New York Times article: Obama is Supeman. Created cyberweapons and pointed them at Iran…Not the story your blogger was given a while back, but there we go. There’s an election to be won, so Obama has nipped into a phone booth and changed costumes. He unleashed Stuxnet…why do I find myself thinking about Al Gore … OBAMA ORDER SPED UP WAVE OF CYBERATTACKS AGAINST IRAN
Russian security company, Kaspersky Labs exposes Flame. Malware that collects sensitive information. Both Israel and Iran targetted. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-18238326
The bomb attack has killed a 16 years old girl and injured several persons. Mayor blames organized crime for this unprecedented attack. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/italy/9276635/Bomb-attack-outside-Italian-school-kills-teenage-girl-and-wounds-seven.html (en) http://www.corriere.it/cronache/12_maggio_19/brindisi-esplode-ordigno-scuola-feriti_3c11fef0-a17f-11e1-8681-fb83092733eb.shtml (ita)
How Mafia-style groups use the gambling market for money laundering http://www.corriere.it/inchieste/italian-laundry/57dd801c-594c-11e1-b00f-503ee71194ec.shtml
Piece from the New York Times suggesting that the State Department’s programme to train the Iraqi police was poorly conceived, poorly planned and is about to be abandoned http://tinyurl.com/cledaa6
Guardian article on the activities of post-IRA organisation RAAD Republican Action Against Drugs in Derry City. Vigilantism running amok. http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2012/may/13/republican-vigilante-campaign-violence-derry
fascinating piece on some big trouble coming down the line for HSBC…Settlement could prove expensive! http://uk.reuters.com/article/2012/05/03/uk-hsbcusa-probes-idUKBRE8420G120120503
Cut and paste piece from the BBC magazine. 3 part documentary to be broadcast on BBC World Service and then available on iplayer. Probably worth downloading, especially f they get a debate going between those who could be accused of exaggerating the threat for business purposes and those who are more balanced and analytical. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-17868789
A new committee of MEPs has been given one year to investigate organised crime, corruption and money laundering in the European Union, and to come up with fresh proposals to tackle the issue. Anti Mafia Committee Set Up by European Parliament Europol Welcomes anti-mafia committee Sonia Alfano (ALDE, IT) was elected chair of the recently … EU ANTI MAFIA COMMITTEE
Useful update on narcotics production in Burma. Warlords, militias, ethnic groups, corrupt Army commanders, changing markets. A reminder that not so long ago, Burma was the world’s biggest opium producer. http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Southeast_Asia/ND27Ae01.html
