This is what Cynthia McKinney was referring to in her article. Apparently,
the US manipulated to break up Yugoslavia for the benefit of corporations as
it did to innitiate the coup in Ukraine. Below is the piece of the
interview.
Miriam
WebTribune publishes their interview with former CIA agent Robert Baer
during his promotion tour in Quebec for upcoming book "Secrets of the White
House" last week.
My boss, who was formerly a US Senator, stressed repeatedly that some kind
of scam would go down in Bosnia. A month before the alleged genocide in
Srebrenica, he told me that the town would be headline news around the world
and ordered us to call the media.
Robert Baer, a former CIA officer, has authored many books which disclosed
the secrets of both the CIA and the administrations of Bill Clinton and
George W. Bush. He has been arrested and detained several times. Mitt
Waspurh, a personal friend who worked at the Senate and shared information
was killed at gunpoint. As a senior CIA operative, Baer worked in Yugoslavia
during the 1991-94 period and in the Middle East. He has worked on several
documentaries on National Geographic, accusing the Bush administration of
waging war for oil.
The interview was conducted live in Canada, during my trip a few days ago.
Robert Baer is currently promoting his book "The Secrets of the White House"
in Quebec, where we talked. In an interview we spoke of the background of
the war in Yugoslavia.
Where and when was your first job in Yugoslavia?
I arrived by helicopter with three agents. We landed on 12 January 1991 in
Sarajevo. Our job was to keep an eye on alleged terrorists of Serbian
nationality, who were expected to attack Sarajevo.
Who were the terrorists in question and why were they supposed to carry out
these attacks?
They gave us files about a group called "Supreme Serbia" detailing plans to
conduct a series of bomb attacks on key buildings in Sarajevo in opposition
to Bosnia's ambition to leave former Yugoslavia.
Did that group ever exist and what exactly you were doing in Sarajevo under
CIA command?
No such group ever existed! Our headquarters lied to us. Our mission was to
alarm and spread panic among politicians in Bosnia, simply to fill their
heads with the idea that Serbs would attack. To begin with, we accepted the
story, but after a while we started to wonder. Why were we raising such
hysteria when the group clearly did not exist?
How and when did the mission end and did it have a name?
For me it ended after two weeks, I landed a new job in Slovenia. The
operation lasted a month and had the name "Istina" (i.e. "truth") although
it was anything but!
Why did you go to Slovenia?
I received instructions that Slovenia was ready to declare independence. We
were given money, a few million dollars, to fund various NGOs, opposition
parties and various politicians who have inflamed hatred.
Did you have an opinion about the CIA propaganda and did your colleagues
think?
Of course, no one turns down a CIA mission, especially when we were all
nervous and prone to paranoia! Many CIA agents and senior officers
disappeared simple because they refused to conduct propaganda against the
Serbs in Yugoslavia. Personally I was shocked at the dose of lies being fed
from our agencies and politicians! Many CIA agents were directed propaganda
without being aware of what they are doing. Everyone knew just a fraction of
the story and only the one who create the whole story knew the background -
they are politicians.
So there was only propaganda against the Serbs?
Yes and no. The aim of the propaganda was to divide the republics so they
would break away from the motherland Yugoslavia. We had to choose a
scapegoat who would be blamed for everything. Someone who would be
responsible for the war and violence. Serbia was chosen because in some ways
it is a successor to Yugoslavia.
Can you name the politicians in the former Yugoslavia were paid by the CIA?
Yes, although it is somewhat delicate. Stipe Mesic, Franjo Tudjman, Alija
Izetbegovic, many counselors and members of the government of Yugoslavia,
were paid as were Serbian generals, journalists and even some military
units. Radovan Karadzic was being paid for a while but stopped accepting
help when he realised he would be sacrificed and charged with war crimes
committed in Bosnia. It was directed by the American administration.
You mentioned that the media was controlled and funded, how exactly did that
happen?
This is already known, some CIA agents were responsible for writing the
official statement that the announcers read on the news. Of course the news
presenters were oblivious to it, they got the news from their boss and he
got it from our man. Everyone had the same mission: to spread hatred,
nationalism and the differences between people through television.
We all know of Srebrenica, can you say about it?
