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Threat Matrix: Daily Terror Threat - Thread Thirty

Posted on 09/01/2005 11:29:11 PM PDT by nwctwx

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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.

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Not long ago Lt. Col. Erik Kurilla, an authentic American hero, was shot three times and wounded in Mosul, Iraq, as he led his men into a terrorist enclave.

The jihadist who shot him survived and was given first-rate American medical care for his wounds. It turns out the terrorist was captured earlier in December 2004, on suspicion of being involved in a deadly suicide attack on an American base. Then he was turned over to the Iraqis, sent to the notorious Abu Ghraib jail and released. Once free, he returned to killing Americans and his rendezvous with Col. Kurilla.

For bickering Americans back home, Abu Ghraib is a "Stalag," but for the terrorists it's apparently a rest stop before resuming their hunt for Americans.

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A video grab from Al Jazeera television aired on September 1, 2005, shows a man believed to be one of the July 7 London suicide bombers, Mohammad Sidique Khan, 30. Al Jazeera said the tape contained the will of Khan, in which he blamed the attacks on Britain's support for the war on Iraq and Western "tyrants". At least two groups linked to al Qaeda have already claimed responsibility for the July 7 suicide bombings on London's transport system which killed 52 people.
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1 posted on 09/01/2005 11:29:12 PM PDT by nwctwx
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2 posted on 09/01/2005 11:29:25 PM PDT by nwctwx (Everything I need to know, I learned on the Threat Matrix)
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Ping to TM #30


3 posted on 09/01/2005 11:30:09 PM PDT by nwctwx (Everything I need to know, I learned on the Threat Matrix)
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Ping to TM #30


4 posted on 09/01/2005 11:30:42 PM PDT by nwctwx (Everything I need to know, I learned on the Threat Matrix)
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Here.

Thanks nw.


5 posted on 09/01/2005 11:36:21 PM PDT by Lucy Lake
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I hope the authorities are aware of and making an effort to counter any opportunities that Katrina and the ensuing lawlessness has created for our enemies.


6 posted on 09/01/2005 11:41:22 PM PDT by Avenger
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Hey there. Look what I came across:

http://irw.org/Katrina/

Sounds a bit iffy to me.


7 posted on 09/01/2005 11:42:24 PM PDT by nwctwx (Everything I need to know, I learned on the Threat Matrix)
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Yes, I hope so as well. I would think they are aware, I'm not sure what kind of effort they can make at this time though. I posted some thoughts on the weather board I help run (nickname ConnMan)... It's been a busy time.

I think al Qaida will probably try to hit us, in the next few weeks
http://www.easternuswx.com/bb/index.php?showtopic=48536

More Here:

AL QAEDA sees Katrina Opportunity
http://www.easternuswx.com/bb/index.php?showtopic=49012

And from the last TM:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1458402/posts?page=3471#3471


8 posted on 09/01/2005 11:47:33 PM PDT by nwctwx (Everything I need to know, I learned on the Threat Matrix)
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Hmmm, sounds iffy to me, too.

Photoshopped?


9 posted on 09/01/2005 11:48:01 PM PDT by Lucy Lake
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I dont know.

I was thinking more along the lines that it could be a front, for sending money to people it shouldn't go to. Times like these, people will donate to anything they think might be legit.


10 posted on 09/01/2005 11:50:35 PM PDT by nwctwx (Everything I need to know, I learned on the Threat Matrix)
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I think al Qaida will probably try to hit us, in the next few weeks

If they hit us while we're in the middle of a National emergency, can you imagine the wrath towards all muslims.

11 posted on 09/01/2005 11:54:19 PM PDT by Lucy Lake
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I was thinking more along the lines that it could be a front, for sending money to people it shouldn't go to. Times like these, people will donate to anything they think might be legit.

I agree. Smells like a scam, IMHO.

Thanks for the ping BTW.

12 posted on 09/01/2005 11:58:14 PM PDT by afnamvet
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Thanks for the ping BTW.

No problem. :)

13 posted on 09/02/2005 12:00:06 AM PDT by nwctwx (Everything I need to know, I learned on the Threat Matrix)
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To: grizzfan

It might not be pretty. The new tape out makes me wonder more . There still hasn't been any response to the first one, it seems. Now we have another (well, the same, but a new release). I don't pretend to fully understand their plans, but this would seem to be an opportune time for them to try something that they might have been planning for a while.


