Overview: The black market in bluefin

Along the Mediterranean coast of France, in the city of Montpellier, prosecutors are quietly putting on trial an ancient French tradition —

Excerpts from this story referencing "Japan":

"… ilograms and live 40 years. One large fish can fetch more than $100,000 in Japan, which consumes around 80 percent of the global bluefin market. The widely …"

"… rom fishing fleets and farms, through ministry offices, to distributors in Japan. Led by the French, Spanish, and Italians, joined by Turks and others, Med …"

"… ysis by ICIJ. The analysis was based on official estimates of total catch, Japan wholesale market prices, and official quotas, the limits issued to countri …"

"… reports, and corporate records in ten countries, including France, Spain, Japan, and Tunisia. In addition, ICIJ gained access through an ICCAT member coun …"

Osama Bin Laden: How the U.S. helped midwife a terrorist

By Ahmed Rashid

A history of U.S. involvement in Central Asia, leading to the rise of Muslim radicals in 43 countries.

Excerpts from this story referencing "Algeria":

"… Arab-Afghans [Filipino Moros, Uzbeks from Soviet Central Asia, Arabs from Algeria, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Kuwait, and Uighurs from Xinjiang in China who ha …"

Afghanistan: Heart of darkness

By Ahmed Rashid

LAHORE, Pakistan, August 5, 1999 — As the Taliban launch a new offensive against opposition forces, the threat which this Islamic regime pos

Excerpts from this story referencing "Algeria":

"… hich includes hundreds of wanted terrorists who have fled governments from Algeria to Egypt and Kenya—gained prominence last year when it helped the Taliba …"

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Cheney led Halliburton to feast at federal trough

By Knut Royce and Nathaniel Heller

WASHINGTON, August 2, 2000 — Under the guidance of Richard Cheney, a get-the-government-out-of-my-face conservative, Halliburton Company ove

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"… untryEx-Im Bank:1990$311,482guaranteeEntreprise Nationale de Geophysique SPAlgeria1990$311,482loanEntrepriseNationale de Geophysique SPAlgeria1991$2,975,030g …"

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"… eophysique SPAlgeria1991$2,975,030loanEntrepriseNationale de Geophysique SPAlgeria1992$1,055,730guaranteeEntrepriseNationale de Geophysique SPAlgeria1992$1,0 …"

Part I: A Mediterranean feeding frenzy

By Kate Willson and Jean-Pierre Canet

Cobblestone walkways line the quiet canals of Sète, a French community of 40,000 nestled along the Mediterranean about 85 miles west of Mars

Excerpts from this story referencing "Japan":

"… easingly at risk, Eastern Atlantic bluefin tuna. Fed by ravenous demand in Japan, Mediterranean fishing fleets — led by those in Sète — have fished ou …"

"… nce of fraud and fishing beyond legal quotas. Even their biggest buyers in Japan are starting to verify the source of the bluefin they’ve bought for year …"

"… chain, ICIJ found, from fleets, through ministry offices, to boardrooms in Japan, which buys 80 percent of the Mediterranean’s bluefin tuna.Officials loo …"

"… he illegal and unreported trade, based on scientists’ estimated catches, Japanese market prices, and official quotas (the limits issued to countries on h …"

New investigative award for Arab journalists

By David E. Kaplan

Our colleagues at Arab Reporters for Investigative Journalism have launched a welcome new prize, the Seymour Hersh Investigative Journalism

Excerpts from this story referencing "Algeria":

"… justices,” says ARIJ Executive Director Rana Sabbagh.Eligible countries: Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Palestine, Syria, Tunisia …"

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Ahmed Ressam, mastermind of foiled LAX plot, gave up valuable details about al-Qaida without harsh interrogation

By David Heath

Fresh debate about interrogation tactics after bin Laden’s killing raises profile of foiled LAX bomber

Excerpts from this story referencing "Algeria":

"… th no strong beliefs and no work. He grew up in a small seaside village of Algeria and left for France as a young man to find a job. There he encountered hos …"

"… wallets from tourists and sharing a small apartment with a large group of Algerians.A leader at the local mosque, Abderraouf  Hannachi, had been to the …"

Greasing the skids of corruption

By Phillip van Niekerk and Laura Peterson

Money from multinational oil companies moves through labyrinths of international bank accounts, avoiding national budgets and banks

Excerpts from this story referencing "Algeria":

"… Africa, Nigeria, Angola, Azerbaijan, China, Colombia, Romania, Venezuela, Algeria, Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Mexico, Trinidad and Tobago, Russia, Kazakhst …"

The influence peddlers

By Yossi Melman and Julio Godoy

Arcadi Gaydamak epitomized the business of war in the post-Cold War era – an entrepreneur with global ties to resource exploitation

Excerpts from this story referencing "Valery Rudakov":

"… tes de Angola (Endiama). Leviev, who was close to the then-head of Alrosa, Valery Rudakov, said he helped bail out the financially ailing venture with a $58 million …"

The field marshal

By Alain Lallemand

Arms middleman Jacques Monsieur did business with little secrecy

Excerpts from this story referencing "Algeria":

"… c matter for France. When the country's colonies in sub-Saharan Africa and Algeria gained their independence, France lost its easy access to their oil reserv …"

"… s an executive named Jack Sigolet. After serving in the French military in Algeria, he joined the finance department of the French state-owned Régie Autonom …"

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