Issue 92 - June 28, 1993

Just as he, with his sobriety, provided a ray of hope at the beginning of the war that the worst would be avoided, Fikret Abdic now represents a slight chance that some peace settlement can be made after all

About ten days ago a group of some 470 soldiers of the Croatian Defense Council (HVO) surrendered to the Bosnian Serb Army, fleeing from much superior Muslim formations in the vicinity of Novi Travnik, as they said

The Knin referendum was carried out under the slogan: "One people, one will, one state". Some unhappy journalists added: "and no cafes", since it was impossible to find a drink in Knin those days

By rule, Lilic speaks his mind about the burning issues only after Milosevic has done so and never deviates from this habit. He was a fashion model, conductor and the Speaker of the Serbian Parliament, and, most importantly, is a jolly chum, all in tune with our needs and his new office

Legal and public opposition activities have certainly cut down a part of the political police activities, but UDBA has remained the strongest party in Serbia. No one knows anything about them while they know a lot about others

Croatia and Slovenia are vying with each other over their contribution in the Sisak version of the Battle of Kosovo against the Turks

The Radicals are annoyed because of the increased police control in Montenegro, because the policemen are armed with machine-guns and are stopping all suspicious vehicles searching for arms smugglers and war profiteers

The center for political research and public opinion at the Institute of Social Sciences in Belgrade (IDN), carried out a public opinion survey in the FR Yugoslavia (minus Kosovo, where there are no conditions for such an undertaking). The sociologists' magnifying glass has revealed serious signs of society's disintegration