▁Old ▁Town . ▁The ▁reaction ▁of ▁the ▁international ▁media ▁and ▁media ▁coverage ▁of ▁the ▁sie ge ▁rein for ced ▁an ▁opinion , ▁already ▁taking ▁shape ▁since ▁the ▁fall ▁of ▁V uk ov ar , ▁that ▁the ▁conduct ▁of ▁the ▁J NA ▁and ▁the ▁Ser bs ▁was ▁bar bar ic ▁and ▁intent ▁on ▁domin ating ▁Cro atia , ▁regardless ▁of ▁the ▁destruction ▁of ▁pr ic eless ▁cultural ▁her itage ▁that ▁occurred ▁in ▁the ▁process . ▁Ser bian ▁authorities ▁thought ▁the ▁international ▁community ▁had ▁no ▁moral ▁grounds ▁to ▁judge ▁because ▁they ▁did ▁not ▁inter f ere ▁when ▁hundreds ▁of ▁thousands ▁of ▁Ser bs ▁were ▁killed ▁in ▁Cro at ian ▁concentration ▁cam ps ▁during ▁World ▁War ▁II . ▁Besides ▁the ▁protest s ▁made ▁by ▁Mayor ▁Zar ago za , ▁V ance ▁and ▁the ▁EC MM , ▁ 1 0 4 ▁Nobel ▁Prize ▁la ure ates ▁published ▁a ▁full - page ▁advert is ement ▁in ▁The ▁New ▁York ▁Times ▁on ▁ 1 4 ▁January ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁at ▁the ▁in cent ive ▁of ▁Lin us ▁Paul ing , ▁ur ging ▁govern ments ▁throughout ▁the ▁world ▁to ▁stop ▁the ▁un rest rained ▁destruction ▁by ▁the ▁J NA . ▁Because ▁the ▁sie ge ▁sh aped ▁international ▁opinion ▁of ▁the ▁Cro at ian ▁War ▁of ▁Independ ence , ▁it ▁became ▁a ▁major ▁contrib utor ▁to ▁a ▁shift ▁in ▁the ▁international ▁diplom atic ▁and ▁economic ▁isol ation ▁of ▁Ser bia ▁and ▁r ump ▁Y ug oslav ia , ▁which ▁came ▁to ▁be ▁viewed ▁as ▁an ▁ag gress or -