Nachricht Nummer : 365 Übertragungszeit : 3 min 46 sec Nachricht von : WAM@ZAMIR-ZG.comlink.de (Wam) Betrifft : Zagreb Diary on 1 January, 1994 Kopienempfänger : /APC/YUGO/ANTIWAR, /CL/EUROPA/BALKAN Erstellungsdatum : 02.01.1994 21:56:00 W+1 Zagreb Diary 1 January, 1994 Dobar dan, Sretan i Mirna Nova Godina 1994 iz Zagrebu or something like that, another year down, a new one to start. But let's start the new year not with all kind of good promises, which I can't keep anyway. So let's start with something useful. Like me you should find yourself a detailed map from Croatia and one from BiH, or one with the both nations on it, as they sold here a lot up to a year ago. Try to find the following places in Croatia; Islam Grcki, Kasic, Zemunik Donji, Suhovare, Policnik, Cikola River, Svilaja, Vucipolje, Umljanovici, Kusetici, Drnis, Sedramic, Mocici, Novigrad, Paljuv, Budak, Dobra Voda, Bogatici, Miljevci, Kljaci, Maslenica, Zadar, Mirlovic Polje, Potravlje, Pristeg, Posedarje, Stankovci, Banjevci, Vucipolje, Ogulin, Donji Zemunik and Slavonski Brod. Not easy he, like last time it are mostly fly drops on the map, if you find them at all. Any way any of this towns and villages was visited this last period ones or twice by grenades or anti aircraft ammunition. And now BiH, find Sarajevo, Zuc, Rajlovac, Teocak, Tuzla, Lasva, Vitez, Novi Travnik, Lazine, Krizanicevo, Mostar, Orasje, Brcko, Jenjic, Zepce, Obudovac, Covic Polje, Batkuse, Ostra Luka, Matic, Grebnice, Gradacac, Lukovac, Zelina Srednja, Zelencici, Pozarike, Skorici, Vares, Kakanj, Vidovice, Kiseljak, Kresevo, Fojnica, Gornji Vakuf, Selo, Grbavica, Barice, Vjenicka Kosa, Ugorsko, Vogosca, Bukovik, Citluk, Asambar, Lijesnica, Pazarici, Talnik and Cajidraz. Most of this ones were a bit easier, he. The names already sounded a bit familiar and vaguely most people know were about they lay. It is clear that that cease-fire didn't work (although in Croatia the monitors said that it were only minor cease-fire violations, generally according to them the cease-fire in this country held, they are hoping that a final cease-fire agreement will be signed some where this month), most of the shooting and fighting in this villages and cities happened during that period. In Karlovac some people even brought in full "Christmas spirit" a visit at the Orthodox Priest house (in most of the press releases however stood church, but that one was already damaged two years ago) in Karlovac, the visitors left also some explosives behind, which weren't found up to the moment that they had done their fire-works. How big the damage inside was is hard to tell, most people say it is a lot less than the damaged done two years on the Orthodox Church, in any case the Croatia police promised the officials in Knin that they will do their best to find out who did it and bring the guilty ones to court. In the Netherlands at old years evening we have the tradition on television and before on radio that a political comedian (mostly left wing) has a show starting just before mid-night during which they go through the political last year. One of that comedian, who done it last year and some time before, is very sarcastic and you never know if he is joking or teaching. In a case like this, in Karlovac, he probably would have come up with the following reaction. "I have an advice for the Croatian police, use that same team which crack the bombing case of the Dalmatian Action office some months ago, I think that I know who they will arrest, ............... the Orthodox priest". Ask a Dutch one who knows Freek de Jonge, they will say it is a typical kind of joke he would make. Tudjman had a busy day today, I was still recovering and finishing last year's diary entries, but he was up early to visit the first Croat born this year. He was lucky and didn't had to travel so far, since the first baby was born in the hospital in Zagreb. As a nice understanding grand father he stood there, with probably just not anymore the youngest Croatian citizen (in the main time some more has to have been born, it is full continue in that hospital it seems, if you pass by the Stork pub in front of the Hospital and see the nervous fathers waiting (and drinking)) in his arms. "How is the Tata (don't worry that is the real word for father in Croatian)" was recorded for the history tapes. "Dobro" of course was the answer. And than off to visit Vukovar displaced people. Months and months, the only thing you see about Vukovar are as 30 second part of some clip (around the news or otherwise) on which over and over again you see the long exodus of people walking on the lonely land road, with what they could carry under their arms. A picture from a history book, but with modern clothes. Or the part were the first Chetnik brigade, with black flag with white eagle on it marches through the destroyed streets, loud singing that they eat Croats for breakfast, or something simular. All covered with nice classical music, each time impressive. But that is about it, the whole Vukovar mania, which was in the air 21 months ago is gone, the souvenir shops closed and the graffiti's washed away. The name is not more left than that is been used to clearly spell a character at a dumb television game, "V' for Vukovar (or do they say "Vukowar"). Some times some words after a peace talk, about that they would never give up Vukovar. And suddenly yesterday and today the name back on the news as those who are the biggest "heroes" and the "victims" of the "homeland" war. It make you think why. But the next picture is from singing and dancing (and drunken) soldiers yesterday evening in Gospic at the front-line and you think ............. 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