Long Washington Post piece that may give some pointers as to why smugglers and organised crime profit from political conflict.

Well, if your motto is “faithful through the centuries….”

Article based on a report by David Albright, an authority on the Khan group, that has been leaked to the Washington Post.

This, on the other hand, is much more serious, although it is not clear why he cannot be put on trial. There has to be a problem proving him guilty of an offence. The mistake appears to have been made when someone decided to deport him rather than put him on trial. The judges have … ABU QATADA BAILED

Talk about using a wheel to crush a butterfly. CPS is going over the top again and again at the moment, stretching the law. Which is why 42 days detention is so scary. “proportionate” CPS….can you people even spell the word? We used to have cautions and binding over to keep the peace for the … “LYRICAL TERRORIST” HAS CONVICTION QUASHED

45 people charged, all from South East Asia. Changing times in Northern Ireland! Cannabis “factories” being discovered all over the UK, mostly linked to “South East Asian” gangs.

Suspects alleged to belong to the Tambov gang, based in St. Petersburg. Arms trafficking, money laundering, contract killing, drug trafficking and tax fraud. Been operating in Spain for 10 years, allegedly. German US and Russian police assisting the investigation.

This is the original Washington Post article that today’s earlier post refers to. It alleges that the computers belonging to Swiss businessmen, contained designs for a much smaller warhead than had been provided to Libya and one that several other countries would have the technology to deliver. The full Albright Report should be published later … SMUGGLERS HAD DESIGN FOR ADVANCED WARHEAD

The Asian Journal of Criminology seeks submission for volume 4 – 2009 onwards on studies of crime and criminal justice in Asia or about the impact of Asian crime groups in America, Europe and elsewhere. We are especially interested in receiving manuscripts with a comparative or empirical focus and that also address legal issues pertinent … ASIAN JOURNAL OF CRIMINOLOGY

Update on findings in safe deposit boxes raided by UK police earlier this month.