I would like to quote a part of an interview of Mr. Hakija Meholjic (he is a Muslim from Srebrenica-who was in Srebrenica from the very beginning of civil war in ex-Socialistic Republic BiH until the fall of Srebrenica)....This interview was published in '98 in a Muslim weekly newspaper from Sarajevo....

(here is a link: http://www.ex-yupress.com/dani/dani2.html )

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5,000 Muslim Lives for Military Intervention

Dani, Sarajevo, Bosnia-Hercegovina, June 22 1998

Interview with Hakija Meholjic, president of Social Democratic Party for Srebrenica, by Hasan Hadzic

In your accusations of the state leadership, and particularly of President Izetbegovic, over a share of the Bosniak blame for the Srebrenica tragedy, the departure of the Srebrenica delegation to Sarajevo in September 1993 for talks on the fate of this enclave cannot be avoided?

The invitation came from President Izetbegovic. At a meeting of the municipal war presidency we designated the delegation for Sarajevo. We immediately had some premonition that big issues would be resolved there because it was the first time we were leaving Srebrenica and we were provided transport in two helicopters. We exited safely, yet ever since we had became a demilitarized zone not a single civilian or military delegation had come to us. It was envisaged that Naser Oric would be going also, but he did not want to go. We were transported in armored personnel carriers from Sarajevo airport to the Holiday Inn hotel. That was the time of the Bosniak Convention, where a decision was being made on the peace plan and the division of Bosnia. We were received there by President Izetbegovic, and immediately after the welcome he asked us: "What do you think about the swap of Srebrenica for Vogosca [a Sarajevo suburb]?" There was a silence for a while and then I said: "Mr. President, if this is a done thing, then you should not have invited us here, because we have to return and face the people and personally accept the burden of that decision."

So you rejected Izetbegovic's decision?

We rejected it without any discussion. Then he said: "You know, I was offered by Clinton in April 1993 (after the fall of Cerska and Konjevic Polje) that the Chetnik forces enter Srebrenica, carry out a slaughter of 5,000 Muslims, and then there will be a military intervention." Our delegation was composed of nine people, one among us was from Bratunac and unfortunately he is the only one not alive now, but all the others from the delegation are alive and can confirm this. Since the Convention had started the President entered to announce us, and when he did it all the present stood up and welcomed us with an applause as heroes. We had a request, in case the peace plan was accepted, that Srebrenica be provided a physical link with Tuzla and not with Gorazde. Therefore, we asked for Bratunac and Zvornik because a link across the desolate stretches and mountains did not suit us and we had never been linked to that area anyway. It was said the President would receive all delegations, but he accepted them all except ours.

Srebrenica Was Sold
Did you talk to someone else?

Then they somehow judged I was the toughest nut to crack, so........

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Isn't it interesting? After all it happened like that! There was a "massacre", there was a NATO intervention and most of Srebrenica people were settled in that Sarajevo suburb (which belonged to Serbs during the war) and most of Vogosca Serbs went to Srebrenica...Basically the territories were "exchanged"...

What else is never mentioned in western media is the fact that during the period of Srebrenica as a UN Protected Zone, the military forces of Bosnian Muslims led by Naser Oric (he is at the moment in The Hague tribunal accused for the committed war crimes against Serbs) killed more than 2.700 Serbs (mainly civilians, there is a list of the names)... most of the crimes were committed against older people during orthodox religious holydays like Christmas...usually Muslim forces sneaked out from "UN protected zone" went killing people and returned back in safety of this "zone"...
In addition should be mentioned atrocities that were committed against thousands of Serbs in Srebrenica region in World War II by Muslim/Croat forces that fought on the German side as an army of fascistic Independent State of Croatia.
So, there is a "history" in this area....

What else is usually "forgotten"- is the fact that many of those 8.000 you mentioning (in the beginning the number was 20.000, just as same tactic as with "80.000 rapped Muslim women" in the beginning of the war-nobody even speaks about those "rapped women" anymore, because it was nothing but a LIE!), so, many of those 8.000 were killed in action with guns in their hands trying to get out of surrounded area! According to some sources more than 50% of 8.000 were killed in fights!

Without any doubt there was a war crime committed by Serbs in Srebrenica, but it was not a "genocide" simply because of the fact that women and young kids were not victims...The real genocide is what happened to Serbs in WWII in camp Jasenovac in Croatia where 700.000 Serbs (kids, women and men) were executed by Croat fascistic state/forces!