LETTERS TO THE EDITORThe trial of Milosevic From: International Herald Tribune | Date: February 27, 2002 | . Provided by ProQuest LLC.Copyright information

International Herald Tribune

02-27-2002

In his pathetic attempt to turn the tables on his accusers, Slobodan Milosevic has harked back to the battle of Kosovo Polje in 1389, when the Christian Serb ruler Lazar suffered a hero's death ''in defense of Europe'' fighting the Muslim intruders.The irony of this, however, is that Lazar's son and successor, Stefan Lazarevic, seven years later in 1396, fought with a vengeance on the side of the Turks to defeat a Christian army s...

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