Threat Matrix: July 2008

UPDATE:

http://www.usdoj.gov/usao/cae/press_releases/docs/2008/07-18-08DooleyGuiltyPlea.pdf

“BAKERSFIELD MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO USING LASER TO INTERFERE WITH
SHERIFF HELICOPTER”

PRESS RELEASE SNIPPET: “FRESNO, Calif.—United States Attorney McGregor W. Scott, Federal Bureau of Investigation Special Agent- in-Charge Drew S. Parenti, and Kern County Sheriff Donny Youngblood announced today that JARED JAMES DOOLEY, 28, of Bakersfield, California, entered a guilty plea in federal court today to attempting to interfere with the safe operation of a
Kern County Sheriff’s Department helicopter by shining a handheld laser into the cockpit.

The case is the product of an investigation conducted by the Bakersfield Joint Terrorism Task Force (JTTF), comprised of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Kern County Sheriff’s Department, and other local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies.”

(July 18, 2008)

Previously...

http://www.usdoj.gov/usao/cae/press_releases/docs/2007/12-17-07DooleyComplaint.pdf

“BAKERSFIELD COUPLE CHARGED WITH INTERFERING WITH POLICE HELICOPTER WITH HAND-HELD LASER”

FRESNO

(December 17, 2007)

Note: The following text is a quote:

http://www.defenselink.mil/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=50546

Coalition Forces in Iraq Kill Enemy Fighter, Detain Suspects

American Forces Press Service

WASHINGTON, July 20, 2008 – Coalition forces in Iraq killed an enemy fighter, detained dozens of terrorism suspects and seized illegal weapons stockpiles in operations over the last few days, military officials reported.
In operations today:

— In Beiji, south of Mosul, forces captured a suspected an al-Qaida in Iraq operative. During the operation, the target was injured, and another suspect was killed. Another suspect was detained.

— Two other operations in Beiji targeted al-Qaida in Iraq leaders and netted four suspected terrorists.

— In Baghdad, forces captured two alleged al-Qaida in Iraq leaders wanted for kidnappings and attacks against civilians and security forces. Two others were detained in the operations.

— Also in Baghdad, forces detained two suspects in an extremist group that reportedly has been helping al-Qaida in Iraq’s propaganda network.

—In Mosul, coalition forces detained three terrorism suspects.

In operations yesterday:

— Soldiers in Baghdad detained a suspected criminal in the Saydiyah neighborhood and two suspected terrorists during an operation in the Zubaida neighborhood.

— Operations in Anbar province netted two suspected terrorists.

— Soldiers seized a handful of weapons caches in Baghdad. Soldiers recovered 56 AK-47s, two SKS rifles and two pistols in the West Rashid district of Baghdad. Soldiers also found a cache containing 10 AK-47s in an abandoned house in West Rashid. Soldiers found a cache northwest of Baghdad that held four 57 mm rockets, a rocket-propelled grenade launcher and two 155 mm mortar rounds. Soldiers recovered a cache in the Kadamiyah district of Baghdad that included three RPG launchers, five rocket boosters, two homemade improvised explosive device tubes and four RPG rounds.

In operations July 18:

— Troops in Karmah, west of Baghdad, captured a man wanted for attacks against Iraqi civilians and security forces.

— Coalition forces captured a wanted man in Sharqat, south of Mosul. The suspect is believed to be behind suicide bombings in the area, officials said.

— Sixteen suspects were nabbed in a sweep of an area near Mosul. Forces also recovered an anti-aircraft weapon, ammunition and a cache of homemade explosives.

— Soldiers detained a man whom officials called a highly sought-after suspect in Taji, northwest of Baghdad. The suspect is accused of supporting the insurgency by supplying intelligence reports.

— Iraqi security forces detained two suspected al-Qaida in Iraq cell members and three suspected members of Iranian-backed groups in operations around central Iraq. The suspects are believed to be involved in murder, kidnapping, extortion, mortar attacks and bombings against Iraqi and coalition forces.

— Soldiers north of Baghdad recovered a weapons cache that held a 122 mm artillery round, a 105 mm artillery round and three 57 mm projectile rounds.

— In the Saydiyah community of southeastern Baghdad, soldiers recovered an anti-tank mine.

— U.S. soldiers rescued five Iraqi National Police officers from the rooftop of a burning building at a joint security station in eastern Baghdad. A medical evacuation helicopter crew evacuated the trapped policemen and transported them to a combat support hospital for treatment.

