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- From: Ljubica Jelusic <ljubica.jelusic@UNI-LJ.SI>
- Subject: SerboBosnian war
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- > Something I've never been clear about; just what is all the fighting over
- > there about anyway? Is this some kind of historical grudge match? More
- > specifically, I'd like to know:
-
- I will try to answer, as short as I can.
-
- > 1) What is the Official reason for the fighting?
-
- War in Yugoslavia went through different phases. Started in Slovenia, in June,
- 1990, then Croatia, today Bosnia, tomorrow Kosovo. First it was to stop
- anti-socialist forces and dissolving of Yugoslavia, then it was protecting
- Serbian minorities in ex-Yugoslavia. Now is to carve so-called serbian republic
- out of Bosnia and make it part of Serbia. Because population is so mixed in
- Bosnia and regions with Serbian population are not neighbouring Serbia, war
- became ethnic cleansing.
-
- > 2) What is the Real reason for the fighting?
-
- Official is (maybe perverted) but still Real. I can tell you only real
- reasons as i saw it. Main reason was economic crisis, which hit post-communist
- countries. In Yugoslavia it was more complicated with strong Party prevailing
- in some parts of Yugoslavia (in Serbia) and
- huge and privileged Yugoslav People's Army. So fighting is unfair from the
- beginning, because one side got all the tanks and airforce from the Army.
-
- At the moment these all might be historical reasons. Fighting now have many
- other reasons, plundering and revenge among them. It is interesting that
- Bosnia was (before the war) a symbol of nations' understanding. Especially
- their capital Sarajevo, where people mixed, intermarried and lived in perfect
- (almost) understanding. It is hard to believe, but you can take my word for it.
-
- Now, fighting sides have different plans. Serbian side is going through a plan
- called "Winter sleep", because they took too big territory to defend. And
- winter is harsh in Bosnia, so they can not use their heavy weaponry, Bosnians
- are attacking now, using guerilla tactics.
-
- Primoz
-