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Threat Matrix: February 2007
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Posted on 02/01/2007 7:36:02 PM PST by nwctwx

:::FreeRepublic's Threat Matrix:::
How al-Qaida Fared in 2006
-Full Story-

In 2006, agents of al-Qaida, as well as those inspired by its ideology, continued their attacks. Violence in Iraq intensified, and Afghanistan saw its bloodiest year since 2001.

Despite worsening chaos on those fronts, counterterrorist forces arrested and killed high-profile terrorists and kept the West free from attack. But these actions don't appear to have weakened the appeal of al-Qaida's agenda. "Home-grown" militants around the world joined its jihad, as regional fighting heightened perceptions of a global war on Islam.

Here's an assessment of some of the most significant gains and losses for al-Qaida last year: Read more..

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KEYWORDS: afghanistan; alqaeda; alqaida; australia; diamonds; globaljihad; hamas; hezbollah; internet; iran; iraq; pakistan; taleban; taliban; threatmatrix
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11 months?!? I thought it had only been about 6 months. Time flies, that is certain. Good for you and I hope things continue to go your way. You deserve it with all the effort you have put into your education. Keep up the good work.
21 posted on 02/01/2007 8:28:50 PM PST by Oorang (Tyranny thrives best where government need not fear the wrath of an armed people - Alex Kozinski)
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To: Eye of Unk; All

Please ask amongst your network until you get a connection to a Spirit-filled Christian in homeland security . . . and inform that person of your dream ASAP.

If anyone hereon knows such a person who'd respect such input enough to raise the warning for that sort of thing--lease speak up on the thread or in FREEPMAIL.


22 posted on 02/01/2007 8:39:23 PM PST by Quix (LET GOD ARISE & HIS ENEMIES BE 100% DONE-IN; & ISLAM & TRAITORS FLUSHED)
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To: Eye of Unk

I do NOT think your dream was an average mental sorting dream.


23 posted on 02/01/2007 8:39:51 PM PST by Quix (LET GOD ARISE & HIS ENEMIES BE 100% DONE-IN; & ISLAM & TRAITORS FLUSHED)
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Iranians arrested in raid on Gaza's Islamic university
02/02/2007

Palestinian security arrested seven Iranian citizens during a raid at the Islamic University, a Hamas stronghold in Gaza City, a security official said, and another committed suicide during the raid. The raid came during a large-scale assault by Fatah-affiliated gunmen on the university. A Hamas official denied the claim and said there were no Iranian citizens at the university.

The raid came at the end of a day of clashes that collapsed a three-day truce between the warring factions. Iran has supplied Hamas with funds, but there have been no previous claims of Iranians working with Hamas in Gaza.

http://www.eecho.ie/news/bstory.asp?j=209070604&p=zx9x7y3yx&n=209071364

U.S. Special Forces using Mullah Omar's compound in Afghanistan to plan missions
February 1, 2007

FIREBASE MAHOLIC, Afghanistan: Osama bin Laden built it. Taliban leader Mullah Omar lived in it. But today it's men of the U.S. Army's Special Forces who call it home.

Firebase Maholic, a sprawling and spacious compound on the outskirts of the southern Afghan city of Kandahar, is plush living by typical standards of the Special Forces, known as the Green Berets. There's plenty of serious work here. A constant roar of shooting-range gunfire bounces off a towering granite peak behind the complex. Military missions are planned here. And Special Forces soldiers recently started training 130 new Afghan recruits for the country's fledgling auxiliary police force.

"The irony of this is that the home of the (Taliban's) supreme leader is being used to train forces whose mission it is to destroy the force he created," said Rusty, the team leader of a Special Forces detachment. Teams usually consist of 12 members. Rusty, like all Green Beret soldiers in the field, is not allowed to be fully identified.

Excerpted

http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/02/02/asia/AS-GEN-Afghan-Mullah-Omar-Compound.php

Saudi police seize armed man entering Mecca mosque
Fri Feb 2, 2007

RIYADH - Saudi police arrested a man with weapons hidden under his clothes as he tried to enter the Grand Mosque in Mecca, Islam's holiest site, a Saudi security official said on Friday.

Police stopped the man late on Thursday because he appeared to be acting strangely. He was carrying a revolver and a sub-machinegun under his clothes, and was wearing what appeared to be a suicide belt but which later proved to be fake. The man's nationality was not clear.

