Cities, Citizens Still Scarred by War

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SARAJEVO -- To understand the impact on Bosnians of the 1992-95 war, ask anybody in this country old enough to remember it.

From the bellhop who grows morose and silent when questioned about the fighting to the top imam in Bosnia, all have horror stories. A country the size of West Virginia, Bosnia has far more than its share of misery per acre.

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Cities, Citizens Still Scarred by War

Bosnia's Muslims suffered genocide, the worst crimes in Europe since the Holocaust. They were killed, raped, tortured. "Ethnic cleansing" squads forced them from their homes. Livestock and houses were destroyed. Horrific massacres filled mass graves, and other victims starved in concentration camps.

Why did this happen? Yugoslavia was not a country that naturally coalesced over the centuries. Proclaimed at the end of World War I, it was made up of largely Muslim Bosnians, call...

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