http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/threats/ en-us Tue, 29 Dec 2009 21:01:05 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2417164/posts DAYTON — A man without legs threatened another man, telling him he would “throw a bomb through your window” on Monday, Dec. 28, according to Dayton Police. The 46-year-old man told police that the legless man drove into his yard in a Jeep Grand Cherokee at about 1 p.m. and said, “Where is my money? If you don’t have my money, I will throw a bomb through your window.” The man making the threat operated the vehicle’s foot pedals with sticks or some other apparatus, according to a Dayton police report. Dayton Daily News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2417164/posts#comment Tue, 29 Dec 2009 21:01:05 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2416159/posts CAIRO — An Al-Qaeda operative in Yemen threatened the United States and said “we are carrying a bomb” in a video posted online four days before the botched Christmas Day attempt to blow up a Northwest Airlines flight. The video does not contain any clear evidence that the speaker was anticipating Friday’s attempt, but it has attracted scrutiny because of reports that the bombing plot may have originated in Yemen. The 23-year-old Nigerian man accused in the attack claimed he received training and instructions from al-Qaida operatives there, U.S. law enforcement officials said, and a key American lawmaker has said... NY Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2416159/posts#comment Mon, 28 Dec 2009 11:39:42 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2404945/posts Note: The following text is a quote: http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/president-obama-releases-national-strategy-countering-biological-threats The White House Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release December 09, 2009 President Obama Releases National Strategy for Countering Biological Threats Today, President Obama released the National Strategy for Countering Biological Threats. This Strategy outlines the President’s vision for addressing the challenges from proliferation of biological weapons or their use by terrorists. It highlights the beneficial nature of advances in the life sciences and their importance in combating infectious diseases of natural, accidental, and deliberate origin. It also outlines how the risks associated with misuse and potential consequences of a... Whitehouse.gov http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2404945/posts#comment Thu, 10 Dec 2009 22:59:17 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2404217/posts Americas: Venezuela's Hugo Chavez was all bluster last weekend, flashing his missiles, hurling insults and spoiling for a fight with Colombia. The big danger here isn't Chavez, but growing White House indifference to an ally. This fall, when U.S. officials agreed to expanded military-base access in Colombia to fight drug trafficking and terrorism, it never occurred to them how much Chavez would use the arrangement as a pretext for aggression. "They are preparing a war against us," Chavez said Monday. So from Russia, he said, "thousands of missiles are arriving," along with T-72 military tanks "to strengthen our armored divisions."... Investors.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2404217/posts#comment Thu, 10 Dec 2009 01:29:23 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2403572/posts Note: The following threat is a quote: "THIS IS AN OPEN THREAT TO YOU AND YOUR ORGANIZATION TO STAY AWAY FROM MUSLIMS AND ISLAM IF YOU KNOW WHAT IS GOOD FOR YOU." I've been getting death threats on a more or less regular basis for awhile, but haven't posted them. This one, however, was so over-the-top that I couldn't resist. As always, I've starred out the obscenities. The email comes from Dawood Bhaila, bhaila@telkomsa.net: THIS IS AN OPEN THREAT TO YOU AND YOUR ORGANIZATION TO STAY AWAY FROM MUSLIMS AND ISLAM IF YOU KNOW WHAT IS GOOD FOR YOU. YOU... JIHAD WATCH http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2403572/posts#comment Wed, 9 Dec 2009 11:35:10 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2402517/posts Reporting from Washington - The Obama administration, grappling with a spate of recent Islamic terrorism cases on U.S. soil, has concluded that the country confronts a rising threat from homegrown extremism. Anti-terrorism officials and experts see signs of accelerated radicalization among American Muslims, driven by a wave of English-language online propaganda and reflected in aspiring fighters' trips to hot spots such as Pakistan and Somalia. LA Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2402517/posts#comment Tue, 8 Dec 2009 01:54:44 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2399523/posts Dyron HartA young African-American man from Mississippi who admitted in August to sending death threats over Facebook while posing as a white supremacist received three years of probation from a federal court judge in New Orleans on Wednesday. The Times Picayune http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2399523/posts#comment Thu, 3 Dec 2009 18:54:57 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2390007/posts The Grassroots Fight Against Terrorism Sarah Carlsruh, November 19, 2009 Are we winning the war on terror? The Cultural Strategies Institute hosted a panel addressing this question at the National Press Club on October 11th. Host Lowell Christy said that the military is over-professionalized, and thus the only real solution is concrete actions focusing on the “invisible dynamics” of terrorism. Panelist Dr. Dominick Donald, who works with the Aegis U.S. Liaison Teams in Iraq to “establish ground truth,” discussed the work being done by the Department of Defense to understand and maintain order at a grassroots level in conflict zones.... American Journalism Center http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2390007/posts#comment Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:34:53 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2392395/posts Note: The following blog entry is a quote: Iranian Official: The U.S. Is No Longer Immune to Attack At a November 21, 2009 conference in Qom, Ali Saeedi, Khamenei's representative in the IRGC, aimed a veiled threat at the US, saying that this country is no