Militants sympathetic to Al Qaeda launched a campaign to topple the U.S.-allied Saudi monarchy in 2003. Sunni-Shi'ite Muslim violence in Iraq and Lebanon has raised fears of sectarian strife across the region. Militants stormed the Grand Mosque in Mecca in 1979, in a rebellion that was crushed two weeks later.

http://investing.reuters.co.uk/news/articlenews.aspx?type=worldNews&storyID=2007-02-02T002032Z_01_L02107229_RTRUKOC_0_UK-SAUDI-MECCA.xml

24 posted on 02/01/2007 8:44:57 PM PST by Oorang (Tyranny thrives best where government need not fear the wrath of an armed people - Alex Kozinski)
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To: All

ON THE NET...

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

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2001: Before, During and After

http://www.truthusa.com/911news.html
http://www.truthusa.com/911news2.html
http://www.truthusa.com/911.html

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http://www.internet-haganah.com
http://internet-haganah.org/hmedia/26sep06-salafy_forums.html
http://www.sofir.org
http://sfir-arabicsource.blogspot.com/

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http://www.jihadwatch.org

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http://www.memri.org/jihad.html
http://www.memritv.org/Search.asp?ACT=S5&P1=9
http://www.thememriblog.org/

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http://truthusa.com/a/index.php


25 posted on 02/01/2007 8:51:06 PM PST by Cindy
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To: nwctwx

THANK YOU nw for starting this new thread.


26 posted on 02/01/2007 8:53:22 PM PST by Cindy
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To: All
RECAP:

More Mugniyah (January 31, 2007)

LittleGreenFootballs.com - weblog (NEWSWEEK): "MUGHNIYEH MAKING A COMEBACK?" (January 28, 2007)

JAMESTOWN.org - Terrorism Monitor: "IRAN'S TERRORIST ASSET: A HISTORY OF IMAD MUGNIYAH" by Carl Anthony Wege (September 8, 2006)

TERRORISM-INFO.org.il - INTELLIGENCE AND TERRORISM INFORMATION CENTER at the Center for Special Studies (C.S.S.): "Argentina accuses Iran of responsibility for the Hezbollah terrorist attack which destroyed Jewish Community Center in Buenos Aires, 1994. The Argentinean Attorney General's office announced it had found Iran responsible for the terrorist attack and an Argentinean judge issued arrest warrants for seven senior Iranians and one senior Hezbollah member" (November 14, 2006)
FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE.com (WEEKLY STANDARD): "MIND OF MUGNIYEH" by Dan Darling (July 25, 2006

REWARDS FOR JUSTICE.net - WANTED: "IMAD FAYEZ MUGNIYAH"

FBI.gov - MOST WANTED TERRORISTS - WANTED POSTER: "IMAD FAYEZ MUGNIYAH" aka "Hajj"

"www.waronline.org/terror/bin%20laden/mugniyah-2.jpg"

27 posted on 02/01/2007 8:58:48 PM PST by Cindy
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To: All; backhoe; piasa

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/keyword?k=iran
http://www.truthusa.com/IRAN.html
http://www.memri.org/iran.html

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http://www.memritv.org/Search.asp?ACT=S5&P1=148
MEMRITV.org - Videos - Topic: "IRAN'S NUCLEAR PROGRAM"

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http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1777730/posts

"Iran President Vows to Push Nuke Program"
AP by way of Forbes ^ | 02FEB07 | ALI AKBAR DAREINI

Posted on 02/01/2007 6:38:04 PM PST by familyop

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http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1777738/posts

"Bush's backdoor attack: Iran via Hizbullah"
YnetNews.Com ^ | ynetnews.com

Posted on 02/01/2007 6:45:00 PM PST by Iam1ru1-2

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http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/keyword?k=hezbollah
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/keyword?k=hizballah
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/keyword?k=hizbullah

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http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1777796/posts

"[Hillary] Clinton wants talks with Iran"
Reuters ^ | Feb 01, 2007 | Michelle Nichols

Posted on 02/01/2007 8:29:42 PM PST by jdm

NEW YORK (Reuters)


28 posted on 02/01/2007 9:09:20 PM PST by Cindy
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To: All

ON THE NET...

