[IP] Interpol chief says warez/music piracy supports terrorism

[Dave Farber <dave@farber.net>]

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From: Richard Forno <rforno@infowarrior.org>
Date: Wed, 16 Jul 2003 23:03:46 -0400
To: Dave Farber <dave@farber.net>
Subject: Interpol chief says warez/music piracy supports terrorism


I bet it damages the ozone layer and is responsible for SARS, dandruff, and
the common cold, too.

-rf



Piracy linked to terrorism
16/07/2003 14:27  - (SA)

http://www.news24.com/News24/Technology/News/0,,2-13-1443_1388359,00.html

Paris - The head of Interpol called on Wednesday for a global crackdown on
software and music piracy, saying the illicit proceeds help finance
al-Qaida, Hezbollah and other terrorist networks.

The international police agency's secretary-general, Ronald K Noble, urged
governments and law enforcement agencies to treat such crimes as a priority,
saying in a statement, "it is becoming the preferred method of funding for a
number of terrorist groups".

The statement was issued on Wednesday ahead of a speech on the subject that
Noble was to give in Washington to the House of Representatives' Committee
on International Relations.

"There are enough examples now of the funding of terrorist groups in this
way for us to worry about the threat to public safety," Noble said. "We must
take preventative measures now."

An Interpol document to be presented in Washington later on Wednesday said
that a wide range of terrorist groups have profited from the production or
sale of counterfeit goods, including al-Qaida, Hezbollah, Chechen
separatists, ethnic Albanian extremists in Kosovo and paramilitaries in
Northern Ireland, the statement said.

Noble called for stepped-up efforts to trace the proceeds of pirated CDs,
DVDs, computer software, and counterfeit clothing and cigarettes.

Interpol, based in Lyon, France, co-ordinates information-sharing among
police forces in 181 countries.


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