Threat Matrix: March 2008

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Petraeus: Al Qaida Trying to 'Come Back In'

U.S. military officials said there will be no significant reduction in coalition troops in the Baghdad area as part of an effort to stop the Al Qaida offensive in northern Iraq.

They said Al Qaida was trying to reenter Baghdad and reverse its losses in 2007.

"Al Qaida is trying to come back in," U.S. military commander Gen. David Petraeus said. "We can feel it and see it, and what we're trying to do is rip out any roots before they can get deeply into the ground." Read More

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[Cindy]

ADDING to post no. 1169:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1981084/posts?page=1169#1169

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http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/perfume/
http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/cologne/

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Note: Read the whole article please. -Cindy

http://www.southasiaanalysis.org/papers27/paper2654.html

Paper No 2654

29-March-2008

“FOILED ATTEMPT TO BLOW UP PLANE FROM URUMQI -INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM MONITOR—PAPER NO. 385”
By B.Raman

ARTICLE SNIPPET: “When asked “if the airport inspection did not discover it, then how was it uncovered on the airplane?” the explanation from Luckie at 6:20pm was that “the bottle was opened on the airplane and many people smelled gasoline. That traveler took the gasoline into the restroom and remained in there for a long time.”

Then at 6:20pm again: “They are registering information about everybody right now. I don’t know if I can get back to Beijing today ... the female passenger who carried the gasoline had used perfume to cover up the smell. It must have been intentional.””

ARTICLE SNIPPET: “Latest news: Today, China Southern Airlines chairman Liu Chaoyong said that a female passenger came out of the restroom and passed by the flight attendant who detected a suspicious smell. The attendant alertly sensed that the smell was suspicious. Then she smelled the scent of perfume and gasoline in front of the restroom. The attendant immediately searched the restroom and ultimately found an inflammable substance inside the garbage bin of the restroom.”

ARTICLE SNIPPET: “Liu Chaoyong said that the preliminary analysis was that the two individuals intended to stow away the inflammable material and then take action at the appropriate moment. Fortunately, the flight attendant foiled the plot in time.”

[Cindy]

RECAP and UPDATED:

THREATS WATCH.org - blog: "OUTSOURCING THE E-PASSPORT" by Jay Fraser (March 29, 2008, 9:40 pm)

WASHINGTON TIMES.com - Editorial: "OUTSOURCING DEFENSE CONTRACTS" by Duncan Hunter (EDITORIAL SNIPPET: "As American forces confront the global terrorist threat on the battlefields of Afghanistan and Iraq, an equally serious threat exists here at home with the continuous outsourcing and erosion of our defense industrial base. The deterioration of our domestic defense industries, which helped carry us to victory in World War II and the Cold War, represents one of the greatest challenges to our security and the future success of our military forces. Despite this fact, the list of U.S. defense contracts awarded to foreign competitors continues to grow...") (March 28, 2008)

WASHINGTON TIMES.com: "OUTSOURCED PASSPORTS NETTING GOVT. PROFITS, RISKING NATIONAL SECURITY" by Bill Gertz (March 26, 2008)

[Cindy]

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

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http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/business/explosion-in-nepal-mosque-kills-two_10032778.html

“Explosion in Nepal mosque kills two”

March 30th, 2008 - 2:45 pm ICT by admin

ARTICLE SNIPPET: “Kathmandu, Mar 30 (ANI): At least two persons were killed and two others injured in a bomb explosion inside a mosque in Nepal last evening.

According to eyewitnesses, two persons on motorcycle hurled the bomb inside the mosque in Sarauchiya, Biratnagar, where over 60 people were offering prayers.

Injured have been admitted in hospital.”

[Cindy]

http://www.sltrib.com/news/ci_8745664

“Street gangs
Provo gangs up on graffiti problem”
By Donald W. Meyers
The Salt Lake Tribune
Article Last Updated: 03/30/2008 01:49:32 AM MDT

PROVO -

ARTICLE SNIPPET: “Yes, there is a gang problem in Provo,” said Karza, an assistant program director at the Slate Canyon Youth Center. “We don’t want it to get worse.””