14 posted on 09/02/2005 12:02:26 AM PDT by nwctwx (Everything I need to know, I learned on the Threat Matrix)
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ON THE NET...

U.S. STATE DEPARTMENT: "WORLD WIDE CAUTION" (Click Here.)

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY: "DHS Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report" (Click Here.)

Before, During, After SEPTEMBER 11, 2001: "ATTACK ON AMERICA!" (Click Here.)

"ARE THEY FOR US OR AGAINST US?" (Click Here.)

15 posted on 09/02/2005 12:06:50 AM PDT by Cindy
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ON THE NET...

http://www.internet-haganah.us/jihadi/
http://www.sofir.org
http://www.jihadwatch.org
http://www.memri.org/jihad.html
http://www.memritv.org

http://www.truthusa.com/911news.html
http://www.truthusa.com/911.html


16 posted on 09/02/2005 12:10:46 AM PDT by Cindy
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Cybersurfing ON THE NET...

WASHINGTON TIMES.com: "CHINESE ACTIVIST WARNS OF NUCLEAR WAR" by Bill Gertz (September 1, 2005) (Read More...)

A Discussion Regarding CHINA on FreeRepublic.com (Read More...)

A Discussion Regarding CHINA and RUSSIA on FreeRepublic.com (Read More...)

CNS NEWS.com: "ASIAN FINANCIAL HUB WARNED OF POSSIBLE TERROR ATTACK" by Patrick Goodenough (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "The al Qaeda terrorist network may be planning a terrorist attack in a major city in Asia as a bid to undermine investor confidence and cause serious economic damage, one of Europe's leading terrorist investigators has warned.") (August 26, 2005) (Read More...)
INTERNET-HAGANAH.US (August 14, 2005 - TimesOnline.co.uk): "LEAKED US INTELLIGENCE DOCUMENT WARNING OF TERRORIST ATTACKS ON LONDON AND AMERICA USING FUEL TANKERS" (August 16, 2005)
WAVE3.com: Greenville, Kentucky - "TANKER WITH AIRCRAFT FUEL STOLEN" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Police in Greenville say the truck was driven through a chain link fence at the airport sometime between 5 p.m. Thursday and 6 a.m. Friday. FBI Special Agent pat Bashore tells WAVE 3 News that the truck is a white 1969 Ford F-800. The tank is stainless steel and has Shell Oil Company decals on it. There was not a licence place on the truck. Anyone with information is asked to contact the nearest law enforcement agency or the FBI.") (August 27, 2005) (Read More...)
INTERNET-HAGANAH.US: "AL-TIBYAN TRANSLATIONS AT IslamicAwakening.com" (August 18, 2005) (Read More...)

WASHINGTON TIMES.com (UPI): "INTELLIGENCE MEMO WARNS OF NEW ATTACKS" (August 14, 2005) (Read More...)

WTOP.com (AP): Los Angeles - "FBI WARNS POLICE OF POSSIBLE TERROR ATTACK" (Updated August 11, 2005) (Read More...)

CNN.com: "AL QAEDA IN IRAQ ISSUES VIRULENT MANIFESTO Group calls for violence, destruction of 'American empire'" (August 26, 2005) (Read More...)

JNEWSWIRE.com: "HAMAS: CHRISTIAN ZIONISM IS OUR ENEMY" by Jerusalem Newswire Editiorial Staff (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "The Hamas terrorist organization has singled out Christian supporters of Israel, putting them on notice that it views their actions as "criminal," making them enemies of the Palestinian Arabs.") (August 22, 2005) (Read More...) (Note: This url may expire.)
MEMRITV.org - Transcript: "ENGLISH SPEAKING AL-QAEDA TERRORIST: OH PEOPLE OF THE WEST.... IT IS TIME FOR US TO BE EQUALS -- AS YOU KILL US, YOU WILL BE KILLED (Fuller Version)" (TRANSCRIPT SNIPPET: "The following are excerpts from an Al-Qaeda tape featuring a Western Al-Qaeda terrorist, which aired on Al-Arabiya TV on August 9, 2005. Al-Arabiya claims he is Irish.") (Note: To view the video clip go to memritv.org.) (August 9, 2005) (Read More...)
"MEMRITV.ORG" (Read More...)

