Shameful times in the Balkans

Madam, - May I simply compliment Peter Murtagh on his excellent series abouthis trip through Croatia, Bosniaand Kosovo? It was…

Madam, - May I simply compliment Peter Murtagh on his excellent series abouthis trip through Croatia, Bosniaand Kosovo? It was most informative and, crucially, unbiased.

He told a tragicyet truthful story whichwill be remembered in history as one ofEurope'smost shameful episodes. I just hopethat those who opposed the Lisbon Treaty, and whosupport a completely ineffective and dated policy of neutrality,readPeter Murtagh's series.

They just mightunderstand how useless and neglectful this country and otherswere 13 years ago,when Karadic and Mladic,with the support of SlobodanMilosevic slaughtered thousands of Muslims in Srebinica, Serejavo, Mostar, and all over Bosnia, while we, "the West", stood idly by. - Yours, etc,

MICHAEL FEHILY, Landscape Avenue, Churchtown, Dublin 14.