DISSECTING MILOSEVIC PROPAGANDA

Srebrenica started in April 1992, when Serbs launched ethnic cleansing of eastern Bosnia by systematically persecuting, raping and killing Bosniak civilians -- three years before the genocide.

Today we examine one of Slobodan Milosevic's carefully authored propaganda materials titled:

"Memorandum on War Crimes and Crimes of Genocide in Eastern Bosnia (communes of Bratunac, Skelani and Srebrenica) committed against the Serbian population from April 1992 to April 1993."

Srebrenica genocide denial web sites have been circulating above document as "official U.N. conclusions" about alleged "Moslem terror" against Serb civilians around Srebrenica. The problem is that these allegations are NOT official U.N. conclusions - as deniers tirelesly portray them. The allegations contained in the above document have been discredited by the United Nations War Crimes Court, Serbia's Human Rights Watch, as well as internationally backed Research and Documentation Center.

Also see: Serbian Propaganda: 115-year-old Serb Child Orphan in Srebrenica.

Slobodan Milosevic was in no way naive or stupid; he knew what he was doing. In a bizarre way, he was a clever mass murderer; but his attempts to shift blame on the victims failed miserably. However, war-time Milosevic Government's propaganda is well and alive even today.

Here is the latest comment coming from an individual who runs two extremist blogs (which do not deserve to be 'featured' at Srebrenica Genocide Blog), quote:

"You're leaving out the fact that Bosnian Muslims massacred Serbs between April 1992 and April 1993 in the communities of Bratunac, Skelani, and Srebrenica, as though there have been no crimes committed by Muslims... If you wish, I can post on this blog the UN id number of the documents relating to the post above. Genocide is difficult to hide, even for the UN Caliphate."

OUR RESPONSE: No, you don't need to post any UN id numbers - we will do it for you; we already know which document you are refering to. Be careful what you call "facts"; first get your story straight. The document you are refering to is: UN id # A/46/171 and S/25635, titled: "Memorandum on War Crimes and Crimes of Genocide in Eastern Bosnia (communes of Bratunac, Skelani and Srebrenica) committed against the Serbian population from April 1992 to April 1993."

The copy of this document can be found on most Srebrenica Genocide denial websites, one of them being "Emperor's Clothes" (web site run by Jared Israel, long-time Milosevic's apologist and disgraced Srebrenica Genocide denier). This individual has reduced his existence to Srebrenica genocide denial claims and celebration of a mass killer - Slobodan Milosevic.

In fact, the document "A/46/171 and S/25635", does NOT contain any official U.N. conclusions (aka: facts). This document had been carefully drafted by Slobodan Milosevic's "Yugoslav State Commission for War Crimes and Genocide" and submitted to the U.N. on June 2 1993 by a right-wing Serbian ambassador Dragomir Djokic.

Milosevic's ambassador, Dragomir Djokic, kept close ties with then Bosnian Serb "Iron Lady" Biljana Plavsic, discredited professor of biology whose 'scientific research' included such genetic discoveries as her theory that "Muslims are genetically deformed". This supposedly respected biologist, with her enviable reputation as a university professor and expert, has been tireless in propagating these 'scientific discoveries' of hers. It was her conception of the biological supremacy of the Serb race and nation which led Biljana Plavsic (and people associated to her) to encourage ethnic cleansing and on that basis commit mass crimes in Bosnia. From the very beginning of the war Plavsic was already invoking Dragoljub-Draza Mihailovic, leader during World War II of the Serbian nationalists better known as Chetniks and a proven collaborator of the German occupiers: "He fought for the unification of all Serbs within a single Serb state... Uncle Draza intended to cleanse the future united Serb lands of all enemies of Serbdom and Orthodoxy, as well as of anti-national elements." [sources] This is the kind of person Dragomir Djokic closely worked with.

In order to justify wide scale ethnnic cleansing and mass killings of Bosniaks, Serbian ambassadors submitted various (later discredited) statements and propaganda allegations to the U.N. including the one we are discussing right now: "Memorandum on War Crimes and Crimes of Genocide in Eastern Bosnia (communes of Bratunac, Skelani and Srebrenica) committed against the Serbian population from April 1992 to April 1993."

In his submission, Milosevic's ambassador Djokic asked the U.N. to circulate document as "Official U.N. Document", so he could ensure that Serbia's propaganda claims are strenghtened within diplomatic circles (pay attention to his words), quote:

"I should be grateful if you would have the present letter and its annex circulated as an official document of the General Assembly, under item 115 (c) of the preliminary list and of the Security Council."

When Djokic submitted these allegations about "Moslem terror" against "Serb civilians" to the U.N. in 1993, he conveniently avoided mentioning that Bosnian Serb forces, with full logistical support of his Government, killed about 15,000 Bosniaks in various parts of Eastern Bosnia and ethnically cleansed over 90% of predominantly Bosniak territory of Podrinje. He conveniently left that part out, because Djokic was nothing more than disposable hand of Slobodan Milosevic's propaganda machine of the 90's.

Any ambassador can submit any document to the U.N.; it's part of a fairness process. But to claim that this document reflects 'official U.N. conclusions' is nothing more, but a bold faced propaganda. The document is nothing more than an official submittion of Yugoslav Ambassador to the General Council, but the allegations contained in this document are NOT official U.N. conclusions. This is just a submittion (allegation) by Yugoslav side, NOT an Official U.N. conclusion as Srebrenica Genocide deniers and pro-Milosevic apologists want you to believe. And it is absolutely crucial to keep this distinction in mind, not only for the purpose of fairness - but also for the purpose of the truth.
During Srebrenica Genocide trials, the International Criminal Tribunal at the Hague, as well as Human Rights Watch, and the Research and Documentation Center have completely discredited allegations contained in this document - as we reported on numerous occassions, especially in the following article: Falsification of Serb Victims Around Srebrenica: What does the International Criminal Tribunal says?

As an alternative to Serbia's long-time discredited allegations, one should read official U.N. conclusions. So where do you find them?

For official U.N. conclusions that have nothing to do with (pro)-Milosevic's discredited propaganda, one might consider reading Official U.N. Report A/54/549 titled: "The Fall of Srebrenica" (1999). You can read bits and pieces of this report at Srebrenica Genocide Blog in a section: Role of Bosniak Forces on the Ground (must read) and our evolving article mega-article Questions and Answers About Srebrenica Genocide.

For Serb(ian) war crimes in and around Srebrenica in the first three months of the Serbian Ethnic Cleansing campaign of Eastern Bosnia and three years before the Srebrenica Genocide, read: "Prelude to the Srebrenica Genocide - mass murder and ethnic cleansing of Bosniaks in the Srebrenica region during the first three months of the Bosnian War (April-June 1992)."