A twisted thought
It was a while ago, that I had a news feed on Mladic.
In June Bosnian Television broadcasted some video footage of Mladic taken during some family gatherings or family celebrations.
Here is a link, along with the footage (can be found on YouTube as well)
- Jutarnji.hr: Proof, Mladic lived normally after the war?
- The Independent: Mladic, the most wanted man in Europe?
- The Ney York Times News Blog: dacing, laughing, celebrating and playing table tennis
- Blic online: new, old footage
I followed only a few comments briefly, because I can not bare to read some . There may be some old footage among the material, but his grandchildren were born in 2001 and 2006. The one, where you see him holding his grandchild can´t count as “old” as in in “before the war”.
In this age, with all the technology, there lies danger in the use of technology. Or with images being presented . Maybe in a few weeks or days the world will be presented footage of Mladic´s death? The appearance of death. To close the matter.
What if we are shown the images we want to see versus images that are camouflage?
Following the news, especially Iran and the clashes and demonstrations. The use of digital cameras, mobile phones and the instant publication on the net – we have the ability to bear witness, to some extent – to be involved. You can twitter, and suddendly there´s a new angle at that technology.
But, it won´t be long, until cunning powers see the advancement in installing or staging events. The very same companies that brought innovation can help or be used in another way.
