If the world feels a little cleaner this morning, this story could be the reason.

Former Yugoslavian President Slobodan Milosevic has died in prison in The Hague, it has been confirmed.

He was being held by the United Nations War Crimes Tribunal.

His death has robbed his opponents of the chance to see his trial completed.

He is regarded by many as the architect of the ethnic cleansing policy which characterised the conflict in the Balkans in the 1990s.

The War Crimes Tribunal has ordered an inquiry into his death.

In a statement, the Tribunal said: "Milosevic was found lifeless on his bed in his cell at the United Nations detention unit.

"The guard immediately alerted the detention unit officer in command and the medical officer. The latter confirmed that Slobodan Milosevic was dead."

Officials said he appeared to have died from natural causes.

Milosevic, 64, had been suffering from a heart condition and high blood pressure.

While it is sad that there will never be a final verdict in his case, a much higher Judge has no doubt already passed sentence on this genocidal monster, and the eternal sentence is no doub already being served..

And the next time someone accuses George W. Bush of being a war criminal or committing genocide, point them towards Milosevic as an example of what actions REALLY constitutes those crimes.

Another, more extensive, article appears in the Washington Post.

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