Mass murderer revealed

The Massachusetts media are focusing more on minor developments in the case of a man accused of killing his wife and infant child. They're ignoring, relatively speaking, the outting of a mass murderer, with bigger developments afoot.

The Boston Globe ran this wire story on Page B3:

In an interview with federal agents, [Marko] Boskic allegedly admitted participating in a July 1995 massacre in a field outside the town of Srebrenica, when 1,200 Serb Muslims were led out of buses, lined up and shot with automatic rifles.

Boskic's lawyer is claiming, in essence, that his client was led to confess after a series of maneuvers and ruses by investigators, making Boskic think he was not the target. In that story, at least, the lawyer does not dispute the substance of the confession or his actions, e.g., if the story is thorough enough, the guy did it. The lawyer does say Boskic did it only under threat of his own life.

The Globe's earlier story is here. It notes that he is accused of being one of eight gunmen. Twelve hundred victims. On average, one hundred and fifty people, each.

It's hard to say that some murders are more less atrocious than others, to in essence make judgments and downplay the value of the ending of others' life. Yet, as this Newsday story shows, relatives of the victims are also victimized. Worse, too, may be the American judicial system:

And while Boskic may ultimately face justice in Bosnia, the Justice Department's decision not to prosecute him thus far for torture means there is unlikely to be a precedent-setting case and therefore, some officials say, no deterrent message for other war criminals considering making America their home.

The Newsday story includes other details, such as Boskic's attendance at an awards ceremony shortly after the massacre.

Chilling stuff.