Carl Kosta Savich
Encyclopedia
Carl Kosta Savich is a Serbian-American historian, academic and writer. He received his B.A. in Political Science from the University of Michigan
in Ann Arbor, Michigan
and has an M.A. in History from Oakland University in Rochester, Michigan and a J.D. in Law from the University of Baltimore School of Law in Baltimore, Maryland. He also has a Master of Arts Degree in Teaching (MAT) from Oakland University
in Rochester, Michigan
.
Carl Savich is a member of the Alpha Zeta Upsilon chapter of the international history honor society, Phi Alpha Theta
. He has received an LCP BW American Jurisprudence Award and a Handy and Harmon Academic Scholarship. His work has been cited on the US Holocaust Memorial Museum website in Washington, DC and the Holocaust and Genocide
Studies website of the University of Minnesota
. Carl Savich and any reference to him was removed from the website of the University of Minnesota Center for Holocaust Studies after it was realized that his writings were not based on actual research but only his interpretation of events. According to his personal biography, Carl Savich has been a contributor to Foreign Policy
, antiwar.com, to Liberty of the Serbian National Defense Council of America and to American Srbobran (American Serb Defender). His areas of interest and expertise are history, journalism, political science and law.
Carl Savich frequently takes a critical stance toward certain ethnic groups, especially Albanians
, Bosniaks
(Bosnian Muslims) and Croats
to counter what he sees as the pro-Muslim, pro-Albanian, pro-Croatian bias in the US media. He also criticised what he calls "the blatant hypocrisy" of the UN
Special Envoy to Kosovo
and the later Nobel Peace Prize
winner Martti Ahtisaari
. In the Serbian tabloid publications, Ahtisaari was accused of being a son of a Nazi officer. Documents show that Oiva Ahtisaari served in the Finnish Defence Forces
as a mechanic during the World War II
. Carl Savich criticized the Finnish Government when Ahtisaari was President in 1999 for seeking to honor former Finnish Nazi SS troops from World War II. The Nuremberg War Crimes Tribunal had found the Waffen SS to be criminal organization. After criticism from Jewish groups, Ahtisaari did not go through with the plan to honor the SS troops.
(CNAB) filed a complaint to the University of Minnesota for using "extremely biased source - that of one Carl Savich" in a section of their web site describing the Holocaust and Bosnia. CNAB complained that Savich is a genocide denier and extremely unreliable source for the Holocaust research. The University of Minnesota responded by removing references to Carl Savich from their web site and promising that the Centre will "engage its affiliated faculty to undertake a comprehensive review of the text devoted to Bosnia and the Holocaust from the center’s website."
University of Michigan
The University of Michigan is a public research university located in Ann Arbor, Michigan in the United States. It is the state's oldest university and the flagship campus of the University of Michigan...
in Ann Arbor, Michigan
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Ann Arbor is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and the county seat of Washtenaw County. The 2010 census places the population at 113,934, making it the sixth largest city in Michigan. The Ann Arbor Metropolitan Statistical Area had a population of 344,791 as of 2010...
and has an M.A. in History from Oakland University in Rochester, Michigan and a J.D. in Law from the University of Baltimore School of Law in Baltimore, Maryland. He also has a Master of Arts Degree in Teaching (MAT) from Oakland University
Oakland University
Oakland University is a public university co-founded by Matilda Dodge Wilson and John A. Hannah whose campus is located in central Oakland County, Michigan, United States in the cities of Auburn Hills and Rochester Hills. It is the only major research university in Oakland County, from which OU...
in Rochester, Michigan
Rochester, Michigan
Rochester is an affluent city in north Oakland County in the U.S. state of Michigan on the northern outskirts of metro Detroit. The population was 12,711 at the 2010 census...
.
Carl Savich is a member of the Alpha Zeta Upsilon chapter of the international history honor society, Phi Alpha Theta
Phi Alpha Theta
Phi Alpha Theta is an American honor society for undergraduate and graduate students and professors of history.The society is a charter member of the Association of College Honor Societies and has over 350,000 members, with about 9,500 new members joining each year through 860 local chapters.-...
. He has received an LCP BW American Jurisprudence Award and a Handy and Harmon Academic Scholarship. His work has been cited on the US Holocaust Memorial Museum website in Washington, DC and the Holocaust and Genocide
Genocide
Genocide is defined as "the deliberate and systematic destruction, in whole or in part, of an ethnic, racial, religious, or national group", though what constitutes enough of a "part" to qualify as genocide has been subject to much debate by legal scholars...
