Threat Matrix: September 2008

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How The West Was Won

The rapid and unexpected decline of the Sunni insurgency in Iraq was officially recognized this week, when Maj. Gen. John Kelly, commanding the Marine Expeditionary Force, turned operational control of Anbar Province over to the Iraqi army and police.

Anbar, a vast expanse of desert the size of North Carolina, had been the stronghold of the Sunni insurgency. For years, foreign fighters loyal to al-Qaida had sneaked across Iraq's northwestern border with Syria, into Anbar and down a "rat line" of safe houses in Haditha, Ramadi and Hit.

From Fallujah, the arch terrorist Zarqawi dispatched suicide bombers to murder hundreds of Shiites in Baghdad. So fearsome were the al-Qaida leaders in Iraq that by 2005 they had taken control or intimidated Sunni resistance cells 10 times their size. Read More

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[Cindy]

Note: The bottom link article in post no. 700 has been updated:

BBC NEWS.com: "SOMALI PIRATES SEIZE 33 TANKS" (Page last updated September 26, 2008, 17:54 UK)

[Cindy]

I’m thinking radiation poisoning (speculation) from reading the latest article about the ship, but it could be other things, too...(ie poisons).

[Cindy]

RECAP AND UPDATED:

JIHAD WATCH.org (BERNAMA.com, September 25, 2008): New York - "MALAYSIA PROPOSES CONVENTION ON ISLAMOPHOBIA IN U.S." (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Malaysia has proposed that a large-scale international convention sponsored by the Organisation of the Islamic Conference (OIC) be held as early as next year to tackle the anti-Islam movement...") (September 28, 2008)

ACLJ.org: "PETITION OPPOSING THE ORGANIZATION OF THE ISLAMIC CONFERENCE"

Link (pdf)

WorldNetDaily.com: "U.N. SCHEME TO MAKE CHRISTIANS CRIMINALS Sharia-following Islamic nations demanding anti-'defamation' law" by Bob Unruh (July 10, 2008)

JIHAD WATCH.org (REUTERS): Amman - "JORDAN CHARGES GEERT WILDERS WITH 'BLASPHEMY AND CONTEMPT OF MUSLIMS'; OIC 'DEEPLY ANNOYED' AT DUTCH DECISION NOT TO PROSECUTE HIM" (July 1, 2008)

HUMAN EVENTS.com: "GEORGE ORWELL MEETS THE OIC" by Robert Spencer (June 25, 2008)

FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE.com: "FREE SPEECH DIES AT THE UN" by Robert Spencer (June 25, 2008)

COUNTERTERRORISM BLOG.org: "JIHAD AGAINST FREEDOM OF SPEECH AT THE UNITED NATIONS" by Jeffrey Imm (June 19, 2008)

JIHAD WATCH.org (REUTERS): "OIC: LACK OF PUNISHMENT FOR CARTOONS WILL LEAD TO MORE 'ISLAMOPHOBIA'" (June 24, 2008)

TRUTHUSA.com: "A Look at More Than Cartoons"

JIHAD WATCH.org: "OIC: COMBATING 'ISLAMOPHOBIA' TOP PRIORITY, WORKING WITH WESTERN GOVERNMENTS TO RESTRICT FREE SPEECH" (June 23, 2008)

Link

CNS NEWS.com: "ISLAMIC NATIONS EYE UN SECURITY COUNCIL SEATS" by Patrick Goodenough (June 23, 2008)

JIHAD WATCH.org: "ITALIAN PM AND MUSLIM CONVERT TO CHRISTIANITY TARGETS OF JIHADIST DEATH THREATS; ISLAMIC CONFERENCE DECRIES 'ISLAMOPHOBIA'" (June 18, 2008)

JIHAD WATCH.org (KUWAIT NEWS AGENCY): "'INTERNATIONAL ISLAMIC CONFERENCE ON INTER-FAITH DIALOGUE' CALLS FOR ACTION AGAINST 'CULTURE OF HATRED AMONG NATIONS'" (June 8, 2008)

JIHAD WATCH.org (TODAY'S ZAMAN): "OIC TO DECLARE A 'MEMORIAL DAY' FOR MASSACRES AGAINST MUSLIMS" (May 17, 2008)

JIHAD WATCH.org (TODAYS ZAMAN.com): "ISLAMIC NATIONALS LAUNCH 'ISLAMOPHOBIA OBSERVATORY'" (May10, 2008)

JIHAD WATCH.org (ISLAMIC REPUBLIC NEWS AGENCY): "OIC CONDEMNS FITNA 'IN THE STRONGEST TERMS'" (March 29, 2008)

