News to dance to: Milosevic ‘under arrest’. “Slobodan Milosevic, the indicted war criminal responsible for 10
years of war and bloodshed in the Balkans, was reportedly
arrested by Serbian authorities last night, six months after his
regime was toppled by a popular uprising on the streets of
Belgrade.” Apparently prompted by a U.S. threat of economic penalties if Serbia does not meet an impending deadline for cooperation with the Hague war crimes tribunal, the arrest is the culmination of a power struggle between President Kostunica, a firm opponent of handing Milosevic to the Hague, and Prime Minister Dzindzic, eager to see Milosevic in custody. However, that he is being arrested for his war crimes may be only the egocentric assumption of the West. This BBC analysis enumerates a number of other claims against him which might actually be the basis of the warrants. The Guardian