Bosnia faces fragile future contending with those who are against its existence.

Bosnia-Hercegovina survived the 1992-1995 genocide against its population from Serbian and Croatian ultra-nationalists and exists today as a fragmented and politically divided country where Serbian leaders, who continue to promote the types of ethnic extremist statements that were common during the war, control half the country. Meanwhile, a federation between Bosnian and extremist Croatians control the other half of this Balkan nation that was part of Yugoslavia until 1992.

More than a decade after the American sponsored and negotiated Dayton Peace Agreement structured Bosnia-Hercegovina into its post-war arrangement, signs of ethnic tension have once again begun to appear from politicians in the Serbian part of the country.

After the death of president Tito in 1980, the simmering ethnic tensions between Bosnians were blamed as the reason for the 1992-1995 war. The reality, however, is not so simple as all groups of Bosnians or Serbians and Croatians who supported the freedom and independence of Bosnia-Heregovina were attacked and bombarded by the Yugoslav army as part of the plans and actions of evil Serbian and Croatian leaders in neighbouring Serbia and Croatia. They were also supported by extremist elements and politicians as well as numerous citizens all across Bosnia-Hercegovina who felt that they should fight their "ancient" enemy.

As the drift towards open and militaristic actions from rebel Serbs in Bosnia-Hercegovina under the leadership of psychotic ex-psychiatrist Radovan Karadic began, the 42-month long attacks against the towns and cities across the newly independent Republic of Bosnia-Hercegovina in 1992 soon made the land the scene of the world largest concentration and torture camp. Serbian and Yugoslav Army Forces, as well as Croatian backed Bosnian Croat Armies and rebel Bosnians who sided with the Serbian attackers, committed a nationwide slaughter and torture of the entire Bosnian population.

In 1995, after 42 months of continuous artillery bombardment and destruction and the strangulation of the Bosnian population, the United States led a four-day military attack on Serbian extremist and Croatian extremist targets across the country. A short time later, in 1995, the Dayton Agreement was agreed upon by representatives of the Serbian and Croatian groups which had committed so much war and destruction and Bosnia-Hercegovina as a nation and a people had survived the attempt to totally eradicate their presence and existence from the earth and humanity.

The post-war structure of Bosnia-Hercegovina is only a temporary arrangement. Serbian ultra-nationalists and Croatian ultra-nationalists continue to promote their evil and destructive agendas of hate, fear and death against Bosnian people. The lack of humane and democratic values and traditions of the extremist people and politicians in Bosnia-Hercegovina will unfortunately continue to provide a challenge to those in Bosnia and globally who desire to live in peace with human rights for everyone.


Kevin Beck
Henderson, Nevada