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Jasenovac:MassiveCroatianHolocaustRevisionEncouraged
CroatianHolocaustDenialEncouragedbyShamefulSilence
1940sFascistCroatiacommittedagenocideagainstSerbs,JewsandGypsies:Entranceinto
Jasenovacdeathcampnumber3,withthesignpresentingitasaLaborServiceoftheUstashaDefense ConcentrationCampNo.IIIThecoatofarmsaboveisinscribed:
EverythingFortheFuhrer,UstashaDefense.
OnNovember27,2006,Croatiangovernmenthasopenedanewmemorialatthesiteofthe
notoriousJasenovacdeathcampcomplexinWesternSlavonia.ThedemocraticCroatian
governmentapparentlymadesuretheUstashas[CroatNazis]wouldvebeenproudofthis
shamefulexhibit,asoneoftheJewishsurvivorsoftheCroatWWIIbestialitycommentedatthe
time.
WhileDirectoroftheSimonWiesenthalCentersIsraeloffice,EfraimZuroff,criticized
organizersoftheexhibitionforfailingtonameanyoftheperpetratorsofhorrendousJasenovac
massmurders,foromittingtoexplainbackgroundofthefuriousexterminationoftheCroatias
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Serbian,JewishandRomapopulationandUstashaideologythatledtopathologicalhatredand
genocide,Zuroffseemedtoacceptthescandalousreductionofanumberofthepeople
murderedinJasenovacdeathcampcomplex,leavinganoverallimpressionthatCroatiais
makingstepsintherightdirectionafterall.
Anotherresearcher,whohasdedicatedmorethanadecadetounveilingthetruthabout
Serbianplightanddemonizationduringthecivilwarsinthe1990s,andaboutthetruenatureof
Ustashapathologysuccessfullyrevivedinthe1990sJaredIsraelwasasinsultedwith
nonetomildreactiontowhatamountstoCroatHolocaustdenialonastatelevel,asmost
Serbsare.CoveringthemockeryofCroatexhibit,Mr.IsraelalsoanalyzedEfraimZuroffs
responseandhassubsequentlypublishedaninterviewwithoneoftheJasenovacsurvivors,
PresidentofSerbiasOrganizationofSurvivors,Mrs.SmiljaTisma.
IntheinterviewbyJovanSkendzic,aswellasinherDecember22,2006openlettertoBelgrade
dailyPolitika,Mrs.TismaconfirmsthechargesagainstCroatiandeathcampmemorial,asa
disgracefulattempttominimize,obscureandeffectivelyerasethememoryofthehundredsof
thousandsofinnocentvictimsofUstashabestiality,whileerectingamockeryofasanitizedand
hollowexhibit.
_____________________
Farmorethanshameless...
ASurvivorTalksAboutCroatias
HolocaustDenyingExhibition
InterviewwithSmiljaTima
President,OrganizationofSurvivors
Interviewer:JovanSkendi
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1.TheexhibitsattheJasenovacmuseumareinaccessibleandincomprehensible.
Mr.JovanSkendi:Wouldyouhavesometimetotellusyourimpressionsoftheopeningof
theJasenovacexhibition?
Ms.SmiljaTima:Ofcourse.IwouldfindtimeforthisevenifIdidnothaveit.
TheypretendthatitisaMuseumandanewpresentation butitisnotaMuseum.Youenter
intodarkcorridors,darkroomswithonlyweakelectricbulbsilluminatingthesocalledexhibits.
Attheplacesofpresentationtherearemonitorsthatshowphotographsinaloop.Forexample,
onedepictsthetransportofmiserable,poorchildren.Youdonotknowwhothesechildrenare,
orwheretheyarefrom,orwheretheyarebeingtaken,orwhomtheybelongto.Youdonot
knowwhatishappeningorwhere.
Atotherplacesyouwillhavetosquatdownalmosttothefloor,asthereisabulbthere,or
bendallthewaydown,ifyouareabletobendsomuchandhavehadthelucktonoticethe
lightinthefirstplace.Bending,youwillreadalabeltellingyouwhatwillbepresented.After
thisyouwillhavetowaitwhatfeelsliketenminutesuntilthepresentationstartsandthenyou
willhavetoquicklyreadthetexttheyshowonthemonitor.
Itisinaccessibleforanaveragepersonandevenworseforold,frailindividualswhoarealready
underconsiderableanxiety,astheirfamiliesperishedhere.
2.TheexhibitionfalselycutsthenumberofpeoplemurderedatJasenovacandtrivializesthe
genocideagainsttheSerbs.
