[Nettime-bold] Re: Attacker in bus crash identified as Croatian

["Ivo Skoric" <ivo@reporters.net>]

I would love to see the original of that press report. This is a 
translation. The original should be in German - it is Deutsche 
Presse Agentur. I believe the translator got confused with the 
difference between the word order in German sentence - compered 
to an English sentence. So, the 'illegal Croatian' became a 
'Croatian that illegally slit the bus driver's throat' - now, did anybody 
ever heard of the legal throat-slitting? Perhaps, the next step may 
be to introduce 'humanitarian throat-slitting' and maybe even turn it 
into a campaign. 

Also, I've read a CNN report in which there is a claim that the 
foreigner (Croatian) had "Middle Eastern accent" - this is 
prejudiced, ignorant, nonsense. My accent - and Croatian is my 
native language - is very heavy and Americans usually confuse it 
with Russian, Czech or German - but most of them would figure me 
out as an Eastern European. Nobody ever thought I am Middle 
Eastern. Now, if I took the box-cutter out of my backpack that 
might have changed. But what then - are all males with box-cutters 
now Middle Eastern by definition? And is the Middle Eastern 
becoming a synonimous with terrorism? I am really curious what 
were Dragan Igric's problems and why did he decide on such a 
desperate act of copy-cat terrorism? Also, how many more of such 
copy-cat acts could we expect? 

Besides, as per the FBI description Dragan was practically the 
same height and weight as I am, and of a similar age, plus 
belonging to the same ethnic group, i.e. somebody who, perhaps, 
looked very similar to me. So, I am leaving the box-cutter at home 
from now on (I use box-cutter knife primarily as a tool in the 
maintenance of my snowboard).

ivo

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From:           	Daniel Tomasevich <danilo@MARTNET.COM>
Subject:        	Attacker in bus crash identified as Croatian
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Some details are emerging about the identity of the attacker of
the Greyhound bus driver. The passport of D Igric has a visa
that was issued by the U.S. embassy in Zagreb.


Daniel
(article not for cross posting)
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   Deutsche Presse-Agentur      October 4, 2001, Thursday

   Attacker in deadly U.S. bus crash identified as Croatian, 29

   DATELINE: Washington

   Six people were killed Wednesday when a Croatian in the United States
   illegally slit a bus driver's throat, causing the vehicle to flip over
   and slide off the side of a highway in the U.S. state of Tennessee.

   Authorities found a Croatian passport on the body of the attacker, and
   identified him as Damir Igric, a 29-year-old Croatian who entered the
   country through Miami in March 1999 on a one-month visa issued by the
   U.S. Embassy in Zagreb, FBI spokesman Scott Nowinski said. The
   Wednesday morning crash killed six passengers, including Igric, and
   injured another 23. The bus, operated by the Greyhound bus company,
   was carrying 38 passengers bound for Orlando from Chicago.

   After the crash, Greyhound initially suspended its services nationwide
   before restoring them hours later once law enforcement concluded Igric
   was acting alone and was not connected to terrorists.

   Greyhound president Craig Lentzsch called the attack "an isolated act
   by a single deranged individual".

   A law enforcement source who requested anonymity said there was
   evidence suggesting Igric had a history of mental problems.

   The Croatian embassy in the United States pledged to help authorities
   with the investigation into the fatal bus accident. Nowinksi said the
   FBI has been in regular contact with the Croatian embassy.

   Eyewitnesses told local television that the attacker had asked the bus
   driver the time and then suddenly seemed very agitated and slit the
   driver's throat. The driver was listed in stable condition.

   On Monday, the country's largest coach company had started checking
   luggage with electronic wands in a pilot project in San Francisco and
   Dallas as part of a security review in the aftermath of the September
   11 terrorist attacks, Lentzsch said. dpa mm ls

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