Nachricht Nummer : 88 Übertragungszeit : 3 min 44 sec Nachricht von : WAM@ZAMIR-ZG.ZER.sub.org Betrifft : Zagreb Diary 13 May, 1993 Erstellungsdatum : 13.05.1993 21:46:00 S+2 Realname: Wam Kat Zagreb Diary 13 May, 1993 Dobar Dan, "We are the Robots, we are the robots", it use to be a big hit of the German synthesiser band Kraftwerk. Today two of the original members of the band were in Zagreb. They explain that the period of robots lay far behind them, it brought some freedom for mankind (the robots), but it is now time that we have to start with "umdenken" (other way round thinking). People, and especially artist should be more involved with the world around them. They can turn the reality away and live on a crystal tower. That's why they came to Zagreb, to tell that to the world, to show that they have started with that umdenken, they started a music project to help the Bosnian children, they excused themselves that it took so long before they reacted, but the music world is not so fast, they had to find sponsors and other musicians. The song they presented had maybe good lyrics, however I must confess that I likes the robots song better, but I hope that their new song will become a big hit (should I say it again :-), "Danke Deutschland" (for those who don't understand this joke, the song "Danke Deutschland" (thank your Germany) is a song which is made in 1991 by Croatian artists to thank the German politicians which stress the recognition of Croatia and towards the German people as a whole to thank them for their help during the early war period in Croatia, it never was a big hit in Germany, it was more a song which was made for Croatia itself however). And let's hope that more and more artists come down. My roommate, who has his wife over from the UK, came back today from 10 days walking in the mountains in Slovenia. He had to admit that Slovenia is even further away from the war than Zagreb, if that is possible. I really had to update him about every little thing with happen in the last 10 day, since they couldn't get any foreign news in Slovenia in the village they stayed and the people didn't want to talk about the war at all. Back in Zagreb he saw immediately how the situation is different here then just around the corner (Slovenia is not more than 30 Km away). There is more in the shops (more things to choice from and more foreign products), people earn a lot more and the war is really already over for nearly 2 years. Here the war is still continuing, according to the news the Zadar and Sibenik region was "relative quiet" (fantastic this term, it means something like not more than 25 shells has come down), in Karlovac was an attack by rockets from a helicopter, but for the rest there was peace in Croatia. So much peace that the people, especially in the northern part of the Adriatic coast are preparing themselves for the tourist session and the expectations for this year session are really high. Most of the refugees in Pula, Rijeka and Opatija, who are now living in hotels are going to be brought to other, special prepared centres (according the spokesman of the government). They had some problems (I know which, some SunCokret volunteers f.e.), but most of them are now solved, some refugee also didn't like to move, but before the session starts they think it all will be ready. The Peace Run came today to Zagreb, I forgot totally about them, I was to busy with the finances from last year and getting money for the Ravno project (an myself), as well with the tension in my head, every night is a day nearer to the intervention. Lord Owen is totally against it, but is looks it will happen. He, Lord Owen and the whole of Europe, was openly attacked by senator Biden, saying that the European were more or less coresponsable for the ongoing killing, since they don't want to decided about a hard reaction. To cool down the critism on the states that they are not willing to send in ground troops and only want to fight the war on a safe height it seems that Clinton have offered to send USA troops to the countries around the fighting zones, to Kosovo and Macedonia. During writing this I am watching with a half eye the news on television, I see the Spanish UNPROFOR armoured cars in the streets of Mostar, suddenly they are not so out of place anymore as in the last months when we saw them driving there rounds in Medjugorje. The cease fire which was signed yesterday and should start this morning hasn't totally come in effect in the town. The other agreements that UN aid convoy would have free passes in Eastern Bosnia hasn't also worked out, strange is that f.e. UNPROFOR soldiers are allowed in, but not the aid workers. The security council delayed a decision about a proposal from the Russians the employ monitors on the BiH and Serbian border. I think that the whole world have seen the pictures from Mostar by now. You probably also have seen that most HVO soldiers have red-white-bleu bands around their arms to make clear that they are who they are, since everybody wears the same type of uniform it is hard to see who you have to shot at and who is a friend. Those armbands reminds me a lot on army exercises in western Europe, were soldiers also have armbands to show to which army they belong, here is it however not game, but a case of live and dead if you haven't got the right colours. In Zagreb the red cross started with a big action to collect clothes and things for the people who lost everything in the Zadar region. Those actions from Croatian towns to help other town are happening a lot, it is surely not so that all help comes from outside. Vesna is nearly better in a few days from now she is able to leave her bed and than soon she is allowed to go out. 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