Threat Matrix: September 2007

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The Birth of al Qaedastan

In the year 2016, the world may find itself gloomily marking September 6 as the tenth anniversary of the creation of the Islamic Emirate of Waziristan. The Emirate received de facto recognition when the Taliban used the name on the ceasefire agreement they signed with Pakistan on that day in 2006. If things go terribly wrong in the coming decade, they could come to rule a mountainous fragment of Pakistan and Afghanistan.

The Emirate would be a nightmare state: Osama bin Laden as sultan, Ayman al Zawahiri as vizier, and Mullah Omar the spiritual leader. An economy built on smuggling and heroin. Primary export: terrorism. Welcome to ‘Al Qaedastan’.

Analysts say the rise of a terrorist state straddling the rugged area between Pakistan and Afghanistan is now viable. The reason is a number of troubling trends. One, the revival of a Taliban firmly in the control of Al Qaeda. Two, the seeming inability of either Kabul or Islamabad to defeat the new threat militarily. Three, and the most striking, the Taliban’s systematic supplanting of the traditional tribal leadership in the area. Full story...

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[milford421]

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[drymans wife]

BREAKING NEWS ON FOX

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,298503,00.html

Report: Student Gunman Holding Up to 10 Hostages in California High School

Friday, September 28, 2007

Police are negotiating with a student gunman who fired shots inside a northern California high school.

Up to 10 students are being held in the bandroom at Las Plumas High School in Oroville, Calif. by a student with a gun, according to preliminary and unconfirmed reports from the police scanner. No injuries have been reported.

A dispatcher at the Butte County Sheriff’s Department says a 911 call came into authorities just after 9 a.m.

He said deputies are talking to the student and trying to negotiate with him to put down the gun.

A message posted on the Oroville Union High School District’s Web site says all six schools in the district are on lockdown.

“There is an incident at the Las Plumas High School campus,” the message said. “The Butte County Sheriff’s Office has the campus under control.”

[drymans wife]

September 28, 2007 10:25 AM

All Oroville Union High School District schools are on lock down. There is an incident at the Las Plumas High School campus. The Butte County Sheriff’s Office has the campus under control. If your student is at the Las Plumas campus you will not be able to pick them up at this time. If you would like to pick up a student from another school be prepared to show identification and please be patient with the emergency support staff. Please help keep our phone lines clear and check the district website for updates.

http://www.ouhsd.org/

[drymans wife]

Fox is now reporting that no one has been injured and they have arrested the student, but they are still trying to confirm that.

[drymans wife]

http://www.news10.net/display_story.aspx?storyid=33283

Suspected Gunman Arrested After Hostage Situation at Oroville High School
Written by Elizabeth Bishop, Senior Internet News Producer

# Oroville Union School District

Police have arrested a suspect who allegedly took hostages this morning at Las Plumas High School in Oroville, according to Cal Fire.

The alleged gunman was arrested at 10:40 a.m. No one was injured. The student who were held hostage are now being released.

The lockdown began at 9:15 a.m. An unknown number of students were being held in the band room, according to Cal Fire.

All schools in Oroville are locked down, according to the school district.

Parents of the students are gathering outside the school.

The school district has posted the following message on its Web site:

“All Oroville Union High School District schools are on lock down. There is an incident at the Las Plumas High School campus. The Butte County Sheriff’s Office has the campus under control. If your student is at the Las Plumas campus you will not be able to pick them up at this time. If you would like to pick up a student from another school be prepared to show identification and please be patient with the emergency support staff. Please help keep our phone lines clear and check the district website for updates.”

[drymans wife]

You Go Boys!!!!!!!!

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,298497,00.htmlSenior Al Qaeda in Iraq Leader Killed by U.S. Forces

Friday, September 28, 2007

Abu Usama al-Tunisi

WASHINGTON — U.S.-led forces have killed one of the most important leaders of Al Qaeda in Iraq, a Tunisian believed connected to the kidnapping and killings last summer of American soldiers, a top commander said Friday.

Brig. Gen. Joseph Anderson said the death of the terrorist in a U.S. airstrike Tuesday south of Baghdad, and recent similar operations against Al Qaeda, have left the organization in Iraq fractured.

“Abu Usama al-Tunisi was one of the most senior leaders ... the emir of foreign terrorists in Iraq and part of the inner leadership circle,” Anderson said.

Al-Tunisi was a leader in helping bring foreign terrorists into the country and his death “is a key loss” to Al Qaeda leadership there, Anderson told a Pentagon news conference.

