But almost all were released. Alleged to have been a meeting of “thieves-in-law” [vory v zakonye] at which a dispute between Oniani and Usoyan was either to be settled or war declared. Sounds fascinating, if true. It’s all “alleged”. Happened on a yacht in a reservoir near Moscow. Police commandos rapelled down from a helicopter. … 39 REPUTED MOBSTERS DETAINED ON YACHT
MEND, the Movement for the Emancipation of the Nigerian Delta, ends its ceasefire over comments by Gordon Brown. These guys attack pipelines and have cut Nigerian oil production by 25%. Washington Post here has a very brief article on them. Funding? Connctions?
Thank goodness for la Repubblica! I was beginning to wonder if the police of Europe had declared the war on organised crime a draw, there has been so little in the newspapers. 40 individuals arrested and goods worth 300 million euros seized.
Nice appeal to get rid of that dreadfully unhelpful word “terrorism” by a lecturer from Monash, tying it to Nelson Mandela’s de-designation, if that’s the right word. Nice finish: it is entirely possible to be both terrorist and freedom fighter.
Another headline grabber from the same meeting. I love the idea of a French cop “escorting” a French drunk back to his/her hotel in Prague. I mean that’s exactly what they would do in Paris…isn’t it? Dear old William Hague chuntering into his brandy about wasting police resources. Does he know where abroad is? Anywhere … JOINT POLICE STATIONS IN TOURIST AREAS PROPOSED
Church roofs used to be raided in the past. Is it “developing countries” demand or one of those economic cycle phenomena? 38 police forces involved in a coordinated response. Fine, but what happens after the two days are over?
Informal meeting of EU Interior Ministers yesterday. Theyre looking at agreeing guidelines….Ho hum, they’ve been doing that for years. Great headline, but wait until October to see if anything happens.
Liverpool is my home city, so I check the local paper regularly. Report on the aftermath of the murder of Rhys Jones. Firearms incidents up, but from 5 to 9 over a six month period. Huge effort at disruption from the figures given
This is totally disturbing. New level for hackers. What it means for us punters will not be clear until the banks come clean.
Report on Operation Pentameter 2. Lots of figures for researchers. Couldnt find the BBC link, although the story was on the radio yesterday. Small print says 6,000 to 18,000.Guardian version at http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2008/jul/03/childprotection.internationalcrime concentrates on internal trafficking.
