Threat Matrix- Daily Terror Thread (4):

New York Post ^ | February 24, 2004 | By NILES LATHEM

[FairOpinion]

"In what would be a highly unusual action for a president, George W. Bush is apparently giving the White House seal of approval to a television series, D.H.S.--The Series, a drama about the Department of Home Security being introduced Thursday night to prospective networks at an Industry gathering. "


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This is terrific!

My guess is that a lot of what we will see will be the truth, disguised as fiction, since they can't come out and really tell us the truth.

It was a great idea.

[rickylc]

A bomb goes off in Scottsdale, AZ, bombs defused in Salt Lake City, dead divers....

I think tomorrow could be an active day.

:(

[MamaDearest]

I did tactical team raids on meth labs for about 10 years

Thank you for the work you did ridding us of the scum that creates meth labs. They are living proof society has gone downhill. What scares me is that they drive cars and could be anyone's neighbor. Our court systems should lock them up and throw away the keys. Unfortunately we all know that attorneys provide them with short sentences and a quick trip back to a new neighborhood where they begin all over again. IMHO both are vermin.

[knak]

I had that same feeling a couple of minutes ago!

[judicial meanz]

I have a very low opinion of them mama. They deserve everything you said and more, in my opinion.

[Revel]

We are now seeing the time when the globalist's are about to start putting the final sqeeze on America. We walked right into it.

[Revel]

Daleel's native tongue is neither English or Arabic in my oppinion. He has said he does not know Arabic. But his English is very bad. Only two real explinations exist for that. One is that he is a child or very under educated. The other is that English is not his native language. While he may act childish at times many of his writtings are much more mature than that.

[Revel]

I was reading about that last night. Burgers for manufactor. Scroll down a bit.

http://www.buzzrantrave.com/

[Revel]

Done

[Revel]

I am afraid you are right there. Daleel kept talking about that. And it is chilling how true it is.

[Revel]

where is a good place to buy a ham transciever ? I am thinking of joining a local club.

[all4one]

FBI Eyes NYC 'Charity' in Terror Probe

By TOM HAYS
Associated Press Writer
February 26, 2004, 6:30 PM EST

NEW YORK -- When Sheik Abdullah Satar visited mosques in Brooklyn and Manhattan in the waning days of 1999, the FBI was watching.

An outspoken cleric and political figure in Yemen, Satar was put under 24-hour surveillance amid fears about possible terrorist attacks on New Year's Eve.


Entire Article here:
http://www.newsday.com/news/nationworld/nation/wire/sns-ap-terror-money,0,5774626.story?coll=sns-ap-nation-headlines

[all4one]

Third Union Pacific Train Accident in Six Days

The third Union Pacific train accident in just six days occured Thursday morning just after 5 a.m. The good news is, no one was hurt or killed. Thursday's accident was a derailment of 24 cars. It occured between Ivey and Inglewood, under the Americas overpass on the city's east side.

Union Pacific officials told ABC 7 the train was on an overnight run from Los Angeles to Dallas. The reason for the derailment is still unknown and investigators said it could take up to months to determine the cause.

Union Pacific has had a tough week. Just this past weekend, four people were killed in two separate accidents. And, the lawyer for the family of one of the victims from Saturday's accident may file a lawsuit claiming the company uses outdated and unsafe equipment.

http://www.kvia.com/Global/story.asp?S=1672795&nav=AbC0L830

[Revel]

Do recommend something Mobile or A base station and antenna.

[all4one]

I am not sure, maybe every year China has this problem on the anniversary of the failed uprising.....but troops who are combat ready....and army, navy, air and missile forces to quell a rally!!!!

China Troops on High Alert in Fujian Province

Aim is to deal with any unrest that might result from a massive rally in Taiwan to mark 57th anniversary of failed uprising

By Ching Cheong

HONG KONG - China has put all its troops in Fujian province opposite Taiwan on high alert, to deal with any emergency that might break out as a result of a million-strong demonstration on the island tomorrow.

Beijing fears the massive rally could turn ugly and lead to great social disturbance, even utter chaos. So it sounded a Level 2 alert, which, in China's three-grade system, means all troops are to be combat-ready.

All leave has been cancelled, and extra ammunition and provisions have been brought in for the army, navy, air and missile forces to be prepared to roll at a moment's notice.
The demonstration is being organised by former Taiwanese president Lee Teng-hui, ostensibly to mark the 57th anniversary of the failed Feb 28 uprising by native Taiwanese against the mainland Kuomintang regime in 1947.

http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/topstories/story/0,4386,237217,00.html

[rickylc]

Iran denies train explosion involved nuclear materials

[Cindy]

PRAYERS for you and and your aunt, Crabbie.

[Myrddin]

Do recommend something Mobile or A base station and antenna.

I would start with a mobile that runs off 12 VDC. Get a 12V power supply (3 or 10 amps from Radio Shack) to run at home. You can run from a cigarette lighter plug in the car. This approach makes your equipment useful in base station, mobile or emergency situations. My wife and I carry 2-meter mobiles that work at 5W/45W, use a cigarette lighter power plug and a mag-mount antenna. We can jump into another emergency vehicle in a flash. For stationary use on 2-meters, a J-pole provides some extra gain. I keep a discone at the house...low SWR from 25 MHz to 1.3 GHz with a single antenna/coax. It will handle 200 watts of transmit power. Flexibility in equipment and discipline/skill in operation makes a difference.

A laptop with a packet TNC is a highly recommended tool if you are supporting a fire camp. You can make a detailed list of materials and transmit it error free. The firefighters depend on this kind of logistics when their service radios fail to do the job in a big fire.

