Re: George Gilder [still alive :-( ]

[Louis Proyect <lnp3@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Sun, 19 Oct 2003, LouPaulsen wrote:

> Lou, how come when you post something with the name of some good leftist in
> the subject line, it turns out to be an obit, but when you post something
> with "George Gilder" in the subject line, he turns out to be alive and well?
> What a disappointment.  It's that kind of period, I guess...
>

How about this?

Alija Izetbegovic, Former Bosnian President, Dies
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Published: October 19, 2003


Filed at 12:26 p.m. ET

SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) -- Former President Alija Izetbegovic, a
reluctant warrior who steered Bosnia through independence and the worst
bloodshed in Europe after World War II, died Sunday. He was 78.

The beloved leader of Bosnia's Muslims -- called Dedo, or ``Grandpa,'' by
his followers -- died in a Sarajevo hospital of long-standing heart
disease complicated by fractured ribs he suffered in a fall at home,
cardiology chief Dr. Amila Arslanagic told The Associated Press.

The low-key Izetbegovic was a father figure to many Muslims, particularly
those in rural areas who backed his Party of Democratic Action in November
1990 elections. The vote brought him to power in the multiethnic republic
of Bosnia, then a part of Yugoslavia, and helped set the scene for ethnic
war less than two years later.

full:
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/international/AP-Obit-Izetbegovic.html


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