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The result was horrifying, when opposing forces destroyed the region with war weaponry, and slaughtered entire villages where mostly women, young children, and the aged remained in their homes while the young divided themselves into the service of the opposing forces (Friedman, 2004). The violations of human rights were on a wide scale, and widespread, with both sides committing atrocities. However, by the time the United Nations intervened with peacekeeping forces, the impact of the war was obvious in the despair and destruction that the UN forces encountered. Families and friendships were destroyed, senseless loss of lives, economic interruption of work and production resulted in the need for humanitarian aid in the way of food, clothing, and to rebuild the infrastructure of the area (Friedman, 2004)..
Slobodan Milosevi? was arrested, and tried before an international tribunal at the Hague, and found guilty of crimes against humanity. "In response to the ferocity of internecine violence in the former Yugoslavia, known as "ethnic cleansing, " the Security Council utilized Chapter VII of the UN Charter on maintenance or restoration of international peace and security to pass Resolution 827 in May 1993, which authorized the creation of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) (Friedman, 2004, p. 76)."
Africa
In Somalia, a Somali proverb orders the life of the Somali this way:
Me and my clan against the world;
Me and my family against my clan;
Me and my brother against my family;
Me against my brother (Peterson, 2000, p. 1)."
Today, Somalia is one of the most violent regions on and "ethnic cleansing" has been the result of vying forces in Somalia, Rwanda, and the Sudan (Peterson, 2000). Civilian populations have been devastated by the rages of war on behalf of the interests of people seeking power, and who are willing to go the extreme of annihilating other humans in an effort to gain power over a region.
The position of post World War II governments, which take the position of "hands off" as regards intervening in the affairs and atrocities of war in other countries, is becoming increasingly difficult to justify in an emerging world community (Lasker, 2006). The world, by way of modern technology and photography, is witnessing first-hand genocide and destruction; and demanding that the super powers intervene in a non-warlike manner to bring about an end to those events.
In light of the destruction waged against civilians and non-combatants, it has become necessary for the world powers to begin rethinking the nature of war, especially as terrorism becomes a new warring tool (Duyvesteyn, Angstrom; and Cass, 2005).
Works Cited
Duyvesteyn, Isabelle, and Jan Angstrom, eds. Rethinking the Nature of War. London: Frank Cass, 2005. Questia. 4 Dec. 2007 http://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=109146932.
Friedman, Francine. Bosnia and Herzegovina: A Polity on the Brink. New York: Routledge, 2004. Questia. 4 Dec. 2007 http://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=108775016.
Lasker, John. "Genocide Not Enough to Send in Troops? Observers Question Bush's Military Deployment to Oil-Rich Africa." Black Enterprise Oct. 2006: 40. Questia. 4 Dec. 2007 http://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=5017455433.
Peterson, Scott. Me against My Brother: At War in Somalia, Sudan, and Rwanda: a Journalist Reports from the Battlefields of Africa. New York: Routledge, 2000. Questia. 4 Dec. 2007 http://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=108063184.
Works Cited
Duyvesteyn, Isabelle, and Jan Angstrom, eds. Rethinking the Nature of War. London: Frank Cass, 2005. Questia. 4 Dec. 2007 http://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=109146932.
Friedman, Francine. Bosnia and Herzegovina: A Polity on the Brink. New York: Routledge, 2004. Questia. 4 Dec. 2007 http://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=108775016.
Lasker, John. "Genocide Not Enough to Send in Troops? Observers Question Bush's Military Deployment to Oil-Rich Africa." Black Enterprise Oct. 2006: 40. Questia. 4 Dec. 2007 http://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=5017455433.
Peterson, Scott. Me against My Brother: At War in Somalia, Sudan, and Rwanda: a Journalist Reports from the Battlefields of Africa. New York: Routledge, 2000. Questia. 4 Dec. 2007 http://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=108063184.
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