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Case No IT-95-14
1 Monday, 28th July 1997.
2 (9.40 am).
13 Pages 1043 to 1144 redacted - in closed session
1 (3.00 pm)
2 JUDGE JORDA: Please be seated. Can we have the accused
3 brought in, please?
4 (The accused was brought in).
5 JUDGE JORDA: Prosecution, we can now continue the
6 statement of your witness, Mr. Djidic.
7 MR. KEHOE: With the assistance of the usher, if Mr. Djidic
8 could be brought up to the courtroom.
9 MR. DJIDIC (cont'd)
10 Examination-in-chief by MR. KEHOE (cont'd):
11 JUDGE JORDA: Mr. Djidic, do you hear me?
12 A. Yes, yes.
13 JUDGE JORDA: Mr. Kehoe?
14 MR. KEHOE: Thank you Mr. President. Good afternoon,
15 Mr. Djidic?
16 A. Good afternoon everyone.
17 Q. Mr. Djidic, when we broke on Friday we were talking about
18 the establishment of the Croatian community of
19 Herceg-Bosnia in late 1991. After the Croatian
20 community of Herceg-Bosnia came into existence did life
21 for the Muslims in the Lasva Valley and in the Vitez
22 area become more difficult?
23 A. Yes. Life for the Muslims became more and more
24 difficult by the day.
25 Q. Can you explain to the Trial Chamber how?
1 A. First of all, the authorities of Herceg-Bosnia formed
2 the authority of the HVO, which was a one nation
3 authority, and in time and to be more precise in May
4 1992, all Muslims were expelled from the bodies of
5 authority. At that time, we had a joint parliament. We
6 had a joint government. The Croats were in the majority
7 and they controlled fully all authority. And knowing
8 that, that they were fully in control, one may ask why
9 did they chase the Muslims out of the bodies of
10 government? That is the most important question, which
11 shows that the Croats did not wish to have Muslims in
12 the authorities.
13 In the course of the spring of 1992, certain
14 conditions started to be attached for the continued work
15 of people within the bodies of authority. So that a
16 separation occurred of the Muslims from the executive
17 authorities. It is particularly worth noting that at
18 that time the Croats offered to the Muslims a certain
19 piece of paper which they had to sign, recognising the
20 authorities of Herceg-Bosnia. All those who did not
21 wish to do so could no longer continue working. In June
22 an attack occurred against the police station, and on
23 that occasion policemen of Muslim faith were disarmed
24 and thrown out of the police station. This attack on
25 the police station was carried out by members of the HOS
1 headed by Darko Kraljevic. After that date the Muslims
2 never again returned to that station.
3 Muslims then went to Stari Vitez and a few days
4 later they formed a separate police station. That
5 police station is operated in Stari Vitez to this day.
6 At the time, that is in June and after June, the Muslims
7 continued to be terrorised. The people were
8 intimidated. Muslim owned hotels and restaurants were
9 blown up. Then the Muslims' flats were broken into,
10 with demands being made for them to give up weapons, and
11 also money. The Muslims were taken away for so-called
12 informative interviews, after which they would come back
13 with visible traces of mistreatment. It is particularly
14 worth noting that the HVO at that time, and throughout
15 1992, was also settling accounts with disobedient --
16 disobedient Croats and Serbs. Individuals were taken
17 into custody for informative interviews. I do not know
18 whether they were mistreated. Also, at about the same
19 time, there were frequent attempts, many were
20 successful, to restore peace to Vitez and there were
21 endless meetings with the Croats, and, at times, some
22 success was achieved. But the police has never worked
23 together since, nor did the Muslims rejoin the
24 parliament, or the government.
25 Various kinds of provocations continued, which
1 frequently resulted in the arrests of Muslims, both
2 civilians and members of the army. More and more people
3 were being laid off. And roughly about that time the
4 HVO introduced a new currency. We would be given our
5 salaries in Croatian dinars, which is the currency of
6 the neighbouring state of Croatia. The Muslims had to
7 accept this, because they had no other currency, or
8 rather the Bosnian dinar, at that time, was undergoing
9 spiralling inflation and could not be used in the
10 so-called Herceg-Bosnia.
11 All attempts made to restore confidence for people
12 to be able to live and work normally failed, and this
13 went on like this throughout the year 1992, and at the
14 beginning of 1993.
15 Q. Mr. Djidic, going back to some of the statements that you
16 just made concerning the legislature. You said that
17 there was a greater percentage of Croats than there were
18 Muslims. Approximately what was the ratio of Croats to
19 Muslims?
20 A. In relation to the Muslims in Vitez there were only 3 or
21 4 per cent more Croats than Muslims. As for the figure
22 itself, in nominal terms this means about 1,000 Croats
23 more. The municipality of Vitez at that time had about
24 26,000 inhabitants.
25 Q. You also mentioned, Mr. Djidic, the HVO. What is the
2 A. The HVO is the Croatian Defence Council, which consisted
3 of civilians, and of a civilian and military part. Both
4 the civilian and the military authorities were referred
5 to as the HVO.
6 Q. Within the HVO was the civilian and the military side
7 very close?
8 A. Yes.
9 Q. After the HVO came into existence did the legislature
10 that you talked about continue to sit and discuss
11 matters?
12 A. The parliament or legislature continued to exist, but
13 for a very short time. I do not remember exactly when
14 it ceased to exist as a joint body, because I was not a
15 member.
16 Q. Mr. Djidic, were there particular political leaders in
17 Vitez which in your opinion attempted to divide the
18 Bosnian Muslims and the Bosnian Croats, and if so who
19 are they?
20 A. Yes, there were. At that time the most prominent among
21 them were people who, in the municipal authority and who
22 headed the HDZ party. Those were Mr. Ivica Santic who
23 was the town mayor of Vitez at the time, then Pero
24 Skopljak and Anto Valenta who was then President of the
25 HDZ. Those were the key figures who worked to establish
1 the authority of the HVO, or the so-called Croatian
2 community of Herceg-Bosnia.
3 Q. Mr. Djidic, let us talk about these individuals one by
4 one starting with Anto Valenta. Did you know Anto
5 Valenta?
6 A. Yes, I did, very well.
7 Q. How did you know him?
8 A. He worked as an engineer, a chemistry engineer in the
9 military facility. While I was working in a school,
10 Anto Valenta taught chemistry as a teacher. He was a
11 friend of mine.
12 Q. Did Anto Valenta publish a book of the ethnic division
13 of the Lasva Valley and other areas in central Bosnia?
14 A. Yes.
15 Q. Can you explain that to the court?
16 A. Anto Valenta was the first to write a book with maps of
17 the division of Bosnia-Herzegovina along ethnic lines,
18 that is he envisaged ethnically pure areas. That book
19 was published, and it is not difficult to come by it.
20 It was published even before the elections in the '80s;
21 and I think that much was taken from Anto Valenta's book
22 for the establishment and the achievement of the
23 division of Bosnia.
24 Q. Did Anto Valenta have a particular role within the HVO?
25 A. Yes. Anto Valenta was first the President of the HDZ,
1 Croatian democratic community, and after some time he
2 was appointed Deputy President of the Croatian community
3 of Herceg-Bosnia, the deputy of Mr. Boban, therefore he
4 was a very high ranking Croatian official.
5 Q. How about Ivica Santic, what can you tell the court
6 about Ivica Santic?
7 A. I know Ivica Santic very well indeed as well. He is
8 also a chemistry engineer. He specialises in plastic
9 materials. He was my teacher in secondary school. He
10 taught chemistry, and we worked together in the
11 factory. The house he was born in is only 1 kilometre
12 away from mine, and our parents knew each other too.
13 At the time, he was the town mayor in the Vitez
14 municipality. We were friends as well.
15 Q. When the tensions in the Lasva Valley began to rise in
16 1992 what was the position of Ivica Santic concerning
17 the rights of the Bosnian Croats and the HVO as opposed
18 to the Muslims?
19 A. Ivica Santic was town mayor, as I have said. All
20 important decisions were taken by the mayor. In any
21 event, he was very much in control. The Muslims were
22 not a hindrance to him. However, the policies of the
23 Croatian community of Herceg-Bosnia had different
24 objectives.
25 Q. Let us turn our attention to the third individual you
1 talked about Pero Skopljak. Can you tell the court
2 about Pero Skopljak?