“He operated in Yusufiyah, southwest of Baghdad, since the second battle of Fallujah in November ‘04 and became the overall emir of Yusufiyah in the summer of ‘06,” Anderson said in a videoconference from Baghdad.

“His group was responsible for kidnapping our American soldiers in June 2006,” Anderson said.

He did not name the soldiers and Pentagon officials said they did not immediately know whom he was referring to. But three U.S. soldiers were killed that month in an ambush-kidnapping that happened while they were guarding a bridge.

Spc. David J. Babineau was killed at a river checkpoint south of Baghdad on June 16, 2006, and Pfc. Kristian Menchaca and Pfc. Thomas Tucker were abducted. The mutilated bodies of the kidnapped soldiers were found three days later, tied together and booby-trapped with bombs.

Anderson said recent coalition operations also have helped cut in half the previous flow of foreign fighters into Iraq, which had been at about 60 to 80 a month.

He credited the work of the Iraqi Department of Border Enforcement and U.S. teams.

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[Cindy]

Thanks to a special freepmailer for pointing to this article:

http://www.currencytrading.net/2007/10-ways-online-terrorism-is-affecting-the-markets/

“10 Ways Online Terrorism is Affecting the Markets”
September 27th, 2007
By Jessica Hupp

[drymans wife]

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,298300,00.html

Official: Iran Ordered Terrorist Bombing in the Americas

Thursday, September 27, 2007

July 18, 1994: Rescue workers search through the rubble after the bombing of the Jewish community center in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

The Iranian government directly ordered an act of terrorism in the Americas after being frustrated in its secret nuclear ambitions, a former chief of Argentine intelligence tells FOX News in an exclusive interview.

Miguel Angel Toma, the former head of the Argentina’s intelligence service, tells FOX News’ Dan Senor that the Iranian government directly ordered a terror bombing on a Buenos Aires Jewish community center in 1994. The interview will air on Saturday at 9 p.m. ET on FOX News Channel.

snip..

[Cindy]

“The Birkenstock Nation.”

Smiling at you...got it.

[Cindy]

Thanks for all the updates dryman’s wife.
I hope this guy is tried as an adult.

Updates appreciated.

I notice that none of the articles contain any comments from the students about this student hostage taker.

That’s interesting.

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http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&ned=us&q=Las+Plumas+High+School&ie=UTF-8&scoring=n

[drymans wife]

I know. I think more will come out before long.
When I was posting was not long after things went
down. I think that they will probably have student
statements later, at least one would think they
would.

[drymans wife]

http://www.news10.net/display_story.aspx?storyid=33283

Police: Student Arrested After Hostage Situation at an Oroville High School
Written by Elizabeth Bishop, Senior Internet News Producer

Butte Sheriff Perry Reniff
Principal Sandy Dovell
Renata Donaldson

News10 Midday Coverage
Behavioral Health representative Ray Kohler
# Oroville Union School District

The music room where students were held

Police have arrested a 17-year-old student who allegedly took hostages this morning at Las Plumas High School in Oroville, according to the Butte County Sheriff’s Department.

The boy was arrested at 10:40 a.m., about an hour and a half after he fired two shots and took between 20 and 30 students hostage in the school’s music room, the sheriff’s department said. No one was injured.

Investigators are interviewing the boy. His name has not been released but school staff told News10 he is a junior.

When police arrived, they set up a perimeter around the school and brought in a hostage negotiation team. Soon after negotiators began talking to the gunman, he began releasing hostages, officials said.

Las Plumas High School Principal Sandy Dovell told News10 the boy aimed the gun at her, then fired one shot into the air.

Student Renata Donaldson, 14, who was part of the class in the music room, said the boy went into the room with a gun. “He put the gun up to his lips and was going, ‘Shhh,’” Donaldson said.

She said the teacher and security personnel tried to pull him out of the room, and the boy fired the gun into the ceiling. Donaldson said a number of the students began to scream. She said the boy let the students who were screaming leave, but she and some others were left behind. She said he let the students call their parents. Then he began letting the students out one-by-one.

“I’m glad no one got hurt,” Donaldson said. “I’m glad I didn’t get hurt. Why he did it? I don’t know.”

All schools in Oroville were locked down, according to the school district, but the lockdown has lifted.

Parents reunited with their children at the Church of the Nazarene on Monte Vista Avenue. Crisis counseling was also available at Southside Community Center at 2959 Wyandotte Avenue.

