Bosnia
‘A nightmare, and it gets worse’ / Prisoners’ eyes reflect the terror in Bosnia
By tom On Thursday, March 10 th, 2011 · no Comments · InUSA Today August 14, 1992, Friday, Final Edition BYLINE: Tom Squitieri SECTION: NEWS; Pg. 11A LENGTH: 935 words DATELINE: SANSKI MOST, Bosnia-Herzegovina Terror has sealed the lips of the men held in captivity at the nearby Splonum detention camp, but it shouts out through their eyes. None of the 175 or so men held captiveRead more-
No hope for future but safe for now
By tom On Thursday, March 10 th, 2011 · no Comments · InUSA Today July 8, 1993, Thursday, Final Edition BYLINE: Tom Squitieri SECTION: NEWS; Pg. 8A LENGTH: 700 words DATELINE: POSUSJE, Bosnia-Herzegovina They began arriving at this border town in May 1992, looking for letters of transit to a new world of freedom. But just as in Casablanca during World War II, the weary, desperate refugeesRead more -
Croat POWs at issue / Groups allege bribes, swaps
By tom On Thursday, March 10 th, 2011 · no Comments · InUSA Today August 3, 1992, Monday, First Edition BYLINE: Tom Squitieri SECTION: NEWS; Pg. 4A LENGTH: 399 words DATELINE: BELGRADE Serbian forces are violating international accords for the treatment of POWs, human rights groups here say. The charge: Serbians are accepting bribes to release Croatian prisoners of war and Croatians are kidnapping Serbian civilians toRead more -
Fighting leaves a trail of tears / No help or haven for refugees
By tom On Thursday, March 10 th, 2011 · no Comments · InUSA Today June 18, 1992, Thursday, Final Edition BYLINE: Tom Squitieri SECTION: NEWS; Pg. 6A LENGTH: 1452 words DATELINE: DAKOVO, Croatia DAKOVO, Croatia Sooner or later, the devastation of war forces everyone here to cry. The 1.5 million refugees fleeing their homes in Croatia or Bosnia cry when they tell of how generations-old homes haveRead more
