Category: Politics

 Ljuba Djikic, Vecernji list (www.vecernji-list.hr), 9. ozujka 2002. ISELJAVANJE HRVATA: U SVEDSKU U 60 DANA OTISLO 250 OBITELJI Cim stignu putovnice za djecu, putujemo u Svedsku. Nista nas u tome, osim vise sile, ne moze…

 Strategija razvoja Hrvatske se pretvara u strategiju Vlade Rezime dvogodisnje vladavine Vlade Ivice Racana Izbori su dobiveni na osnovu obecanja, i hrvatski narod je izabrao Vas. Obecali ste ako dodete na vlast da ce…

 Dear all, Here is an interesting article on how the US is upgrading its PR capability. Perhaps something Croatia could learn from. regards Sanja **** Financial Times London US focuses on winning propaganda war By Miranda Green Published: March 12…

 This curious item just flopped into my inbox. It correctly recognises the French mentality. As far as I am aware, the UK does not give a toss either way. Indeed, given Croatian-USA…

 “Nacionalizam je grobar imperijalizma” Onward and Upward By George F. Will Tuesday, March 12, 2002; Page A21 http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A11063-2002Mar11.html Throughout the six months since Sept. 11, Americans, who have a sociological itch and a psychoanalytic bent, have examined themselves…

Ok, important links re EU/UK for Croatia First: EU tells candidate countries (not Croatia) that they will get less subsidy than W Europe. Reality is asserting itself. Believe me, when croatia – as part of “Western Balkans” – ever gets anywhere near joining the EU they will get zip. http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/europe/newsid_1789000/1789765.stm Secondly: Tory leader Ian Duncan Smith (IDS) gives a speech about “realism” in foreign policy as opposed to Blairs nonsense. This could be good or bad news. IDS was anti-Serb in the past. HDZ (as tories sister party) would do well to approach him over the SAA. EU empire building etc. Tories are VERY suspicious of EU especially any foreign policy. But do the HDZ have the wit to see the opportunity to make the SAA an issue? Doubtful. http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/uk_politics/newsid_1792000/1792605.stm Full speech: http://www.conservatives.com/show_news_item.cfm?obj_id=23874&speeches=1 A popular myth is Britain is anti-croat cause because Brits don’t like catholics (IRA, CofE etc etc). Fundamental misunderstanding which has cost Croatia a lot. Britain is secular. Sure, there are one or two nutters out there but they are the exception. Croat bashing tends to have secular reasons; socialist ones, fear of German influence etc. Hence you see those who support the IRA also supporting Serbia. France is Catholic but that’s not been much help, again secularism, not religion. The following article on the CofE should convince doubters about religion in the UK; just read the first couple of paragraphs. http://www.spectator.co.uk/article.php3?table=old§ion=current&issue=2002-02-02&id=1539 Brian Distributed by www.CroatianWorld.net. This message is intended for Croatian Associations/Institutions and their Friends in Croatia and in the World. The opinions/articles expressed on this list do not reflect personal opinions of the moderator. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, please delete or destroy all copies of this communication and please, let us know!

 Sa stovanjem Dr Djuro Njavro  http://www.njavro.org/ U zelji da ostanem sto vise u kontaktu s Vama, mojim sugradanima, nadam se da cete mi se javiti putem e-maila. Slobodno me kontaktirajte svojim upitima, prijedlozima, komentarima i…

 http://www.truthinmedia.org/Bulletins2002/2-1.html#2.%20Enron’s%20Croat% 20Connection ————- Enron’s Busted Croatian Deal Feb. 5, 2002 By Dr. Tomislav Sunic ZAGREB, Feb. 5 – Further to our report about Enron’s busted deal with Croatia’s late president, Franjo Tudjman (see Item 2 of this TiM…

 “Hrvatsku nema tko govornicki i pismeno predstavljati u svijetu” Vjesnik, 6.3. 2001 http://www.vjesnik.hr/pdf/2002/03/06/10A10.PDF Vjesnik (Stajalista) Mr. Lezaja/K. Fijacko HRVATSKE SLIKE U BIJELOM SVIJETU Tomislav Sunie O slici Hrvatske u stranim medijima najvazniju ulogu igraju predodzbe – bez obzira odgovaraju…

