Snips: A group that monitors Islamist Web sites has noted a disturbing trend - Internet posts from prominent contributors discussing attacks on U.S. warships.
Online threats against U.S. interests are not uncommon, and Internet propaganda is nothing new, said Steven Stalinsky, executive director of the Washington-based Middle East Media Research Institute, which translated the posts. But he said the recent posts are more significant because they come in response to an official communique from al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula, the terror group linked to the attempted bombing of a commercial American jetliner on Christmas. It urged followers to kill "Crusaders" on land, in the air and at sea.
One Dec. 30 posting on the forum Al-Falluja directed readers to gather intelligence on U.S. Navy targets.
"My Muslim brothers, do not underestimate the importance of any piece of information, as simple as it may seem; the mujahideen, the lions of monotheism, may be able to use it in ways that have not occurred to you."
The information that should be quietly gathered, the posting continues, includes "(the vessel's) name, the missions it is assigned; its current location, including notation of the spot in accordance with international maritime standards; the advantages of this naval unit; the number of U.S. troops on board, including if possible their ranks, and what state they are from, their family situation, and where their family members (wife and children) live; what kind of weapons they carry; the (vessel's) destination... the missions it has carried out; the (recommended) way to monitor it around the clock."
Stalinsky said the responses to that message fill 50 pages and include postings with pictures of U.S. warships.
Some are clearly no longer in service; other images include diagrams of aircraft carriers that are easily available on the Internet and photos posted on defense industry Web sites.
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Snip: And yet Obama and his security team members fail to properly describe the motivation of these cowards. Until that happens, the Obama administration will leave the impression that it does not recognize the basis of the terrorist threat. It's not poverty -- it's radical Islam.
What does this tell you The incident on the Hawaii-bound was more typical
Hope this isn't a repost?
Thank you for the ping MamaDearest.