ybe family doctor or pharmacist are as well. Had I not been in situation to see what all people are capable of, I myself would doubt the evidence.War in Bosnia broke out just as I was about to be fourteen years old. One night I went to sleep clueless, only to waken up by gunfire around 3a.m. Shooting was over by 6:30 a.m., for Bosnian army was too weak for the Serbs in this part of Bosnia. At 7 a.m. Serbian news crew announces that now it is safe to go outside, since Muslim fundamentalists have been defeated. My mother and father, both Muslims, leave for work only to come back an hour latter after finding out that both of them have been fired. I could understand about my mother for she was a prosecutor for the government of Bosnia, something Serbs did not recognize, but my father owned his own company. Serbian officer told that his company is being confiscated until further notice. We still havent received any. Around 11 a.m. my parents decided it is safe for me to go outside and so I went. What I saw on the streets was astounding. Hundreds, of people in Serbian Army uniforms. Among them I saw my next door neighbor, a guy with two kids, a dog and a station wagon. There was also our doctor, and a lady pharmacist, all in uniforms and all armed. What happened after that is a whole other story. These people who before this war broke out were my parents friends and seemed like nice people were capable of most heinous crimes. After being taken to the concentration camp I found out to what extent will people obey authority. There are numerous examples, none necessarily better then the others but this particular one sticks to my mind. It was one of the Serbian religious holidays, and traditionally they make bonfires on it. So after a whole day of drinking and partying soldiers brought out these huge truck tires and after being ordered by so by the officer, they set them on fire. Then they were ordered, by the same officer ...