longer immune to attack. Assaults like 9/11 have proved that its stability can be compromised, he explained. Source: Fars (Iran), November 22, 2009 Posted at: 2009-11-22 ("Source: Fars (Iran), November 22, 2009") via THE MEMRI BLOG.org/iran http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2392395/posts#comment Mon, 23 Nov 2009 04:06:35 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2389822/posts James David Manning thanks Barack Obama for the Homeland Security Secret Service Officials visit. Also stresses that he has , on numerous occasions , pleaded with people to do Obama no harm . ATLAH http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2389822/posts#comment Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:13:59 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2385177/posts 11/12/2009 - JOINT BASE BALAD, Iraq (AFNS) -- All Airmen are responsible for protecting against terrorism, but the 332nd Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron Airmen here have it down to a science -- through random antiterrorism measures. The measures are designed to consistently change the look of an installation's force-protection plan, and is part of a Department of Defense-wide program to defeat surveillance attempts and make it difficult for terrorists to accurately predict the actions of their intended targets. "All servicemembers on base execute RAMs to a certain degree," said Tech. Sgt. Thomas Williamson, the 332nd ESFS NCO in charge of... Air Force Link http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2385177/posts#comment Fri, 13 Nov 2009 01:07:51 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2384103/posts OLYMPIA — State Democratic lawmakers have a revolt on their hands among major labor groups that provide the party crucial support during elections. The Washington State Labor Council, the Service Employees International Union and unions representing teachers and state workers have either stopped or sharply reduced donations to Democratic caucus political-action committees that back candidates for the state House and Senate. "I think the labor movement is more serious about withholding support from Democratic candidates this year than I have seen in my 30 years in politics," said Dwight Pelz, chairman of the state Democratic Party. There's even talk of... Seattle Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2384103/posts#comment Wed, 11 Nov 2009 19:57:13 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2382420/posts Neo-Nazis took to the streets in Arizona and Minnesota this weekend, a new boldness that officials say echoes the homegrown terrorism of the 1990s. James Verini talks to the extremists leading the charge. A year after President Obama's election, hate groups are feeling bolder than they have in over a decade, and their usually insular anger is beginning to spill into the public realm. This weekend, the National Socialist Movement, a neo-Nazi organization, held rallies in Arizona and Minnesota. Those demonstrations came on the heels of similar actions in Southern California, where epithet-spewing white supremacists were forced to disband by... Daily Beast http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2382420/posts#comment Mon, 9 Nov 2009 21:29:53 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2379298/posts Last night, by a comfortable margin of 53-47%, the citizens of Maine became the 31st state to vote down gay marriage (as has every single state that has given its citizens a chance to vote on the issue). Not surprisingly, the mainstream liberal press is beside itself with frustration, especially because it drives yet another nail in the "inevitability" and "wrong side of history" arguments we are often fed. As I wrote on National Review this morning, Maine voted for traditional marriage "despite it being a liberal state, despite a 2-1 funding disadvantage, despite aggressive legal action against traditional-marriage... American Papist http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2379298/posts#comment Thu, 5 Nov 2009 18:08:05 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2378993/posts President Obama, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, and their Democratic followers in Congress have a rather draconian message for the private sector: Speak now, and we'll make you forever hold your peace. Up until a few weeks ago, America's health insurers were sheepishly on board with the Obama-Pelosi health care reform plan. Perhaps the industry feared that voicing any concern about the plan would unleash the ire of an increasingly rabid Democratic majority on Capitol Hill. As it turns out, the health insurers were right. The American Thinker http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2378993/posts#comment Thu, 5 Nov 2009 11:06:49 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2374475/posts In an explosive interview by Dr. Laurie Roth on her syndicated West Coast radio show on August 7th, Douglas Hagmann—a respected journalist, director of the Northeast Intelligence Network and longtime private investigator, and Judi McLeod, a prolific journalist and the managing editor of Canada Free Press—the reason for the media blackout about the birth-certificate issue was nothing less than organized Mafia-like dire threats to members of the media issued not only from the heads of major TV and radio stations but also from Federal Communication Commission officials! Canada Free Press http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2374475/posts#comment Fri, 30 Oct 2009 13:07:00 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2374346/posts Note: The following text is a quote: U.S. Seeks to Counter Enemy’s ‘Weapon of Choice’ By John J. Kruzel American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, Oct. 29, 2009 – The Defense Department expects U.S. forces in Afghanistan to continue to be targeted by improvised explosive devices -- which have claimed more lives there than any other weapon -- while it seeks ways to counter the threat, officials said. As President Barack Obama and his advisors weigh decisions on the next phase of the Afghan war, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates is working to protect against and defeat the growing threat from... DEFENSElink.mil (AMERICAN FORCES PRESS SERVICE) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2374346/posts#comment