Eyeball-to-eyeball with evil

Standing with Slobodan Milosevic on the veranda of a government hunting lodge outside Belgrade, I saw two men in the distance. They got out of... By Richard Holbrooke Special to The Washington Post Standing with Slobodan Milosevic on the veranda of a government hunting lodge outside Belgrade, I saw two men in the distance. They got out of their twin Mercedeses and, in the fading light, started toward us. I felt a jolt go through my body; they were unmistakable. Ratko Mladic in combat fatigues, stocky, walking as though through a muddy field; and Radovan Karadzic, taller, wearing a suit, with his wild but carefully coifed shock of white hair. The capture of Karadzic on Monday took me back to a long night of confrontation, drama and negotiations almost 13 years ago — the only time I ever met him. It was 5 p.m. on Sept. 13,... [read full story]