Butte County Behavioral Health Department representative Ray Kohler said students may experience trauma symptoms after this event. He spoke about the signs to look for and where to get help. See video link above.

All extra-curricular activities for the high school, including football games, have been canceled for the weekend.

[drymans wife]

“I’m glad no one got hurt,” Donaldson said. “I’m glad I didn’t get hurt. Why he did it? I don’t know.”

Thank you father.

[Cindy]

Note: The following text is a quote:

http://www.defenselink.mil/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=47617

Coalition Troops Capture Suspects, Seize Weapons in Iraq

American Forces Press Service

WASHINGTON, Sept. 28, 2007 – Coalition troops captured seven suspected terrorists and found two weapons caches today during operations targeting al Qaeda in Iraq, officials reported.

Coalition forces detained a suspected terrorist in Bayji believed to be associated with attacks in the city by al Qaeda. Intelligence reports led coalition forces to the suspect’s location, where he identified himself and was captured without incident.

In two other operations conducted in Tarmiyah and Baghdad, coalition forces detained three suspected terrorists in raids targeting al Qaeda senior leaders and associates. During another Baghdad raid, coalition forces seized three more suspected terrorists.

“We’re steadily chipping away at the al Qaeda in Iraq network,” said Army Maj. Winfield Danielson, Multinational Force Iraq spokesman. “The disruption to their operations and supply of information hinders al Qaeda in Iraq’s ability to attack innocent Iraqis.”

In another anti-insurgent operation that ended today, U.S. soldiers seized two weapons caches in the Arab Jabour area southeast of Baghdad.

The first cache was found by soldiers of Company C, 1st Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division. The cache contained three 60 mm mortar rounds, 12 mortar fuses, three 81 mm rockets, a 120 mm rocket, and 35 pounds of homemade explosives.

The second cache was discovered by members of an Iraqi citizens group. The Iraqis told U.S. soldiers of Company D, 1-30th Infantry Regiment who were in the area guarding a key travel route. The cache contained a 155 mm artillery shell, 10 feet of detonation cord, a rocket base plate and a timer with a battery. Both caches were destroyed.

In other operations this week:

— Coalition forces detained three extremists yesterday in an early morning raid at the Baghdad International Airport. The detainees are believed to have positioned themselves in several high-level jobs at the airport so they could conduct kidnapping operations against Iraqi security forces and civilians. The men are also suspected of attacking Iraqi and coalition force with improvised explosive devices and mortars.

— U.S. soldiers detained four men who’d been found harboring suspicious materials during a search operation conducted yesterday in the town of Hawr Rajab, south of Baghdad.

Paratroopers of Troop B, 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, detained the men after finding suspicious material in their house. Materials confiscated included an AK-47 assault rifle with three loaded magazines, two ski masks, seven cell phones and a pound of white powder. An explosive ordnance disposal team is assessing the powder, which could be a homemade explosive used in insurgent bombings, officials said.

The paratroopers, attached to the U.S. Army’s 3rd Infantry Division’s 2nd Brigade Combat Team, are conducting missions in support of Operation Marne Torch II to interdict insurgent operations in the region.

(Compiled from Multinational Force Iraq and Multinational Corps Iraq news releases.)

[Cindy]

A few more details...

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http://www.defenselink.mil/dodcmsshare/newsstoryPhoto/2007-09/hrs_070928-D-9999C-001.jpg

Note: The following text is a quote:

http://www.defenselink.mil/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=47620

oalition Kills al Qaeda Leader Who Coordinated Foreign Terrorists in Iraq

By Fred W. Baker III
American Forces Press Service

WASHINGTON, Sept. 28, 2007 – A top al Qaeda leader who coordinated efforts of foreign terrorists in Iraq was killed this week, a senior official in the region announced today. (Video)

A photo released by Multinational Corps Iraq officials of foreign al Qaeda leader Abu Usama al-Tunisi, who was killed Sept. 25 in an air strike on a building south of Baghdad. Courtesy photo

(Click photo for screen-resolution image);high-resolution image available.
Abu Usama al-Tunisi, a foreigner who brought al Qaeda terrorists into Iraq, was killed Sept. 25 in an air strike on a building south of Baghdad where he was meeting with other al Qaeda operatives, Army Brig. Gen. Joseph Anderson, Multinational Corps Iraq’s chief of staff, said in a briefing to reporters in the Pentagon.