Fri, 30 Oct 2009 08:48:29 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2369872/posts .... Busting up the banking trusts is essential for the following reasons: -It eliminates the too-big-to-fail issue, which puts entire economies at risk. -Excessively large banks destroy democracies, like the United States, through inordinate influence on policy, politicians and regulators. -Oligopolies and monopolies are economically inefficient and charge excessive fees, earn excessive profits and pay excessive salaries and bonuses. -Oligopolies and monopolies don't innovate because they don't have to. -Oligopolies and monopolies are risky because they indulge in groupthink mistakes that are too large for economies and the business community to bear. -Oligopolies and monopolies fossilize markets by dealing with... National Post [Canada] http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2369872/posts#comment Sat, 24 Oct 2009 10:04:35 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2369191/posts Arguments go back and forth about whether or not the Obama administration is really "socialist" in the sense that they wish to control the means of production, takeover all businesses, and put the "people" (unions) in charge. Wherever you come down on this issue, there is no denying the straight line from Obama's Chicago roots and ways of getting things done to the White House. I wrote about it a while back when Chrysler dealers were being closed down, in a post I called "Not Socialism: Gangsterism:" "It can happen because we are barking up the wrong tree when we... The American Thinker http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2369191/posts#comment Fri, 23 Oct 2009 13:51:56 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2366573/posts A Del Norte County man accused of threatening the life of President Barack Obama and his family pleaded not guilty to three charges in U.S. District Court in Eureka Monday. Appearing in an orange jumpsuit and shackles, John Howard Gimbel, 59, of Crescent City, was asked by U.S. Magistrate Judge Nandor Vadas if he understood the charges against him. ”Yes, I understand,” Gimbel said. “Not guilty to all of them.” Gimbel was arrested at his home on Oct. 6 for allegedly writing threatening and profanity-laden e-mails to Obama and his family. He was indicted by a grand jury in U.S.... Times Standard http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2366573/posts#comment Tue, 20 Oct 2009 14:37:51 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2365151/posts Washington -- SNIPPET: "Rev. Zaheer Khan, pastor of Maghoo Memorial Church, Rev. Aamir Azeem, pastor of United Christians Church and Rev. Zafar Akhter, pastor of United Presbyterian Church each received a copy of threatening letter. The Islamists sent the letters to the following Christian institutions: St Peter's Middle School, Sargodha Institute of Technology, Sargodha Catholic High School, St John's Primary School and Fatima Hospital. Besides the Christian institutions, the letter was also sent to the main Immam-Bar-Gha (Shiite Muslim's gathering hall). Shiites are a minority Muslim group in Pakistan where the majority of the population is Sunni Muslim. ICC's Jonathan... AINA.org http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2365151/posts#comment Sun, 18 Oct 2009 16:02:30 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2365123/posts WASHINGTON - The unprecedented number of death threats against President Obama, a rise in racist hate groups, and a new wave of antigovernment fervor threaten to overwhelm the US Secret Service, according to government officials and reports, raising new questions about the 144-year-old agency’s overall mission. The Secret Service is tracking a far broader range of possible threats to the nation’s leaders, the officials said, even as it also investigates financial crimes such as counterfeiting as part of its original mandate. The new demands are leading some officials, both inside and outside the agency, to raise the possibility of the... The Boston Globe http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2365123/posts#comment Sun, 18 Oct 2009 14:53:10 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2361341/posts I did a bunch of Internet work on Thursday evening and Friday last week, then went out of town. When I returned on Sunday I could smell a man's cologne in my kitchen and could tell someone had been in my home while I was gone. Nothing was stolen or missing, but I checked with my neighbor who is a retired cop from NY City to see if he noticed any activity at my house. As a matter of fact, his dogs were barking Sunday night and he looked in my driveway to see if my son's truck was there.... Me http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2361341/posts#comment Tue, 13 Oct 2009 14:55:02 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2355020/posts Special Dispatch - No. 2576 October 4, 2009 New Threat Message Warns: Al-Qaeda Will Attack Germany on a Sunday in October Introduction The Al-Falluja jihadist forum has posted a new threat message to Germany specifying that attacks will be carried out on one of the Sundays in October. It is titled "To the Infidel German Nation: We Bestow on You the Kindness, for the Third Time, of Specifying the Appointed Day!" The message, which is being heavily promoted by Al-Falluja, is the latest in a series of threats to appear on the forum [1] following the release of Al-Qaeda videos... MEMRI.org http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2355020/posts#comment Mon, 5 Oct 2009 08:02:38 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2353727/posts SNIPPET - Quote: Ex-Muslim receives death threats after publishing article critical of Islam -- in Tulsa He criticized all religious belief in his essay. But he's not in fear for his life from an angry mob down the road at Oral Roberts University. "Former Muslim receiving death threats," by Bill Sherman for Tulsa World, October 1 (thanks to Basil): Sabri Husibi, a former Muslim who is now an atheist, says he has been ostracized and threatened with death since publication of a Tulsa World article Saturday in which he was critical of Islam and all other religions. That article can... JIHAD WATCH.org http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2353727/posts#comment Fri, 2 Oct 2009 20:58:44 GMT