"In a letter to an organizer of the conference, Presidential Adviser Mario Nobilo
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used "as an excuse for the repression of the island's Croatian inhabitants by
Serbian forces." Mr. Nobilo also stated that "any discussion [regarding] the future
military status of this strategically important island can be organized only when
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"141 The call sent Milic into hiding in Sarajevo, where he remains, unable to
escape the fighting. Since the outbreak of the war in Bosnia-Hercegovina,
journalists working for Sarajevo Television and YUTEL, a Sarajevo-based pan-
Yugoslav television program, reportedly have been targeted by paramilitary
groups in Sarajevo. Nenad Pejic", editor-in-chief of Sarajevo Television, was
forced to flee the country after a public call for his ..."
"(For accounts of the fighting between Bosnian and Serbian troops between
August 1992 and February 1993, see Tim Judah, "Muslim Offensive Turns War
Against Serbs in Bosnia," The Times of London, September 28, 1992; Tim Judah,
"Serb Forces Move South to Bolster Creaking Defences," The Times of London,
December 30, 1992; Tim Judah, "Belgrade Accuses Muslims of Attack and
Returns Fire," The Times of London, January 18, 1993; "Skelani: ..."
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