3 A. Yes. Pero Skopljak, after the elections in 1991, was
4 appointed head of the police in Vitez, of the SUP, which
5 is the present Ministry of Internal Affairs. He worked
6 there for a time, and then he went to work as the
7 President of the HDZ. I did not know him as well as
8 Santic and Valenta. I know that he graduated in
9 theology at the university, so he was a priest.
10 Q. How about the individual named Mario Cerkez, do you know
11 Mario Cerkez and if you do can you tell the court about
12 Mario Cerkez?
13 A. Yes, I know Mario Cerkez very well. We worked together
14 in the same factory. First we were colleagues in the
15 same service and later on I was his superior. This was
16 a young man who was very polite, disciplined. He liked
17 to work. And his assignment in the service was to take
18 care of material and technical resources, and of the
19 weapons that we used in defence of the factory. We
20 would visit each other for holidays, and when new comers
21 joined us, or rather when we had -- when children were
22 born we would exchange visits. He visited my house
23 several times, as I did his.
24 Q. Moving outside the Vitez area do you know an individual
25 named Dario Kordic?
1 A. Yes. I did not know Dario Kordic until 1991. I met him
2 as the leader of the Bosnian Croats. I think he was
3 President of the HDZ in Busovaca and after some time he
4 also became a very high ranking official in
5 Herceg-Bosnia. Also I would see him frequently wearing
6 a uniform. He had some military assignments and duties
7 as well. I do not know much about him.
8 Q. Did you know the accused Tihomir Blaskic?
9 A. I met Tihomir Blaskic in 1992 when he came to Vitez.
10 Q. Did you know him prior to that time?
11 A. No.
12 Q. What role did the accused, Blaskic, have in Vitez when
13 he came in 1992?
14 A. When Blaskic came to Vitez he came as commander of the
15 operational zone of central Bosnia. At that time, the
16 commander of the operative zone, or rather the
17 headquarters of that zone, was actually being
18 established at the time.
19 Q. When you saw Blaskic in the Vitez area was he normally
20 dressed in a military uniform?
21 A. Yes.
22 Q. Can you describe that uniform?
23 A. Mr. Blaskic frequently wore a black uniform, and he also
24 were a camouflage uniform. When we were officially
25 introduced it was at the stadium in Vitez when the HVO
1 was taking an oath. That was when I met Blaskic. And
2 at that time he was wearing a black uniform.
3 Q. Just explain that oath taking ceremony a little bit
4 more. Explain this oath taking ceremony. Was there an
5 oath taking ceremony by the army of Bosnia and then by
6 the HVO? Could you explain that to the court?
7 A. Yes, I can. First of all members of the TO gave an
8 oath, and that happened before the school where the
9 headquarters was situated. I invited every one. The
10 military and political authorities of the HVO were to be
11 present there as guests to witness the oaths. A great
12 number of Croats accepted the invitation and were
13 present at the ceremony. A month or a month and a half
14 later, HVO also gave an oath at the City stadium in
15 Vitez. They also invited Muslims to be present as
16 guests. I was one of the guests.
17 Q. Who spoke at this oath taking ceremony for the HVO?
18 A. As far as I can remember, the mayor spoke, the mayor
19 Santic spoke, then Mario Cerkez and Dario Kordic.
20 Q. What did they say? What did they talk about?
21 A. The speeches made by these people mainly concentrated on
22 saying that it was the duty of the Croats to defend
23 Croatian areas, the so-called Herceg-Bosnia, with the
24 aim of defending spaces which historically belonged to
25 Croatia. And these areas were in fact areas which
1 belonged to both sides. It was specially Dario Kordic
2 who called upon Croats to fight to the last man for
3 these areas, for this territory. He also sent a message
4 to Mr. Alija Izetbegovic, then President of the State,
5 that soldiers of the HVO shall fight for Herceg-Bosnia
6 with their bodies and souls. He was applauded and given
7 an ovation, a military style ovation and it is
8 especially noteworthy that they gave him a fascist style
9 salute, ready for the motherland. That was the salute
10 of the Ustasha from the second world war.
11 Q. Did the speech by Dario Kordic make you uncomfortable,
12 and if so why?
13 A. Yes, it did. Dario Kordic's speech was specially
14 unpleasant to me, very unpleasant. I was sorry to be
15 there at all. I was sorry to be listening to those
16 things. If anybody had told me beforehand I would not
17 have believed them.
18 Q. Mr. Djidic, what about that speech would you not have
19 believed? Explain to the court. What got your
20 attention?
21 A. I would not have believed that there could be anyone in
22 this world who could dislike coexistence between nations
23 in Bosnia, and who wanted that state only for
24 themselves, for one nation. Nor could I believe that
25 Croats could be so much bothered by Muslims, because
1 there had not been a single gesture to show that in that
2 so-called Herceg-Bosnia other nations were living as
3 well, besides the Croats, such as Muslims, Serbs,
4 members of other nationalities.
5 Q. Was Blaskic there?
6 A. Yes, he was.
7 Q. Where was he seated?
8 A. Mr. Blaskic was up there with the guests at the elevated
9 stands.
10 Q. Are you referring to a podium?
11 A. Yes, it could be called that.
12 Q. Mr. Djidic, you said that Blaskic dressed in black.
13 A. Yes, I did.
14 Q. What did the dressing in black indicate to the Muslims,
15 or to you?
16 A. It meant nothing to me personally. In my view, anybody
17 is free to wear whatever they please. However, a black
18 uniform is traditionally the uniform worn by the Ustasha
19 in the Second World War. This is not to say that
20 Mr. Blaskic is an Ustasha. There were also Muslims who
21 wore black uniforms. Everybody had their own reasons
22 for choosing a black uniform.
23 Q. Mr. Djidic, is the individual you are referring to as
24 Mr. Blaskic, Tihomir Blaskic, is he in the courtroom
25 here?
1 A. Yes, I am.
2 Q. Point to him.
3 A. This is the man (Indicates).
4 Q. Your Honours, at this time if we could hand out what has
5 been marked as Prosecutor's Exhibit 80, with the
6 assistance of the usher. (Handed). Mr. President, if
7 I could ask the court's indulgence and ask for the usher
8 to stand with Mr. Djidic and take this particular exhibit
9 apart and put the photographs on the ELMO it might be a
10 little more easier as Mr. Djidic is not as experienced
11 with the use of the ELMO as the usher is.
12 JUDGE JORDA: Yes, that would be fine Mr. Kehoe.
13 MR. KEHOE: I have marked a series of exhibits as
14 Prosecutor's Exhibit 80. If we could take that apart
15 Mr. Usher and go photograph by photograph. It might be
16 easier on the ELMO if we just take it apart.
17 JUDGE JORDA: This document which is 80, is this in fact
18 the photograph which is on the ELMO?
19 MR. KEHOE: Your Honour, it is a composite Exhibit 80. In
20 the lower right-hand corner there is a number 22-446.
21 That will be the photograph on the ELMO right now.
22 JUDGE JORDA: Yes, please go ahead.
23 MR. KEHOE: Mr. Djidic, turn if you can with the pointer and
24 with the individual photograph that is on the ELMO; do
25 you recognise these two individuals?
1 A. Yes, I do. This man here (Indicates) is Mr. Blaskic.
2 And this man here (Indicates) is Mr. Alagic.
3 Q. In that particular photograph is the defendant Blaskic
4 wearing a black uniform?
5 A. Yes, he is.
6 Q. Let us turn our attention to the next photograph, which
7 is Z2447. Who are the individuals in that photograph?
8 A. This one is Mr. Blaskic (Indicates). This is
9 Mr. Mahmuljin. This is Mr. Alagic, and this man I do not
10 know.
11 Q. By the way Mr. Djidic, General Alagic, who is General
12 Alagic?
13 A. General Alagic was commander of the VII Corp.
14 Q. Let us draw our attention to the next photograph, sir.
15 Who do you recognise in that photograph?
16 A. (Indicates) This is Mr. Blaskic. Behind him (Indicates)
17 the man in the white overcoat is a doctor from Vitez.
18 I do not know anyone else here.
19 Q. That particular photograph, your Honour, that is on the
20 ELMO right now, Z2448. Now, in that photograph,
21 Mr. Djidic, Mr. Blaskic has a camouflage uniform on, is
22 that correct?
