>From Michael Pravica:
[There were two letters published on this subject. I include them both below. Congratulations to Mim Bizic!] Letters to the Editor The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Pittsburgh, PA. Friday, April 9, 2010 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10099/1048891-110.stm?cmpid=newspanel5 Serbia has been a true ally to America Thank you for publishing the March 23 news obituary "Art Jibilian: Part of WWII Team That Rescued Airmen in Nazi-Occupied Yugoslavia" detailing the efforts of Art "Jibby" Jibilian and others to save American and other Allied pilots in Nazi-occupied Serbia during World War II. Americans need to learn more of the sacrifices made by Serbian civilians and the Serbian Chetniks during World War II to save Americans, Jews and many others from Nazi persecution and often certain death. Tragically, due to the fear of offending the nonaligned communist dictator Josip Broz Tito, this amazing story has been largely suppressed and ignored by our leaders to such an extent that few Americans knew until only very recently that Serbian General Draza Mihailovich (the leader of the Royalist Chetniks mentioned in the obituary) was posthumously awarded the U.S. Legion of Merit award in 1948 by President Truman. Serbia has always wanted friendly relations with the United States and has been one of the United States' staunchest allies both in World War I and World War II. Our recent anti-Serbian foreign policy culminating in the vicious and illegal bombing of Serbia in Kosovo and the illegal theft of Kosovo (Serbia's Jerusalem) started by George H.W. Bush, and continued by Bill Clinton and George W. Bush, has had a horrible effect on international law and global stability. It's time for Americans to remember their true allies and encourage their leaders to undo the horrible suffering that the United States has inflicted on Serbia as the punching bag and testing grounds for the "new" world order. MICHAEL PRAVICA Henderson, Nev. Letters to the Editor The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Pittsburgh, PA. Tuesday, March 30, 2010 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10089/1046547-110.stm Huge Difference I thank Jack Kelly for his March 23 obituary on America's hero, Arthur Jibilian, the World War II Office of Strategic Services radioman who worked with Gen. Draza Mihailovich and the Serbs to save 500-plus U.S. airmen from behind German-occupied lines in Serbia. I object, however, to the headline on that article, "Art Jibilian: Part of WWII Team That Rescued Airmen in Nazi Yugoslavia." There is a huge difference between "Nazi Yugoslavia," as the headline blared, and "Nazi-occupied Yugoslavia." Bill David, an Ohio pilot, was in the Boston airport when he learned of "Jibby's" passing. He wrote this in an e-mail to me: "Art and his fellow soldiers were honest-to-God real live American heroes, the kind that you would read about in comic books. Over 500 lives were saved during WWII and nobody knows about it. The guys they rescued went on to live their lives, father families, build careers, help make America great. Nobody knows of all of this. "This is not the news of the day. We as a nation are worse off because of it. It disconnects us from our gallant values and what made us great as a country in the first place. "Tiger Woods will take center stage for his indiscretions. That is the kind of stuff that is important to us now. Everybody knows who Tiger and Paris are, but nobody knows who Draza Mihailovich was and what he and the Serbian people did for our country, the sacrifices they made so that our boys could live." Perhaps if Americans did know, this wouldn't have been written on the 11th anniversary of the illegal bombing of Serbia by NATO forces. MILANA (MIM) KARLO BIZIC Moon _______________________________________________ News mailing list [email protected] http://lists.antic.org/mailman/listinfo/news
