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The-Forgotten-War-Crimes-PDF The Forgotten War Crimes State Sovereignty, Ethnic Cleansing, and the Autonomist Revolution __________________________________ Zachary Lapin Gallant Tulipan Press First published in the United Kingdom by Tulipan Press, 2015. This book is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution- Noncommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0). Noncommercial uses that do not alter the content of this work are thus permitted without any further permission from the copyright owner. To view a copy of this license, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc- nd/4.0/legalcode -- or contact Creative Commons at 171 Second St, Suite 300; San Francisco, CA 94105 USA (phone +1-415- 369-8480). Commercial permissions beyond the scope of this license will be willingly granted in most cases, and can be requested through Tulipan Press. Tulipan Press forgottenwarcrimes.com ISBN-13: 978-1-909798-99-1 Cover Photo by R. Nial Bradshaw, 2010, licensed Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic (CC BY 2.0) Typeset in Book Antiqua Acknowledgments It is impossible to thank everyone who deserves my appreciation, and not only because the bulk of my sources have no desire to be named. To everyone who is unnamed in this section, that is not from a lack of appreciation. From the good friends who challenged my ideas and made them stronger for the debate, to the good adversaries in corrupt governments and NGOs whose honesty in blocking the diplomatic successes of the movements herein ensured there was a story to tell, to the bad adversaries who sent digital death threats, both anonymous and signed, who always kept life interesting and made for a great story, thank you all. Additionally, hundreds of activists from dozens of countries made this project possible, and to each of them go my endless thanks for their bravery in taking the risk of meeting with me. Most important of the unnamed, my thanks go to the people of Vojvodina for going several steps further and making me one of their own. Thanks to Cory Doctorow whose correspondence with me about this book convinced me to release it under a Creative Commons license, and to James Proctor of Active Distribution for facilitating its publication under these conditions. My thanks also to whistleblowers Private Chelsea Manning, for the leaked diplomatic cables that allowed this study insight into just how widespread the US State Department’s cowardly modus operandi in would-be autonomous regions was, and Edward Snowden, whose leaks convinced me and those with whom I met from Kurdistan and South Tyrol among others that even encrypted e-mails were not always safe and allowed us to realize the necessity for face-to-face meetings, without which much of the data herein would never have come to light. In the interest of full disclosure, I also owe thanks to the US State Department itself, as the work herein began with a Fulbright Scholarship generously granted by them and that funding matched, at least as ironically, by the government of Croatia. Other experiences within were also funded in part by the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE). What the work has turned into over the eight years that have followed is a deep criticism of the structural flaws, hypocrisy and negligence of all of these organizations who have been so generous to me. For this I am sorry, and I wish to mention that, while all that is required for evil to flourish is for good people to do nothing, even within enormous structures engaged in destructive behaviors there are good people trying to make them better, and many of these good, honest, open- minded people have granted me their time, patience, information and even friendship. My editors were numerous. Dr. Andrea Lapin undertook serious, unapologetic edits repeatedly over the course of eight years and always under time constraints and pressures of her own. Gruia Badescu of Cambridge University was also unwavering in his support and friendship, while simultaneously giving the weaknesses of my work no quarter. His factual corrections of the claims made by many of my interview subjects allowed me to be more than a simple mouthpiece for ethnonationalist rhetoric. Dr. Anca Pusca of the University of London originally guided important theoretical aspects of this text as my M.A. adviser. Jamie Lapin and Sasha Gallant both continued editing interviews and sections throughout the years of this project, all the while suggesting that I might want to choose a less dangerous method and subject. Dr. Katharina Gallant’s unconditional love and support helped turn the ramblings of an angry young man into real, readable, coherent thoughts, while Konstantin Gallant showed me what’s really important and was the impetus to complete this project after nearly a decade. To all of you goes my eternal love and gratitude. Last, but also first, to Patrick Michael McMurphy, whose life and death inspired the journey that started this all, and to whom the Vojvodina journals were originally dedicated. For Sosa everywhere Contents Introduction .............................................................................. 1 Section 1: The Balkan Undead............................................... 7 The Rhetoric of Risk, and the Risk of Rhetoric ........... 20 Amsterdam ...................................................................... 26 The Quiet One ................................................................ 29 Section 2: The Forgotten War Crime .................................. 32 A Movement to Save a Near-Extinguished Culture .... 32 Daughters of a Revolution (2007-2010) .......................... 33 Izzy .................................................................................... 34 Natasha ............................................................................. 36 Nadja ................................................................................ 38 “Exploitation” ................................................................. 39 Nevena.............................................................................. 41 Mostar, Bosnia ................................................................ 42 Belgrade ........................................................................... 46 Tatjana .............................................................................. 49 Marija ............................................................................... 51 These Women ................................................................. 54 Living the Dream ........................................................... 57 Ana .................................................................................... 60 Ti Si Lala .......................................................................... 63 The Farmers ..................................................................... 65 “It is not possible to live…” ......................................... 67 Vedrana ............................................................................ 72 Milos ................................................................................. 73 Bucharest, Romania ....................................................... 75 A Nation unto Itself ....................................................... 82 Faulty Parallels ............................................................... 85 Was… ................................................................................ 86 A Work of Art ................................................................. 90 Declaration of Self-Determination of the Republic of Vojvodina ................................................................... 93 Kipling in the Balkans .................................................. 96 The Documents............................................................... 98 “…We seek services for payment rendered…” ........ 99 A Message ........................................................................ 99 Flags ................................................................................ 100 Ziveli!.............................................................................. 101 Darkness Falls (2010-2012) .............................................. 109 Inevitability ................................................................... 109 Remembrance ............................................................... 114 The More Things Change… ....................................... 116 No Land for Heroes ..................................................... 120 It Spreads ....................................................................... 121 The Gravedigger........................................................... 125 Terror Strikes ................................................................ 129 Mi <3 Vojvodinu .......................................................... 132 If there’s anything I can do... ..................................... 134 Sosa ................................................................................. 136 Bojan ............................................................................... 143 The CSCE ....................................................................... 149 International Response ............................................... 159 Personal Backlash ........................................................ 164 Stefica ............................................................................. 168 Goodbye Europe........................................................... 171 A Parting Thought ......................................................
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