Operácia „STORM“, „OLUJA“ alebo BÚRKA

V Chorvátsku žila početná srbská menšina, ktorá zaberala asi tretinu chorvátskeho územia a tvorilo ju asi 12% obyvateľstva. Žili väčšinou v oblasti západného Sremu a na východe Chorvátska, v oblasti miest Knin, Kordun, Baniji atď. Chorváti začali Srbov vraždiť prakticky okamžite po vyhlásení nezávislosti. Tomislav Mercep - bývalý poradca ministra vnútra a člen parlamentu, bol vodcom eskadier smrti. V západnej Slavónii v rokoch 1991 – 1992 zavraždili okolo 2500 Srbov.

V novoprijatej chorvátskej ústave bolo zmenené postavenie Srbov z konštitučného národa na národnostnú menšinu. Srbi nesúhlasili s týmto stavom, pretože ich ani nikto neprizval na podstatné rokovania o ústave krajiny. Preto v roku 1991 vyhlásili tzv. Republiku Srbskú Krajinu, ktorá sa stala samostatnou súčasťou Socialistickej federatívnej republiky Juhoslávie. Na území tejto republiky žilo 91% Srbov. Chorvátom to spôsobovalo veľké hospodárske straty lebo prišli o úrodnú pôdu, dôležité podniky a ropné nálezisko vo východnej Slavónii.

Preto bez výstrahy od 1. mája 1995 chorvátska armáda pod velením amerických vojenských predstaviteľov a amerických nelegálnych vojenských štruktúr uskutočňovali vojenské útoky v Slavónii. Toto územie vojensky obsadila za niekoľko dní. Štvrtého augusta 1995 zahájili celoplošnú operáciu STORM alebo BÚRKA, srbsky OLUJA a z celého územia Srbov vyhnali. Operácia bola ukončená 7. augusta, ale vraždenie utekajúcich Srbov pokračovalo. Srbi utekali do Srbska, niektorí do Bosny mnohé len s tým, čo si akurát stihli so sebou zabaliť. Mnohí utekali peši aj s malými deťmi. Za 4 dni muselo ujsť okolo 250 000 Srbov. Chorváti mnohých bezbranných ľudí povraždili. Odhaduje sa, že civilných obetí bolo asi 12 000. Mnohé ich domy vypálili, podmínovali.

Američania a Nemci už dva mesiace pred akciou dodávali Chorvátom zbrane.

Etnické čistky takéhoto nevídaného rozsahu, najväčšieho od druhej svetovej vojny odsúdila väčšina štátov s výnimkou USA a Nemecka. Pre úplnosť treba dodať, že tieto čistky podporoval aj Vatikán. Chorvátsko je väčšinou katolícke územie, kým Srbi pravoslávni. Medzinárodné spoločenstvo okrem „povinnej“ deklarácie odsúdenia čistiek neurobili nič pre nápravu.

Za tento barbarský krok nesie zodovednosť Clintonova vláda, konkrétne minister Warren Christopher a nemecký minister zahraničných vecí Klaus Kinkel. Na stretnutí s chorvátskym diplomatom Miomirom Zuzulom v Londýne odsúhlasili Chorvátsku túto vojenskú akciu a neskôr sa k tomu pripojil aj Peter Galbraith, americký veľvyslanec v Chorvátsku.

Američania podporili útok elektronickým lietadlom EA-6B, zničili srbské radary a protiletecké batérie. Do akcie sa zapojili aj stíhačky NATO. Chorvátske letectvo bombardovali kolóny utekajúcich Srbov a ostreľovali ich z lietadiel. Keď Srbi prechádzali cez chorvátske dediny a mestá, Chorváti do nich hádzali kamene a fyzicky ich napádali. Mnoho utekajúcich žien bolo znásilnených. Na zverstvách sa podieľali aj bosansko-muslimanskí vojaci ktorí prekročili hranice. Viac ako 1700 ľudí sa nikdy nenašlo.

Toto barbarské bezprávie sa dialo s otvoreným súhlasom a priamou otvorenou pomocou amerických a nemeckých zločincov. Dodnes neboli zločiny potrestané. Ostane v dušiach iba horkosť, že také niečo sa mohlo zo strany tzv. „demokratov“, ale v skutočnosti zločincov, udiať. V auguste uplynie 25 rokov od týchto smutných udalostí...Smutnou skutočnosťou je, že z tzv. bývalých východných štátov sa stali lokajské štáty s bábkovými vládami, podporujúcimi zločiny svetového teroristu – USA. A to platí aj o Slovensku...Dokedy?

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