News.BBC.co.uk: "TEXT OF AL-ZAWAHRI STATEMENT" (Last updated August 4, 2005) (Read More...)

MEMRI.org - Special Dispatch Series - No.950: "Al-Qaeda Leader Ayman Al-Zawahiri on Al-Jazeera: 'Oh Americans, What You Have Seen in New York and Washington, and the Casualties You Witness in Afghanistan and in Iraq... Are Nothing but the Casualties of the Initial Clashes'" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "The following are excerpts from an interview with Al-Qaeda leader Ayman Al-Zawahiri [1], which aired today on Al-Jazeera TV. To view this clip, visit http://memritv.org/search.asp?ACT=S9&P1=791. It is followed by other Al-Zawahiri clips, and their transcripts, that have been aired in the past year.") (August 4, 2005) (Read More...)
FBI.gov: "MOST WANTED TERRORISTS" (View Posters. Read More...)

FBI.gov - War On Terrorism: "SEEKING INFORMATION" (View Posters. Read More...)

INTERNET-HAGANAH.US: "NEW GIMF FLASH RELEASED" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "It's a re-posting of a message from Bin Laden. Target list includes the USA, Britain, France, Italy, Canada, Germany and Australia.") (July 17, 2005) (Read More...)
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"www.mucadele.com/gamidi/kasem1.jpg"

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REWARDS FOR JUSTICE.net: "WANTED: ABU MUS'AB AL-ZARQAWI Up to $25 Million Reward" (Click Here;View Photos.)

"www.islammemo.cc/news/newsimages/al-jazerra/a11zar.jpg" (Click Here;View Photo.)

"i.a.cnn.net/cnn/2005/WORLD/meast/03/05/zarqawi.pics/story.zarqawi.jpg" (Click Here;View Photo.)

FBI.gov - MOST WANTED TERRORISTS - WANTED POSTER: "IMAD FAYEZ MUGNIYAH" aka "Hajj" (VIEW POSTER; Read More.)

"www.waronline.org/terror/bin%20laden/mugniyah-2.jpg" (VIEW PHOTO. Click Here.)

RewardsForJustice.net - "WANTED": IZZAT IBRAHIM AL-DOORI (AL-DURI)" (View Photo; Read More...)

"www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/iraq/images/al-douri.jpg" (View Photo)

RewardsForJustice.net - "WANTED": "MUSTAFA SETMARIAM NASAR (Mustafa Sitmaryan Nassar") (Note: "Aliases: Abu Musab al-Suri, Umar Abd al-Hakim") (View Photos; Read More...)
"ABDUL RAHMAN YASIN" (Read More..)

FBI.gov - Seeking Information: "ADNAN G. EL SHUKRIJUMAH" (ALIASES: "Adnan G. El Shukri Jumah; Abu Arif; Ja'far Al-Tayar; Jaffar Al-Tayyar; Jafar Tayar; Jaafar Al-Tayyar") (VIEW POSTER. Click Here.)
IanLivingston.com - Focus: "ADAN GULSHAIR EL SHUKRIJUMAH" (Read More...)

"images.ibsys.com/2003/0327/2069865_200X150.jpg"

JIHAD WATCH.org (AP): "U.S. SAYS TERRORISTS MAY POSE AS VAGRANTS" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "The warning is similar to one issued by the FBI before July 4, 2004 that said terrorists may attempt surveillance disguised as homeless people, shoe shiners, street vendors or street sweepers...) (August 23, 2005) (Read More...)
A Discussion on FREEREPUBLIC.com regarding a WashingtonTimes.com article: "MEXICAN MERCENARIES EXPAND BASE INTO U.S." (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "The deserters, known as the "Zetas," trained in the United States as an elite force of anti-drug commandos, but have since signed on as mercenaries for Mexican narcotics traffickers and have recruited an army of followers, many of whom are believed to be operating in Texas, Arizona, California and Florida.") (August 1, 2005) (Read More...)
FreeRepublic.com - Keyword: "ZETAS" (Read More...)

