Former Serbian army commander Ratko Mladic continues to offend those in the audience at his genocide trial, and now he's got a reason to gloat as the judge suspended the proceedings thanks to a potentially huge error in prosecutors' disclosure of evidence.
Perhaps it shouldn't come as any surprise that the man accused of murdering thousands of civilians in Bosnia is being a complete creep in his war crimes trial, but it's still jarring since you expect someone on trial, even for genocide, to have some sense of basic decorum.
Goran Hadzic was indicted by The Hague for killing and deporting thousands of Croats
The former Bosnian Serb general had his first hearing at The Hague
If true, the stay would suggest Serbian officials knew where the fugitive was hiding
The war crimes fugitive could be sent to the Netherlands today
As he maintains innocence, others recall the evolution of a monster
New details of his capture and captivity suggest the fugitive remains defiant
On the Afghanistan end game, the word of the decade, and a very unspecial relationship
A heartening trend: Bin Laden's dead, Mubarak toppled and Mladic captured
The Bosnian Serb war crimes fugitive was arrested in the village of Lazarevo today
Mladic is accused of killing 8,000 men and boys in Srebrenica
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