Piece from Associated Press reported in the Guardian breaking news stream. Report on the situation in Northern Mali, where al Qaeda related groups appear to be digging in for a long conflict. The lesson should be: the West cant afford to undermine states. The long term winners are non-state actors such as al Qaeda. There … AP IMPACT: AL-QAIDA CARVES OUT OWN COUNTRY IN MALI

Medicinal marijuana in Colorado

Hmmm…Commissioner of City of London basically trying to protect himself against cuts here, I suspect, but he does give figures for various types of crime…mostly from the back of an envelope, but that never stopped academics using them as references!

Probably red diesel: agricultural fuel. Duty on petrol in UK so high that there must be other networks finding ways of avoiding it. but how and where is it sold?

This is an area where the process of definition of what is and isnt a “crime” is still taking place. The Chambers case demonstrated that protest can still overturn a stupid decision by a court, but it also demonstrated the power of celebrities, which is itself a disturbing feature. Might be an idea to look … HUGE RISE IN SOCIAL MEDIA ‘CRIMES’

Italian police today arrested Antonio Leonardi, one of the most wanted and most dangerous Camorra bosses. He is considered one of the major drug trafficker in Neaples.

Cannabis social clubs in France press for legalisation. Article in French. Its been a while since Ive explored the continental press, for which I apologise. All to do with changing laptops and forgetting bookmarks. Dont suppose this will get into the English redtops, so struggle through!

What will they really be looking for? UK not prone to random gunmen…The odd samurai sword wielder, yes, we do suffer from…but without tempting fate, weve only had two suicide bomber incidents. Thugs with knoves? yes, I’m all for their detection and arrest. Who is trying to sell the police what and why? [well for … POLICE RADARS TO DETECT SUICIDE BOMBERS AND GUNMEN

Given the level of duty, this really isnt very surprising. The neo-liberals who run the world want low taxes on income, because people will evade high taxes, but dont seem to have worked out that exactly the same thing will happen with alcohol, tobacco and eventually petrol, assuming their argument is correct. Its OK to … ALCOHOL DUTY FRAUD: ACTION NEEDED, SAY OFF-LICENCES

How many countries did the FBI train as well as local US forensic examiners? How many of these faults and exaggerations also apply to DNA evidence and analysis?