Daniel Sunter

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Vladimir Lazarevic

Hawkish Pristina Corps commander’s by-the-book attitude took him to the top – and kept him there through war and revolution.

5 Dec 05

Belgrade Buys Time

Lazarevic’s decision to go to The Hague will help Serbia’s standing in Europe - but fugitive general Ratko Mladic has to follow him.

18 Nov 05

Milosevic's Personal Army, On Call 24 Hours A Day

Since 1991 Slobodan Milosevic has showered money and top of the range military equipment - including armoured vehicles and heavy ground attack aircraft - on his special police units, and deployed them between him and his political opponents.

10 Nov 05

Vuk Draskovic's Fledgling 'Falcons'

On December 7, the opposition Serbian Renewal Movement announced plans to form a special unit to 'counter the threat of state terrorism'. They have a military-sounding name - the Falcons - but they don't have guns. Yet.

10 Nov 05

Milosevic Dreams Of Military Axis To The East

Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic cherishes a dream of a military axis stretching east from Belgrade to Beijing. But his ambition rests on the future of other would-be presidents - including George Bush Jr. and Gennady Zyuganov.

10 Nov 05
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