Threat Matrix: Daily Terror Threat - Thread SEVENTEEN

World Net Daily ^ | 8-10-04 | Paul Sperry

[JustPiper]

Credit: The Cabal

The title refers to a daily report given to the president of the United States detailing the most serious terrorist threats against the country. To tackle those threats, the government has formed a top-notch task force to infiltrate the terror cells and cut off the danger.

"Every morning, the president receives a list of the top ten terrorist threats - this list is known as the threat matrix."

We here at FR are trying to be in conjunction with the daily reports around the world that involve threats. We try to provide a storehouse of information that takes hours of research.

YOU be the Judge and get informed.


"I will never cower before any master nor bend to any threat."

Link to Thread Sixteen

With the nation on high alert for al-Qaida terrorists, the Department of Homeland Security is putting its border officers through "etiquette" classes to soften their image and make them less threatening to arriving foreign immigrants, WorldNetDaily has learned.

"God could not be everywhere and therefore he made mothers."
-- Jewish proverb

We are the "Stotters" who make ourselves aware of the
enemy who wishes to do us harm.




"What good are the color codes at all if we are suddenly hit with a bio or chem attack? There would be no warning and the danger would be instant."

"Code Red Implications
Code Red - Stay Home and Await Word."
by MamaDearest

Meet It!
Greet It!
Defeat It!

[JustPiper]

CANDIDATE Edwards vs. Senator Edwards
Yahoo News (press release) - USA
... the Exelon Corp., the nation's largest nuclear power plant operator ... $80 million in past costs for nuclear fuel storage. ... the costs to keep Exelon's waste on-site ...
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/040813/dcf015_1.html

US government to pay Exelon for nuclear fuel storage
Planet Ark - New York,NY,USA
... Slated to open in 2010, the underground facility would hold 77,000 tons of waste from the nation's 103 nuclear power plants for 10,000 years.
http://www.planetark.com/dailynewsstory.cfm/newsid/26572/story.htm

POLICE investigate chemical release at store
Houston Chronicle - Houston,TX,USA
... The store was closed until it was cleared by the HazMat team. As many as 20 people were taken to area hospitals where they were treated and released. ...
http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/metropolitan/2725347

[JustPiper]

BOMBS explode on the eve of Pak's I-Day celebrations
Hindustan Times - New Delhi,India
Two bombs went off in the Quetta, capital of Pakistan's Balochistan province, late Friday night, near the residence of the federal information secretary on the ...
http://www.hindustantimes.com/news/181_947473,00050002.htm

PIPE bombs on van's gas tank disabled
Colorado Springs Gazette - Colorado Springs,CO,USA
Bomb technicians spent much of Friday disabling two 6-inch pipe bombs attached to a van's gas tank that could have killed the driver. ...
http://www.gazette.com/display.php?sid=1152913

AL-QAEDA may return to truck bombs
Tucson Citizen - Tucson,AZ,USA
... especially involving aviation, recent intelligence indicates it apparently is willing to come after Americans with a more earthbound weapon: truck bombs. ...
http://www.tucsoncitizen.com/index.php?page=national&story_id=081304b1_al_queda

US officials work to thwart elusive threat of truck bombs
San Jose Mercury News (subscription) - San Jose,CA,USA
... Haven, Conn. -- asking sales managers to report unusual interest in fertilizer or other components of homemade bombs. The United ...
http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/world/9349031.htm

TRUCK bombs remain threat despite efforts
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette - Fort Wayne,IN,USA
... Conn. - asking sales managers to report unusual interest in fertilizer or other components that can be used in making bombs. The ...
http://www.fortwayne.com/mld/journalgazette/9350436.htm

[JustPiper]

US Muslims Rally To Clear Image Of 'Mosques'
Islam Online - UK
... Washington, US Muslims found themselves forced to put on extra efforts to reverse the notion that "terrorism finds a sympathetic ear in US mosques", a leading ...
http://www.islam-online.net/English/News/2004-08/13/article04.shtml

RELIGION of peace? I'm not so sure
New York Daily News - New York,NY,USA
The mosque belongs to the North American Islamic Trust, which runs many other mosques in the US The trust is funded mostly by the Saudis. ...
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/ideas_opinions/story/219897p-189096c.html

