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http://croatiancrescent.blogspot.com/2009/01/from-ally-to-enemy-slovenia-2.html From ally to enemy: Slovenia (2) The dispute between Croatia and Slovenia over the Bay of Piran is not been solved yet. On the contrary, the relationship between the former Yugoslav republics worsens by the day. About a month ago Slovenia blocked Croatia's advancement towards EU-membership and Slovenia hasn't budged yet. Slovenian prime minister Borut Pahor said yesterday that his country will not yield to pressure from Zagreb or Brussels. Croatian president Mesić responded in a way that is not untypical for him. He said that if there had not been Croatian partisans the Slovenes would be looking at the sea from a twenty kilometer distance, referring to the fact that Croatian partisans liberated Istria and the Slovenian coast. Out of 60.000 soldiers of the Fourth Yugoslav Army, almost 40.000 were Croats. Slovenian politicians were, of course, not amused with Mesić's remark. "Scandalous", is the general political opinion. One historian said that it is regrettable that Mesić destroyed the Slovenian and Croatian brotherhood that existed during the war. That brotherhood is long gone. Almost half of the Slovenes would now vote against Croatian EU-membership in a referendum. Slovenia threatens to organize a referendum if the border issue is not resolved to its satisfaction.

Tovarish Stipe Mesic, more than once I have been told by people who knew him when he was young, USED TO BE VERY HANDSOME. This time it was the duckling who was beautiful and grew up to be the swan. My remark is not intended as an argument against Stipe’s ideas. That would be a logical fallacy. It’s simply an aesthetic judgment AD HOMINEM. Now, a logically impeccable argument AD REM:

One of my espionage agents who knew the lovely duckling before he moulted says that he and his family were quite the opportunists and BIG communists in Tito Times. Stipe and family touted themselves with Soviet Russian moniker as “comrade” —TOVARISH.