WTOP NEWS.com (AP): Geneva - "UN OKs ISLAMIC TEXT AGAINST DEFAMATION" (March 27, 2008, 11:40 pm)

HOT AIR.com - blog: "NEW JIHAD WATCH: DEFAME ISLAM, GET SUED" (March 24, 2008)

Video - Link

ASSIST NEWS SERVICE: "OIC: ELIMINATING 'DEFAMATION' OF ISLAM - an examination of the Organisation of Islamic Conference's Observatory Report on Islamophobia" by Elizabeth Kendal (March 24, 2008)

CNS NEWS.com: "OIC DENOUNCES TERROR, BUT FIGHTING 'OCCUPATION' STILL EXEMPTED" by Patrick Goodenough (March 18, 2008)

JIHAD WATCH.org (AFP): Dakar - "INDONESIAN PRESIDENT: "ISLAM HAS BEEN UNJUSTLY ASSOCIATED WITH VIOLENCE'" (March 15, 2008)

JIHAD WATCH.org: "FITZGERALD: THE OIC's REBRANDING GAME" (March 15, 2008)

JIHAD WATCH.org: "OIC: 'COMBATING ISLAMOPHOBIA IS AND WILL CONTINUE TO BE ONE OF THE BIGGEST CHALLENGES FACED BY THE MUSLIM WORLD'" (SNIPPET: "Well, Jihad Watch can offer a handy five-point plan for countering 'Islamophobia'...") (March 12, 2008)

CNS NEWS.com: "STATE DEPT INTRODUCES NEW ENVOY TO MUSLIM NATIONS" by Susan Jones (March 10, 2008)

COUNTERTERRORISM BLOG.org: "JIHAD, ISLAMISM, AND U.S. ENVOY TO OIC" by Jeffrey Imm (February 29, 2008)

WHITEHOUSE.gov - news release: Oval Office - "PRESIDENT BUSH MEETS WITH SPECIAL ENVOY TO THE ORGANIZATION OF THE ISLAMIC CONFERENCE" (February 27, 2008, 2:01 pm EST)

[Cindy]

Thanks to a special freepmailer for pointing to this blog article yesterday:

Note: Updates at blog:

http://informationdissemination.blogspot.com

http://informationdissemination.blogspot.com/2008/09/observing-story-of-mv-iran-deyanat.html

Wednesday, September 24, 2008
“Observing the Story of the MV Iran Deyanat”

[Cindy]

CORRECTION AND CLARIFICATION: THE IRANIAN SHIP with its mysterious cargo is totally separate from THE UKRAINIAN SHIP withe tanks. Thanks to a special emailer for setting me straight.

OK, here's my current link set:

FreeRepublic.com - Discussion Forum (THE TIMES, South Africa, September 27, 2008): "PIRATES DIE STRANGELY AFTER TAKING IRANIAN SHIP" (September 28, 2008)

VOA NEWS.com: "REPORTS: SOMALI PIRATES SEEK $35 MILLION FOR CAPTURED SHIP CARRYING TANKS" (September 27, 2008)

JIHAD WATCH.org (ABC NEWS): "RUSSIA SENDING HEAVILY-ARMED PATROL SHIP TO SOMALI COAST TO COMBAT PIRACY" (August 26, 2008)

BBC NEWS.com: "SOMALI PIRATES SEIZE 33 TANKS" (Page last updated September 26, 2008, 17:54 UK)

Link

[Cindy]

No, it’s NOT the same ship.

[Cindy]

Note: The following post is a quote:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2092672/posts

Chavez says Venezuela will develop nuclear power
reuteurs ^ | 9/28/08 | reuteurs
Posted on September 28, 2008 4:09:28 PM PDT by Flavius

CARACAS (Reuters) - President Hugo Chavez said on Sunday Venezuela will develop a nuclear reactor for peaceful purposes, in another challenge to Washington just days after Russia offered nuclear assistance to the socialist Latin American leader.

“In Venezuela we are interested in development of nuclear energy, of course for peaceful purposes, for medical purposes, for purposes of electricity generation,” Chavez said at a political rally.

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

[Cindy]

Note: The following text is a quote:

http://www.defenselink.mil/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=51323

Coalition, Iraqi Forces Continue Pressure on Insurgents

American Forces Press Service

WASHINGTON, Sept. 28, 2008 – Coalition and Iraqi forces continue their relentless assault on al-Qaida in Iraq and “special groups” criminals with targeted raids that get these terrorists off the streets.

Even as violence trends downward – Iraq has the fewest violent incidents since early 2004 – coalition and Iraqi forces are keeping the pressure on insurgent groups. Operations this weekend targeted terrorists in the north and around Baghdad.