AL Qaeda's US network
Washington Times - Washington,DC,USA
... 450 million. European intelligence services know an alarming number of mosques are privileged sanctuaries used by extremists. Self ...
http://washingtontimes.com/commentary/20040812-094056-4667r.htm

AL Qaeda shows new signs of life
MSNBC - USA
... Ahmed Khalfan Ghailani, a fugitive wanted in connection with the embassy bombings, was ... cousin of Khan's and who is accused of raising money for terrorists. ...
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/5700650/

THE online war against terror
Hi Pakistan - Lahore,Pakistan
... Ahmed Khalfan Ghailani, a Tanzanian wanted in connection with the ...the millions of dollars as head money of those ... be a safe transit point for terrorists, is an ...
http://www.hipakistan.com/en/detail.php?newsId=en70468&F_catID=&f_type=source

PROSECUTORS: Man recruited Taliban on Web
USA Today - USA
... gave no further details about Ahmad's alleged connection to Chechen ... of conspiracy to provide support to terrorists, conspiracy to launder money to support ...
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2004-08-07-web-taliban_x.htm

REPORT: Funds `enabling' terror
Chicago Tribune (subscription) - Chicago,IL,USA
... "These companies are enabling terror by propping up and providing lifeblood to these terrorist regimes.". Pension officials are themselves divided on the issue. ...
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/chi-0408130264aug13,1,4608159.story?coll=chi-newsnationworld-hed

[JustPiper]

The sting and the spin: will a small house in Willesden unlock the secrets of al-Qa'ida?
Eleven men are being interrogated in Paddington Green police station. One of them may be al-Qa'ida's 'UK general'. Is this a genuine intelligence breakthrough or another murky chapter in the war on terror?

http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/crime/story.jsp?story=549066

[Velveeta]

Thanks for all the links, JP!

[HipShot]

Out for the day. cYa l8r.

[Velveeta]

Credit for copy to Fullwave from the It's Happening forum:

Regarding the 8/15/2004 deadline to Ialy:

*****begin post****

The In the Name of Allah Most Gracious Most Merciful

You have dug your grave by your hand Rome nation


The praise of Allah, and the prayer of an Allah and its greeting on its messenger and after ..
After the deadline that was defined reached the Italian government for the withdrawal from Iraq and after the silence that showed it, we declare in Ubay Hfs 's battalions the coming Egyptian :

- the Italian government has dug its grave by its hand, after America followed the disbelief head, and it stayed in Iraq not a splendor by the blood that fall every day in Iraq, and therefore then she responsible for all of the blood that will be shed in Italy after the end of the deadline that defined it before .

- the silence of the Italian nation have showed to the whole world that no difference is between a civilian and a soldier in Italy therefore then the Italian nation is also digging its grave by its hand and will not slacken in hitting any goal in Rome and in other from the Italian cities .

- after the cells started with the move execution of the task,, we call on all our cells for hitting each target that appears in front of them in Italy, and the repetition of the hitting with a power, till that the government responds to the withdrawal from Iraq, then today we declared them a bloody war, and the land will shake at the feet of each Italian God willing that rose, and call on all of the militants for the start with the hitting everywhere, and the non hesitation in the ignition of Rome altogether .

- the deadline that defined, has ended and will see O Brliscony the promise that took it upon ourselves and in front of Allah that we will not stop the raids about your countries and will not enjoy the security until the security becomes a reality in Iraq, and we will transfer the battle to your house ... To the depth of your land that the blood will be shed in it .

- we God willing declare that Brliscony is targeted, and will be his head a price of the crimes that committed them and Thlth is committing them in Iraq .

And finally we will not calm down and will not submit until the Muslims celebrate your getting out of Iraq land ...

And he who wronged will know any return they turn back

Ubay Hfs 's battalions the Egyptian
The Al-Qaeda Network
Sunday 29 / 6 / 1425 hijri - 15 / 8 / 2004 AD
***end post***

[HipShot]

BTW, if TSHTF, feel free to call my cell. We're going to pick up our oldest boy in Chattanooga. He's been vacationing in Atlanta with his Grandma for 2 weeks.

[Selene]

...Il Messagero, reports a total of 5,000 people will be looking after security in the Italian capital at the weekend.

The Corriere says 200 ambulances and 300 doctors would be on call 24 hours to cope with emergencies.

[Velveeta]

Thanks, Selene. Prayers up for Italy.

