Internationalism series – Some reflections on the Workers’ Aid to Bosnia campaign
Submitted by AngryWorkersWorld on Oct 23 2020 15:22
On the Anniversary of the US Bombing of Bosnia
Submitted by Internationalis... on Sep 17 2020 11:17
The demise of the USSR in 1990-1 was quickly followed by the splintering of Yugoslavia as rival imperialisms sought to draw different parts of it in their orbit. The Internationalist Workers’ Group article which follows reminds us of one particular horror of the war that followed.
A New Internationalism? - Black Flag
On Friday 30 July those 'saviours' of the Balkans, Tony Blair and Bill Clinton, arrived in Sarajevo to hold a press conference where they revealed their agenda for the 'reconstruction' of the region. Anyone still clinging to the notion that NATO bombarded the people of Yugoslavia out of humanitarian concerns for the Kosovar Albanians will have found little cause to retain such delusions after the Bill & Tony Show laid out their wares.
From Black Flag #218 1999.
Taking Sides - The Story Of The Workers Aid Convoys
Submitted by Johanna Schellhagen on Aug 6 2020 04:56
Activist Bob Myers talks about a little-known internationalist action during the war in Yugoslavia. Between 1992 and 1995, British activists organised aid convoys to Tuzla.
An example of international solidarity from below.
Video, 50min, engl: https://en.labournet.tv/taking-sides-story-workers-aid-convoys
Over the walls of nationalisms and wars: statement of participants of 8th Balkan Anarchist Bookfair
Submitted by fkschulze on Oct 15 2014 09:20
This text is the collective statement of the participants of the 8th Balkan Anarchist Bookfair (BASK) in Mostar which took place at the beginning of September, 2014. It is an important statement in light of recent and seemingly rising apologetics among anarchists and the anti-authoritarian left regarding nationalism.
Did teenage anarchists trigger World War I? What were the politics of the assassins of Franz Ferdinand on 28 June 1914?
Submitted by sopherl on Jun 14 2014 20:46
Notes of interviews between psychoanalyst Dr Martin Pappenheim and Gavrilo Princip, one of the assassins of Franz Ferdinand while he was imprisoned, with an introduction on the political background of the conspirators.
Bosnia and Herzegovina in spring - Global Uprisings documentary
Submitted by brando on Mar 21 2014 18:26
Short documentary telling the story of the uprising in Bosnia and Herzegovina that started in early February 2014. It is the latest in the Global Uprisings film series. View the full series at www.globaluprisings.org
What’s up with Bosnia? - Juraj Katalenac
Submitted by Iskra on Feb 16 2014 19:45
Article about situation in Bosnia as rioting across the country continues in the wake of demonstrations against privatisation, from Insurgent Notes.
Protests in Bosnia
Submitted by baboon on Feb 7 2014 20:44
Protests and demonstrations broke out in Tuzla on Wednesday night and have spread to the towns of Zenica, Mostar, Bihac and Sarayevo. In the northern industrial city of Tuzla, thousands of workers have been made redundant with many of them losing their pensions and health benefits.
The politics of genocide - Edward Herman and David Peterson
Herman and Peterson review the Western media's response to several different bloodbaths and criticize how the characterization, language, and ultimately policy responses are shaped by the narratives drafted in support of U.S. client states and agents. We do not necessarily agree with all of it but reproduce it for reference.
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