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

http://www.satp.org
http://www.saag.org

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http://www.saag.org/papers22/paper2119.html


Paper no. 2119
31.01.2007

"RUSSIA: PRESIDENT PUTIN’S VISIT TO INDIA (JANUARY 2007) REVIEWED"
By Dr. Subhash Kapila


29 posted on 02/01/2007 10:21:21 PM PST by Cindy
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To: All; copguy; Marine Inspector; JellyJam

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

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http://www.tcpalm.com/tcp/local_news/article/0%2C2545%2CTCP_16736_5320967%2C00.html

"48,000 in baby formula seized in national case"
By GABRIEL MARGASAK
gabriel.margasak@scripps.com
Updated at 12:54 p.m.
Updated at 3:21 p.m.
Updated at 4:46 p.m.
February 1, 2007

ARTICLE SNIPPET: "STUART — State agents and local deputies have captured members of a baby formula theft ring that is part of a national operation, according to officials and reports released Thursday.

The Florida Department of Law Enforcement, along with the Martin County Sheriff's Office, arrested seven people and seized $48,000 worth of formula mix, FDLE spokeswoman Susie Murphy said and the reports showed."


30 posted on 02/01/2007 10:29:44 PM PST by Cindy
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To: Cindy

ON THE NET...

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/keyword?k=hamas
http://www.memritv.org/Search.asp?ACT=S5&P1=157
http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=54048

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http://off-topic.internet-haganah.com/archives/000805.html

February 01, 2007
"This was predictable..."


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"Hamas: We seized American weapons"
Claims arms meant for Abbas forces taken by terrorists in Gaza ambush
Posted: February 1, 2007
10:36 a.m. Eastern

By Aaron Klein
© 2007 WorldNetDaily.com

ARTICLE SNIPPET: "JERUSALEM – Hamas today carried out an ambush in which it obtained an American weapons shipment transferred last night to militias in the Gaza Strip associated with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas' Fatah party, top Hamas officials told WND.

Fatah at first told reporters the shipment contained medical equipment and tents and then claimed the shipment consisted of engineering equipment.

The U.S. weapons were provided to Abbas purportedly to bolster Fatah forces against Hamas, according to defense sources. The two factions have engaged in nearly two months of deadly clashes after Abbas called for new Palestinian elections in a move widely seen as an attempt to dismantle the Hamas-led PA.

Palestinian officials and sources in the Israeli Defense Forces told WND four trucks filled with U.S. weapons were transported last night from Egypt through the Kerem Shalom crossing into Israel and from there delivered by an IDF convoy to Fatah security officials.

The American weapons shipment, the sources said, contained rocket-propelled grenades, more than 1 million rounds of ammunition and bullet-proof vests."


31 posted on 02/01/2007 10:45:20 PM PST by Cindy
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To: JohnathanRGalt; backhoe; piasa; All

Ping:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1777773/posts?page=31#31


32 posted on 02/01/2007 10:46:19 PM PST by Cindy
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To: Cindy

RE POST NO. 31:

THIS IS THE URL that goes with the article "HAMAS: WE SEIZED AMERICAN WEAPONS"

http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=54048


33 posted on 02/01/2007 10:50:41 PM PST by Cindy
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To: All; Judith Anne; NautiNurse; Jeff Head

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

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http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1777840/posts

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,249622,00.html

"Study: China's Army Harvesting Body Parts From Live Prisoners, Particularly Falun Gong Members"

Thursday, February 01, 2007


ARTICLE SNIPPET: "China's military is harvesting organs from unwilling live prison inmates, mostly Falun Gong practitioners, for transplants on a large scale — including to foreign recipients — according to a study.

The report's authors — Canada's former secretary of state for the Asia Pacific region David Kilgour and human rights lawyer David Matas — implicated dozens of hospitals and jails throughout China in July, after a two-month investigation.

Chinese officials denied those allegations.

Matas and Kilgour's second report, released today, includes interviews with organ recipients in 30 countries and Canadian hospital staff who cared for more than 100 patients who had undergone suspicious transplant surgeries in China."


34 posted on 02/01/2007 10:55:03 PM PST by Cindy
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To: All

Note: The following text is a quote:

http://www.fda.gov/oc/po/firmrecalls/wholefoods01_07.html

Recall -- Firm Press Release
FDA posts press releases and other notices of recalls and market withdrawals from the firms involved as a service to consumers, the media, and other interested parties. FDA does not endorse either the product or the company.

