One dead sucker, swatted in Dorcol, July 2009.

Belgrade’s already bad mosquito problem has worsened considerably over the last few weeks.

There are more than ever, and they are both bigger and more aggressive than I have ever seen.

Plug in anti-mosquito vapors are useless, although heavy use of aerosol sprays do have some effect.

One cannot leave doors open at night or one risk swarms of them.

Bites can lead to huge swelling, and in one case, to a serious infection.

The problem is the high levels or rain this summer, flooding of the rivers and the authorities only having conducted one anti-mosquito overflight spray this summer.

It is strongly recommended that you buy and use some insect repellent cream over the next few weeks.

From B92 News – “B. Serbs mark anniversary of massacre”

BRATUNAC — Serbs in Bratunac and Srebrenica, eastern Bosnia, are today marking 17 years since the massacre of more than 3,200 of their compatriots.

They were killed in 1992 and 1993 by the forces led by Bosniak (Bosnian Muslim) Naser Orić.

On July 12, 1992 alone, 69 Serbs were killed, 70 were wounded in the areas of Biljača, Sasa, Zalazje and Zagoni, while 19 are still listed as missing.

No one has been brought to face justice for this, or any other crime committed against the Serbs of Srebrenica and Bratunac.

Orić was in 2008 acquitted by the Hague Tribunal. The court explained that there was insufficient evidence to prove his command responsibility for the crimes.

The “acquittal” of Oric incensed Serbs and totally destroyed what little faith Serbs had in the ICTY. It was also the last straw for me. Serbs imprisoned for 40 years, whilst equally guilty Croats, Bosnians and Albanians were let off because of witness intimidation or given paltry sentences.

One has to wonder how any court could not relish giving ALL of these murdering scum massive sentences?

This picture is doing the rounds in Belgrade today. It shows yesterday’s huge storm as approached Belgrade…

“As long as we see rivers as something to be consumed or treated as a dump, we will never be a healthy society” – Peter Gleick writing in AlterNet