23 A. Yes.
24 Q. With the existence of the usher, turn your attention to
25 the next photograph which is Z2449. Can you just centre
1 that a little bit? Do you recognise any of these people
2 in Z2449?
3 A. Yes. This man here (Indicates) is Milvoy Petkovic. And
4 Mr. Blaskic is the one behind him.
5 Q. Who is Milvoy Petkovic?
6 A. Milvoy Petkovic is a high ranking officer in the HVO.
7 Q. Let us turn our attention to the next photograph which
8 is Z2450. Again, who are these people?
9 A. We see again Mr. Petkovic, Mr. Blaskic. I know this man
10 here, but I cannot remember his name.
11 Q. Keep going on, Mr. Djidic. We are talking about now
12 Z2445. If we could put that next photograph on the
14 A. On this photograph I recognise Mr. Filip Filipovic.
15 Q. He is the individual on the right-hand side with the
16 grey hair?
17 A. Yes, he is.
18 Q. Okay. Good.
19 A. Next to him sits Mr. Blaskic, and this man here
20 (Indicates), is Franjo Nakic.
21 Q. With the assistance of the usher could we move to the
22 next photograph Z2456? Do you recognise any of these
23 men?
24 A. (Indicates) this is Mr. Kostroman from Busovaca.
25 Q. Who is Mr. Kostroman?
1 A. Mr. Kostroman is an official of the HDZ from Busovaca.
2 I think it was him. It was he who organised the press
3 conferences of the HVO for the television in Busovaca
4 and Vitez. I do not know for sure what his duties were,
5 but he appeared very often at those press conferences as
6 the host.
7 Q. Who else appeared at those press conferences besides
8 Kostroman?
9 A. This man here is Dario Kordic (Indicates). This one is
10 Anto Valenta, and this civilian is from Vitez, I think
11 his name is also Anto.
12 Q. Turn your attention to the next photograph, Z2457, if we
13 could put that on the ELMO. Could you point out the
14 individuals on that photograph that you recognise? If
15 we could shift that a little bit to the right? Can we
16 move that over just a little bit so we get the full
17 photograph? A little bit more. Okay, thank you.
18 A. This is Anto Valenta (Indicates). This is Pero
19 Skopljak. This is Ivica Santic (Indicates). That man
20 is the Tihomir Blaskic.
21 Q. Mr. Djidic, are these the three individuals Anto Valenta,
22 Ivica Santic and Pero Skopljak, who you described as
23 being some of the political leaders of Herceg-Bosnia
24 which gave such a difficult time to the Muslims?
25 A. Yes, those are the people.
1 Q. Let us turn our attention to the next photograph,
3 A. This is Mr. Blaskic (Indicates). This is Mr. Kordic
4 (Indicates). Mr. Kulstrama (Indicates). I think this is
5 Anto Spajic.
6 Q. Staying with that photograph, Mr. Djidic, Z2457 you
7 mentioned previously that Kostroman was one of the
8 individuals at the press conference, and that Kordic was
9 often there with him; is that correct?
10 A. Yes, that is so.
11 Q. Did you see the defendant Blaskic with him?
12 A. Yes, I have seen Blaskic as well, but not many times.
13 Q. When these individuals were on television what were they
14 discussing at these press conferences?
15 MR. HAYMAN: Can we have some clarification as to "these
16 individuals".
17 MR. KEHOE: The three individuals, Kostroman Kordic and
18 Blaskic. When they were on television at these press
19 conferences, Mr. Djidic, what were they talking about?
20 A. Yes, press conferences were held very often. They
21 usually discussed decisions of the HVO government,
22 decisions of the government of the HDZ, the Croatian
23 democratic community; and the assignments given by these
24 authorities. Also these press conferences discussed
25 military operations which were then underway in Bosnia,
1 carried out by the Serbian aggressor.
2 Q. Did it appear to you, Mr. Djidic, that these individuals
3 were working together?
4 A. Yes, of course.
5 Q. Let us turn our attention to the final photograph in
6 this exhibit, Z2459. If we could put that on the ELMO,
7 with the assistance of the usher. Again, just point out
8 the individuals you recognise?
9 A. (Indicates) This here is Mr. Kulstrama. This is
10 Mr. Kordic (Indicates). This is Anto Valenta
11 (Indicates). And this is another Anto. I do not
12 recognise the others.
13 Q. Your Honours, at this time the Prosecutor would offer
14 into evidence Prosecutor's Exhibit 80. With the
15 assistance of the usher if we could put that exhibit
16 back together again, and we will move on with the
17 questioning.
18 JUDGE JORDA: Mr. Dubuisson, with the agreement of both
19 parties the whole album is going to be 80. Exhibit 80,
20 is that correct? Actually, no, we are going to take a
21 10 minute break because we are going to finish at 5. We
22 will suspend the hearing for 10 minutes.
23 (4.00 pm)
24 (Short Break).
25 (4.20 pm)
1 JUDGE JORDA: We will now resume our hearing, please be
2 seated. Mr. Kehoe, proceed, please.
3 MR. KEHOE: Thank you, Mr. President. Mr. Djidic, just to
4 clarify a couple of points. During your testimony
5 concerning the swearing in ceremony you noted there was
6 a swearing in ceremony for the Territorial Defence.
7 Could you explain to The Chamber what the Territorial
8 Defence was?
9 A. The Territorial Defence implied the organisation of the
10 people of Bosnia-Herzegovina intended to defend the
11 whole territory of Bosnia-Herzegovina, the areas that
12 were not swept by the war, that is wherever that was
13 possible. Its aim was protection of all citizens living
14 in Bosnia-Herzegovina, or rather in those parts where it
15 was possible to organise it. The Territorial Defence
16 consisted of people of all ethnic backgrounds, but the
17 Muslims were the most numerous.
18 Q. Mr. Djidic, you were in the Territorial Defence in Vitez?
19 A. Yes, I was.
20 Q. Was it solely a Muslim function, or were there only
21 Muslims in the Territorial Defence in Vitez?
22 A. No. In the Territorial Defence of Vitez there were both
23 Croats and Serbs and Muslims. In the TO headquarters
24 there were officers who were Croats, who worked in the
25 Territorial Defence for a period of time. Mostly all
1 the officers of the former JNA, who were expelled or who
2 had fled from the JNA, were involved in the Territorial
3 Defence. With the formation of the HVO, a separation
4 occurred among these people, too, that is officers of
5 Croatian ethnic background left the duties they
6 performed within the Territorial Defence.
7 Q. Did they leave voluntarily?
8 A. Yes. The officers abandoned the Territorial Defence
9 headquarters, but there was a certain amount of pressure
10 on the part of the HVO on individual officers and
11 soldiers. There were some who left the TO headquarters
12 with tears in their eyes, because some of them did not
13 agree with the policies of the HDZ, and the HVO.
14 Q. Just changing subjects a little bit Mr. Djidic, can you
15 explain to the court what the crisis committee was in
16 Vitez, when it was established, and what it was set up
17 to do?
18 A. The crisis staff is a body formed with its main goal
19 being to try to link the civilian with the military
20 authorities, to tackle certain problems, and to focus on
21 defence against the Chetniks. It was a group of people
22 from the civilian and military authorities. It was of
23 mixed composition, that is consisting of Croats and
24 Muslims.
25 Q. Do you remember who was on the crisis staff, who was on
1 the crisis committee?
2 A. I do remember quite a number of them. They were mostly
3 political and military leaders. The people I have
4 already mentioned: the mayor, the presidents of the
5 parties, the general managers of large work
6 organisations, businessmen, simply people who were able
7 to make decisions.
8 Q. Mr. Djidic, are you saying that Mayor Santic was on that
9 committee?
10 A. Yes, he was.
11 Q. Pero Skopljak?
12 A. Pero Skopljak, Marjan Skopljak, Anto Valenta, Mario
13 Cerkez. I was on it. Mr. Kaknjo, Mr. Kajmovic,
14 Dr Mujezinovic and some others.
15 Q. After the establishment of the HVO and -- did you
16 attempt, through the crisis committee to have the HVO
17 and the Territorial Defence work together?