(Compiled from Multinational Force Iraq and Multinational Corps Iraq news releases.)

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

BLOG:

http://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2008/07/iraqi_us_forces_keep.php

“Iraqi, US forces keep pressure on the Mahdi Army”
By BILL ROGGIO
July 21, 2008 12:19 AM

ARTICLE SNIPPET: “Iraqi and US troops continue to press the offensive against the Iranian-backed Mahdi Army during a series of raids throughout Iraq. Since July 18, US and Iraqi forces have killed six Mahdi Army fighters and captured 18 during operations in central Iraq. Scores more have been captured, including senior leaders, weapons smugglers, financiers, trainers, and cell leaders.

The raids have been driven by intelligence, much of it gleaned from captive Mahdi Army fighters, according to information contained in Multinational Forces Iraq press releases. Captive Mahdi Army leaders and cell members are providing US and Iraqi forces information on leaders and cells throughout central and southern Iraq.

The leadership of the Mahdi Army, which the US refers to as the “Special Groups” in an effort to divide and conquer the militia and entice moderate elements into the political process, has been heavily targeted this year. The Mahdi Army has received funding, training, weapons, and support for Iran’s Qods Force.”

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http://www.mnf-iraq.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=21329&Itemid=21

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
RELEASE No. 20080720-09
July 20, 2008

Baghdad National ERB detains two suspected Special Groups criminals, kills six
Multi-National Corps – Iraq PAO

BALAD, Iraq – Baghdad National Emergency Response Brigade detained two suspected Special Groups criminals and killed six during an operation in Baghdad July 20.

In Sadr City, the ERB detained a suspected Special Groups criminal leader and an associate believed to be responsible for supplying lethal weapons to other Special Groups criminals in Baghdad.

One of the suspected criminals is said to be the leader of a cell responsible for multiple attacks against Coalition forces in the area and for seeking lethal weapons from Iran.

After detaining the suspects, ERB proceeded to a suspected cache site located in the New Baghdad district and came under attack, returning fire and killing two. After a brief cease fire, ERB came under fire again from elements within the building and called for close air support from Coalition forces. Coalition aircraft fired 40 and 105 mm rounds at the building, when a large explosion occurred, leading the team to believe it contained a weapons cache.

While assessing the building, ERB continued to come under attack. Three suspected criminals fled into an adjacent building while four others were killed during the exchange of gunfire.

“The Baghdad National ERB demonstrated its ability to execute precision operations in support of the Government of Iraq’s efforts to disrupt Special Groups criminal activities in Baghdad,” said Lt. Col. Neil Harper, a Multi-National Corps – Iraq.

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http://www.mnf-iraq.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=21330&Itemid=21

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
RELEASE No. 20080720-10
July 20, 2008

IA soldiers seize weapons cache in Sadr City
Multi-National Division – Baghdad PAO

BAGHDAD – Iraqi Army soldiers working to secure the area in the Sadr City district of Baghdad uncovered a weapons cache July 20.

Soldiers with the 3rd Brigade, 1st IA Division found three rocket propelled grenades, twelve RPG-7 rounds, four RPG-7 chargers, a grenade, a 60 mm mortar tube and base, a PKC machine gun, two drums of rounds and 300 loose rounds.

Since May 20, the Iraqi Army has recovered 230 weapons and munitions caches in Sadr city north of Quds Street, including 280 improvised explosive devices and explosively formed projectiles, two anti-aircraft guns, 546 rocket propelled grenades, 85 RPG launchers, 44 machineguns, 740 AK-47s, miscellaneous rifles and pistols, 29 mortar tubes, 925 artillery, tank, anti-aircraft and mortar rounds, 52 rockets, 44 rocket launcher, rails and tubes, 120 anti-tank mines, an anti-personnel mine, large amounts of TNT and C4, almost 400 grenades, homemade explosives and various bomb-making materials.

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http://www.mnf-iraq.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=21334&Itemid=21

Press Release A080721a - 079
July 21, 2008

Coalition forces capture suspected Hezbolla Brigades propaganda expert (New Baghdad)

BAGHDAD – Coalition forces captured a suspected propaganda specialist of the Hezbollah Brigades early Monday morning in the New Baghdad district of Baghdad.

