Discover Family, Famous People & Events, Throughout History!

Throughout History

Advanced Search

Publication: European Stars and Stripes Friday, December 11, 1992

You are currently viewing page 32 of: European Stars and Stripes Friday, December 11, 1992

     European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 11, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Refugees shout their complaints to sister Angellie. Quot shame on Europe shame on America for allowing this to happen Quot said the Man on the left m on the fringes War continued from Page 3 describes looting destruction of churches and private property and Quot massacres and killings of the innocent Quot including the Parish priest at Lavska. Church members Are also being pressed into military service against their will in a War he describes As insane. A not rarely the Young elderly and even ill people Are under physical maltreatment and mangling Quot the Bishop writes to the serbs. Quot tens of thousands have left my already plundered and Burnt Down diocese. I personally cannot comprehend that the present Day serbian authorities of the serbian people with whom we have lived for the last 500 years allowed themselves to carry out the ethnic  like displaced persons the Quot ethnic cleansing Quot phrase is another ancient ghost that s come Back to haunt the Balkans Quot such methods which we thought had been consigned to the museums showing the horrors of the second world War have been almost common practice in the War torn territory of Yugoslavia Quot International red Cross president Cornelio Sommaruga said in july. Quot they Are used by All the parties involved. In flagrant violation of the most Basic  . Efforts to bring humanitarian Aid into banja Luka were mostly unsuccessful through november. A dutch military transport unit was scheduled to truck tons of Aid into the stricken Region but serbs demanded $250,000 in hard currency to let the convoys through. Quot so we just sit Here and wait Quot says Jack de Klein a dutch warrant officer. Quot the serbs Are not finished getting people out they want to get  with Lime on their hands and living in a Muddy mine infested Corner of the Zagreb Airport the dutch truck a Drivers spent part of november helping to set up american tents when task Force 212 arrived from Germany. Quot the Drivers Are afraid a de Klein says. Quot better for them to work than to sit Here and do  for their efforts they were also loaned a Corner of the american tent City away from the mud and danger of mines. The problems and sufferings of the Balkans Are unveiled regularly on the nightly news but the world has not yet sent in any f-16s. Val and Bill Newton however took action. Quot we saw the horror on our televisions and decided to do something about it Quot says Val Newton from Wales. Along with her husband two friends and a hired Driver she took two buses full of donations on a four Day journey to Croatia. Quot when the italian plane Load of some of the 2,000 bosnian awaiting Asylum at the Barlovac transit Camp in Croatia. Almost All were released from serbian detention amps. The stars and stripes Friday december 11, 1992  
Browse Articles by Decade:
  • Decade