Threat Matrix: July 2008

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[nwctwx]

Al-Qaeda Draws New Recruits Via Internet

Al-Qaeda is using the Internet to recruit vulnerable young people to its terrorist network, according to a programme aired on Saudi Arabian TV late on Tuesday.

Umm Osama, the founder of al-Qaeda's first women-only website, al-Khansa, joined several others on the programme to discuss how they renounced jihadist ideology.

Among those who sought a response to this question was an imam from the Medina mosque, Saleh Ibn Awad al-Mudamsi, and the father of a young al-Qaeda suspect held in an Iraqi prison. Read More

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[nwctwx]

Mainstream Media Ignores Major Progress In Iraq

(AFP/File/Patrick Baz)

You may have thought it was big news Tuesday when the administration reported to Congress that Iraq has made satisfactory progress on 15 of 18 political benchmarks set by the U.S.

Just last year, there was progress on only eight of those benchmarks and war critics have repeatedly cited the lack of political progress in arguing against the troop surge.

But the Media Research Center says there was not a word about the report on the "CBS Evening News," "NBC Nightly News" or ABC's "World News Tonight." The New York Times also ignored the story. The Washington Post relegated its coverage to page eight. Read More

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"No matter where you live in the world, this is a message that bears repeating: Your assistance is needed to prevent terrorist acts." From TM'er and Freeper ~appalachian_dweller~
Submit Information Online: FBI Tips & Public Leads
CDC ::::: CIA ::::: DHS ::::: DOJ ::::: DOD ::::: FBI ::::: NSA
Government Web Sites			Homeland Security Weekly		Nuclear Threat Initiative
	Most Wanted Terrorists		Terror-Alert.com		NCI: Nuclear Terrorism
	FBI: Seeking Information		Global Crisis Watch		IR and Security Network
	Are you Ready?: Ready.Gov		SOFIR		World Policy Institute
	CDC: Preparedness/Response		Little Green Footballs	Threat Matrix Related
	Defense Dept. War on Terror		Terror Base UK		Terrorism Knowledge Base
	U.S. Immigration & Customs		The Blotter		Terror Information Bank
	DOJ: Combating Terrorism		Middle East Live Daily Thread		South Asia Terrorism Portal
	US-Cert: Current Activity	Think Tanks			Terrorist Scorecard
News & Information			The Terrorism Research Center		Iraq Pipeline Watch
	IPN - Fire & Police Paging		The Jamestown Foundation		National Security Archive
	MEMRI | MEMRI TV		The Brookings Institution		Islamic Dictionary
	The Counterterrorism Blog		Council on Foreign Relations		IACSP Terrorism/Antiterrorism
	Jihad Watch		SITE Institute	Maps
	GlobalTerrorAlert.com		CSIS		Terrorist Network in U.S. Map
	LauraMansfield.com		RAND Corporation		Recent Disasters: Worldwide
	Internet Haganah		International Crisis Group		Nuclear Weapon Effects Calc.
	Topix.net: Terrorism News		The Heritage Foundation		Nuclear Terrorism: Blast Maps
	Faith Freedom International		Foreign Policy Institute		FEMA Nuclear Fallout Map
	TrackingTerrorism.com		Center for Defense Information		U.S. Nuclear Targets Map
	DEBKAfile		The Cato Institute		Global Incident Map
	TerroristWarning.com		Hudson Institute	Pay Sites
	HomelandSecurityUS.net		Homeland Security Institute		Strategic Forecasting
New Links in Italics

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Threat Matrix: Recommended Reading

July 2008

Terrorist Recognition Handbook
Malcolm Nance

Being prepared is a good thing, no matter where one lives; no matter what alert level we are on.
From TM'er and Freeper ~Cindy~

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

Ian Livingston

[Cindy]

Thank you nw and a blessed Independence Day to you.

[nwctwx]

You too. :)

[nwctwx]

Ping to July. Apologies a little late, work got in the way! Happy 4th. :)

[Cindy]

ON THE INTERNET...

