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Diocletian is a Serb hating Bosnian Croat, but he did support Serbia on Kosovo. He probably did that to lessen the chance that the RS will be allowed to split from Bosnia. If they do, then the Croats in Bosnia are left with out any counter balance to the Islamist in the Federation.

Others have a different take on the spread of radical Islam in the Balkans. Here's a short article for example. For an in depth look at the Islamists in Bosnia check out Unholy Terror by John R. Schindler—professor of strategy at the Naval War College and former National Security Agency analyst and counterintelligence officer.

"The long hidden truth is that Bosnia played the same role for al-Qa’ida in the 1990s that Afghanistan did in the 1980s, providing a battleground where mujahidin could learn to wage holy war. Schindler exposes how Osama bin Laden exploited the Bosnian conflict for his own ends and the disturbing level of support the U.S. government gave to the Bosnian mujahidin—just as had been done with the Afghan mujahidin. Repeating the mistakes of Afghanistan contributed to blowback of epic proportions: Khalid Sheikh Muhammad (the mastermind of 9/11) and two of the 9/11 hijacker pilots were veterans of the Bosnian jihad.analyst and counterintelligence officer."

I've often wondered why he chose Diocletian for his handle, since "The empire's last systematic persecution of Christianity began late in Diocletian's reign and continued until 311. It was the worst persecution of Christians in the Roman Empire since the reign of Nero."

Perhaps Diocletian's family comes from the Bosnian Partisan (Communist) ranks rather than the Catholic and/or Ustasha side.

Hope that helps.