Rod Blagojević. Američki državljanin, bivši guverner Illinoisa, osuđeni kriminalac i ponosni član srpskog političkog podzemlja – sada, začudo, vaskrsava kao geopolitički ekspert za islamski ekstremizam na Balkanu. Ako ste mislili da je ovaj region preživio najapsurdnije poglavlja svoje historije, očigledno niste očekivali da će ovom bivšem zatvoreniku, s političkom prošlošću mračnijom od julske noći u Srebrenici, biti data platforma u “Washington Timesu” – i to tačno pred 30. godišnjicu srpskog genocida ...

Da, dobro ste čuli. Na tužnu godišnjicu najvećeg masakra na evropskom tlu nakon Drugog svjetskog rata, čovjek osuđen za pokušaj prodaje mjesta u Senatu SAD odlučuje da upozori Ameriku na navodnu “iransko-islamsku prijetnju” koja se, kako on tvrdi, kuha u Bosni. Jer u Blagojevićevoj verziji svijeta, prava prijetnja nije poricanje genocida – već oni koji su preživjeli, ali “nisu trebali”. Preživjeli koji, izgleda, duguju svoj opstanak Iranu. Ne propustima UN-a. Ne kasnoj intervenciji NATO-a. Ne otporu bosanskih boraca-vitezova.

Ovo nije samo lokalna čikaška teorija zavjere koja odzvanja u kasnonoćnim talasima srpskog nacionalističkog radija – gdje još uvijek pjevaju o Draži Mihailoviću i slave “nedovršene poslove” iz Drugog svjetskog rata. Ovo je propaganda, sada umotana u američku zastavu i plasirana kroz desničarske medije kako bi se oprala i historija i mržnja.

Hajde da ovo razložimo. U svom tekstu, Blagojević upozorava da je Bosna leglo islamskog ekstremizma, tvrdeći da postoje veze s Iranom, Hezbolahom, pa čak i Al-Kaidom. Ova naracija, lansirana baš dok Amerika ulazi u novu izbornu trku, ima za cilj širenje straha i opravdavanje novih savezništava – posebno s Miloradom Dodikom, bosanskim Srbinom nacionalistom i otvorenim secesionistom, koji već dugo pokušava rasturiti bosansku državu i koji se već nalazi na listi američkih sankcija zbog korupcije i destabilizacije.

Blagojević, koji je proveo više od sedam godina u saveznom zatvoru zbog korupcije, sada želi biti viđen kao “govornik istine” o regionu koji ne razumije i o sukobu koji vidi isključivo kroz prizmu ultranacionalističkog revizionizma. To je kao da bankarskog lopova postavite za ministra financija i očekujete lekciju o etici.

Ali postoji još zlokobnija poruka u svemu ovome. Blagojevićev tekst nije upozorenje – to je signal. Signal onima koji još uvijek sanjaju o “ispravljanju historijske greške” proživljavanja Bošnjaka. Kada implicira da je greška to što svi Bošnjaci nisu pobijeni u Srebrenici, on ne analizira geopolitiku – on normalizira genocid.

Budimo jasni: Genocid u Srebrenici nije predmet rasprave. On je priznat od strane Međunarodnog krivičnog suda za bivšu Jugoslaviju (ICTY), Međunarodnog suda pravde (ICJ) i osuđen u brojnim rezolucijama Kongresa SAD-a i Evropskog parlamenta. Preko 8.000 muškaraca i dječaka je ubijeno. Hiljade masovnih grobnica su ekshumirane. Forenzički dokazi su nepobitni. Poricanje je političko, a ne faktografsko.

Zašto sada? Zašto ova priča, i zašto preko Blagojevića? Zato što revizionizmu trebaju novi glasnici. Stara garda – Karadžić, Mladić – je u zatvoru ili osramoćena. Blagojević, sa svojim bizarnim spojem tabloidne perverzije i srpskog nacionalizma, savršen je Trojanski konj: dovoljno “američki” da ga objave, dovoljno ekstreman da proda laž.

Ali Amerika ne smije biti zavedena. Isti čovjek koji je pokušao prodati Obamino mjesto u Senatu za ličnu korist, sada pokušava prodati opasnu fantaziju u kojoj se žrtve genocida prikazuju kao teroristi, a ratni zločinci kao neshvaćeni patrioti.

Prava opasnost nije Iran u Bosni – već normalizacija mržnje, pranje genocida i povratak ultranacionalističke retorike prerušene u političku analizu.

Za Bošnjake – one koje Blagojević olahko naziva “islamistima” i “Hezbolahom” – ovo nije samo uvreda. Ovo je upozorenje. Da je ista ideologija koja je dovela do genocida još uvijek živa i da se sada rebrendira za zapadnu publiku. I moramo odgovoriti – istinom, jedinstvom i nepokolebljivim pamćenjem.

