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Not sure what infobox is appropriate for a genocidal fugitive. Otherwise, the article warrants a B.

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[edit] Comment 1

The whereabouts of Karadzic?

There's not much in this article about the current whereabouts of this wanted war criminal.. Is this because it's assumed that he is in Republika Srpska?

[edit] Comment 2

Are you serious on this? Karadzic is known as a political leader, good or bad, and locally as a poet. Why is he on this list of famous psychiatrists? Are you trying to scare people away from psychiatrists? Why don't we make lists of all the teachers, lawyers, priests and dentists who are truly prominent, and throw in a few who are not famous for their professions, but for misfeasance or success in other fields? We need organized knowledge, not mixed vegetable soup every day. 16:32 9 Aug 2004 (UTC) sof

This is just one in line of the perils of excessive categorization... for example, the first category Miroslav Krleza got placed in was -- the one for deserters! I guess we simply have to be bold and fix it... --Joy [shallot] 20:07, 9 Aug 2004 (UTC)
Every famous person was something before becoming famous. Of course, I don't think that every occupation a person had should be listed in its categories. However, the fact that Karadzic was a psychiatrist is well and widely known, and sometimes used for explanation of his actions as a politician. So, IMHO, it is notable fact that Karadzic is a psychiatrist, and thus the category should stay. Nikola 10:39, 10 Aug 2004 (UTC)
Radovan Karadzic should not be considered as a famous shrink, he once advised one of his patients who was dissatisfied with his wife to start beating her... The thing is that in the former yugoslavia that there was a certain quota of people that had to occupy a certain occupation. So if they had a lack of shrinks, many people unsuited for the occupation could become one. Sad, really. Sorry, let me just add, isn't the famous psychiatrist category for people that aquired fame as shrinks? This guy was no famous shrink, but he is a famous war criminal.

I remove Karadžić from Psychiatry page. Amorrow 14:09, 29 July 2005 (UTC)

I semi-disagree. You include Hitler on the list of political leaders of Germany, even though Horst Köhler probobly doesn't want to be associated with him. To not include someone on a list because they supply "negitive connotations" is to deny their past. By the way, don't get me started on "Famous". 24.167.79.43 17:42, 17 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Unity with Greece?

"In February,1994, he contacted the Greek government and proposed the creation of a united Serbian Greek State. Karadžić is also known for his support of a Greater Serbia."

This should be sourced or deleted, because to me this just sounds ridiculous, I was in Serbia at the time and heard nothing like this.

- I have restored the former phrase, because even if you personally were not aware of it, it has been widely documented. Just google Greek-Serbian confederation, or either buy the book ["Unholy Alliance: Greece and Milošević's Serbia"], by Greek journalist Takis Michas, which provides serious evidences of these initiatives. Also reports from the Greek and Yugoslav press mentioned it, as collected in [[1]].

[edit] 1992-1995?

This article has a black hole for the period between 1992 and 1995 - the period when Karadzic was in the limelight. Why? Interminable edit wars? There needs to be information on this period in the article.--Barend 17:14, 29 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Biased first line

I removed the first line of this article, combining it with the second. It read that Karadžić "is a man who killed dozens of Bosniak men and boys and ordered rapes of Bosniak women and girls." Too biased, especially since he has not been convicted. While it may be true, it is not the proper way to introduce an article either.--Agent of the Reds 20:51, 24 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Balkan Peace petition

This is documentation regarding BALKAN PEACE PETITION and the march for peace by Neil Gittings

L'est Republican monday 28,febuary 1994 edition de Nancy

SLOVENEC Petek,13,maja 1994 by Zvone Zigon

Karntner Tageszeitung Mittwoch,27,April 1994

DELO http://www.delo.si/ stredna,4,maja 1994 by Romana Dobnikar-Seruga Lubijana

BORBA http://www.borba.co.yu Beograd petak 20,may 1994 by T.N.

ПОЛИТИКА/POLITIKA http://www.politika.co.yu/ Beograd petak 27 maj 1994

Freudenstadter Zeitung http://www.ktz.at/wm_frameset.php dienstag,15 marz 1994

VECERNJE NOVINE http://www.novosti.co.yu/code/navigate.php?Id=2 Sarajevo 20 juni/lipanj 1994 by B.Ekmcic

DNEVNIK Medarodna Politica petek 6,maja 1994 http://www.dnevnik.co.yu/ or http://www.dnevnik.bg/

Thank you for your hard work in collecting these sources. However, as this is the English version of Wikipedia, sources should be in English so that our readers may verify the material themselves. Please see this page for more details. Dchall1 15:15, 30 August 2007 (UTC)

sorry,I removed the "citation needed" befor having read the last entry....I am afraid I don't know how to return to the pre-edited version.I will try to get some translations made.Yanitz 12:30, 31 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Box

Why and who removed the box about his presidency of Rebublika Srpska? He was the 1st president of RS, therefore the box should stay —Preceding unsigned comment added by 194.106.187.184 (talk) 13:55, 1 February 2008 (UTC)