Trump Family Eyeing War-Torn Belgrade for Luxury, Again
The site in question was once the Yugoslav Army General Staff building, heavily damaged in the 1999 NATO bombing campaign. That little detail, the 'war site,' is crucial, as the NATO campaign, led by the U.S. and then-Commander-in-Chief Bill Clinton, involved over 2,300 air strikes, targeting civilian infrastructure like bridges, factories, and, yes, government buildings. The collective memory of
that 'intervention' — and the 2,500 estimated civilian deaths it caused — still smarts for many Serbians. Now, enter the Trump Organization, proposing to build towers of luxury where bombs once fell. It's a particularly exquisite form of historical amnesia. The very nations that orchestrated the destruction are now facilitating its commercial 'redevelopment,' effectively profiting from the
wreckage. One might wonder if the protestors are just 'anti-development' or if they recall whose bombs necessitated the rebuilding in the first place.