News reports today state that Italy will not be intimidated by the threats. Good!

[Bethshaya]

Do the members of TM chat in a chat room anywhere?

[nwctwx]

Good to hear you made it through the storm ok. We got a little bit of rain from Charley last night, but no real wind up here in CT.

[British chick]

I had noticed the chatter seems to have dropped off a bit of late. I presumed it just a case of many here being somewhat preoccupied with Charlie (which is totally understandable, especially if you or family live in Florida!). However, even the fake jihadis seem a bit quiet.

One observation I have made is that Bin Laden/al Zawahiri tapes often seem to surface on a Sunday or Monday night. I'll be looking out for anything on the news tonight. Maybe they think they can have the maximum impact on the stock market that way?

[freeperfromnj]

LOL - we could sure use a candidate like this in NJ.

N.C. candidate: Pakistani a 'terrorist'

8/15/2004, 2:22 a.m. ET
The Associated Press

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — A Pakistani man charged with immigration violations after filming Charlotte skyscrapers is described as a "terrorist" who came to the country "to kill you" in a new television ad from a North Carolina congressional candidate. Vernon Robinson began airing the ad days before his runoff election Tuesday in a Republican primary against state Sen. Virginia Foxx.....

http://www.nj.com/newsflash/politics/index.ssf?/base/politics-0/109256737791750.xml&storylist=politics

[MamaDearest]

an Iranian official said he should get an award for this

One day Iran may get a bigger "AWARD" for it's actions than it anticipates...

[freeperfromnj]

This story has been bugging me for a couple of days now. Anyone seen an update on this? In the CT papers perhaps?

2 Turkish Men Jump Off Ship Docked In Conn., Search Under Way

http://www.wnbc.com/news/3652312/detail.html

[Domestic Church]

"In my paranoid mind, I can envision this malfunctioning Iranian plane having a malfunction that steers it into the Olympic stadium or the Vatican. Nah, never mind on that one. It could never happen."

You are in good company. In Clancy's Executive Power there is a faked crash into the Mediterranean Sea that is orchestrated by Iran to get possession of ebola. In the past 3 years everytime there has been an outbreak I wonder who got possssion this time.

[MamaDearest]

I used to work for a "spin-off" company of one of the pharmaceutical giants. How does sales meeting in St. Lucia sound to you? Write-offs are wonderful for them and help them to contain their costs. Haven't seen them doing much to help US contain their costs to us however. Pharmaceutical lobbyists and company donations to political campaigns help keep them at their lofty "can't touch me" position. Until they are brought to complete accountability (which will never happen because they will "fudge" the research numbers), it'll continue to be a hard pill for us to swallow.

[freeperfromnj]

Chicago-Bound Plane From D.C. Evacuated

Chicago-Bound Plane From Reagan National Airport Evacuated After Passenger Boards, Then Leaves

The Associated Press

ARLINGTON, Va. Aug. 15, 2004 — A Chicago-bound flight from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport was evacuated Saturday after suspicious behavior by a passenger, officials said Sunday.

Passengers were boarding United Airlines Flight 627 before 6 p.m. when a Middle Eastern man abruptly got off the plane, airport and Transportation Security Administration officials said.

The Airbus A320 and the airport concourse were evacuated and all passengers were rescreened, said Amy Von Walter, a TSA spokeswoman.

The passenger was found, but couldn't be questioned immediately because he didn't speak English, Von Walter said.

He was turned over to the FBI, who questioned and released him after 10 p.m., said Debbie Weierman, Washington field office spokeswoman. Weierman said the man had decided to change his flight plans for personal reasons.

The plane, carrying 74 passengers, took off more than two hours late and landed safely in Chicago, an airline spokesman said.

http://abcnews.go.com/wire/US/ap20040815_899.html

[freeperfromnj]

Plane lands after bomb threat

From correspondents in Budapest
August 16, 2004

A REPORTED bomb threat forced a Lufthansa flight bound from Istanbul to Frankfurt to make an emergency landing in Budapest today, Hungarian commercial radio Inforadio reported.

A police bomb squad was checking the plane for any explosives after the flight's 172 passengers and six crew were evacuated, Inforadio reported.

The radio said the plane made the emergency landing at 3 pm local time (11pm AEST).

http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5744,10458275%255E1702,00.html