The meeting was near Musayyib, in Babil province, about 35 miles south of Baghdad. An Air Force F-16 bombed the building. A video provided by defense officials shows a large explosion and the building leveled. Two other al Qaeda members were killed in the blast, and two were detained, Anderson said.

Tunisi was a close associate, and part of the inner circle of advisors to Abu Ayyub al-Masri, the overall leader of al Qaeda in Iraq, Anderson said. Officials believe he may have been tapped to succeed Masri.

Originally from Tunisia, Tunisi was the emir of foreign terrorists in Iraq, responsible for overseeing foreign terrorists’ movements into Iraq and partnering them with terrorist cells. More than 80 percent of suicide bombings are carried out by foreign terrorists, Anderson said.

Tunisi has been operating in Yusufiyah, southwest of Baghdad, since November 2004 and became emir of the area in 2006. Tunisia’s group is believed responsible for the June 2006 kidnappings of two U.S. soldiers who later were found dead.

Anderson said Tunisi’s death was the culmination of a series of operations that began Sept. 12 when coalition forces captured a close associate to Tunisi. During the following days, forces ramped up operations and detained several other key associates of Tunisi in separate operations south and west of Baghdad. One was said to have identified Tunisi at the meeting, Anderson said.

The two others killed were Abu Abdullah, reported to be the new emir of the southern part of Baghdad’s Karkh region, and Sheikh Hussein, an al Qaeda in Iraq facilitator, Anderson said.

A handwritten letter found at the site indicated that Tunisi’s operations were cut off by coalition forces in the area and that he was trying to get direction from leaders, Anderson said.

“We are so desperate for your help,” the letter reads.

“This was a dangerous terrorist who is no longer a part of al Qaeda in Iraq,” Anderson said. “His death deals a significant blow to their operation.”

Abu Yakub al-Masri, another inner-circle leader, was killed Aug. 31 near Tarmiyah, north of Baghdad. Of Abu Ayyub al-Masri’s inner circle of four foreign leaders, only two remain at large, Anderson said.

[Cindy]

Title - sp = Coalition

[Cindy]

http://www.defenselink.mil/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=47625

“‘Dragon’ Offensives Destroy al Qaeda Outposts in Dora with Iraqi Assistance”

By David Mays
Special to American Forces Press Service

WASHINGTON, Sept. 28, 2007

[Cindy]

http://www.defenselink.mil/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=47628

“Iraqi Troops, Police Pressure al Qaeda in Northern Iraq”

By Gerry J. Gilmore
American Forces Press Service

WASHINGTON, Sept. 28, 2007

[Cindy]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/keyword?k=hamas
http://memritv.org/subject/en/95.htm

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http://www.jihadwatch.org/archives/018287.php
(ANSAmed)

September 28, 2007
“Hamas: We have 400 jihad martyrdom attackers ready”

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http://www.terrorism-info.org.il/site/html/search.asp?isSearch=yes&isT8=yes&searchText=T86&pid=104&sid=13&preview=

http://www.terrorism-info.org.il/malam_multimedia/English/eng_n/html/ct_230907e.htm

Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center
at the Israel Intelligence Heritage & Commemoration Center (IICC)
September 23 , 2007

“A suicide bombing attack in Tel Aviv was prevented by the detention of a Hamas operative which led to the discovery of an explosive belt hidden in the southern part of the city. Its existence was revealed by an intensive security forces operation in Nablus”

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http://michellemalkin.com/2007/09/24/mahmoudapalooza-the-madman-comes-calling/

Poster board caption - quote:

http://hotair.cachefly.net/mm/shiri.jpg
“My name is Shiri Negari and I would like to speak at Columbia too,
but I was murdered when Iran gave money to Hamas to blow up the
bus I was on.
http://www.shiri.us “

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http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1189411500215&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull

Sep 27, 2007 22:29 | Updated Sep 27, 2007 22:36
“Allegations fly in Fatah-Hamas conflict”
By KHALED ABU TOAMEH

ARTICLE SNIPPET: “The Hamas-Fatah power struggle has descended into the gutter over the past few days, with both parties trading allegations about the involvement of their members in homosexual relations and adultery.

The alleged “sex scandals” are said to have occurred in the Gaza Strip, which fell into Hamas’s hands in June.”

[WestCoastGal]

Thanks for the pings and keeping me updated.

I’m in the middle of switching to a new computer and tearing my hair out. LOL