Post by bob1389 on Dec 10, 2008 0:22:54 GMT -5
Croatian businessman Josip Brnic (pronounce as "Yosip Br-nich", patented educational board game named "Storm 1995", based on the real Operation Storm, form 1995, when Croatian army heavily bombed and ethnically cleansed Knin (pronounce as "K-nin", a region in Croatia close to the border of Bosnia) from Serbian population.
Even though during Operation Storm more than 2000 Serbs were killed, mr. Brnic says that this board game is meant for kids.
Josip Brnic explains to Croatian media:
"I came up with this idea around 3 years ago, listening to all negative stories about the Operation Storm. I didn't want that people forget about this very important moment for Croatia. The game is meant for 4 players, and each one has it's figure and throws the dice. Depending on the dice result, player takes over the fields on the board, and the start position is in the area of Croatian Kostajnica (pron. as "Ko-staay-nee-tza"). All along the line where Croatian army passed are drawn tanks, Serbian soldier and Croatian soldiers, that are shown as bigger and stronger. The winner is the first one that reaches Knin".
Savo Srtbac (pron. as "Sa-vo Sh-tr-batz"), director of informational-documentational center "Veritas" which is dealing with genocide over Serbs in Croatia, says that this is just one more sign of indoctrination in all segments of Croatian community:
"Even when Croatia plays soccer against Andora or England, entire stadium screams "kill Serbs", and Thompson ( Marko Perkovic "Thompson" is contravers neo-nazzi singer, very popular among youngsters today in Croatia and Bosnia, with anti-Serb lyrics, calling for killing of Serbs) concerts are the most visited today in Croatia and I think that Croatia will have huge problem with this, while trying to enter European Union. Propaganda that lasts almost two decades gave results that now cannot be undone easily. The way this board game shows Operation Storm is completely different from the one that Hague tribunal sees it, and today there are ongoing prosecution of 3 Croatian generals that lead Operation Storm. According to data that organization "Veritas" collected about Operation Storm, more than 2000 Serbs from Knin Krajina (Krajina = Region) were killed, out of which two thirds were older than 60 years, and among killed where around 540 women."
Reference: www.svevesti.com/?l=sr&a=114703
Additional facts:
400,000 Serb refugees from Croatia still cannot go back to their homes, which are either given to Croats, or are simply leveled to the ground. These refugees live today in Serbia. Ones that did return, report discrimination, verbal and physical maltreatment, remote Serb villages frequently have no electrical power (ie. Serb village Smokvic (pronounce as "Smok-vich") close to the city of Zadar) and other repression methods.
Before 1991, Serb population in Croatia was around 30-35%. Serb population in Knin was more than 85%.
After 1996 and until the date, Serb population in Croatia is leveled to less than 5%. Serb population in Knin is around 15%.
Even though during Operation Storm more than 2000 Serbs were killed, mr. Brnic says that this board game is meant for kids.
Josip Brnic explains to Croatian media:
"I came up with this idea around 3 years ago, listening to all negative stories about the Operation Storm. I didn't want that people forget about this very important moment for Croatia. The game is meant for 4 players, and each one has it's figure and throws the dice. Depending on the dice result, player takes over the fields on the board, and the start position is in the area of Croatian Kostajnica (pron. as "Ko-staay-nee-tza"). All along the line where Croatian army passed are drawn tanks, Serbian soldier and Croatian soldiers, that are shown as bigger and stronger. The winner is the first one that reaches Knin".
Savo Srtbac (pron. as "Sa-vo Sh-tr-batz"), director of informational-documentational center "Veritas" which is dealing with genocide over Serbs in Croatia, says that this is just one more sign of indoctrination in all segments of Croatian community:
"Even when Croatia plays soccer against Andora or England, entire stadium screams "kill Serbs", and Thompson ( Marko Perkovic "Thompson" is contravers neo-nazzi singer, very popular among youngsters today in Croatia and Bosnia, with anti-Serb lyrics, calling for killing of Serbs) concerts are the most visited today in Croatia and I think that Croatia will have huge problem with this, while trying to enter European Union. Propaganda that lasts almost two decades gave results that now cannot be undone easily. The way this board game shows Operation Storm is completely different from the one that Hague tribunal sees it, and today there are ongoing prosecution of 3 Croatian generals that lead Operation Storm. According to data that organization "Veritas" collected about Operation Storm, more than 2000 Serbs from Knin Krajina (Krajina = Region) were killed, out of which two thirds were older than 60 years, and among killed where around 540 women."
Reference: www.svevesti.com/?l=sr&a=114703
Additional facts:
400,000 Serb refugees from Croatia still cannot go back to their homes, which are either given to Croats, or are simply leveled to the ground. These refugees live today in Serbia. Ones that did return, report discrimination, verbal and physical maltreatment, remote Serb villages frequently have no electrical power (ie. Serb village Smokvic (pronounce as "Smok-vich") close to the city of Zadar) and other repression methods.
Before 1991, Serb population in Croatia was around 30-35%. Serb population in Knin was more than 85%.
After 1996 and until the date, Serb population in Croatia is leveled to less than 5%. Serb population in Knin is around 15%.