outspoken mp bob katter has risked being drawn into a race row after accusing the queensland government of believing embattled mp billy gordon was ' a little black puppet on a string ' . in a bizarre statement on his party 's website , mr katter said the government believes mr gordon would quit after he was recently accused of domestic violence - and later admitted to his criminal past . mr katter , federal mp for kennedy , is of lebanese descent . he said he 's been personally subjected to racist attitudes from both major parties in the past , and that he sympathised with mr gordon 's position . washington -lrb- cnn -rrb- -- scuba divers , take note : please leave your spear guns at home , or place them in your checked luggage . but do not try to bring them on a plane . a passenger at a new york-area airport learned that lesson the hard way last week when a tsa screener discovered a 21-inch spear gun and a utility knife in a carry-on bag . the passenger arrived at newark liberty international airport ticketed to fly to antigua . after his weapons were detected , the tsa contacted local law enforcement , who questioned the passenger , said tsa spokesman kawika riley . the passenger claimed to be unaware that the weapons were prohibited , the tsa said . they are two of the most destructive computer viruses ever created , tailor-made for cyber-espionage and capable of wreaking havoc on government systems . both flame and stuxnet are believed to have been used by the u.s. government to wage online warfare against hostile regimes . there was no impact on airport operations . now the washington post has claimed , citing anonymous western officials , that the united states and israel jointly developed the flame computer virus that collected intelligence to help slow iran 's nuclear program . the so-called flame malware aimed to map iran 's computer networks and monitor computers of iranian officials , the newspaper said . collaboration : sources say the two nations worked together to develop flame , with the purpose of damaging iran 's nuclear program . it was designed to provide intelligence to help in a cyber campaign against iran 's nuclear program , involving the national security agency , the cia and israel 's military , the post said . the cyber campaign against iran 's nuclear program has included the use of another computer virus called stuxnet that caused malfunctions in iran 's nuclear enrichment equipment , the newspaper said . `` just to be clear , passengers should not attempt to bring a spear gun as a carry-on item . the same rule holds for utility knifes , '' riley said . spear guns are specifically prohibited in carry-on bags . on the tsa web site , they are listed under prohibited sports goods , which include baseball bats , ski poles , and bows and arrows . the tsa said most passengers who carry prohibited items do so without ill intent , but said officers have a responsibility to prevent weapons from getting through the checkpoint . in the week since the spear gun was found , the tsa says it has found 24 loaded and four unloaded firearms in carry-on baggage . federal mp bob katter , who released a statement today accusing the queensland government of assuming billy gordon would quit after he was recently accused of domestic violence . mr gordon was forced to quit the queensland labor party last week in the wake of being accused of domestic violence and withholding his criminal history from premier annastacia palaszczuk . he announced on wednesday he will remain in the queensland parliament as an independent , throwing the government , which holds a razor-thin majority , into chaos . cnn 's mike m. ahlers contributed to this report . inter milan sporting director piero ausilio has admitted being left feeling ` sad ' after the club lost patience and decided to sell philippe coutinho to liverpool . the brazil playmaker arrived at anfield for just # 8.5 million in 2013 and has progressed to become one of the premier league 's most revered players , including a nomination for the pfa player of the year award this term . inter signed coutinho as a teenager from brazilian club vasco de gama , but he failed to establish himself at the san siro despite being handed his debut by rafa benitez as an 18-year-old . philippe coutinho has starred for liverpool since moving from inter milan in 2013 . the brazil playmaker has been nominated for the pfa player of the season this term . ` in the last two cases where this occurred in the federal parliament , there was never any question raised about the member resigning . so why was it assumed here that billy gordon would resign ? ' mr katter 's statement reads . ' i ca n't help but think that the queensland government thought they had a little black puppet on a string . mr gordon , who was forced to quit the queensland labor party last week in the wake of being accused of domestic violence and withholding his criminal history . the statement has sparked criticism on social media , with users questioning his terminology . ` irrespective of his weird use of the term ` black puppet ' it 's kinda odd how bob katter is speaking on billy gordon 's behalf ' wrote benjamin james . not that john wrote : ` wow , bob katter calls billy gordon , ` black puppet on a string ' and the lefty loons stay silent . what if abbott had said it ? ' the statement has sparked criticism on social media , with some users questioning his terminology . speaking to sky italia , ausilio said : ` he was just 18 when he arrived at the club from vasco . ` then came benitez and the expectations were very high . rafa used him on the flanks in a 4-2-3-1 formation . ` he was not playing much and we lacked patience so we decided to sell him . ' i would like young players to grow and succeed here ; when i seen them play for other clubs , it makes me sad . ' coutinho made his inter milan debut at 18 , but was underused at the san siro before being sold for # 8.5 m . mr katter has since defended the statement , saying he used the term black puppet in light of his personal experiences . mr katter has since defended the statement , saying he used the term black puppet ` because i 'm dark and i come from cloncurry . ' ' i can understand and i can identify with the attitudes that these people have and i 'm going to call it for what it is , ' he said . ' i deliberately put that comment in with a forethought , because i think they deserve a belting for the racial overtones . ' mr katter used federal mps tony windsor and rob oakeshott as examples of independents becoming puppets for the government and sacrificing their independence , but he vowed mr gordon would not make that mistake . current and former u.s. and western national security officials confirmed to reuters that the united states played a role in creating the flame virus . since flame was an intelligence ` collection ' virus rather than a cyberwarfare program to sabotage computer systems , it required less-stringent u.s. legal and policy review than any u.s. involvement in offensive cyberwarfare efforts , experts told reuters . the cia , nsa , pentagon , and office of the director of national intelligence declined to comment . flame is the most complex computer spying program ever discovered . two leading computer security firms - kaspersky lab and symantec corp - have linked some of the software code in the flame virus to the stuxnet computer virus , which was widely believed to have been used by the united states and israel to attack iran 's nuclear program . the destructive computer worm stuxnet is believed to have damaged . iran 's nuclear programme in 2010 .
paper claims two nations developed virus to map iran 's computer networks . virus shares code with another virus that damaged iran 's nuclear program in 2010 .
outspoken mp bob katter has risked being drawn into a race row after accusing the queensland government of believing embattled mp billy gordon was ' a little black puppet on a string ' . in a bizarre statement on his party 's website , mr katter said the government believes mr gordon would quit after he was recently accused of domestic violence - and later admitted to his criminal past . mr katter , federal mp for kennedy , is of lebanese descent . he said he 's been personally subjected to racist attitudes from both major parties in the past , and that he sympathised with mr gordon 's position . washington -lrb- cnn -rrb- -- scuba divers , take note : please leave your spear guns at home , or place them in your checked luggage . but do not try to bring them on a plane . a passenger at a new york-area airport learned that lesson the hard way last week when a tsa screener discovered a 21-inch spear gun and a utility knife in a carry-on bag . the passenger arrived at newark liberty international airport ticketed to fly to antigua . after his weapons were detected , the tsa contacted local law enforcement , who questioned the passenger , said tsa spokesman kawika riley . the passenger claimed to be unaware that the weapons were prohibited , the tsa said . they are two of the most destructive computer viruses ever created , tailor-made for cyber-espionage and capable of wreaking havoc on government systems . both flame and stuxnet are believed to have been used by the u.s. government to wage online warfare against hostile regimes . there was no impact on airport operations . now the washington post has claimed , citing anonymous western officials , that the united states and israel jointly developed the flame computer virus that collected intelligence to help slow iran 's nuclear program . the so-called flame malware aimed to map iran 's computer networks and monitor computers of iranian officials , the newspaper said . collaboration : sources say the two nations worked together to develop flame , with the purpose of damaging iran 's nuclear program . it was designed to provide intelligence to help in a cyber campaign against iran 's nuclear program , involving the national security agency , the cia and israel 's military , the post said . the cyber campaign against iran 's nuclear program has included the use of another computer virus called stuxnet that caused malfunctions in iran 's nuclear enrichment equipment , the newspaper said . `` just to be clear , passengers should not attempt to bring a spear gun as a carry-on item . the same rule holds for utility knifes , '' riley said . spear guns are specifically prohibited in carry-on bags . on the tsa web site , they are listed under prohibited sports goods , which include baseball bats , ski poles , and bows and arrows . the tsa said most passengers who carry prohibited items do so without ill intent , but said officers have a responsibility to prevent weapons from getting through the checkpoint . in the week since the spear gun was found , the tsa says it has found 24 loaded and four unloaded firearms in carry-on baggage . federal mp bob katter , who released a statement today accusing the queensland government of assuming billy gordon would quit after he was recently accused of domestic violence . mr gordon was forced to quit the queensland labor party last week in the wake of being accused of domestic violence and withholding his criminal history from premier annastacia palaszczuk . he announced on wednesday he will remain in the queensland parliament as an independent , throwing the government , which holds a razor-thin majority , into chaos . cnn 's mike m. ahlers contributed to this report . inter milan sporting director piero ausilio has admitted being left feeling ` sad ' after the club lost patience and decided to sell philippe coutinho to liverpool . the brazil playmaker arrived at anfield for just # 8.5 million in 2013 and has progressed to become one of the premier league 's most revered players , including a nomination for the pfa player of the year award this term . inter signed coutinho as a teenager from brazilian club vasco de gama , but he failed to establish himself at the san siro despite being handed his debut by rafa benitez as an 18-year-old . philippe coutinho has sabotage computer systems , it required less-stringent u.s. legal and policy review than any u.s. involvement in offensive cyberwarfare efforts , experts told reuters . the cia , nsa , pentagon , and office of the director of national intelligence declined to comment . flame is the most complex computer spying program ever discovered . two leading computer security firms - kaspersky lab and symantec corp - have linked some of the software code in the flame virus to the stuxnet computer virus , which was widely believed to have been used by the united states and israel to attack iran 's nuclear program . the destructive computer worm stuxnet is believed to have damaged . iran 's nuclear programme in 2010 .