ARTICLE SNIPPET: “Gang activity in Provo can be traced back as far as 1999, he said. That’s when one of the large Mexican gangs used the central Utah County city - the state’s third largest - as a base. Champagne said many of his gang investigations in West Valley City brought him to Provo to run down leads or talk to suspects.

Other gangs have links to Provo, either because they were organized there, or a gang leader decided to relocate his headquarters to a place where police and residents weren’t on to them, allowing them to work without having to look out constantly for police.

Champagne said sometimes a family will move to the area to get away from gang problems in California, not realizing their child already is a gang member. Once here, the child either falls in with a local gang or starts a local chapter of his former gang. “

[Cindy]

RECAP:

FOX NEWS.com: New York, N.Y. - "U.S. BASED REVOLUTION MUSLIM WEBSITE SPREADING MESSAGES OF HATE" (March 26, 2008)

THE JAWA REPORT - blog: "NEW YORK TERRORISM FAN EXPOSED" (March 26, 2008)

stepping back in time...JIHAD WATCH.org: "JIHADIST'S YouTube PAGE RETURNS" (November 21, 2007)

stepping back in time...THE JAWA REPORT: "NYC MUSLIM CALLS KOREAN HOSTAGES 'TERRORISTS', SMILES AT THOUGHT OF DANIEL PEARL STYLE BEHEADING" (August 23, 2007)

[Cindy]

UPDATE:

http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3525152,00.html

“Police lift high state of alert in Bat Yam”

SNIPPET: “Alert level in central Israel raised, large forces deployed in area for fear of terrorist infiltration; four suspects arrested, questioned”

Avi Cohen
Latest Update: 03.30.08, 10:58 / Israel News

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Previoulsy...

http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3525141,00.html

“Police on high alert in Bat Yam for fear of terrorist infiltration”
Published: 03.30.08, 09:43 / Israel News

[Cindy]

Fyi Only.

http://www.wtop.com/?nid=25&sid=1375590

“Spy Thriller Author Tom Clancy’s Home Damaged by Fire”
March 29, 2008 - 6:01pm

ARTICLE SNIPPET: “PRINCE FREDERICK, Md. (AP) - Author Tom Clancy’s home was damaged by a fire that burned a second-floor deck Saturday, a spokesman for the Maryland fire marshal’s office said.”

ARTICLE SNIPPET: “The cause of the fire, which caused about $10,000 in damage to the rear of the three-story stone home, has not been determined, Zurolo said.”

[Cindy]

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

“Worldwide Caution”
January 17, 2008

SNIPPET: “This Worldwide Caution updates information on the continuing threat of terrorist actions and violence against Americans and interests throughout the world. American citizens are reminded to maintain a high level of vigilance and to take appropriate steps to increase their security awareness.”

[Cindy]

PERSECUTION.ORG
http://www.persecution.org

[Cindy]

Note: The following text is a quote:

http://www.mnf-iraq.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=17923&Itemid=21

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
RELEASE No. 2008330-06
March 30, 2008

Iraqi Army, MND-C Soldiers discover EFP cache (Mahmudiyah)

Multi-National Division – Center PAO

CAMP STRIKER, Iraq – The Iraqi Army and Multi-National Division – Center Soldiers uncovered a weapons cache in Mahmudiyah March 28.

The cache was found during a routine cordon and search mission by Soldiers from the 25th Brigade, 6th Iraqi Army Division and Soldiers from 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault).

The cache consisted of more than 15 explosively formed projectiles, hundreds of rounds, Iraqi National Police uniforms and rifles.

The cache also included more than 100 various EFP components, detonation cord, fuses and a bag of homemade explosives.

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[Jet Jaguar]

AP News Alert

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - North Korea’s official news agency warns that the country’s military will not “sit idle” until “warmongers” launch pre-emptive strike.

http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D8VNLRK80&show_article=1&catnum=0

[drymans wife]

BREAKING PER FOX NEWS.

BOMB THREAT LAX TERMINAL 1 SOUTHWEST AIRLINES TERMINAL.
PEOPLE ARE BEING EVACUATED.

