Threat Matrix: May 2008

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[nwctwx]

U.S. Wary Of Small Boat Terrorism

As boating season approaches, the Bush administration wants to enlist America's 80 million recreational boaters to help reduce the chances that a small boat could deliver a nuclear or radiological bomb somewhere along the 95,000 miles of U.S. coastline and inland waterways.

According to an April 23 intelligence assessment obtained by The Associated Press, "The use of a small boat as a weapon is likely to remain al Qaeda's weapon of choice in the maritime environment, given its ease in arming and deploying, low cost, and record of success."

While the United States has so far been spared this type of strike in its own waters, terrorists have used small boats to attack in other countries. Read More

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[Cindy]

http://www.truthusa.com/IRAN.html

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http://www.cnsnews.com/ViewForeignBureaus.asp?Page=/ForeignBureaus/archive/200805/FOR20080501c.html

“Iran Presses Ahead With Proposed Natural Gas Cartel”
By Patrick Goodenough
CNSNews.com International Editor
May 01, 2008

[Cindy]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1969529/posts

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Quote:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1969529/posts?page=424#424

http://www.washingtontimes.com/article/20080502/NATION04/235824757

Inside the Ring
By Bill Gertz
May 2, 2008
“Mughniyah hit”

424 posted on May 2, 2008 2:32:08 AM PDT by Cindy

[Cindy]

http://www.frontpagemag.com/Articles/Read.aspx?GUID=4E9350C7-6E55-416D-9A19-3B1678594EC7

“Al-Arian Boycott”
By Reut R. Cohen and Jonathan Constantine Movroydis
FrontPageMagazine.com | Friday, May 02, 2008

[Cindy]

http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/china/index?tab=articles

http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvrd/revb/enterovirus/non-polio_entero.htm

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http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3538597,00.html
(REUTERS)

“Deadly virus spreads in China, 21 children die:”
Published: 05.02.08, 08:40 / Israel News

ARTICLE SNIPPET: “A deadly virus has spread rapidly in eastern China, killing at least 21 children and infecting nearly 3,000, Xinhua news agency said on Friday.”

[Quix]

Thanks for all your pings.

[Cindy]

I don’t have a ping list Quix (nwctwx does), but I’m glad you’re reading our posts.

[Cindy]

Note: The following text is a quote:

http://www.mnf-iraq.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=18986&Itemid=128

APO AE 09342

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
RELEASE No. 20080501-11
May 1, 2008

Iraqi Special Operations Forces capture Special Groups commander (Baghdad)

Multi-National Corps – Iraq PAO

BALAD, Iraq – Iraqi Special Operations Forces, advised by U.S. Special Forces captured a Special Groups commander in Baghdad April 30.

ISOF conducted the operation to detain the Special Groups commander who has been leading attacks against Iraqi and Coalition forces in the area. The man is believed to be a weapons smuggler, and is reported to conduct improvised explosive device and indirect fire attacks.

Intelligence reports link him to an IED attack in October 2007 that killed four U.S. soldiers, and a mortar attack in October 2007 that killed one U.S. Soldier.

During the operation, ISOF received small-arms fire from enemy fighters.

Two armed individuals were seen running towards ISOF soldiers and were shot and killed.

“The detention of this suspect will likely affect the ability of Special Groups criminals to conduct attacks against Iraqi and Coalition forces in the area, and will possibly lead to the detention of additional criminals in the area,” said Col. Bill Buckner, Multi-National Division – Iraq spokesman.

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[Cindy]

Note: The following text is a quote:

http://www.mnf-iraq.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=18990&Itemid=128

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
RELEASE No. 20080502-03
May 2, 2008

MND-B, ISF find several weapons caches thanks to precision raids, Iraqi citizens (Baghdad)

Multi-National Division – Baghdad PAO

BAGHDAD – Multi-National Division – Baghdad Soldiers, along with their Iraqi Security Forces partners and Iraqi citizens, confiscated multiple caches of improvised-explosive devices, bomb-making materials and weapons across Baghdad May 1.

At approximately 8:40 a.m. in southern Baghdad, Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, seized two Dragonov sniper rifles, an Explosively Formed Penetrator IED, and an MP-5 machine gun from the back of a vehicle.

At approximately 12:30 p.m., Soldiers with 1st Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, discovered a weapons cache west of Baghdad, hidden in a field that contained a bag of unknown explosives, two 122 mm mortar rounds, 120 rocket boosters, 544 antitank rounds, seven Russian made rockets of various sizes, 100 .50-caliber rounds, a box of miscellaneous IED-making materials, two command detonation wires, 100 blasting caps, detonation cord and four unknown rocket caps.

At approximately 8:45 a.m. April 30, MND-B Soldiers acted on tips from local citizens within the Rashid district of southern Baghdad and seized various weapons and munitions.

While conducting a combat patrol, Soldiers from Company A, 4th Battalion, 64th Armor Regiment, attached to the 1st BCT, 4th Inf. Div., were approached by a local citizen who informed them about a cache consisting of three rocket propelled grenades and a launcher.

Elsewhere in the Karb De Gla community, a local citizen approached the area’s Joint Security Station to turn in a 60 mm mortar round he found.

Iraqi National Police from the 1st Battalion, 7th Brigade, 2nd National Police Division, working in the Abu T’shir community, reported finding a hand grenade.