outspoken mp bob katter has risked being drawn into a race row after accusing the queensland government of believing embattled mp billy gordon was ' a little black puppet on a string ' . in a bizarre statement on his party 's website , mr katter said the government believes mr gordon would quit after he was recently accused of domestic violence - and later admitted to his criminal past . mr katter , federal mp for kennedy , is of lebanese descent . he said he 's been personally subjected to racist attitudes from both major parties in the past , and that he sympathised with mr gordon 's position . washington -lrb- cnn -rrb- -- scuba divers , take note : please leave your spear guns at home , or place them in your checked luggage . but do not try to bring them on a plane . a passenger at a new york-area airport learned that lesson the hard way last week when a tsa screener discovered a 21-inch spear gun and a utility knife in a carry-on bag . the passenger arrived at newark liberty international airport ticketed to fly to antigua . after his weapons were detected , the tsa contacted local law enforcement , who questioned the passenger , said tsa spokesman kawika riley . the passenger claimed to be unaware that the weapons were prohibited , the tsa said . they are two of the most destructive computer viruses ever created , tailor-made for cyber-espionage and capable of wreaking havoc on government systems . both flame and stuxnet are believed to have been used by the u.s. government to wage online warfare against hostile regimes . there was no impact on airport operations . now the washington post has claimed , citing anonymous western officials , that the united states and israel jointly developed the flame computer virus that collected intelligence to help slow iran 's nuclear program . the so-called flame malware aimed to map iran 's computer networks and monitor computers of iranian officials , the newspaper said . collaboration : sources say the two nations worked together to develop flame , with the purpose of damaging iran 's nuclear program . it was designed to provide intelligence to help in a cyber campaign against iran 's nuclear program , involving the national security agency , the cia and israel 's military , the post said . the cyber campaign against iran 's nuclear program has included the use of another computer virus called stuxnet that caused malfunctions in iran 's nuclear enrichment equipment , the newspaper said . `` just to be clear , passengers should not attempt to bring a spear gun as a carry-on item . the same rule holds for utility knifes , '' riley said . spear guns are specifically prohibited in carry-on bags . on the tsa web site , they are listed under prohibited sports goods , which include baseball bats , ski poles , and bows and arrows . the tsa said most passengers who carry prohibited items do so without ill intent , but said officers have a responsibility to prevent weapons from getting through the checkpoint . in the week since the spear gun was found , the tsa says it has found 24 loaded and four unloaded firearms in carry-on baggage . federal mp bob katter , who released a statement today accusing the queensland government of assuming billy gordon would quit after he was recently accused of domestic violence . mr gordon was forced to quit the queensland labor party last week in the wake of being accused of domestic violence and withholding his criminal history from premier annastacia palaszczuk . he announced on wednesday he will remain in the queensland parliament as an independent , throwing the government , which holds a razor-thin majority , into chaos . cnn 's mike m. ahlers contributed to this report . inter milan sporting director piero ausilio has admitted being left feeling ` sad ' after the club lost patience and decided to sell philippe coutinho to liverpool . the brazil playmaker arrived at anfield for just # 8.5 million in 2013 and has progressed to become one of the premier league 's most revered players , including a nomination for the pfa player of the year award this term . inter signed coutinho as a teenager from brazilian club vasco de gama , but he failed to establish himself at the san siro despite being handed his debut by rafa benitez as an 18-year-old . philippe coutinho has can understand and i can identify with the attitudes that these people have and i 'm going to call it for what it is , ' he said . ' i deliberately put that comment in with a forethought , because i think they deserve a belting for the racial overtones . ' mr katter used federal mps tony windsor and rob oakeshott as examples of independents becoming puppets for the government and sacrificing their independence , but he vowed mr gordon would not make that mistake . current and former u.s. and western national security officials confirmed to reuters that the united states played a role in creating the flame virus . since flame was an intelligence ` collection ' virus rather than a cyberwarfare program to sabotage computer systems , it required less-stringent u.s. legal and policy review than any u.s. involvement in offensive cyberwarfare efforts , experts told reuters . the cia , nsa , pentagon , and office of the director of national intelligence declined to comment . flame is the most complex computer spying program ever discovered . two leading computer security firms - kaspersky lab and symantec corp - have linked some of the software code in the flame virus to the stuxnet computer virus , which was widely believed to have been used by the united states and israel to attack iran 's nuclear program . the destructive computer worm stuxnet is believed to have damaged . iran 's nuclear programme in 2010 .
