Most Depressing Part of my recent holiday

A recent comment on this blog posted by a resident of Mostar stated:

"[The] JNA (Yugoslav People's Army) did not shell [Dubrovnik] as one would believe.
You should try reading other news sources. ; )"

Despite the overwhelming evidence to refute the statement, like the Serbian Naval Commander who pleaded guilty to the shelling, I'm not surprised to see this sort of statement.

I was in Mostar a few days before national elections. Among the (sad) sights I saw were:

• A candidates office staffed with a person wearing a paramilitary uniform
• Posters bearing the Serbian and Croat Flags
• One candidates motorcade in red, white and blue, flying the Croat Flag.
• No churches east of the former front line, and no Mosques to the west of the front line
• Two town centres - one along the river, another about 200 metres to the west.

So Despite the peace, it seems nationalistic appeals are going strong.

Perhaps the most depressing sight in Mostar was the number of parks turned into graveyards - all with headstones dated between 1992 and 1995.