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Al Qaeda again threatens America (Thread 3) Daily Terror Threat
World Tribune ^ | Thursday, February 5, 2004

Posted on 02/05/2004 8:31:17 PM PST by Mossad1967

Edited on 02/09/2004 3:20:18 PM PST by Admin Moderator. [history]

SANAA, Yemen, Jan. 24 (UPI) -- A purported statement by al-Qaida in Yemen warned Saturday of a "major strike" soon in the United States.

The statement, distributed by the Yemeni Tagamoo Party for Reforms, said: "A major strike, a big event will take place in America soon," reminiscent of the Sept. 11 attacks.


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To: milkncookies; All
Interesting to see the Russian seismograph charts during these exercises. Any FReepers know how to interpret the data?

http://aslwww.cr.usgs.gov/Seismic_Data/telemetry_data/YSS_24hr.html

http://aslwww.cr.usgs.gov/Seismic_Data/heli2.shtml
3,761 posted on 02/17/2004 11:01:16 AM PST by Velveeta
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To: liz44040
Thanks, it was meant to be funny. Of course, there are a few wet noodles in the pile. But hey, why can't we have some fun on this site while we scare the bajezus out of each other.

Heck, I think old snack man (milkncookies) might have stumbled on to the best damn analysis yet. Maybe it is all Sean's fault. Maybe he is Daleel and EOM. Heck, he could even be a AQ plant that has planted false AQ leads and Russian analysis just to through us off the track?

In fact, if we re-scramble some of the letters in his name, we can make the phrase, "Born as Mole." How the hell did we miss that!? And, of course, all famous suspects have three names, right?

LOL
3,762 posted on 02/17/2004 11:04:28 AM PST by Iron Eagle
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To: JohnathanRGalt; All
UPDATE...

NOTE: The following is an exact quote:

http://internet-haganah.us/haganah/

February 16, 2004

Another cyanide site bites the dust...


It was called safa7...

...now it's called down.

Posted by aaron on Monday, 16 February, 2004 @ 22:02:18
A word of thanks...


...to prohosting.com, for their prompt response to reports of Jihad sites on their servers!

fire.prohosting.com/mojahd/ - down
fire.prohosting.com/maoso3ah/ - down


Posted by aaron on Monday, 16 February, 2004 @ 21:46:43
Sites down: ten of them


http://members.lycos.co.uk/manbarfaroq/
http://members.lycos.co.uk/manbaralfaroq/
http://members.lycos.co.uk/aladnani/m/
http://members.lycos.co.uk/almojahdd/vb/
http://members.lycos.co.uk/azzamjihad2/
http://members.lycos.co.uk/library2001/
http://members.lycos.co.uk/m3alem/
http://members.lycos.co.uk/testarea92/
http://members.lycos.co.uk/newest2004/vb/
http://members.lycos.co.uk/heho007/

Posted by aaron on Monday, 16 February, 2004 @ 10:25:13
3,763 posted on 02/17/2004 11:08:52 AM PST by Cindy
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To: Calpernia; All
This is evidently old but I ran across it the other night for the first time and became upset. I did not finish clicking all of the links to it.

Introducing the amazing penta-lawn 2000!

3,764 posted on 02/17/2004 11:09:42 AM PST by TexKat (Just because you did not see it or read it, that does not mean it did or did not happen.)
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To: milkncookies
"If confirmed, the mishap threatens to embarrass Putin less than a month before the March 14 presidential election, which he is overwhelmingly expected to win."

Could be true. Or it could be a deception to convince us that Russia is a joke and no threat at all.
3,765 posted on 02/17/2004 11:17:28 AM PST by Revel
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To: Hegemony Cricket
Guess they were asleep when they crossed into Ohio?
3,766 posted on 02/17/2004 11:17:54 AM PST by LikeLight ( ___________________________________ it's a line)
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To: Iron Eagle
Well I thought you were serious at first. I was getting ready to send the men with white jackets to see you.
3,767 posted on 02/17/2004 11:20:23 AM PST by Revel
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To: Revel
Only belive half of what you "see", and nothing of what you "hear". :)
3,768 posted on 02/17/2004 11:33:10 AM PST by milkncookies (The truth is always the strongest argument.)
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To: Calpernia
You've got mail!!
3,769 posted on 02/17/2004 11:45:02 AM PST by TexKat (Just because you did not see it or read it, that does not mean it did or did not happen.)
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To: JohnathanRGalt; Calpernia; All
On The Net...


