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Threat Matrix: Daily Terror Threat - August 2006

Posted on 08/01/2006 9:51:52 PM PDT by nwctwx

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Syria Tells Troops to Be Ready for Battle
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Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has placed his military on full alert, citing "regional challenges", and vowed to continue supporting the "Palestinian and Lebanese resistance more than ever".

In a speech to mark the Syrian Army national day, Mr Assad said the volatile situation across the Middle East required "vigilance, preparation and readiness" and ordered all units of the armed forces to be on alert.

The comments were interpreted by Israel as a morale booster to the Syrian armed forces and not a call to battle. Israeli intelligence chiefs have assessed that Syria is not in the mood for an open war and is instead content to resupply Hezbollah guerillas in Lebanon.

Iranian Cleric Asks Muslims to Send Weapons to Hezbollah
Blair Says Syria, Iran Risk Confrontation

Iran and Syria Beat the Drums of War

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To: nwctwx
The plot thickens... I thought they were just trying to make a quick American buck by reselling phones? I guess not. All these folks arrested seem to be clueless as to why they are getting tracked, kind of odd.

I agree. IF they were really reselling the things, the people buying them must be dumber than rocks paying that price when they could go to their local Walmart and pay less. If not terror, the only other thing would be drug trade, which also uses these type of phones.

1,121 posted on 08/12/2006 6:28:06 PM PDT by Godzilla (OK, who stopped payment on my reality check?)
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To: Revel

I didn't eat all of it, but a fair amount of it....


1,122 posted on 08/12/2006 6:54:51 PM PDT by Ernest_at_the_Beach (History is soon Forgotten,)
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To: Cindy; All

Just an interesting story.

Mysterious SOS signals from cordless phone baffle coast guard

CHOSHI, Chiba -- Japan Coast Guard officials investigating nearly 280 false emergency signals they received in June and July tracked the source to a cordless phone in a house here, but remain baffled over what caused the signals to be sent.

Officials said a total of 279 SOS signals, usually sent by ships or planes via satellite when they become stranded, were detected off the coast of Choshi in June and July this year. Japan Coast Guard officials sent out rescue workers more than 20 times but they found nothing, leading them to consider the possibility of pranks or terrorism.

It was realized on June 25 that a signal was continuously being sent out, but searches at sea turned up nothing unusual. The signal continued to be emitted during the day and at night, and on July 9 the coast guard received a total of 17 SOS signals.

Officials said that when an emergency button on vessels is pressed, a 243-megahertz signal is sent out and relayed via satellite to the Japan Coast Guard. To investigate the mystery SOS signals, the coast guard sent out a total of 18 patrol vessels and 19 aircraft.

Since nothing unusual was happening at sea, officials presumed that the signals were coming from the coastline. They used direction-finding equipment on a sophisticated jet to track the signal down to a house along the coast of Choshi.

The Kanto Bureau of Telecommunications, which monitors illegal radio signals, conducted an inspection with the Japan Coast Guard on July 20, with the homeowner's permission. They found that strong signals matching the SOS signals were being sent from a cordless phone produced in 1991.

To the owner's surprise, when the phone was switched off, the signals ceased.

The reason the signals were being sent, however, remains a mystery. The telecommunications bureau asked the phone's manufacturer to investigate the reason, but, perhaps because the phone was reset when it was switched off, the false signals stopped being sent.

"If we can't reproduce the signals, we'll never know the reason," a perplexed official said. (Mainichi)
Click here for the original Japanese storyClick here for the original Japanese story

August 11, 2006

http://mdn.mainichi-msn.co.jp/national/news/20060811p2a00m0na013000c.html


1,123 posted on 08/12/2006 7:11:19 PM PDT by Revel
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To: Cindy
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JERUSALEM (AP) — The army says 19 Israeli soldiers were killed Saturday in Lebanon, making it Israel’s highest one-day toll in the war.

1,124 posted on 08/12/2006 7:26:58 PM PDT by JellyJam (Best headline ever: "The Painful Truth: All the World Terrorists Are Muslims!")
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Backers say Imam is martyr, not terrorist
Aug. 12, 2006 at 8:06PM

The killing of a religious leader in Kyrgyzstan has increased tensions in Russia's Fergana Valley, where radical Islamists and authorities continue fighting.

