SELF-STYLED "EXPERTS" IN DEMONIZING BOSNIAKS
What do the so called "anti-terror experts" like Darko Trifunovic, Dzevad Galijasevic, and Domagoj Margetic have in common?
Report by E. Huremovic in the Sedmica supplement: "Experts in Demonizing Bosniaks." Originally published in the Bosnian-language daily Dnevni avaz, Sarajevo, 7 Feb 2009.
For a long time now, the fictitious "Southeast Europe Expert Team for Fight against Terrorism" has been intentionally spreading incredible lies about Bosnia-Hercegovina and the Bosniaks through public advertising and organizing various kinds of "expert" gatherings. The Bosniaks have been continuously and systematically associated with terrorism, whereas Bosnia-Herzegovina is frequently referred to as an Al-Qa'idah terrorist base and a country that supports terrorist activities worldwide.
Claims about Gaza
Claims have been made that top Bosniak politicians, including the late Alija Izetbegovic, Haris Silajdzic, Hasan Cengic, Semsudin Mehmedovic, and many others had been at the head of all terrorist organizations in Bosnia-Herzegovina. At first, the name of this "expert team" may create the impression among laymen that it is actually a body operating within the Stability Pact for Southeastern Europe. But of course, the "expert team" is in no way related to the Pact.
Then what is it about? To all those who over the past few years have been following, at least superficially, the developments in Bosnia-Herzegovina and the region, everything will become clear when they hear the names of Darko Trifunovic, Dzevad Galijasevic, and Domagoj Margetic.
Indeed, they are not just ordinary anti-terrorism experts, although all three of them have for years been falsely presenting themselves as such. At the mention of their names, people usually make a brush-off gesture, inadvertently calling them absolute idiots. Although this remark is not far from the truth, it appears that what the three men are doing is, after all, being taken rather lightly.
Besides the fact that their announcements and statements are being readily accepted by the Serb media, they often find their way to the world's most respectable media outlets. Thus, the Australian press has recently published a statement by Dzevad Galijasevic that Bosniaks tied to Al-Qa'idah are fighting alongside Hamas in Gaza.
Editors of Australian newspapers, of course, have no clue who Dzevad Galijasevic is. His statement appears authentic to an average reader because it was made by a Bosniak. One should also bear in mind that last year, the team's mastermind, Darko Trifunovic, was prevented at the last moment from delivering a lecture at a conference on security attended by the interior ministers of EU member countries.
Iranian Interests
Their action strategy is rather simple and well proven. They employ the standard Goebbels method that a lie repeated a hundred times becomes a truth in order to demonize Bosniaks. The compiling of a list of all the lies they have uttered would require at least three editions of this newspaper. However, in order to get a picture of the manner in which this "expert team" operates, some of them will need to be mentioned.
Thus, for example, it has been constantly repeated that the recruitment of terrorists takes place in mosques, and that mostly young people and shahids' [martyrs] children are being recruited. Further, [they claim] Bosnia-Herzegovina is part of the network of organized international terrorism; the September 11 attacks on the New York Towers were masterminded in Bosnia-Herzegovina; top Bosniak politicians knew of the attacks but failed to notify the United States. It is also claimed that "about 12,000 terrorists possess B-H documents."
For that reason, Trifunovic, Margetic, and Galijasevic have lately been focusing intensively on the case of Vjekoslav Vukovic, the arrested B&H assistant security minister. In this they have surpassed even themselves by accusing Croatia, besides B&H, of supporting terrorism. They claim that Vukovic is the victim of trumped-up charges, because "his investigations had uncovered the logistics channels and political hierarchy of the B-H terrorist structure. Those channels lead straight to Zagreb and Sarajevo politicians and their ties during the war of the 1990s'." These "experts" further claim that Tarik Sadovic [B&H security minister] and Tomislav Karamarko [Croatian interior minister] had set Vukovic up. Karamarko is, careful now, an Iranian spy, and his father-in-law Osman Muftic, former Croatian ambassador in Tehran, acts as his liaison.
The trio has devoted part of its activities to the "Iranian threat in the Balkans." In addition, engaged in promoting Iranian interests, among others, is none other than Croatian President Stjepan Mesic.
Why are Trifunovic, Galijasevic, and Margetic doing so, for whom, for what purpose, and who is funding their "expert team?"
Private Lawsuit
Their goal is clear - to try to vindicate the crimes committed against Bosniaks through demonizing them and constantly emphasizing their "terrorist inclinations." Thus, the genocide, war crimes, and ethnic cleansing become "legitimate," as the fight against terrorists. Also, any action against Bosniaks - [whom they refer to as] Islamic terrorists - becomes justified, now and in the future.
Nobody in Bosnia-Herzegovina has thus far reacted to the constantly spread lies. In Croatia it was done immediately, as reported by local media, by Minister Karamarko, who, in pursuance of his duty, filed a lawsuit for spreading fabrications and upsetting propaganda, and announced a private lawsuit for libel.