"SUPPORTERS OF SHAREEAH CURRENT AFFAIRS CENTER"

SHAREEAH.org - "SUPPORTERS OF SHAREEAH" (Arabic)

SUPPORTERS OF SHAREEAH Current Affairs Center - www.shareeah.vze.com: "JIHAAD. NEWS WEBSITES"



"forsan.net/animation/mutafarikat/alhawasawa.JPG": "A week of Love for the valentines"

"forsan.net/animation/mutafarikat/2004.JPG"

"forsan.net/books/ahdat_makalat/"

"forsan.net/animation/mutafarikat"

3,770 posted on 02/17/2004 11:51:35 AM PST by Cindy
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To: Velveeta
Thanks Velveeta.
3,771 posted on 02/17/2004 11:54:50 AM PST by Cindy
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To: All
Suspicious Envelope Found At Brooks City Base
8 People Possibly Exposed To White Powdery Substance

POSTED: 1:45 PM CST February 17, 2004

SAN ANTONIO -- An envelope containing an unknown powdery substance was discovered Tuesday at Brooks City Base.

San Antonio Fire Department officials said eight people were possibly exposed to the substance and are in process of being examined.

The building where the envelope was delivered was evacuated and is located near the main gate of the base at Interstate 37 South and Southwest Military Drive.
http://www.ksat.com/news/2853369/detail.html
3,772 posted on 02/17/2004 12:00:35 PM PST by Velveeta
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To: Iron Eagle
In fact, if we re-scramble some of the letters in his name, we can make the phrase, "Born as Mole." How the hell did we miss that!? And, of course, all famous suspects have three names, right?

Now, that's funny. Although I thought that in order to be a famous suspect, your middle name had to be either Lee or Wayne???

3,773 posted on 02/17/2004 12:03:00 PM PST by Velveeta
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To: Velveeta
Hmmmmm, San Antonio, again. that seems to be a constant theme, mulitiple scares in the same city.

well, anyway, here's the update powder list.

If you have any stories to add, let me know:

Nov. 2003

Washington DC
White House - Positive for ricin

Greenville, SC -Positive for ricin

Feb.2, 2004

Washington DC
Capitol Building - Positive for ricin

NYC -

Brooklyn Rugby Post Office at 726 Utica Ave. in Brooklyn-HOAX
Morgan Processing and Distribution Center on Ninth Avenue near 30th Street in Manhattan - HOAX
Farley Post Office building on Eighth Avenue between 31st and 33rd streets - HOAX

Wallingford - HOAX Health officials wrap up tests of powder found at Wallingford Post Office

Bradley International Airport

Philadelphia - HOAX

Bridgeport - HOAX

Feb. 3, 2004

Melbourne, Fl
4 Quarantined After Suspicious Package Found
Package Contains Test Tubes, White Powder


Feb. 4, 2004

Sante Fe, NM
State Library-hoax

San Antonio, TX
Senator Cornyn's office

Memphis, TN
Suspicious Powder Found In WREG Lobby-man taken into custody

Rome, Italy
Editorial offices of Il Messaggero

Feb.5, 2004

Atlanta
Fulton Industrial bulk mail facility

Hagerstown, MD
Direct Mail processors Incorporated

Huber Hieghts, Ohio
Suspicious Powder Closes Local Courthouse

Feb.6, 2004

Windsor Locks
Powder found at airport postal facility

Fayetteville, NC
Post Office-not ricin, but no other results given

Kearny, NJ
Dominic V. Daniels mail processing center

Surprise, Az.
White powder in letter shuts Surprise court

Feb. 7, 2004

Beaumont, TX
U.S. Postal Service Remote Encoding Center

Feb. 8, 2004

Charlotte, NC
North Lake Park Post Office-"could"have been sawdust-still testing

Feb. 9, 2004

New Cannan, CT
Police headquaters

Feb. 10, 2004

ELKO, Nev.
Northeastern Nevada town has hazardous material scare

Elko, NV benign? (doesn't seem right)

Monroe Township, NJ.
Powder Found at Williamstown New Jersey Post Office

Maybe there was no powder at post office

Anthrax ruled out at post office

Clarke County, Va
Suspicious Powder Sent to Project HOPE

Harmless?