Mohammed Rafik Kamalov, the popular imam of a mosque in the town of Korasuv, died Aug. 6, reportedly in a shootout between police and the two passengers of his car, who were also killed. Kyrgyzstan authorities allege that the two men were Islamic militants planning terrorist attacks, the Los Angeles Times said Saturday.

In the initial official account of events, Kamalov, a self-proclaimed opponent of violence, was allegedly working secretly with Islamic fighters. But many of his supporters asserted that security forces had killed an innocent man.

Authorities eventually backtracked, saying they did not rule out the possibility that Kamalov had been a hostage.

On Friday, several thousand people turned out for a protest, demanding that the terrorism accusations against Kamalov be dropped and that he be declared a martyr, the Russian news agency Interfax reported.

For years, Kamalov had openly defended the right of Hizb ut-Tahrir members to attend services at his mosque, while criticizing the group's ideology. Hizb ut-Tahrir issued a statement from its London office describing Kamalov's death as an "extrajudicial assassination."

http://www.washtimes.com/upi/20060812-074714-7351r.htm

1,125 posted on 08/12/2006 7:52:04 PM PDT by Oorang (Tyranny thrives best where government need not fear the wrath of an armed people - Alex Kozinski)
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To: Cindy; backhoe; MamaDearest; All
My apologies if this has been posted I don't recall seeing it. Who knows if this fellow is a fake or accurate.

Ruling Mullahs, Al-Qaeda And Hezbollah

1,126 posted on 08/12/2006 8:13:04 PM PDT by Oorang (Tyranny thrives best where government need not fear the wrath of an armed people - Alex Kozinski)
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To: Oorang

Any more news on the pipe bombs in Salem and Dallas? Salem is one of the main cities along I-5, and lots of deranged minds travel our nation's highways, and in particular, I-5. Ted Bundy, the Green River Killer, and Randal Woodfield (the I-5 Killer) immediately come to mind. Someone needs to locate this person before they (he/she/them) kills someone.


1,127 posted on 08/12/2006 8:15:22 PM PDT by MamaDearest
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To: Godzilla

bump


1,128 posted on 08/12/2006 8:20:47 PM PDT by Deetes (God Bless the Troops)
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To: freeperfromnj
***Thanks for the update on App.***

You're sure welcome. He is one courteous, caring and personable guy and I wish him happiness and success in his new job and the coming days of his life. Hoping eventually - one day he finds his way back to TM.

1,129 posted on 08/12/2006 8:21:08 PM PDT by MamaDearest
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To: Cindy
I guess there were too many babies named Usama/Osama already.

Too many years ago to count I bought a car from a guy named Mohammed.....something I think about a lot now.

1,130 posted on 08/12/2006 8:27:45 PM PDT by MamaDearest
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To: All; Godzilla; JellyJam; Cindy
24 IDF soldiers killed Saturday in south Lebanon

Twenty-four Israel Defense Forces soldiers were killed and another 11 seriously wounded in heavy clashes Saturday with Hezbollah forces in south Lebanon, after Israel dramatically expanded its ground operation in the area.

Five soldiers were killed when an Israel Air Force helicopter was shot down by Hezbollah fire late Saturday, the IDF said. Hezbollah claimed the helicopter was struck by an anti-tank missile. IDF sources confirmed a helicopter had gone down.

Under cover of intense artillery fire, IDF forces reached the Litani River, which is some 20 to 30 kilometers inside Lebanon, military officials said Saturday evening.

More...
1,131 posted on 08/12/2006 8:51:21 PM PDT by nwctwx (Everything I need to know, I learned on the Threat Matrix)
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To: Oorang
In Canada security's off the rails

Snip: Had I been an explosives-carrying terrorist, I'd have had no problem carrying out my evil act at the Ottawa train station yesterday, killing scores of people.

