The 2018 Eurovision Song Contest: Grand Finale Pt.12(b)

A direct continuation of Part (a); https://watchitdie.blogspot.com/2018/06/the-2018-eurovision-song-contest-grand_11.html

Croatia: They were represented by Franka with the song; "Crazy."

Franka studied performance and songwriting at the Berklee College of Music. In Daniela Ruah's native Boston, Massachusetts.

In 2009 Franka won the Croatian version of Dancing With The Stars. In 2006 Daniela Ruah won the debut season of the Portuguese version of Dancing With The Stars.

In the video in support of the song Franka is surrounded by dancers who have covered their skin in white ash/sand.

This could be interpreted as a reference to Australia's Jessica Mauboy. As her biography makes clear Jessica Mauboy's mother is part of both the Wakaman and Kuku Yalanji tribes of Australia's Indigenous population sometimes known as Aboriginal.

In March 2018 hosted the UK Commonwealth Games. A large part of the Opening Ceremony involved introducing visitors to Australia's many Indigenous tribes and their different rituals. Many of these rituals involved people covering their skin in white ash/sand and dancing around.

Primarily though it seemed to be a reference to the Nuer White Army which rose to prominence in 1991 during the Second Sudanese Civil War. Taking their name from the Nuer tribal practice of covering their skin in white ash to protect against insects the White Army quickly become notorious for their brutality including amongst other things cannibalism.

In NCIS: Los Angeles the Sam Hanna character keeps talking about his time spent as a Navy SEAL in Sudan. Occasionally he gets lent out to other government agencies such as the CIA to work on arms control in Sudan.

Although the show never explicitly says it this arms control is a reference to the complex arms smuggling routes that Iran has used to supply conventional weapons to Palestinian groups which include Sudan. In order to not endanger the real Sam Hanna's of this world these covert operations are euphemistically discussed as; "Iran's Nuclear Program."

Or at least they were until former US President Obama decided it was far too much work for him to learn about these complex discussions. So instead he bullied Europe along with Russia and China to impose sanctions on Iran shutting down the discussion.

Partly due to the arms supply routes Sudan has played another large role in the conflict between Israel and the Palestinians.

In order to deflect attention from their mistreatment of the Palestinians Israel would frequently point to the conflict in Sudan's Darfur region and asked why people weren't equally outraged by that. The implication being that it was only anti-Semitism driving opposition to Israel's actions.

As a result the Darfur conflict became something of a cause celebre for often Jewish Hollywood liberals. Although not Jewish George Clooney got heavily involved in the Darfur conflict including by personally paying for very expensive satellite monitoring of the region.

The Darfur conflict is also heavily prompted by NCIS: Los Angeles. Apparently most of Sam Hanna's time as a Navy SEAL was spent rescuing civilians for the atrocities of the Janjaweed (literally; "Man with gun on horse)." Croatia's entry features the lyric; "Horses in the rain (reign) // Make it forever."

What was odd about Hollywood types obsession with the Darfur conflict was that it wasn't even the biggest or most brutal conflict going on in Sudan at the time. 

The main conflict going on was the Second Sudanese Civil War. Lasting from 1983 to 2005 that was fought between the Sudanese government and the Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) based primarily in the south of the country. The White Army are on offshoot of the SPLA.

Aware of the links with the Israel/Palestine conflict the UN decided to solve the Second Sudanese Civil War by proposing a Two State Solution. Rather like the Two State Solution that has long been supported as a resolution to the Israel/Palestine conflict.

So in 2011 - under former US President Obama - Sudan was divided into two states. Sudan and the new nation of South Sudan.

This absolutely did not solve the problem. The Second Sudanese Civil War simply became an international conflict between Sudan and South Sudan. Almost immediately after it became a nation state South Sudan itself descended into civil war. Primarily between the Nuer and Dinka tribes.

There is obviously a lingering suspicion that Israel is fuelling these conflicts in an effort to prove that two state solutions simply do not work.

Croatia's song also features the lyric; "Just like Bonnie and Clyde." High powered supporters of former US President Obama and practitioners of "The Black Music" Jay-Z and Beyonce famously released the 2002 song; "03 Bonnie & Clyde" along with the 2003 song; "Crazy in Love."

The song also features the lyric; "No I need no diamonds." In reference to Jay-Z's protege Rihanna whose 2013 Diamonds World Tour was carried out at the behest of former US President Obama. 

Referencing Africa's mineral wealth that tour was intended to do great damage to the continent. Aiding and abetting not just the rise of Boko Haram in Nigeria but also a violent Muslim insurgency in the Central African Republic (CAR).

So here Croatia is very strongly objecting to US policy under Obama. It goes on to suggest that any black people who still believe in Obama must be crazy.

For good measure the artist biography in support of the entry makes clear that Franka began her singing career in the St Andrija (Saint Andrew) Church Choir.

Saint Andrew known as; "Andrew the Apostle" is a hugely important figure in the Russian Orthodox Church. It is believed that he travelled up the Dnieper River and erected a cross where the city of Kiev stands. Therefore creating Kiev almost through Divine Intervention.

As a result St Andrew is considered the Patron Saint of both Russia and Ukraine. That is why the Soviet naval flag uses the St Andrews cross and why it has been adopted by ethnically Russian forces in Shamali Provinces civil war.

As part of their program of ethnic cleansing the Waffen SS are currently trying to break the longstanding links with St Andrew and the Russian Orthodox Church.

19:00 on 12/6/18 (UK date).