Threat Matrix: December 2007

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Calculating the Risks in Pakistan

A small group of U.S. military experts and intelligence officials convened in Washington for a classified war game last year, exploring strategies for securing Pakistan's nuclear arsenal if the country's political institutions and military safeguards began to fall apart.

The secret exercise — conducted without official sponsorship from any government agency, apparently due to the sensitivity of its subject — was one of several such games the U.S. government has conducted in recent years examining various options and scenarios for Pakistan's nuclear weapons: How many troops might be required for a military intervention in Pakistan? Could Pakistani nuclear bunkers be isolated by saturating the surrounding areas with tens of thousands of high-powered mines, dropped from the air and packed with anti-tank and anti-personnel munitions? Or might such a move only worsen the security of Pakistan's arsenal?
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[Cindy]

Wowser, it’s Halloween.

Thanks for the update Vel.

[Cindy]

Yep, I hope he is specific.

[Cindy]

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

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http://www.jihadwatch.org/archives/019249.php
(GULF TIMES)

December 20, 2007

“Muslim prisoners group ‘is front for banned cleric’”

LONDON:

ARTICLE SNIPPET: “But the Standard has discovered Captive Support is headed by Sheikh Omar Bakri Mohamed, a preacher in exile in Lebanon. He was banned from returning to Britain after the 7 July attacks on London in 2005. Known as the Tottenham Ayatollah, he once called the 9/11 hijackers “magnificent” and declared the 7/7 bombers had gone to paradise.

Bakri sent a message to the conference via a video link from his home in Tripoli. The group consists mainly of former members of Al-Muhajiroun, al-Ghurabaa and the Saved Sect, now all banned.

Bakri has previously headed these groups and several of their members are in jail for terror-related offences.

In his message, posted on YouTube,...”

[Cindy]

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

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

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http://www.jihadwatch.org/archives/019253.php

Note: A bit clumsily translated, but still readable.

http://ejpress.org/article/22681

“French Jewish group denounces anti-Semitic aggression in Paris”
EJP Updated: 19/Dec/2007 16:38

ARTICLE SNIPPET: “PARIS (EJP)-—The French National Bureau of Vigilance Against Anti-Semitism has denounced a reported violent anti-Semitic aggression last Saturday in the 10th district of Paris.

Raymond. A, a 17-year-old Jewish man, who wears a skullcap, was waiting on Shabbat for someone to open the door of the building where he lives, on the rue Albert Camus, when around twenty young people described as being of North African and Black origin attacked him violently at the face and the body after pronouncing his name.

One of the aggressors, Raymond reported, was a raid-haired man who did not cease swearing on the Koran while beating his victim.

Raymond was saved by a Jewish neighbor who went out from his home at the same time.

“He saved my life,” the young man said.”

[Oorang]

Interior Ministry Warns of Radicalization of Muslims (Germany)
December 20, 2007

A new study commissioned by Germany's Interior Ministry warns of a growing threat from the radicalization of Muslims in the country. Six percent of Muslims in Germany support violence in the name of Islam, the authors write.

Excerpted

http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/0,1518,524739,00.html

Milan imam convicted for promoting jihad (Italy)
Thu 20 Dec 2007

A Muslim cleric who preaches at a Milan mosque and 10 other people were convicted on Thursday of being part of a group that promotes jihad. The Milan court sentenced Abu Imad to three years and eight months in prison under anti-terrorism statutes drafted before Sept. 11 that are weaker than those currently in place. The group was accused of promoting jihad and recruiting potential suicide bombers.

Excerpted

http://africa.reuters.com/wire/news/usnL20112390.html

800 protest against Islamic school (Australia)
20 Dec. 2007

Sydney - Police broke up a crowd of 800 protesters in the outskirts of Sydney on Wednesday night as they sought to oppose plans for an Islamic school.

Excerpted

http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Religion/?id=1.0.1691535784

[MamaDearest]

You're welcome Cindy.

Italy Imam guilty of terror charges

An Islamic cleric who preaches at a mosque in Milan has been convicted on terror charges by an Italian court.

Abu Imad was found guilty - along with 10 other men - of being part of a group that encouraged jihad and sought to recruit potential suicide bombers.

But the imam was handed one of the more lenient sentences - three years and eight months - after prosecutors said he posed no current security threat.

America will soon be annihilated

"The people who made our nation proud by carrying out the 9/11 martyrdom operations in Washington and New York were the 19 best people of our nation. All the martyrs in Afghanistan, Chechnya, Iraq, Palestine, and elsewhere should be seen as role models.

"Allah willing, we will reach America. The men of this nation will reach America. The goal of this campaign is not only Kabul, Kandahar, or Baghdad. The eyes of the nation of Muhammad are set on Washington, London, Moscow, Paris, Delhi, Beijing, and other countries. This is our goal and, Allah willing, we will get there."

