Sunday, September 03, 2006

Lordy--loo, what will happen next?

Row over Milosevic street-naming
By Nick Hawton BBC News, Belgrade A dispute has broken out in Serbia over plans to name a street after former President Slobodan Milosevic.
Members of Milosevic's Socialist Party in the country's second largest city, Novi Sad, have put forward the plan.
But political opponents have condemned the move, describing it as a scandal and vowing to organise protests.
Milosevic died earlier this year while on trial in The Hague, accused among other things of genocide for his role during the Bosnian war.
Continuing divisions
Members of the Socialist Party in Novi Sad say their former leader should be recognised for his many achievements, including the rebuilding of two bridges in the city that were destroyed by Nato bombs in 1999.
Although the party is no longer the force it once was, it does share power with other nationalist parties in the city.
Milosevic, who led Serbia during the wars of the former Yugoslavia in the 1990s, died of a heart attack while on trial at the UN war crimes tribunal in March.
The street-naming dispute highlights the continuing divisions over his legacy.
While many people blame him for leading Serbia into political isolation and economic hardship, others still regard him as a hero who tried to do his best for his people.
Story from BBC NEWS:http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/2/hi/europe/5309854.stmPublished: 2006/09/03 10:30:48 GMT

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