Why would anyone demonize Serbs while Vučić, Vulin and Dodik are active

Written by: Amina Čorbo-Zećo

The demonization of Serbs as a genocidal people is unacceptable, said Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova, commenting on the commemoration of 28 years since the genocide in Srebrenica.

Imagine, a country that attacked Ukraine and where crimes are currently taking place, which the entire civilized world condemns, giving moral lessons, which in no way works on the demonization of Serbs, but rather their elected representatives of the authorities, both in Serbia and the Republika Srpska, are striving to show as much disrespect as possible towards the victims of aggression and genocide.

Milorad Dodik, Aleksandar Vulin, Aleksandar Vučić, Željka Cvijanović, Nenad Nešić, Nenad Stevandić in 'lavish' moves belittle the victims, insult their pain, and that by directly denying the genocide. And without catharsis, there is no healing.

Thus, Vučić, although asked, never said whether the ratio according to which for one killed Serb, 100 Muslims should be killed, has changed. Not that it wasn't so during the period of aggression. However, today, precisely under the patronage of Serbia, in a kind of UZP of Serbian-Chetnik politics, forces that defended the internationally recognized state of Bosnia and Herzegovina are being persecuted, while criminals live comfortably in Serbia, under the direct protection of the local politics.

And precisely because of this, Zakharova should know that this does not contribute to achieving true inter-ethnic peace, and that no one, except themselves, is working on the demonization of Serbs.

Her statement is not far from the SANU Memorandum, and she appeals to the public that events from the period from 1992 to 1995 should be interpreted by scientists and historians, not politicians.

All the contradiction and nebulous statements of Zakharova are composed in this statement, because science has said its piece, it is recorded in the verdicts of the International Court in The Hague, which stated that aggression was committed against BiH and genocide was perpetrated. It is precisely these verdicts that are not recognized by representatives of the Serbs, who, through their quasi-scientists, have convinced the public that only Serbs are being tried in The Hague!? They have never given an explanation as to why this is so, if it really is!

The politicization of this issue is precisely done by Serbs, who should not comment on the verdicts, but respect them. However, the rejection of established facts increases inter-ethnic tension, and the engagement of 'historians' and 'scientists' who claim that Sarajevo was not under siege, and those who calculate coordinates claiming that Bosniaks killed themselves at Markale, do not need additional demonization, because they truly are demons! Demons of the past and future!

For an objective analysis, the Russians could also examine that part of the public in Belgrade that protests against the awarding of scholarships to female students from Sarajevo who glorified war criminals and denied genocide. Can a pacifist reward with free education people who see nothing wrong in the sentence 'if only we had killed you all'!

In this case, the saying 'the golden one that remains' is something that Zakharova should apply, as well as the entire entourage around Vulin, Vučić and Dodik. Because they have proven to be a disgrace of the 20th, but also the 21st century.

The fact that Russia consistently advocates for an objective investigation of unlawful actions that were directed against all ethnic groups, including Bosniaks, Serbs and Croats, with the aim that the perpetrators, regardless of their national or religious affiliation, be deservedly punished, is just an extended arm of Belgrade, which wants to show that in BiH everyone is the same.

Both those who attacked and those who defended themselves, which is far from the truth. Equally, the Russians want to present their misdeed in Ukraine as a 'special military operation', and not aggression.

I only hope that in the future, when Ukraine prosecutes war criminals, it will not have Milanko Kajganić in the Prosecutor's Office, who, for the sake of Russia, will prosecute Ukrainians, just because they defended themselves!

Unfortunately, BiH has Kajganić, who takes steps under the dictate from Belgrade.
Therefore, it could be said that there is a demonization of Bosniaks, because there is no need for the demonization of Serbs. They have long been demonized by Vučić, Vulin and Dodik!