Threat Matrix: Daily Terror Threat - Thread 5

CNN ^ | March 12, 2004

[WestCoastGal]

Yes, I was just looking at other years. It seems as though they have not kept their website current. I checked 4-4 and found......April 4, 1920 Arabs attack Jews in Jerusalem. It never ends.

[Pegita]

Heavenly Father, we return to give You thanks that You have given us a President who continually demonstrates, by word and deed, that the war on terrorism continues during his presidency. Thank You that he remains committed to bringing the enemy to justice ... that he remains committed to the security of the American people. When so many across the world this day have been vocal for the withdrawal of troops from Iraq, we can see that the enemy is within, as well as without. O God, I pray that You will protect us from ourselves, for we are shortsighted to think of appeasement. The enemy has no appetite for peaceful coexistence ... he desires total dominance. Help us, by the Power of the Holy Spirit, to be steadfast in prayer, that the enemy would be totally crushed.

We praise You for military might, O God ... we praise You for victories won. We praise You for the liberation of millions ... we pray for the liberation of millions more. Fan the flame of freedom within the hearts of those yet under tyrannical rule ... give them the desires of their hearts. Set aside all those who plan destruction and devastation ... let there be no success in any of these plans. Grant tireless vigilance to those who stand watch ... let nothing escape notice that would be of harm.

Heavenly Father, we uplift this troubled world before the Throne of Grace, that men might know that You are the one true God. Reveal Yourself to the nations and draw all men to Yourself, for only in You is there life eternal. In the Name of Jesus, I pray, Amen ...

[tmp02]

Thanks for your link...I think that it is a great resource for date comparisons...I wonder if 311 is anything...

[tmp02]

March 11, 1977 Moslems hold 130 hostages in Wash DC

[StillProud2BeFree]

>>Oh Mama! That gives me chills just reading it... the jihadis would read that 40-40-40.

Actually in Arabic the numbers are read in the same direction as in English. So it would be read 04-04-04 with the month first, the day, and then the year.

[tmp02]

April 4, 1955 British government signs military treaty with Iraq
April 4, 1949 North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) treaty signed (Wash DC)

[StillProud2BeFree]

September 11, 1922
British mandate of Palestine begins

[nw_arizona_granny]

Re: your 04-04-04, odd combo of numbers, they were using 440 last year and it worked as a code in front of my google searches.

I will not be on the computer for the next week, as my brother has arrived and the sister arrives tomorrow.

I have already proved that by speaking "Freeper", Ray cannot understand a single word that I say.

I am prepared for the fact that they may commit me, after all if I speak of things they have no knowledge of, then it must be me that is nuts.........right?

At least Ray has worked on the electric and fixed the back door so I don't get locked in.

I will miss all of you, stay safe.

[tmp02]

Today...March 20, 1995 Poison Gas released in Tokyo subway 12 killed, 4,700 injured
March 20, 1968 Military intervene in South-Yemen (leftist ministers resign)
Tomorrow...
March 21, 1991 UN Security Council panel decided to lift the food embargo on Iraq
March 21, 1925 Iran adopts Khorshidi solar Hijrah calendar

[tmp02]

Hey, this is funning...
March 21, 1843 Preacher William Miller of Mass predicts the world will end today

[oceanview]

and this year, 04-04-04 is the date for the Formula One Grand Prix in Bahrain, right in the heart of the Middle East, a huge European (British mostly) based sporting event.

[tmp02]

Trapped Al-Qa'eda Leader Is Uzbek Mullah
The Telegraph (UK) ^ | 3-21-2004


Posted on 03/20/2004 9:09:54 PM EST by blam


Trapped al-Qa'eda leader is Uzbek mullah

(Filed: 21/03/2004)


Bin Laden's number two is no longer believed to be the man cornered in Pakistan. Massoud Ansari and Philip Sherwell report on the other leading al-Qa'eda figure suspected of leading the resistance.




A tribal family flees from their home as Pakistani troops intensify their hunt for militants in Wana

A radical Uzbek mullah who is one of Osama bin Laden's most important lieutenants is believed to be the senior al-Qa'eda figure leading the resistance to a ferocious five-day Pakistani offensive in Waziristan, the Telegraph has learned.

As heavy artillery and Cobra helicopter gunships were deployed yesterday against an international brigade of Islamic fanatics, officials in Pakistan and Afghanistan identified Tahir Yuldash, the leader of several hundred Central Asian Islamic fundamentalist fighters, as the key figure being protected by up to 400 al-Qa'eda militants.

Yuldash, a founder of the hardline Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan, teamed up with bin Laden in Afghanistan but has been based in Pakistani tribal areas since the fall of the Taliban regime in late 2001. His cordon of bodyguards is fighting the Pakistani onslaught with mortars and rocket-propelled grenades.

While Yuldash would be a prized captive, Pakistan faced criticism last night for at first suggesting that Ayman al-Zawahiri, the Egyptian doctor who is bin Laden's right-hand man, was trapped in the vicious firefight being waged along a chain of mud fortresses in the lawless border terrain of South Waziristan.

In an interview last Thursday, the Pakistani president, Gen Pervaiz Musharraf, said that a "high value target" was believed to be encircled. Pakistani military officers later identified the target as al-Zawahiri.

