Uighur Detainees may be released to US

This will not make the Chinese authorities terribly happy! Slowly, Guantanamo Bay refugees are being released, the political need for them gone. What a sorry episode in the history of democracy.

Allegations that the most famous bottles of wine ever sold were forgeries

Ah! Schadenfreude [if that's the right spelling!] The story of the unlikely find of Thomas Jefferson's wine cellar in Paris and the people who bought the bottles. Article by the author of "the Billionaire's Vinegar". Lots of allegations and court cases are ongoing.

Spies take war on terror into cyberspace

Misleading headline. Article about setting up websites to counter jihadist propaganda sites.

On the East African Coast, Piracy is the Only Buiness that pays

If youve got a boat and you cant make money out of fishing, then you will find other ways to make money out of your boat. People and weapons smuggling make a start. Eyl is the modern Tortuga, Henry Morgan's pirate capital, says the author of this article. I used to tell students that a dissertation on piracy wasnt a good idea, because there was little written. Sudenly there's loads.

Spain holds 121 over Child Porn

Long term investigation with a Brazilian angle. 18,000 further IP addresses in the network, which ill be pursued via Interpol.

Mexico's Calderon targets drug traffickers

Not sure whether this is putting the cart before the horse or shutting the stable door after the horse has bolted. Regular readers of this blog will know that the US strengthened its Southern border, causing displacement of drug trafficking Westward and destroying stable arrangements between gangs, leading to shoot-outs and murders, intervention by the Army, fights with the police and now....comes the plan! let me see now. The time for the plan would have been the moment the US announced its border strengthening plan...ah, ma~nana [there must be a better way to put the tilde on top of the "n" too.]

A blood feud made to order

Yulia Latynina speculates as to who shot Ruslan Yamadaev. A murky tale of Chechens and silovki...or not.

Medvedev Soldiers on in Corruption Battle

Legislation to come before the State Duma later this week. The Moscow Times reports much scepticism.

Police Arrest 100 as war declared on Naples Mafia

Not sure whether the crime correspondents or the police have just got back from their holidays, but suddenly, crime stories are appearing in the media again. This initiative aimed at the Casalesi clan of the Camorra after they were alleged to have killed 7 people on 18th September.

Fighting the Scourge of Scareware

Attorney General's Office in the US finally launching suits against spyware and scareware pop-ups. Policing the Internet is increasingly irresistible. End of a Brave New World.