[MamaDearest]

Praying the feds are tracking whoever posted this tripe and that they spend the balance of their lives praying to Allah for His forgiveness of their hatred of "infidels."

[Oorang]

France holds 5 terror suspects
Thu Dec 20, 2007

PARIS - French authorities held five men suspected of links to the al-Qaida branch behind a deadly bombing at U.N. offices in Algeria last week, a police official said Thursday.

The men, who are suspected of providing logistical support to al-Qaida in Islamic North Africa, were rounded up for questioning Tuesday in the Paris area and near the Normandy city of Rouen. Al-Qaida in Islamic North Africa claimed responsibility for twin truck bombings of the U.N. offices and an Algerian government building Dec. 11 that killed at least 37 people, including 17 U.N. staff members.

Three other men who were also detained Tuesday have been released, the official said, speaking on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak to the media. The five men still in custody were being held at the headquarters of the DST counterintelligence service, the official said. The DST's operation was based on a request from an anti-terrorism judge who suspected the men of providing computers and telecommunications material to the Algerian terror group.

Police seized computers as they searched the men's homes, the official said. The suspects were North African and French. Le Figaro newspaper reported that the men, all in their 30s, had police records and had been under surveillance for months.

Excerpted

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071220/ap_on_re_eu/france_terrorism

Moroccan charged with helping al-Qaida
Thu Dec 20, 2007

BERLIN - Prosecutors said Thursday that they have filed terrorism charges against a Moroccan man accused of helping recruit foreign fighters for al-Qaida in Iraq. The man, identified only as 25-year-old Abdelali M., was arrested in Sweden in March and handed over to Germany in May.

Federal prosecutors said they filed charges against him Nov. 18, accusing him of helping found a terrorist organization abroad and of supporting al-Qaida in Iraq by helping recruit Islamic militants and smuggling them to Iraq. Prosecutors alleged he was an accomplice of a German-Moroccan dual citizen, identified only as Redouane E.H., who went on trial in Germany in July on similar charges.

They said that, between June and July 2006, he was involved in recruiting and then smuggling into Iraq three militants — one each from Morocco, Egypt and Said Arabia. At the same time, they said, the accused helped found a terrorist group in Sudan whose aim was to "build up a front ... against the crusaders" and wage holy war.

Prosecutors said that the group — allegedly set up by Redouane E.H. and four others — planned to set up a terrorist training camp in Sudan, and that the Moroccan pledged to provide funds and help recruit fighters for it. There was no immediate word on when a trial might begin.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071220/ap_on_re_eu/germany_terror_suspect

[Cindy]

Abu Imad convicted.

That’s a start.

[Cindy]

Yes, I hope they do track this guy.
He does seem to have a bit of an
anger management problem.

[Cindy]

“terrorst group in Sudan” and “terrorist training camp in Sudan”

That’s interesting and thanks Oorang.

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http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&q=Abdelali+%2B+Redouane&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wn

[Cindy]

Thank you Mama Dearest for that post and let me add another link to post no. 847:

http://memri.org/bin/articles.cgi?Page=subjects&Area=jihad&ID=SP179107

[Cindy]

Recap and Upadated:

WASHINGTON POST.com: "A NUCLEAR SITE IS BREACHED South African Attack Should Sound Alarms" by Micah Zenko (December 20, 2007)

WORLDNETDAILY.com: "GUNMEN STORM HIGH-SECURITY NUCLEAR FACILITY Worker shot as 4 armed men gain access to sealed control room" (November 9 2007, 9:50 p.m. Eastern) (Read More...)

Note: NOT Related to the articles above, but also of interest - RECAP:

NEWS24.com: Capetown - "SA MOM ON NUKE SMUGGLING RAP" by Philip de Bruin, Beeld (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Marisa Sketo, 46, who sometimes uses the surname Kirsh, allegedly also helped to "export" the nuclear weapon parts illegally from South Africa to Pakistan.") (November 8, 2007) (Note: This url may expire.) (Read More...)