A Discussion on FREEREPUBLIC.com regarding an AP article published on YAHOO: "LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES TAKE ON MS-13" (August 18, 2005) (Read More...)

Google News Search Term: "MARA SALVATRUCHA" (Read More...)

Google News Search Term: "MS-13" (Read More...)

MEMRI.org - Special Dispatch Series - No. 929: "Al-Arabiya TV Report: Iranian Volunteer Suicide Bomber Organization of 40,000 'Time Bombs; Recruited to Target Americans in Iraq and Israel" (July 6, 2005) (Read More...)
MEMRI TV.org - Transcript - Clip No. 736: "ON THE IRANIAN MOVEMENT OF 'MARTYRDOM SEEKERS'" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "TRANSCRIPT SNIPPET: "The following are excerpts from a report about the movement of "martyrdom seekers" in Iran. Al-Arabiya TV aired this report on July 2, 2005.) (Read More...)
MEMRI.org: "IRAN" (Read More...)

JIHAD WATCH.org (STAMFORD ADVOCATE): "FBI WARNS OF POSSIBLE THREAT TO POWER PLANTS" (June 20, 2005) (Read More...)

GUARDIAN.co.uk: "UN ALERT AS NUCLEAR PLANS GO MISSING Blueprints Disclosing Key Steps to Build a Bomb Feared Up For Sale" by Ian Traynor in Vienna (June 9, 2005) (Read More...) (Note: This url may expire.)
Google News Search Term: "PIPE BOMBS" (Read More...)

Google News Search Term: "GUNS STOLEN" (Read More...)

Google News Search Term: "GUN STOLEN" (Read More...)


BIOTERRORISM NEWS.com (Read More...)

CNN.com: "MILK THREAT STUDY ISSUED OVER OBJECTIONS Controversial Report About Supply Vulnerabilities to be Published" from Jeanne Meserve (June 28, 2005) (Read More...)

Google News - Search Term: "MILK" (Read More...)

WASHINGTON TIMES.com: "TB SEEN IN MANY ALIENS, STUDY SAYS" by Jennifer Harper (June 8, 2005) (Read More...)

CDC.gov - Special Pathogens Branch: "MARBURG HEMORRHAGIC FEVER" (Read More...)

CDC.gov: "AVIAN INFLUENZA (BIRD FLU)" (Read More...)

Google - News Search: "CJD" (Read More...)

INTERPOL.int: "BIOTERRORISM" (Read More...)

INTERNET-HAGANAH.US (NJ.com): "'IT COULD MEAN NOTHING OR IT COULD BE PRE-OPERATIONAL SURVEILLANCE' Incidents Intensify Hospital Vigilance" (July 17, 2005) (Read More...)


17 posted on 09/02/2005 12:12:05 AM PDT by Cindy
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To: nwctwx

Thank you nw for starting this thread.


18 posted on 09/02/2005 12:13:07 AM PDT by Cindy
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To: TexKat; F14 Pilot; DoctorZIn; JohnathanRGalt; backhoe; piasa; Godzilla; All

http://www.memri.org/jihad.html
http://www.memritv.org

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http://memri.org/bin/articles.cgi?Page=subjects&Area=jihad&ID=SP97805

Special Dispatch Series - No. 978
September 2, 2005 No.978

"Sheikh Hareth Al-Dhari, Head of Sunni Clerics Association in Iraq: I Support the Resistance; Terrorism in Iraq Carried Out by U.S., Israel, and Government Militias"

ARTICLE SNIPPET: "The following are excerpts from an interview with Sunni Clerics Council in Iraq Secretary-General Sheikh Hareth Al-Dhari, which aired on Al-Majd TV on August 28, 2005. (To view this interview visit: http://memritv.org/search.asp?ACT=S9&P1=833 .)