Based on intelligence information, Coalition forces targeted the location of a suspected propaganda expert affiliated with the Hezbollah Brigades in Iraq. Information taken from suspected criminals already in custody indicate that the man uploads web sites with imagery and video taken from attacks on Iraqi Security and Coalition forces. Reports indicate this is part of a propaganda effort in order to earn money and support from their Iranian financiers.

Coalition forces entered the targeted individual’s location without incident. Following questioning, the suspect’s wife told forces her husband was the wanted man, after which the man relented and was detained.

Intelligence indicates that Kata’ib Hezbollah or Hezbollah Brigades is an offshoot of Iranian-trained Special Groups.

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http://www.mnf-iraq.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=21336&Itemid=21

Press Release A080721a - 255
July 21, 2008

Coalition forces target Al-Qaeda and affiliated extremists (Baghdad)

BAGHDAD – Coalition forces captured an alleged senior adviser for al-Qaeda in Iraq’s Mosul network and detained 10 additional suspects in two of Iraq’s largest cities, July 20 and 21.

An alleged AQI senior leader is in Coalition forces’ custody after an operation in Mosul on Monday. The alleged leader, who was detained with two additional suspects, is reportedly a senior adviser to the Mosul terrorist network. In that position, he is believed to conspire with other terrorist leaders to conduct attacks and impose extremist ideals on Iraqi civilians in Mosul.

In Baghdad on Monday, Coalition forces detained six suspected terrorists allegedly working with an extremist group that supports AQI’s propaganda network. A Sunday operation in Baghdad netted two men suspected of ties to a bombing cell that operates in the Northern Belt around the city.

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http://www.defenselink.mil/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=50545

Coalition Air Strikes Kill Enemy Fighters in Afghanistan

American Forces Press Service

WASHINGTON, July 20, 2008 – An undetermined number of enemy fighters were killed today in separate air strikes in Afghanistan, with one of the engagements prompting an investigation into reports that Afghan National Police officers were killed.

Combined Joint Task Force 101 officials said they’ve launched an investigation into an incident in which a combined U.S.-Afghan patrol came under attack by a “non-uniformed hostile force” early this morning in the Ana Dara district of western Afghanistan’s Farah province.

The combined patrol signaled their status as coalition forces, but continued to receive fire, officials said. Coalition forces then returned small-arms fire and engaged the attackers with precision close-air support. The Afghan government claims Afghan National Police officers — one report says four and another report says nine — were killed in the engagement, a CJTF 101 spokesman said.

In a separate Farah province incident early today, coalition forces called in air strikes to kill several enemy fighters. An exact number of enemy fighters killed was not available.

One of the militants targeted in the air strikes was an area weapons facilitator, and no civilians or coalition forces were injured in the engagement, officials said.

In other news from Afghanistan, security forces killed an undisclosed number of enemy fighters and detained more than a dozen during July 18 operations in Kandahar province, officials said. A large cache of artillery rounds, grenade fuses, and small-arms ammunition was recovered during the operation.

In operations last week, a team of Afghan National Army commandos and U.S. special operations forces freed a kidnapped man July 17 after finding him shackled near a Taliban jail in the village of Parmakan in western Afghanistan’s Herat province. The troops were searching a compound where a Taliban commander was known to have been when they discovered the jail. Local citizens said the Taliban routinely take hostages from the villages and demand a ransom for their release.

(Compiled from Combined Joint Task Force 101 news releases.)

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TRAIN-ING DAY FOR JIHADISTS - MUSLIM SUBWAY ADS LINKED TO TERROR PLOTS
nypost ^ | Jul 21, 2008
Posted on July 21, 2008 9:39:12 AM PDT by Righting

MUSLIM SUBWAY ADS LINKED TO TERROR PLOTS - New York Post Jul 21, 2008 ... An Islamic group plans to blitz 1000 subway cars with advertisements this September in a campaign being promoted by a Brooklyn imam whom ...