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Tima:Atanotherplace,justbychance,Inoticedapanelwhichclaimsthatsixtyninethousand
peopleperishedintheJasenovacdeathcamp.Thatsafractionoftherealnumber.TheSerbs
arepresentedseventhonthelistofgroupsthatwerekilled,afterothers,suchasSlovenesand
Slovaks,whoinfactcomprisedasmallpercentageofthevictimsandwhowerekilledbecause
ofpolitics,notbecauseoftheirethnicity,whereashundredsofthousandsofSerbswere
murderedinanattempttoeliminatetheSerbianpeople.
3.TheexhibitiondoesnotevennameanyUstaa(pronouncedoostashah)leaders;itdoesnot
displaytheUstaeshorrificmurderweapons;itdoesnotdisplayevidenceofthekeyroleofthe
CatholicChurch.
Skendi:DoestheexhibitioncontainUstaaartifactssuchasknives,chains,mallets?
Tima:ThephysicaltoolstheUstaeusedtomurderpeoplearenowheretobeseenthere.I
wasattheCroatiangovernmentsearlierexhibitions,in2004and2005,anditwasthesameas
atthislatestexhibition.TheyneverdisplaytheartifactstheUstaeusedtomurderpeople.
Skendi:Dotheypresentanydocumentaryevidencesuchasclergymensletters,church
newspapersortestimonyfrompostwartrials,showingtheroleoftheCatholicclergyin
sanctifyingtheUstaeandcarryingouttheactualkillings?
Tima:No.Nothingismentioned.
Skendi:IsthereatleastamapoftheIndependentStateofCroatiaorsomeinformation
aboutCroatianfuehrerAntePaveli?Atleastaphotographofhimonthewallpanels?
Tima:NotevenaphotographofPaveli;allthelessofhishenchmen.
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4.LiketheUstaebeforethem,theexhibitionscreatorsfalselyportrayJasenovacasalabor
camp.
Skendi:DoesitsayintheexhibitionthatJasenovacwasadeathcamp?
Tima:No,theysayitwasaconcentrationandworkcamp.
Skendi:Theyactuallysayitwasalaborcamp?
Tima:Yes.Theyhavethesameexplanationintheirbrochureandthatsalsowhattheysaidin
theirspeechesattheopeningceremony.
Ivewrittenaboutthis.Whatkindofaworkcampisitwhentheytakechildren,someofthem
justborn,somestillintheirmotherswomb,tobemurderedthere?InSisak[acamp160km
fromJasenovac]whereIwasfirsttaken,therewasahugeroomwheretheyseparatedchildren
fromtheirmothers.CroatianUstaafamiliesadoptedsome;otherstheysenttoJasenovac;
thousands,includingmeandmytwosistersandbrother,theysenttoJastrebarsko,whichthey
setupexclusivelyforchildren.ThatswithoutevenmentioningJasenovacitself,orStara
Gradika,orSisak,oralltheirothercamps.
On27January2007,whichtheUnitedNationshasdesignatedasHolocaustRemembranceDay,
thegovernmentofSerbiaandtheJewishcommunityheldacommemorationinBelgrade.Mr.
CadikDanon,aformerJasenovacinmatehespent17monthsthere,escapingin1943gavea
speech.BracothatshisnicknamesaidthatattheendofthewartheCroatsmanagedto
wipeoutalltracesofJasenovac.Nowtheyhavedoneitagain,inanewway:noneoftheUstaa
murdertools,theheavymallets,theknives,thebrickfactoryoventhatwasconstructedfor
bakingbricksbutwasusedtoburnpeople,whowerethrowninaliveandfullyconsciousor
alreadyhalfdead,noneofthatisondisplayorcanbereadaboutthere.
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Skendi:WhatabouttheinfamousphotographsthattheUstaetook,stagingphonyscenes
presentingJasenovacasalaborcampinpreparationforthe[WorldWarII]InternationalRed
Crossvisit?Arethosephotographsdisplayedonpanels?
Tima:Thereisnothingleftofanyofthephotographsthatweredisplayedbefore,inthe
museumthatwasatJasenovacbeforethebreakupofYugoslavia,nophotographsofanykind
onthepanels.Again,youhavetostandnexttoTVmonitorsandwaituntilsomephotographs
appear,butthesewillbepresentedwithoutexplanatorytext,soavisitorenterssomespace
andviewssomethingandthenexitswithoutanynotionwheretheywereorwhattheyhave
seen.Itisallreallywellthoughtoutwithaclearintentiontocamouflagethecrimes,the
murders,tocamouflagewhodiditandhowitwasdoneandwhy.BracoDanonmentionedin
hisspeechthattheUstaetookpleasureintheircraft,mutilatingtheirvictims,makingthemdie
overperiods
that
easily
lasted
for
hours.
The
exhibition
hides
all
this.
The
organizers
did
their
besttopresentJasenovacasalaborcamp.
5.TheMuseumcommitteecontactedandmadeplanswiththeOrganizationofSurvivors,then
snubbedthem.