Yes! In 1992 I was in Bosnia again, but this time we were supposed to train
military units to represent Bosnia, a new state that had just declared
independence. Srebrenica is an exaggerated story and unfortunately many
people are being manipulated. The number of victims is the same as the
number of Serbs and others killed but Srebrenica is political marketing. My
boss, who was formerly a US Senator, stressed repeatedly that some kind of
scam would go down in Bosnia. A month before the alleged genocide in
Srebrenica, he told me that the town would be headline news around the world
and ordered us to call the media. When I asked why, he said you'll see. The
new Bosnian army got the order to attack homes and civilians. These were of
course citizens of Srebrenica. At the same moment, the Serbs attacked from
the other side. Probably someone had paid to incite them!
Then who is guilty of genocide in Srebrenica?
Srebrenica should be blamed on Bosnians, Serbs and Americans - that is us!
But in fact everything has been blamed on the Serbs. Unfortunately, many of
the victims buried as Muslims were Serbs and other nationalities. A few
years ago a friend of mine, a former CIA agent and now at the IMF, said that
Srebrenica is the product of agreement between the US government and
politicians in Bosnia. The town of Srebrenica was sacrificed to give America
a motive to attack the Serbs for their alleged crimes.
Ultimately why do you think Yugoslavia collapsed and why did your government
want to do it?
It is all very clear, the people who incited the war and dictated the terms
of the peace now own the companies that exploit various mineral resources
and the like! They simply made slaves of you, your people work for nothing
and that produce goes to Germany and America.they are the winners! You will
eventually have to purchase and import what you have created yourself, and
since you have no money, you have to borrow, that's the whole story with the
whole of the Balkans!
You were never in Kosovo as a CIA agent, but did you feel any pressure from
America?
Of course! Kosovo has taken for two reasons, first because of mineral and
natural resources, and secondly, Kosovo is a military base of NATO! In the
heart of Europe is their largest military base.
Do you have a message for the people of the former Yugoslavia?
I have. Forget the past, it was staged and false. They manipulated you, they
got what they wanted and it is stupid that you still hate one another, you
must show that you are stronger and you realise who has created this ! I
sincerely apologise! That's why I have for a long time disclosed the secrets
of the CIA
e you!
WebTribune publishes their interview with former CIA agent Robert Baer
during his promotion tour in Quebec for upcoming book "Secrets of the White
House" last week.
My boss, who was formerly a US Senator, stressed repeatedly that some kind
of scam would go down in Bosnia. A month before the alleged genocide in
Srebrenica, he told me that the town would be headline news around the world
and ordered us to call the media.
Robert Baer, a former CIA officer, has authored many books which disclosed
the secrets of both the CIA and the administrations of Bill Clinton and
George W. Bush. He has been arrested and detained several times. Mitt
Waspurh, a personal friend who worked at the Senate and shared information
was killed at gunpoint. As a senior CIA operative, Baer worked in Yugoslavia
during the 1991-94 period and in the Middle East. He has worked on several
documentaries on National Geographic, accusing the Bush administration of
waging war for oil.
The interview was conducted live in Canada, during my trip a few days ago.
Robert Baer is currently promoting his book "The Secrets of the White House"
in Quebec, where we talked. In an interview we spoke of the background of
the war in Yugoslavia.
Where and when was your first job in Yugoslavia?
I arrived by helicopter with three agents. We landed on 12 January 1991 in
Sarajevo. Our job was to keep an eye on alleged terrorists of Serbian
nationality, who were expected to attack Sarajevo.
Who were the terrorists in question and why were they supposed to carry out
these attacks?
They gave us files about a group called "Supreme Serbia" detailing plans to
conduct a series of bomb attacks on key buildings in Sarajevo in opposition
to Bosnia's ambition to leave former Yugoslavia.
Did that group ever exist and what exactly you were doing in Sarajevo under
CIA command?
No such group ever existed! Our headquarters lied to us. Our mission was to
alarm and spread panic among politicians in Bosnia, simply to fill their
heads with the idea that Serbs would attack. To begin with, we accepted the
story, but after a while we started to wonder. Why were we raising such
hysteria when the group clearly did not exist?
How and when did the mission end and did it have a name?
