Posted on 10/30/2014 1:49:23 PM PDT by jazusamo
Leaflets found at the site of the Marine Corps headquarters in Quantico, Virginia, Wednesday may have ties to the international terrorist organization ISIS, a source told the Tatler today. The leaflets, which portray the flag of the Islamic State, include a message in Arabic that says “We came from Mexico on a train.”
The leaflets raise the questions of whether the Islamic State has operatives in the heart of the United State’s Marine Corps headquarters, or alternatively, whether someone is testing security responses and military command communications.
The Tatler obtained a digital copy of the leaflet today, which is being distributed within the Marine Corps command. The source, who requested anonymity, wrote:
MCB Quantico personnel found 6-7 of these leaflets in Quantico Town (the shopping/residential area inside of Marine Corps Base Quantico) this afternoon (Wednesday). The picture depicts an ISIL banner. The translation of the writing is “We came from Mexico on a train.”
Marine Corps commands in the National Capital region have been informed and are increasing situational awareness at their installations.
The leaflet is being investigated by the Marine Corps, the FBI and Navy intelligence. The Tatler contacted public affairs at Quantico, but as of publication time the base has not commented.
Here is the one-page leaflet.
The Tatler has had the inscription independently translated. It says: “We are here from Mexico. We took the train.” Coupled with the ISIS flag, it is clearly intended to be a threat, connected to the porous U.S.-Mexico border.
But the ISIS flag is upside down and reversed with respect to the Arabic text. Here is an ISIS flag in its correct orientation.
“MCB Quantico” is Marine Corps Base Quantico, in Prince William County, VA, just outside of Washington, D.C. It is the Marine Corps’ headquarters, as well as the home of the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Academy and Marine Corps Officer Candidate School. The Air Force Office of Special Investigations is also headquartered at Quantico. The National Museum of the Marine Corps is also located at at the base. The U.S. Navy’s Indian Head facility is nearby.
Virginia Railway Express has posted a notice of heightened security including random searches of individuals who access the base by train.
The leaflet is being “widely distributed” within Marine Corps ranks and is being taken very seriously, according to the Tatler’s source.
The fact that the flag is inverted may suggest that either the person who dropped the leaflets is a poser not connected with ISIS at all — but who may sympathize with the terrorist group and could intend to launch some kind of “lone wolf” attack — or the leaflet was dropped to test security, communications and analysis responses.
The timing is also of interest. The leaflets were discovered at Quantico within a week of the mid-term elections, and they connect ISIS terrorism to the porous border, which has been an ongoing security and political issue.
Just Valerie and Barry pulling a Halloween prank on their favorite branch of the service..
Obviously Tea Party agi-prop.
Trace it down and then eliminate those those from involved ISIS with extreme prejudice.
>with extreme prejudice<
Amen to that!
Perfect Episode for NCIS to bring Ziva back.
Agreed...I miss her on the show and it’s one of only a few I enjoy on TV.
Would be great if Tony & Ziva also decided to get hitched.
Why weren’t every single pamplet fingerprinted, to find out who handled them or if no one had left fingerprints....all military personnel have fingerprints on file. Not to do that is irresponsible when National Security is at risk.
Now several jhadists have killed their military co workers, so if this is tied to Quantico personnel, then find out via fingerprints if someone is sending a message, now if there were no fingerprints other than those who picked them up, that means they wore gloves, so did anyone see a man/woman wearing gloves in the area?
Where are the investigative military police and why wasn’t the FEDS called to do the testing? Is there any common sense left in America?
Why is this surprising?
They probably fell out of the Base Commanders or XO’s pocket.
Kill them all and leaflets won’t be a problem.
I wonder how many of those the oval office laser jet can print out every minute?
Bump
Updates posted here:
http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2014310310057
The leaflets were found in the town of Quantico which is located completely inside Marine Corps Base Quantico.
The town of Quantico is accessible by the Potomac River and by rail. You can also get into the town of Quantico by driving through the Marine Corps Base gates. Once inside the town of Quantico, you can walk or drive onto the Base — no gate or ID check.
November is a very symbolic month ... Veterans’ Day and the Marine Corps Birthday.
R 292056Z OCT 14
MARADMIN 557/14
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC PPO PS//
SUBJ/HQMC FORCE PROTECTION GUIDANCE IN RESPONSE TO RECENT THREATS AND ATTACKS//
REF/A/MARFORNORTH READD OF USNORTHCOM FORCE PROTECTION DIRECTIVE 14-295 DTD 23 OCTOBER 2014//
REF/B/CMC WASHINGTON DC/241508Z JAN 13//
REF/C/CMC WASHINGTON DC/MARADMIN 646/13//
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GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. IN LIGHT OF RECENT ATTACKS AGAINST MILITARY AND CIVILIAN TARGETS IN CANADA AND OTHER LOCATIONS, HEIGHTENED VIGILANCE BY OUR MARINES, CIVILIAN MARINES AND THEIR FAMILIES IS THE MOST APPROPRIATE RESPONSE. THEREFORE, IN ADDITION TO THE GUIDANCE CONTAINED IN REF A, CMC ISSUES THE FOLLOWING FORCE PROTECTION GUIDANCE. THIS MESSAGE WILL REMAIN EFFECTIVE UNTIL SUPERSEDED OR RESCINDED.