Skendi:Itseemstomequitebravethatyoudaredtogothere,tothatplaceofyoursuffering.
Tima:Theyinvitedus.ThemuseumcontactedtheOrganizationofSurvivorsinBelgrade
proposingthatwecontributetotheexhibition.Weagreedthattheywouldfilmtenorfifteen
survivorsgivingeyewitnessaccountsaboutvariousUstaadeathcamps:Jasenovac,Jastrebac,
StaraGradika,Sisak,Jastrebarsko.
Theyweretosendacameraman,attheirexpense,inMayof2006,maybemidJuneatthe
latest.Ifoundthesurvivorswhoweretoparticipate.Peoplestartedaskingwhenitwould
happen.Iphonedthemuseumbutnobodyanswered.IwrotetoNataaJovii,theexhibition
director.Nobodyreplied.
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Despitethis,wewenttotheopening.ThreeofusrepresentedourOrganizationofSurvivors:
me,asPresident;Mr.DragoljubAckovi,aRomarepresentative,thechildofasurvivor;andMs.
BrigitaKneevi,whohadbeenarrestedasachild,nottwoyearsold,andbroughttothe
Jastrebarskocamp.Shewaslateradopted;thatiswhyshesurvived.Alltold,therewere40to
50survivorsattheopening.
6.Thesurvivorswereignoredandabusedattheopeningceremony.
Skendi:Didtheyaskyoutomakeaspeech?
Tima:Theydidnotevenacknowledgeourpresence.
Skendi:NoteventointroduceyouandsayWehavesomesurvivorswithus?
Tima:Theirspeakersdidnotaddressusorevenmentionourpresencetothepublic.
Wecamebyinvitation.Theygaveusnametags.Weweretoldthatrightafterspeechesby
CroatianPrimeMinisterSanaderandPresidentMesi,andaftertheribbonwascut,thenwe,
thesurvivors,wouldenterfirst.Yousee,weweresupposedtobeimportant,butwhenthetime
cametoenter,wewerepushedaround.
TheeventwasonaconcretepavedareainfrontoftheMuseum.Afterthespeeches,wewere
shovedasidebythecrowd,pushedoffourfeet,ontothegrass.Astherehadbeensomerainfor
afew
days,
we
got
quite
muddy.
We
were
among
the
last
to
go
in.
Enteringtheexhibition,manycouldnotorientthemselves.AsItoldyou,thecorridorsare
barelylit.
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7.Theexhibitionclaimstobefocusedonthevictimsasindividuals,butinfacteventheir
namesareunreadable.
Skendi:In2004,Dr.MilanBulaji,founderoftheMuseumofVictimsofGenocideinBelgrade,wrotethatCroatianauthoritieswereplanningaJasenovacexhibitionthatwouldnot
includeUstaamurdertoolsorphotographsofUstaacrimesandthatthissuppressionof
evidencewasjustifiedwiththeabsurdargumentthat,asJasenovacMemorialdirectorNataa
Jovii wasquotedsaying,"Wearenotgoingtolegitimizethekilling,butwillinstead
commemoratethevictims."Asifitsomehowlegitimizesacrimetoshowwhodidit,howthey
diditandwhy.Thisgoesalongwithwhatyoureportedthatthemuseumdeliberatelyfailsto
informpeopleabouttheUstaacrimes,personnelandbeliefs,includingtheirfanaticaland
murderjustifyingCatholicism,andfalselyportraysJasenovacasalaborcamp.
Aftertheexhibitionopened27November,AssociatedPressquotedNataaJovii sayingthat,
regardingthelistofsixtyninethousandnamesthatyoumentioned,"Thelistsaimwasto
presentvictimsbyshowingtheirindividualfates,collectiveandindividualsuffering,theirplans
andhopesthatweredestroyedwhentheirlivesweretaken." AndAssociatedPressquotedan
advisorfromtheUSgovernmentsHolocaustMuseuminWashingtonagreeingwithJovii,
"sayingitwasimportanttopresenttheindividualvictims.Itsaboutme,aboutyou,about
everyone.Itsabouthumanbeings."
Somyquestionis,arethereanydisplaysthat"presenttheindividualvictims"?
Tima:Idontknowwhattheyaretalkingabout.Thelistof69,000includesnodetailsabout
thevictimsandnothingabouthowfamiliesweredestroyed.Asforindividualnames,allyoucan
see,hunguphighintheairandflutteringaround,aresomeplasticstripswithprisonersnames,
whichyoucanteasilyread,andtheareastheycamefrom,Slavonia,Kozara[mountain],Kordun
orLika[inSerbianKrajinaJ.S.].ItdoesnotsaywhethertheprisonerswereethnicSerbs,Jews
orRoma,orthatsomefewmayhavebeenhonestCroats.OurestimateisthatethnicCroatians
madeup0.3percentofdeathcampprisoners threeinonethousand.