Whole Foods Market is Voluntarily Recalling 6,000 Jars of 365 Everyday Value Kalamata Olive Tapenade

Contact:
Whole Foods Market
512-542-0656

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE -- Austin, TX -- January 31, 2007 -- Effective immediately, Whole Foods Market is voluntarily recalling 6,000 jars of a 32,000-jar lot of its 365 Everyday Value Kalamata Olive Tapenade because the product may contain glass fragments, which may cause injury if ingested.

The code for the product is found on the top of the lid and the number is: B.B. 14/09/2009 L 257/06 with time stamps ranging from 14:00 through 16:00. Jars with time stamps within this range should be discarded and not consumed. The recalled product was distributed nationwide to Whole Foods Market stores. It comes in an 8.12 ounce jar with a purple and brown label. The barcode number (UPC) for the product is 0009948241757. The decision for the recall came after the Company received two reports in Texas of glass being found in the product.

Customers can return the affected product to their local store for a full refund. Any questions or concerns may be directed to Whole Foods Market at 512/542-0656 or PrivateLabel.CustomerService@WholeFoods.com.

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http://www.fsis.usda.gov/News_&_Events/Recall_008_2007_Release/index.asp

"Arkansas Firm Recalls Ground Beef Products for Possible E. coli O157:H7 Contamination"
(January 29, 2007)
Washington

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http://www.fsis.usda.gov/News_&_Events/Recall_007_2007_Release/index.asp

"Oregon Firm Recalls Smoked Hams Due To Possible Underprocessing"
(January 26, 2007)
Washington


35 posted on 02/01/2007 11:03:56 PM PST by Cindy
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To: All; copguy; backhoe; piasa

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

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http://houston.fbi.gov/pressrel/2007/ho013007.htm

Press Release
January 30, 2007

"MULTI-AGENCY VIOLENT GANG CRIME INITIATIVE PRODUCES MULTIPLE ARRESTS"


36 posted on 02/01/2007 11:08:20 PM PST by Cindy
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To: All

http://mensnewsdaily.com/2007/01/23/terrorists-and-criminals-gain-entry-into-us-through-fraud/

"Terrorists and Criminals Gain Entry Into US Through Fraud"
January 23, 2007
Vox Populi
By Jim Kouri, CPP


37 posted on 02/01/2007 11:09:54 PM PST by Cindy
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To: GMMAC; fanfan; Clive; backhoe; piasa; tubavil; PrivateIdaho; nwctwx; Godzilla; copguy; All

Note: The following text is a quote:

http://www.ice.gov/pi/news/newsreleases/articles/070130seattle.htm

January 30, 2007

Federal jury convicts Indian national on 5 counts for role in large-scale human smuggling ring
Defendant arranged transportation for aliens smuggled from India and Pakistan

SEATTLE - An Indian national from Kent, Wash., faces up to 10 years in prison after being convicted here yesterday for his role in a large-scale human smuggling network that illegally brought Indian and Pakistani nationals across the U.S.-Canada border into Washington state.

Following a seven-day trial, a federal jury found Harminder Singh, 38, guilty on charges of conspiracy to smuggle and transport illegal aliens, bringing an illegal alien to the United States, two counts of transporting illegal aliens, and one count of harboring an alien. Upon completion of his jail term, the government will seek Singh's deportation from the United States.

Singh's conviction follows a far-reaching investigation by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, and U.S. Customs and Border Protection into the human smuggling scheme. The multi-agency probe revealed that the defendants charged aliens between $20,000 to $35,000 for passage through Canada into the United States. According to testimony in the case, Singh served as the point of contact for the smuggled aliens and arranged for their transportation to cities throughout the United States.

"This case illustrates that ICE, working closely with our federal and international counterparts, is committed to identifying and dismantling human smuggling operations," said Leigh Winchell, special agent in charge of the ICE Office of Investigations in Seattle. "Individuals who engage in this type of activity will be brought to justice."

During the investigation, Singh was recorded on numerous wire-tapped phone calls discussing smuggling activities with his Canadian co-conspirators. Singh also accompanied a smuggled alien from Seattle to New York, paying $2,000 in illegal transportation costs.