19 posted on 09/02/2005 12:18:54 AM PDT by Cindy
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http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1474010/posts

"The Daily Terrorist Round-Up 8/31/05"

Posted on 08/31/2005 6:37:36 AM PDT by Straight Vermonter


20 posted on 09/02/2005 12:23:14 AM PDT by Cindy
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Watching the coverage regarding the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina on the 'net:

http://www.foxnews.com
http://www.weather.com

http://www.salvationarmyusa.org/usn/www_usn.nsf
http://www.salvationarmyusa.org


21 posted on 09/02/2005 12:26:41 AM PDT by Cindy
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Note: The following text is an exact quote:
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http://www.centcom.mil/CENTCOMNews/News_Release.asp?NewsRelease=20050901.txt

NEWS RELEASE
HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES CENTRAL COMMAND
7115 South Boundary Boulevard
MacDill AFB, Fla. 33621-5101
Phone: (813) 827-5894; FAX: (813) 827-2211; DSN 651-5894
September 1, 2005
Release Number: 05-09-01


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE


AIR STRIKE TARGETS TERRORIST SAFE HAVEN IN HUSAYBAH

CAMP BLUE DIAMOND, AR RAMADI, Iraq – At approximately 1:00 p.m. Sept. 1, Coalition Forces conducted an air strike against an identified terrorist safe haven in the western border town of Husaybah.

Over the past two days, numerous reliable sources have observed approximately 50 Al Qaeda (AQIZ) terrorists staging weapons at a train station to be used in continued attacks against local Iraqis and coalition forces.

Marine Corps F/A-18s destroyed the building using precision-guided 500 pound bombs.

Coalition aircraft attacked similar safe houses Aug. 26 and Aug. 30 in Husaybah after Iraqi citizens reported that a large group of AQIZ terrorists were using an abandoned hotel and house to plan and launch attacks on local Iraqis and coalition forces.

For the past five months, Marines based at Husaybah have reported an escalation in fighting between AQIZ terrorists and local tribes and attacks upon the Marines.

The number of terrorists killed in the air strikes is undetermined at this time.
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This release was provided by the Multi-National Force – West Public Affairs Office. For more information, please contact the PAO at mnfwcepaowo@cemnf-wiraq.usmc.mil.




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22 posted on 09/02/2005 12:28:46 AM PDT by Cindy
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http://www.centcom.mil/CENTCOMNews/News_Release.asp?NewsRelease=20050902.txt

NEWS RELEASE
HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES CENTRAL COMMAND
7115 South Boundary Boulevard
MacDill AFB, Fla. 33621-5101
Phone: (813) 827-5894; FAX: (813) 827-2211; DSN 651-5894
September 1, 2005
Release Number: 05-09-02


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE


48TH BRIGAGDE DETAINS TERRORISTS, FINDS WEAPONS CACHE

CAMP STRIKER, Iraq -- Task Force Baghdad Soldiers detained five suspected terrorists during a routine patrol on the evening of Aug. 27.

The U.S. Soldiers were assisted by local residents who pointed out an unfamiliar white sedan which they said did not belong in the area.

Soldiers from C Company, 295th Infantry Battalion, 48th Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division cordoned off the area and searched the vehicle.

Inside the car, they discovered a large weapons cache which included a rocket-propelled grenade launcher, two RPG rounds, four AK-47 rifles, a machine gun, six body-armor vests, 23 hand grenades, and other significant evidence.

For additional information, contact Multi-National Force Iraq at (703) 270-0319.




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23 posted on 09/02/2005 12:30:02 AM PDT by Cindy
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To: nwctwx

ping me


24 posted on 09/02/2005 12:30:58 AM PDT by wildcatf4f3 (Purge the land of Leftists and deadbeats)
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Note: The following text is an exact quote:
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http://www.centcom.mil/CENTCOMNews/News_Release.asp?NewsRelease=20050903.txt

NEWS RELEASE
HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES CENTRAL COMMAND
7115 South Boundary Boulevard
MacDill AFB, Fla. 33621-5101
Phone: (813) 827-5894; FAX: (813) 827-2211; DSN 651-5894
September 1, 2005
Release Number: 05-09-03


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE


U.S. SOLDIERS, IRAQI ARMY DETAIN 36 SUSPECTED TERRORISTS

FORWARD OPERATING BASE KALSU, Iraq – Iraqi Army forces and U.S. Soldiers detained 24 suspected terrorists during a cordon and search mission southwest of Iskandariyah Aug. 29.

The Soldiers were from the 1st Battalion 155th Infantry, 155th BCT, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward).

Additionally, Soldiers of the 150th Engineer Battalion, 155th Brigade Combat Team, detained 12 suspected terrorists in the village of Owesat Aug 29th.

