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.

[Selene]

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/554692.cms

Try this link

[TexKat]

13 bombs were set to go off in Madrid

3 of which were defused or blown up by Spanish LE, that is how they found that the dynamite was that or like that that was stolen from the French by the the ETA 3 years ago.

[Mossad1967]

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=586&e=2&u=/nm/20040311/wl_nm/spain_explosions_europol_dc


Madrid Bombs Don't Match ETA Style - Europol Head
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ROME (Reuters) - The simultaneous bomb blasts that ripped through commuter trains in Madrid on Thursday did not bear the hallmarks of Basque separatist group ETA, the head of the European Union (news - web sites)'s police agency said.

"It could have been ETA... But we're dealing with an attack that doesn't correspond to the 'modus operandi' they have adopted up to now," said Europol director Juergen Storbeck, who was in Rome to talk to an Italian parliamentary committee.


"In the past ETA has always attacked individuals, and if they saw any danger for the public they gave a warning... It's not yet clear they were the authors," Italian news agency Ansa quoted him as saying.


Despite Spain's recent successes against ETA, "there could still be other cells that have not been brought under control and could have become more extremist," he said.


He did not say whether he believed Osama bin Laden (news - web sites)'s al Qaeda network might have been behind the attack.

[TexKat]

Is Europe's 3/11 America's 9/11?

RASHMEE Z. AHMED

TIMES NEWS NETWORK[ THURSDAY, MARCH 11, 2004 08:38:50 PM ]

LONDON: As four powerful bombs bloodied the Spanish capital Madrid killing 173, in Europe’s deadliest act of terror after the Lockerbie bombings, major European capitals have begun to wonder if 3/11 - the 11th day of the third month – is meant to be the Old World’s 9/11?

As news filtered in that 13 bombs were meant to go off together in one of Europe’s most historic and vibrant capitals, Britain significantly declared it to be "an assault on the very principle of European democracy".

Spain goes to the polls on Sunday.

Some of Europe’s leading terrorism experts agreed the bombs ahead of ballots could be as significant an assault on Western democracy as 9/11's crumbling twin towers attacked the symbol of Western capitalism.

So could it have been al-Qaeda, hooking up for the very first time with a largely secular European nationalist grouping?

Could the world’s most feared, faceless and fabulously inventive Islamist terrorist group really be wreaking revenge for Spain's controversial participation in the US-led, UK-backed militaristic coalition against terror?

And if so, is Britain, America’s closest ally in the war on terror, next?

Officially, Spain does not think it is al-Qaeda. With European capitals shuddering at the thought that al-Qaeda might have left its calling card right at the heart of Europe, Spain’s interior minister Angel Acebes blamed the homegrown ETA. ETA is fighting a violent separatist campaign to free the Basque region.

But in a deepening mystery, a leader of ETA’s banned political wing, Herri Batasuna, said "Arab resistance", not ETA, was not to blame.

[Mossad1967]

"terrorism expert" on MSNBC is supposing Al Quada.

MSNBC is reporting that the CIA is now involved.

Pres. Bush is on now.
"Live each day as if, there is World Enough and Time"

[jerseygirl]

re: Iran...he spoke of a " mystery "event" relating to the nuclear issue and said he had to immediately talk to Russian President Vladimir Putin. "An event is foreseen, and I have to immediately negotiate with President Putin," he said, only adding that this even concerned the IAEA meeting. "

Chilling words. Any further information/updates? (Just started trying to catch up with the thread.)

[jerseygirl]

Just a thought (and I'm far behind all of you)- could the "covered up" earthquake have been- not a nuke or explosives- but our own attempt to vent the caldera? (Which partially succeeded) The March 21 "practice alert" actually a second attempt?

[Selene]

Its ETA trying to look like AQ or they have been inspired by AQ and Arafat OR

Its AQ or AQ working with ETA or trying to look like ETA

I think 50/50 at this time.

Whoever it is, they need to be crushed. I am sick of their mass murder. Just imagine going to work, minding your own business, then suddenly you are blow to pieces or maimed.

[jerseygirl]

I wonder if that weapon is what Sean was referring to when he said that, by the time we are done with OBL, he'll be believing that he is hearing Allah talk directly to him.

[freeperfromnj]

I share your concerns. Breaking now on Madrid thread: Van found with Islamic tape and Koranic verses.

[rickylc]

The remark about bad juju at the end is mine, sorry, I should have indicated that more clearly.

I posted that hoping for input as to what that was. It seems incredibly ominous to me that Iran has to discuss something urgently with Putin regarding a bad outcome at the UN over Iran's nuclear program. Particularly concerning a mystery event that is supposed to happen.

[jerseygirl]

I think, if I remember correctly- the UK is to take the first hit, with the US then receiving a "blow" shortly after.

CNN is now saying that the Spanish have located a van used in the bombing. Apparently they found detonators and ARABIC writing, inside.

Tinfoil: Remember a few weeks ago the "leaked" Pentagon report warning of ecological disaster. I'm wondering if this might be somehow related to the Yellowstone issue.

[Mossad1967]

From Jill's site: 3-9-2004 The destruction of New York and Washington It is believed according to the rumours that the destruction of New York and Washington will be soon God willing and it is believed that the countdown has started the May God grant us victory ــــــــــــــــــــــــ you that promised to your fighting believing slaves oh Allah he destroyed America and make its high its rascal as she was destroyed became and فرعون and a people he followed oh Allah amen . Heads up!!!

[rickylc]

I don't think so, as the mystery quake occurred on the opposite side of the state, almost as far away from Yellowstone as you can get and still be in Wyoming.

[Revel]

It is on the main page and it is the same text. The replied are now available and are nothing IMHO.