[all4one]

Just found this....War Games.....U.S.(Nationwide)....U.S.(Alaska)....NATO.
Some of these articles allude to the simulated war games being enacted all this past week. This is the first time that I have seen any of this info., I saw nothing at all earlier this week. Plus info. from previous post regarding China have all troops at the ready for chaotic uprising. Sorry, but the timing is unnerving.

#1 U.S.(Nationwide)

Three Carrier Strike Groups Engage in Nationwide Virtual Exercise
Posted on Thu, Feb. 26, 2004

NORFOLK, Va. (AP) - Three aircraft carriers at Navy bases on both coasts are fighting a war this week, without ever leaving port.

The Norfolk-based USS Harry S. Truman carrier strike group is joining carrier groups in Bremerton, Wash., and San Diego in a virtual exercise that uses computers to simulate battle conditions at sea
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This is the first time three strike groups are training together like this, Vice Adm. Albert H. Konetzni Jr., deputy and chief of staff of the U.S. Fleet Forces Command and U.S. Atlantic Fleet, said in an interview Thursday.
``This will bring war-gaming to a new level,'' Konetzni said. ``It will put the operators, the players, under great stress. They will be making decisions that are truly, truly critical to the carrying out of the operations, and it allows the operators, even down to the unit level, to really understand how they play in these scenarios.''

The Multi-Battle Group Inport Exercise, which began Monday and ends Friday, includes 72 hours of wartime planning and execution using a combination of actual ship command and control equipment and simulation systems. Sailors talk to each other in computer chat rooms and look at intelligence and surveillance reports in real time, Konetzni said.
The exercise is taking place primarily in Norfolk; San Diego, where the USS John C. Stennis is based; and Bremerton, where the USS Carl Vinson is based.

Guided missile cruisers and destroyers and fast-attack submarines also are participating from simulators. Reconnaissance aircraft crews are taking part using a mission avionics system trainer in Fallon, Nev.

http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/business/technology/8050087.htm

#2 U.S. Juneau, Alaska:

Agencies Gear up for Simulated Terrorist Threat in Juneau
City will test its Emergency Operations Center inside police headquarters

By TONY CARROLL
JUNEAU EMPIRE

In case terrorists ever target Juneau, local police, state troopers and the Coast Guard are responding to a simulated threat.

For a week starting today there will be about 100 additional military personnel in the area, and Juneau residents could see more people in uniform.
There may be more sirens on the streets, more military aircraft in the skies and at the airport and more Coast Guard vessels on the water, said Rear Adm. James Underwood, commander of the Coast Guard in Alaska. The Alaska Marine Highway also will participate.

There will be few troop movements and little activity will be apparent to the general public. Coast Guard Lt. Brad Wilson said most of the troop activity around Juneau will be on the water.

"There won't be any big bangs or anything like that," Underwood said. The activities will be part of an exercise labeled Unified Defense 04, which will involve hundreds of people from more than 60 federal, state and local agencies nationwide, according to information released jointly by the city and Coast Guard.

The nationwide exercise will include a series of simulated natural disasters as well as terrorist activities. In addition to maritime and port security events in Juneau and Southeast Alaska, mock scenarios will include a hurricane and radiological events in Texas and aerospace defense activities in several locations.

U.S. Northern Command in Colorado Springs, Colo., will coordinate military support to the Federal Emergency Management Agency and Coast Guard.

http://www.juneauempire.com/stories/021904/loc_terror.shtml

#3 NATO:

Largest NATO Nation Exercise Kicks Off at NAS Sigonella
Story Number: NNS040226-08
Release Date: 2/26/2004 3:00:00 PM

By Journalist 1st Class Russ Tafuri, Naval Media Center Fleet Support Detachment, Sigonella

SICILY (NNS) -- Seventeen NATO nations will provide submarines, maritime patrol aircraft, surface ships and 2,000 personnel for NATO’s largest anti-submarine warfare exercise, “Dogfish 04," from Feb. 19 through March 3.

According to Lt. Cmdr. Harvey Burwin of the British Royal Navy, Public Information Officer for Regional Headquarters Allied Forces Southern Europe, the exercise aims to provide advanced training in air/surface/submarine cooperation, and coordinated anti-submarine warfare operations against transiting and on-station submarines.

“It also gives the participants the chance to exercise the associated NATO procedures, to include command and control, defense against submarine surveillance and other related training,” said Burwin.

Burwin also offered that the exercise is an opportunity for NATO to bring together all member nations to exercise together in a very specialized type of warfare. He also noted that it serves "to practice exactly what is taking place in the Eastern Mediterranean today with Operation Active Endeavor, NATO’s anti-terrorism operation, which is very important for this alliance right now due to the peace-keeping operations currently taking place in Kosovo, Bosnia, Macedonia and Afghanistan.”

NATO’s Exercise Dogfish takes place in the Ionian Sea off the eastern coast of Sicily and demonstrates NATO’s determination to maintain proficiency in coordinated anti-submarine, anti-surface, and coastal surveillance operations, using a multinational force of ships, submarines and aircraft.

http://www.news.navy.mil/search/display.asp?story_id=12045

[Myrddin]

where is a good place to buy a ham transciever ? I am thinking of joining a local club.

Have a look at the website for Ham Radio Outlet. When you find something that piques your interest, do some competitive price shopping to make sure you are getting a fair deal. If you are on a budget, you can look for a local ham shop. It is common for hams to offer used equipment on the shop bulletin board (cork board). Look for announcements of ham flea markets as well. If you buy at a flea market, you should insist that the seller demonstrate proper functioning of the equipment.