In the north, coalition and Iraqi forces detained 12 suspected al-Qaida terrorists in five coordinated operations in Mosul and nearby Al Qasr. Forces zeroed in on al-Qaida car bomb networks yesterday, targeting a wanted man believed to plan and execute multiple attacks against Iraqi citizens and coalition forces. Five others associated with the man were also captured during the raids.

An operation 80 kilometers southeast of Kirkuk resulted in detention of two suspects affiliated with al-Qaida. The operation was targeting a wanted man who intelligence reports suggest is an al-Qaida operative. The man is also wanted for involvement in gathering operations used to plan attacks against Iraqi security and coalition forces in the area.

Acting on tips from detainees, coalition forces targeted senior al-Qaida in Iraq leadership networks in Bayji Saturday. Three suspects were apprehended during the operation.

Coalition forces also detained two suspected terrorists during a raid on Saturday 116 km northeast of Baghdad. The detainees are believed to be associated with regional al-Qaida leaders in Northern Diyala.

Iraqi Army soldiers captured a suspected al-Qaida member Sept. 25 in Tarmiyah. The suspect is an alleged explosives expert and is believed to have plotted several kidnappings, murders and indirect fire attacks in Taji and Tarmiyah and their surrounding areas northwest of Baghdad.

Al-Qaida’s car bomb and financial networks were further debilitated by the capture of seven suspected terrorists during coalition operations Saturday and Sunday.

An operation in Baghdad Saturday netted one man believed to be a key player in al-Qaida’s car bomb. Another suspect was also detained during the operation.

Coalition forces, acting on a tip, targeted another man alleged to be one of al-Qaida’s bookkeepers in eastern Mosul early Sunday. When forces arrived at the location, the man was taken into custody without incident. The detained man – al-Qaida’s paymaster – led coalition forces to a second location where they arrested four more men believed to be his associates.

Iranian-backed groups also fared badly this weekend. Coalition forces apprehended five members of the Kataib Hezbollah network Saturday morning in new Baghdad.

In an intelligence-driven raid, coalition forces targeted suspected criminals linked to recent rocket attacks against Iraqi security and coalition forces.

Coalition members captured the five suspects in three separate locations without incident.

Coalition forces also apprehended three more suspected members of the Kataib Hezbollah network early Sunday in Naharwan, about 25 km east of Baghdad.

Acting on intelligence information, coalition forces targeted a suspect who has been linked to Kataib Hezbollah operations in and around Baghdad.

Coalition forces entered the suspect’s location, where he was identified to be the wanted man. The alleged criminal and two of his associates were detained without incident.

Coalition forces have captured more than 30 Kataib Hezbollah criminals in the last two months.

Officials said Kata’ib Hezbollah is a proxy of Iran, and its members are believed to employ improvised rocket assisted mortars as well as explosively formed penetrators in civilian areas.

All security forces in Iraq combined to get weapons off the streets this weekend.

U.S. soldiers with Multinational Division Baghdad found a weapons cache in the Adhamiyah district of Baghdad. The munitions consisted of nine AK-47 rifles, six grenades, two cans of blasting caps, two Iraqi Police uniforms, 10 digital cameras and a VHS camcorder.

Later Iraqi policemen found a cache in the West Rashid District of Baghdad. The munitions included 10 60 mm mortar rounds, six Iranian-manufactured 81 mm mortar rounds, nine 82 mm mortar rounds, a white phosphorous 82 mm mortar round, a 120 mm mortar round, a 100 mm high-explosive projectile, 13 85 mm rounds, two Iranian-manufactured anti-tank rounds, an Iranian manufactured AT-1 PG-7, eight expelling charges, three hand grenades, a Mills bomb, propellant for the PG-7, an improvised grenade, a 6-inch long improvised-explosive device filled with approximately 1.5 pounds of explosives, a roadside bomb encased in foam consisting of two 82 mm mortar rounds, a 57 mm projectile and a bottle of homemade explosives.

A tip from a local citizen pointed U.S. soldiers to six 107 mm rounds in a canal northwest of Baghdad.

Finally, Iraqi Army soldiers northwest of Baghdad found what appeared to be five jugs of nitrogen and called for an assessment. An explosive ordnance disposal team identified the materials as four five-gallon jugs of diesel fuel and a five gallon jug of sugar, which were likely to be used as a bomb.

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

[Cindy]

Note: The following text is a quote:

http://www.defenselink.mil/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=51324

Coalition Targets Bomb Networks in Eastern Afghanistan

American Forces Press Service

WASHINGTON, Sept. 28, 2008 – Coalition forces killed six militants and detained eight others in operations in Afghanistan’s Regional Command – East over the past two days.

