RACE OF POPULISTS They assure us we are safe, while the top state officials do not know which army is coming to BiH!

Written by: Amina Čorbo-Zećo

The media frenzy regarding NATO forces in BiH was started by the Deputy Chair of the House of Representatives of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Denis Zvizdić. He claimed, which would later prove to be false, that NATO is sending a reserve forces battalion to BiH.

The initial information about this came from the office of the Chair of the Presidency of BiH, Denis Bećirović. Allegedly, everything was initiated by former military analyst, now advisor, Alija Kožljak. The Minister of Defense, Zukan Helez, also got involved. They played ping pong with information, messages, calls, oh help, which army is coming to BiH?

Media in the Republika Srpska are fueling the atmosphere, and NATO is baffled! In the end, EUFOR cut through everything. They wrote on their X network profiles that members of the EUFOR Strategic Reserve Forces (SRF) have arrived in BiH.

Media in the Republika Srpska, cunningly and wisely, are sometimes silent, sometimes gloating with publications that are also full of untruths and information that logically serve solely to distance Bosnia and Herzegovina from the NATO path.

And, the pinnacle of parody and nonsense of what is currently happening are media reports and texts that bring conclusions that BiH citizens have no reason to worry, that the foreign army is there to protect them and prevent potential conflicts.

What kind of security is that? The very top of the state does not know who is coming to Bosnia and Herzegovina, bringing with them a force of equipment and weapons.

I became worried. I keep checking Zvizdić's profiles, expecting an explanation, an apology, and the much-needed information about who misinformed him and how the damage is intended to be mitigated. And damage has been done.

We knew we were unserious, but this scale of disinformation and populist stories is too much. That is why citizens of Bosnia and Herzegovina have every reason to worry. Who represents us? And how can they, without any responsibility, disturb not only the citizens of BiH but also NATO itself!

And who else has entered our country without the authorities having any idea about it? That is why we should not be surprised that the Swedish mafia settles scores in Sarajevo, drug flows go unhindered, and those responsible, apart from disinformation, have no adequate strategies for the prosperity of the state of BiH. We act ad hoc at the moment of events and without pre-planned steps.

BiH authorities are currently champions of populism, and the race to place 'exclusive' information continues, they do not even shy away from engaging reputable media houses (if they are such) to confirm their half-information in reports full of untruths.

One would say everything for a vote or a click, until citizens finally click in their heads and realize that the X on the ballot paper is not given lightly and without thinking about the future. And, it is increasingly certain that the future of BiH is in the hands of those who do not wish it well, some out of ignorance and populism, and others because they do not like the state they live in.