Political Quotes

“Croatia's role during the Holocaust was a most despicable one. The Ustashe, Croatia's soldiers, were Hitler's shock troops to exterminate the Jews, with whom they came in contact in Croatia. Literally hundreds of Jews were killed and their remains were buried in the cemetery at Jasenvoc in Croatia. Now the government has indicated that it will bury Ustashe killers with their victims in the cemetery at Jasenvoc. Why is this such an important issue? Elie Weisel has put it very well, and I quote. "Such an act," he says, "will kill the victims twice. The first time was when they were murdered. The second time was when we murder their memory." That is exactly what the Government of Croatia would do in the event that it undertook to bury the Ustashe in the cemetery with its victims. The victims and their killers in death would be used to eradicate the crimes that were committed during World War II.”