Not a real Christian right, not in the NT... etc. He thinks otherwise, as did the thousands of Christian soldiers who slaughtered under his command.

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Karadzic defends Bosnian Serb 'holy' cause at Hague trial

Former leader Radovan Karadzic has said the Serb cause in the Bosnian war was "just and holy" as he began his defence at his genocide trial at The Hague.

Mr Karadzic suspended his boycott and appeared in court along with his lawyer on Monday as the trial resumed.

The trial had been adjourned since November and the judge rejected a new request for a further postponement.

He insists he is innocent of all 11 charges from the 1992-95 Bosnian war, but had refused to enter formal pleas.

"I will defend that nation of ours and their cause that is just and holy," Mr Karadzic said in translated comments at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY).

"We have a good case. We have good evidence and proof."

He is expected to present a two-day opening statement before prosecutors present their first witness on Wednesday.
     
THE CHARGES

• Eleven counts of genocide, war crimes, crimes against humanity and other atrocities
  
• Charged over shelling of Sarajevo during the city's siege, in which some 12,000 civilians died
  
• Allegedly organised the massacre of up to 8,000 Bosniak men and youths in Srebrenica
  
• Targeted Bosniak and Croat political leaders, intellectuals and professionals
  
• Unlawfully deported and transferred civilians because of national or religious identity
  
• Destroyed homes, businesses and sacred sites
  

Mr Karadzic, 64, faces two charges of genocide - including the killing in Srebrenica of more than 7,000 men and boys - as well as nine other counts including murder, extermination, persecution and forced deportation.

Prosecutors say he orchestrated a campaign of "ethnic cleansing" against Muslims and Croats in eastern Bosnia to create an ethnically pure Serbian state.

In his opening statement last October, prosecutor Alan Tieger said Mr Karadzic "harnessed the forces of nationalism, hatred and fear to pursue his vision of an ethnically segregated Bosnia".

Mr Karadzic was arrested in Belgrade in 2008 after nearly 13 years on the run.

During his time in power, he was president of the self-styled Bosnian Serb republic and commander of its army during the Bosnian conflict which left more than 100,000 people dead.

Source: BBC

abu_rashid wrote on Mar 1^st, 2010 at 7:06pm:

Not a real Christian right, not in the NT... etc. He thinks otherwise, as did the thousands of Christian soldiers who slaughtered under his command.

No argument with you here, Abu. Religion is evil filth.

*wooosh* And the baby's gone with the bathwater.

abu_rashid wrote on Mar 1^st, 2010 at 8:56pm:

*wooosh* And the baby's gone with the bathwater.

Psssst... Don't tell Martin but the baby was never in the bath.