outspoken mp bob katter has risked drawn a race row accusing the queensland government believing embattled mp billy gordon ' a little black puppet on a string in a bizarre statement his party 's website, mr katter the government believes mr gordon would quit recently domestic violence - later admitted his criminal past mr katter, federal mp for kennedy is of lebanese descent he said 's been personally subjected racist attitudes from both major parties, sympathised mr gordon 's position washington -lrb- cnn -- scuba divers, take note please leave your spear guns, or place your checked luggage but do try bring on a plane. a passenger at a new york-area airport learned lesson last a tsa screener discovered a 21-inch spear gun and a utility knife. the passenger arrived newark liberty international airport ticketed fly antigua. after his weapons detected, the tsa contacted questioned the passenger said tsa spokesman kawika riley the passenger claimed unaware the weapons prohibited, the tsa said. they two the most destructive computer viruses, tailor capable both flame stuxnet believed wage online warfare hostile regimes. there no impact airport operations. now the washington post has claimed, citing anonymous western officials the united states and israel jointly developed the flame computer virus collected intelligence to help slow iran 's nuclear program the so-called flame malware aimed to map iran 's computer networks monitor computers of iranian officials, the newspaper. collaboration : sources say the two nations worked flame, with the purpose damaging iran 's nuclear program it designed provide intelligence help in a cyber campaign iran 's nuclear program, involving the national security agency the cia and israel 's military, the post said the cyber campaign iran 's nuclear program has included another computer virus that caused malfunctions, the newspaper. `` just to, passengers attempt bring a spear gun as. the same rule holds utility knifes, '' riley said spear guns specifically prohibited carry-on bags. on the tsa web site, they listed prohibited sports goods which baseball bats ski poles bows the tsa said most passengers who carry prohibited items do without ill intent, but said officers prevent weapons through the checkpoint. in the week the spear gun, the tsa says 24 loaded four firearms carry-on baggage. federal mp bob katter, who released today accusing the queensland government assuming billy gordon would quit recently domestic violence mr gordon was forced quit the queensland labor party last in being domestic violence withholding his criminal history premier annastacia palaszczuk. he announced wednesday he remain the queensland parliament, throwing the government, holds cnn 's mike m. ahlers contributed. inter milan sporting director piero ausilio has admitted being left feeling ` sad patience and decided philippe coutinho liverpool. the brazil playmaker arrived anfield for just # 8.5 million 2013 progressed become the premier league 's most revered players, including a nomination the pfa player this term inter signed coutinho as a teenager from brazilian club vasco de gama, failed establish the san siro despite handed rafa benitez as. philippe coutinho has starred liverpool moving inter milan. the brazil playmaker has nominated the pfa player this term. ` in the last two cases where this occurred in the federal parliament, there never raised the member resigning. so why was assumed here billy gordon resign? ' mr katter 's statement reads. ' i ca n't help think the queensland government thought a little black puppet a string. mr gordon, who forced the queensland labor party last in being domestic violence withholding his criminal history. the statement has sparked criticism, users his terminology. ` irrespective his weird use ` black puppet it 's kinda odd bob katter speaking on billy gordon 's behalf ' wrote benjamin james. not that john wrote : ` wow, bob katter calls billy gordon, ` black puppet on a string and the lefty loons stay silent. what if abbott said? ' the statement has sparked criticism, his terminology speaking sky italia, ausilio said ` he just 18 arrived the club from vasco. ` then came benitez the expectations very. rafa used him on the flanks. ` he was not playing much and we lacked patience so decided sell. ' i would young players grow and succeed here ; when seen for, it makes. ' coutinho made his inter milan debut 18, underused the san siro before sold # 8.5 m. mr katter has since defended the statement, used the term black puppet light. mr katter has since defended the statement, used the term black puppet ` because i ' dark i come cloncurry. ' ' i can understand and i identify the attitudes and 'm going call for, he ' i deliberately put that comment with a forethought, because they deserve a belting for the racial overtones. ' mr katter used federal mps tony windsor and rob oakeshott as examples independents becoming puppets sacrificing, but he vowed mr gordon would make current and former u.s western national security officials confirmed reuters the united states played creating the flame virus. since flame was an intelligence ` collection ' virus rather a cyberwarfare program to sabotage, required less-stringent u.s. legal and policy review any u.s. involvement experts told reuters the cia, nsa pentagon office the director declined. flame is the most complex computer spying discovered. two leading computer security firms - kaspersky lab symantec corp linked some the software code the flame virus, widely the united states israel iran 's nuclear program the destructive computer worm stuxnet is believed damaged. iran 's nuclear programme in 2010.