18 A. Yes. It was not just me. At that time the division was
19 still not so pronounced. There were agreements in
20 principle that a joint brigade should be formed, which
21 would consist of both Croats and Muslims. There were
22 even proposals as to who would be in the command of that
23 brigade, since the Croats were the majority population
24 in Vitez. On one occasion we had agreed that the
25 brigade commander should be a Croat, Mr. Nakic, and that
1 his deputy should be a Muslim, and I was supposed to be
2 that. We had a group of people, particularly officers,
3 who had escaped from the former JNA whose assignment it
4 was to prepare a plan for the establishment of such a
5 joint brigade. People were enthusiastic about it.
6 However, that joint brigade was never in effect
7 established.
8 Q. Were there any proposals on any side as to what this
9 joint brigade was going to be named?
10 A. Yes, there were various proposals made. But it was
11 mostly expected to be a joint brigade, and its task
12 would have been to defend Vitez. In the subsequent
13 negotiations, the HDZ and the HVO did not agree to such
14 a joint brigade, but demanded that there should be a
15 joint brigade, but that it should be an HVO brigade. In
16 other words, that the activities of the Territorial
17 Defence in Vitez should be suspended, which was
18 certainly not acceptable to the Muslims.
19 Q. Who in the HVO refused to go along with the joint
20 brigades of Muslims and the HVO?
21 A. Mostly the political leaders. At a meeting once when we
22 were discussing a joint unit and how we would call it, a
23 friend of mine, a Croat who was sitting next to me at
24 the meeting proposed, to me, that the insignia for the
25 military could be HMVO, standing for the Croatian Muslim
1 Defence Council, the majority of people were eager to
2 accept such a proposal. We left the meeting in the
3 conviction that we would succeed. However, in a couple
4 of days Anto Valenta said that nothing would come of it,
5 and then there were further attempts made to link the TO
6 and the HVO, but we were not successful.
7 Q. Did Valenta tell you why nothing was going to come of
8 this?
9 A. He made explanations at meetings about this. The policy
10 of the HVO in Herceg-Bosnia was that there could be only
11 one army, and that army would have to be the HVO. That
12 the TO should be extinguished. Anto Valenta, in
13 particular, referred to the example of Mostar and at
14 that time in Mostar there was a large scale war going
15 on, major attacks by the Chetnics and a large number of
16 Muslims were in the HVO. And he would say that the
17 Muslims of Vitez, too, should come under the control and
18 the command of the HVO, which did not favour a solution
19 that will be acceptable to all.
20 Q. Now during what time frame are these negotiations and
21 discussions taking place?
22 A. These discussions were taking place in the course of
23 1992, and even into the beginning of 1993. First, there
24 was talk of a joint army, then about the HVO alone, and
25 then after the first clash talk was again revived about
1 a joint army.
2 Q. Let us talk a little bit about this build up to the
3 first clash. Can you describe that to the court? What
4 was going on before the first clash, and then discuss
5 with the court the actual first clash?
6 A. The first clash between the army and the HVO in Vitez
7 occurred on the 20th October, 1992. And on a broader
8 area of central Bosnia, on the 18th of October, the HVO
9 attacked Novi Travnik. The conflict went on for two or
10 three days, and after that, approximately for a month,
11 the HVO intensified its pressure on the TO, to place
12 itself under the command of the HVO. A month later, the
13 situation on the front changed. The Chetnics made
14 advances on several fronts. And negotiations were under
15 way regarding the new structure of Bosnia-Herzegovina,
16 and people were waiting to see what would happen. In
17 any event, around the month of October I received
18 several ultimatums, to the effect that the Territorial
19 Defence should surrender its weapons and place itself
20 under the command of the HVO.
21 The political situation led up to this actually
22 not taking place. On one occasion, Mr. Blaskic, at a
23 meeting when I went to him, said that no one had the
24 right to force anyone to come under his command, which
25 was correct on his part. Probably Mr. Blaskic, in those
1 days, was better informed about the situation on the
2 front than the HVO political leaders. And after the
3 conflict, there was a period of attempts being made to
4 organise a joint struggle against the Chetnics. And
5 there were some very good proposals made to send --
6 deploy units on the front. Something changed within the
7 HVO, and especially when, at the end of October, the
8 Chetnics captured Jajce. The Chetnics captured Jajce
9 immediately after the conflict in Vitez. And, as a sign
10 of goodwill to co-operate and defend Bosnia, I proposed
11 to Mr. Cerkez that we should jointly organise the Croats
12 and the Muslims, and position them outside the hotel in
13 Vitez, so that all the citizens of Vitez would see them,
14 so that both Muslim mothers, and Croat mothers could
15 weep as they despatched their sons to the front.
16 My idea was to restore trust among the people, so
17 that the people could feel more secure, because if they
18 had seen Muslims and Croats jointly going to the front
19 to fight the Chetnics, surely life in Vitez would have
20 improved, and not only in Vitez but broader. My idea
21 did not succeed. I did not manage to come to an
22 agreement with Mario. In any case, at that time, it was
23 Mr. Blaskic who took control, as well as Mr. Merdan who
24 had highly productive meetings and agreements, first of
25 all the army could move around without any difficulty,
1 but the agreement was that a day in advance the
2 departure of the army to the front should be announced.
3 The exact number of men going, and the line of movement,
4 where they would be going to. This had to be done so as
5 to ease tensions, and so that there would be no
6 obstacles in passing through checkpoints which existed
7 at the time. But unfortunately only TO members in those
8 days were going to fight the Chetnics. The front was at
9 Visoko and the Vlasic, Mont Vlasic. Whereas HVO members
10 took positions on the nearby hill above Vitez, called
11 Kuber, and there were never any Chetnics there. It was
12 only later that parts of units of the HVO joined in the
13 struggle against the Chetnics, on the ground, in the
14 area between Novi Travnik and Travnik, where very few
15 HVO soldiers from Vitez, I am talking about soldiers
16 from Vitez only, very few of them were on the
17 confrontation line with the Chetnics.
18 Q. Now, just going back, Mr. Djidic, you mentioned that the
19 first conflict was in Novi Travnik in October. What was
20 that conflict all about. Why was there a fight in Novi
21 Travnik in October 1992?
22 A. I was not in Novi Travnik at the time, but throughout
23 central Bosnia-Herzegovina the problems were very much
24 alike and those were that attempts were being made by
25 the HVO for TO members to be placed under the HVO
1 command, or rather for the Muslims to be disarmed. The
2 situation in all the towns of central Bosnia was
3 virtually identical. What were the real reasons? In
4 Novi Travnik and how the conflict broke out I can only
5 assume, but it is the same kind of policy of the HVO,
6 that was implemented in Vitez as well.
7 Q. During the conflict in Novi Travnik, did you participate
8 in a phone call with Froid Kaknjo to Dario Kordic to
9 discuss this conflict?
10 A. I listened to a telephone conversation between Kordic
11 and Kaknjo. The two of them were talking.
12 Q. Tell us about that.
13 A. On one occasion, Mr. Kaknjo needed to call up Mr. Kordic,
14 because there was a lot of shooting going on in Novi
15 Travnik, and in those days we were having meetings in
16 Vitez. He wanted to consult him over something.
17 However, when he raised the receiver and asked for
18 Kordic he did not hear his voice, because Mr. Kordic was
19 apparently speaking on another line, on maybe on the
20 Motorola, so he passed the receiver to me, and he said
21 listen to Kordic, and I heard clearly that he was
22 issuing orders, among other words I heard, I heard he
23 was shouting at someone, and he said "burn that over
24 there", I do not know what he had in mind, what he was
25 referring to. Then a couple of minutes later Kordic
1 took the receiver and said to Kaknjo, using rough words,
2 unkind words, that he did not have any time for him. At
3 that time, while the two of them were talking, Kordic
4 was in Novi Travnik, and his number was known to Kaknjo.
5 Q. Novi Travnik was in the central Bosnia operative zone at
6 that time, was it not?
7 A. Yes.
8 Q. Who was the commander of the central Bosnia operative
9 zone in October of 1992?
10 A. At that time, Mr. Blaskic was the commander.
11 Q. The defendant?
12 A. Yes.
13 Q. Shortly after the outbreak in hostilities in Novi
14 Travnik was there trouble in the Vitez area including
15 the village of Ahmici?