When the content of what the "experts" are publishing is analysed, it becomes clear that their mentors should be sought among the Serb intelligence and security structures, to which Trifunovic is directly linked. Their work is probably funded from this source. Another source of funding, at least an indirect one, could be the RS [Serb Republic] government, whose Prime Minister Milorad Dodik is advised by Dzevad Galijasevic.
Karadzic's Defender, Dodik's Adviser, and Tudjman's Youth on the Same Mission
Darko Trifunovic is a self-styled expert on Islamic terrorism. After obtaining a fake identity card in Brcko, he worked for the B-H Mission to the United Nations. He is the author of the RS government's disgraceful report which impudently denied the Srebrenica genocide, claiming that only 110 soldiers were killed in this town.
He also distinguished himself in defending war criminal Radovan Karadzic, and even offered to present the journalists with "documents proving that he is innocent." Besides denying the Srebrenica genocide, his favourite topic is the "white Al-Qa'idah."
Dzevad Galijasevic became known across the former Yugoslavia after the notorious "Mosevac" scandal, after which the UDB [State Security Administration] got a faithful servant. After the war, as a member of the Party for B-H, he became mayor of Maglaj, and in Bocinja he "acquired experiences with the mujahidin." He is an adviser to the RS prime minister, and presents himself as an expert, political scientist, sociologist... He no longer even tries to conceal that he works for the Serb intelligence agencies.
Domagoj Margetic, chairman of the Croatian Youth at the time of Franjo Tudjman, is a person with a pathological urge to expose himself in the media. Neither the Croatian newspapers, nor any of the respectable media outlets publish his articles. Therefore he is forced to post his pieces on the Internet. The Hague tribunal sentenced him for disclosing sealed transcripts of Croatian President Stjepan Mesic's testimony. He was also sentenced for business fraud.
For a long time now, the fictitious "Southeast Europe Expert Team for Fight against Terrorism" has been intentionally spreading incredible lies about Bosnia-Hercegovina and the Bosniaks through public advertising and organizing various kinds of "expert" gatherings. The Bosniaks have been continuously and systematically associated with terrorism, whereas Bosnia-Herzegovina is frequently referred to as an Al-Qa'idah terrorist base and a country that supports terrorist activities worldwide.Claims about Gaza
Claims have been made that top Bosniak politicians, including the late Alija Izetbegovic, Haris Silajdzic, Hasan Cengic, Semsudin Mehmedovic, and many others had been at the head of all terrorist organizations in Bosnia-Herzegovina. At first, the name of this "expert team" may create the impression among laymen that it is actually a body operating within the Stability Pact for Southeastern Europe. But of course, the "expert team" is in no way related to the Pact.
Then what is it about? To all those who over the past few years have been following, at least superficially, the developments in Bosnia-Herzegovina and the region, everything will become clear when they hear the names of Darko Trifunovic, Dzevad Galijasevic, and Domagoj Margetic.
Indeed, they are not just ordinary anti-terrorism experts, although all three of them have for years been falsely presenting themselves as such. At the mention of their names, people usually make a brush-off gesture, inadvertently calling them absolute idiots. Although this remark is not far from the truth, it appears that what the three men are doing is, after all, being taken rather lightly.
Besides the fact that their announcements and statements are being readily accepted by the Serb media, they often find their way to the world's most respectable media outlets. Thus, the Australian press has recently published a statement by Dzevad Galijasevic that Bosniaks tied to Al-Qa'idah are fighting alongside Hamas in Gaza.
Editors of Australian newspapers, of course, have no clue who Dzevad Galijasevic is. His statement appears authentic to an average reader because it was made by a Bosniak. One should also bear in mind that last year, the team's mastermind, Darko Trifunovic, was prevented at the last moment from delivering a lecture at a conference on security attended by the interior ministers of EU member countries.
Iranian Interests
Their action strategy is rather simple and well proven. They employ the standard Goebbels method that a lie repeated a hundred times becomes a truth in order to demonize Bosniaks. The compiling of a list of all the lies they have uttered would require at least three editions of this newspaper. However, in order to get a picture of the manner in which this "expert team" operates, some of them will need to be mentioned.
Thus, for example, it has been constantly repeated that the recruitment of terrorists takes place in mosques, and that mostly young people and shahids' [martyrs] children are being recruited. Further, [they claim] Bosnia-Herzegovina is part of the network of organized international terrorism; the September 11 attacks on the New York Towers were masterminded in Bosnia-Herzegovina; top Bosniak politicians knew of the attacks but failed to notify the United States. It is also claimed that "about 12,000 terrorists possess B-H documents."
For that reason, Trifunovic, Margetic, and Galijasevic have lately been focusing intensively on the case of Vjekoslav Vukovic, the arrested B&H assistant security minister. In this they have surpassed even themselves by accusing Croatia, besides B&H, of supporting terrorism. They claim that Vukovic is the victim of trumped-up charges, because "his investigations had uncovered the logistics channels and political hierarchy of the B-H terrorist structure. Those channels lead straight to Zagreb and Sarajevo politicians and their ties during the war of the 1990s'." These "experts" further claim that Tarik Sadovic [B&H security minister] and Tomislav Karamarko [Croatian interior minister] had set Vukovic up. Karamarko is, careful now, an Iranian spy, and his father-in-law Osman Muftic, former Croatian ambassador in Tehran, acts as his liaison.
