Serbia

Afghanistan 2001-2011

Opening Nights: Arms and the Man

Shaw's satire of class, militarism, and modernism.

Peter Egner, Accused War Criminal Denied Bid to End Case, Now Confirmed Dead (Update)

​Update, Feb. 1: The fate of Peter Egner has been decided: He died of natural causes last week, the AP reports today. His death was confirmed by the Dept. of Health. Egner was 88, in poor health, and had earlier claimed he wouldn't live to have his day in court. He insisted he was innocent. ... More >>

Elvis Costello Has a New Album. Yes, Some of Us Still Care.

​ The short version for people who, like me, hate to read reviews: National Ransom, featuring Americana and pop sounds, was recorded in Nashville and LA by T-Bone Burnett, with Leon Russell, Marc Ribot, and two of the Attractions. It's one-third tedious, one-third solid, and one-third great. ... More >>

Peter Enger, Accused Nazi, Asks Federal Court To Toss Out Serbian War Crimes Accusations

Egner​In a federal court hearing set for later this week, accused Nazi holocaust guard Peter Egner, 88, of Bellevue, will ask that the government end its attempt to denaturalize and deport him to Serbia for a war-crimes trial: He committed no wrongdoing, he says in new court statements. But U. ... More >>

Serving Sake to a Serb: Barbecued Squid and Goodbyes From Kimchi Bistro

​Six months ago, my boyfriend Slavko and I made an arrangement that we would meet for lunch weekly at a different Asian restaurant. He was born in Serbia and accustomed to Costco sushi platters, pad thai, and teriyaki. I was born in Japan and eager to introduce him to the awesome authentic off ... More >>

Peter Egner, Accused Nazi War Criminal, Faces One Less Count in U.S. Denaturalization Case

​Federal prosecutors in Seattle have dropped one count of the charges brought against accused Nazi war criminal Peter Egner of Bellevue. He thus is no longer charged with illegally obtaining his U.S. citizenship for failing to follow the principles of the U.S. Constitution. But the U.S. Attorn ... More >>

World Cup Soccer: USA vs. Ghana

​Federal prosecutors in Seattle have dropped one count of the charges brought against accused Nazi war criminal Peter Egner of Bellevue. He thus is no longer charged with illegally obtaining his U.S. citizenship for failing to follow the principles of the U.S. Constitution. But the U.S. Attorn ... More >>

World Cup Soccer: USA vs. Slovenia

​Federal prosecutors in Seattle have dropped one count of the charges brought against accused Nazi war criminal Peter Egner of Bellevue. He thus is no longer charged with illegally obtaining his U.S. citizenship for failing to follow the principles of the U.S. Constitution. But the U.S. Attorn ... More >>

SIFF Week 2: Picks & Pans

​Federal prosecutors in Seattle have dropped one count of the charges brought against accused Nazi war criminal Peter Egner of Bellevue. He thus is no longer charged with illegally obtaining his U.S. citizenship for failing to follow the principles of the U.S. Constitution. But the U.S. Attorn ... More >>

Serving Sake to a Serb: Mee Sum Pastry

​Mee Sum Pastry is a tiny shop in Pike Place Market that slings assorted Chinese goodies, including humbows, barbecue pork skewers, pot stickers, crab wontons, and almond cookies. They stay busy all day everyday, steaming, baking, and frying without rest to provide for the hungry tourists and ... More >>

Alleged Nazi Hunted

Bellevue's accused war criminal is wanted by Serbia.

Serbia Issues Interpol Warrant For Accused War Criminal Peter Egner

Egner, a prisoner in Bellevue​Serbia's war crimes court has made it official, last week issuing an international warrant through Interpol for the arrest of accused Nazi war criminal Peter Egner, 88, of Bellevue. According to Belgrade's Radio B92 and the Tanjug news agency, Egner can be arreste ... More >>

Peter Egner, Bellevue Man Accused of Nazi Death Camp Crimes, Asks Court to Limit 'Embarrassment, Oppression'

Enger is accused of committing war crimes.​Whatever it is that accused Nazi war criminal Peter Egner of Bellevue may have done, he doesn't want the details revealed to the press or the public. The ailing, 88-year-old Serb says he's essentially a captive at his Eastside retirement condo where s ... More >>

Quincy Pondexter & the Unlikeliest McDonald's Snub Ever

Who knew that the young man seated in this photo would grow up to loathe the creepy adult with the red wig?​Don't let the long, lean, muscular physiques fool you--young, elite basketball players love fast food. And while chief among these loves is undoubtedly the Cheesecake Factory, McDonald's ... More >>