For me it ended after two weeks, I landed a new job in Slovenia. The
operation lasted a month and had the name "Istina" (i.e. "truth") although
it was anything but!
Why did you go to Slovenia?
I received instructions that Slovenia was ready to declare independence. We
were given money, a few million dollars, to fund various NGOs, opposition
parties and various politicians who have inflamed hatred.
Did you have an opinion about the CIA propaganda and did your colleagues
think?
Of course, no one turns down a CIA mission, especially when we were all
nervous and prone to paranoia! Many CIA agents and senior officers
disappeared simple because they refused to conduct propaganda against the
Serbs in Yugoslavia. Personally I was shocked at the dose of lies being fed
from our agencies and politicians! Many CIA agents were directed propaganda
without being aware of what they are doing. Everyone knew just a fraction of
the story and only the one who create the whole story knew the background -
they are politicians.
So there was only propaganda against the Serbs?
Yes and no. The aim of the propaganda was to divide the republics so they
would break away from the motherland Yugoslavia. We had to choose a
scapegoat who would be blamed for everything. Someone who would be
responsible for the war and violence. Serbia was chosen because in some ways
it is a successor to Yugoslavia.
Can you name the politicians in the former Yugoslavia were paid by the CIA?
Yes, although it is somewhat delicate. Stipe Mesic, Franjo Tudjman, Alija
Izetbegovic, many counselors and members of the government of Yugoslavia,
were paid as were Serbian generals, journalists and even some military
units. Radovan Karadzic was being paid for a while but stopped accepting
help when he realised he would be sacrificed and charged with war crimes
committed in Bosnia. It was directed by the American administration.
You mentioned that the media was controlled and funded, how exactly did that
happen?
This is already known, some CIA agents were responsible for writing the
official statement that the announcers read on the news. Of course the news
presenters were oblivious to it, they got the news from their boss and he
got it from our man. Everyone had the same mission: to spread hatred,
nationalism and the differences between people through television.
We all know of Srebrenica, can you say about it?
Yes! In 1992 I was in Bosnia again, but this time we were supposed to train
military units to represent Bosnia, a new state that had just declared
independence. Srebrenica is an exaggerated story and unfortunately many
people are being manipulated. The number of victims is the same as the
number of Serbs and others killed but Srebrenica is political marketing. My
boss, who was formerly a US Senator, stressed repeatedly that some kind of
scam would go down in Bosnia. A month before the alleged genocide in
Srebrenica, he told me that the town would be headline news around the world
and ordered us to call the media. When I asked why, he said you'll see. The
new Bosnian army got the order to attack homes and civilians. These were of
course citizens of Srebrenica. At the same moment, the Serbs attacked from
the other side. Probably someone had paid to incite them!
Then who is guilty of genocide in Srebrenica?
Srebrenica should be blamed on Bosnians, Serbs and Americans - that is us!
But in fact everything has been blamed on the Serbs. Unfortunately, many of
the victims buried as Muslims were Serbs and other nationalities. A few
years ago a friend of mine, a former CIA agent and now at the IMF, said that
Srebrenica is the product of agreement between the US government and
politicians in Bosnia. The town of Srebrenica was sacrificed to give America
a motive to attack the Serbs for their alleged crimes.
Ultimately why do you think Yugoslavia collapsed and why did your government
want to do it?
It is all very clear, the people who incited the war and dictated the terms
of the peace now own the companies that exploit various mineral resources
and the like! They simply made slaves of you, your people work for nothing
and that produce goes to Germany and America.they are the winners! You will
eventually have to purchase and import what you have created yourself, and
since you have no money, you have to borrow, that's the whole story with the
whole of the Balkans!
You were never in Kosovo as a CIA agent, but did you feel any pressure from
America?
Of course! Kosovo has taken for two reasons, first because of mineral and
natural resources, and secondly, Kosovo is a military base of NATO! In the
heart of Europe is their largest military base.
Do you have a message for the people of the former Yugoslavia?
I have. Forget the past, it was staged and false. They manipulated you, they
got what they wanted and it is stupid that you still hate one another, you
must show that you are stronger and you realise who has created this ! I
sincerely apologise! That's why I have for a long time disclosed the secrets
of the CIA
