Threat Matrix: November 2008

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Expanding Afghan War Awaits New President

An expanded U.S. military involvement awaits a new U.S. president in Afghanistan where the unfinished business of September 11 has flared over the past three years into a major insurgency.

A raft of assessments and reviews now underway in Washington point to a fundamental rethinking of the Afghan war.

But whoever is elected Tuesday will face choices on the size of the military buildup, how to strengthen the central government, how far to go in dealing with insurgent sanctuaries across the border, how to help stabilize Pakistan, and whether and how to reconcile with the Taliban, analysts say. Read More

	Gates: Afghan Conflict Must Not Be Seen as 'America's War'
	Al-Qaeda Propaganda Chief Killed
	Terrorists try to Infiltrate UK's Top Labs

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[Cindy]

http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/pa/pa_1161.html

“Worldwide Caution”
July 16, 2008

SNIPPET: “This Worldwide Caution updates information on the continuing threat of terrorist actions and violence against Americans and interests throughout the world.”

[Unrepentant VN Vet]

Thanks for the ping.

[oneolcop]

Thanks!

[Cindy]

http://www.jihadwatch.org/archives/023325.php
(AP)

November 2, 2008
“Stop the presses: Jihadist sentiments rising in Algeria!”

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http://www.jihadwatch.org/archives/023208.php
(AP, October 19, 2008)

October 23, 2008
“Stop the presses: Jihadist sentiments rising in Middle East!”

[Cindy]

http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/morocco

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http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3616621,00.html
(AP)

“Morocco bans French magazine for insulting Islam”
Published: 11.02.08, 18:17 / Israel News

ARTICLE SNIPPET: “The cover story of this week’s L’Express is titled “The Jesus-Muhammad Shock” and discusses the relationship between Christianity and Islam. The magazine’s Internet site says it doesn’t understand Morocco’s reaction.”

[Cindy]

http://www.truthusa.com/IRAN.html
http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/russia

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BLOG:

Note: The following blog entry is a quote:

http://www.thememriblog.org/iran/blog_personal/en/11040.htm

Russia Agrees To Build Choppers In Iran

Russia has agreed to commence cooperation with Iran on mass producing semi-heavy helicopters in the country, an Iranian official said.

The deal will see Russian firm Kamov cooperate with Iran’s Aerospace Industries Organization (AIO) on designing and producing civilian helicopters.

“Under the agreement, more than 50 helicopters including in a new and civil design of the Kamov Ka-32A will be manufactured inside Iran,” the CEO of the AIO, Majid Hedayat, said on October 29.

The Kamov Ka-32A is a compact air transporter, capable of operating without ground support. It is designed for search and rescue missions as well as medical and emergency evacuation, loading and unloading ships at sea, and offshore operations.

The announcement comes a day after Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said the newly imposed US sanctions on Russian state arms trader Rosoboronexport would not stop Moscow from engaging in military cooperation with Tehran.

Source: Fars, Iran, October 30, 2008

Posted at: 2008-10-31

[Palladin]

Thanks for the new thread.

I have a feeling we are going to need it this month!

[Cindy]

Thanks to ButThreeLeftsDo for the ping to this thread.
Note: The following post is a quote:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2122875/posts

Saudi official says kingdom foiled 2003 plot to hijack plane and blow it up over a US city
StarTribune ^ | 11/2/08 | DONNA ABU-NASR/AP
Posted on November 2, 2008 3:15:05 PM PST by ButThreeLeftsDo

Saudi Arabia foiled a 2003 terror plot by militants who planned to hijack a plane and blow it up over a densely populated American city, a Saudi official said Sunday.

The official said the plan, first reported Sunday in government-guided Al-Watan newspaper, was for the attackers to transit through the U.S. to another destination so they could avoid applying for hard-to-get American visas required for Saudis. The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the issue, said the militants were preparing to execute the alleged plot when it was halted.

(Excerpt) Read more at startribune.com ...