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Mr.Luki andagroupofvolunteersworkedforacoupleofyearsafterWorldWarIIinfive
countiesintheKozaramountaindistrict,talkingtofamilies.[KozaraisaSerbianmajorityareain
Bosniathathadastrongpartisanresistance.ItistheareawheretheGermanforceinwhich
KurtWaldheim,wholaterbecameUNSecretaryGeneralandPresidentofAustria,andwhowas
aNaziofficerinWorldWarII,committedinfamousatrocitiesJ.S.]
Theylistedonlythosechildrenaboutwhomtheycouldfindallbiographicalinformation the
firstandlastnames,dateandplaceofbirth,parentsnames andinthiswaydocumentedthat
morethannineteenthousandchildrenfromonedistrictweremurderedintwocamps.But
whataboutchildrenfromBanija,Kordun[intheSerbianKrajina]?Whataboutotherdistrictsin
theUstaesIndependentCroatia?Forexample,formanycountiesinmyregion,Slavonia[also
inKrajina],thereisnotownandnochildlistedinMr.Lukisbook.Whataboutallthechildren
whodied
in
other
camps,
such
as
Jastrebarsko?
AnexhibitionaboutthemurderedchildrencreatedbythelateMr.Luki isnowinBari,Italy,as
partoftheSerbianItaliancooperationproject,BridgeBelgradeRome.InItalytherearestill
somepeoplewhorespecttruthandjusticeandhatefascismandwhatitdidduringWWII.This
exhibition,withphotographs,waspresentedatDomArmije[theArmyClubinBelgrade]forthe
firsttimeafewyearsago.Againtheexhibitionincludesonlysomenineteenthousandnames
thatMr.Luki'shelperswereabletocollect.ThechildrenfromKozaramountainonly.
Thathastobesaideverytimeonetalksaboutthisexhibit,andpeopledon'talwaysdothat.
Forexample,inaspeechgivenattheHolocaustRemembranceceremony,Mr.Mirkovi from
theMuseumofGenocideVictims[foundedinBelgrade],speakinginthenameoftheMuseum,
forgottomentionthatnineteenthousandrepresentsonlyasmallportionoftheentirenumber
ofchildrenthatperished.HealsoforgottomentionwhichareasofUstashaCroatiathis
exhibitionisabout,andwhatareasarenotcovered.
9.OntheattempttominimizetheCroatianHolocaustbyclaimingthatmostCroatiandeath
campswerenotpartoftheJasenovacsystem.
Skendi:IsJastrebarskoconsideredpartoftheJasenovaccampcomplex?
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Tima:No,theCroatscleverlyexcludedJastrebarsko,whichisinZagreb[capitalofCroatia];by
theircalculation,theJasenovacsystemwouldincludeonlyadjacentplaceslikeStaraGradika.
ButwhataboutthetownofSisak[about160kmupriverfromJasenovacJ.S.]?Nowhereisit
mentionedaspartoftheJasenovacsystem.IwasinSisakwithmymotherandsiblingsfora
coupleofmonthsandthatiswheresomanywereseparatedfromtheirparents.Manypeople
weretakenfromtheretoJasenovac.Allthosesatellitecampswereintertwinedpartsofasingle
Jasenovacsystem.
[Note:ItisimportantwhetherornotJastrebarskoandotherCroatianUstaadeathcampsare
countedaspartoftheJasenovaccomplex.In1989,FranjoTudjman,leaderoftheCroatian
secessionists,publishedabookthatbecameinfamous.Itstitle,Bespuapovijesnezbiljnosti,is
obscureinSerboCroatianandworsewhenyoutranslateitintoEnglish,somethinglike
Wastelandsofhistoricalreality/truth.Butthereisnothingobscureaboutthecontents.
Tudjmanclaimedthatnomorethan900,000JewsdiedintheHolocaustandthatitwasJews
(nottheUstae)whomurderedSerbsandRomainJasenovac.Healsoclaimedthatnot600,000
ormore,butsometensofthousandsofpeoplediedatJasenovac.Tudjman'scampaignto
revisethenumberofUstaavictimsdownwardby90to95%servedthemostpowerfulforces
intheUSandGermany,whoseattempttodepictCroatiansecessionistsasfightingforfreedom
waseasierifpeopledidnotknowthatthelasttimeCroatiasecededtheywipedoutathirdof
theSerbianpopulation.OnewaytolimittheperceivednumberofUstaavictimshasbeento
limitthenumberofcampscountedaspartoftheJasenovacsystem.Thatiswhy,inher
responsetomyquestion,SmiljaTimasays,withbitterirony,thattheCroatsare"clever"notto
countJastrebarskoaspartofJasenovac.J.S.]