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/keyword?k=frwn
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/keyword?k=gwot
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/keyword?k=wot
http://www.rewardsforjustice.net/english/index.cfm?page=Captured

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http://www.rewardsforjustice.net/english/index.cfm?page=Wanted_Terrorist
http://www.rewardsforjustice.net

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http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/keyword?k=globaljihad
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/keyword?k=jihad
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/keyword?k=jihadpropaganda
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/keyword?k=jihadmedia
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/keyword?k=jihadvideos
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/keyword?k=jihadtv
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/keyword?k=jihadcds

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http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/keyword?k=internet
http://www.memriiwmp.org/
http://www.internet-haganah.com/haganah/internet.html

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http://www.jihadwatch.org

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http://www.memri.org/jihad.html
http://www.memritv.org
http://www.thememriblog.org/

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2001: Before, During and After
http://www.truthusa.com/911news.html
http://www.truthusa.com/911news2.html
http://www.truthusa.com/911news3.html
http://www.truthusa.com/911.html

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http://www.sofir.org
http://sfir-arabicsource.blogspot.com/
http://www.internet-haganah.com

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http://www.terrorism-info.org.il
http://www.infolive.tv

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http://www.truthusa.com/IRAN.html
http://www.memri.org/iran.html
http://thememriblog.org/iran
http://www.terrorism-info.org.il/site/html/search.asp?isSearch=yes&isT8=yes&searchText=T90&pid=108&sid=13&preview=

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http://www.truthusa.com/MoreThanCartoons.html
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/keyword?k=cartoonjihad

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/keyword?k=fitna

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http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/keyword?k=oic

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http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/keyword?k=legaljihad
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/keyword?k=litigationjihad
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/keyword?k=freespeech

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http://www.persecution.org
http://www.memri.org/antisemitism.html

[Cindy]

A tiny sampler of articles/sites ON THE INTERNET I looked at in June that looked interesting:

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE - Office of the Spokesman - PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT: "WORLDWIDE CAUTION" (Read More...)

The REPORT IT Resource Links: FBI.gov REWARDS FOR JUSTICE.net DHS.gov CYBERCRIME.gov

REWARDS FOR JUSTICE.net: "WANTED TERRORISTS" (View Posters. Read More...)

FBI.gov: "MOST WANTED TERRORISTS" (View Posters. Read More...)

FBI.gov - War On Terrorism: "SEEKING INFORMATION" (View Posters. Read More...)

ICE.gov - Public Information: "MOST WANTED" (View Posters. Read More...)

YNET NEWS.com: "HOSPITALS IN NORTH INSTRUCTED TO PREPARE FOR EARTHQUAKE" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Health Ministry director-general sends letter to medical facilities in northern Israel, warning them Geophysical Institute believes large quake may hit area soon. Hospitals urged to ready for possible mass casualty event.") (Published June 30, 2008, 12:02) (Read More...)

USGS.gov: "Latest Earthquakes in the World - Past 7 Days" (Read More...)

ONE NEWS NOW.com: "ADIOS TO THE SOUTHWEST?" by Chad Groening (June 23, 2008) (Read More...)

LA TIMES.com: Beirut - "TIME RUNNING OUT FOR NUCLEAR PROGRAM TALKS, IRAN WARNS" by Borzou Daragahi (ARITCLE SNIPPET: "Ali Larijani, the speaker of Iran's parliament and a former nuclear negotiator, said there was "only a little time left" for talks before Iran would make unspecified moves that the West would regret.") (June 26, 2008) (Read More...)

MEMRI.org - Special Dispatch Series - No. 1967: "IAEA CHIEF ELBARADEI: IRAN CAN PRODUCE ENOUGH ENRICHED URANIUM FOR A NUCLEAR BOMB IN SIX MONTHS TO A YEAR" (June 23, 2008) (Read More...)

MEMRITV.org - VIDEO Clip No. 1797 - Title of Video: "IAEA DIRECTOR-GENERAL DR. MUHAMMAD AL-BARADEI: IRAN CAN PRODUCE ENOUGH ENRICHED URANIUM FOR A NUCLEAR BOMB IN SIX MONTHS TO A YEAR" ("Clip #1797 Broadcast: June 20, 2008") (Transcript & Translation included.) (Watch Here.)

TRUTHUSA.com: "A Look at Iran" (Read More...)

JPOST.com - JERUSALEM POST: "'US INTEL: HIZBULLAH ATTACK IMMINENT'" (Updated June 20, 2008) (Read More...)

JIHAD WATCH.org (ABC NEWS): "U.S., CANADIAN INTEL AGENCIES: HIZBALLAH 'SLEEPER CELLS' ACTIVATED IN CANADA" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "There is no credible information on a specific target, according to the officials. Suspected Hezbollah operatives have conducted recent surveillance on the Israeli embassy in Ottawa, Canada and on several synagogues in Toronto. according to the officials. Latin American is also considered a possible target by officials following Hezbollah's planning.") (June 19, 2008) (Read More...)

