28/02/1993 | Voices from the Drina

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Woke up this morning in Bekto’s home. Breakfast was waiting for us on the table, which we didn’t expect, and food to take back to Srebrenica. A kilogram of powdered milk and a kilogram of powdered fruit juice, a few kilograms of flour…

…a loaf of bread – and a tin of chicken pate for each of us. This is enough to last seven days. I’m so happy just imaging the joy this will bring my mother and Braco.

Ah. Something has just happened which has broken my heart a little. While Dad was loading his backpack with the food provided to us by Bekto, he suddenly stopped. He sat down, covered his face with his hands and broke down, sobbing like a child. (1/2)

Everybody was silent. I’ve never seen my father cry like that. ‘Ah Bekto,’ my father gasped through tears, ‘see what’s become of me. See what I’m reduced to. God forbid that anyone should have to experience this.’ (2/2)

🧵 I’m shocked by the support of Arab countries for Milošević. Serbian radio has reported that Libyan President Gaddafi has paid a visit to his pal, Milošević.

I was very interested to hear if Gaddafi, being a Muslim, would demand that Milošević stop killing the Bosnian Muslims. But he didn’t.

It’s crystal clear to me that for Milošević, Karadžić and the other architects of Greater Serbia, the war in BiH has nothing to do with religion and everything to do with gaining territory, absolute power and money.

But they’re succeeding in spinning a story to the West about fighting Islamic terrorists.

The Chetniks and their helpers from Serbia continue with frantic attacks on the free territories of Srebrenica, Cerska, Konjević Polje, and Kamenica. But the heroic defenders of this land are determined to defend their homes until the end.

The international community has, through its ongoing passivity and weakness, clearly shown that it will not stand up to crimes with any kind of strong action which could lead to its cessation. (1/2)