Threat Matrix: 2010

Freerepublic.com ^ | 12/31/2009 | Freeper TMers

[Velveeta]

Al Qaeda’s Yemen Connection, America and the Global Islamic Jihad

December 30, 2009 — The attempt to destroy Northwest Airlines flight 253 en route from Amsterdam to Detroit on Christmas Day underscores the growing ambition of al Qaeda's Yemen franchise, which has grown from a largely Yemeni agenda to become a player in the global Islamic jihad in the last year. Since merging with the al Qaeda franchise in Saudi Arabia last January and renaming itself Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), it has stepped up operations in Yemen itself, struck into Saudi Arabia, and now operates on the global stage. The weak Yemeni government of President Ali Abdallah Salih, which has never fully controlled the country and now faces a host of growing problems, will need significant American support to defeat AQAP.

Al Qaeda has long been active in Yemen, the original homeland of Osama bin Laden's family, and one of its first major terror attacks was conducted in Aden in 2000, when an al Qaeda cell nearly sank the USS Cole. A year ago, the al Qaeda franchises in Saudi Arabia and Yemen merged after the Saudi branch had been effectively repressed by the Saudi authorities under the leadership of Deputy Interior Minister Prince Muhammad bin Nayif. The new AQAP showed its claws last August, when it almost assassinated the prince with a suicide bomber who had passed through at least two airports on the way to his attempt on Nayif.

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The attack on the Amsterdam-Detroit flight also shows that al Qaeda remains obsessed with striking the American airline industry, a target it has gone after repeatedly since 1999. If AQAP has now been told by the al Qaeda core leadership to take on the job, we can probably assume that other al Qaeda franchises in North Africa, Iraq, Southeast Asia and elsewhere have also been pressed to attack.

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From TM'er and Freeper ~Cindy~

Intelligence is the best weapon against terrorism.
National Commission on Terrorism: 1999

Ian Livingston

[Velveeta]

Obama Orders Air Marshal Surge by Feb. 1: ‘Race Against Time’

U.S. Fears More Airplane Bombers Are in the Terrorist Pipeline.

http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/air-marshal-surge-race-time/story?id=9493323

[caww]

Ben Lad. son was in Iran...looks like they’re all getting out of Iran. Humm, any more news on what’s happening there? Too quiet on the news.

[WestCoastGal]

Chasing 16 year old terrorists and clueless intelligence - just great

[WestCoastGal]

Did you all see Dennis Miller on OReilly?

Hillary Clinton = cheated on more than a blind woman playing scrabble with gypsies (Dennis Miller)

New Christmas gift “documentary about the Hindenburg {the system worked} LOL Should have passed it along to Naclownitano

[WestCoastGal]

I see crawl along Fox News screen - Hasan will be evaluated next month to see if he’s mentally capable of standing trial - UGH!!

[WestCoastGal]

Breaking on main thread - The feds not only knew the Christmas day terrorist was on board, but were going to interview him. KFI Los Angeles

[WestCoastGal]

LA Times link http://bit.ly/7WkcBO

[MestaMachine]

Yeah, but Candor7 and me, we are in the same foxhole alot. You’d think he had a clue. LOLOLOL!!!
Sorry.
I am a little giddy today. Ready to launch a major activism project early tomorrow and I am sooo proud of it.
Got THIS when I logged on this evening!

From Jim Robinson | 01/06/2010 11:43:10 AM PST read

Woo hoo!! Print it, baby!!

Not going Galt, going Sarah!!

Jim

[Rushmore Rocks]

Woo Hoo!! Ping us to it when you’re ready to roll.

[JustPiper]

I believe Islamic terrorists will open fire in crowded public places throughout the USA sometime soon.

My prediciton is based upon Muslim males apparently going off the radar in the USA and the Israel agent warning of such an imminent attack.

For the Israeli agents warning see the man with the plan obama is ignoring

For information about the male Muslims disappearing see Major Islam attack soon

Major Islam attack on USA soon (((Top Post)))

Beginning of AOL thread

[azishot]

Trying to catch up on reading...I am so looking forward to your new project!

Honestly, I don’t know how or when you sleep with all you’re doing to advance conservatism. I can only guess you’re waaaay younger than I am!!

Good luck, stay safe and PLEASE ping me when you post it.

[JustPiper]

These indients will keep you crazy busy pal

[JustPiper]

We all come and go, disappear, but buddee we all keep that love for certain folks...we ARE here for you, as Mama D shows

[Velveeta]

The best updates regarding Iran come from FARS.
Follow his updates. ;-)

[JustPiper]

Warren Fire Department chemical reader helps terror probe

Everyone Go Back To Sleep - There is no problem with home grown terrorism in America. Everything is under control. Hit the snooze button, OK?

Down with the most anti-american and the first non american president in our history as a nation. We have suddenly turned into a communist nation in just a few months. ITS CRAZY! and not a damn person out there sees it. they just parade around worshiping this ignorant fuck like he was the son of man. and turn to us calling us extreme and terrorist. well to hell with that and to all of these fools.

Wake Up & Fight!

[Velveeta]

Stunning.

[JustPiper]

Former bin Laden bodyguard is among ex-guerrillas in Yemen

[JustPiper]

I thought you were a gurl :)

[Candor7]

Many of us will be firing back.

[JustPiper]

Especially a Freeper profile