Threat Matrix: January 2007

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Fighting Jihad: Strategic Thinking Needed
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The United States of America has some of the smartest leaders in government, military, and business in the world. Yet the American government has failed to collectively use this formidable brain-power 5+ years after the attack by Jihadists on the American homeland to develop a truly strategic plan to fight the global threat of Jihad and Islamist extremism. In one of the most complex wars in American history, rather than starting with holistic, big-picture thinking towards the challenges and prioritizing resources and actions accordingly, America has spent much of the past five years after 9/11 in reactive and bureaucratic churning.

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[Irish_Thatcherite]

Thanks for the ping, Cindy! :)

Ireland Ping to #1049.

[Cindy]

You're very welcome.

[Cindy]

You're welcome Irish Thatcherite.

[Irish_Thatcherite]

:)

[Cindy]

(MY OPINION: Remember jihadi propaganda is more often than not hateful and is usually all or in part disinformation. Something to consider when reading jihadi propaganda. -Cindy)

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http://memri.org/bin/articles.cgi?Page=subjects&Area=iwmp&ID=SP143307

Special Dispatch Series - No. 1433
January 19, 2007 No.1433

"Islamist Websites Monitor Project Nos. 48-51"

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http://memri.org/bin/articles.cgi?Page=subjects&Area=iwmp&ID=SP142407
Special Dispatch Series - No. 1424
January 12, 2007 No.1424

"Islamist Websites Monitor Project No. 44-47"

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http://www.centcom.mil/sites/uscentcom1/Shared%20Documents/Extremist%20Page/What%20Extremists%20Say.aspx?PageView=Shared

"What Extremists Are Saying"

[Cindy]

NOTE: Photos included.

Thanks to Texkat for the ping to this thread.

Note: The following post is a quote:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1770213/posts

Al-Qaida-linked group claims responsibility for deadly attack
AP via Yahoo ^ | 19 Jan 2007

Posted on 01/19/2007 8:20:10 AM PST by TexKat

CAIRO, Egypt Militants in Iraq with links to al-Qaida are claiming responsibility for an attack on a convoy that killed an American democracy worker.

Contractors from Hungary, Croatia and Iraq also died in the ambush, along with the 28-year-old Ohio woman. The three-vehicle convoy was part of a mission for the National Democratic Institute, which gives advice on voter outreach.

Sunni insurgents linked to al-Qaida have claimed responsibility on a Web site. A statement praising the deadly attack came from a group considered to be a branch of al-Qaida in Iraq.

U-S officials could not verify the Internet statement.

[Cindy]

ON THE NET...

http://www.internet-haganah.com/haganah/internet.html

http://internet-haganah.org/hmedia/26sep06-salafy_forums.html

[Cindy]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/keyword?k=somalia


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http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1770364/posts

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/6280961.stm

Last Updated: Friday, 19 January 2007, 19:59 GMT

"Gunfire at Somali leader's home"

ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Heavy gunfire has broken out at the residence of the Somali president in the capital, Mogadishu, witnesses say.

Unidentified attackers are said to have used mortar fire against Villa Somalia before engaging the presidential guards in a 30-minute exchange of fire.

It is unclear whether Somali President Abdullahi Yusuf was there at the time. There are no reports of casualties.

Mr Yusuf arrived in Mogadishu last week after Ethiopian forces helped oust Islamist militias controlling the city.

The attack on his residence comes hours after Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi told the BBC his troops would start leaving Somalia "in the next few days".


Mr Meles said the first phase of the withdrawal could start now that several key warlords had disarmed.

The African Union (AU) is meeting to discuss sending a peacekeeping force to Somalia to replace the Ethiopians."

[Cindy]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yiywGmhNjWM

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http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1770104/posts

"If We Fail ......(Victor Davis Hanson: Been there, done that) "
NRO ^ | January 19, 2007 | Victor Davis Hanson

Posted on 01/19/2007 5:46:29 AM PST by IrishMike

[Cindy]

http://michellemalkin.com/archives/006722.htm
"Progress you probably didn't hear about;
Plus: Who's rooting for failure?"
By Michelle Malkin · January 18, 2007 10:51 PM

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http://hotair.com/archives/2007/01/19/iraqis-speak-to-america/

Blog/VIDEO:
"IRAQIS SPEAK TO AMERICA"
(January 19, 2007)

[Cindy]

http://www.defenselink.mil/news/NewsArticle.aspx?ID=2756

"Pace Thanks Troops for ‘Making a Difference’ in Colombia"

By Donna Miles
American Forces Press Service

BOGOTA, Colombia, Jan. 19, 2007

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http://www.defenselink.mil/news/NewsArticle.aspx?ID=2751

"Pace, Colombian Leaders Address Drug Trafficking, Narcoterrorism"

By Donna Miles
American Forces Press Service

BOGOTA, Colombia, Jan. 19, 2007

[Cindy]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/keyword?k=thailand

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http://www.dea.gov/pubs/states/newsrel/nyc011807.html

"Three Heroin Traffickers Extradited From Thailand"


JAN 18 -- (NEW YORK, NY)

[Cindy]

http://osint.internet-haganah.com/archives/000740.html

January 18, 2007

"The explosives were bought *before* 7-7"

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Note: Video included.