The trio has devoted part of its activities to the "Iranian threat in the Balkans." In addition, engaged in promoting Iranian interests, among others, is none other than Croatian President Stjepan Mesic.
Why are Trifunovic, Galijasevic, and Margetic doing so, for whom, for what purpose, and who is funding their "expert team?"
Private Lawsuit
Their goal is clear - to try to vindicate the crimes committed against Bosniaks through demonizing them and constantly emphasizing their "terrorist inclinations." Thus, the genocide, war crimes, and ethnic cleansing become "legitimate," as the fight against terrorists. Also, any action against Bosniaks - [whom they refer to as] Islamic terrorists - becomes justified, now and in the future.
Nobody in Bosnia-Herzegovina has thus far reacted to the constantly spread lies. In Croatia it was done immediately, as reported by local media, by Minister Karamarko, who, in pursuance of his duty, filed a lawsuit for spreading fabrications and upsetting propaganda, and announced a private lawsuit for libel.
When the content of what the "experts" are publishing is analysed, it becomes clear that their mentors should be sought among the Serb intelligence and security structures, to which Trifunovic is directly linked. Their work is probably funded from this source. Another source of funding, at least an indirect one, could be the RS [Serb Republic] government, whose Prime Minister Milorad Dodik is advised by Dzevad Galijasevic.
Karadzic's Defender, Dodik's Adviser, and Tudjman's Youth on the Same Mission
Darko Trifunovic is a self-styled expert on Islamic terrorism. After obtaining a fake identity card in Brcko, he worked for the B-H Mission to the United Nations. He is the author of the RS government's disgraceful report which impudently denied the Srebrenica genocide, claiming that only 110 soldiers were killed in this town.
He also distinguished himself in defending war criminal Radovan Karadzic, and even offered to present the journalists with "documents proving that he is innocent." Besides denying the Srebrenica genocide, his favourite topic is the "white Al-Qa'idah."
Dzevad Galijasevic became known across the former Yugoslavia after the notorious "Mosevac" scandal, after which the UDB [State Security Administration] got a faithful servant. After the war, as a member of the Party for B-H, he became mayor of Maglaj, and in Bocinja he "acquired experiences with the mujahidin." He is an adviser to the RS prime minister, and presents himself as an expert, political scientist, sociologist... He no longer even tries to conceal that he works for the Serb intelligence agencies.
Domagoj Margetic, chairman of the Croatian Youth at the time of Franjo Tudjman, is a person with a pathological urge to expose himself in the media. Neither the Croatian newspapers, nor any of the respectable media outlets publish his articles. Therefore he is forced to post his pieces on the Internet. The Hague tribunal sentenced him for disclosing sealed transcripts of Croatian President Stjepan Mesic's testimony. He was also sentenced for business fraud.
SOURCE: Report by E. Huremovic in the Sedmica supplement: "Experts in Demonizing Bosniaks." Originally published in the Bosnian-language daily Dnevni avaz, Sarajevo, 7 Feb 2009.
Real Terrorism in the Balkans (Editorial Picks):
1. Serb Gen. Dragomir Milosevic Found Guilty on Terrorism Charges by the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia
2. Serb Gen. Stanislav Galic Found Guilty on Terror Charges by the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia
3. Serb Gen. Stanislav Galic to Serve Life Imprisonment for Sarajevo Terror Campaign
4. Serbian terrorist cells actively operate in many countries - external link.
1. Serb Gen. Dragomir Milosevic Found Guilty on Terrorism Charges by the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia
2. Serb Gen. Stanislav Galic Found Guilty on Terror Charges by the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia
3. Serb Gen. Stanislav Galic to Serve Life Imprisonment for Sarajevo Terror Campaign
4. Serbian terrorist cells actively operate in many countries - external link.
In-depth research about discredited liar and genocide denier Dr. Darko Trifunovic:
1. Second Largest Human Rights Organization Condemns Dr. Darko Trifunovic
2. Dr. Darko Trifunovic - Srebrenica Genocide Denier
3. Dr. Darko Trifunovic - "I wish [Ratko] Mladic killed them all."
4. Dr. Darko Trifunovic - Fear, Prejudice and Srebrenica Genocide Denial
5. Dr. Darko Trifunovic - Under FBI Investigation
1. Second Largest Human Rights Organization Condemns Dr. Darko Trifunovic
2. Dr. Darko Trifunovic - Srebrenica Genocide Denier
3. Dr. Darko Trifunovic - "I wish [Ratko] Mladic killed them all."
4. Dr. Darko Trifunovic - Fear, Prejudice and Srebrenica Genocide Denial
5. Dr. Darko Trifunovic - Under FBI Investigation
posted by Srebrenica Genocide at 12:06 PM
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