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More coverage on this campaign:

BLOG:

http://michellemalkin.com/2008/07/21/all-aboard-the-nyc-jihad-train/

“All aboard the NYC Jihad Train!”
By Michelle Malkin • July 21, 2008 08:59 AM

BLOG:

http://littlegreenfootballs.com/article/30714_Terror-Linked_Imam_Promoting_Subway_Ads_in_New_York

“Terror-Linked Imam Promoting Subway Ads in New York”
Mon, Jul 21, 2008 at 11:20:40 am PST

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BLOG:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2048853/posts?page=21#21
http://blog.newyorkcitycommunity.us/2008/03/05/is-a-crises-coming-to-push-through-monetization.aspx

http://blog.newyorkcitycommunity.us/files/98107-90714/masstransitsystemthreatassessment.pdf

BLOG:

http://threatswatch.org/rapidrecon/2008/07/homeland-security-how-not-to-i/

“Homeland Security: How Not To Instill Confidence”
By Steve Schippert on July 21, 2008 at 12:21 PM

http://www.cqpolitics.com/wmspage.cfm?docID=hsnews-000002921429

CQ HOMELAND SECURITY
July 18, 2008 – 6:09 p.m.

“D.C. Homeland Security Chief Predicts Chaos in Event of Nuke Attack”
By Jeff Stein, CQ National Security Editor

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D.C. Homeland Security Chief Predicts Chaos in Event of Nuke Attack

A: I just explained it to you, Jeff.

Q: So the mayor calls you.

A: The mayor calls me to find out what’s going on, yes.

Q: Who would be in charge if a small nuclear bomb went off downtown?

A: Well, again, the incident really drives who’s in charge, who takes charge. Obviously, the local government has a big responsibility in the incident you just described, you’re going to have a large federal presence simply because the resources to deal with that only the federal government has.

Q: Well, you have the fire trucks, ambulances.

A: We have those types of things. But obviously in a nuclear event you’re going to have a huge swatch of area.

Q: What would happen if a small nuke went off near the White House right now? You’d have an immediate area of damage, but then other things, like a radiation plume moving right toward your office. It could be there in 10 minutes, so you guys would be radiated here.

A: Yeah.

Q: So if it happened right now what would you do?

A: If it happened right now, the first thing we would do is notify some federal officials and get some assets that would help us provide immediate assistance, to get as many people away from ground zero, if you will, try to do the best thing we can to coordinate that area so that no one gets into it. We have plume modeling equipment here in our office. So I would ask my plume-modeling folks to as quickly as they can let me know where that plume is going to be, so we can start evacuating people. We would be sending out text alerts, a reverse 911, to anyone in the district who has a listed telephone number, explaining to them what actions to take, which areas to evacuate. We would also immediately pick up our emergency hot line to all the emergency agencies explaining to them what happened, where we are trying to evacuate people to, such as VDOT, so we can start our evacuation routes to West Virginia, Delaware, North Carolina.

Q: Let’s talk about evacuation routes. You know what evacuation is like during rush hour. If I were a terrorist, I’d strike right during rush hour, just like when the June 13 incident happened. Practically speaking, there is no evacuation possibility, is there?

A: Evacuation will be tough. I’m not going to sit here and tell you otherwise. And again, during a scenario like you proposed, there would be a lot of panic, a lot of chaos. I think that when word got out that it was a nuclear device, clearly people would be trying to get as far away from the detonation area as fast as they can. I don’t think there’s any question of that.

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http://www.jihadwatch.org/archives/021890.php

July 21, 2008

“NYC: Siraj Wahhaj, unindicted co-conspirator in ‘93 WTC bombing, to appear in planned pro-Islamic subway ad blitz for Ramadan”

http://jihadwatch.org/archives/021007.php

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“The Subway Project - Coming To The NYC Subway This Ramadhan!”

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www.YouDeserveToKnow.Org

Everyone deserves to know what Islam truly is, rather than some of the tainted images/news they see and hear in a lot of media. This Ramadhan 2008, support us as we plan to put 1000 Ads on Islam, on 1000 NYC Subway cars, for 4 straight weeks. The goal of these Ads is to correct some of the misunderstandings about Islam. The monthly ridership on the NYC Subway is over 140 Million. It is time that people learn Islam from the right source, the Muslims. They Deserve To Know.

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July 21, 2008

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TDD (202) 514-1888
Second Man Involved in Domestic Terrorism Plot Targeting Military, Jewish Facilities Sentenced to Prison

SANTA ANA, Calif. – A man recruited to join a domestic terrorist cell that was plotting to attack United States military facilities, “infidels,” and Israeli and Jewish targets in the Los Angeles area as part of a “jihad” was sentenced today to more than 12½ years in federal prison.

Gregory Patterson, 24, of Gardena, was sentenced to 151 months in prison by United States District Judge Cormac J. Carney. Last month, another man recruited into the terror plot, Levar Washington, 30, was sentenced to 22 years in prison.