Jer ovaj put, genocid neće proći nezapaženo. I njegovi apologeti neće proći nekažnjeno.

Izvori:
- ICTY: https://www.icty.org
- UN Rezolucija o Genocidu u Srebrenici (2025): https://www.un.org
- Sankcije američkog trezora protiv Milorada Dodika: https://home.treasury.gov
- Rezolucija 310 Predstavničkog doma SAD – Priznavanje Srebreničkog Genocida

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BLAGOJEVICH’S GUIDE TO GENOCIDE FOR BEGINNERS
Rod Blagojevich. American citizen, former governor of Illinois, convicted felon, and proud member of the Serbian political underground—now reborn, incredibly, as a geopolitical expert on Islamic extremism in the Balkans. If you thought the region had survived the most absurd chapters of its history, you clearly hadn’t anticipated that this former inmate with a political past darker than the July night in Srebrenica would be given space in the “Washington Times”—just in time for the 30th anniversary of the Serbian genocide in Srebrenica.

Yes, you heard that right. On the solemn anniversary of the worst massacre on European soil since World War II, a man convicted of attempting to sell a U.S. Senate seat decided to warn America about an alleged “Iranian-Islamic threat” supposedly brewing in Bosnia. Because in Blagojevich’s world, the real threat isn’t the denial of genocide—it’s the survivors who weren’t finished off the first time. Survivors who, apparently, owe their existence to Iran. Not to UN failures. Not to NATO's late intervention. Not to the resistance of Bosnian defenders. But to a Shia state thousands of miles away.

This is not just a local Chicago-style conspiracy theory echoing through late-night Serbian nationalist radio waves—where songs about Draža Mihailović still crackle through static and glorify “unfinished business” from World War II. This is propaganda now wrapped in an American flag and paraded in a right-wing media outlet to launder both history and hate.

Let’s break this down. In his op-ed, Blagojevich warns that Bosnia is a breeding ground for Islamic extremism, claiming links to Iran, Hezbollah, and even al-Qaeda. This narrative, peddled conveniently as America drifts into another election cycle, is designed to incite fear and justify new alliances—specifically with Milorad Dodik, a Bosnian Serb nationalist and open secessionist who has long sought to dismantle Bosnia and Herzegovina and is already on the U.S. sanctions list for corruption and destabilization.

Blagojevich, who spent over seven years in federal prison for corruption, now wants to be seen as a “truth-teller” about a region he doesn’t understand and a conflict he clearly sees only through the lens of ultranationalist revisionism. It’s like putting a bank robber in charge of the Treasury and expecting him to lecture us on financial ethics.

But there’s a more sinister undertone to all this. Blagojevich’s piece is not a warning—it’s a message. A message to those who still dream of “correcting the historical mistake” of Bosniak survival. When he implies that the “mistake” was that not all Bosnian Muslims were eliminated in Srebrenica, he is not analyzing geopolitics—he is normalizing genocide.

Let’s be clear: The genocide in Srebrenica is not a matter of debate. It has been recognized by the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY), the International Court of Justice (ICJ), and condemned by multiple resolutions of the U.S. Congress and European Parliament. Over 8,000 men and boys were executed. Thousands of mass graves have been exhumed. The forensic evidence is overwhelming. The denial is political, not factual.

So why now? Why this narrative, and why through Blagojevich? Because revisionism needs new messengers. The old guard—Karadžić, Mladić—are in prison or disgraced. Blagojevich, with his peculiar blend of tabloid infamy and Serbian nationalism, is the perfect Trojan horse: American enough to get published, extremist enough to sell the lie.

But America should not be fooled. The same man who tried to sell Barack Obama’s Senate seat for personal gain is now trying to sell a dangerous fantasy that paints genocide survivors as terrorists and war criminals as misunderstood patriots.

The real danger is not Iran in Bosnia—it’s the normalization of hatred, the laundering of genocide, and the return of ultranationalist rhetoric disguised as political analysis.

For Bosnian Muslims—those so flippantly labeled “Islamists” and “Hezbollah” by Blagojevich—this isn’t just offensive. It’s a warning. That the same ideology which led to genocide is not only alive but being rebranded for a Western audience. And we must respond—with truth, unity, and unwavering remembrance.

Because this time, genocide will not go unnoticed. And neither will its apologists.

Sources:
- ICTY: [https://www.icty.org](https://www.icty.org)
- UN Srebrenica Genocide Resolution (2025): [https://www.un.org](https://www.un.org)
- U.S. Treasury Sanctions on Milorad Dodik:
[https://home.treasury.gov](https://home.treasury.gov)
- U.S. House Resolution 310 – Recognizing Srebrenica Genocide