Moscow-BP headquarters
Suspicious Mail Tested at BP's Moscow HQ

Feb.11, 2004

Charlotte, NC
Post office has 2nd 'powder' scare

Petersburg, Va
Two post offices closed because of suspicious powder

Powder scare in Petersburg Mystery packages tested to reveal non-hazardous substances-still

Mystery packages tested to reveal non-hazardous substances

Person of interest

Elko,NV-Second day of scares
Powder scare at school district offices: FBI calls in military aid

Another false alarm closes Elko post office; powder, ashes harmless,set to geneva switzerland

Elko, NV

Port Charlotte, Florida
Gray powder irritates mailman, sent for testing

Feb12, 2004

Watchung, NY?
Student brings vials to school, 2 break.

Feb13, 2004

DILLARD, Ga.
Powder leaking from package from Iraq causes scare (powder leaking from powder packets)

Detroit, Mi
White Powder Scare Is Racially Motivated Hazmat Crews Inspect Suspicious Substance

Feb 14, 2004

Birmingham,AL
POWDER proves harmless, but ties up lunch-hour business

Providence, RI
2 anthrax scares turn up nothing A Cranston residence and a Pawtucket post office are checked by hazardous-materials teams after letters are found containing white powder.

Feb16, 2004

Boone, IA
FBI Investigates Suspicious White Powder In Mail Iowa National Guard Helps Patrol Area

Official says suspicious powder from mail wasn't harmful

Suspicious White Powder Is 'Not Dangerous' Another "common household product" Beaumont, Tx Again! Cookies
Haz-Mat Investigating Suspicious Cookies

Feb. 17, 2004

BRUSSELS, Netherlands
Civil protection teams were called to Schuman metro station in Brussels on Tuesday morning after a passenger found a small amount of white powder ...

San Antonio, TX (again)
Suspicious Envelope Found At Brooks City Base 8 People Possibly Exposed To White Powdery Substance
3,774 posted on 02/17/2004 12:18:34 PM PST by rickylc
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To: Velveeta
Prosecutor in Terror Case Sues Ashcroft

Tue Feb 17,11:41 AM ET By JOHN SOLOMON, Associated Press Writer

WASHINGTON - A federal prosecutor in a major terrorism case in Detroit has taken the rare step of suing Attorney General John Ashcroft, alleging the Justice Department interfered with the case, compromised a confidential informant and exaggerated results in the war on terrorism.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Richard Convertino of Detroit accused the Justice Department of "gross mismanagement" of the war on terrorism in a whistleblower lawsuit filed late Friday in federal court in Washington.

Justice officials said Tuesday they had not seen the suit and had no comment.

The suit is the latest twist in the Bush administration's first major post-Sept. 11 terrorism prosecution, which is now in danger of unraveling over allegations of prosecutorial misconduct.

Convertino came under internal investigation last fall after providing information to a Senate committee about his concerns about the war on terror. His testimony came just months after he helped convict some members of an alleged terrorism cell in Detroit.

The government now admits it failed to turn over evidence during the trial that might have assisted the defense, including an allegation from an imprisoned drug gang leader who claimed the government's key witness made up his story.

Convertino is seeking damages under the First Amendment and Privacy Act, alleging he has been subjected to an internal investigation as retaliation for his cooperation with the Senate and that information from the internal probe was wrongly leaked to news media.

The lawsuit states Convertino first complained to his superiors more than a year ago about Justice's interference in the Detroit terrorism trial, saying Washington supervisors "had continuously placed perception over reality to the serious detriment of the war on terror."

The lawsuit includes excerpts of an e-mail from another prosecutor in the case that Convertino says "identified some of the gross mismanagement which was negatively impacting the ability of the United States to obtain convictions in a major terrorist case."

