What a county... Croatia!
Highlights of the article:
ZAGREB, CROATIA – After 32 years he spent in prison in the United States, Zvonko Busic finally stepped foot on Croatian soil. Busic was greeted at the Zagreb airport which was packed by his friends and family who applauded his arrival.
His friends handed him flowers with tears in their eyes and everybody wanted to touch him.....
...Also amongst the many people who came to greet him was Frane Pesut who arrived in Croatia last year. Together with Busic, he hijacked an American airplane on September 10, 1976 on a flight from New York to Chicago.
Pesut told Javno everything that happened that day, but said he had nothing to do with organising the hijacking.
Taik (Zvonko Busic’s nickname) knew all the details. He invited me along as his friend and it was a great honour. I never had any doubts we should do it (hijack the plane) – he told us.
...Busic quickly described the behaviour of the members of the American security services that accompanied him on his path to freedom.
They did not even let me freshen my face, no bathe in the last 60 hours, you can only imagine how that is. I am tired as a dog and dirty as a pig. Otherwise, they treated me very well. They wanted to have me arrive like a criminal, under the table, but I am not ashamed of coming to Croatia – said Busic.....
There were a couple of brief mentions of the slain NY cop, but it was talked about more like an "sorry, oops" than any real remorse. They held a moment of silence for "slain Croat freedom fighters" but none for NY Officer Brian Murray.