The 155th BCT is a U.S. Army unit assigned to the II Marine Expeditionary Force (Fwd) in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.

For more information, contact Maj. Erby Montgomery, public affairs officer, 155th Brigade Combat Team, at erby.montgomery@us.army.mil or Multi-National Force Iraq Public Affairs at (703) 270-0319/0320.

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25 posted on 09/02/2005 12:31:18 AM PDT by Cindy
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http://www.defenselink.mil/news/Sep2005/20050901_2586.html


Air Strike Targets Terrorist Safe Haven in Husaybah

American Forces Press Service

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1, 2005 – Coalition forces conducted an air strike against an identified terrorist safe haven in Husaybah, Iraq, near the country's Syrian border, military officials reported.
No assessment was immediately available on terrorist casualties.

Over the past two days, officials said, numerous reliable sources saw 50 al Qaeda terrorists staging weapons at a train station. Marine Corps F/A-18s destroyed the building using precision-guided 500-pound bombs.

Coalition aircraft attacked similar safe houses Aug. 26 and Aug. 30 in Husaybah after Iraqi citizens reported that a large group of terrorists was using an abandoned hotel and house to plan and launch attacks on local Iraqis and coalition forces.

For the past five months, officials said, Marines based at Husaybah have reported an escalation in fighting between terrorists and local tribes, as well as in attacks on the Marines.

In other news from Iraq, multinational forces located and destroyed a significant weapons cache in an isolated area near the town of Khalidiyah on Aug. 31. Responding to a tip from a concerned citizen, the coalition forces destroyed 22 122 mm artillery shells, which terrorists routinely use for car and roadside bombs.

Coalition aircraft flew 38 close-air-support and armed-reconnaissance sorties Aug. 31 for Operation Iraqi Freedom, U.S. Central Command Air Forces officials reported. These missions included support to coalition troops, infrastructure protection, reconstruction activities and operations to deter and disrupt terrorist activities. Coalition aircraft also supported Iraqi and coalition ground forces in creating a secure environment for ongoing Transitional National Assembly meetings.

U.S. Air Force F-16s provided close air support to coalition troops near Hazah. Eight U.S. Air Force and U.S. Navy intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, or ISR, aircraft flew missions in support of operations in Iraq. U.S. Air Force fighter aircraft also performed in a nontraditional ISR role with their electro-optical and infrared sensors, officials said.

In the air war over Afghanistan, coalition aircraft flew 15 close air support and armed reconnaissance sorties in support of Operation Enduring Freedom, officials said. These missions included support to coalition and Afghan troops, the parliamentary and provincial election process, patrols, border security and reconstruction activities.

Royal Air Force GR-7s provided close air support to coalition troops near Deh Rawood. Five U.S. Air Force ISR aircraft flew missions in support of operations in Afghanistan. Royal Air Force and French air force fighter aircraft also performed in a nontraditional ISR role, officials said.

U.S. Air Force C-17s and C-130s provided heavy airlift support, helping to sustain operations throughout Afghanistan, Iraq and the Horn of Africa. About 165 airlift sorties were flown, moving more than 3,790 passengers and nearly 330 short tons of cargo. This includes about 15,000 pounds of troop re-supply cargo airdropped to coalition ground forces in northeastern Afghanistan.

Coalition C-130 crews from the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, and Japan flew in support of either Operation Iraqi Freedom or Operation Enduring Freedom.

On Aug. 30, U.S. Air Force and French air force tankers flew 33 sorties and offloaded nearly 1.9 million pounds of fuel.

(Compiled from Multinational Force Iraq and U.S. Central Command Air Forces news releases.)


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Military Hurricane Relief Focuses on Saving Lives, Reducing Suffering

By Donna Miles
American Forces Press Service

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1, 2005 – Military support for the hurricane-stricken Gulf Coast intensified today as more troops and assets arrived in the region, where responders are focusing on saving lives and relieving suffering among thousands of the hurricane’s victims, the commander of Joint Task Force Katrina told Pentagon reporters today.
Speaking to reporters by satellite phone from Biloxi-Gulfport (Miss.) Regional Airport, Army Lt. Gen. Russel Honore outlined details of a massive DoD effort to support the Federal Emergency Management Agency, state governors, and other federal, state and civil authorities in the hurricane-stricken region.

