Pirate Bay founder Gottfrid Svartholm has been arrested in the Cambodian capital Phnom Penh. Svartholm, known online by his nickname Anakata, was sentenced to one year in jail for his involvement in The Pirate Bay but has been missing for some time. Svartholm was wanted internationally but exact details as to why he was arrested have not yet been made public.

3 U.S. Marines shot in Mexico

Three U.S. Marines were injured in a shooting south of Mexico City on Friday morning, a Mexican military official told CNN Mexico.

The motive behind the attack on the American servicemen, who were on a diplomatic mission, was not immediately known.

Unknown gunmen inside what was described as a Mexican federal police vehicle fired upon a U.S. Embassy vehicle that carried the U.S. servicemen, said the official, who declined to be named for security reasons.

The injured Marines were transported to a hospital in Cuernavaca, Mexico.

The conflicts of interest and cronyism at Holder’s Department of Justice are so many that it took a 27-page report by the Government Accountability Institute to catalog them all.
Gun-buying enthusiasts crash firearms ‘turn-in’ event at Memorial Coliseum

Gun-buying enthusiasts crash firearms ‘turn-in’ event at Memorial Coliseum

Hacking contra red light cameras

Hacking contra red light cameras

That’s 400 cameras citywide, both publicly and privately owned, that have been linked to the Long Beach Police Department’s communications center as part of a new program that combines law enforcement data with real-time video feeds from parks, beaches, business corridors, the Police Department helicopters and other sources throughout the city.

That’s 400 cameras citywide, both publicly and privately owned, that have been linked to the Long Beach Police Department’s communications center as part of a new program that combines law enforcement data with real-time video feeds from parks, beaches, business corridors, the Police Department helicopters and other sources throughout the city.

Riverdale Park is facing a class-action lawsuit claiming that tens of thousands of speed camera tickets should be invalidated because they were not properly approved by a police officer — a case that could cost the small town in Prince George’s County millions of dollars.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/crime/lawsuit-claims-many-speed-camera-tickets-issued-by-riverdale-park-are-invalid/2012/08/13/13d6f964-e57b-11e1-8741-940e3f6dbf48_story.html

“The suit, filed in Prince George’s County Circuit Court last week and first reported by Fox 5, claims that two civilian employees used a Riverdale Park police corporal’s computer login to approve thousands of tickets, including some when the corporal was away on leave.”

http://www.thedailystar.net/newDesign/latest_news.php?nid=39976

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Nine people have been killed in clashes between rival unions at a South African mine owned by leading platinum producer Lonmin, police have said.
The dead included two policemen attacked by a mob, and three workers killed by officers, at the mine in North West province, police said.
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http://www.thedailystar.net/newDesign/latest_news.php?nid=39976

Nine people have been killed in clashes between rival unions at a South African mine owned by leading platinum producer Lonmin, police have said.

The dead included two policemen attacked by a mob, and three workers killed by officers, at the mine in North West province, police said.

Do my eyes deceive me or are these Syrian rebels giving the Nazi salute?  Someone help me out here.

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