Srebrenica Quotes

“Srebrenica was officially ‘protected’ not just by UN mandate but by a 400-strong peacekeeping contingent of armed Dutch soldiers. But when Mladić’s men arrived the Dutch battalion laid down its arms and offered no resistance whatsoever as Serbian troops combed the Muslim community, systematically separating men and boys from the rest. The next day, after Mladić had given his ‘word of honor as an officer’ that the men would not be harmed, his soldiers marched the Muslim males, including boys as young as thirteen, out into the fields around Srebrenica. In the course of the next four days nearly all of them—7,400—were killed. The Dutch soldiers returned safely home to Holland.”
― Tony Judt, Postwar: A History of Europe Since 1945

“I stand by the mothers of Srebrenica
I know that Chetniks are a violent herd
I think that the entire world should know that Serbs tried to ensure the truth was blurred”
― Aida Mandic, Justice For Bosnia and Herzegovina

“I stand by the mothers of Srebrenica
I know that Chetniks are a violent herd
I think that the entire world should know that
Serbs tried to ensure the truth was blurred”
― Aida Mandic, Justice For Bosnia and Herzegovina

“I stand by the mothers of Srebrenica
I know that Chetniks are a violent herd
I think that the entire world should know that
Serbs tried to ensure the truth was blurred”
― Aida Mandic, Justice For Bosnia and Herzegovina

“I’m sick of the oppression, constant trauma, and despair
I’m sick of seeing innocent people have to live in fear
Being heroic needs to become common, not something rare
Otherwise war, genocide, and hate will always be near”
― Aida Mandic, Justice For Bosnia and Herzegovina

“Nura Alispahić, the mother of Azmir, had her entire family killed
Her husband (Alija) and her two sons (Admir and Azmir) are all gone
In addition to her brother, 12 of her nephews, and five brother-in-laws
Everyone was wiped out from the face of the Earth, their destiny was drawn

In addition to all of the hell that she went through
Nura’s daughter died after the Bosnian War because of intense grief
Why do Serbs get to do whatever they want to Bosniaks?
But then receive prison sentences that are very brief?”
― Aida Mandic, Justice For Bosnia and Herzegovina

“Serbs murdered Safet Fejzić, Azmir Alispahić, Sidik Salkić
As well as Smajil Ibrahimović, Dino Salihović, and Juso Delić
These killers called themselves the Scorpions to display power
They thought they were gods, that they ruled society’s tower”
― Aida Mandic, Justice For Bosnia and Herzegovina

“There is a video online that shows the brutality of this crime
How a Serbian Orthodox priest blessed them to show support
These Serbs were so confident that Chetniks would win the war
They thought that they would never see the inside of a court

The cameraman of the Scorpions massacre video was disappointed
Because the camera’s battery was almost out
Can you imagine the level of evil that lived inside them?
This is why good people have to fight against such scum”
― Aida Mandic, Justice For Bosnia and Herzegovina

“Serbs murdered Safet Fejzić, Azmir Alispahić, Sidik Salkić
As well as Smajil Ibrahimović, Dino Salihović, and Juso Delić
These killers called themselves the Scorpions to display power
They thought they were gods, that they ruled society’s tower

There is a video online that shows the brutality of this crime
How a Serbian Orthodox priest blessed them to show support
These Serbs were so confident that Chetniks would win the war
They thought that they would never see the inside of a court

The cameraman of the Scorpions massacre video was disappointed
Because the camera’s battery was almost out
Can you imagine the level of evil that lived
inside them?
This is why good people have to fight against such scum”
― Aida Mandic, Justice For Bosnia and Herzegovina

“The organization of Human Rights Watch spoke the truth
About how the Serbian Radical Party launched a campaign
Intended to undermine the July 1995 Srebrenica genocide and crime
By spinning stories which degraded Bosniaks, Chetniks are such slime”
― Aida Mandic, Justice For Bosnia and Herzegovina

“Serb leaders refuse to admit that genocide
Is what happened to Bosniaks in Srebrenica Tomislav Nikolić, Dodik, Šešelj, Dačić, and Vulin are an evil crew
That call the genocide in Srebrenica untrue”
― Aida Mandic, Justice For Bosnia and Herzegovina

“Serb leaders refuse to admit that genocide
Is what happened to Bosniaks in Srebrenica
Tomislav Nikolić, Dodik, Šešelj, Dačić, and Vulin are an evil crew
That call the genocide in Srebrenica untrue”
― Aida Mandic, Justice For Bosnia and Herzegovina

“More than eight thousand Bosniak men and boys
Were slaughtered mercilessly by Serbs in
Srebrenica
Who wanted Bosnia and Herzegovina’s land
Who murdered in cold blood, it was all planned

Mass graves were found on every single corner
Because torture is how Chetniks spend their time
They wanted to display their dominance over us
And commit acts against humanity, their favorite crime”
― Aida Mandic, Justice For Bosnia and Herzegovina

“The United Nations lied directly to our face
They said that Srebrenica was a safe zone
But clearly they did not protect us at all
Judging by the number of bodies and bone”
― Aida Mandic, Justice For Bosnia and Herzegovina

“Graffiti showed the text of a Dutchbat UN soldier
Who said that Bosnian women had no teeth
He thought they smelled like shit and had mustaches, too
It seemed that evil took over and shared its view”
― Aida Mandic, Justice For Bosnia and Herzegovina

“A member of the Red Berets spoke openly
About how starving Bosniaks in Srebrenica
Was like a cat and mouse game to play
It was how nationalism continued to slay

Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Karremans and General Ratko Mladić
Were seen drinking a toast together to celebrate
All of the innocent lives that were destroyed
All of the Bosniak heads that were on a plate”
― Aida Mandic, Justice For Bosnia and Herzegovina

“Mladen Grujičić became the Mayor of Srebrenica
He is an ethnic Serb that spreads vicious poison
He said that genocide never happened there
Why is there no justice for Bosniaks? This is unfair!”
― Aida Mandic, Justice For Bosnia and Herzegovina

“Miloš Milovanović, a former commander of the Serbian Guard
Who represents the Serbian Democratic Party in Srebrenica
Stated that the entire Srebrenica massacre was a lie
He called it propaganda, as if Bosniak people didn’t die”
― Aida Mandic, Justice For Bosnia and Herzegovina

“People were lit on fire, little girls were raped
Pregnant women had their stomachs stabbed
This is how Chetnik minds were shaped
This is how they ensured our mouths were taped”
― Aida Mandic, Justice For Bosnia and Herzegovina

“Mama clutched the wall, her face white with terror. 'Stupid girl!' She shook me by my shoulders. 'You can’t run out like that! Snipers will get you.' Like a long thin finger, my hometown of Srebrenica stretched in the valley between steep hills, clustered along the main road leading in and out of town. The green canopy of the birch tree forest looked like green fairy floss dotted with the burgundy terracotta tile roofs of white rendered houses. The nearby hills were a perfect vantage point for snipers. In the time it took them to shoot once, miss, and correct their target, an innocent bystander would have time to take just one step.” Fragments”
― Amra Pajalic, The Cuckoo's Song