The 17 Tuhoe Terrorists ‘Alleged’ Terrorists (well, the seventeen that the police have evidence against) have been committed to trial. They are, as usual, making outlandish claims of their complete innocence. Bailey, as the only individual who had all charges against him thrown out, says his sister and brother are still going to trial. “It’s [...]

Culture, Firearms, Freedom, New Zealand, Non-state actors, Police, Terrorism | No Comments »

There has been a fair bit of blogospheric speculation about links between yesterday’s attempted hijacking and terrorism. Even Instapundit linked to one such post. However the facts that the woman was confused, unable to overpower the pilots, not effectively armed and not in possession of a bomb all support the theory that it was an [...]

New Zealand, Politics, Terrorism | 1 Comment »

The big news in New Zealand today was the attempted hijacking of a small Air NZ flight from Blenheim to Christchurch, allegedly by a 33-year old Somali refugee who claimed she had a bomb and demanded to be taken to Australia before attacking the pilots with a knife, causing minor injuries. The taxi driver who [...]

Infrastructure, New Zealand, Police, Terrorism | No Comments »

This article originally appeared in SOLO. On the 15th of October 2007, several hundred armed police officers executed search warrants around New Zealand. They cordoned off Ruatoki, a small Maori village south of Whakatane, seized a number of firearms, and arrested 17 people. The police claimed that the raids, carried out under post 9/11 anti-terror [...]

4GW, Black globalization, Infrastructure, New Zealand, Non-state actors, Police, Terrorism | 7 Comments »

One thing that the Libertarianz party has in common with the Urewera 17 is that we think the current system of government in New Zealand is fatally flawed, and needs to be replaced with a new system. Of course, Libz envisages a New Zealand which is free and prosperous, with people free to participate in [...]

Culture, Free Speech, Libertarianz, Politics, Quotable, Terrorism | 1 Comment »

Originally posted October 2, 2006. Reprised due to recent events, November 14 2007. When I first posted this essay on the potential for civil conflict in New Zealand’s future – which was picked up by The Free Radical magazine – I had no idea that even as I wrote, a group of “activists” at a [...]

Failed states, New Zealand, Politics, Terrorism | 14 Comments »

Thomas X. Hammes speculates that a series of large explosions at major ports could effectively “end globalization”. My previous post, “Fourth-generation warfare expert to speak in Wellington on Monday”, generated some interest, and several people have asked me for a report. Well, I guess I did promise you, so here goes… As Shlok said, Hammes [...]

4GW, Black globalization, Catastrophes, Infrastructure, Resilience, Terrorism, Wellington | 9 Comments »

In some ways, it sounds exactly like a typical Al Qaeda attack, with multiple, near-simultaneous bombing targeting public transport: Stuff, “Bombs spark city chaos”Four explosions plunged Christchurch into commuter chaos yesterday. A bomb exploded in the Bus Exchange about 3.10pm, forcing hundreds of passengers, many of them schoolchildren, onto surrounding streets. Inner-city traffic came to [...]

4GW, Infrastructure, New Zealand, Resilience, Terrorism | 4 Comments »

FOR CENTURIES, the sovereign state has been the dominant form of political organization in the Western world. The most successful variant of the state was the nation-­state, which harnessed the power of nationalism and was eventually exported around the world. Today, there are more than 200 nation-­states. But, as I will argue, the nation­-state is [...]

4GW, Black globalization, Empire, Failed states, Mercenaries, Non-state actors, Politics, Resilience, Terrorism, World | 11 Comments »

The Reuters analysis reads “Africa bombers signal growing regional threat.” Four suicide bombers and one policeman died during a raid in Morocco, while car bombs hit the Prime Minister’s office and a police station in Algiers, killing 33. And suicide bombers struck again today: in two ineffective attacks against fortified American diplomatic targets in Casablanca. [...]

Africa, Europe, Islam, Terrorism | 2 Comments »