Threat Matrix: Daily Terror Threat - Thread Twenty-Three

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Threat Matrix: Daily Terror Threat

Thread Twenty-Three (Index)

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The Threat Matrix

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.

"Every morning, the president receives a list of the top ten terrorist threats - this list is known as the threat matrix."

We here at FR are trying to be in conjunction with the daily reports around the world that involve threats. We try to provide a storehouse of information that takes hours of research.

YOU be the judge and get informed!

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LNG ship attack a potential disaster
Full Story

WASHINGTON - A terrorist attack on a tanker loaded with liquefied natural gas could cause massive damage a third of a mile away and could send a vapor cloud billowing more than 1.5 miles, government scientists say.

With the the nation clamoring for more natural gas, policy-makers are trying to figure out how to safely import large quantities of liquefied natural gas or LNG.

Related:
Terror attack the top danger of LNG transport, study finds
Google Search: "LNG"

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"I will never cower before any master nor bend to any threat."

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Threat Matrix "TM'er" Tips	Link to Thread Twenty-Two "Code Red Implications: Code Red - Stay Home and Await Word." From Tm'er and Freeper ~MamaDearest~	Cindy's Links of Interest
TM Code of Conduct		ExSoldier's Invaluable Tips
TM's 'Be on the Lookout'		Godzilla's Summaries
Threat Matrix Book List		Arabic Image Links

[Oorang]

Asia remains on terrorism alert
The Associated Press
Friday, December 31, 2004

MANILA Security forces on alert for possible terrorist attacks in Southeast Asia during the holidays are trying to remain vigilant, although their focus has shifted to coping with the tsunami that has devastated regional coastlines.

Excerpted

http://www.iht.com/articles/2004/12/30/news/terror.html

[Oorang]

Nope, not surprising at all. Disappointing that he hasn't come to his senses. I was trying to remain lady-like, hence the "dinglefritz" rather than...

[liberallyconservative]

Thanks for the links. This one about the US aid workers being expected to conform to Islamic garb really has me steamed.

[Oorang]

Yes. Can the absurd get any more absurd? As my husband frequents says "Why let logic and reason enter into it".

[Oorang]

MMA's top leadership meets today

ISLAMABAD, Jan 1, 2005: The Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal (MMA) will hold a convention of its supreme council here on Sunday. It will be the first such meeting after Gen Pervez Musharraf formally announced to simultaneously retain offices of the president and chief of army staff.

The council, sources said, would chalk out its strategy in accordance with the latest situation. The council, they said, would also discuss the modalities of a joint struggle with the Alliance for Restoration of Democracy (ARD and other smaller parties.

The alliance, sources said, planned to mobilize the public by organizing what it termed a 'caravan' for the final round of the movement against the government.-PPI

http://www.dawn.com/2005/01/02/top2.htm

More info on Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal (MMA) aka "Jihad elements":

Muttahida gives govt. three months to rein in terrorists
http://www.mqm.org/English-News/Jun-2004/news040621

The Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal (the coalition of Islamic parties) performed strongly in the provincial elections; it now governs in the North West Frontier Province, and governs in alliance with the Pakistan Muslim League (Quaid-i-Azam), or PML (Q), in Baluchistan
http://www.economist.com/countries/Pakistan/PrinterFriendly.cfm?Story_ID=3443237

"ISLAMABAD, March 31: Interior Minister Makhdoom Syed Faisal Saleh Hayat on Wednesday accused Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal of patronizing the terrorists holed up in Wana."
http://www.karachipage.com/news/Apr_04/040104.html

[Cindy]

Yep.
I understand.

[Oorang]

Today's laser story (update)

Cops Track Laser Aimed At Cockpit
Laser Aimed At Police Helicopter Friday
Was Just One Of Several Incidents
Jan 1, 2005 4:02 pm US/Eastern

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) A laser beam was aimed at a police helicopter Friday - one of several incidents involving aircraft across the country in the past week - and federal authorities were questioning someone who had been at a house where they said the light had originated.

Officials said no one was hurt when the laser hit the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey police helicopter as it flew over an area where a similar incident occurred Wednesday.

Soon after, Port Authority officials and the FBI went to a Parsippany, N.J., home where they had tracked the laser beam and are questioning a person there in connection with both incidents. Port Authority police spoksman Steve Coleman says so far no charges have been filed.

Police in the helicopter were trying to pinpoint the spot where three green lasers were pointed at a pilot preparing to land a plane at Teterboro Airport on Wednesday night. The force's superintendent and some detectives were in the helicopter at the time.