More than 13,000 Army and Air National Guard members were on state active duty this morning in Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida, a number expected to surge to more than 20,000 by the day’s end, National Guard Bureau officials reported.

Honore said the National Guard currently has 4,700 National Guardsmen on the ground in Louisiana and 2,700 in Mississippi. In Louisiana, those numbers will increase to 7,400 later today and 8,600 by Sept. 2, he said. In Mississippi, 6,000 guardsmen will be on duty by nightfall and 9,500 by Sept. 2.

Pentagon spokesman Larry Di Rita told reporters today the total National Guard contribution to the effort is likely to spike closer to 30,000 in the days ahead.

Many of those troops will be dedicated to the law-enforcement mission, helping local and state law-enforcement officials in maintaining security, he said. Unlike federal troops, the guardsmen operate under their state governors’ authority and are not subject to laws that prevent active-duty troops from performing law enforcement in the United States, U.S. Northern Command officials explained.

In addition, more than 7,000 active-duty troops, mostly Navy, were also supporting hurricane-relief operations in the region, a number defense officials acknowledged will increase as required.

USS Harry S. Truman, a Nimitz-class aircraft carrier, was preparing to leave Norfolk, Va., today to serve as a command center and afloat staging base, Lt. Trey Brown, a Navy spokesman, confirmed. Truman is expected to carry additional helicopters from Naval Air Station Jacksonville, Fla., to support search-and-rescue operations.

USS Whidbey Island, a dock landing ship also based in Norfolk, was also slated to depart for the Gulf today. Once there, it will help move heavy equipment ashore in areas not accessible by land, Brown explained.

In addition, National Guard troops and elements in every state except Hawaii and Guam were either supporting or poised to support the effort if needed, Army Lt. Gen. H Steven Blum, chief of the National Guard Bureau, told Pentagon reporters Aug. 31.

The military support is concentrating on three priorities President Bush laid out during an Aug. 31 statement to the nation: first, save lives; second, sustain lives with food, water, shelter and medical supplies; and finally, execute a comprehensive recovery effort.

Toward that end, Honore said, the primary emphasis is on conducting search-and-rescue missions and providing other life-saving support, such as getting people to the medical care they need. Equally critical, he said, is getting food and drinkable water to those left homeless by Katrina.

The task force is also helping the Louisiana National Guard and Federal Emergency Management Agency evacuate New Orleans residents taking refuge at the city’s Superdome and move them to the Houston Astrodome.

U.S. Transportation Command is transporting some 2,500 patients from New Orleans International Airport to federal coordinating centers as part of the Defense Department’s extensive support for the hurricane-stricken Gulf Coast, U.S. Northern Command officials reported.

Military support for search-and-rescue efforts continues throughout the region. Today, four MH-53 Sea Stallion and two HH-60 Seahawk helicopters from USS Bataan were flying medical-evacuation and search-and-rescue missions in Louisiana.

Honore told Pentagon reporters today he’s ordered the Bataan to move to Biloxi, Miss., to support search-and-rescue efforts in Mississippi, where he said the disaster had spread over a far larger area than in Louisiana, leaving many areas isolated.

Three helicopters from the Army’s 3rd Corps at Fort Hood, Texas, are in Baton Rouge, La., and two more are in Mississippi supporting search-and-rescue missions and damage assessments. Another five helicopters from the 920th Rescue Wing at Patrick Air Force Base, Fla., and the 347th Rescue Wing at Moody Air Force Base, Ga., are also in Mississippi continuing searches and rescues, officials said.

U.S. Transportation Command also flew eight swift-water rescue teams from California to Lafayette, La. These civilian volunteer teams are trained to rescue stranded people from flooded areas.

High Speed Vessel Swift was also in the waters off Louisiana in anticipation of filling requests for help by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, officials said.

Meanwhile, more help is on the way. The Iwo Jima Expeditionary Strike Group is sailing from Norfolk and expected to be operating off the Louisiana coast beginning Sept. 4, officials said. The strike group includes USS Iwo Jima, USS Shreveport USS Tortuga and USNS Arctic.

The hospital ship USNS Comfort is slated to leave its Baltimore port Sept. 2, to reach the hurricane region by