The e-mail from the other prosecutor shows he complained at the time that efforts by Justice's terrorism unit in Washington to "insinuate themselves into this trial are, nothing more than a self-serving effort to justify the existence" of the unit.

"They have rendered no assistance and, are in my judgment, adversely impacting on both trial prep and trial strategy," the e-mail cited in the lawsuit states.

Convertino also accused Justice officials of intentionally divulging the name of one of his confidential terrorism informants (CI) to retaliate against him.

The leak put the informant at grave risk, forced him to flee the United States and "interfered with the ability of the United States to obtain information from the CI about current and future terrorist activities," the suit alleges.

The prosecutor is being represented by the National Whistleblower Center, which has represented FBI agents and other whistleblowers in recent cases involving terrorism. Its chief lawyer successfully helped Linda Tripp win damages under the Privacy Act for the leak of information from her Pentagon personnel file after the Monica Lewinsky affair.

3,775 posted on 02/17/2004 12:26:39 PM PST by TexKat (Just because you did not see it or read it, that does not mean it did or did not happen.)
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To: rickylc
I am not sure what a blasing cap is, or how it would find it's way to the side of a highway...but this is a new one.

1950's Era Blasting Cap Closes Highway in Wilmington, Delaware

Feb. 17, 2004 — Delaware State Police have closed I-495 Southbound at the the I-95 split and I-95 Southbound, just south of the Pa. State Line to Naamans Road while they investigate a blasting cap from the 1950's found along the roadway. Police also plan to close I-95 Northbound shortly before they detonate the device.

At this point, that should be by 3:00 and will be temporary during the detonation. I-495 Northbound will remain open.

Police say a DELDOT crew working in the area around 11:40 this morning noticed an object with wires protruding from it and called Police. I-495 south was closed at 2:00 this afternoon. The Explosive Ordinance Disposal Team is on the scene.

3,776 posted on 02/17/2004 12:34:36 PM PST by all4one (Major Brian Reed said he responded to Saddam: "President Bush sends his regards.")
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To: All
U.S. Intelligence Official: Qaeda Posed Plane Threat

4 minutes ago - Reuters

By Tabassum Zakaria

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Al Qaeda has deployed operatives to hijack planes and fly them into targets in an echo of the Sept. 11 attacks and is looking at derailing trains possibly carrying hazardous material, according to a top U.S. intelligence official.

Robert Hutchings, chairman of the National Intelligence Council which reports to the CIA (news - web sites) director, did not give details of the plots but provided the most recent public outline from an intelligence official of the al Qaeda threat.

The network, blamed for the Sept 11, 2001, attacks that killed 3,000 people, seeks targets that would strike a blow to the U.S. economy, Hutchings said in a Jan. 14 speech to the International Security Management Association in Arizona, the text of which was posted on Feb. 4 on the NIC's Web site.

"Soft targets, including the U.S. stock market, banks, major companies, and tall buildings are a primary focus of active al Qaeda planning," he said.

Those targets are seen as easier to hit than U.S. government buildings and major infrastructure, which have higher security, Hutchings said.

Al Qaeda has looked at derailing trains, perhaps carrying hazardous materials, to attack U.S. interests, he said.

Nuclear power plants, water treatment facilities, and other public utilities are high on al Qaeda's target list, he said.

The U.S. government is concerned that al Qaeda will try to take its ability to build truck bombs as demonstrated by past attacks in Kenya, Saudi Arabia, and Turkey, and marry it with toxic or radioactive material to increase the damage and psychological impact of an attack, Hutchings said.

"My biggest worry, however, is how far al Qaeda might have progressed in being able to deploy a chemical, nuclear, or biological weapon against the United States or its allies," he said.

U.S. authorities have found several examples of al Qaeda adjusting its tactics to circumvent increased airline security, Hutchings said, without providing details.

"Although we have disrupted several airline plots, we have not eliminated the threat to airplanes," he said. "There are still al Qaeda operatives who we believe have been deployed to hijack planes and fly them into key targets."

The United States has beefed up security at airports and on airlines. There were a spate of flight cancellations since late December because of potential threats.

