Ratko Mladić: Nation

Ratko Mladić is Commander of the Bosnian Serb military. Explore interesting quotes on nation.
Ratko Mladić: 28 quotes11 likes

“We Serbs are the only nation, on this planet, who decided to unite with people who tried to exterminate us and were our enemies.”

Ratko Mladić

From interview with PTC Б1, 1992
Interviews (1993 – 1995)

“The generations of the past failed to unite Serbia and to establish a common Serbian state, which should include all Serbian national, ethnic and historical territories.”

Ratko Mladić

From interview with PTC Б1, 1992
Interviews (1993 – 1995)

“I have no intention to create greater Serbia, neither to re-establish the former Byzantium. I am only defending my nation and my country.”

Ratko Mladić

From interview with PTC Б1, 1992
Interviews (1993 – 1995)

“With one exception, the following quotes are taken directly from archival footage shot by VRS military cameramen. The arrival of the Bosnian Serb army is covered, as well as their subsequent rush to Potočari, the site of the Dutch base where tens of thousands of Bosnian Muslim refugees had taken cover, seeking protection from the United Nations.”

Ratko Mladić

Krle, Krstić, come on. Record that flag. Tear that flag down so it doesn't fly any more. Pull it down. Bravo! Towards Potočari! Towards Potočari and Bratunac! Don't stop, come on! Go in front of me the whole way, come on. Come on, boys, forward!
Here we are, on the eleventh of July of the year 1995, in Serbian Srebrenica. On the eve of yet another great Serb holiday we present this town as a gift to the Serb nation. The moment has finally arrived that, after the revolt against the Dahijas, we will have vengeance against the turks in this place."
There are so many! It is going to be a feast. There will be blood up to your knees. Nedzida Sadikovic, as quoted by Roy Gutman, Newsday News Service, August 9, 1995.
"Don't be afraid of anything, just take it easy, easy. Let the women and children go first. Thirty buses are coming, we're send you off toward Kladanj. Don't be afraid of anything, nobody is going to do anything to you. Thank you, thank you. Thanks, be safe. Nobody knows anything. Everything is done on my order."
Srebrenica Massacre