Archive for the month of December 2010

The draft report on alleged organ trafficking presented by Council of Europe Rapporteur Dick Marty implicated Kosovo PM Hashim Thaci. The report has been welcomed by former ICTY chief prosecutor Carla Del Ponte. She raised the issue of organ smuggling in her 2008 book The Hunt. ICTY has always said it had not received any evidence to substantiate her claims, despite investigations by ICTY and UNMIK.

EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Catherine Ashton has urged investigator Dick Marty (Council of Europe) to present any evidence that would link Kosovo PM Hashim Thaci to a crime ring involved with organ trafficking.

EULEX deputy chief Andy Sparkes indicated he would study Marty's report on inhuman treatment of prisoners and organ trafficking.

Source: B92.

When I plugged in my iPhone it showed up as a camera in Windows Explorer. But there were no photos. Against better judgment, I started the Scanner and Camera Wizard (Start menu, All Programs, Accessories). This is just a shortcut pointing to wiaacmgr.exe -SelectDevice that will assist in the copying process. But of course, it too told me "There are currently no pictures on your camera." Oops.

Windows detected the iPhone alright but showed no photos.

ICTY granted Ramush Haradinaj temporary release from detention during the winter court recess, from December 17, 2010 until January 14, 2011.

The director of the Belgrade Center for Human Rights, Vojin Dimitrijevic, said that the choice of Borko Stefanovic from Serbia's foreign ministry to head the talks for Serbia with Kosovo made him believe the talks were not taken seriously. Stefanovic is a relatively low level, inexperienced diplomat.

Dimitrijevic said that for the talks to be successful Serbia would appoint “somebody who has authority and enough respect of the other side” as a head of the team who would push the negotiations.