Re: Huh? DVD Piracy Linked to Terrorism? Right.

[Michael Collins <mcollins () aleae com>]

I'm not surprised that DVD piracy funds terrorism; probably anything  
which funds criminal syndicates funds terrorism.  I just doubt that  
it's a any more significant a funder for the IRA than drug running,  
gun running or the Irish Sweepstakes have been.

On Mar 4, 2009, at 2:08 AM, Paul Ferguson wrote:

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> Via UPI.
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> [snip]
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> WASHINGTON, March 3 (UPI) -- Organized criminal groups are  
> increasingly
> pirating movies and using the funds to support terrorism, a study from
> U.S.-based think tank Rand Corp. said.
>
> The non-profit policy-analysis organization released a report Tuesday
> suggesting that organized criminal groups are increasingly turning  
> to the
> lucrative and largely unprosecuted street sales of pirated movies as  
> a new
> revenue source, Rand reported.
>
> The research, supported by a grant from the Motion Picture  
> Association,
> involved interviews with more than 120 law enforcement and  
> intelligence
> officials and a review of 2,000 pages of documents.
>
> The study said there were several cases of criminal groups pirating  
> movies
> and using some of the funds to support terrorism, including  
> activities by
> the Irish Republican Army and Hezbollah.
>
> "Given the enormous profit margins, it's no surprise that organized  
> crime
> has moved into film piracy," Greg Treverton, Rand Center for Global  
> Risk
> and Security director and the report's lead author, said in a  
> statement.
>
> "If you buy pirated DVDs, there is a good chance that at least part  
> of the
> money will go to organized crime, and those proceeds fund more  
> dangerous
> criminal activities, possibly terrorism."
>
>
> [snip]
>
> Link:
> http://www.upi.com/Emerging_Threats/2009/03/03/DVD_piracy_linked_to_terrori
> sm/UPI-54051236094676/
>
>
> Note "...supported by a grant from the Motion Picture Association..."
>
> Oh, those wacky Rand analysts.
>
> Enjoy!
>
> - - ferg
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