'Haven't you had enough of politics?'

My friend Lana from the CUNY Graduate Center was recently featured in a write-up in the NY Newsday and I just had to share it.

It's compelling, informative and personal. Lana brings a lot to the table, as I have witnessed first hand in classes we've taken together, but I could never have guessed what her personal struggles were like. This article gives a sneak peek into a truly eventful life.

Lana, if you ever read this, know that I am ardently waiting for your memoirs!

Happy reading...

The Bosnians propose, the ICJ disposes...

I havent read up enough on the recent International Court of Justice ruling that absolves the Serbians of state-sponsored genocide of the Bosnians (but says they did not prevent it either), but my initial thoughts are of disappointment and sadness.

If the ruling stated that the Serbians were responsible for the carnage and atrocities, the Bosnians were eligible for billions of dollars of assistance. While this horrific chapter finally approaches its conclusion, I would have been happy, but am not. I dont think living with the mere thought that the Serbians have been found guilty of being complicit in the crimes is enough.

Because of this complicity, and the lack of reparations they could have gotten, the Bosnians have lost faith in the world's justice system. The only court that could have given them justice, shied away from it when it had the opportunity to. The billions of dollars could have single-handedly raised living standards.

Instead, today, we see the Bosnians even more distraught, hopeless and saddened as they sit on the world's stage, the international community watching them as it smirks and giggles at them. What were they thinking? say onlookers and bystanders. Justice? What a joke...

I wonder who will have the last laugh in this story...