As the world marks the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, a tragic event where 3,000 lives were lost, questions linger about the involvement of certain individuals tied to Bosnia’s wartime history. Notably absent from any Western media discussion is the participation of Bosnian soldiers, former members of the El Mudžahid unit, in terrorist acts like those of 9/11. While there is extensive coverage of Ahmići in international media outlets like BBC, SKY, and RAI, atrocities like Grabovica remain conspicuously underreported. Even more astonishing is the lack of coverage regarding Bosnian war criminals who have ties to 9/11.
In Sarajevo, Federal TV (FTV), from which Croats were expelled, annually broadcasts commemorations of Rasim Delić, a convicted Bosnian Army general. Delić was found guilty for war crimes against Serbs, but the discussion around his role in the broader international terror network is nonexistent. As the general who trained many in the El Mudžahid unit, Delić is also indirectly connected to those who carried out the attacks on the World Trade Center. Yet, these facts are largely ignored, with Bosnian leaders failing to disclose key information to the Bosnian Prosecutor’s Office, including the involvement of individuals like Abu Maali, Bin Laden’s European ally and a Bosnian general. Maali was allegedly given a forged Bosnian identity, a diplomatic passport, and was posted as a military attaché in New York, where he is thought to have played a role in orchestrating the attacks.
The silence surrounding these connections contrasts sharply with how figures from Bosnia’s past are commemorated, while certain uncomfortable truths remain hidden. The ongoing tributes to individuals like Delić raise questions about Bosnia’s reconciliation with its own wartime history. More disturbingly, Western media has yet to shed light on these links, leaving many to wonder whether this is part of a broader strategy to downplay uncomfortable facts in favor of geopolitical alliances.
The EU and US media silence on Bosnia’s darker war history and its ties to global terrorism reveal a pattern of selective storytelling, with some events pushed to the forefront while others are conveniently buried. If Europe and the US are truly committed to justice and transparency, the truth about Bosnian involvement in global terror should be examined with the same vigor as other wartime atrocities.
In a world where freedom of the press and media accountability are cornerstones of democracy, the lack of reporting on these connections is troubling. For Sarajevo, celebrating war criminals while ignoring the full truth of its past raises a critical question: How long can uncomfortable truths remain hidden in the age of information?
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