U.S. forces launched multiple operations to disrupt terrorist networks and deny them sanctuary.

In Andar District, coalition forces targeted a Taliban commander who funded, coordinated and directed roadside bomb attacks against civilians, Afghan and coalition forces. Officials believe the man facilitates the flow of foreign fighters into the Khowst region of Afghanistan. The force detained one suspected militant during the operation.

Coalition forces also targeted a Hakkani sub-commander responsible for planning and conducting roadside bomb attacks. As coalition forces entered the targeted compound, many militants fired on the troops. Coalition forces returned fire, killing one.

The other militants ran out of the compound and began firing on the force, again. The troops engaged them with small-arms fire, killing two. A third militant was killed after engaging coalition forces from a firing position in an open field. Two civilians injured during the battle received treatment by coalition forces.

A search of the buildings revealed a number of AK-47 assault rifles, other automatic weapons, dynamite, hand grenades and military style clothing. The items were destroyed to prevent future use. Seven suspected militants were detained during the operation.

In Ghazni province, coalition forces killed two militants while targeting a Taliban commander known to facilitate the movement of foreign fighters into Afghanistan. A search yielded multiple grenades, blasting caps, rocket-propelled grenades and military style clothing.

In Konar province, coalition forces came under heavy fire while searching a compound. Coalition forces called for close air support and returned fire killing two of the militants.

Initial reports show no civilian or coalition casualties.

(Compiled from Combined Joint Task Force 101 news releases.)

[Cindy]

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http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article4842542.ece

From The Times
September 29, 2008
“Taleban warrior who delights in killing British soldiers”
Tom Coghlan in Lashkar Gar

ARTICLE SNIPPET: “He laughed again.

“We have a new magnetic bomb,” he said. “It is from Pakistan. We put it under the vehicle and then wait till there are many British vehicles together, then just press a button.”

Other bombs he improvised using old munitions and cables from a motorcycle clutch, suggesting perhaps that Taleban bomb supplies were limited.

“We enjoy finding the British bombs unexploded. We have some guys with us, they are not Afghan, they use the bomb back on the British. I like to bury a gas canister on top of the bomb, the explosion is very large,” he added.

“We have some other people with us, I can’t tell you where from but they don’t speak a language we understand. They have a bomb that recognises the number plate of a vehicle and only explodes with the number plate you put in a computer.” His face betrayed a bemused reverence for such voodoo. The bomber learnt his trade last winter as the Taleban began to appreciate the effectiveness of roadside bomb-making tactics perfected by Iraqi insurgents.”

[Cindy]

http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3603528,00.html

“IDF to seal off West Bank ahead of Rosh Hashana”

SNIPPET: “Security establishment receives 10 specific terror warnings ahead of holiday; police declare highest alert level”

Efrat Weiss
Published: 09.29.08, 00:11 / Israel News

[Cindy]

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Note: The following post is a quote:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2092747/posts

Taliban assassinate high-profile woman police officer
International Herald Tribune ^ | September 28, 2008 | By John F. Burns
Posted on September 28, 2008 6:10:39 PM PDT by BlackVeil

KABUL: In an attack claimed by the Taliban, two gunmen on a motorcycle shot and killed Afghanistan’s most high-profile female police officer on Sunday as she prepared to leave for work in the southern city of Kandahar. The police in the city said she died instantly from gunshot wounds to her head. Her 18-year-old son, driving her car, was seriously wounded and taken to the hospital. The police officer, Malalai Kakar, who was in her mid-forties with six children, was an iconic figure among women’s groups in Afghanistan and abroad. Often profiled in the Afghan and foreign news media, she was one of the leading totems for the wider freedoms gained by women when the Taliban, with their repressive policies toward women, were ousted from power by an American-led coalition in 2001. The attack was the latest in a wave of attacks on women across Afghanistan for which the Taliban have claimed responsibility. After scattering in the wake of the 2001 offensive, the Islamic militants have regrouped over the past two years, mounting a new offensive across wide areas of eastern and southern Afghanistan. Attacks on women, girls’ schools and organizations working for women’s advancement have become increasingly common. “We killed Malalai Kakar,” a Taliban spokesman, Yousuf Ahmadi, told Agence France-Presse in a telephone call. “She was our target, and we successfully eliminated our target.” Kakar, with the rank of captain, was head of Kandahar’s department of crimes against women, heading about 10 female officers, and spent her working life tackling theft, domestic violence and murders. She joined the police in the city in 1982, following in the footsteps of her father and brothers, but was forced out after the Taliban captured Kandahar in the mid-1990s ...

