Transnational Threats Update June 2009 - Vol. 7, No. 6

The Transnational Threats Update is produced by the Transnational Threats Project and provides monthly reports and analysis on terrorism, drug trafficking, organized crime, money laundering, and arms trafficking. The newsletter draws on several U.S. and international media sources, including Associated Press, Agence France Presse, Reuters, Xinhua News Agency, World Tribune, Afghan News, and others.

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Transnational Threats Update June 2009 - Vol. 7, No. 6

In this issue:

• Pakistani Minister Alleged to Have Funded Afghan Terrorism
• Kenya and al-Shabaab at Crisis Point
• Fighting Displaces Thousands in Mindanao
• Yemen on the Brink
• China Claims Language Policy a Counterterrorism Success
• African Chiefs Develop Counterterrorism Strategy
• i-Counterterrorism
• Drugs, Organized Crime, and Terrorism Converge in West Africa
• Mexico's Drug War Imperils Central America
• AU Implements Antitrafficking Initiative
• Kenyan Piracy Tribunal Hits Russian Iceberg