Tomo Buzov and Ratko Mladić: A comparison of heroism and war crimes

An analysis examines the moral distinction between Tomo Buzov and Ratko Mladić, framing the comparison as a test of humanity and heroism. Tomo Buzov is identified as a former JNA officer who maintained his moral stance during the conflicts of the 1990s, specifically regarding the kidnapping of passengers at the Štrpci railway station in 1993.

In contrast, Ratko Mladić is characterized by his conviction for war crimes, specifically the July 1995 massacre in Srebrenica. The reports detail how Mladić’s forces entered the UN-protected demilitarized zone and killed thousands of Bosniaks, subsequently using heavy machinery to move bodies to secondary mass graves to conceal the scale of the killings.

The text criticizes the contemporary glorification of Mladić by certain political figures, religious leaders, and younger generations. It notes that while figures like Buzov represent moral integrity, the current social atmosphere often relativizes war crimes, leading to a loss of the values of 'humanity' and 'heroism' as defined by historical Montenegrin writer Marko Miljanov Popović.