16 A. Yes.
17 Q. Could you explain that to the court?
18 A. Yes, I can. Somewhere around the 18th October I was
19 informed that the HVO had attacked Novi Travnik. In the
20 afternoon I left home and at the checkpoint the HVO
21 checkpoint at the railway station of Vitez, I saw a
22 small column of vehicles, three or four trucks, with
23 quite a large number of soldiers in them. In the first
24 truck I saw Mr. Kordic. He was in uniform. He had a
25 walkie-talkie attached to his lapel of his uniform and
1 the HVO soldiers, who happened to be at the checkpoint,
2 were saluting him, even a neighbour of mine called Ivo
3 Vidovic took out a big knife and waved it as a sign of
4 greeting. The HVO tried to stop me at that checkpoint,
5 but I managed to pass in the direction of Vitez. The
6 column in which Kordic was left along the transit road
7 going along side Vitez to Novi Travnik. After that,
8 I got in touch with the brigade commander, or rather of
9 the Territorial Defence, at that time, in Novi Travnik,
10 Mr. Lendo, who told me that the TO had been attacked.
11 Also, I got in touch with Mr. Merdan and told him what
12 I had heard, and he told me that he had been informed
13 about it. I asked Mr. Lendo how I could be of
14 assistance, and he said: "There is nothing you can do,
15 only perhaps if you could try to stop or prevent HVO
16 troops," which were coming from the direction of
17 Busovaca and we had been informed that from the
18 direction of Busovaca a large column was on its way, of
19 HVO troops, heading towards Vitez, or rather Novi
20 Travnik.
21 Q. Did you order that anything be done?
22 A. I consulted with my superior command, and I was told
23 that we should strengthen security measures at
24 checkpoints and that we should not stop anyone if they
25 were individuals, and that we should inform the staff of
1 what we were doing, but if a larger group of soldiers
2 appeared, then that the headquarters had to be informed
3 and an attempt made to prevent their passage through
4 Vitez. In those days, I was in touch with Mr. Cerkez,
5 and told him that these were very grave problems, that
6 the HVO should not be allowed to pass through Vitez,
7 that there was fighting in Novi Travnik. And he said
8 that it was not my concern, that these were problems
9 which would be resolved in Novi Travnik, which was not
10 very convincing. A small barricade was put up of two
11 ramps, and Cerkez demanded that it be removed. There
12 were negotiations, and even in the medical centre these
13 talks were organised by the local physician, who tried
14 to reason with us, so that there would be no hostilities
15 in Vitez. All attempts to end this peacefully failed,
16 and the HVO wanted, by force, to pass through the
17 checkpoint.
18 Q. Excuse me, Mr. Djidic. Mr. President?
19 JUDGE JORDA: Yes, I wanted to say that the witness should
20 complete this answer by no further questions, because
21 the Trial Chamber must end this hearing at 5 o'clock.
22 Let him finish the answer to that question and then we
23 will adjourn until tomorrow morning.
24 MR. KEHOE: Thank you, Mr. President. Could you continue,
25 Mr. Djidic?
1 A. Thank you. The HVO tried to pass by force, and they
2 managed, because the Muslims were not prepared to shoot
3 and kill. That was not our aim. But they did not
4 manage to pass through the proper checkpoint, well
5 organised one, that existed -- that had existed for some
6 time, for several months in fact, at Bila. The HVO
7 troops probably went to Novi Travnik along some other
8 road.
9 JUDGE JORDA: The Tribunal will now adjourn and resume
10 tomorrow at 10 o'clock.
11 (5.05 pm)
12 (Hearing adjourned until 10.00 am
13 on Tuesday 29th July, 1997)


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Silverman: HP has the touch with desktop
Published 10:13 am, Wednesday, January 18, 2012
The holiday season was great for many retailers, but not so jolly for PC makers.
Four of the top five makers of PCs sold fewer machines in the fourth quarter than in the same period in 2010. The lone exception was Apple, which kicked butt with a more-than-20 percent increase in U.S. sales, according to numbers from the market research mavens at Gartner.
That same report indicated another interesting bright spot in the otherwise gloomy news: Consumers buying desktop computers were increasingly choosing all-in-one models. These are PCs in which the monitor and computer are one piece. The highest-profile example is Apple's iMac, but it's telling now that every major manufacturer offers all-in-ones.
One of them is HP, which throws in an additional twist: Most of its all-in-ones are touchscreen devices. HP's been selling its line of TouchSmart desktops since 2007. The first model was a heavy, hulking and, yes, flat-out-ugly desktop.
But the latest model shows how far HP has come in blending decent design with the touchscreen desktop concept. The HP TouchSmart 520 is a Windows 7, all-in-one desktop with a 23-inch display that's sleek and stylish. This is not your older brother's TouchSmart PC.
The screen/CPU component is striking. It's about as thick as a standalone monitor, with a base that lets you push the screen back about 30 degrees. This helps reduce (but doesn't eliminate) the "gorilla arms" effect of the touchscreen, in which, after a few minutes of manipulating menus, objects and windows, your arm grows heavy.
You can, of course, use the TouchSmart 520 with a traditional mouse and keyboard. It comes with wireless ones in shiny-piano black.
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The touchscreen is very responsive. Unlike a lot of Windows 7 touch-based computers I've tried, it's easy to tap the correct object on this system. You can also launch a desktop overlay designed for touch that features infinite side-to-side scrolling and oversized folders and other objects. There are also some apps, including a drawing program, that feature touch.
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The TouchSmart 520 PC is $1,389, which is a little expensive. You're paying extra for the design and the touch capabilities. If those aren't important to you in an all-in-one, you can do better.
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Ryan is the sam in the under, but the will in an even front. Interesting.
Picture Pages: EMU Runnin' On Us I
Q: How did Eastern Michigan run for 4.5 YPC despite having their quarterback attempt five passes all game?
A: There were a few different issues. Here's one of the minor ones.
It's first and ten on EMU's first drive of the day. They've just gotten a first down on a jet sweep. Their second play from scrimmage is POWER they will run with POWER and on the BIG TEN NETWORK they use HUGE WIDE ANGLES instead of REAL TIGHT ANGLES and this was going to be MATT FOLEY but now it's more like a BRAWNDO COMMERCIAL.
Anyway. EMU I-Form, Michigan responds with an even front with three linebackers back. They'll run power at Will Heininger. The images will be a little fuzzy. Tackle box:
On the snap the backside G pulls; linebackers start creepin':
The playside DE is Craig Roh and he'll do a pretty good job. He's at the LOS, his guy is a yard or so behind it, he's able to release either way. He is not sealed. This is what he looks like:
This is the essence of a half-point. You are relevant to the play. You are basically doing your job. When everyone does their job and you don't get rock-paper-scisssored you are not going to give up many yards. Roh will eventually get plastered by a pulling G and tumble to the ground, but that's fine. Two guys blocking you means someone's free to hit.
If the rest of the line did this there'd be nothing. Unfortunately, this is Will Heininger's fate (second from the top in the first frame):
You can see the blue stripe. Roh has his helmet on it. Heininger ends up a yard behind it and sealed away. That middle frame is a butt-kicking, and the third frame is the result: two Michigan players with no hope of making a tackle.
The result of this is a hole with blockers headed out to the linebackers:
Here's the key point as EMU's #13 has to whack Roh, leaving the pulling G for Hawthorne. If there's a crack here the RB is into the secondary:
Hawthorne holds and the RB runs up the back of his blockers. His other option is a bounce outside that Floyd may or may not have covered:
The blob stops moving after about six yards.
Interesting Items
I don't think Heininger can hold up. Last week I pointed out a couple instances where one on one blocking handled him easily against ND; here he gets blown up by a couple of dudes from Eastern Michigan. He makes plays from time to time but I shudder to think about what will happen when we play Illinois, Nebraska, and Ohio State to close out the year. Those OSU drives against Miami where their interior line whooped that of the 'Canes give me the heebie-jeebies.
So Campbell's pretty important, and every time I see something like this it increments my Rodriguez firing justification meter, especially with Jon Hankins starting as a sophomore for OSU.
The playside DT is probably the most important player on a power. We've explored what happens when DEs aren't in the right spot, but what happens when they are in the right spot is not often impactful. The play kicks you out and you need to restrict the hole; you also need to be prepared for a bounce. This makes it hard to do much* except sit there and maybe try an arm tackle if the running back passes by close enough.
