Last April, when I was in Sarajevo, the Bosnian metropolis, Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt happened to make a quick tour of the country, coming by private plane from Venice, where Jolie was filming The Tourist, a mystery pic with Johnny Depp. The arrival of the superstar couple was itself somewhat mysterious. La Jolie bears the title of Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). But the efforts of the latter agency in Bosnia-Herzegovina have been so badly obstructed by the refusal of Bosnian Serbs to countenance the return to their homes by expelled Bosnian Muslims and Croats that even the mighty lips of La Jolie would do little to advance the U.N.’s (presumed) agenda.
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