1.   Foreign diplomats said that the killing reflected the increasing impunity with which criminals operate in Russia.

2.   North Korean agents have reportedly operated in China with increasing impunity, harassing South Korean businessmen and ethnic Koreans in China.

3.   Richer, Colombian rebels are now better armed than ever and operate with increasing impunity.

4.   The Iraqis have been able to smuggle oil outside the legal oil-for-food program with increasing impunity.