Dear All, If you are interested in the complete and realy well done newsletter, please email Mr. Frank Brozovic (fwbroz@home.com) and ask him for the pdf file (Acrobat Reader). CROWN is not forwarding attachments, as of now. When we establish website, we will post letters like this. Job well done CAA, Editor Letter from the President Dear Fellow Croatian Americans: We are all moved by the devastating and tragic events of September 11th. On behalf of the Croatian American Association, the Executive Board would like to express our deep sympathy to the families and friends of the dead and injured during the terrorist attacks. As America has been tragically damaged by the loss of so many, we consider ourselves, as good Americans, to be among the wounded. We wish the President God’s speed in his work to heal the nation in his pursuit of justice and suitable punishment. In these trying times, we must also continue to keep the faith with our fellow Croats in BiH and Croatia. In a letter to CAA, Ante Jelavic, President of Hrvatski Narodni Sabor of BiH, thanked us for all our past support for the Croats of BiH. It is his profound hope that we will continue to support the Croats of BiH. In his words, our support is so important to their battle for survival in the land in which they have lived for centuries. And now I would like to inform you of the recent efforts of the CAA on behalf of the Croats of BiH: Just this year, the CAA founded the Foreign Press Office (FPO) in Mostar. It was FPO personnel who first alerted the foreign press corps of the SFOR raid on the Hercegovacka Banka in Mostar. As you may know, several reporters in the international press have characterized this raid as the “Great Bank Heist” or “Robbery”. Now, when reporters come to BiH, they routinely check with the FPO to get the Croatian perspective before reporting a story. The FPO also issues daily news releases of events in BiH. The Croatian American Association, along with the Croatian Catholic Union, was instrumental in securing the testimony of Cardinal Vinko Puljic and Bishop Ratko Peric at a recent House International Relations Committee hearing. The reports from BiH are that the hearing, more than other single event, helped better the political fortunes of the Croats of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The CAA also initiated and is financing the suit filed by four BiH Croat women against the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe for disenfranchisement of the Croat electorate. With your help, the CAA will continue to fight for justice and equality for the Croats of Bosnia and Herzegovina and for justice in Croatia. Together, we can make a difference. Frank Brozovich, DDS President National Officers President, Frank Brozovich First Vice President, Tom Kuzmanovic Regional Vice Presidents, Joe Mandic, Radoslav Maric, Jerko Sumera Secretary, Margie Lisnich Cikoch Assistant Secretary, Janice Jakela Treasurer, Steve Zakic Executive Board John Didovic Lidija Dorkin Grahovac Ilija Letica, Honorary President Mate Mihaljevic Melchoir Masina Vedran Nazor Pero Novak Anthony Peraica, Honorary President Stan Raguz Roy Sender Bob Terzich Ivo Svircic Ante Vukov Washington, D.C. Address CAA 2020 PA Avenue, NW #287 Washington, DC 20006 Phone: 202-429-5543 Fax: 202-429-5543 Chicago Address CAA 3339 S. Halsted Street Chicago, IL 60608 Phone: 773-927-2999 A CAA Publication Nov 2001 Vol. 11 No. 4 distributed by CROWN (Croatian World Net) - CroworldNet@aol.com
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