Patterson and Washington pleaded guilty in December to conspiring to wage war against the United States and a weapons charge. Patterson also pleaded guilty to conspiracy to possess firearms in furtherance of a crime of violence

The man who organized the terror cell – Kevin James, who formed the group he called Jam’iyyat Ul-Islam Is-Saheeh, or JIS, while in a California state prison – also pleaded guilty last year to the terrorism conspiracy charge and is scheduled to be sentenced on February 9, 2009.

In plea agreements filed in federal court, James, Washington and Patterson admitted that they conspired “to levy war against the government of the United States through terrorism, and to oppose by force the authority of the United States government.”

The fourth member of JIS named in an indictment – Hammad Samana – has been found unfit to stand trial and is currently receiving psychiatric care at a federal prison facility.

After forming JIS in 1997 while in state prison, James recruited Washington into the organization in late 2004 while both were prisoners at New Folsom Prison, where James had Washington swear an oath of loyalty and obedience to James and to JIS. After his release from prison several weeks after taking the JIS oath, Washington recruited Patterson and Samana into JIS and had them swear oaths of allegiance and obedience to JIS. After forming this cell, Washington and Patterson conducted about a dozen armed robberies of gas stations to obtain money for the group’s planned attacks in the Los Angeles area.

Samana researched targets and prepared a document called “Modes of Attack.” The document listed “LAX and Consulate of Zion,” “Military Targets,” “Army Recruiting centers throughout the county,” “Military base in Manhattan Beach” and “Campsite of Zion.”

After Torrance Police Department investigators linked Washington and Patterson to a gas station robbery, various Jihadist documents were found at a South Los Angeles apartment where they lived. In addition to the “Modes of Attack” document, investigators discovered a document titled “Notoriety Moves,” which contained a James-authored statement to be given to the media after a deadly attack. The proposed press statement reads, in part, “This incident is the first in a series of incidents to come in a plight to defend and propagate traditional Islam in its purity.” The document also warns “sincere Muslims” to avoid a series of targets, including “Those Jewish and non-Jewish supporters of an Israeli state.”

The investigation into the terrorist conspiracy was led by the FBI’s Long Beach Joint Terrorism Task Force, whose participating agencies include the Los Angeles Police Department; U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement; the Torrance Police Department; the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department; the Long Beach Police Department; the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives; the Los Angeles Port Police; U.S. Customs and Border Protection; the U.S. Coast Guard Investigative Service; the Defense Criminal Investigative Service; the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; and the Redondo Beach Police Department.

Substantial assistance during the investigation was provided by the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office, Bureau of Investigations; the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation; the California Department of Justice; the Drug Enforcement Administration; the U.S. Air Force Office of Special Investigations; and the Department of Defense.

The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office worked collaboratively with the United States Attorney’s Office during the investigation.

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Special Dispatch Series - No. 1993
July 21, 2008 No. 1993

“Egyptian Sociologist Dr. Sa’ad Eddin Ibrahim Abandons His Support for the Iraqi Resistance, Says: “Even if Islam Is a Solution, the Arab Muslims Are the Problem””

SNIPPET: “On December 21, 2007, MEMRI reported on a polemic between Iraqi liberal writers and the Egyptian sociologist Sa’ad Eddin Ibrahim, a well-known reformer who currently heads the Arab Democracy Foundation in Qatar. The Iraqis were angered by two articles Ibrahim wrote on the war in Iraq, in which he compared the Iraqi resistance to the liberation movements in Vietnam and Algeria. [1] The Iraqis were profoundly disappointed at Ibrahim’s position, and claimed that he had abandoned the democratic camp and joined forces with extremist Islam. [2]

On December 29, 2007, Ibrahim published a response to his Iraqi critics in the Egyptian daily Al-Masri Al-Yawm, titled “The Rebuke from the Iraqi Brothers.” In this article he defended his position, arguing that the difference between a terrorist and a freedom fighter is not clear cut, and that a scientific analysis of the situation in Iraq suggests that it is not qualitatively different from the wars in Vietnam and Algeria.

However, in a subsequent article, in Al-Masri Al-Yawm on May 17, 2008, Ibrahim struck a different note, observing that Al-Qaeda in Iraq had killed 10 times more Iraqi Muslims than U.S. troops, and condemning them together with a long list of other armed Islamist groups. “

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