Investigators turn the spotlight on alternative remittance systems

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The US Drug Enforcement Administration's investigation of the Colombian Black Market Peso Exchange and its use by drug traffickers and the Financial Action Task Force's examination of alternative remittance systems (ARS) are discussed. Law enforcement and intelligence agencies are helping in detecting and disrupting drug-trafficking and terrorist operations, as different categories of ARS have different levels of vulnerability to abuse and exploitation.

Legal issues & crime, Colombia, Company legal issue, Investigations, Drug traffic, Foreign exchange market, Drug dealing, United States. Drug Enforcement Administration

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Rumsfeld's war

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An overview is presented of U.S. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld's warfighting ideas which began in earnest on March 20, 2003. The extensive use of Special Forces in the Iraq War focused on effecting regime collapse rather than taking ground.

International Affairs, International politics, National Security, Iraq, Military Exercises & Maneuvers, Military Action, Analysis, Military policy, Military operations, Strategic aspects, United States. Department of Defense, Military maneuvers, Rumsfeld, Donald H., Iraq War, 2003-

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A new language of terror

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Terrorism is normally a form of communication between two parties, but the World Trade Center disaster breaks that form in that it is not immediately evident who is responsible for the terrorist action. Assumptions and implications are discussed.

International aspects, Cover Story, Terrorism, World Trade Center and Pentagon Attacks, 2001

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