tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9230592.post110322332705417746..comments2023-06-14T09:10:27.097-04:00Comments on Gray Falcon: Death Tolls, Part 4CubuCokohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14128683147101484237noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9230592.post-1105643862596827822005-01-13T14:17:00.000-05:002005-01-13T14:17:00.000-05:00protagoras, I remember well the incident you menti...protagoras, I remember well the incident you mention, when a crowd of protesters was fired upon. I also remember that the shooter was Jusuf "Juka" Prazina, one of the most notorious thugs loyal to Izetbegovic. See, most people in Bosnia didn't want a war; certainly, the Serb and Croat nationalist leadership stood to gain much from the cantonization agreement signed in March 1992, without ever resorting to violence. But Izetbegovic, who had a militant Islamic agenda, needed a conflict in order to muster popular support. He wanted a war, he provoked it, and willingly prolonged it, using the resulting suffering of his people as a political weapon. It is his regime that insists on calling the war an "aggression" and "genocide," neither of which is accurate. I disagree with your definition of "genocide," which cheapens the term and relativizes that crime. <br />Of course every loss of life is tragic, and every assault is criminal - I am a libertarian, and oppose aggressive violence altogether. But this is not a discussion of whether or not there was suffering; it's about whether or not that suffering was deliberately misrepresented to achieve political and military objectives, whether by Izetbegovic or by the Empire. I think the issue of numbers demonstrates quite clearly that this was the case.CubuCokohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14128683147101484237noreply@blogger.com