 SANADER U WASHINGTONU RAZGOVARAO S HYDEOM WASHINGTON, 8. ozujka (Hina) – Predsjednik HDZ-a Ivo Sanader i predsjednik kongresnog Odbora za medunarodne odnose Henry Hyde razgovarali su u cetvrtak u Washingtonu o prilikama u Hrvatskoj i regiji,…

 Op-ed If they are loyal to war criminals NOW, what was happening during the war. That is the subject here. The whole arms embargo should be put on a table and examine. Do…

 Two Croatian women conducted this interview. From Zagreb, Nevenka Sudar is a Professor of English and literature, editor-in-chief of the only women’s e-zine in Croatia, called CROW and a woman’s human rights…

 By Peter Finn   Washington Post Foreign Service   Monday, February 11, 2002; Page A18 VIENNA — From Vienna to Berlin, the embers of history have unexpectedly   flared in politics, literature and journalism to reveal an allegedly   neglected victim…

 More info on those congressional hearings last week; CAA press release + Larry Hammond’s testimony, which is required reading for anyone with the slightest interest in such issues. The CAA tack was…

BBC News http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/europe/newsid_1853000/1853334.stm Karadzic slipped away with French help, reports claim An investigation has been launched into claims that a French army officer deliberately wrecked last week’s Nato attempt to capture Bosnian Serb wartime leader Radovan Karadzic. This is a pretty large allegation – right now we are investigating the reports S-For spokeswoman Angela Johnson. The unnamed army captain is said to have telephoned a Bosnian Serb policeman to tip him off that a Nato operation was about to begin in the town of Foca, say reports in UK and German newspapers. “A French officer revealed the (imminent) operation,” a US diplomat, Shaun Byrnes, is quoted as saying by a German newspaper. However, a US embassy spokesman in Belgrade said Mr Byrnes had not talked about the affair to anyone. France heads Nato’s multi-national force in south-eastern Bosnia, where Foca is located. A spokeswoman for Nato’s force in Bosnia, S-For, confirmed that a “very thorough” investigation was being conducted into the claims. Transcripts “This is a pretty large allegation,” spokeswoman Captain Angela Johnson told BBC News Online. “Right now we are investigating the reports. We have no information at the moment that suggests it is true. However, appropriate action would be taken if it was found to be true.” The French have been seen as allies of the Serbs since World War I. Last December a French army major was jailed for spying for Belgrade ahead of the Kosovo conflict. The Hamburg newspaper Abendblatt, which reported Mr Byrnes’s alleged statement, also published what it said were transcripts of the French captain’s conversation with the Bosnian Serb policeman. Similar reports also appear in the UK’s Times and Daily Mail newspapers. According to the Times, the conversation was monitored by British intelligence. Border ‘sealed’ The UK Ministry of Defence refused to comment on the reports. The Nato operation around Foca continued throughout Thursday and Friday, and the border with Montenegro was reportedly sealed over the weekend. You should pay attention to Foca French officer’s alleged tip-off Mr Karadzic is one of the international war crimes tribunal’s most wanted suspects.But S-For said the big manhunt was not continuing on Monday, and “normal” operations had been resumed. According to the Times newspaper’s account of the alleged conversation, the French officer rings a Bosnian policeman who is clearly known to him. The Bosnian policeman is said to sound surprised and indignant at being called early in the morning, and asks: “What do you want? Why are you calling me?” The captain, described as a member of S-For, says: “You should pay attention to Foca.” French alliance The conversation reportedly took place early on Thursday, as US helicopters were leaving their base in northern Bosnia, giving Mr Karadzic just enough time to get away. Allegations that French diplomats and military sources have helped the Serbs have been made on several occasions. The most serious claim resulted last December in the conviction for treason of a French major, Pierre-Henri Bunel, who was found guilty of tipping off the Serbs about Nato military plans before the Kosovo conflict. He had denied treason, insisting that he had been acting under the orders of French intelligence services. In 1998, a French S-For spokesman was removed from his duties after it was found that he had leaked details of two earlier operations to arrest Mr Karadzic. And in 1997, a senior war crimes tribunal prosecutor said suspects in the French sector felt they were living “in absolute security”. Distributed by www.CroatianWorld.net. This message is intended for Croatian Associations/Institutions and their Friends in Croatia and in the World. The opinions/articles expressed on this list do not reflect personal opinions of the moderator. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, please delete or destroy all copies of this communication and please, let us know!

