Alexe Dan on the Netherlands' shame

On the anniversary of the Srebrenica massacre, which coincided with the World Cup final last Sunday, many people in the Balkan region hoped to see the Dutch defeated by Spain, writes Alexe Dan in the daily Romania Libera: "In this global media show that divided this planet's cultural ties the Dutch didn't have too many fans - for reasons which have little to do with their sports performance. ... July 11, the day when the final game took place, was a particularly sad day: the 15th anniversary of the Srebrenica massacre when many thousands of Bosnians - over 8,000 according to the official figures - were cold-bloodedly murdered by Serbian forces who occupied the small town of Srebrenica, which was officially under the protection of Dutch UN soldiers. That the Dutch, who were supposed to be protecting the area, left it to the Serbs without putting up any resistance has been a stain on the Dutch past ever since."

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