10.HowSmiljaTimasfamilywasdestroyedbytheUstae.
Skendi:Pleasetellusmoreaboutyourfamily.
Tima:IamaSerb.Myfather,exactlybecausehewasaSerbianpatriot,wasseizedbythe
CroatianUstaealmostimmediatelyafterthecollapseofYugoslaviaandtheestablishmentof
theNDH['IndependentStateofCroatia,'setup10April1941underNaziGermansponsorship.
J.S.]
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TheUstaetookhimawayon17May1941andweneversawhimagain.Ionlylearnedmuch
laterandbyaccident,fromoneofthesurvivorswhoparticipatedinthebreakoutfrom
Jasenovacandwhohadbeenarrestedatthesametimeasmyfatherandwentthroughthe
sameexperiences,thatonemorningtheyfoundmyfather,nexttothatbrickfactoryoven,
dead.Howdidhedie?TheUstaewerekillingthosepoorinmateswherevertheywantedandin
anywaytheywanted.Quiteprobablytheykilledhimthereandsohesimplyremainedthere.
WechildrenwerelaterpickedupbytheUstae,togetherwithourmother.Suchinstances
wheretheUstaewouldfirstarrestthefatherandthencomefortherestofthefamily
happenedbythethousands.
MyfatherwasfromthevillageofKistanje,inKrajina,about20kmawayfromthecityofKnin,
towardtheAdriaticsea.TheareaiscalledDalmatinskaZagoraandwasoverwhelmingly
Serbianpopulated.Myfamilycametothisareainthe16thand17thcenturies,whenthe
SerbianpeopleranawayfromTurkishatrocities.PortionsofthefamilycamefromKosovoand
alsofrompartsofBosnia.
MymotherwasfromSlavonia[partofSerbianKrajina]andherfamilycametherefromthen
TurkishcontrolledHerzegovina.
IwasborninWesternSlavonia.GrandpaAndreja,myfathersfather,wasavolunteerwho
joinedtheSerbiantroopsinWWI.Hewaswoundedandasaresultofhisseverewoundshe
diedin1923.MygrandmotherMarijathensoldwhattheyhadintheKninareaandmovedto
Slavoniathinkingthatwewouldbelesshungrythere,soIwasborninSlavoniainthehousewe
bought.ItwasfromSlavoniathattheUstaepickedupmyfamilyandbroughtustodeath
camps.ThenameofourvillageinSlavonia,populatedbySerbs,wasZrinjska[pronouncedZree
nyska],inGrubiskoPolje[pronouncedGroobeeshkoPolye]county.Thevillagesaroundours
werealsoSerbianpopulatedvillages.
11.Ms.Timareturnstohervillage,whichisnomore.
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Mydearfriend,IwenttovisitmyvillageinOctober1990[halfayearbeforeCroatiadeclared
itssecession,butwhenSerbsinSlavoniawerealreadyunderviolentattack.J.S.].Mydear
brotherwhodiedthreeyearsagoandwhohadbeenapartisanfighter(hejoinedthepartisans
attheageofeleven!)toldmethen,"Youmustbecrazytogothere,asiftothecaveofashe
bear."ButIwenttherewiththeintentiontolistthepeoplewhoperishedinJasenovac.Iwas
abletolistthreehundredandseventytwonamesofvictimsbutyoushouldknowthatformany
victimstherewasnoonelefttotellmetheirnames.Trees,treesastheyexistedatthetime
whentheSerbsfirstsettledinthatarea,inthe15thand16thcentury,suchtreesgrewwhere
myvillagehadbeen.
Thatishowitlookedin1990.Thentherewerestillafewoldandisolatedpeoplescattered
hereandthere.HowitlooksnowafterCroatias"Storm"militaryassaultsduringthe1990s,we
canonly
imagine.
Endofinterview
Source:http://emperorsclothes.com/interviews/tisma.htm
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Croatsputtodeathover100,000Serbianchildrenundertheageoftenyears.Corpsesof
SerbianchildrenkilledinCroatianDeathCampofStaraGradiska(partofJasenovaccomplex
ofCroatexterminationcamps),Croatia.
NicholasWood(NYTimes)ScramblingtheCroatianDeathCamp
LetterstotheNewYorkTimeseditor,inreactiontoNicholasWoodsrevisionistarticleabout
Jasenovacaccordingtohistoriansthethirdmostproductivedeathcamprunby
monstrousCroatUstashas,whereover750,000Serbswereexterminated,alongwithtensof
thousandsofJewsandGypsies,duringtheWWII.
LetterbyWilliamDorich
ArrogantlyNicholasWoodsarticle,UnscramblingtheHistoryofaNaziCampwaslike
handingMr.WoodaneggbeaterashedidmorescramblingthanmanyHolocaustdeniers.
