What was the extent of war crimes committed by the Yugoslav military, Serbian Special Police, paramilitaries?
Did anyone flee NATO bombs? There can be no doubt that a relatively small number of people were seeking shelter from NATO bombs in Kosovo and elsewhere in Serbia this is inevitable and human nature. There is also absolutely no doubt that some Kosovo Serb civilians fled KLA action, some of which warranted charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity against their personnel. But most of all, there can be little doubt that Belgrades forces the VJ, MUP special police, and assorted paramilitaries — carried out a systematic campaign of ethnic cleansing, a strategy marked by diverse atrocities, which led not only to indictments against a variety of individuals associated with the actual operations, but also the Belgrade leadership, including Slobodan Milsoevic. Was the Rambouillet diktat justified? Although the term diktat may be too strong and prejudicial in tone, there can be little doubt that there was a Western ultimatum to Belgrade. This was predicated on agreement by the Kosovo Al