A total of 19 defendants were charged in two separate indictments in connection with the smuggling ring. To date, 11 have been convicted or entered guilty pleas. Four additional defendants are being extradited from Canada to face charges in the United States.

Singh remains in federal custody pending his sentencing. No sentencing date has yet been set.

-- ICE --


38 posted on 02/01/2007 11:14:13 PM PST by Cindy
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To: backhoe; All

http://www.ice.gov/pi/news/newsreleases/articles/070130elpaso.htm

January 30, 2007

"'BEST' officers arrest 3 tractor-trailer drivers, seize their rigs
15 Mexican nationals found hidden inside 18-wheelers, SUV after illegally entering United States"

EL PASO, Texas


39 posted on 02/01/2007 11:19:04 PM PST by Cindy
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THE WEEKLY PIRACY REPORT - REPORT SNIPPET - QUOTE:

http://www.icc-ccs.org/prc/piracyreport.php

Weekly Piracy Report
24-30 January 2007

The following is a summary of the daily reports broadcast by the IMB's Piracy Reporting Centre to ships in Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Ocean Regions on the SafetyNET service of Inmarsat-C from 24 to 30 January 2007.

ALERT

Chittagong anchorage, Bangladesh
Forty seven incidents have been reported since 28.01.2006. Pirates are targeting ships preparing to anchor. Ships are advised to take extra precautions.

The 2006 Annual IMB Report on Piracy and Armed Attacks against Ships is now published. Please see the end of this page to order.

Suspicious crafts

28.01.2007 0610 UTC in position : 11:20.0N - 065:09.9E, Indian Ocean.
A vehicle carrier underway received a call on VHF ch.16 from a small craft asking for fresh water. The craft closed in to 2 nm from the starboard quarter. Two other craft approached the ship on the port and stbd bow. Ship increased speed, raised alarm and sounded whistle. Later, the craft reduced speed and moved away.

Recently reported incidents

27.01.2007 0530 LT in position 07:01.38N – 079:39.22E, Colombo Roads, Sri Lanka.
While a container ship was waiting for pilot, port control instructed master to proceed to open sea at full speed. Whilst underway, small boats followed the ship and one of the boats with two persons on board hit ship’s hull at stbd quarter and exploded. Another boat continued to chase the ship. Master immediately called port control for assistance. Two naval boats attended and finally destroyed the boat. Five doors to accommodation and six empty containers damaged.

26.01.2007 0330 LT in position : 06:12.64S - 108:26.01E, Balongan anchorage, Indonesia.
A tanker had one of its liferafts stolen while she was at anchor. The robbers boarded via a small boat. Local police and port security were informed via the local agent.

22.01.2007 1800 UTC in position 01:42N - 101:29E at Dumai anchorage, Indonesia.
Duty officer on an oil tanker at anchorage raised the alarm and alerted the crew when he noticed one robber on board and another attempting to board. The robbers jumped over board and escaped.

21.01.2007 2025 UTC in position 03:38.7N - 099:30.0E, 16nm off Kuala Tanjung, Indonesia.
Several unlit fishing boats approached a container ship underway. The master, suspecting piracy increased speed and started taking evasive action. One of the boats was hit on the stbd bow. The emergency alarm was raised and a search carried out. Two persons were found onboard. No one was injured. No arms were found on them however they were carrying mobile phones. Fearing further attacks and repercussions, the master continued his passage towards Singapore. The owners/agents are making arrangements to handover the two persons to authorities for investigations.

20.01.2007 0930 UTC in position 05:33.5N - 005:24.5E, Chanomi Creek, Nigeria.
Armed militants blocked the channel with many boats with sophisticated heavy weapons. They forced the master to stop the vessel, drop anchor and to lower the gangway. 17 crew members were abducted by the militants who boarded the vessel. The remaining militants took seven crewmembers as hostage and hijacked the vessel. The pilot, on board at the time, was later released. Negotiations between Nigerian authorities and militants are in progress

16.01.2007 2240 LT in position 12:01.75S - 077:11.77W, Callao anchorage, Peru.
Five persons, armed with knives, were seen climbing the stbd side of a general cargo ship at anchorage. The master raised the alarm and the robbers escaped in a wooden boat. The attempt was aborted.


40 posted on 02/01/2007 11:22:39 PM PST by Cindy
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