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Hague glass holds silence  
Srebrenica’s ghosts still count  
A warlord dies old

	author:	Unknown	institution:	Unknown	¿porque no los dos?
	tl;dr	The image shows a news article reporting that Ratko Mladić, the former Bosnian Serb military commander convicted of genocide and other war crimes related to the 1992–95 Bosnia war (including Srebrenica), has died at age 84. The piece appears to recap his role in wartime atrocities, his trial and conviction at The Hague, and the broader historical context of the conflict and international justice efforts.
	deeper:	The language framing (e.g., “warlord,” “oversaw atrocities”) is harsh but broadly consistent with established findings from international courts, so it reads more like moral clarity than partisan spin. The main quality concern is factual reliability: the claim that Mladić died at 84 is a high-stakes assertion that would require clear sourcing and confirmation; as presented in the screenshot, verification cues (named sources, time stamps, corroboration) are not evident. The article otherwise seems structured like a standard wire-style backgrounder.
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Exile hears death bells  
Damascus counts all its dead  
Russia shelters ghosts

	author:	Associated Press	institution:	NPR (republished from The Associated Press)	¿porque no los dos?
	tl;dr	The article reports that a Syrian court in Damascus sentenced ousted President Bashar al-Assad and his brother Maher to death in absentia for alleged crimes against humanity and war crimes tied to Syria’s 14-year conflict. It frames the verdict as the first major court action against Assad-era leaders since the regime’s fall (with Assad reportedly in Russia). It also says Assad’s maternal cousin Atef Najib—linked to the 2011 Daraa crackdown—received a death sentence as well.
	deeper:	The tone is largely straight, wire-service reporting, but it adopts the court’s framing and widely cited accusations (war crimes/crimes against humanity) with limited detail on evidence presented, defense claims, or the post-Assad judiciary’s credibility and due-process safeguards. The story gives clear context about Daraa and the conflict’s scale, but would be stronger with more attribution granularity (who alleges what), independent verification, and broader reactions (UN, victims’ groups, Russia, international courts).
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