EDIN URJAN KUKAVICA The penultimate call for mobilization

By Edin Urjan Kukavica

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It sounds somewhat naive and clumsy when Bosniak politicians express surprise at the repeated/constant denial of genocide against Bosniaks in this last war. MD has been telling the same story for years with slight variations on the theme... every now and then he blurts out some nonsense that "not even a dog would eat with butter" and, I am sure, somewhere he is dying of laughter at how they have once again, incredibly unerringly, fallen for the same trick.

Does anyone in this country really expect any of the RS politicians to say: "Yes... we killed you... sorry, it slipped out... it got out of hand... we got carried away... what can we say now... we'll never do it again... you know how it is when you've had a drink (well, yes, forgive us, you don't drink so you wouldn't know)... here, what do you want us to do to apologize...?" Judging by the statements of the vast majority of Bosniak politicians, it is incredibly unbelievable in itself, but some seriously question their mental health. Expecting someone to admit to genocide is the same as expecting the political establishment from Banja Luka to unilaterally declare the abolition of Republika Srpska. The voice of the representatives of that "international community" both in the country and those coming from Brussels and Strasbourg supports this claim: "Well... you got a verdict... he was convicted... let's move on, form a government...!"

First of all, the Greater Serbian project is too serious a matter for all Serbs to leave it to chance. I am sure that since 2016, when RK was sentenced to 40 years in prison by a first-instance verdict, AV – then in the capacity of Prime Minister – convened an extraordinary session of his government with only one item on the agenda – the verdict and the annulment of its consequences in the form of collective guilt and responsibility "for the crimes committed by individuals" – they have done everything in their power – from engaging diplomacy and sub-diplomacy to lobbying / buying the most influential people who matter for anything. The fact that AV – now in the capacity of president – after the appeal and verdict, did not even start, speaks to the success of that action, about which I have no idea. From the appellate verdict of RK – somehow – Serbia and its Greater Serbian territorial appetites, inseparable from genocidal or at least, intentions of population displacement, disappeared, the name of its former suicidal president is not linked in any way to the wars of the nineties, despite the innumerable evidence – and even the hidden and bypassed ones – that the Serbian regime logistically, financially and operationally controlled Serbian forces in Bosnia and Herzegovina... whereby the "international community" tacitly acquitted Serbia for all the crimes – tens of thousands killed – in its name... There you have it!

In line with this, the behavior of the political representatives of Republika Srpska is not surprising in any way: despite the conclusions of some brilliant minds of parties and fronts from the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the authorities of Republika Srpska have not "tried" but have already done everything to not only "establish the policy of committing crimes" but also the results of that policy and the commission of crimes "as public or social property of that entity" – they have territory, ethnically clean, with a small number of non-Serbs, without migrants... without any prospects / dangers(!) that this situation will change anytime soon. They are ready to defend this "just in case" not only with the reserve police force, but also with members of security agencies and members of hunting societies.

However, the behavior of Bosniak politicians and female politicians(!) and even the pro-Bosnian ones (I still haven't and it seems I won't "digest" this term for a long time) is what causes... They said what they knew – they were surprised and they were not surprised, they issued press releases... And that's it! Objectively, more than that could not be expected: they really neither know nor can they think of anything other than that. The only thing that occurs to them is tit-for-tat... statement for statement... to buy three days until MD thinks of some new dangerous nonsense and releases it to the public so that our "guys" can announce themselves again, make statements and issue press releases... and so on in a circle until 2020 or 2022... or until the moment when – as it is said in one of the statements – it becomes nonsensical to call on the international community because, its very existence is highly questionable, and the policy that cherishes the achievements of genocide does not care at all about the stance of the international community in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

A public call to find an "institutional response to the policy of bullying and preparations for new violence in order to prevent it" not only because "history teaches us that the world will not defend us from those who, contrary to civilization, know only the law of force", not even because of the fact that neither Bosniak nor pro-Bosnian forces(?) have an adequate response to the policy which – if we are to tell the truth – enjoys the tacit support of all actors who invoke and are concerned with "international, democratic and civilizational standards"... but first and foremost because of the fact that we all somewhat overlook, that the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina has not ended but has been stopped, or interrupted... and that it must end... it chills the blood.

Precisely because the term "mobilization" sounds ominous at this moment, it is the only one adequate to the situation. Is this perhaps the penultimate call for civil/civic mobilization of all normal people – namely, those who do not want war – and those who have been silent until now, and had something to say, to finally speak up. Because perhaps the last call they receive in life will be for the fulfillment of their ultimate civic duty and (military) mobilization.