As they backed away from their claims yesterday, it was unclear whether al-Zawahiri - one of the suspected masterminds of the September 11 attacks - had been at the scene and managed to escape, or whether he was not there at all. Western officials were concerned that senior al-Qa'eda figures - a Chechen rebel leader known only as Daniar is also believed to have been embroiled in the fighting - may have slipped through the Pakistani security cordon.

Yet their disappointment with the Pakistanis will be tempered by the knowledge that the CIA apparently identified the area as a likely hide-out for al-Zawahiri as long ago as December, but Washington took the decision to hold off from mounting an immediate operation.

The battle is the fiercest yet waged against fighters who sought refuge on Pakistani soil after the US-led attack toppled the Taliban, the hosts for bin Laden's terrorist network. Under pressure from the US, Gen Musharraf sent 70,000 troops into the semi-autonomous tribal territories.

Just across the border in Afghanistan, 10,000 US troops have massed for Operation Mountain Storm, a mission intended to hand President George W Bush the scalp of bin Laden before November's presidential elections. About 100 SAS troops arrived in Kabul last week to join the operation.

According to villagers, the ranks of fighters in Waziristan included Arabs, Chechens, Afghans, Uzbeks and Chinese Uighurs. "There has been deafening firing every day," Dilawer Khan, a resident of the nearby town of Wana, told The Sunday Telegraph. "Helicopter gunships have been dropping bombs all morning at Kaloosha and Zaragandai."

Maj Gen Shoukat Sultan, a Pakistani army spokesman, said: "The mission is to get these people dead or alive." Lt Gen Safdar Hussain, who is in charge of the sweep, added: "These have been here for a long time. They are extremely professional fighters."

Thousands of villagers have fled while some of those who remain complain that they are effectively being held hostage by the Pakistani forces. "The soldiers know that they could be ambushed out in the open so they have sought refuge in local houses, holding the villagers as human shields," said a tribal elder.

The Pakistanis also claimed to have taken 100 prisoners during the offensive, although it is unclear how many are suspected al-Qa'eda operatives and how many are local tribal allies. "Many suspects who have been in the area a long time know the local language so we cannot immediately ascertain their nationalities," said Brig Mehmood Shah, the senior security commander for the border zone.

The joint squeeze on both sides of the border is being termed a "hammer and anvil" operation by the Americans. An unknown number of US and British special forces are operating in Pakistan.

As a result, bin Laden is facing the most sustained threat to his liberty since he was targeted in the siege of Tora Bora in December 2001. Then, despite a massive American aerial bombardment and supposed stranglehold by local US-backed fighters, he escaped from the eastern Afghan mountain range.

One intelligence official said that last week's events would have troubling echoes of Tora Bora for President Bush if it transpired that al-Zawahiri had been in the area.

The Telegraph has learned that the battleground - about 10 square miles of remote villages and mud compounds - came to the CIA's attention last December. Local tribesmen told US operatives on the ground that al-Zawahiri was sheltering near the settlements of Kaloosha, Azam Warsak, Shin Warsak and Zarangadai.

The information was backed up by at least one electronically-intercepted message indicating that al-Zawahiri was in the area.

Yet intelligence officials said that a decision was made in Washington not to take any immediate action. "The atrocious weather meant that any attack would be difficult and slow, giving al-Zawahiri plenty of chance to escape," said one official. "Secondly, plans were already being finalised for the current spring offensives.

"Thirdly, the CIA hoped to hear through local contacts that bin Laden had arrived in the area to meet his deputy. They wanted the chance to kill or capture both."

[Oorang]

Evening MamaD,
Do you have a link, or the name of the newspaper and I will see if I can find that article? I would like to read the whole thing. This is getting weirder and weirder.

[Rushmore Rocks]

Sweet Lady, you are not "nuts"...if you need character witnesses, I'm sure you can call on any FReeper. Sneak to the computer after they are in bed to get your latest fix.

Enjoy your family while they are there...but do not let them intimidate you. Stay true to yourself.

Marlys, AKA, Rushmore Rocks.

[Oorang]

My husband and I went on a one week driving trip, left about 2 weeks ago. He wanted to go to Cody, WY (just east of Yellowstone) but according to the Yellowstone park website the southern route, the one right through the park I believe, was still closed to vehicles. Was open to snowmobiles. That might be why there are no people on the webcam.

[MamaDearest]

Have a relaxing week with your brother and sister. We'll miss you, and you know you'll have some catching up to do. If they try to commit you, they'll have to come after the rest of us too. I agree, many do not understand FReeper talk, and many should not because they think only with the left brain. Stay safe and take care!

[MamaDearest]

Oh #&@*%!!!!!!(pardonez moi! I really don't use *french* too often )

Sheesh! We were only discussing the relevance of numbers for our jihadi friends. The only numbers I truly see relevant for them are cell numbers (in Gitmo). I saw that "french" of yours and am still blushing. No wonder the french have such a bad reputation. ***looking up "french" words in my "french" dictionary***

[MamaDearest]

http://www.jihadwatch.org/archives/000873.php (40 states where we are infiltrated)
and
http://www.systemz.dial.pipex.com/jihad.htm (40 Wisdoms) (that's an oxymoron - can be no such thing in reality)

[knak]

I noticed that today also. I leave for a few HOURS and come back and only 30 to 40 new posts. Very slow today.

[Oorang]

Thank you!