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[Palestine] Yassar Arafat and the Radioactive Cigarette
Last week, the body of the late Palestinian leader Yassar Arafat was exhumed and tissue samples taken to be tested for signs of poisoning by the radioactive element polonium-210. As I wrote then, rumors have circulated since Arafat died in 2004 that thi
Dec 6, 2012
Wired
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Dec 6, 2012 14:29
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[Algeria, UK] How cigarette smuggling fuels Africa's Islamist violence
Contrabrand tobacco is a $1bn trade in north Africa, run by extremists including Mokhtar Belmokhtar, who masterminded the attack on the Algerian gas plant. The trade is highly profitable – and very low risk
Jan 26, 2013
The Guardian (uk)
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Jan 26, 2013 23:55
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Terrorism and Transnational Crime: Foreign / Policy Issues for Congress (PDF)
Illicit tobacco trade: The production, smuggling, and sale of tobacco products, including genuine and counterfeit cigarettes, is a lucrative form of financing for organized crime as well as terrorist groups, such as Hezbollah, Hamas, the Kurdistan Wor
Oct 19, 2012
U.S. Department of State
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Nov 6, 2012 16:35
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[Europe] EU sanctions target Syrian central bank, tobacco
The General Organization of Tobacco no longer has access to any assets in the EU either. The government-owned agency generates funds for the regime through the licensing and taxing of foreign tobacco brands
May 15, 2012
Deutsche Presse-Agentur GmbH (dpa) (de)
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May 15, 2012 09:50
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Terrorism and Tobacco--How Cigarette Smuggling Finances Jihad and Insurgency Worldwide
Jun 29, 2009
The Cutting Edge
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Jun 29, 2009 00:00
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[Somalia] How cigarette smuggling fuels Africa's Islamist violence
Contraband tobacco is a $1b trade in north Africa, run by extremists including Mokhtar Belmokhtar
Feb 2, 2013
Gulf News (ae)
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Feb 2, 2013 12:54
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[New York] EDITORIAL: Cigarette smuggling steals tax money and aids terrorists
Now, the players could be plotting attacks on New York and America — and the amounts of money stolen has risen exponentially. Enforcement must be stepped up, especially if Indian reservations — once a huge source of illegal, untaxed cigs — start selling
May 19, 2013
New York Daily News
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May 19, 2013 18:49
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[New York] Terrorists may get money from regional, cheap cigarette smuggling ring: Ray Kelly
Some of those arrested in the bust have links to Omar Abdel-Rahman, the blind sheik, and Rashid Baz, who opened fire on a van of Yeshiva students on the Brooklyn Bridge, killing Ari Halberstam. ‘We're concerned because similar schemes have been used in t
May 17, 2013
New York Daily News
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May 18, 2013 07:48
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[New York] A.G. Schneiderman & NYPD Commissioner Kelly Announce Take Down Of Massive Eastern Seaboard Unstamped Cigarette Trafficking Enterprise
During a 12-month investigation, law enforcement seized more than 65,000 forged NYC/NYS cigarette tax stamps that were not yet affixed to packs of cigarettes, and nearly 20,000 cartons of untaxed cigarettes. The investigation, which has so far uncovered
May 16, 2013
Office of New York State Attorney General
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May 17, 2013 14:26
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[Massachusetts] Homeowner on Cigarette Break Finds Smoking Gun in Boston Bombing Case Hiding in His Boat
David Henneberry, an avid boater and member of the Watertown Yacht Club, walked outside to smoke a cigarette just after Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick lifted the curfew on Boston residents at 6 p.m. Friday.
Apr 20, 2013
WBZT.com
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Apr 20, 2013 11:48