Source: http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/03/24/inside-the-mafia-isis-connection.html The mobsters have the weapons, and they’re making a killing selling them off to Islamic radicals. CASTEL VOLTURNO, Italy — By the time Aziz Ehsan, a 46-year-old Iraqi, was arrested near Naples on Tuesday,…
Source: https://gcaptain.com/pirates-release-kidnapped-bourbon-crew-off-nigeria/ Bourbon Liberty 251. Photo credit: MarineTraffic.com/ French oil services company Bourbon Offshore has confirmed that two crew members kidnapped from their vessel off the coast of Nigeria last month have been released. The company…
Source: https://www.publicintegrity.org/2016/03/24/19489/report-brussels-suicide-bombers-sought-radioactive-materials?utm_source=email&utm_campaign=watchdog&utm_medium=publici-email&goal=0_ffd1d0160d-4ea9ac4ae2-100381977&mc_cid=4ea9ac4ae2&mc_eid=9ff443c0ec The two brothers who detonated suicide bombs at an airport and subway station in Brussels this week, killing at least 31 and injuring hundreds more, had spied on a senior Belgian nuclear official in…
Source:https://www.yahoo.com/news/2-british-ships-arrive-japan-carry-plutonium-us-015323402.html TOKYO (AP) — Two British ships arrived in eastern Japan on Monday to transport a shipment of plutonium — enough to make dozens of atomic bombs — to the U.S. for storage under a…
Source: http://www.wsj.com/articles/al-qaeda-claims-algeria-gas-plant-attack-1458388632 “Al Qaeda on Saturday claimed responsibility for a rocket attack on an Algerian gas plant, threatening more operations against Western oil companies. Early Friday, attackers launched homemade rockets at the Krechba gas plant, which…
Source: https://gcaptain.com/whats-next-for-piracy Written by Joshua Nash, SafeGuard Armor The threat of Piracy is a serious one for many countries, and one that has been taken increasingly seriously. From Government response to media attention, anti-Piracy efforts have…
Source: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-mexico-radioactive A container of radioactive material for industrial X-rays that was stolen in Mexico more than a week ago has been located and poses no risk to people, the interior ministry said on Tuesday. “It…
Source: http://www.publicintegrity.org/2016/02/29/19376/terrorist-group-s-plot-create-radioactive-dirty-bomb A small video camera stashed in a row of bushes silently recorded the comings and goings of the family of a Brussels-area man with an important scientific pedigree last year, producing a detailed chronology…
Source: http://www.dw.com/en/islamic-state-using-water-as-a-weapon/a-19093081 ‘Islamic State’ using water as a weapon The terror group “Islamic State” has taken control of six of the eight major dams in Syria and Iraq. It is systemically exercising control by using water….
Source: http://www.engadget.com/2016/03/01/pirates-hack-shipping-company/ Seaborne pirates just borrowed a page from their land-based counterparts. A Verizon security report has revealed that raiders hacked a shipping company’s content management system to determine which ships were worth boarding, and where…