Excerpted

http://kyw.com/Local%20News/wcbskyw_story_366230826.html

[Oorang]

Charleston Port Still Waiting For Federal Money For Security

POSTED: 9:51 am EST December 30, 2004

CHARLESTON, S.C. -- The State Ports Authority in Charleston has not received about $2.6 million of the $10 million it requested from the federal government for security projects, spokesman Byron Miller says.

The money already obtained has paid for a number of initiatives, including Project Seahawk, the nation's first port security command and control center, which will be based in Charleston, Miller said.

Excerpted

http://www.wsoctv.com/news/4035535/detail.html

[nw_arizona_granny]

At 7pm,Fox Radio said that there were now 186 dead in the nightclub fire.

They also stated that it was caused by a flare shot into the ceiling.

The thought "reigns of fire" keeps going through my mind.

Question: Did we have messages that said fire would rule or reign?

If this was a test, it went well, do you know how quick and easy it would be to fire a flare into a ceiling of any meeting hall?

Sorry for all the doom and gloom, but it does not leave my mind.

[Oorang]

I have no idea what this is. I did not open the zip file. Just posting it in case anyone is interested.

Joined: 02 Jan 2005
Posts: 1

Posted: Sun Jan 02, 2005 12:52 am Post subject: Jihad Movie Video Lecture

http://www.superfunkman.org/UP/source3/No_0239.zip

http://www.as-sahwah.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=487&sid=7997a5600c5a51186676c952da117891

[Cindy]

Thank you Oorang.

[Cindy]

Sorry about that.
This is a repost. 
ON THE NET...

http://www.as-sahwah.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=487&sid=7997a5600c5a51186676c952da117891
http://www.superfunkman.org/UP/source3/No_0239.zip
http://www.shareeah.org
http://www.ms4ms.net/upload/uploading/sos_wasiyah_01.jpg
http://www.ms4ms.net/upload/uploading/sos_wasiyah_02.jpg
http://www.ms4ms.net/upload/uploading/sos_wasiyah_03.jpg
http://www.ms4ms.net/upload/uploading/sos_wasiyah_04.jpg
http://www.ms4ms.net/upload/uploading/sos_wasiyah_05.jpg

[Oorang]

You're welcome.

Nite all. Time to do some offline reading.

[Cindy]

Goodnight Oorang.

[Cindy]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1312310/posts

"Conservative Principles, Political Reality, and the War on Terrorism"
Heritage Foundation ^ | by Larry M. Wortzel, Ph. D.


Posted on 01/01/2005 8:29:08 PM PST by Alex Marko

[Cindy]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1312338/posts

"The real reason Tom Daschle didn’t run for president"
laweekly.com ^ | JANUARY 17 - 23, 2003 | Doug Ireland


Posted on 01/01/2005 10:40:02 PM PST by paltz

[Cindy]

http://www.israelnationalnews.com/news.php3?id=74522

"Terrorists Fire Rocket Near Power Plant"
01:39 Jan 02, '05 / 21 Tevet 5765


ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Arab terrorists Saturday continued to bombard Israel with mortar shelling and rockets, one of which exploded near a major power facility.





A Kassam rocket fell Friday south of the Ashkelon power plant, just north of Gaza and within Israel's pre-1967 borders. Critics of Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's disengagement plan have pointed out that an Israeli withdrawal from Gaza would bring the power plant within striking range of Kassam rockets. The Ashkelon facility is Israel's major source of electricity besides the facility near Hadera, north of Tel Aviv.

Another Kassam exploded near the community dining room of a kibbutz (collective community) between Sderot and Gaza without causing injury, and one landed in a residential area in Sderot. Terrorists fired more than a dozen mortar shells since Friday despite the IDF's three-day-old Purple Iron offensive intended to combat such attacks."

[Cindy]

http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=42206

"Abbas vows to protect, shelter terrorists
'These are the heroes that are fighting for freedom'"

Posted: January 2, 2005
1:00 a.m. Eastern



By Aaron Klein
© 2005 WorldNetDaily.com



ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Campaigning in the West Bank yesterday, former Palestinian Prime Minister and current presidential frontrunner Mahmoud Abbas vowed to protect and shelter wanted terrorists and defended recent appearances with members of the Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigades."

[Cindy]

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/I/IRAQ?SITE=DCTMS&SECTION=HOME

Jan 1, 11:06 PM EST


"Al-Qaida Video Shows Police Execution"


By DUSAN STOJANOVIC
Associated Press Writer






ARTICLE SNIPPET: "BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) -- Al-Qaida's arm in Iraq released a video Saturday showing its militants lining up five captured Iraqi security officers and executing them in the street, the latest move in a campaign to intimidate Iraqis and target those who collaborate with U.S.-led forces.


Also Saturday, a U.S. soldier belonging to the Task Force Baghdad was killed and another was wounded in a roadside explosion north of the capital, the military said. No other details were given."