outspoken mp bob katter has risked being drawn into a race row after accusing the queensland government of believing embattled mp billy gordon was ' a little black puppet on a string ' . in a bizarre statement on his party 's website , mr katter said the government believes mr gordon would quit after he was recently accused of domestic violence - and later admitted to his criminal past . mr katter , federal mp for kennedy , is of lebanese descent . he said he 's been personally subjected to racist attitudes from both major parties in the past , and that he sympathised with mr gordon 's position . washington -lrb- cnn -rrb- -- scuba divers , take note : please leave your spear guns at home , or place them in your checked luggage . but do not try to bring them on a plane . a passenger at a new york-area airport learned that lesson the hard way last week when a tsa screener discovered a 21-inch spear gun and a utility knife in a carry-on bag . the passenger arrived at newark liberty international airport ticketed to fly to antigua . after his weapons were detected , the tsa contacted local law enforcement , who questioned the passenger , said tsa spokesman kawika riley . the passenger claimed to be unaware that the weapons were prohibited , the tsa said . they are two of the most destructive computer viruses ever created , tailor-made for cyber-espionage and capable of wreaking havoc on government systems . both flame and stuxnet are believed to have been used by the u.s. government to wage online warfare against hostile regimes . there was no impact on airport operations . now the washington post has claimed , citing anonymous western officials , that the united states and israel jointly developed the flame computer virus that collected intelligence to help slow iran 's nuclear program . the so-called flame malware aimed to map iran 's computer networks and monitor computers of iranian officials , the newspaper said . collaboration : sources say the two nations worked together to develop flame , with the purpose of damaging iran 's nuclear program . it was designed to provide intelligence to help in a cyber campaign against iran 's nuclear program , involving the national security agency , the cia and israel 's military , the post said . the cyber campaign against iran 's nuclear program has included the use of another computer virus called stuxnet that caused malfunctions in iran 's nuclear enrichment equipment , the newspaper said . `` just to be clear , passengers should not attempt to bring a spear gun as a carry-on item . the same rule holds for utility knifes , '' riley said . spear guns are specifically prohibited in carry-on bags . on the tsa web site , they are listed under prohibited sports goods , which include baseball bats , ski poles , and bows and arrows . the tsa said most passengers who sabotage computer systems , it required less-stringent u.s. legal and policy review than any u.s. involvement in offensive cyberwarfare efforts , experts told reuters . the cia , nsa , pentagon , and office of the director of national intelligence declined to comment . flame is the most complex computer spying program ever discovered . two leading computer security firms - kaspersky lab and symantec corp - have linked some of the software code in the flame virus to the stuxnet computer virus , which was widely believed to have been used by the united states and israel to attack iran 's nuclear program . the destructive computer worm stuxnet is believed to have damaged . iran 's nuclear programme in 2010 .
 The article discusses how a passenger, Mr. Katter, was drawn into a race row after accusing the Queensland government of believing that Billy Gordon, an Aboriginal man, would quit his job after being accused of domestic violence. Mr. Katter made a statement on his party's website claiming that the government believed Mr. Gordon would quit due to his race. However, it was later admitted that there was no evidence to support this claim. The incident sparked outrage and accusations of racism.