Without even a ticket, and one hour before the next train was to leave (for Montreal), I walked with a small satchel through the front doors of the station, across the main concourse to the top of the winding passageway, down the empty passageway, along an empty corridor to an empty escalator, up the escalator to the outside rail platform where two empty trains stood, along the empty platform, up to the open door of one of the empty coaches, turned around, walked across the platform to the station building, ducked under a yellow chain across the open door, and strolled past a sign in the concourse saying: Visitors Not Allowed On Platform. Had I been a terrorist, I could easily have concealed a bomb with a timing device in the empty coach and sauntered away. I could have bought a ticket at the wicket and taken a bomb on board in my carry-on luggage, unchecked. I could have detonated the bomb in the concourse area that was filled with passengers. Scores of people were in the line-up at the head of the passageway for the Montreal train, all with suitcases, backpacks, purses, shopping bags -- none of which were checked by VIA personnel, the passengers simply waved through.

Malaysia braces for ruling on Islam conversion

Snip: Malaysia is expecting a court ruling any day now that could shake society to its foundations: does a Muslim have the right to convert to another faith?

Wave of attacks planned say investigators

Snip: Suspected terrorists were planning to unleash a wave of "apocalyptic" attacks on land and air, using an arsenal of bombs and weaponry, including firearms, investigators have discovered.

Police and intelligence sources have indicated that the alleged plot which was thwarted last week was targeted at the UK, as well as at airliners heading for the US, and could have caused devastating loss of life and destruction on the British mainland. One Whitehall source said "many dozens" of plots were under investigation, involving "hundreds" of suspects.

1,132 posted on 08/12/2006 8:53:49 PM PDT by MamaDearest
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To: Revel

Yes Revel, that is interesting.
Thank you.


1,133 posted on 08/12/2006 9:09:38 PM PDT by Cindy
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To: JellyJam

Heartbreaking...thank you Jellyjam.


1,134 posted on 08/12/2006 9:10:33 PM PDT by Cindy
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To: Oorang

Thanks Oorang.


1,135 posted on 08/12/2006 9:16:59 PM PDT by Cindy
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To: nwctwx

That's sad.
Thanks nw.


1,136 posted on 08/12/2006 9:19:06 PM PDT by Cindy
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To: MamaDearest

Haven't heard any more news but I'll post anything new that I come across.


1,137 posted on 08/12/2006 9:19:15 PM PDT by Oorang (Tyranny thrives best where government need not fear the wrath of an armed people - Alex Kozinski)
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To: MamaDearest
"Wave of attacks" - isn't that what we've been talking and reading about for a couple of years now? It truly is a blessing that this was stopped. It seems like we were quite close to disaster.

It's a bit stunning to me that it will take a court ruling for someone to not be a muslim. Scratch Malaysia off my travel list.

Excellent links, thank you MamaD.

1,138 posted on 08/12/2006 9:45:41 PM PDT by Oorang (Tyranny thrives best where government need not fear the wrath of an armed people - Alex Kozinski)
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http://www.airportbusiness.com/article/article.jsp?siteSection=1&id=7574

Updated: August 12th, 2006 10:23 AM EDT
Home > Top News Headlines
"Liquid Explosives among Terrorist Tools Israel Has Guarded against for Years"
Arthur Max
The Associated Press

ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Airports have the technology to detect liquid explosives, but it's a time-consuming process and must be coupled with passenger profiling to narrow the pool of suspects, Israeli aviation security experts said."


1,139 posted on 08/13/2006 1:19:16 AM PDT by Cindy
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Passenger's Claim Shuts Down Customs at Detroit Airport
AP via WXYZ-TV ^ | August 12, 2006 | AP

Posted on 08/13/2006 1:04:55 AM PDT by conservative in nyc

The U.S. Customs area at Detroit Metropolitan Airport was briefly shut down today after a passenger claimed he had contaminated everyone on a flight from Amsterdam.

Officials say a U.S citizen got off a Northwest Airlines flight and implied to the crew he had a biological agent of some sort and had contaminated the flight.

Airport emergency medical technicians examined the man and decided that he did not pose a health risk.

The man was eventually allowed to leave.

It took about 90 minutes to investigate, and other passengers from Amsterdam were delayed in leaving. Passengers on two flights from Japan were not allowed to enter the customs area for about an hour during the investigation.


1,140 posted on 08/13/2006 1:21:07 AM PDT by Cindy
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