Serving Sake to a Serb: Kimchi Bistro

​Introducing the first installment of a new weekly Voracious column: Serving Sake to a Serb. My boyfriend Slavko pronounced his love for Asian cuisine soon after we started dating. His favorites: Teriyaki, Pad Thai, and several Panda Express-style dishes served at an overpriced Chinese restau ... More >>

New Documents, Complexity, Likely to Delay Trial of Bellevue Man, Peter Egner, as a Nazi War Criminal

​Whether or not Peter Egner of Belleuve is a war criminal will not be decided this year or next, it appears. Federal prosecutors and his attorneys this week asked the federal court to delay his planned May 18, 2010 trial to Jan. 12, 2011, saying they can't meet the earlier deadline because the ... More >>

The Local Hoop Star That Should've Been

If it wasn't already, it's probably time to add the closing chapter to the sad story that is Doug Wrenn's hoop career. The former O'Dea High School and UW star was convicted today of two counts of second-degree assault for threatening two motorists in Bellevue with a gun during a traffic dispute. W ... More >>

What Holocaust?

If it wasn't already, it's probably time to add the closing chapter to the sad story that is Doug Wrenn's hoop career. The former O'Dea High School and UW star was convicted today of two counts of second-degree assault for threatening two motorists in Bellevue with a gun during a traffic dispute. W ... More >>

Did This Man Work for Hitler?

An 86-year-old Bellevue man disputes allegations that he was one of the Führer's henchmen. But he may not live to clear his name.

Was I An Anchor Baby?

An 86-year-old Bellevue man disputes allegations that he was one of the Führer's henchmen. But he may not live to clear his name.

War-Torn Croatia Shaped My World View

An 86-year-old Bellevue man disputes allegations that he was one of the Führer's henchmen. But he may not live to clear his name.

Late Review: Love and Other Crimes

An 86-year-old Bellevue man disputes allegations that he was one of the Führer's henchmen. But he may not live to clear his name.

SIFF: Week 3 Picks & Pans

Slovenly gays resist gentrification. Iranian trannies overcome Islamic strictures. Cannibalism in the Andes. The first mumblecore horror film. See our SIFF Guide 2008 for more.

Why Jim McDermott Thinks Global, Disdains Local

Seattle's nine-term representative in the House seems more like an appointed ambassador of leftist good will than the elected representative of a Pacific Northwest city.

Oh - And About That Other War

Seattle's nine-term representative in the House seems more like an appointed ambassador of leftist good will than the elected representative of a Pacific Northwest city.

High Velocity

A Capitol Hill studio revs up Seattle's contemporary-dance scene.

Don't Start the Martyrdom Without Me

Everyone's fixin' to die for 90 minutes. Then they do. So why do their deaths matter 168 years later?

Nuremberg Candidate

Everyone's fixin' to die for 90 minutes. Then they do. So why do their deaths matter 168 years later?

Facing Our Losses - Afghanistan

Washington's toll in Afghanistan and elsewhere in the War on Terror.

The Great Escape

Blur's musical diaspora: beyond the Waterloo sunset, Africa!

The List

Blur's musical diaspora: beyond the Waterloo sunset, Africa!

SIFF 2002 Films: R-Z

Blur's musical diaspora: beyond the Waterloo sunset, Africa!

In the trenches

Absurdist martial satire finds plenty of blame to go around.

"I'm sick of the phony, ethnically contrived SODO MOJO guise everybody here sports like it's the latest fucking fashion."

Absurdist martial satire finds plenty of blame to go around.

Under the bombs

A Serbian dissenter recalls his time in Belgrade during the NATO bombing.

Munkafust, dude.

A Serbian dissenter recalls his time in Belgrade during the NATO bombing.

Remember: As you view our surveillance overview, the surveillance overviews you.

A Serbian dissenter recalls his time in Belgrade during the NATO bombing.

Floppy choppers

The rise and fall of Boeing's military helicopters.

1999: the year in review

Month-by-month highlights—and lowlights.

Told ya so

Month-by-month highlights—and lowlights.

1975 all over again

Month-by-month highlights—and lowlights.

Busting the Feds

Month-by-month highlights—and lowlights.

Sherpas? Cuisine?

A new Seattle restaurant advances the notion that Himalayan food is edible enough to pay for

The Westlake Serbs

A new Seattle restaurant advances the notion that Himalayan food is edible enough to pay for

Internet Free Europe

A new Seattle restaurant advances the notion that Himalayan food is edible enough to pay for

Slade is right!

A new Seattle restaurant advances the notion that Himalayan food is edible enough to pay for

Fannie raid

A new Seattle restaurant advances the notion that Himalayan food is edible enough to pay for