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

[Godzilla]

Cargo was said to consist of “minerals” and “industrial” products. The reported symptoms were skin burns, lost hair and ‘gravely ill”.

Mayo Clinic describes symptoms of radiation sickness as:

Moderate radiation sickness
With an acute absorbed dose of 2 to 3.5 Gy, a person may experience:

Nausea and vomiting within 12 to 24 hours
Fever
Hair loss
Infections
Vomiting blood
Bloody stool
Poor wound healing
Any signs and symptoms associated with a lower absorbed dose
Moderate radiation sickness can be fatal to those most sensitive to radiation exposure.

Severe radiation sickness
An absorbed dose of 3.5 to 5.5 Gy can result in the following signs and symptoms:

Nausea and vomiting less than one hour after exposure to radiation
Diarrhea
High fever
Any signs and symptoms associated with a lower absorbed dose
Severe radiation sickness is fatal about half the time.

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/radiation-sickness/DS00432/DSECTION=symptoms

I really don’t remember similar combination of symptoms for any common chemical agent. Nerve, mustard, blister, etc have different symptoms. This looks to be high grade radioactive material - I would venture to guess plutonium.

[Cindy]

Thank you Godzilla for looking that up.

[Cindy]

Note: The following post is a quote:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2092851/posts

In UK, 9-yr-olds married off
Times of India ^ | 29 Sep 2008, 0000 hrs IST,PTI
Posted on September 28, 2008 9:12:54 PM PDT by DeaconBenjamin

LONDON: British children as young as nine “are being compelled into wedlock by their families” against their will, reportes said.

This revelation came as official figures disclosed that nearly 60 children were rescued by UK’s Forced Marriage Unit in the past four years. The cases fuel concerns that a number of children are disappearing from UK schools to be forced into marriage overseas.

Karma Nirvana, a charity which runs a national helpline on forced marriage said in one incident a nine-year-old girl from a Pakistani family was rescued after her parents told her to wed. On average four children a month contact its helpline.

[Cindy]

Well, now, this sure is NOT nice.

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http://www.youtube.com/user/bfw1347

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jamalsaid24 | September 27, 2008
may the same be upon you, DEATH BE UPON YOU AND THE AMERICANS AND THE BRITAIN’S AND THE WEST AND ALL OF THE ENEMIES OF AL ISLAM, AND THEN YOU WILL SEE WHEN YOU DIE HOW GREAT WAS THE PUNISHMENT OF ALLAH SUBHANNA WA TAL’A(THE ONLY GOD AND THE TRUTH)

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PROFILE - QUOTE:

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SHARI’A should be implemented in the world and KHILIFAH, that’s our aim and we will never stop until we get it inshalah,we should speak out against tyrants rulers and Allah(swt) says: they do not fear the blame of the blamers.. Support your brothers and sisters who are in prison in belmarsh and in Holloway prison(H.M.) and many more, If you would like to know more go to www.islam4uk.com jazakallahu khair.
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Thanks to nw_arizona_granny for the ping to this post:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2052529/posts?page=2428#2428

[Cindy]

RECAP:

http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/belmarsh
http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/belmarshprison

[Cindy]

ADDING to post no. 716:

BLOG:

http://wwwwbipicomlink.blogspot.com/2008/09/death-threat-posted-on-youtube-account.html

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2008

“DEATH THREAT POSTED ON THE YOUTUBE ACCOUNT OF PRIVATE INVESTIGATOR BILL WARNER BY SALMAN AL FARSI OF AL-MUHAJIROUN, WHAT TOOK SO LONG ?”

POSTED BY BILL WARNER AT 8:19 PM

[Cindy]

More Details and UPDATE for post no. 564...

Note: The following post is a quote:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2092938/posts

Egypt hostages freed, in good health - state TV
Reuters (excerpt) ^ | September 29, 2008
Posted on September 29, 2008 3:07:43 AM PDT by HAL9000

Excerpt -

CAIRO, Sept 29 (Reuters) - All 11 Western tourists and eight Egyptians taken hostage by gunmen in a remote border area of Egypt more than a week ago have been freed and are in good health, state-run Egyptian television said on Monday.
~ snip ~

(Excerpt) Read more at alertnet.org ...

[Cindy]

http://www.frontpagemag.com/Articles/Read.aspx?GUID=778298C8-BB61-4546-A7E4-1935AF5868D9

“Mainstream US Islamic Websites — and Terror”
By Patrick Poole
FrontPageMagazine.com | Monday, September 29, 2008