New York Times article. Apparently CIA Deputy Director has been to Pakistan to present senior officials with evidence of ISI members’ links with the Haqqani network, which in turn links to al Qaeda.

Report from UK Drug Policy Commission [an independent group] looks at impact of drug policy and problems of impact measurement.

Military role to be reduced. Federal police doubled in size. Drive against police corruption. Washington Post piece. May have to scroll down quite a way, because someone has messed up the html on the advert on the page. Border controls to be tightened. No word on the armed warfare that has been going on between … MEXICO PLAN ADDS POLICE TO TAKE ON DRUG CARTELS

Seven small bombs set off in a coordinated attack. There have been other incidents, according to the BBC. Sounds home-grown. Another group to identify and maybe examine its overseas connections.

Courtesy of Monty: a link to a Canadian paper article on a Colombian report on money-laundering in soccer. Ah, globalisation! Let see how it all links up to other countries. After all, no-one just turns up and buys a football club with the alleged proceeds of corruption, do they?

Yushchenko blames Zhvania, a former ally. No evidence given, according to Moscow Times. Odd little story, which may have implications for other poisoning accusations…or may not. The politics of it all shift and slide.

Slightly longer piee below: Man arrested in failed hedge funds Published on Monday, July 21, 2008 By Trent Jacobs trent@caymannetnews.com The Royal Cayman Islands Police Service (RCIPS) have arrested an unidentified 47-year-old man in connection with last month’s collapse of several Cayman-domiciled investment funds. Detectives from the Financial Crimes Unit (FCU) arrested the man on … MAN ARRESTED IN CONNECTION WITH COLLAPSE OF CAYMAN-DOMICILED INVESTMENT FUNDS

CNN story. Moving marijuana and immigrants in a hurricane. Rather them than me!

Nice piece from Security Focus with links to previous article. E-Gold agrees to regulation by the US and vows to continue in business.

As I read this, the allegations are that documents removed by Ministry of the Interior officials later were used to steal three investment companies and then commit tax fraud. Going to be difficult to prove, I suspect. There has been a great deal of company heft using false documentation in Russia, developing from the use … FUND MANAGER ALLEGES RUSSIAN TAX FRAUD