CallingthisaNaziCampisamisleadingdistortionofthefacts.JasenovacwasaCroatian
DeathCamprunbyCroatianNazicollaboratorswhomurderedtheirownneighbors.Your
headlineimpliesthatthiswasanotherGermanConcentrationCamp.
HellRunbyWildBloodthirstyAnimals
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Inmy1997bookJasenovacThenandNow:AConspiracyofSilence,Idocumentdozensofeye
witnesstestimonieswhichplacethenumberofvictimsatJasenovacatwellover400,000as
earlyas1942,includingthetestimoniesofanumberofGermanofficers.Croatianrevisionists
whonowplacethenumberofdeadaslowas40,000ortoaninsultinghighof97,000implythat
therewerenoatrocitiescommittedagainsttheSerbsandJewsfortheremaining3yearsofthe
war?Therewereonly87survivorsoftheJasenovacConcentrationCamp,namedthe
AuschwitzoftheBalkansbymosthistorians.Thesesurvivorsplacethenumberofdeadin
excessof800,000.
Unparalleledcruelty:CroatUstashasusedfarmtools,axes,sledgehammersandblades
insteadofgaschambers,andtookpleasureinmeticulousbutcheringoftheirvictimsbeforeputtingthemtodeath.TwoSerbianmenheldbytheirCroatcaptorsbeforeslaughter,
Jasenovac,Croatia.
OneofthosesurvivorswasAntunMiletich,aCroatian.Hereishis1948testimony:Thereisnot
apencapableofdescribingthehorrorandterroroftheatmosphereatJasenovac.Itsurpasses
anyhumanfantasy.ImagineHell,theInquisition,aterrormoredreadfulthananythatever
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beforeexistedanywhere,runbybloodthirstywildanimalswhosemosthiddenanddisgusting
instincthadcometothesurfaceinawayneverbeforeseeninhumanbeingsandstillyou
havenotsaidenough.
TheJasenovacsystemofCroatiancampsalsoincludedacampforchildrenrunbyCatholicnuns
whousedtoxicsodatosavebullets.Theyputtodeathover100,000Serbianchildrenunderthe
ageoftenyears.Therearehundredsofdocumentstoattesttothesehideouscrimes.Thereare
countlessdocumentsthatalsoattesttothefactthat743RomanCatholicpriestsweremembers
oftheUstashiandpersonallymurderedSerbs,JewsandGypsies.Jasenovacwasforatime,run
byFr.FilipovicMajstorovic,aCatholicpriestwhoadmittedtokilling40,000Serbswithhisown
hands.The40,000figurewasusedin1991bythelateCroatianpresident,FranjoTudjman,
whowasquotedintheJerusalemPostonDecember,1991assaying,Iamadoublyluckyman,
mywife
isneither
Serbian
nor
Jewish.
His
insistence
that
only
40,000
Serbs
perished
at
JasenovacexposesthelevelofcoverupofthisgenocidebytheCroatianpeople.
Fr.PetarBrzica,aCatholicpriestandcampguardatJasenovacwasnicknamedKingofthe
Killers.InacontestonAugust29,1942toseewhocouldkillthemostSerbsinonenightFr.
Brzicawonbyslittingthethroatsof1,350Serbs.
The743RomanCatholicpriestswhoparticipatedinthekillingoftensofthousandsofSerbs,JewsandGypsiesandtherunningofJasenovacescapedEuropethroughtheVaticanRatline
runbyFr.Draganovich,aCroatianCatholicpriestwhohelpedmoronslikeClauseBarbeescape
fromEurope.ThoseCatholicpriestsescapedtoArgentinawheretheyalsoescapedjustice.
IamthefirstplaintiffinaclassactionlawsuitagainsttheVaticanBanktorecover$100million
indamagesfortheVaticansparticipationinthesewarcrimesandmoneylaunderingthe
proceedsfromtheirSerb,JewishandRomavictims.Vaticanlawyershavethreetimestriedto
getthiscasethrownoutofcourt.TheSupremecourthasrejectedtheirclaims.
DireConsequencesofJasenovacWhitewashing:CroatiaRemainsaBastionofNeoNazism
andAntiSemitism
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BarryM.Lituchy:CroatiaremainsabastionofneoNazismandantiSemitism.Photofrom
Split,Croatia,2000.
Letterby BarryM.Lituchy,editorofthebookJasenovacandtheHolocaustinYugoslavia:
AnalysesandSurvivorTestimoniesandafounderoftheJasenovacResearchInstitute.