2. ALL USMC PERSONNEL NEED TO EXERCISE ENHANCED SITUATIONAL AWARENESS IN UNPROTECTED VENUES AND ENSURE THAT PERSONAL EMERGENCY ACTION PLANS ARE IN PLACE AND REHEARSED. ALCON ARE ENCOURAGED TO EXERCISE GOOD OPSEC AND PERSEC ON SOCIAL MEDIA TO REDUCE THE LIKELIHOOD THAT OUR MARINES AND THEIR FAMILIES WILL BE TARGETED BY EXTREMISTS. WHILE ALL SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY SHOULD BE PROMPTLY REPORTED TO MILITARY POLICE OR OTHER APPROPRIATE AUTHORITY, REF B PROVIDES GUIDANCE TO REPORT EVEN THE MOST MINOR SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY VIA THE USMC SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY REPORTING PORTAL WWW.USMCEAGLEEYES.ORG OR YOUR LOCAL COMMAND EAGLE EYES PHONE NUMBER.
3. FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT AND SECURITY PERSONNEL, EFFECTIVE SURVEILLANCE DETECTION IS KEY TO IDENTIFYING THREATS, WHETHER CRIMINAL OR TERRORIST IN NATURE. TRAPWIRE IS THE MARINE CORPS SERVICE-WIDE SURVEILLANCE DETECTION (SD) TOOL AND SUPPORTS THE COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS OF BOTH LAW ENFORCEMENT SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY AND EAGLE EYES REPORTED SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY, WHICH IN TURN, SUPPORTS SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY REPORTING (SAR) INTO THE FBI’S EGUARDIAN PROGRAM. TRAPWIRE IMPROVES A SENTRY’S ABILITY TO OBSERVE, IDENTIFY, COLLECT, AND REPORT SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY AND, WHEN USED EFFECTIVELY, PROVIDES COMMANDERS WITH ACTIONABLE INFORMATION ON WHICH TO MAKE INFORMED FORCE PROTECTION DECISIONS.
4. RAPIDLY SHARING THAT INFORMATION ACROSS THE DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY (DON) CAN MEAN THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A TIMELY AND EFFECTIVE RESPONSE AND DISASTER. C4I IS THE MARINE CORPS AND THE NAVY’S COMBINED SOLUTION TO THE REQUIREMENT FOR RAPID THREAT INFORMATION DISSEMINATION AND IS A NEAR REALTIME THREAT INFORMATION SHARING TOOL C4I PROVIDES COMMANDERS AT ALL LEVELS NEAR REAL-TIME SITUATIONAL AWARENESS OF EMERGING THREATS, HAZARDS, AND THREAT RELATED INFORMATION ACROSS ALL USMC AND USN COMMANDS. PER REF C, COMMANDERS WILL ENSURE THAT THEIR PERSONNEL ARE TRAINED IN THE USE OF, AND MONITOR C4I.
5. CONTINUE EXECUTION OF RANDOM ANTITERRORISM MEASURES.
6. WHILE WE WILL NEVER BE ABLE TO PREVENT EVERY LONE WOLF OR HOMEGROWN VIOLENT EXTREMIST FROM ATTACKING SOFT TARGETS, BY EXERCISING CONTINUED VIGILANCE AND BEING PROACTIVE VERSUS REACTIVE, AND CONSISTENTLY REPORTING SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY, WE CAN REDUCE THE POSSIBILITY OF AN ATTACK BY STOPPING IT IN THE PLANNING PHASE INSTEAD OF ATTEMPTING TO STOP IT IN EXECUTION. EVERY MARINE IS OUR FIRST LINE DEFENSE, IF YOU SEE SOMETHING, SAY SOMETHING.
Thanks for posting.
Possible Islamic State Leaflets Found in Quantico Marine Base
Leaflets found at the site of the Marine Corps headquarters in Quantico, Virginia, Wednesday may have ties to the international terrorist organization ISIS, a source told the Tatler today. The leaflets, which portray the flag of the Islamic State, include a message in Arabic that says “We came from Mexico on a train.”
The leaflets raise the questions of whether the Islamic State has operatives in the heart of the United State’s Marine Corps headquarters, or alternatively, whether someone is testing security responses and military command communications.
Check out # 15 and # 16.
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“The leaflets, which portray the flag of the Islamic State, include a message in Arabic that says “We came from Mexico on a train.” “
came on a train... La Bestia?
And 0 is letting them in?
High crimes and misdemeanors.....
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