Threat Matrix- Daily Terror Thread (4):

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

[Revel]

February 24, 2004 -- WASHINGTON - The Pentagon has dispatched the elite commando force that hunted down Saddam Hussein to Afghanistan for a new operation aimed at getting Osama bin Laden, officials said yesterday. Military sources confirmed that members of the shadowy Task Force 121, the unit that conducted the high-tech search for Saddam and his henchmen, have recently begun operating in the remote mountainous region along the Afghanistan-Pakistan border where bin Laden and key al Qaeda and Taliban fugitives are believed to be hiding. The Task Force is made up of highly trained Delta and SEAL commandos, as well as CIA paramilitary operators. It operates outside normal military channels.

[oceanview]

every release of every tape of every threat has been "authenticated by US intelligence". I don't even know if that has any meaning anymore. Saddam was captured, I never heard if we asked him if he made those tapes that were released.

[oceanview]

these are drills, they have to drill to test prepardness.

[freeperfromnj]

Thanks for reposting, I completely missed it.

[oceanview]

NYC isn't even on orange anymore the last couple of weeks, the checkpoints at bridges where trucks are searched haven't been there.

[jerseygirl]

Interestingly, the mayor of Frederick has been left out of the plans.

[Domestic Church]

Yes, Atta had a girlfriend in Germany...I don't know if he was anywhere near Marburg. The Ukranian pilots demise is still mysterious (where were they delivering to?) and I wonder if there is any more news on the 3 bases shut down around Marburg.

And where are slimey Bill & Hillary these days?

[Mossad1967]

Which makes it an excellent target right now!!!

[oceanview]

well, it sounds like maybe someone on this thread should setup a countdown clock again. what, 72 hours from today, is that the new deadline?

[jerseygirl]

I think I saw something about Hilary being at Boca Raton. Will try to find out more.

[nw_arizona_granny]

If you do a simple google search for:

19/19/19/?24

On page 1 is an India train and in Tokyo 2 links, plus more on page 2, I didn't go to the other pages, there are a lot more.

Looks like Japan will be having an accident on the 24th.

ruth

[Revel]

Same old same old.

[Domestic Church]

Tomorrow is Ash Wednesday.

[Mossad1967]

I think that we just need to remain vigilant!!!

[rickylc]

but most likely something from the south, not the north.

This is a scary development then. What if the sinking of this ship in the Mississippi is to cause confusion so that an AQ attack ship can slip through easily when the channel is re-openned? (Thanks to NW_Arizona_Granny for bringing this up several times, it stuck in my mind)

I'm sure there are captain's screaming to be let in with as little delay as possible once the channel is re-opened.

The confusion would be a perfect opportunity to slip in with less scrutiny.

I hope our DHS guys are on this possibility!!!

Workers concentrate on moving boat blocking Mississippi River

[Quix]

What a sweet, charitable note.

/sar

[evets]

[CJ Wolf]

"My son tells me that they are already setting things up in Frederick, Maryland, to handle refugees from attacks on DC/Baltimore."

Well I know where I am not going, then.

[swarthyguy]

JIHADI NIGHTMARE!!!! Brazilian samba dancer Luiza Brunet (R) Queen of the Drums of the Imperatriz Leopoldinense Samba school performs on Tuesday, 24 February 2004 during the second night of Rio de Janeiro' s samba schools' parade at the Sambadrome arena. Carnival's main parade began on Sunday night.

[Domestic Church]

We have less than a day. No time for a clock.

[Velveeta]

Thanks for reposting Jerseygirl. I wasn't watching the other thread and would have missed it completely.

Calpernia, thank you to your friend for the translation.