29.12.2014
Bošnjački član Predsjedništva BiH Bakir Izetbegović je vođa islamskih radikala u BiH. To tvrdi grupa američkih nevladinih organizacija okupljenih oko Instituta za strateške studije (SSI). U obimnom izvještaju o prisustvu islamskih radikala u BiH SSI, zajedno s američkim ratnim koledžom i još pet organizacija, prikazao je djelovanje radikalnih islamskih elemenata sunitske i šiitske provenijencije. Izetbegović se navodi kao ličnost koja je od početka znala i bila uključena u sve aktivnosti koje se tiču tih elemenata.
- Nevjerovatno je da Izetbegović, koji je bio lični sekretar svog oca Alije, nije znao za ove brojne aktivnosti. Isto tako je nevjerovatno da nije imao informacije o dovođenju mudžahedina u BiH u vrijeme rata - navodi se, između ostalog, u analizi. Na skoro stotinu stranica analitičari opisuju ratna i poratna dešavanja u BiH i fenomen dolaska radikala.
- Bakir, koji je godinama bio direktor Zavoda za izgradnju Sarajeva, bio je umiješan u izgradnju džamije Kralj Fahd. Poznata je njegova uloga u realizaciji plana da se zemlja koja je prethodno bila u vlasništvu Srba pokloni Saudijskoj Arabiji. Ova džamija je najveća na Balkanu. - tvrde američki analitičari. Ističu da sve to predstavlja negaciju modernog islama koji se prakticira u BiH.
- Izetbegovićeva povezanost s ovom džamijom sugerira da on ne dijeli animozitet koji većina muslimana u BiH ima prema ovoj vrsti prakticiranja islama - posebno ističu analitičari.
Oni ga povezuju i s Muslimanskim bratstvom, Turcima ali i iranskim elementima.
- Bakir Izetbegović poznat je i po svojim simpatijama prema Iranu. Tokom njegovog mandata u Predsjedništvu BiH bilateralne veze s Iranom pojačane su i proširene, uključujući trgovinu i investicije. U februaru 2013., tokom svog susreta s tadašnjim iranskim predsjednikom Mahmudom Ahmedinedžadom u Kairu, Izetbegović se založio i za tješnje veze s Iranom. Dok male države poput BiH prirodno nastoje održati dobre odnose s velikim silama, ovakve inicijative jednostavno strše i dolaze u vrijeme kada su Ujedinjeni narodi, SAD i Evropska unija uveli nove sankcije da bi izolirali Iran.
Sedam američkih analitičkih organizacija u svom je izvještaju dalo detaljne preporuke SAD, NATO savezu i Evropskoj uniji o tome kako da djeluju u BiH. Kada je SAD u pitanju, date su političke, ali i vojne preporuke, posebno Stejt departmentu i Pentagonu. Između ostalog, analiziraju se opcije ili ponovnog američkog vojnog angažmana u BiH ili ubrzanog ulaska naše države u NATO. Ako bi se prihvatila druga opcija, NATO bi imao posebnu ulogu, u okviru koje bi se trebala obratiti posebna pažnja na poziciju bosanskih Srba po pitanju ulaska BiH u Alijansu. EU, pak, svojim mehanizmima proširenja ne može riješiti neke od ključnih sigurnosnih izazova BiH. No, ulazak BiH u EU jedna je od vitalnih stavki u nastojanjima da se situacija u našoj državi konačno stabilizira i krene nabolje.
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Islamism poses a significant threat to Bosnia’s fragile domestic stability. Although the levels of Islamist terrorism and separatist movements are comparable to those elsewhere in Europe, they are particularly troublesome in Bosnia for two reasons. First, senior political and religious Bosniak (Muslim) leaders have long-standing ties to the Muslim Brotherhood and Islamist terrorism, including al-Qaeda and Iran, that they are very reluctant to abandon. Second, Islamism contributes significantly to Bosnia’s dysfunction as a country. Calls to re-impose traditional Islamic law, or sharia, arouse opposition from Bosnian Serbs and Croats, as does the nostalgia for the Ottoman Empire and Islamic Caliphate shared by key Bosniak leaders, the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), and the Turkish government.
Islamism first appeared in Bosnia in 1941 when Alija Izetbegović and others formed the Young Muslims, a group patterned after the Muslim Brotherhood. Izetbegović’s famous political tract from the early-1970s, the Islamic Declaration, contained many Islamist concepts, confirming his personal attraction to the ideology. This ancient history suddenly sprang to life when Izetbegović founded a political party with former Young Muslims as its inner core, outmaneuvered his more-moderate rivals, and became president of Bosnia in 1990. He filled that position during and after the Bosnian war, from 1990-96, and then became a member of the joint presidency (which rotates between a Serb, a Croat, and a Bosniak) from 1996-2000. He died in 2003, but his legacy lives on, as his long-time associate, Haris Silajdzić, and son, Bakir, follow in his footsteps, both as presidents of Bosnia and as Islamist sympathizers.
while little is said or written about Muslim Brotherhood activities in Bosnia, the most senior Bosniak leaders—viewed by Westerners as representing moderate, relatively secular Muslims—are, in fact, closely connected to, or deeply sympathetic with, that organization. Their views and their relationships steer Bosnia toward Islamism and the Muslim world, while alienating Bosniaks from Bosnian Serbs and Croats, their fellow citizens.
Another indication of Bakir’s ideological orientation comes from his involvement in a secular initiative to advance the observance of sharia, a key Islamist goal and one that is vehemently opposed by moderate Bosniaks. He was responsible for coordinating the construction of the Bosna Bank International (BBI) Center in Sarajevo.. The BBI Center was built by the BBI, the only bank in Bosnia to offer sharia-compliant finance. Among the principal goals of sharia-compliant finance is enhancing the appeal of an Islamic political order. Another is to generate funds that can be used to advance Islamist goals.
In addition to its bilateral ties to Turkey, Saudi Arabia, and Iran, Bosnia has observer status at the OIC, the international organization representing 56 Muslim countries and the Palestinian Authority. Saudi Arabia provides the most funding for the OIC; Iran, Pakistan, Malaysia, Indonesia, and Turkey are other leading members. While not an Islamist organization, the OIC is dedicated to advancing Islam throughout the world and to supporting Muslim minorities in non-Islamic countries. It shares the vision of a global Caliphate that implements sharia and, indeed, claims to be its present embodiment. From time to time, OIC members may be at odds with the Muslim Brotherhood, but both organizations nevertheless cooperate to promote mutual objectives. During an April 2013 visit to Sarajevo, OIC Secretary General Ekmeleddin İhsanoğlu urged Bosnia to upgrade to full membership. Bakir Izetbegović suggested that full membership would be useful to Bosnia by giving it access to OIC development funding. Bosnian OIC membership would probably give added impetus to this exercise, making it ever more difficult to criticize Islamist policies or groups. The OIC could be expected to show an active interest in Bosnian internal developments, as it recently resuscitated its Bosnia Contact Group from the early-1990s.