CNAS is pleased to announce it is now accepting applications for the third annual Next Generation National Security Leaders Program 2011-2012. (U.S. citizens only) As part of its mission to prepare and foster the next generation of national security and defense leaders, the Center for a New American Security (CNAS) is pleased to announce it … NEXT GENERATION NATIONAL SECURITY LEADERS PROGRAM

A huge fire at Tiburtina – a major train hub in Rome – is causing cancellations or long delays for several trains along Italian major north-south routes passing through Rome. The cause of the fire is still under investigation but copper theft was probably at the origin of the blaze. This time collateral damages for … CHAOS FOR TRENITALIA TRAINS PROBABLY CAUSED BY COPPER THEFT

and the legal basis for this is…?

But no crime was committed and there is no suggestion of corruption. 25% of all dinners eaten by Downing Street staff were paid for bt Rupert Murdoch…well, of course!

Is there not a single person of intelligence in the Obama team? What a disappointment he has turned out to be.

Nice graphic, but the Us of A has turned out to be a major source of weapons…and agencies at the top!

Anonymous has started releasing previews of files leaked from the Italian Cyber Police (CNAIPIC). The total amount of data stolen has been estimated in 8Gb. A “revenge” for the role of CNAIPIC in the arrest of 15 members of the group in Italy and Switzerland at the beginning of July? (Here more in Italian: http://www.repubblica.it/cronaca/2011/07/25/news/attacco_cnaipic-19587826/?ref=HRER2-1).

Piece to mark 40 years of failure. Paramilitary rhetoric is not the way forward. As always, the journalistic view, despite the more complex comments of his interviewees comes down to a black and white, either or conclusion. The issues of drug taking, misuse, addiction are far too important to let a journalist loose on them. … RICHARD NIXON’S ‘WAR ON DRUGS’ BEGAN 40 YEARS AGO, AND THE BATTLE IS STILL RAGING

According to Thomas M. Hernández, DEA’s Chief Operations Officer, the incursion of Mexican cartels into Central America and the resulting territorial disputes against local gangs is the main reason behind the high levels of violence recently recorded in the region. Also, the presence of Mexican cartels in Central America has been critical in triggering higher … NARCO DEBILITA A GOBIERNOS DE CA

According to Professor Edgardo Buscaglia, visitng Professor at the Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México (ITAM), Mexican drug trafficking organizations such as Los Zetas or La Línea should be included in relevant “terrorist groups lists” in order to apply international anti-terrorism protocols and anti-money laundering policies against them.