Known as Cyxymu…now if only we could get cyxymuicide as a Scrabble word! The name is an attempt to Cyrillicize [another great scrabble word] Sukhumi, the georgian town. This is a new take on the apparent Denial of Service attacks on Twitter, Google, Facebook and even LiveJournal yesterday. Cyxymu criticises both the Georgians and the … INTERNET ATTACKS TARGETED LONE GEORGIAN BLOGGER
Awful report in Times at http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/politics/article6789564.ece Ive decided to make the link to the full report. Times; shock horror….security services, police and local councils made 504,073 requests lasyt year [actually down from 519,260 the previous year]. Of this only 1,500 made by councils, but you would get the impression from the Times that almost all … REPORT OF THE INTERCEPTION OF COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSIONER FOR 2008
Final outcome of yet another of the terrorist finance trials that came in the aftermath of 9/11. Instead of being found guilty of financing Osama bin Laden, Sheikh Mohammed al-Moayad and his “bodyguard” plead guilty to providing material support to Hamas and are to be deported…
Ft article on the arrest and trial of the former chair of Canton Properties for obtaining illegal loans from the Bank of Communications in which HSBC has a minority holding.
linked to Somali based al-Shabab group. Allegedly planning suicide bomb attack on Australian military. Seven-month investigation.
Miguel Beraza, known as “the Truck” was allegedly in charge of transporting crystal meth for La Familia.
George Monbiot often irritates the hell out of me, but this is a classic example of bureaucrats behaving in a stalinist fashion. Conspiracy or cock-up? Not enough evidence to help us decide…but it’s another tightening of the screw against dissent and activism. We’ll all be back in ties and sports jackets soon [and twin-sets and … DEATH OF THE BIG GREEN GATHERING
Hmmm…is the Met at it again? We did some research on this, years ago, for the British Association for Shooting and Conservation [shotgun owners lobby group]. If only the Met would give regular figures for the provenance of shotguns, handguns and firearms used in crime, we could get an accurate picture of changes. It may … SHOTGUN OWNERS WARNED OVER THEFTS
I’ve chosen the Guardian article because it includes a list of previous cases against Israeli Ministers. Now if only we had an attorney general that prosecuted politicians rather than declaring it not in the national interest! We shall see what happens in this case, however. Russian-originating organised crime that links to israel and new York … ISRAELI POLICE RECOMMEND CORRUPTION CHARGES AGAINST AVIGDOR LIEBERMAN
The original title of this BBC World Service piece is more than a little loaded. It’s all reminiscent of the Chinese and Vietnamese Liberation Wars. Once you have the nationalism card in your hand, foreigners can’t win. End of story.
