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...difficult to perform such a self-revealing song...
Sorting reality from myth may be particularly difficult when it comes to the Metropolitan Police Service. Most Londoners simply call it the Met, but around the world it's better known as "Scotland Yard" after the location of its original HQ. It's the world's most famous brand name in policing and - despite mounting travails - the most respected. Met detectives are the global go-to guys for anyone wanting assistance with politically charged investigations (Benazir Bhutto's assassination), forensics (the Asian tsunami's aftermath), or sensitive operations such as kidnappings. There are now Met liaison officers stationed...
...saying the [Ethiopian] security services there [who are fighting an ethnic Somali insurgency] were placing too many restrictions on it. Are you placing security and politics above humanitarian concerns in that area? That's not true. Most of the humanitarian agencies are operating there. Only those who find it difficult to distinguish between political interference and humanitarian assistance are restricted. I can give my assurance that the Ogaden is receiving the same level of care as other affected parts of the country...
Part of the confusion comes from the fact that bioterrorism cases do not generally produce stellar forensic evidence. "The nature of biological weapons is such that it is very difficult to figure out where something came from," says Larsen, author of a 2008 book on homeland security titled Our Own Worst Enemy. "The FBI does a marvelous job with guns and bombs, but anthrax is extremely difficult...
...scale of hacking round the world is notoriously difficult to estimate. By Jordan's own cautious assessment there are between 500 and 2000 hackers with the necessary skills to initiate a serious cyber attack and another 10,000 to 20,000 with the skills to use the pre-existing software to hack lower-grade security systems. And despite the sudden upswing in commercial cyber crime over the last 5 years, "The vast majority," he says, "are only interested in computer systems and the thrill and adventure of breaking into them...