JIHAD WATCH.org (ABC NEWS): "EUROPOL: INCREASING NUMBER OF EUROPEAN NATIONALS TRAINING FOR JIHAD IN PAKISTAN" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Dozens of white Europeans have trained in terrorist camps in Pakistan's tribal regions in recent months, U.S. intelligence sources tell ABC News...") (June 20, 2008) (Read More...)

stepping back in time...JIHAD WATCH.org (NEWSWEEK, Dec. 25, 2006 - Janu. 1, 2007 Issue): "NEWSWEEK: 12 MAN TEAM OF WESTERNERS BEING TRAINED BY AL QAEDA IN PAKISTAN" (December 18, 2006) (Read More...)

THE JAWA REPORT - blog: "QATADA ON WORDPRESS.COM: TERRORIZE NON-BELIEVERS!" (June 18, 2008) (Read More...)

BBC NEWS: "ABU QATADA RELEASED FROM PRISON" (PHOTO CAPTION SNIPPET: "Qatada must wear an electronic tag and must not attend a mosque") (Page last updated June 17, 2008, 20:58 UK) (Read More...)

CNS NEWS.com: "AMERICANS MISSING IN MEXICO A DIPLOMATIC PRIORITY, SAYS TEXAS CONGRESSMAN" by Penny Starr (June 17, 2008) (Read More...)

Travel.State.Gov - U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE Bureau of Consular Affairs - TRAVEL ALERT: "MEXICO" (April 14, 2008) (Read More...)

WASHINGTON INSTITUTE.org: "THE STRATEGIC THREAT OF NUCLEAR TERRORISM Featuring Rolf Mowatt-Larssen, Director, Department of Energy Office of Intelligence and Counterintelligence" (June 26, 2008) (Read More...)

JIHAD WATCH.org (AP): "SECRET UK JIHAD-RELATED DOCUMENTS AGAIN FOUND ON TRAIN" (June 14, 2008) (Read More...)

TELEGRAPH.co.uk: "YOUNG MUSLIMS 'ARE TURNING TO EXTREMISM'" by Patrick Sawer (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Across Britain, the security services have said they are tracking 2,000 individuals suspected of having links to terrorism, investigating 200 networks and monitoring 30 plots. Professor Innes's report warns that Islamist terror groups are increasingly operating away from traditional Muslim areas, and are seeking new ways to radicalise vulnerable young people.") (Last updated June 21, 2008, 9:45 pm BST) (Read More...)

JIHAD WATCH.org (TELEGRAPH.co.uk): "UK MUSLIM CHILDREN TAUGHT TO HATE UNBELIEVERS AND BRITAIN ITSELF" (June 13, 2008) (Read More...)

JIHAD WATCH.org (ONLINE INTERNATIONAL NEWS NETWORK): "PAKISTANI JIHADIST GROUP DECLARES JIHAD AGAINST U.S." (June 12, 2008) (Read More...)

JAMESTOWN.org - TERRORISM FOCUS: "WHITE BRITISH CONVERTS TO ISLAM POSE SUICIDE-BOMBING THREAT IN UK" by James Brandon (June 10, 2008) (Read More...)

CNS NEWS.com: "IRAN'S SUPREME LEADER PREDICTS TERRORISTS WILL GET NUKES" by Terence P. Jeffrey (June 9, 2008) (Read More...)

MEMRI.org - Inquiry and Analysis Series - No. 447: "Ahmadinejad: Israel Is a 'Dead Fish' and a 'Stinking Corpse'; 'The Zionist Regime Will Be Wiped Off the Map'; 'The European Governments Do Not Want the Zionists Living in Europe'" by Y. Mansharof and A. Savyon (June 6, 2008) (Read More...)

MEMRI.org - Special Dispatch Series - No. 1948: "IRANIAN PRESIDENT AHMADINEJAD: 'THE COUNTDOWN FOR THE DECLINE OF AMERICA'S DEMONIC POWER HAS BEGUN'; 'THIS GERM OF CORRUPTION [ISRAEL] WILL BE WIPED OFF THE FACE OF THE EARTH'" (June 4, 2008) (Read More...)

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MEMRI IWMP.org - blog: "AMIR HARAKAT SHABAB AL-MUJAHIDEEN THREATENS TO ATTACK WESTERN INTERESTS WORLDWIDE" (Posted June 2, 2008) (Read More...)

[Quix]

Thanks.

So, ping to “All;” still works?

I was just told on another thread that it had been turned off.

[Cindy]

I don’t have a ping list.

All means my post is for “all.”

