Topic: POLICE REPORT - on March 29, 2009 at 1:24:00 PM CEST
Police identify 200 children as potential terrorists - Drastic new tactics to prevent school pupils as young as 13 falling into extremism
Two hundred schoolchildren in Britain, some as young as 13, have been identified as potential terrorists by a police scheme that aims to spot youngsters who are "vulnerable" to Islamic radicalisation.
The number was revealed to The Independent by Sir Norman Bettison, the chief constable of West Yorkshire Police and Britain's most senior officer in charge of terror prevention.
He said the "Channel project" had intervened in the cases of at least 200 children who were thought to be at risk of extremism, since it began 18 months ago. The number has leapt from 10 children identified by June 2008.
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Topic: WEB - on March 29, 2009 at 1:21:00 PM CEST
Telekom-Paket: Blackout Europe
Um Aufmerksamkeit auf die derzeitigen Verhandlungen rund um das Telekom-Paket auf EU-Ebene zu legen, gibt es jetzt von auch die irisch-englische Kampagnen-Seite “Blackout-Europe” samt Facebook-Gruppe. Ein Element der Kampagne sind die Briefe an die EU-Abgeordneten, die wir am Donnerstag schon in einer deutschen Übersetzung gepostet haben. Man kann auch Avatar-Bilder in seine Social-Media Profile übernehmen, um für die Aktionen zu mobilisieren. Weitere Aktionen sollen folgen und werden auch noch gesucht. Werdet aktiv und macht mit!
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Topic: WEB - on March 29, 2009 at 11:31:00 AM CEST
Vast Spy System Loots Computers in 103 Countries
A vast electronic spying operation has infiltrated computers and has stolen documents from hundreds of government and private offices around the world, including those of the Dalai Lama, Canadian researchers have concluded.
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Topic: WEB - on March 29, 2009 at 11:30:00 AM CEST
Riesiges Computer-Spionagenetzwerk entdeckt
Kanadische Forscher vom Information Warfare Monitor (IWM) haben ein Computer-Spionagenetzwerk entdeckt, das rund 1.300 Computer in 103 Staaten infiltriert und zur Überwachung benutzt hat.
Laut den Forschern befanden sich Computer von Botschaften, Außenministerien, der NATO und des Dalai Lama unter den infizierten Rechnern. Betroffen seien unter anderem Computer, die in Brüssel, London und New York stünden, berichtete die "New York Times" ("NYT"). Der Report wurde der Zeitung vorab zugespielt.
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Topic: FUN - on March 27, 2009 at 3:22:00 PM CET
Live: Douglas Adams in Göttingen
This is a recording from Douglas Adams' first reading in Göttingen, Germany, in March of 1994.
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Topic: TV - on March 27, 2009 at 3:20:00 PM CET
The 50 Greatest Documentaries
Based upon a poll of film makers, organized by Channel 4 in the UK, the 50 best documentaries of all time were chosen. Despite the unpromising screenshot image of Jimmy Saville at the beginning, this is great. Of course, I would differ with the selection, but that’s part of the game.
Total running time: approx 100mins.
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Topic: WEB - on March 27, 2009 at 2:18:00 PM CET
Jetzt handeln: Das Internet im Telekom-Paket retten
Bei der Debatte rund um das Telekom-Paket ist auf europäischer Ebene gerade die heiße Phase vor der zweiten Lesung im EU-Parlament angebrochen. Ende April werden die Abgeordneten im EU-Parlament über die neue Telekommunikationsrahmengesetzgebung in Europa abstimmen. Und hier gibt es Probleme! Die Musikindustrie möchte Internetsperrungen in dem Gesetzespaket unterbringen - Und die Telko-Lobby will die Netzneutralität aufweichen.
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Topic: FUN - on March 27, 2009 at 2:16:00 PM CET
Antiques made to order
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Topic: DRUGS - on March 27, 2009 at 2:13:00 PM CET
15.000 Marihuana-Pfeifen beschlagnahmt
Rund 15.000 Marihuana-Pfeifen sind bei einer Razzia im Norden Israels beschlagnahmt worden. Die Wasserpfeifen sollten von einer Fabrik in Haifa aus vertrieben werden, wie die Polizei am Donnerstag mitteilte. Der 60-jährige Fabrikbesitzer wurde festgenommen.
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Topic: DRUGS - on March 27, 2009 at 2:12:00 PM CET
More states move toward allowing medical marijuana use
Some states are moving to legalize the use of marijuana for medical purposes in response to the Obama administration's decision to limit prosecutions of sick people or caregivers who use or dispense the drug.
Attorney General Eric Holder said last week that his agents will seek criminal charges only when both state and U.S. laws are violated. That signaled a shift from the Bush administration, whose agents raided several centers that dispense marijuana in California, where state law permits its medical use. Twelve other states also allow medical marijuana, but U.S. law prohibits its use for any reason.
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Topic: DRUGS - on March 27, 2009 at 2:08:00 PM CET
DEA raid on cannabis clinic in SF
Raw footage of DEA Raid on Medical Marijuana Dispensary in San Francisco, California on March 25, 2009.
These police officers should spend their time going after violent criminals instead of cowardly cherry picking a known peaceful pot club. Easier to hassle stoners than it is to determine the origin of the AK-47 assault rifle that claimed the life of two police officers last week. Its just a goddamn waste of resources to shut down a tax paying business.
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Topic: DRUGS - on March 26, 2009 at 1:10:00 PM CET
Mexico's drug war (34 photos total)
In December of 2006, Mexico's new President Felipe Calderón declared war on the drug cartels, reversing earlier government passiveness. Since then, the government has made some gains, but at a heavy price - gun battles, assasinations, kidnappings, fights between rival cartels, and reprisals have resulted in over 9,500 deaths since December 2006 - over 5,300 killed last year alone. President Barack Obama recently announced extra agents were being deployed to the border and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton heads to Mexico today to pursue a broad diplomatic agenda - overshadowed now by spiraling drug violence and fears of greater cross-border spillover. Officials on both sides of the border are committed to stopping the violence, and stemming the flow of drugs heading north and guns and cash heading south.
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