1. Credit Crunch or rather Zio Punch?
(Newsletter)

...y MWC NEWS    Wednesday, 01 October 2008 "The American Dream: Walking in the Shoes of Carnies, Arms Dealers, Immigrant Dreamers, Pot Farmers, and Christian Believers," looks on t...

2. Mockery and Empathy
(Opinions/Society)

"The American Dream: Walking in the Shoes of Carnies, Arms Dealers, Immigrant Dreamers, Pot Farmers, and Christian Believers," looks on the cover like a collection of serious social commenta

3. UK 'must tighten arms controls'
(Archived/News/Global)

The British government should do more to ensure UK arms exports are not used against civilians in conflict zones, an influential group of legislators in the country has said.

4. US jails Syrian-born arms dealer
(Archived/News/Global)

A US district court has sentenced a Syrian-born arms dealer to 30 years in prison for conspiring to sell weapons to Colombian rebels.

5. Thai police drop arms dealer charge
(Archived/News/Global)

...n Thailand have dropped charges against a Russian man, accused of being one of the world's biggest black market arms dealers....

6. Arms suspect faces Thai trial
(Archived/News/Global)

An alleged Russian arms dealer arrested in a US sting operation in Thailand, could stand trial in Bangkok before any US extradition request is considered, Thai police have said.

7. Banana grower's paramilitary links
(Archived/News/Global)

Outraged Colombians are calling for the US to extradite executives of a Cincinnati-based banana producer after it admitted making payments to illegal armed groups in the country.