In a Ukraine Weekly interview with candidate Bill Clinton-" For the last 40 years, many Ukrainians have been supporters of the Republican Party . However, Mr. Bush severely damaged his relations with Ukrainians with his "Chicken Kiev" speech , and by his unwillingness to see Ukraine's point of view in disputes with Russia. How will your party seek to secure the goodwill of voters concerned by this issue ?" ...
Clinton's answer. .."The Bush administration has had a spotty record abroad... including the president's insulting warning against "suicidal nationalism" made before pro-independence forces in Kiev in the summer of 1991 -- and a failed economic record at home. We hope Ukrainian Americans will join our effort to put people first." - Interview with Candidate Bill Clinton-Ukrainian Weekly Issue 43, 1992
In 1992 Bill Clinton was obviously elected President of the US. What you didn't know was a large portion of his landslide came from the CEE vote. This was based on two promises. The first was to increase the size of NATO. The second was what threw the US into the Balkan war. Clinton said he wouldn't insult suicidal-nationalists or interfere with the Diaspora. Within a few months, the US view of the Albanians changed to outright support of terrorism and then a second time in the late 90's with Kosovo.
True to their word the Clinton's did not insult the suicidal-nationalists! They enabled the recreation of WWII Bosnian Nazi Waffen SS battalions and gave them air support.
Croatia
During the Bosnian civil war of 1992-1995 , the Bosnian Muslim government even recreated the Waffen SS Division Handschar by incorporating a unit entitled "Handzar Divizija" into the armed forces of the regime. The reformed "Handzar Divizija" was integrated into the ranks of the Bosnian Army and participated in offensive operations in central Bosnia. This blatant and arrogant revival of Bosnia's Nazi past was contemptuously and brazenly done right under the noses of the U.S. and global media."
During this period the Croatians received over $20 million in support for the war from the Diaspora. A good part of this went into illegal weapons purchases.
" But some emigres also have attempted robbery and extortion to obtain money for Old World freedom fighters, while others have trafficked in illegal weapons and helped disseminate incendiary propaganda...
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