Lawyers familiar with the case against Mr. Milosevic, who has not been indicted for any actions in Bosnia, said the paper trail of written commands issued for Serbs to attack Bosnia's Muslims remained thin.
There is no chain of command, which might leave incriminating paper trails; no controlling intelligence.
Model was a whirlwind of energy, touring the front and exhorting his troops to greater efforts; he also ran roughshod over the niceties of protocol and chains of command, and in general left his staff trailing in his wake.
But the regime's mania for documenting orders as they travel down the chain of command – and after-action reports that flow back upwards – has meant that the paper trail led unexpectedly to the very centre of power in Damascus.
"Forget the chain of command!
He was relieved of command in January.
Robertson bemoaned his lack of command.
Respect the chain of command.
Evaluate the chain of command and responsibility.
Proceed along the chain of command.