PoliticizingtheHolocaustisnothingnew,norisitparticulartoYugoslavia.Nevertheless,your
article(UnscramblingtheHistoryofaNaziCamp,Dec.6)engagesintheverysamekindof
diversionarydebateoverthecorrectnumberofvictimsattheJasenovacdeathcampthat
givesrisetothisproblem.Thisdebateisusedasasmokescreentoblockseriouseffortsat
restitution,thuspermittingthegovernmentofCroatiatoevaderesponsibilityforsomeofthe
worstcrimesofgenocideevercommitted.
Beneaththesmokeareafewfactsworthmentioning:notapennyofcompensationhasever
beenpaidtothevictimsofCroatianfascism;theU.S.governmentandtheE.U.appearreadyto
allowCroatiatoevadeallresponsibilityforitspastcrimes;ifnopressureisputonCroatiato
compensateandproperlyrecognizeitsvictimstherewillneverbepeaceorreconciliationinthe
Balkans.Theconsequencesofthiswhitewashwillbedire.Croatiaremainsabastionofneo
NazismandantiSemitism.ThosewhopermitCroatiatoescapeitsresponsibilitieswillbeas
culpablefortheconsequencesasthosewhofailedtostopHitlerin1933.
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Vatican,thePowerBehindUstasha
Dr.JohnatanLevy:...therealimpetusbehindtheSecondWorldWarslaughterofJews,
Serbs,andRomabythe[Croat]Ustashawasclericalfascism.BeforejoiningtheUstasha,
Croatshadtoswearanoathonknife,handgrenade,pistolandRomanCatholicCrucifix.
LetterbyDr.JonathanLevy,CocounselforPlaintiffsintheAlperinv.VaticanBank,USDistrict
CourtforNorthernCalifornia,VaticanBankClaims
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IbelievetherenownedDr.Zuroffisbeingoverlypoliticallycorrectwhenheomitstomention
therealimpetusbehindtheSecondWorldWarslaughterofJews,Serbs,andRomabythe
Ustashawasclericalfascism.TheUstashaideologywasintertwinedwithmilitantCatholicism.
OneofthemostnotoriouscommandantsofJasenovacwasaFranciscanmonkknownas
BrotherSatan.
TodaythesurvivorsofJasenovacandtheirfamiliesaresuingtheFranciscansandVaticanBank
forthepostwarlaunderingoftheprofitsofJasenovac,goldteethandvictimgoldforthe
Ustashaexilesandthenotoriousratlines.Therecanbenoreconciliationuntiltherealpower
behindtheUstasha,theVatican,apologizesandmakesamendstovictims.WhereisDr.Zuroff
onthisissue?ConspicuouslysilentIamafraid.
TheStoryBehindtheMainstreamSmokescreens:HorrificTalesofMurderandTortureas
PopeJustifiesKilling
November20,2006articlebyGregSzymanski,anindependentinvestigativejournalist.
InarecenthearinginthecaseofAlperinv.VaticanBank,PopeBenedictspersonalattorney
admittedtheVaticanwasinvolvedinthegenocidecommittedinCroatiaduringWorldWarII,
killingmorethan500,000SerbsandJews.
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Vaticanwasbehindthegenocide:CroatUstashaunitinVaticanwithPopePiusXII,1943.Click
toviewlarge.
ItisalsoundisputedthattheVaticanworkedhandinhandwiththeNaziPartytoaccomplish
thishorrendousmassmurder,asattorneyforthegenocidevictims,JonathanLevy,isnowtrying
togetfinancialreparationsforhisclients,accusingtheVaticanBankofpostwarmoney
launderingofgenocideprofits.
PopeBenedictsAttorney:GenocidewasPermissibleUnderInternationalLaw
WhatsincredibleaboutthecasebeingarguedinaSanFranciscofederalcourt,besidesthe
media
keeping
the
case
away
from
the
public
eye,
is
the
Popes
attorney
had
the
audacity
in
a
NovemberhearingtoclaimtheVaticanwasjustifiedinpartakinginmassmurderasitwas
permissibleunderinternationallaw.
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AlthoughthePopesattorneystoppedshortinsayingtheVaticanisabovethelaw,his
outlandishargumentsfitnicelywithCanonLaw,statingtheRomanCatholicChurchhasthe
righttokillhereticswithoutthekillingsbeingaviolationofChurchorinternationalcriminallaw.
Andforpurposesofclarification,aheretic,asdefinedbyCanonLaw,isanyonewhodoesnot
givehisundyingloyaltytothePopeorfollowthe[RomanCatholic]Churchsdoctrines,whichin
theeyesofthe[RC]ChurchofficialsjustifiesmurderofinnocentssuchastheSerbsandJews
duringWorldWarII.
