THE HAGUE, August 1, 2008 (AFP) - Bosnian Serb war crimes suspect Radovan Karadzic said that US negotiator Richard Holbrooke wanted him dead, according to court documents seen Friday.

Claiming Holbrooke had promised him freedom from prosecution by the UN war crimes court if he disappeared from the public eye, Karadzic said Holbrooke later reneged on their deal.

THE HAGUE, August 1, 2008 (AFP) - US negotiator Richard Holbrooke promised Radovan Karadzic that he would avoid trial at the UN war crimes court if he withdrew from public life, the Bosnian Serb wartime leader claimed in court documents seen Friday.

WASHINGTON, July 31, 2008 (AFP) - Former US negotiator Richard Holbrooke denied in an interview aired Thursday that he once cut a deal with ex-Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic that would have allowed him to avoid facing war crimes charges in exchange for keeping a low profile.

THE HAGUE, July 31, 2008 (AFP) - Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic claimed Thursday to have struck a deal with US negotiator Richard Holbrooke at the end of the 1992-95 Bosnian war which he now said had put his life at risk.

THE HAGUE, July 31, 2008 (AFP) - Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic claimed Thursday to have made a deal with US negotiator Richard Holbrooke at the end of the 1992-95 Bosnian war that involved his withdrawal from public life.