Studies website of the University of Minnesota
University of Minnesota
The University of Minnesota, Twin Cities is a public research university located in Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota, United States. It is the oldest and largest part of the University of Minnesota system and has the fourth-largest main campus student body in the United States, with 52,557...
. Carl Savich and any reference to him was removed from the website of the University of Minnesota Center for Holocaust Studies after it was realized that his writings were not based on actual research but only his interpretation of events. According to his personal biography, Carl Savich has been a contributor to Foreign Policy
Foreign Policy
Foreign Policy is a bimonthly American magazine founded in 1970 by Samuel P. Huntington and Warren Demian Manshel.Originally, the magazine was a quarterly...
, antiwar.com, to Liberty of the Serbian National Defense Council of America and to American Srbobran (American Serb Defender). His areas of interest and expertise are history, journalism, political science and law.
Carl Savich frequently takes a critical stance toward certain ethnic groups, especially Albanians
Albanians
Albanians are a nation and ethnic group native to Albania and neighbouring countries. They speak the Albanian language. More than half of all Albanians live in Albania and Kosovo...
, Bosniaks
Bosniaks
The Bosniaks or Bosniacs are a South Slavic ethnic group, living mainly in Bosnia and Herzegovina, with a smaller minority also present in other lands of the Balkan Peninsula especially in Serbia, Montenegro and Croatia...
(Bosnian Muslims) and Croats
Croats
Croats are a South Slavic ethnic group mostly living in Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and nearby countries. There are around 4 million Croats living inside Croatia and up to 4.5 million throughout the rest of the world. Responding to political, social and economic pressure, many Croats have...
to counter what he sees as the pro-Muslim, pro-Albanian, pro-Croatian bias in the US media. He also criticised what he calls "the blatant hypocrisy" of the UN
United Nations
The United Nations is an international organization whose stated aims are facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and achievement of world peace...
Special Envoy to Kosovo
Kosovo
Kosovo is a region in southeastern Europe. Part of the Ottoman Empire for more than five centuries, later the Autonomous Province of Kosovo and Metohija within Serbia...
and the later Nobel Peace Prize
Nobel Peace Prize
The Nobel Peace Prize is one of the five Nobel Prizes bequeathed by the Swedish industrialist and inventor Alfred Nobel.-Background:According to Nobel's will, the Peace Prize shall be awarded to the person who...
winner Martti Ahtisaari
Martti Ahtisaari
Martti Oiva Kalevi Ahtisaari is a Finnish politician, the tenth President of Finland , Nobel Peace Prize laureate and United Nations diplomat and mediator, noted for his international peace work....
. In the Serbian tabloid publications, Ahtisaari was accused of being a son of a Nazi officer. Documents show that Oiva Ahtisaari served in the Finnish Defence Forces
Finnish Defence Forces
The Finnish Defence Forces are responsible for the defence of Finland. It is a cadre army of 15,000, of which 8,900 are professional soldiers , extended with conscripts and reservists such that the standard readiness strength is 34,700 people in uniform...
as a mechanic during the World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
. Carl Savich criticized the Finnish Government when Ahtisaari was President in 1999 for seeking to honor former Finnish Nazi SS troops from World War II. The Nuremberg War Crimes Tribunal had found the Waffen SS to be criminal organization. After criticism from Jewish groups, Ahtisaari did not go through with the plan to honor the SS troops.
Criticism
The Congress of North American BosniaksCongress of North American Bosniaks
Congress of North American Bosniaks is a Chicago-based non-profit organization representing Bosniaks who live in the United States and Canada. The organization promotes civic, educational and cultural programs, as well as Bosniak-American and Bosniak-Canadian involvement and accomplishments...
(CNAB) filed a complaint to the University of Minnesota for using "extremely biased source - that of one Carl Savich" in a section of their web site describing the Holocaust and Bosnia. CNAB complained that Savich is a genocide denier and extremely unreliable source for the Holocaust research. The University of Minnesota responded by removing references to Carl Savich from their web site and promising that the Centre will "engage its affiliated faculty to undertake a comprehensive review of the text devoted to Bosnia and the Holocaust from the center’s website."