U.S. authorities have succeeded in disrupting the network, Hutchings said. "We have disrupted scores of plots at home and abroad -- plots that were audacious in terms of the numbers of attacks under consideration and their global scope," he said.

3,777 posted on 02/17/2004 12:35:08 PM PST by freeperfromnj
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To: Calpernia; LayoutGuru2; JustPiper; jerseygirl; knak; oceanview
Is this to take the attention off of Khan and his black market or is this what is really happening.

I'll report, you decide.

Pakistan Said to Confront Tribal Leaders

By JOHN J. LUMPKIN, Associated Press Writer

WASHINGTON - The Pakistani military is confronting tribal leaders in the region where Osama bin Laden may be hiding, apparently using the threat of violence and home destruction to force them to supply information on extremists in the area, the top American general in Afghanistan said Tuesday.

Lt. Gen. David Barno expressed hope that recent efforts by the Pakistani military, combined with a change in U.S. counterinsurgency tactics in Afghanistan, would create a "hammer-and-anvil" effect along the mountainous border between the two countries, in which one force would drive the al-Qaida fighters into the other.

In Pakistan, soldiers and government paramilitaries have been meeting with tribal chiefs for at least six weeks and threatening them with "destruction of homes and things of that nature" unless they cooperate, Barno said.

"That they're confronting the tribal elders and they're holding them accountable for activities in their areas of influence is a major step forward," Barno said, briefing reporters at the Pentagon via teleconference from Afghanistan.

Pakistan says it does not want U.S. forces operating inside its borders, and the U.S. government says it won't go in without Pakistani permission. Since 2002, Pakistan's army has staged several operations targeting al-Qaida fugitives. Residents have reported seeing a small number of foreign personnel on such operations, but Pakistan denies it.

Al-Qaida supporters, possibly including bin Laden — the al-Qaida leader — are thought to be in the semiautonomous tribal regions of Pakistan, where many are sympathetic to the Taliban. Previously, the Pakistani military had left the area alone.

The government of Pakistan's president, Pervez Musharraf, has lately been in the hot seat since the acknowledgment that one of its most prominent senior scientists was selling nuclear technology to several other countries. But the Bush administration has also made a point of praising its efforts in the war on terrorism.

On the Afghan side of the border, Barno said U.S. forces are moving away from targeted raids on suspected militants and toward a system of a body of troops having a specific region to patrol and protect.

U.S. military officials have previously said American troops will step up combat operations in Afghanistan with the spring thaw.

Barno said al-Qaida's presence in strongest in the eastern part of the country, while holdouts from Afghanistan's homegrown Taliban movement are strongest around Kandahar in the south.

He said they are no longer massing forces for combat, instead turning to bombings against soldiers, aid workers, and civilians, in part to get publicity.

"They can disrupt some of these very worthy non-governmental programs of aid across the country by doing this," Barno said. "It's classic terrorism. It's murder and mayhem. And it's sowing terror among those that don't have defenses."

Barno also backed off from earlier statements from his command that bin Laden would certainly be caught within the year.

"There are no certainties in the warfighting business out here," he said.

He also said he does not have information that would suggest extremist fighters from Afghanistan and Pakistan are moving in significant numbers to fight the U.S. occupation in Iraq.

"We're continuing to be watchful in terms of any movement of these (people) back and forth," he said. "But I don't think there's strong indicators that I've been able to see in that regard yet."

Some intelligence suggests that anti-American fighters in both countries are sharing information on their tactics, he said.

3,778 posted on 02/17/2004 12:40:12 PM PST by TexKat (Just because you did not see it or read it, that does not mean it did or did not happen.)
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To: All
FBI questions DEP scientist - ANTHRAX tip
3,779 posted on 02/17/2004 12:45:11 PM PST by knak (wasknaknowknid)
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To: all4one
url for freeperfromnj 's post #3777 = http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20040217/ts_nm/security_qaeda_dc_1 U.S. Intelligence Official: Qaeda Posed Plane Threat
3,780 posted on 02/17/2004 12:47:33 PM PST by TexKat (Just because you did not see it or read it, that does not mean it did or did not happen.)
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