By MISHA SAVIC, Associated Press WriterSat Mar 10, 7:36 AM ET
Admirers of late president Slobodan Milosevic marked the first anniversary of his death with wreaths and speeches on Saturday, even as Serbia continues to grapple with consequences of his ruinous rule.
Officials of the formerly Milosevic-led Socialist Party gathered at his grave in the eastern town of Pozarevac, praising the man who led Serbia through several wars and ended up facing the U.N. war crimes court for the former Yugoslavia in The Hague.
"Milosevic was an honorable man who worked for the benefit of Serbia and its people," said supporter Bogoljub Bjelica. Well, I wouldn't say THAT, exactly....
Milosevic's lifeless body was found the morning of March 11 in his jail cell and the exact time of death was never determined.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070310/ap_on_re_eu/serbia_milosevic_anniversary_1
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Before there was Iraq II (its own little piece of history), there were the conflicts in the countries of the "ex-Yugoslavia." Now Kosovo is exploding again, and it seems as if all the media and the pundits can do is rehash the old stories while new bodies pile up. Here is a place where we will attempt to give you a sense of the bigger picture.
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