The Butcher of the Balkans, and his Cronies
To keep themselves in power, Slobodan Milosevic and his cronies entered into a mutually profitable business collaboration and political alliance. How are they faring after the fall of the regime?
October 23, 2000
In Yugoslavia, it used to be that the shortest route to glory went through a man named Milosevic. Being a crony of the dictator was a sure-fire guarantee of wealth and power. For Milosevic, the cronies served to keep him in power in a sort of symbiosis mutually profitable for everyone.
As in any country ruled by a tyrant, the cronies are divided into two categories -- those that took part in building the regime with blood on their hands a
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