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Interpol chief says warez/music piracy supports terrorism
From: Dave Farber <dave () farber net>
Date: Thu, 17 Jul 2003 08:47:17 -0400
------ Forwarded Message From: Richard Forno <rforno () infowarrior org> Date: Wed, 16 Jul 2003 23:03:46 -0400 To: Dave Farber <dave () farber net> Subject: Interpol chief says warez/music piracy supports terrorism I bet it damages the ozone layer and is responsible for SARS, dandruff, and the common cold, too. -rf Piracy linked to terrorism 16/07/2003 14:27 - (SA) http://www.news24.com/News24/Technology/News/0,,2-13-1443_1388359,00.html Paris - The head of Interpol called on Wednesday for a global crackdown on software and music piracy, saying the illicit proceeds help finance al-Qaida, Hezbollah and other terrorist networks. The international police agency's secretary-general, Ronald K Noble, urged governments and law enforcement agencies to treat such crimes as a priority, saying in a statement, "it is becoming the preferred method of funding for a number of terrorist groups". The statement was issued on Wednesday ahead of a speech on the subject that Noble was to give in Washington to the House of Representatives' Committee on International Relations. "There are enough examples now of the funding of terrorist groups in this way for us to worry about the threat to public safety," Noble said. "We must take preventative measures now." An Interpol document to be presented in Washington later on Wednesday said that a wide range of terrorist groups have profited from the production or sale of counterfeit goods, including al-Qaida, Hezbollah, Chechen separatists, ethnic Albanian extremists in Kosovo and paramilitaries in Northern Ireland, the statement said. Noble called for stepped-up efforts to trace the proceeds of pirated CDs, DVDs, computer software, and counterfeit clothing and cigarettes. Interpol, based in Lyon, France, co-ordinates information-sharing among police forces in 181 countries. ------ End of Forwarded Message ------------------------------------- You are subscribed as interesting-people () lists elistx com To manage your subscription, go to http://v2.listbox.com/member/?listname=ip Archives at: http://www.interesting-people.org/archives/interesting-people/
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