The playside DT is kind of the key to the whole thing. If the DE is in the right spot and that DT holds up to the double two things are going to happen:
- the hole in the line is going to be very narrow or nonexistent.
- one of the linebackers is going to be a free hitter.
If the guy gets caved in it's hard not to give up your three to seven yards. It's hard not to get caved in—that's why they double you—and this is why planet-sized DTs are popular.
*[Exceptions for slants and stuff granted.]
Michigan's alignment exposes Heininger to the double. This is not the "under" alignment that usually allows the three-tech to take on single blocking. Here he's on the strongside between the G and T. Ryan is not on the line hovering over the TE.
That's about it. It's bad if your DT gets his butt kicked. SCIENCE!
He was still playing SAM here. They ran at Roh, so the weakside of the formation wound up being the playside, but everyone was still aligned in their usual positions.
as a poster below mentions, I'm guessing EMU flipped the strength of their formation before the play. We didn't get to see that presnap on TV.
they were flipping their formations all day, and the D got burned/almost burned a couple of times because they were flipping with the TE and not/barely in position when the ball was snapped....
do you think that they were coached to not switch?
do you think that one of the adjustments they made was to go to an even set as opposed to staying in an under set????
This was early and it looked like they shifted. Later they flipped the entire D.
Call me Dr. Reads Too Much Into Things, but the way the quarterback and right tackle, among others, are settling into their spots, I have to imagine this is how they broke the huddle. The tight end couldn't have shifted from left to right because the quarterback wasn't set. Perhaps they were anticipating a shift in the tight end? Oh well. I bet this is rather insignificant in the grand scheme of things.
When we face real teams I think we do the following
1. Slant- It appears we are doing a bunch of 2 gap stuff against Eastern. I think Mattison will be forced to guess and we'll just start guessing and slant accordingly leading to -1, -1, 3, Kovacs save us!!!
2. RVB down in the box flip Roh. The emergence of J. Black playing some decent run defense has me thinking a position change may be coming. I like Roh, Martin, RVB, Black as our base line. Roh does pretty well holding up against double teams, I'd take an undersized Roh over Heininger getting blown up. I guess the N. Brink may be JJ Watt hope is over. He has disappeared completley from the rotation.
3. OSU had decent drives against Miami? Urban may already be hired by then and we'll be worried about stopping Braxton Miller on the zone read.
to watch Heiniger get PT while Big Willie Style goes the way of Will Smith's rap career. I was so pumped when he signed with UM thinking hed follow in the model of moderately effective to down right nasty dlinemen UM has had in recent years like Branch, Watson, and Taylor (not in order of nastiness)....but alas dreams are made to be broken. If he doesn't give consistent effort under Mattison and Hoke its just never going to happen. Unless someone lights a Texas-sized wildfire under Will's large arse I don't see him doing much - doesn't seem motivated despite incremental improvements from time to time.
I see this as a huge problem and i think Ziff72 is right: some type of position change or personnel swap is needed - even if its just for certain downs/distance to give the other team something to think about. I do like the idea of sliding RVB inside as I think he and Martin are savy enough to cause trouble on the inside...maybe even try Roh inside and see if he can't beat some of that muscle with his athleticism or make some tackles with his longer arms. Either way this situation seems to spell Barney Rubble
BWC is getting some meaningful snaps. He is basically backing up Mike Martin so it is tougher for him to see the field. I still have hope in BWC and the coaching staff to put him in the right spot and teach him proper technique.
BWC has shown some really good promise these last two games when he's been in. I imagine that he's just not in good enough shape to play long series.
Hopefully Pipkins and O'brien will prove better for this next interior hype.
his weight. the dude just doesnt seem like he wants it...until someone nags his arse about his weight then he gets mad that someone called him seasonable plumb (big boned) and improves over the course of the season....to bad this happens in week 2 of the season and not durign the spring. and then he eats deep fried cheese covered powder sugar coated donuts all winter. i feel like if he was getting truely meaningful snaps he would be starting over a walk-on...conditioning shouldnt be a problem at this point in the season . say what you want about a redshirt but the dude was a 5 star recruit if im not mistaken...and he plays behind a walk-on...faaaack the normal trajectory, dude should be playing given the talent he is competeing against based on pure natural ability - which speaks to my point: he just doesnt want it every play. i hope he gets it together, i really really do because he has the measurables to be dominate, but i just dont see the effort outside of the few snaps a game he gets spelling martin (p.i.c. he is only willing to play hard for a few snaps because he wants some [not curly] french fries from the concession stand).
if BWC gets into starting rotation before the end of the season i will stop smoking a pack of cigarettes during michigan football games (only day a week i smoke) - someone can hold me to it
Don't bail on BWC just yet. He hasn't been the soul-crushing monster everyone expected but he's had some moments this season that make it seem like the light might be coming on. Also, keep in mind that he should be just a redshirt soph right now (thank you, Angry Redshirt Wasting Gods), and might actually be following the normal development arc for a college lineman. Which is to say that he might actually be serviceable next season (in what should be his redshirt junior year - grrr).
when he uses Science! Nice detail ...
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Thanks for this Brian. My brother, who is a tOSU fan, watched ten minutes of the ND game, saw "#39" consistently getting blown out, and cackled with knowing glee...
I can understand a cousin or co-worker or even a spouse being an OSU fan (hey, the heart wants what it wants), but how is your own flesh and blood an OSU fan? Perhaps you meant to type "hated soulless red-headed step-brother?"
Yes, Hankins wanted to go to UM, but was too flabby for Rich Rod and then goes and starts at OSU. Guh.
I think way too much gets made of RichRod's shortcomings as a recruiter, but Hankins is neck and neck with "one offensive lineman in 2010" for the biggest recruiting screw up during the Rodriguez years, given the current roster.
I'm not sure how you can choose his biggest screwup with all of the attrition, the lack of offensive linemen and tight ends, etc.
but kickers too.
I'm ok with the kicker recruiting. Gibbons was well regarded. He didn't work out as a redshirt freshman. You can't blow a bunch of schollys on kickers. That's more unlucky than a screwup.
On Hankins, my memory is that they not only told him to get in shape, but they slow played him. Maybe my memory's wrong.
mine is too.
was come to camp in good enough shape to play a few downs in a row. He didn't. So the coaches said they'd offer after looking at his senior tape. They did. He went to OSU. Why? Who knows, but maybe before blaming RR for being totally honest with Hankins, we should consider where Hankins went to school?
really offer Hankins either despite their strong ties with Detroit Southwestern. Two instate BCS school didn't offer Hankins which is telling because of his work ethics.
Watched Hankins against Miami and he wasn't real impressive at DT though he slimmed down considerably.
Did Eastern motion the TE over to the far side pre-snap, pre-video? Our defensive alignment is off. RVB, the SDE is lined up to the weakside of the formation along with our SAM Ryan. Hawthorne and Roh are over the strongside of the formation when they are both weakside players. I wonder why we lined up this way if we knew off the bat what was the strong and weak side of the offensive formation.
You've blinded me with SCIENCE. In a good way...
The explanation of the relationship btw the DT and the DE, and the alignment description, is something that really made sense to me. I can dissect the plays now from my couch a lot easier.
This gives me a stronger sense of why I have hoped for a long time that Campbell works out better. Glad to see that he's getting more game time and practice reps.
But in the very limited time I've watched his snaps, he has held up well against doubles and made some plays. Even though interior DL don't have tell-tale stats, BWC has played low and has gotten some push up the middle, which allows LBs to read and react to their gaps as opposed to dealing with blockers.
At this point in the season, I still say that our best combination, even though it almost never on the field at the same time, is WDE of Roh/Black, MM, BWC, and then using RVB at the SDE. Yes, RVB packed on some #'s, but I think he's got the body of a DE not a DT.
At this point it is too much to ask Big Will to be an every-down DT, but I think based on what we've seen from him and Heininger I don't see any reason why we can't have Campbell in on running downs. I'd even like to see Washington get a little more playing time. And has there been a Richard Ash sighting at all this year?
Losing out on those two DT in his first full recruiting class and then not even offering Hankins until late probably doomed RichRod's defensive front seven as much as Gerg did......okay, not really, but it hurt.
There hasn't been a Richard Ash sighting all year, but it seems the Nathan Brink hype train has stopped.