VaticansOfficeofInquisition(StillinExistence)isAbovetheLaw
ThesameCanonLawappliestoday,saidauthorofVaticanAssassins,EricJonPhelps.The
Vaticanjustifiesmurder,actingabovethelawandtheyplanonusingitsOfficeofInquisition,
stillinexistencetoday,toexterminateanyonetheydeterminetobehereticsanddonotrender
completeobedienceandloyaltytothePope.
Althoughnotpartofthelawsuit,arecentvideocametolightimplicatingtheVaticanandthe
Nazis,connectingthemtothehorrorsofaconcentrationcampcalledJasenovac.Previously,a
wellguardedsecretfromtheWest,thefollowingisanexplanationofwhatwhenonin
Jasenovac
by
the
presenters
of
the
video.
JasenovacNeverAcknowledgedintheWest
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Vaticanreservestherighttoexterminatehereticsthosewhodonotrenderloyaltyto
thePope:CroatUstashiwiththeseveredheadofSerbianOrthodoxPriest,Drakulii,7
February,1942.
Situatednotreallybehindtheironcurtain,Jasenovacconcentrationcampanditsunsurpassed
crueltyonSerbs,JewsandGypsieshaveneverbeenacknowledgedinthewest.OneisforthedesireofcommunistpresidentTito(ofCroatiandescent)toimposeideologyofbrotherhood
andunitytoformerYugoslavia,andtheotherislackofawarenessintheWest,ofthe
victimizationofSerbianpeoplefightingthefascism,includingthecruelestUstashe(Croatian
Nazi),theonlyHitlerspuppetstatethatimposedthesameraciallawsasNaziGermanyagainst
Jews,GypsiesandSerbs.
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ShamefulRoleofVatican:Documentary
Watchthis educationaldocumentary(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rw6A034Yfxo,
Jasenovac Thecruelestdeathcampofalltimes)anddiscovertheshamefulroleofVaticaninthegenocide.Citizensoftheworldoweitto700.000victims.[Asamatteroffact,
documentarytheauthorpointstocitesthenumberof840,000Serbs,JewsandGypsieskilledin
JasenovacduringtheWWII.]
Regarding Alperin,Levysaidthecaseisreachingaverydelicatepointandisreserving
comment,butstandsonarecentstatementhemadeinNovember:
OntheonehandtheVaticanisquicktocondemnIsraelandSerbiainrecentyearsbutin
essencesaysitsOKtobutcher500,000people,stealtheirbelongingsandstashitintheVatican
Bank.PopeBenedictshouldbeconcernedthatthemoralintegrityofhisPapacyisbeing
underminedinaFederalCourt.
AccordingtoLevy,Alperinv.VaticanBankwasoriginallyfiledinFederalCourtinSanFrancisco
inNovember1999.TheplaintiffsareconcentrationcampsurvivorsofSerb,Jewish,and
Ukrainianbackgroundandtheirrelativesaswellasorganizationsrepresentingover500,000
Holocaustvictims.
CroatNaziTreasuryTransferredtotheVaticanBank
TheplaintiffsalsoseekanaccountingandrestitutionoftheNaziCroatianTreasurythat
accordingtotheU.S.StateDepartmentwasillicitlytransferredtotheVaticanbankandother
banksaftertheendofthewar.
NameddefendantscurrentlyincludetheVaticanBank,FranciscanOrder,andtheCroatian
LiberationMovement.Levysaidthesedefendantscombinedtoconcealassetslootedbythe
CroatianNazisfromconcentrationcampvictims,Serbs,Jews,Romaandothersbetween.
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LevyisalsoquicktopointouttheheartoftheVaticanBanklawsuitisbasedoninformation
chronicledinthebook,TheSecretWarAgainsttheJews,coauthoredbyJohnLoftuswhoalso
servesastheplaintiffsexpertwitnessinthiscase.
Headdedthatfromtheauthorsofthebestselling,TheSecretWarAgainsttheJews,comes
anotherexplosivework,UnholyTrinity,exploringlinksbetweentheVaticanandtheNazis,
featuringstartlingnewinformationthatredefinesthe[Roman]CatholicChurchsrolein
twentiethcenturyhistory.
Ihavefiledanotherlawsuit,Levyv.CIA,filedundertheFreedomofInformationAct,seeking
releaseofU.S.IntelligenceagencyfilesregardingthenotoriousVaticanspymaster,Fr.
KrunoslavDraganovic.NewrecordsonDraganovicwerereleasedasaresultofthatlawsuitin2001,saidLevy.
Levy,whohasappearedseveraltimesonGregSzymanskisradioshow,TheInvestigative
Journal,islicensedinCaliforniaandtheDistrictofColumbia,aswellashavingrepresented
organizationsandindividualsinavarietyofHolocaustandWorldWarIIrelatedlawsuits
includingbanking,insurance,andslavelabormatters.Levyisalsoamemberofthe
InternationalCriminalBarinTheHague.