Analysis: Yugoslavian government trying to find a way to extradite former President Slobodan Milosevic to the UN War Crimes Tribunal at The Hague

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06-22-2001

Analysis: Yugoslavian government trying to find a way to extradite former President Slobodan Milosevic to the UN War Crimes Tribunal at The Hague

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Yugoslavia's government is threatening to withdraw a bill from parliament that would establish cooperation with the UN War Crimes Tribunal in The Hague. The ruling coalition of President Vojislav Kostunica ...

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