I know he's only a RS freshman, but with everybody else playing (and the fact that he saw time in the Spring game, though got beat during some of it) I thought KW would see time by now. He must be in dog house in a dog pound in an open lot across the street and several cities away.
I would like to see KW get some PT, but it might not be much different than Heininger. KW is listed at 280 and WH is listed at 295 and still getting blown back. Maybe KW is stronger, but obviously the coaches feel that he is not ready.
as part of the rotation. Just some snaps/PT - not expecting a star at this point. But the total lack of Ash and Wilkins is a little alarming. They must not be ready, as you say.
for everyone.
Did ash rs? This is wilkins freshman year, yes?
I didn't see the game, but I was wondering what happened after the 1st quarter that really slowed down EMU's running game. I know that the score was only 14-3 at halftime, so it is not like EMU just had to start flinging it around and abandon the run. But after those initial jitters, I didn't see any real sustained drives by EMU in the gamelog. Did Mattison move Heininger out of the lineup, or did he simply blitz more?
Regardless, BWC needs to be playing out there. If Heininger is killing him in practice then I understand while Campbell is on the bench, but otherwise you might as well give the kid a chance to sink or swim out there; it's not like Heininger is doing much better.
I've resolved myself to the idea that, without question, San Diego State will put up 17 to 21 points on us in the first half. They'll probably move the ball early and often unless they wilt FROM THE SHEER SIZE OF THE THING, which they probably won't.
The question becomes, what's the window for the Mattison Effect, and what will the coaching staff do to keep the offense from starting cold again??? That could be the bottom line of the entire day, if we get behind them early...
I'm unnaturally worried about this game, and this post does NOTHING to help ease those fears. Can anyone HELP ME MAN?????!!!!
Repeat after me: Denard Robinson, Denard Robinson, Denard Robinson
Al and Brady know they can step on the gas all the way whenever they want. But they also know what will happen when the tank is empty. I'm guessing we will have a shotgun start to the game, with a lot of hope that Denard doesn't have to pull the ball away from Vincent much. Then if he can get Denard settled enough to start connecting on throws I think the offense will be able to stay ahead without having to go to after burners, umm too much.
Will someone have time to do a picture page of the jet sweep play that gashed the defense in the first half? I am having a hard time understanding how that was so effective and could use a good edumacation.
Check out Burgeoning Wolverine Star's blog
I'm a little less down on Demens because I've seen a lot of incoherence from the defense thus far--it's clear that there's a lot of confusion everywhere. EMU's offense was based around exploiting this with formations and heavy motion.
I think they actually did us a favor. There's going to be a ton of stuff to look at on film study.
by Burgeoning Wolverine Star. It's a blog worth reading, IMO.
Edit: Wow. Ask and ye shall receive, apparently.
Thanks everyone!
Why are we coming out in that personel package on the first drive of the game when we know all EMU does is run the ball? Heininger proved over the first two weeks that he doesn' t have the size or strength to survive on the interior line. As much as we don't want to, Van Bergen needs to be inside.
Heininger and RVB are better suited for the SDE position. Campbell has shown enough that he's the man in the middle next to Martin.
Roh/Black - Campbell - Martin - Van Bergen
The problem is depth. Right now we only have 3 guys who can play inside and all 3 should be in the starting lineup.
I'm really interested to see how well Will Campbell does in the UFR since he seems so crucial right now to having anything that resembles an actual run defense.
Compare this to what Western was doing against us, and I'm really assured as to the progress of our defense. I think this whole EMU game was really a test given by Hoke for our D-line. I don't think we rushed any more than 4 or 5 at a time the whole game and by the end they actually started to do the right thing with regards to jet sweeps and power.
It is slightly disconcerting to see most of our team stationary while a receiver is in motion and then, after he gets the ball, a frantic effort to get to the corner. But by the end of the game, one outside linebacker would move up to the playside and the other would drop back, which is, if I am not mistaken, how most defenses counter a jet sweep audible.
I have learned more about football in the last two years thanks to Brian and all MGoBlog participants than I thought possible. I've watched football for more than 30 years and didn't know what I was missing. Thanks for providing educational content with all of the fun stuff.
My son started playing football last year as a tackle and DE and I use what I learn here to be able to talk with him about his responsibilities on the field. Great stuff!
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This Four Seasons vacation house is ideally located in Lake Almanor West, just across the street from the private boat ramp. One of the beaches is a very short walk from the house. The 1900 square foot home features a custom design master bedroom which has a California king-size bed and a sofa-bed, walk-in closet, sitting area, wood fireplace and Jacuzzi bathtub. Second bedroom has a futon bunk; with a full-size bed below and a twin above. The living room has a queen sofa bed.
The living room gives the sense of openness, but still the cozy feeling with its wood burning stove and the large corner windows. Whether you play cards, board games, work on puzzles, read, watch TV or just like to visit, this wonderful area will provide countless hours of entertainment. Most importantly, it will seat the whole family plus your friends. For those competitive personalities, we have a horse shoe pit on the premises. Our Homeowner's Association offers use of the beaches, tennis courts, and the recreation area. A window placard will be issued to gain access to recreation areas and to launch your watercraft. The recreation area is a mile away in a park-like setting with a swim beach, swings and jungle equipment, basketball, horseshoes, barbecues, etc. Grab those bikes (or car) and head on down for a fun day.
Our guests can tee-off on a nine-hole golf course at a very reasonable price. Stop and enjoy a meal or drink at the Country Club. During sunset, you won't want to miss the deer grazing on the greens. Bike, walk, or jog along the scenic lake and forest edge on the 9.7 mile Lake Almanor Recreational Trail. Yes, it is just out our backdoor. Depending on the season you can ride motorcycles ATCs, four-wheeling, snowmobiles, or cross-country skiing in the national forest adjacent to the trail. You fishermen will want to test your skills fishing in the unlimited lakes, rivers and streams nearby. Shoppers will have to browse the quaint town of Chester. Here you will find unique gift shops, galleries and restaurants. Don't forget to indulge yourself with a banana split at the old fashion soda fountain located inside Lassen Gift Company. Approximately 30 minutes away is the Mount Lassen Volcanic National Park. Many wonderful sights await you there. Visit the treasures of the hydrothermal activities and see the breathtaking views of the Lake Almanor Basin.
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Our primary home is located in the San Jose, Ca. Mario is a retired Fire Captain for San Jose Fire Department and Linda is a retired dental hygienist. We have three children.
Mario Busalacchi purchased this house in 2001
We were introduced to this area in the 1980's from another fire captain who had a lake front property here. We would camp out in the meadow by Butte Creek and haul our boat over to the lake. The kids loved playing the creek, building dams that never held, watching the cows graze by, listening to the deer at night and looking at the stars by the campfire while making smores. We fell in LOVE with the lake and the mountains. The serene quietness at night was so welcoming. No big crowds, like in Lake Tahoe. And you can even go swimming in the lake and enjoy it!
Like most families we would always take the dogs. That is why we welcome our home as a pet friendly home. Every morning and evening Mario will walk the dogs down the the lake for a swim. Our evenings are spent sitting on the patio under the stars. We know you will enjoy this beautiful location close to the water.
Our family of 6 had a great time at Mario & Linda's home away from home. The house contained everything you could need, we really enjoyed the large front deck and of course the boat launch area right across the street. We had our young grand-daughter there too and she loved the playground about a mile away. We were all very comfortable and would definitely book the place again, probably not at the end of June as there was a large bug hatch and the fishing was lousy, they were full. Lassen National park was awesome and worth the trip too. Thanks Mario for making things easy with no hassles.
This house was perfect for our family of 4. Very cozy and everything you could possibly need. Big plus was the outdoor area for the dogs. Loved everything about it and we can't wait to go back!!!
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This is the strangest home I have ever been in. We thought there was an entire part of the house we were missing when we first walked in. There is one shower and a very odd bathroom attached to the master bedroom with a sunken tub surrounded by carpet. Once you get past the families 1980's high school sports shrine and the endless hallway of cabinets (seriously, how many do you need?) you find yourself in the kitchen full of half eaten loaves of bread and a crusty Jenn-Air cook top. Needless to say we did not cook a single meal in the kitchen or on the outdoor BBQ, I hesitated to even brew a pot of coffee. Was this place even cleaned between stays? We found/killed several spiders during our stay and even got a surprise little treat behind the couch in the "piano room", a previous guests dirty underwear. The only saving grace was the proximity to the boat ramp.