“Thanks to the increasing efforts of Iraqi citizens, the Raider Brigade continues to find and destroy enemy munitions in efforts to provide a safe and secure environment,” said Maj. Dave Olson, the spokesman for the 1st BCT, 4th Inf. Div. “Soldiers of the 1st ‘Raider’ Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, and Multi-National Division – Baghdad, remain committed to supporting the ISF in their fight against terrorism and the criminals who are targeting innocent Iraqis.”

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[Cindy]

blog:

http://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2008/05/sadr_city_barrier_a.php

“Sadr City barrier ‘a magnet’ for Mahdi Army attacks”
By BILL ROGGIO
May 2, 2008 1:36 AM

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http://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2008/05/us_troops_kill_28_ma_1.php

“US troops kill 28 Mahdi fighters in Sadr City”
By BILL ROGGIO
May 1, 2008 9:38 AM

[Cindy]

blog:

Note: The following blog entry is a quote:

http://www.thememriblog.org/blog_personal/en/7107.htm

Iraq Awakening Councils Warn Iran

Ali Hatem, head of the Awakening Councils in Iraq, has warned Iranians and their supporters in Iraq against attacking Iraqi citizens, particularly tribal members in Iraq.

Hatem threatened to expel the Iranian ambassador from Iraq if Iran continues to interfere in its affairs.

Source: Al-Sharq Al-Awsat, London, April 30, 2008

Posted at: 2008-04-30

[Cindy]

https://www.osac.gov/Reports/report.cfm?contentID=84011

YOU ARE HERE: Home > Reports > Consular Affairs Bulletins > Report
“Warden Message: Personal Protective Equipment - Baghdad International Zone”
CONSULAR AFFAIRS BULLETINS
Middle East / N. Africa - Iraq
1 May 2008

[Cindy]

https://www.osac.gov/Reports/report.cfm?contentID=84010

YOU ARE HERE: Home > Reports > Consular Affairs Bulletins > Report
“Warden Message: Heightened Jamaica Violence”
CONSULAR AFFAIRS BULLETINS
Americas - Jamaica
1 May 2008

[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

[Quix]

Not religiously, but often enough, I hope!

Blessings,

[Cindy]

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

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http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1209626992308&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull

JPost.com » Middle East » Article

May 2, 2008 10:21
“At least 35 dead in double suicide attack at wedding near Baghdad”
By ASSOCIATED PRESS
BAGHDAD

ARTICLE SNIPPET: “The US military on Friday blamed al-Qaida in Iraq for a double suicide bombing that killed at least 35 people and wounded 65 during a wedding procession through a crowd of bystanders cheering the bride and groom in a town northeast of Baghdad.”

[Cindy]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1991299/posts?page=12#12

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http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1991299/posts

“The Face of Terror: Confessions of a Failed Suicide Bomber”
Newsweek via The Washington Post ^ | March 25, 2008 | Jack Fairweather
Posted on March 25, 2008 8:26:29 AM PDT by RDTF

[Cindy]

ADDING links to post no. 32:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2009929/posts?page=32#32

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http://www.investigativeproject.org/documents/misc/127.pdf
http://www.investigativeproject.org/documents/misc/126.pdf

http://www.investigativeproject.org/article/659

“Investigative Project Releases Gov’t Memos Curtailing Speech in War on Terror”
by Steven Emerson
IPT News
May 2, 2008

ARTICLE SNIPPET: “The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is refusing to identify the “influential Muslim Americans” and “leading U.S.-based scholars and commentators on Islam” who met with Secretary Michael Chertoff in helping shape a softer approach to government lexicon about terrorists and their ideological motivations.

“Our policy is we don’t comment on the Secretary’s private schedule,” spokeswoman Amy Kudwa told the IPT. Nor would she identify any of the participants’ organizational affiliation.

DHS and the State Department’s Counterterrorism Communications Center each issued reports urging government employees to avoid words like “jihad,” “mujahedeen” or any reference to Islam or Muslims, especially in relation to Al Qaeda. The Investigative Project on Terrorism is making the documents available for the first time here and here.

As we reported last week, the memos say a change in language from the U.S. government is needed to win the hearts and minds of moderate Muslims and avoid glamorizing terrorists motivated by religious ideology. “Moderate” is also frowned upon in the memos, though, with “mainstream” or “traditional” suggested as replacements.”

[Cindy]

ADDING links to post no. 20:

memriiwmp.org/content/en/more_islamist_web_status.htm?param=IStatus

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Note: The following blog entry (minus the graphic) is a quote:

http://memriiwmp.org/content/en/blog_personal.htm?id=379

Somali Jihad Group – Harakat Shabab Al-Mujahideen – Announces Death of Two Senior Commanders

In a GIMF communiqué posted May 1, 2008 on the Islamist forum Al-Ikhlas (hosted by Piradius.net in Malaysia), the Al-Qaeda-affiliated Somali jihad group Harakat Shabab Al-Mujahideen announced the death of two senior commanders. According to the communiqué, Adam Hashi Airou and Muhyi Al-Din Muhammad ‘Omar were killed in a U.S. airstrike on the town of Dusamareb, 500 km north of Mogadishu.

Posted at : 2008-05-02

[Cindy]

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

VIDEO:

stepping back in time...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S6ALu4OUlmk

“The Terrorist Wedding”
(Added May 14, 2007)