mean this is what you know because it reaches built on the space program you know it's like if you're going to be sorry me. people are left and r

bosnia and herzegovina. pro palestinian activists say they're determined to deliver humanitarian aid to gaza despite a greek government banning their ships from leaving port. they have staged their hunger strike at a protest rally against the ruling give also reportedly rejected the suggestion by the greek government to send aid to gaza under un supervision israel has been warning against any authorised attempt by the activists to break the gaza blockade a similar mission a year ago and it was nine people being killed in an attack by israeli commandos british activist david help and his organized humanitarian relief efforts in gaza on several occasions told r.t. how his own vessel was once attacked by israeli forces. we were trying to get to gaza of the third day of the. invasion so called operation. and we were high speed about sixty six miles off. in the drought five thirty in the morning. and i'm quite certain intention was to drugs i believe in speaking the truth about this war because we're dealing with

required little town of slippery meets in bosnia and herzegovina daily you houses are being built people go about their business and in the center of the town a mosque and a church sit side by side the disappearance of unity is an illusion sixty years ago the entire region was twenty partly ethnic clashes. is during the yugoslav war and several needs are making infamous when the united nations stated eight thousand muslim men and boys were massacred by bosnian serb forces today and immoral for the seized sits on the grounds of a former when military base was abandoned some memorial ground is well maintained and frequently visited by locals journalists and tourists get boston and the bosnian capital of. the tourist arm shown by the thousands of serbian graves that line cemeteries all around serving it's a region. where. thousands of people were killed during the balkan wars of the one nine hundred ninety s. but cemeteries like these were the entire families of murdered serb civilians only get visited by the very few remaining survivors but only comes here all the time his entire family li

castree knows are about r t bosnia and herzegovina. and they can see more of our stories online at r.t. dot com see what else is there right now. while there are reports of widespread deaths and devastation from last season turkmenistan the government claims it's nothing more than a harmless firework instance. find out why more than eleven million websites have been blacklisted and banned by giant web search engine google. a powerful earthquake has hit japan immediately prompt. phase of a tsunami vast swathes of the country still lying rains botches huge earthquake triggered disaster. hotel and killed more than fourteen thousand people for months on a mammoth reconstruction effort is taking place along the country's northern coast but people's emotional distress will take much longer to repair thomas' ripples. as the waves crash against a damaged to sea wall on the japanese coast volunteers work tirelessly to clean up the debris and bring some sense of normalcy back to the area. i want to tell people we need more help more supplies and

castree knows are about r t bosnia and herzegovina. well coming up in a few minutes here on our drawn out drawdown despite barack obama's plan for a massive point in the next year experts claim america is stuck there for years to come and paying for the conflict with blood and money. that story come before us the former i.m.f. chief and potential french presidential candidate dominique strauss kahn is about to face new sexual assault allegations a french writer who claims he attempted to rape her in two thousand and three has decided to press charges this follows the case of a new york hotel maid who also accused of sexual assault but case was badly weakened the prosecutors admitted her credibility has been compromised. socialists fear the new allegation could ruin his chances of running for presidency he might have become the target of a political gain provoked by his popularity both in france and the broader that's a view of paul craig roberts is a former assistant treasury secretary under the reagan administration and a former wall

castros are about r t bosnia and herzegovina. now it's seventeen minutes past the hour here in moscow and coming up in just a few minutes a drawn out draw down to start barack obama's plan for a massive pullout from afghanistan next year experts claim america is stuck there for years to come and paying for the conflict with blood and money. organizers of a pro palestinian flotilla have vowed to defy a greek sailor about and to push ahead with the she might tarion mission to gaza at all costs about came after a number of ships. were found to be damaged but activists condemning what they said was sabotaged by israeli security forces the greek government had offered to deliver their supplies through israel but that proposal was rejected tel aviv in return has sworn to prevent the civilian freed from reaching garza a similar mission just over a year ago ended with nine people dead after israeli commandos stormed the flotilla british campaigner david helping who's been involved in transporting relief supplies to gaza told r.t. how his

castros are about r t bosnia and herzegovina. now it has nothing to shuttle atlantis making its way to the international space station for the very last time marking the end of the u.s. space shuttle era it's caring for american astronauts and several tons of vital supplies within a few hours atlantis is quick to to make its final headcount with the international space station they say last voyage in america's space shuttle history is a painful time for many who devoted their lives to the thirty year programs he's going to check out reports. of. empty shelves of what was once florida's thriving space coast. up to ten thousand people will be out of a job as soon as the last shuttle makes its final voyage back to earth home to many of the kennedy space center workers rochlitz is on the verge of becoming a ghost town without the space program or pretty much nothing i mean this is what you know cocoa beach was built on the space program you know just a lot of you are going to be out of jobs sorry to be out of homes people are going w

castros are about r t bosnia and herzegovina. coming up in a few minutes drawn out drawdown that despite barack obama's plan for a message from afghanistan next year experts claim america is stuck there for years to come and paying for the conflict with blood and money. at stores dot com the first the former i.m.f. chief and potential french presidential candidate dominic strauss kahn is about to face a new sexual assault allegations a french writer he claims he attempted to rape in two thousand and three has decided to press charges this follows the case of a new york hotel maid who also accused transcon of sexual assault case was badly weakened after prosecutors admitted her credibility had been compromised from sconce fellow socialists fear the new allegation could ruin his chances of running for presidency want to discuss the situation now joined by pier gunnar he's a professor of political science at paris western university until the force thank you very much indeed for joining us firstly why do you think this latest allege

bosnia and herzegovina back to our breaking news story now three people are now confirmed dead and more than one hundred people are still missing after a pleasure cruiser sinks with almost one hundred eighty five onboard the river volga and the russian republic of tatarstan search and rescue efforts have continued throughout the night dozens of survivors were picked up by a passing ship and taken to the public's capital because on and just friends and relatives gathered at the port to meet them many of the passengers were families with children the vessel called the bulgaria reportedly sank within three minutes of getting into difficulty and was three kilometers from the shore when it went down it's thought to have been carrying people on a weekend a sightseeing break and was in route to design i witness is say a storm is likely to be to blame for the sinking investigators are considering a number of possibilities including faulty equipment and whether the boat was overcrowded president medvedev has pledged to help ground zero investigation into the tragedy. breaking news from r.t. five