My husband and I needed a little break from the rat race. We stayed in this lovely home for 4 nights. It was everything as advertised and then some. From a well stocked kitchen to the great deck for relaxing and enjoying the sounds of nature. Plus the owners were responsive to our many questions about the area.
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Allardyce wrote in the London Evening Standard: "I see there is some suggestion that I have 'lost' the dressing room. I would advise speaking to Kevin Nolan if you believe that.
"Yes, we have some fear about our game at the moment which we have to address and that can turn as quickly as you want it to. It's easy for someone to say the manager has 'lost' his players but how do they know? Are they here? Can they find someone who is not satisfied? Probably, yes, because there is always someone who is unhappy, probably because he is not playing. Can he create a stir? Yes, because he is unhappy about not being selected.
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Your right, this was funny. Oompa Poopahs...were they wearing fezzes on their head?(ha, ha) Where do you people come up with this stuff? I'm telling you...you young'ens watch too much tv these days. So goofy~Scottie
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Panama Canal Zone, Canal Zone(noun)
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The territory within Panama, stretching along the course of the Panama Canal but excluding the sea port cities Panama City and Colon, which was exclusively administered by the U.S.A. (which appointed governors) under the 18 November 1903 lease treaty, even before the canal opened (in 1914), until the return of state control on 30 September 1979, after which only the canal itself remained under the US-controlled Panama Canal Commission till 1999.
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The Panama Canal Zone is a 553-square-mile former unorganized US territory located within the Republic of Panama, consisting of the Panama Canal and an area generally extending five miles on each side of the centerline, but excluding Panama City and Colón, which otherwise would have been partly within the limits of the Canal Zone. Its border spanned two of Panama's provinces and was created on November 18, 1903, with the signing of the Hay–Bunau-Varilla Treaty. When reservoirs were created to assure a steady supply of water for the locks, those lakes were included within the Zone. On February 26, 1904, the Isthmian Canal Convention was proclaimed. In it, the Republic of Panama granted to the United States in perpetuity the use, occupation, and control of a zone of land and land under water for the construction, maintenance, operation, sanitation, and protection of the canal. From 1903 to 1979 the territory was controlled by the United States, which had built the canal and financed its construction. From 1979 to 1999 the canal itself was under joint U.S.–Panamanian control. In 1977 the Torrijos-Carter Treaties established the neutrality of the canal.
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Source: The Hindu, 10 August, 2006
With the Ministry of Environment and Forests acknowledging before Supreme Court that the entire Vasant Kunj mall project was illegal as it had come up on Ridge land, which is a water recharge zone, in violation of the Master Plan for Delhi, and that Delhi Development Authority did not exercise necessary environmental caution while taking up the plan, the role of senior DDA officers has come under scrutiny.
Demands are now being made by environmentalists to identify and prosecute the senior DDA officers who made the project in contravention of the law, thereby doing immense harm to the fragile ecological system of the Ridge. Also, the dereliction is all the more profound since there are clear laws and plans that govern development of Delhi.
The petitioner in the case, Onkareshwar, said the stand of the citizens and environmentalists who had raised serious objections over the last two years against the construction of shopping malls in Vasant Kunj stood vindicated by the latest affidavit filed by the Ministry of Environment and Forests in the Supreme Court. "The Ministry has admitted that the topography of the sites of Vasant Kunj Malls is of Ridge. They have also established the environmental value of the area, particularly, as a ground water recharge zone."
Stating that the Ministry has blamed DDA for not exercising environmental caution by developing this area, Mr Onkareshwar said the Ridge Bachao Andolan would now be filing a plea under the Right to Information Act for knowing the names of the officials who formulated the plans for the project and because of whom the violation took place.
Since the Ministry has accepted that the location of a large commercial complex in Vasant Kunj Ridge area is environmentally unsound, and giving clearance to such a project even with conditions attached is largely a compromise with the de-facto situation, Mr Onkareshwar said instead of targeting the bona fide buyers of the land, those who sold it need to be prosecuted. He lamented that the "country's next environmental policy is to give priority to the protection of investors rather than the environment."
Noted environmentalist Rajendra Singh said since the ground water situation is fast deteriorating in the Ridge area of Delhi, keeping in mind the Prime Minister's suggestions on ground water sanctuary, the Ridge area as a whole should be declared a ground water sanctuary.
Secretary of Nyayabhoomi Rakesh Agarwal said now that "everybody agrees here, including all wings of the government, that the laws have been flagrantly violated, if the malls in Vasant Kunj still manage to get the sanction to recommence construction, this would tantamount to putting a premium on illegality."
Charging that different yardsticks exist for the rich and the poor, Diwan Singh of Ridge Bachao Andolan said: "The idea of a compromise by the Government on this matter makes us wonder why the jhuggis are uprooted in the name of environment. It is also a message to the land mafia to go ahead with illegal construction as they will definitely get a compromise solution from the Government."


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Dhar Mann
|Dhar Mann
Dhar Mann
|Dharminder Mann
May 29, 1984
San Francisco, California, U.S.
|Bachelor of Arts in Economics, Minor in Political Science
|Alma mater
|University of California, Davis
|Entrepreneur, CEO of JetSetLife
|Home town
|San Francisco, California
|Baljit Singh
Surinder Singh
Dhar Mann (born May 29, 1984) is an American entrepreneur best known for his ownership of WeGrow, a chain of medical marijuana dispensary supply stores that claims to be "The Wal-Mart of weed".[1]
Business activities[edit]
Mann's first business venture was a real estate mortgage brokerage company, which he started at age 19 while attending the University of California, Davis. The early success of the venture led him to drop out of college, though he returned to complete his degree. He graduated from the University of California, Davis with a Bachelor of Arts in Economics and a minor in Political Science in 2007.
His parents own, and he helps to run, the largest taxicab company in Oakland.[1] In 2008 he opened MannEdge, a luxury transportation company, and in 2009 expanded the company to include exotic vehicles.
He founded WeGrow in 2010 and franchised it to multiple outlets in California, Arizona,[2] and Washington, D.C.[3] In 2011 he was featured on the cover of Mother Jones.[4] In early 2013 he sold all his interests in WeGrow and is no longer affiliated with the company.[5]
In 2014 Mann was convicted of five felony counts of defrauding the City of Oakland by stealing redevelopment funds sourced from California taxpayers.[6] He was sentenced to five years' probation and restitution of $44,399 to the City of Oakland.[4] Oakland's civil suit against Mann is still pending resolution.[7]
Personal life[edit]
Mann was previously engaged to reality TV star and swimsuit designer, Lilly Ghalichi. Is now with Laura Gurrola(Girlfriend) [8][9]
- ^ a b Schwartz, Carly (May 22, 2012). "Dhar Mann, Oakland 'Ganja-preneur,' Charged With Defrauding City". Huffington Post. Retrieved 13 April 2014.
- ^ "Pot superstore opens in Arizona". Rolling Stone. April 12, 2011. Retrieved 13 April 2014.
- ^ Kurtzleben, Danielle (April 6, 2012). "Your Friendly Neighborhood Pot-Growing Store". U. S. News. Retrieved 13 April 2014.
- ^ a b Downs, David (February 7, 2014). "Oakland's Loudest Ganjapreneur Dhar Mann Gets Five Years Probation for Fraud". East Bay Express. Retrieved 13 April 2014.
- ^ "Lilly Ghalichi's fianice Dhar Mann sets the record straight on past legal issues". Rumorfix. April 17, 2014. Retrieved 30 April 2014.
- ^ Fraley, Malaika (February 6, 2014). ""Ganjapreneur" Dhar Mann sentenced to 5 years probation for defrauding Oakland". Oakland Tribune. InsideBayArea.com. Retrieved 13 April 2014.
- ^ Artz, Matthew (October 18, 2012). "Oakland files fraud suit against taxi mavens". Oakland Tribune. San Jose Mercury News. Retrieved 13 April 2014.
- ^ "Shahs of Sunset's Lilly Ghalichi makes sure people notice her '$1.2 million' engagement ring during dinner date with fiance Dhar Mann". The Daily Mail. April 9, 2014. Retrieved 13 April 2014.
- ^ http://perezhilton.com/2014-12-17-bravo-shahs-of-sunset-lilly-ghalichi-calls-off-engagement