Delo: Humanity as Business

Ljubljana, 9 March - Ten years ago, Slovene President Milan Kucan decorated Mirko Jelenic, who was last secretary general of the Red Cross, for extraordinary services in the defence of the freedom of Slovenia. However the Red Cross he headed was not something perfectly immaculate, "unalloyed humanity", but also a successful company that granted loans and traded in real estate. Pooh and yuck, many a Slovene would let out, and we even gave them blood.