Stop nastupu negatora genocida Parentia u Texasu

January 24, 2013

To:

Kingwood, Texas

Lone Star College

Student Conference Center

Contact: John.J.Theis@lonestar.edu

 

Dear John.J.Theis

On behalf of survivors of the Genocide that took place in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), we are deeply concerned with your decision to host Dr. Michael Parenti as a guest speaker on Tuesday, February 5, 2013.^[i] Dr. Parenti, a self-proclaimed “Balkan Revisionist” and author of To Kill a Nation: The Attack on Yugoslavia explicitly denies that genocide, systematic rape of women and girls and ethnic cleansing ever took place in BiH.^[ii] Dr. Parenti places the blame on Bosniaks for the Genocide in Srebrenica and other massacres that took place throughout the war of aggression on BiH.

As a result of his denial, Dr. Parenti has publicly disregarded that approximately 50,000 Bosniak women were raped during the three year war of aggression on BiH.^[iii] The rapes were in fact used as an official Serb policy for ethnic cleansing. To this day, his outrageous claims have not been supported by internationally accepted evidence but only by other genocide deniers. His conspiracy theories are in direct conflict with the official rulings by the International Court of Justice, the International War Crimes Tribunal for Former Yugoslavia, as well as various declarations from the United States Congress and the European Parliament.

We acknowledge the importance of freedom of speech, however, falsifying facts and denying genocide is unacceptable and deeply traumatic for the survivors and their families who continue to suffer due to the physical and emotional trauma they underwent. Hundreds of thousands of Bosniaks who survived the genocide in BiH have made the United States and Canada their second home; most of them having lost someone as a result of genocide and aggression. Dr. Parenti uses his writing to purposely hurt those who have survived genocide, and having him attend this event will send the wrong message to all genocide survivors.

All genocide deniers directly undermine peace and justice because the only way to peace and reconciliation is to acknowledge the truth and punish those responsible. Dr. Parenti’s work and constant expression of denial is damaging to the healing process of the survivors of the genocide in BiH and we urge you to stand up for justice and truth and reject all affiliation with Dr. Parenti and his work.

Sincerely,

Professor Emir Ramic
Director, Institute for Research Genocide, Canada

Haris Alibasic, MPA
President, Congress of North American Bosniaks (CNAB)

Ajla Delkic, M.A.
Executive Director, Advisory Council for Bosnia and Herzegovina (ACBH)

Sanja Seferovic-Drnovsek, J.D., MEd
Director, Bosnian American Genocide Institute and Education Center

[i] http://www.michaelparenti.org/events.html

[ii] http://americansforbosnia.blogspot.ca/2007/06/to-kill-nation-by-michael-parenti-1.html

[iii] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OqEUTL_OmRI

 January 24, 2013

Kingwood, Texas

Lone Star College

Student Conference Center

Contact: John.J.Theis@lonestar.edu

Poštovani John. J. Theis,

U ime preživjelih žrtava genocida koji se dogodio u Bosni i Hercegovini izražavamo zabrinutost sa vašom odlukom o organizovanju predavanju gospodina Michael Parenti-a. ^[i].  G. Parenti, samozvani ”Balkanski revizionista” i autor knjige “Ubiti naciju: napad na Jugoslaviju”^[ii], negira genocid, sistemska i organizovana silovanja, etničko čišÄ‡enje i druge oblike zločina protiv čovječnosti i ratne zločine koji su se dogodili u Bosni i Hercegovini. TakoÄ‘er okrivljuje Bošnjake za genocid u Srebrenici. Kao rezultat negiranja genocida u Bosni i Hercegovini, on  javno zanemaruje i negira činjenicu da je oko 50.000 Bošnjakinja silovano za tri godine agresije na Bosnu i Hercegovinu kao sastavni dio srpske politike etničkog čišÄ‡enja u uništenja bošnjačkog naroda i države Bosne i Hercegovine.^[iii] Njegovo negiranje genocida u Bosni i Hercegovini je u suprotnosti sa odlukama oba meÄ‘unarodna suda u Hagu i više nacionalnih sudova koji potvrÄ‘uju zločin agresije na Bosnu i Hercegovinu i genocida nad njenim graÄ‘anima, posebno Bošnjacima.  Gospodina Parentia podržavaju samo negatori genocida koji rade u službi srpsko-nacionalističke politike.

Svjesni smo važnosti slobode govora. MeÄ‘utim negiranje činjenica potvrÄ‘enih pravosnažnim odlukama meÄ‘unarodnih i nacionalnih sudova i negiranje genocida je sramno i traumatično za Å¾rtve agresije na Bosnu i Hercegovnu i genocida nad njenim graÄ‘anima, koji još pate zbog navedenih zločina. U Sjevernoj Americi živi hiljade Bošnjaka, preživjelih  Å¾rtava zločina agresije na Bosnu i Hercegovinu i genocida nad njenim graÄ‘anima koji su izgubili svoje najmilije.

Gospodin Parenti namjerno vrijeÄ‘a preživjele žrtve genocida. Ukoliko on bude prisutan na predavanju koga vi organizujete, preživljele žrtve genocida će to shvatiti  kao vašu podršku  Parentiu, negatora zločina agresije na Bosnu i Hercegovinu i genocida nad njenim graÄ‘anima.

Kao organizacije koje promovišu mir, istinu i pravdu, smatramo da je prisustvo negatora genocida Parentia kontraproduktivno misiji vaše obrazovne organizacije. Njegov rad i stalno negiranje genocida u Bosni i Hercegovini je vrlo štetno za proces ozdravljenja preživjelih žrtava genocida u Bosni i Hercegovini. Nadamo se da ćete ovo pismo prihvatiti s posebnom pažnjom i razumjevanjem, jer mnogi Bošnjaci u Sjevernoj Americi još uvijek Å¾ive s fizičkim i emocionalnim ožiljcima, kao rezultatima agresije i genocida. Podržavanje Parentia, negatora genocida u Bosni i Hercegovini  samo produbljuje ožiljake preživjelih žrtava zločina. Zato  tražimo od vas  da zabranite predavanje gospodinu Parentiu, negatoru zločina genocida u Bosni i Hercegovini.

S poštovanjem,

Potpisnici protestnog pisma:

Prof. Emir Ramić
Direktor Instituta za istraživanje genocida Kanada

Mr. Haris Alibašić
Predsjednik Kongresa Bošnjaka Sjeverne Amerike

Mr. Ajla Delkić
Izvršni Direktor, Americkog savjetodavnog vijeća za Bosnu i Hercegovinu

Mr. Sanja Seferovic-Drnivšek
Direktor, Bosansko američkog institute za genocid i edikacijskog centra

[i] http://www.michaelparenti.org/events.html

[ii] To Kill A Nation” by Michael Parenti , Americans for Bosnia Blog, http://americansforbosnia.blogspot.ca/2007/06/to-kill-nation-by-michael-parenti-1.html, Accessed: 04/30/2012

[iii] Michael Parenti. “Michael Parenti about the war in Yugoslavia – Serbian warcrimes .” Youtube.com. 12/1/2010.  . Accessed 04/30/2012. <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OqEUTL_OmRI