Croatia? SERIOUSLY? Croatia is a member of NATO, for one.
For two, there is no extradition treaty between the U.S. and Croatia. For three, the only reason I listed Croatia was because it is so often referenced as a place to flee if the U.S. government is after you:
Hopefully that's enough - I invite you to use Google to decrease the level of your incredulity in regard to Croatia being a haven to hide from the U.S. It might not be the best place but a lot of people seem to think it is.
Do you think a fellow NATO member state would cooperate with the United States when they knew one of their most wanted fugitives was there? Don't you think it would be in their best interest to cooperate? Why would they create a rift in the biggest military alliance in the world?
Don't give me silly articles. I am an American who has lived in Croatia and I'm pretty familiar with how the average Croatian views the United States, and I am pretty confident in my experience that they would have no problem handing him over even without a formal treaty. There is literally no reason to not do it.
As a Croatian, living in Croatia, I can re-affirm your position. He would get extradited with a complimentary cake for CIA in no time at all. Our ties with US are deeper than the ones with EU, and we are a EU member. Hell, even our chief intelligence officer has dual citizenship (US and Croatian).
Not to mention it isn't like the US and Croatia haven't worked together at least once in apprehending a criminal living in Croatia wanted by the United States.
American and Croatian police have worked together to arrest Ukrainian hacker Sergei Litvinenko in Croatia, reports Croatian radiotelevision.
Litvinenko was wanted by US federal police for fraud he had committed in the United States. The federal courts had issued a warrant for his arrest and he was caught in Croatia earlier this week.
There is literally no reason why they wouldn't extradite such a highly valued criminal to the US, formal treaty or not. The ties between the two countries are too strong.
You don't see them extraditing Snowden, do you? Regardless, despite your lack of tact you claim to know more about Croatia than I do and you dismiss web citations that claim to know more than you so it's pointless to discuss further.
If you did, you would find the last one points to this PDF on the US Dept of State Website: http://www.state.gov/documents/organization/71600.pdf which is CHAPTER 209--EXTRADITION of CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE.
That lists Yugoslavia which isn't even a country anymore, but has a note
\1\ For the successor States of Yugoslavia, inquire of the Treaty Office of the United States Department of
State.
Croatia is a successor States of Yugoslavia, however, I originally ignored that because I thought I'd have to contact the State Department. Then I decided to see if that info is published. Alright, Lets check out the Treaty Office of the United States Department of State.
JUDICIAL ASSISTANCE
CROATIA — INVESTMENT
Agreement on enhancing cooperation in
preventing and combating serious crime.
Signed at Washington February 16, 2011.
Entered into force August 19, 2011.
TIAS
That's pretty vague, but there is some agreement there.
You need to understand geopolitics a bit (USA supported /s Croatia against their arch enemy, Serbia). Also in countries like Croatia things are done with a wink and a nod and a lot of rules are bent.
If USA wants you in Croatia or virtually any Balkan or third world country not slaved to China /Russia, you will be placed in a private FBI jet in no time.
For two, there is no extradition treaty between the U.S. and Croatia. For three, the only reason I listed Croatia was because it is so often referenced as a place to flee if the U.S. government is after you:
http://nakedlaw.avvo.com/crime/how-to-rob-a-bank-and-flee-th...
http://www.policymic.com/articles/48417/where-is-edward-snow...
http://www.dailyfinance.com/2013/06/11/best-countries-no-ext...
Hopefully that's enough - I invite you to use Google to decrease the level of your incredulity in regard to Croatia being a haven to hide from the U.S. It might not be the best place but a lot of people seem to think it is.