WORLD INCREASINGLY RECOGNISES MISERABLE SITUATION OF TRIBUNAL SEPAROVIC ZAGREB, March 2 (Hina) – President of the Croatian Victimology Society, Zvonimir Separovic, said on Saturday that the world increasingly recognised the “miserable situation” of the Hague tribunal, and called on the Croatian government to review its relations with the war crimes tribunal. Separovic said even Patricia Wald, a former judge of the tribunal, had warned about the slowness and lack of professionalism of the court, adding that those who surrendered should be freed until the start of the trial. He called on the Croatian parliament to open a discussion on cooperation with the Hague tribunal, to protect the human rights and dignity of, as he put it, Croatia’s Homeland Defence War hero, General Ante Gotovina. “In the light of new world analyses, the government should review Gotovina’s indictment before Croatian courts, so he could return to his family and life in freedom,” Separovic stressed. He asked of the government to also cease any further irrational cooperation with The Hague, and to worry about its own national interests. He also called on the Constitutional Court to cease the silence about requests filed before it to review the constitutionality of the law on cooperation with the international war crimes tribunal and to reach a verdict on the issue. Distributed by www.CroatianWorld.net. This message is intended for Croatian Associations/Institutions and their Friends in Croatia and in the World. The opinions/articles expressed on this list do not reflect personal opinions of the moderator. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, please delete or destroy all copies of this communication and please, let us know!

 Download is available in PDF format, need Adobe Acrobat Subject: New ECMI Brief: Constitutional Reform and the ‘Spirit’ of Bosnia and Herzegovina ECMI Issue Brief #7 Constitutional Reform and the ‘Spirit’ of Bosnia and Herzegovina Valery…

 Kako su nestali novci depozita Narodne banke Jugoslavije deponirani u stranim bankama? Pa jednostavno. Medjunarodna zajednica nakon odluka Badinterove komisije i priznanja novonastalih drzava bivse SFRJ nije stavila zabranu na koristenje tog novca iz…

Second-largest governing party wants to replace three ministers Wed Feb 27,11:10 AM ET ZAGREB, Croatia – The demand by the Social Liberals, Croatia’s junior coalition partner, to replace three of its ministers is a serious problem for future government work, Prime Minister Ivica Racan said Wednesday. The demand, announced late Tuesday, is primarily aimed at removing Goran Granic, a deputy to Racan and a key aide. “This is a grave situation for the coalition,” Racan told the state-run news agency HINA, hinting that the disagreement over ministers may precipitate early elections. The five-party coalition, which took power two years ago from the nationalists of the late President Franjo Tudjman, has been in trouble for weeks, ever since Drazen Budisa returned as the leader of the Social Liberals. Budisa, a moderate nationalist who stepped down as party leader last summer to protest the government’s decision to extradite two Croatian generals to the U.N. war crimes court, has demanded that his party be given a greater say in the government. Budisa contends that members of his party in the coalition have neglected their party duties and become “lackeys” of Racan’s dominant Social Democrats. However, Racan has previously expressed his satisfaction with the work of the Liberals in his government. He also insisted Granic was an integral part of the coalition. “I can’t deny that we have established a great rapport,” Racan said of his coalition partners. Parties in the government have a right to withdraw their ministers. But if Racan disagrees, the coalition could collapse, triggering new elections. The Liberal Party holds six posts in the 21-member Cabinet. On Tuesday evening, the Liberals also demanded that Budisa become Racan’s deputy. Croatian media speculated Wednesday that Racan and Budisa may eventually reach a compromise, with Budisa joining and Granic remaining in the government. None of the ruling parties really want new elections and instead seek to enhance their positions with the positive results of economic reforms they have undertaken, which will only be seen in a year. (pvs/eb/rp) Distributed by www.CroatianWorld.net. This message is intended for Croatian Associations/Institutions and their Friends in Croatia and in the World. The opinions/articles expressed on this list do not reflect personal opinions of the moderator. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, please delete or destroy all copies of this communication and please, let us know!

 My latest item on www.AnteGotovina.com, timed for this congressional thing on Thursday. More should be made of the Veritas link; that’s the sort of thing that would excites media/politicos (at least in…