General Rose lets you know everything you need to know about Ganic:
Fighting for Peace: Lessons from Bosnia General Sir Michael Rose, 1998 [General Rose arrived in Sarajevo on January 23, 1994] "He (Ganic) had been the person in charge of the Bosnian Government during the massacre of Serb officers who were leaving Sarajevo under UN safe passage." Chapter 1. A Collapsing Mission EXCERPT . . . . At the Presidency, our first meeting was with the Vice-President EJUP GANIC. We met rather formally in an elegant room decorated with French Empire-style furniture and chandeliers, but also with modern paintings of Sarajevan scenes. The meeting was accompanied by a concerto of heavy explosions as Serb artillery shelled the city. Despite the high windows, little light penetrated the building and because there was no electricity, the room where we met was dark and gloomy and the temperature well below freezing. Nobody removed their coats or hats. Waiters in white gloves carrying silver trays served orange juice and biscuits taken from UN aid supplies. From time to time the building shook as a shell landed nearby and a shower of light dust fell from the ceiling. Everyone tried not to notice, but when I looked at Sergio, although he was desperately trying to maintain an air of gravitas, I could see he was struggling hard not to giggle. The occasion was taking on the appearance of a mad hatter's tea party EJUP GANIC explained that the Serbs greeted first-time visitors to the Presidency with an artillery bombardment in order to demonstrate that they controlled the city of Sarajevo. A large, shambling man, GANIC spoke English with an American accent and adopted an earnest, evangelistic manner similar to religious broadcasters in the US, where he had spent many years. He was always surrounded by a group of depressed-looking officials who hung on his every word and smiled at every joke, while their eyes flickered nervously about the room. Ruthless, without once demonstrating to me during my time in Bosnia a shred of human decency, GANIC seemed to use other people to advance his own wealth and power. He had been the person in charge of the Bosnian Government during the massacre of Serb officers who were leaving Sarajevo under UN safe passage. A Sanjak Muslim, he had abandoned his name and birthright early on and thrown in his lot with Tito, who had sent him to America to study at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Boston. On his return, he entered politics, initially as the Yugoslav representative in the Bosnian Parliament, but before long he had once again switched allegiance and ended up heading an extreme political element within the ruling Muslim Party for Democratic Action (SDA). His oily charm and good English endeared him to the international media and as a result he acted as the chief propagandist and spokesman for the Bosnian Government. He was also in charge of military operations. This arrangement enabled President Izetbegovic to distance himself from some of the more unacceptable things that happened under his regime. As the person in charge of the Bosnian Army, GANIC was responsible for implementing the Government's strategy designed to drag the US and NATO into the war on the side of Bosnia. He seemed to be interested neither in peace, nor in the continued suffering of the Bosnian people. Instead he fed the media the political concept of the "victim State." He once said that ultimately Muslims from Bosnia, Sanjak, Kosovo and Albania would form a single political entity. On one occasion he offered me what appeared to be a bribe, but, when he saw the look of utter contempt in my eyes, he swiftly turned the offer into what seemed to be a veiled threat against my life. By the time I left Bosnia a year later, I regarded him as a contemptible individual.[pp37-38] - - - - - Printed for Fair Use only _______________________________________________ News mailing list News@antic.org http://lists.antic.org/mailman/listinfo/news