WEBLOG:

http://littlegreenfootballs.com/weblog/?entry=24061_London_Bomber_Surveillance_Video-_Connection_to_7-7&only

Friday, January 19, 2007

"London Bomber Surveillance Video: Connection to 7/7?"

[Velveeta]

Thanks, Oorang.
I watched the spilling mercury video - that was no "accident", IMO.

[Cindy]

Note: The following post is a quote:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1770403/posts

Columbus T-38 crashes
Air Force Link ^ | 1/19/2007 | AF news staff

Posted on 01/19/2007 1:55:38 PM PST by Excuse_My_Bellicosity

1/19/2007 - COLUMBUS AIR FORCE BASE, Miss. (AFNEWS) -- A Columbus AFB T-38 Talon crashed about 1:30 p.m. Jan. 18 approximately 40 miles south of Memphis, Tenn.

There were two pilots on board and both ejected safely.

Both pilots were examined by medical authorities, released and returned to Columbus AFB.

At the time of the accident, the aircraft was conducting a low-level navigation training sortie.

The cause for the mishap is under investigation by an Air Force safety team.

Additional details will be provided as soon as they become available.

[Velveeta]

Another "explosive" update:

Chemical Stash Is Destroyed At Miami Condo

Florida - Two days after a predawn chemical explosion rocked a 17-story Miami condo, investigators are picking through the possessions of a 23-year-old chemistry student -- and blowing some of them up -- and the building remains evacuated. Several chemicals from the stash of 23-year-old Itai Polatnick, who is charged with failing to properly store hazardous materials, have been taken to a pair of pits just east of the building to be detonated, said Ignatius Carroll, Miami Fire Department spokesman.
Wednesday's pyrotechnics were so powerful that the alarms of the cars parked in the Sausalito Square shopping center parking lot across the street went off.

The operation at the Blue Lagoon condos, 5075 NW Seventh St., is costing several hundred thousand dollars, authorities said.

Approximately 70 members of the Miami police and fire departments; Department of Homeland Security; Drug Enforcement Administration; FBI; Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and the Department of Environmental Protection have been camping out near the condo.

In addition, the FBI has flown in a top chemist from Washington, D.C.

Bomb squad robots are also being employed. (snip)

http://www.firefightingnews.com/article-US.cfm?articleID=24528

[Cindy]

Wowser, thanks Velveeta for the update.
All updates appreciated on this case.

[Cindy]

http://www.airportbusiness.com/article/article.jsp?siteSection=5&id=9775

Updated: January 19th, 2007 12:09 PM EDT
Home > Airline and Airport Security News
"Airport Screeners Suspicious of Quarterback's Water Bottle"


Evan S. Benn
The Miami Herald


ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Jan. 18 -- Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick was reluctant to throw away his water bottle at a Miami International Airport security checkpoint Wednesday morning."

ARTICLE SNIPPET: "The bottle had a clear partition in the middle, separating the bottle into two compartments. An online spy-equipment retailer lists an Aquafina Water Bottle Diversion Safe for $15. "It has room for more than just water," according to metrospysupply.com. "Twist and pull the bottle in half to reveal a hidden compartment."

In his report, Miami-Dade Det. Kevin Kozak wrote: "The concealed compartment contained a small amount of dark particulate and a pungent aroma closely associated with marijuana. The top half contained a small amount of clear liquid. When held upright the bottle appeared to be half full of water.""

[Velveeta]

Video at link shows "Joint terrorism task force" investigators:

Student Accused In Explosion Held On $1 Million Bond
http://www.nbc6.net/news/10784633/detail.html

[Velveeta]

>>>Fake nuclear bomb stolen from Los Alamos scrap yard

Peace activist?

* Ed Grothus, a former Los Alamos National Laboratory nuclear weapons scientist who quit the lab in 1969 to advocate against nuclear proliferation and for peaceful resolution of international conflicts.

Hmmmm...