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http://www.officer.com/article/article.jsp?siteSection=1&id=22935

"Nationwide Roundup Nabs More Than 10,000 Fugitives"

MARK SHERMAN
Associated Press

ARTICLE SNIPPET: "WASHINGTON (AP) -- More than 10,000 fugitives, many wanted for violent crimes, were rounded up over the past week in a coordinated nationwide effort led by U.S. marshals.

Officers from 960 federal, state and local law enforcement agencies took part in the concentrated search, which coincided with Crime Victims Rights Week, officials said. The dragnet caught 10,340 people, some of whom had two or more outstanding arrest warrants, Justice Department officials said.

More than 150 who were arrested were wanted for murder, another 550 were sought on rape or sexual assault charges, and more than 600 had outstanding arrest warrants for armed robbery, officials said. Among those captured were 150 gang members and 100 unregistered sex offenders, they said."

http://www.inatoday.com/fidels%20red%20club%2041805.htm

"FIDEL'S RED CLUB"

APRIL 18, 2005
By Toby Westerman
Copyright 2005 International News Analysis Today
www.inatoday.com

ARTICLE SNIPPET: "National Review's cover story of April 11, 2005 correctly identifies the dangers posed by the Marxist duo of Fidel Castro, dictator of Cuba, and Hugo Chavez, President and would-be tyrant of Venezuela. There are, however, significant omissions in the otherwise fine article, which need to be addressed.

Neither Castro nor Chavez could hold on to power without the financial and military backing of Russia and China. Moscow considers Havana its "key" partner in Latin America, and China regards Cuba to be one of its closest allies.

During Castro's 2003 trip to China, Prime Minister Wen Jiabao declared that the Chinese people "profoundly admire" Castro for his defiance against the U.S. during what is described as a "difficult time of change in the world's balance of forces."

Both Moscow and Beijing are ready to ensure continuation of the present Cuban regime following the long-anticipated death of Castro.

The value of Cuba to Russia and China is not merely as one of several Latin American friends, but Havana is also a very significant intelligence asset.

Cuba's sophisticated, well-trained intelligence services carry on a continuing espionage war against the U.S., with information gained in its spy efforts having great value to Moscow and Beijing.

U.S. counterintelligence efforts have had some success against Cuba's concerted spying. The espionage convictions which followed gave the public an unusual view of the Cuba's intelligence threat against the United States. Unfortunately, the media usually gives little publicity to those convictions."