{"id":21907,"date":"2015-08-06T11:00:39","date_gmt":"2015-08-06T01:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.aspistrategist.ru\/?p=21907"},"modified":"2015-08-06T10:58:05","modified_gmt":"2015-08-06T00:58:05","slug":"the-beat-ct-scan-and-checkpoint-15","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.aspistrategist.ru\/the-beat-ct-scan-and-checkpoint-15\/","title":{"rendered":"The Beat, CT Scan and Checkpoint"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Lion<\/a><\/p>\n

The Beat<\/strong><\/p>\n

Organised criminals target Australia Post<\/em><\/p>\n

The Australian Federal Police are expected to charge a Melbourne criminal syndicate formerly contracted to Australia Post<\/a> with fraud, conspiracy to influence a Commonwealth official and dealing with proceeds of crimes. Fairfax reports that the group is alleged to have offered international students Australian visas for a hefty fee, sub-par training and work in contravention of visa conditions, with Australia Post warned about the group\u2019s underpayment of workers as far back as 2012<\/a>. This highlights the need for government departments to bolster their protections against exploitation from sophisticated organised criminal networks.<\/p>\n

Mob museum realises new goal<\/em><\/p>\n

Finally, arrests of FIFA officials<\/a> have exposed deep links between organised crime and sport. While the investigation is ongoing, it hasn\u2019t stopped the National Museum of Organised Crime and Law Enforcement in Las Vegas from launching a FIFA exhibit. The \u2018Beautiful Game\u2019 Turns Ugly<\/a> <\/em>examines the corruption which has brought the football body into disrepute. It will open on September 1.<\/p>\n

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CT Scan<\/strong><\/p>\n

Boko Haram laying down arms?<\/em><\/p>\n

Several Nigerian news sources (here<\/a>, here<\/a> and here<\/a>) have reported that Boko Haram has approached Nigeria\u2019s Centre for Crisis Communication (CCC) about the possibility of opening a dialogue with the country\u2019s federal government. While there are some understandable hesitations, CCC has reported President Muhammadu Buhari\u2019s willingness to negotiate with \u2018credible\u2019 members of the group.<\/p>\n

For a different look at Boko Haram, be sure to read the eyewitness account of Gerida Birukila<\/a>, a UNICEF public health specialist, on the state of the health and wellbeing of women and girls recently liberated by the Nigerian military from the terrorist organisation.<\/p>\n

\u2018Death cult\u2019: juvenile or justified?<\/em><\/p>\n

ABC Radio National investigated the politics of fear in its recent Sunday Extra program. On the back of Tony Abbott\u2019s rhetoric about the \u2018death cult\u2019 \u2018coming after us\u2019<\/a>, Professor David Cole of Georgetown University stated that with such inflammatory language, leaders are \u2018playing into the terrorists\u2019 hands\u2019. Rather than adding undue credibility<\/a> to extremists\u2019 cause, policymakers and spokespeople would do better to respond to terrorists\u2019 threats with reason and realism, rather than fearmongering. For the full podcast, listen here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Shamming al-Sham<\/em><\/p>\n

Some members of IS have recently joined the long list of romantic hopefuls who have realised that not everything is as it seems when looking for love online. Three Chechen women have cheated IS fighters<\/a> out of thousands of dollars by posing as \u2018wannabe jihadi brides\u2019 on social media. By claiming that they need to be wired cash before they could reach the Caliphate, the women received over US$3,100<\/a> from IS Casanovas before being caught by Chechen police.<\/p>\n

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Checkpoint <\/strong><\/p>\n

Buckle-up: hunting trophy-free airlines<\/em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

The global outrage<\/a> sparked by the assassination of Cecil the Lion<\/a> at the hands of an American recreational hunter in Zimbabwe has now led American, Delta and United Airlines<\/a> to join an industry group that will no longer ship\u00a0hunting trophies<\/a>\u00a0that come from lions, leopards, elephants, rhinoceroses, and buffaloes. While the decision hasn\u2019t been welcomed by Zimbabwe\u2019s tourism industry<\/a>, it\u2019s being praised by animal conservation organisations<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Although Australian carriers haven\u2019t yet decided to follow their US counterparts, it is hoped that such moves will have an impact on the illegal trade of wildlife and natural resources, which last year amounted to nearly US$213 billion<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Indian\u2013Bangladeshi border dispute resolved\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

Last Saturday India and Bangladesh officially began the exchange of 162 enclaves<\/a> at their long-disputed border, ending a 70-year dispute. The disputed territory<\/a> made difficult for over 50,000 people doing simple things, like visiting the markets.\u00a0This Washington Post<\/em> article<\/a> illustrates the strange situation whereby enclave residents had to illegally pass into foreign lands to obtain a visa so that they might legally visit at a later date.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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