** Topic: Zagreb Diary **

Response 15 of 67

** Written 10:38 PM May 2, 1992 by ark in gn:yugo.antiwar **

Subject: Zagreb Diary

 Zagreb Diary

2 May 1992

 The hell is started in Sarajevo, I am sitting here behind my stupid computer and try to get the news around the world, I don't know what to do else, praying and so I do behind my screen. Just a few minute ago we recieved the message that the American sixth fleet, who is already for over days in the Adriatic sea has sended two ships to the port of Rijeka, friends in Rijeka confirmed that the rumour is true, but couldn't what kind of ships it were. Let's hope that the amies are not going to finish this war with there firepower.

Another very heavy messages, from which we are trying to find out if it is true, was that German troops were moving in the direction of the Austrian border, let's pray to whatever god that this is only a practices from them since if those two super power are going to join this war the hell really will starting.

Up to now none of our german friends could find out if it was real through, but we start to think it is one of those rumours and let's hope that is through since the war is already complecated enough.

Last night the front south of Zagreb in Sisak (app. 60 Km) was very active, you couldn't hear it, but this morning you could see a lot of cars coming back from the front and the news talked about the heaviest fights since the cease fire in the beginning from the year.  When I came back yesterday at ARK and we were just sitting there, I was busy to type in the last messages from Sarajevo (the last I recieved from Semra) a huge blast was heard, our windows trembeled, but furthermore nothing happened. My first reaction was very dry, "Shit that is not fair bombing without airraid alarm (if you just knows the reality from Osijek)" and went on with my work.

Aida was a bit more active and phoned the police and they told that it was a blast just a couple of hunderd meters from our place, the Sarajevo Bank in the park behind our block was blown up from the inside (how we still don't know). A few hours later when we finished our work we passed by the building, the whole area was putted of by soldiers and the fireguards, ambulance and so on were still active (untill this morning by the way). The blast must have been very heavy since parts of the window were laying on the other side of the park, a hunderd meters into the park.

Later on that night I worked on a poster for the Peace Concert for Bosnia we will have next week on wednesday, we don't know yet which and how many bands will play, but we know for sure that the Islamic center will send their chorus and that is terrific.  It is late at night now, we are still waiting for news, it is something like you can't go out of the building to go home to sleep when you know that friends are going through such a rough night, and rough is more than an understandment in this case.  During the waiting I read through all old messages, especially the one from Victor, I don't know what to think of it, what could NATO do, bomb Beograd and kill a few thousand totally innocent Serbs (among which there are good friends from me active to stop the war from that side) and than....

I am just bloody affraid of the Macho talking, blow the Chetnik out of the sky, send the leaders to jail, kill all utachis, and whatever. That are the seeds on which Wars are growing. Start thinking about seeds for peace, use your creativity and forget this strong talks. Otherwise please come here and visit one of the army hospitals, if you still are talking that strongly than I will give up. War are dirty and not human.

Love and Peace from Zagreb Wam ;-0 please keep the peace in your heart and your head clear.

p.s. Ships weren't in the port and germans probably also not moving at least something were we can be happy about. ** End of text from gn:yugo.antiwar **