[Cindy]

Regarding IRAN:

http://truthusa.com/a/index.php?topic=672.0

http://truthusa.com/a/index.php?topic=1296.0

http://www.truthusa.com/IRAN.html

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RECAP:

http://memri.org/bin/articles.cgi?Page=countries&Area=iran&ID=IA40707

Inquiry and Analysis Series - No. 407
November 28, 2007 No.407

“Iran’s Response to Western Warnings: ‘First Strike,’ ‘Preemptive Attack,’ Long-Range Ballistic Missiles, ‘Asymmetric [Guerilla] Warfare’”
By Y. Mansharof and A. Savyon*

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http://www.memri.org/iran.html

RECAP:

http://www.thememriblog.org/iran/blog_personal/en/4215.htm

Inquiry and Analysis Series - No. 407
November 28, 2007 No.407

“Iran’s Response to Western Warnings: ‘First Strike,’ ‘Preemptive Attack,’ Long-Range Ballistic Missiles, ‘Asymmetric [Guerilla] Warfare’”
By Y. Mansharof and A. Savyon*

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Note: The following blog entry is a quote:

http://www.thememriblog.org/iran/blog_personal/en/4215.htm

Ahmadinejad: Islam’s Goal – To Establish Global Government

In speeches in Saudi Arabia during his Hajj pilgrimage, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad stated that the goal of Islam was to establish a global government.

He said that Iran was opposed to the American hegemony in the world, and would continue to fight it by all means.

He added, “The Palestinians must continue the armed struggle against Israel to complete victory.”

Source: IRNA, Iran, December 20, 2007

Posted at: 2007-12-20

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http://www.thememriblog.org/iran/blog_personal/en/4214.htm
http://www.memritv.org/clip/en/1635.htm

“Title of Video: Iranian Army Simulates Attack on Enemy Convoy”
Clip #1635 Broadcast: November 23, 2007

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http://www.thememriblog.org/iran/blog_personal/en/4213.htm
http://www.memritv.org/clip/en/1634.htm

“Title of Video: Iranian TV Reporters on Board New Submarines”
Clip #1634 Broadcast: November 29, 2007

[Cindy]

Sorry about the double links on that post.

[MamaDearest]

You're welcome Cindy.

Judge upholds Muslim scholar's US entry ban

A U.S. federal judge on Thursday upheld a government decision to refuse a prominent Swiss Muslim entry into the United States, saying the question of denying visas was best left to the authorities.

The United States had revoked the visa of Tariq Ramadan, an academic at Britain's Oxford University and a vocal critic of the U.S. invasion of Iraq and its support of Israel.

The State Department initially gave no reason, but later said Ramadan had been barred under a provision of the USA Patriot Act that bars anyone who endorses terrorism.

[MamaDearest]

Iranian cleric says non-conforming women should be put to death

A top Muslim cleric in Iran says Iranian women who do not wear the hijab or Muslim headscarf should be put to death.

The Adnkronos Press Agency says Hojatolislam Gholam Reza Hassani says — "Women who do not respect the hijab and their husbands deserve to die. I do not understand how these women who do not respect the hijab, 28 years after the birth of the Islamic Republic, are still alive. These women and their husbands and their fathers must die."

Group slamming Savage has ties to radical Muslims

The Hate Hurts America Interfaith and Community Coalition (HHA), headed by CAIR-Orlando Executive Director Sabiha Khan, sprang into the public spotlight recently by pushing for a boycott of radio shock jock Michael Savage by his sponsors.

Formed in the wake of comments by Savage on his nationally syndicated “Savage Nation” radio program that were critical of Muslims and terror apologists at CAIR, the HHA called upon companies “to withdraw their advertisements from the program as a concrete demonstration of support for the American traditions of religious and cultural tolerance and mutual respect.”

The objective of such action, according to the organization’s Web site, is to prevent hate-filled words from entering public discourse because they “can and do lead to violent actions.”

But can Khan or a CAIR-connected coalition really qualify as a moral authority on this topic? While one may not condone what Savage said, Khan is certainly in no position to comment on deterring hate speech.

As spokeswoman for the Los Angeles chapter of CAIR from late 2001-06, Khan worked hand-in-hand with Hussam Ayloush, the chapter’s executive director, to defend hatemongers — most notably radical cleric Wagdy Ghoneim.

Ghoneim, a native of Egypt, came to the attention of immigration officials in North America and Europe as a result of his repeated calls for violent jihad against Jews, and active participation with terror-connected organizations.

“Palestine will not be liberated by speeches and peaceful means, but through jihad,” Ghoneim said at a 1997 Muslim Arab Youth Association conference. “The Jews are scared by the word ‘jihad’ ... We have to prepare ourselves for jihad against Jews and to liberate Aqsa Masjid. This is a must whether we accept it or not.”

[Cindy]

http://truthusa.com/a/index.php?board=12.0

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

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http://www.washingtontimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071221/NATION/676409066/1001

“China taps into U.S. spy operations”
By Bill Gertz
December 21, 2007

ARTICLE SNIPPET: “China’s intelligence service gained access to a secret National Security Agency listening post in Hawaii through a Chinese-language translation service, according to U.S. intelligence officials.

The spy penetration was discovered several years ago as part of a major counterintelligence probe by the Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) that revealed an extensive program by China’s spy service to steal codes and other electronic intelligence secrets, and to recruit military and civilian personnel with access to them.”