“Srdja Trifkovic has roots in the Balkans”
At the time I read Chronicles, they did a very good job with the Balkans issue, which was noteworthy for the period. It was some time in the 1980’s, probably early 80’s.
I studied the Balkans for a time. Had a close friend who worked for my father-in-law who stayed in Europe with the Military after WWII. He spoke fluent Arabic and told me many tales about things that allowed him to do. He was a truly great guy. He was almost as close as family with my in-laws. Was always at family gatherings for the holidays. His parents were Lebanese Christians who immigrated to the US. If it is of any interest to you, I’ll send you his Obit. He had an amazing background.
Yeah, Srjda’s column was basically the only place that I read anything about the Balkans at that time. It wasn’t in the news yet, the civil war hadn’t yet erupted.
He did a good job of explaining the complexity of the society there. Another case of Chronicles being ahead of the curve.