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Palestinian gets 25 years for arms smuggling
NEW YORK (AFP) - A Palestinian businessman guilty of conspiring with a Syrian arms trafficker to export millions of dollars worth of weapons to leftist rebels in Colombia has been sentenced to 25 years in prison, according to authorities.
Nations:Colombia Romania U.S. Source:(AFP)
2009-07-01
Clinton: US shares blame for Mexican drug wars
MEXICO CITY - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Wednesday pledged to stand "shoulder to shoulder" with Mexico in its violent struggle against drug cartels, and acknowledged the U.S. shares blame because of its demand for drugs and supply of weapons.
Nations:Mexico People:Felipe Calderon Barack Obama Hillary Clinton Activities:Mexico-U.S. Source:(AP)
2009-03-25
Craigslist chief 'mystified' by sheriff's sex ad lawsuit
SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) - Craigslist's chief executive has fired back at an Illinois sheriff who is suing the popular website for promoting prostitution with free classified ads for "erotic services."
Nations:U.S. Source:(AFP)
2009-03-08
Israel, US sign anti-Gaza arms smuggling deal
WASHINGTON (AFP) - US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni signed a deal here Friday aimed at halting arms smuggling into Gaza as part of efforts to clinch a ceasefire.
Nations:Israel People:Ehud Olmert Barack Obama Condoleezza Rice George W. Bush Activities:2009 Gaza War Source:(AFP)
2009-01-16
Why Are Deer Being Smuggled into Texas?
The sight of deer munching in suburban gardens is a common one across America, particularly in places like Texas' hill country, where at holiday time the ubiquitous roadside deer-warning signs are decorated with round red stickers by an anonymous artist in an homage to Rudolph, the most famous deer of all. So plentiful are the white-tailed deer in Texas that the notion of smuggling deer into the state seems absurd - yet this growing and lucrative illegal trade, with its threat of devastating disease, is challenging federal and state wildlife officers across the country.
Nations:U.S. Source:(Time)
2009-01-08
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