[Domestic Church]

Thank you once again.

[Cindy]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/keyword?k=globaljihad
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/keyword?k=internet

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http://www.jihadwatch.org/archives/021602.php

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http://www.themedialine.org/news/news_detail.asp?NewsID=21989

“Jihad Detainees Reveal Mass Recruitment Via Internet”
Written by The Media Line Staff
Published Wednesday, July 02, 2008

ARTICLE SNIPPET: “Confessions of several detainees in Saudi Arabia are providing an indication of the extant Jihadi websites are impacting on potential Al-Qa’ida recruits.

Detained terror suspects explained in televised interviews broadcast on Saudi television on Tuesday how Al-Qa’ida was using the Internet as a tool to recruit new members and propagate radical ideology.

Detainees said they were inspired by Jihadi films and statements by Al-Qa’ida chief Osama Bin Laden and other leading Jihad figures, which were posted on the Internet.

The interviewees included the Egyptian Abu ‘Azzam Al-An’sari, who is editor of the online ‘Sada Al-Jihad (Jihad Echo) magazine, and Um Usama, editor of the Al-Khansa magazine.

Those interviewed said the Internet was their preferred means of recruiting people and propagating their ideas, because it provided relative security, especially since none of the participants in the forums know each others’ identities.

Detained Al-Qa’ida suspects have admitted to joining the organization after following news of the fighters in Afghanistan and Iraq.

The televised reports said these radical websites promised their readers they would reach paradise if they participated in holy war, propaganda and training. The websites base their legitimacy on fatwas or religious decrees of well-known religious figures in order to persuade youngsters to join their ranks.”

[Quix]

And thanks.

Right.

It’s just that some poster told me on another thread that “All;” doesn’t work any more. Was turned off.

Seems to me it works on this thread, right?

[Cindy]

http://www.jamestown.org/terrorism/news/article.php?articleid=2374276
TERRORISM FOCUS

“An al-Qaeda Threat in the United Arab Emirates?”
By Abdul Hameed Bakier
(July 1, 2008)

[Cindy]

RECAP:

More Details UPDATE:

Ok, this is a video and stills of an off-duty soldier killing a terrorist. Warning: Real life.

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http://www.infolive.tv

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VIDEO:

http://www.infolive.tv/en/infolive.tv-25022-israelnews-live-footage-scene-shows-duty-soldier-policeman-shooting-terrorist

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Note: Advertisement comes first.

VIDEO:
http://www.blinkx.com/video/live-footage-from-scene-shows-off-duty-soldier-policeman-shooting-terrorist/dChzEphMQbGOxit5lN1n7w

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http://israel.internet-haganah.com/archives/001400.html

July 02, 2008

“OFF-DUTY SOLDIER BORROWS HANDGUN, KILLS TERRORIST.”

In Yerushalayim, 02 July 2008.

1,065 posted on July 2, 2008 1:25:25 PM PDT by Cindy

http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3562991,00.html

“4 killed as bulldozer driven by terrorist tramples over pedestrians in Jerusalem”

SNIPPET: “Bulldozer driven by Palestinian resident of east Jerusalem tramples over pedestrians, cars in central Jerusalem; driver shot and killed by police officer; four people killed, dozens injured in attack. Reports say two buses flipped over by tractor”

Efrat Weiss
Latest Update: 07.02.08, 13:12 / Israel News

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UPDATE:

Note: The following news brief is a quote:

http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1214726187517&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull

Jul 2, 2008 12:49
Police: Terrorist in attack was an Arab resident of eastern Jerusalem
By JPOST.COM STAFF

The terrorist who carried out the deadly bulldozer attack in Jerusalem was an Arab resident of eastern Jerusalem, a holder of a blue identity card that allows free access to all parts of the city.

At least four people were killed and 22 wounded in the attack.

The terrorist was shot and killed by a policeman.

[Cindy]

http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/turkey
http://www.memri.org/turkey.html
http://thememriblog.org/turkey

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http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2039446/posts

“Turkish court asked to disband ‘Islamist’ ruling party”
Times Online (UK) ^ | 7/1/2008 | Nico Hines
Posted on July 1, 2008 4:40:29 PM PDT by mojito

Note: Photos included.

Note: The following text is a quote:

http://www.ice.gov/pi/nr/0807/080702wichita.htm

ICE, Wichita PD arrest 22 local-area gang members, associates
Joint operation was part of ICE’s “Operation Community Shield”

WICHITA, Kan. - U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Wichita Police Department today announced the arrest of 22 transnation