[Cindy]

http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/globaljihad
http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/internet

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www.jihadica.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/10-29-08-hesbah-member-complains-that-uploaded-files-are-being-removed.pdf

BLOG:

www.jihadica.com/jihadi-media-materials-under-attack-on-archiveorg/

“Jihadi Media Materials Under Attack On Archive.Org”
November 2nd, 2008 | Jihadi media

SNIPPET: “Hafid b. Ladin, a member of the Hesbah forum, complained last week that links to Jihadi media material on Internet Archive (www.archive.org) are under attack. For those of you who do’t follow the forums, media materials are not uploaded directly to the forum servers but rather to third-party sites; the links are then posted to the forums. As Aaron and Marisa have observed in the past, the third-party site of preference has been archive.org. But now, according to Hafid, the material is being removed, which he considers to be part of the larger action against the Jihadi presence online:”

[Cindy]

"TURN! TURN! TURN!

GOD BLESS AMERICA

MESSAGE TO OUR MILITARY, LEOS, ALPHABETS, AND THOSE OF YOU I'LL NEVER KNOW OR MEET AND WHO ARE PROTECTING OUR COUNTY, PROTECTING OUR COUNTRY'S INTERESTS HERE AND ABROAD, PROTECTING OUR FREEDOM:

Thank you from the bottom of my heart. I pray for you all daily. -Cindy

[Cindy]

SP=protecting our COUNTRY

[Cindy]

OPINION:

Well, well, Bolivia seems to be drinking the same Kool Aid as Venezuela and Iran.

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http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081102/ts_nm/us_bolivia_usa_dea_3

“Bolivia’s Morales bars “spying” U.S. DEA agents”
By Carlos Quiroga – Sat Nov 1, 9:42 pm ET

CHIMORE, Bolivia (Reuters) –

ARTICLE SNIPPET: “The United States called Morales’ accusations absurd.”

[Cindy]

BLOG:

http://threatswatch.org/rapidrecon/2008/11/terrorism-and-technology/

“TERRORISM AND TECHNOLOGY”
By Jay Fraser on November 2, 2008 at 12:02 PM

[Cindy]

Video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4yDVHAdMu6s

“Information War: Internet Jihad - Hacking”
(Added November 2, 2008)

[Godzilla]

placemark

[Cindy]

http://www.southasiaanalysis.org/papers30/paper2909.html

Paper no. 2909
1-Nov-2008

“THE INDIAN JIHADI NET-INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM MONITOR-—PAPER NO. 465”
By B.Raman

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http://www.southasiaanalysis.org/papers30/paper2907.html

Paper no. 2907
30-Oct-2008

“BLEEDING ASSAM CRIES OUT FOR ATTENTION -INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM MONITOR-—PAPER NO. 464”
By B. Raman

[Cindy]

Note: The following post is a quote:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2123080/posts

Pirates fire on Danish ship off Somalia
The Associated Press ^ | 11/02/2008
Posted on November 2, 2008 6:51:57 PM PST by george76

Denmark’s navy says pirates opened fire on a Danish tanker in a failed attempt to commandeer the ship off Somalia’s coast.

The navy says no crew members were wounded in the incident today in the Gulf of Aden. The pirates disappeared by the time a Danish navy helicopter arrived.

(Excerpt) Read more at denverpost.com ...

[Cindy]

www.icc-ccs.org/main/news.php?newsid=121

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http://www.icc-ccs.org/main/index.php

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Note: Photos included.

http://www.icc-ccs.org/main/all_piracy_al.php

“Gulf of Aden Warning - Hijacking”
21 October 2008
Gulf of Aden

[Cindy]

Note: The following post is a quote:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2123100/posts

Russian weapons could unleash LatAm arms race: US ambassador
afp ^ | 11/2/08 | afp
Posted on November 2, 2008 7:14:58 PM PST by Flavius

BOGOTA (AFP) – A flood of Russian weapons recently sold to Latin American governments could unleash an arms race in the already volatile region, Washington’s ambassador to Colombia warned in remarks published in local media here Sunday.

“It’s important to proceed carefully in introducing new weapons and weapons systems in the hemisphere,” said US ambassador William Brownfield, speaking to the El Tiempo newspape

(Excerpt) Read more at news.yahoo.com ...

[Cindy]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fqdr8nk6l6U

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http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2123097/posts

“STEVELACKNER.COM Exclusive: Reformed Islamoterrorists Field Questions At UC Berkeley”

http://www.stevelackner.com/2008/10/stevelacknercom-exclusive-reformed_31.html ^ | Friday, October 31, 2008 | Steve Lackner
Posted on November 2, 2008 7:14:02 PM PST by stevelackner