[drymans wife]

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,343192,00.html

North Korea Threatens South Korea With Destruction Over Comments

Sunday, March 30, 2008

SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea threatened South Korea with destruction Sunday after Seoul’s top military officer said it would consider attacking the communist nation if it tried to carry out a nuclear attack.

“Our military will not sit idle until warmongers launch a pre-emptive strike,” the North’s official Korean Central News agency said. “Everything will be in ashes, not just a sea of fire, if our advanced pre-emptive strike once begins.”

snip..

[Godzilla]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/7321464.stm

Iraqi Shia cleric Moqtada Sadr has ordered his fighters off the streets of Basra and other cities in an effort to end clashes with security forces.

The MSM tried to make it look like the Iraqi gov’t forces were not able to get things in hand. Mookie has blinked, this will give the gov’t greater respect.

[drymans wife]

http://news.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,30100-1311171,00.html

Aircraft Crashes Into Kent Homes

A light plane has crashed into homes in Kent, leading to grave fears for residents and six people believed to be on board the aircraft.
Devastation at the scene

The private Cessna aircraft hit Broadwater Gardens, a residential area in Farnborough.

Sky correspondent Martin Brunt said: “There are a number of houses on fire”.

[Oorang]

That link provides an excellent synopsis of the Chinese incident, thanks Cindy.

[Mossad1967]

Just throwing this out here. Don’t kill the messenger!!!

***DEBKA is stating on their news ticker that Russian Intelligence is reporting a flurry of US Military activity around the borders of Iran.***

[Oorang]

Thanks Mossad. Here is another source in addition to Debka. Personally, I don't put much credience in this source, but, for what its worth...

Russian Intelligence Sees U.S. Military Buildup on Iran Border
29/03/08

MOSCOW - Russian military intelligence services are reporting a flurry of activity by U.S. Armed Forces near Iran's borders, a high-ranking security source said Tuesday.

"The latest military intelligence data point to heightened U.S. military preparations for both an air and ground operation against Iran," the official said, adding that the Pentagon has probably not yet made a final decision as to when an attack will be launched. He said the Pentagon is looking for a way to deliver a strike against Iran "that would enable the Americans to bring the country to its knees at minimal cost."

He also said the U.S. Naval presence in the Persian Gulf has for the first time in the past four years reached the level that existed shortly before the invasion of Iraq in March 2003. Col.-Gen. Leonid Ivashov, vice president of the Academy of Geopolitical Sciences, said last week that the Pentagon is planning to deliver a massive air strike on Iran's military infrastructure in the near future.

A new U.S. carrier battle group has been dispatched to the Gulf. The USS John C. Stennis, with a crew of 3,200 and around 80 fixed-wing aircraft, including F/A-18 Hornet and Superhornet fighter-bombers, eight support ships and four nuclear submarines are heading for the Gulf, where a similar group led by the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower has been deployed since December 2006. The U.S. is also sending Patriot anti-missile systems to the region.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article19640.htm

[1COUNTER-MORTER-68]

~~~Navy.mil~~~3-27-08~~~

Ships and Submarines
Deployable Battle Force Ships: 280

Ships Underway (away from homeport): 141 ships (50% of total)

On deployment: 105 ships (38% of total)

Attack submarines underway (away from homeport): 33 submarines (61%)

On deployment: 19 submarines (35%)
Ships Underway

Carriers:
USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) - Pacific Ocean
USS Nimitz (CVN 68) - Philippine Sea
USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) - Atlantic Ocean
USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) - Pacific Ocean
USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) - Pacific Ocean
USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) - 5th Fleet
USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) - Pacific Ocean

Amphibious Warfare Ships:
USS Nassau (LHA 4) - Mediterranean Sea
USS Peleliu (LHA 5) - Pacific Ocean
USS Boxer (LHD 4) - Pacific Ocean

Tarawa Expeditionary Strike Group:
USS Tarawa (LHA 1) - 5th Fleet

IIRC : The Ike is in home-port now,,,

Those PAT-3 batteries(4) deployed late in 2006,,,

I would think the crews have been rotated by now,,,

[Cindy]

NK is a little testy and tense lately.
Mass starvation.
Situation seems to be very unstable there.

Thanks for the post, Jet Jaguar.