Threat Matrix: Daily Terror Threat - Thread 5

CNN ^ | March 12, 2004

[thecabal]

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- This week's deadly train bombings in Spain will not lead to a rise in the U.S. color-coded terror threat alert system, a Department of Homeland Security spokesman said Friday.

"Based on the current intelligence, we have no specific indicators that terrorist groups are considering such an attack in the U.S. in the near term," said department spokesman Brian Roehrkasse.

[syriacus]

What, me worry?

Kerry has assured me that the threats are overexaggerated.

[thecabal]

Ping

[Revel]

THREAD 4

[rickylc]

Good on ya thecabal!!!

Here's a link to Indie's story on the C-4 found north of Chicago.

Military-style explosives found in Lake County

[null and void]

Boom!

[Calpernia]

I have a feeling this is going to be 'THE' thread. Where everything comes to a climax.

[null and void]

Hope you're wrong. Not counting on it. I'll be away from keybord most of tomorrow, so if Silicon Valley goes up, I'll be elsewhere...

[mfccinsd]

I hope not...but I'm afraid you'll end up being right (not that I don't want you to be right, I just don't want anything to happen).......

Has anyone read through this thread here about the Greek train plot? Machine translations leave a bit to be desired, but...better than nothing... Bet this and the Spain attack yesterday sure will cause even greater Olympic security this summer... I'm honestly shocked little Daleel hadn't tried to bring that up in his "guess the event" game awhile back...

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1096423/posts

[Revel]

"I have a feeling this is going to be 'THE' thread. Where everything comes to a climax."

As I type this I am remembering all the hours---NO all the days and months of worring, wondering, wanting to know if we could make a difference. Can we find the secret. Can we help prevent the disaster that they claimed to have made for us.

If only one thing we do could save the life of a human being. If only one child can be saved from the darkness that lives in the heart of these evil ones who shout for our destruction. If we could all look up in the sky and remember how beautiful it is. Yes the climax comes. The moment of truth where all the forces of good and evil fight the war that is before us. And I do pray that we will take them down and cast them into a place they can do no more harm. With God's help of course.

But The world grows darker in so many ways. We have enemys we have not even thought about. Many times there are those among us who have no love for what is good. They too search for ways to defy there God and bring evil to our midst. And so I ask you Calpernia- Will it be over. Will it ever be over?

[thecabal]

I'll trust your intuition, mine hasn't been too accurate regarding these matters. What is everyone else feeling? Things seem like they are heating up again...

[Calpernia]

>>>Boom!

*Leaps under desk*

"INCOMING!"

What happened? Null and Void! Don't do that!

[null and void]

Sorry. You need to

[little jeremiah]

(From one lurker on this thread, who reads most everything on it):

They haven't given up. They haven't gone back to their day jobs. They haven't converted to Christianity or become Hindus or Buddhists. They haven't become psychologically balanced or given up their hatred and anger.

It's only a matter of time until they attack again, and they are no doubt planning big things. They may not succeed as well as they plan.

Until more of them are wiped out (or converted), we are in danger. Of that I have no doubt.

One big question is nukes.

[Calpernia]

Actually Revel...we have made a difference with quite a few things that DIDN'T happen. Unfortunately not everything can be posted.

This thread is a lot more than a record of stories. It is an office.

[rickylc]

Late night ramblings:

Cal, you think things are going to pick up from here on out?

Loftus expressed the opinion tonight that AQ was unable to command a series of attacks, they were in disarray, and we wouldn't see anything for a while.

Of course, He also swore up and down Saddam was dead. I take things he says with a grain of salt, I think he has his agenda too. He also promotes the Bush-Nazi link and is a devoted Dem.

So, If I was AQ and wanted the world to crumble under it's own wieght, I would want a string of attacks in rapid succession, have people afraid to do anything, try to bring down the economic system. Spain, then within a few days Japan, Poland, France, Britain, then the US, in that order even. What do you think?

I don't know, when it comes right down to it, if the main goal is the destruction of the US, I would leave Europe completely alone. All attacking Europe is going to do is push them towards the US, no?

Judging by the millions marching in Spain today, and if more attacks across Europe produce the same reaction in their respective countries, it will be a bad place to be a muslim. It will be a bad world to be a muslim.

I know 9/11 changed a lot of American minds, mine being one of them. Why do that to a Europe you already have in your back pocket via Iran?

They don't really think they can win anything this way, do they?

[null and void]

It will be a bad world to be a muslim. So???

[thecabal]

Thanks for the post. Unlike what some people think, this is not a clique, a closed group, or a place for group-think. Please post your opinions in the future!

[Calpernia]

Special and Black Ops has been in motion for a few months:

This is the closest we will get in any Official word:

Special Operations Takes Front-Line Role in Anti-Terror War

U.S. special operations troops have become a key military weapon in the war on terrorism, DoD's top special operations official told U.S. House of Representatives' members here March 11.

Special operators are "taking the war to the terrorists before it can be fought on our own soil or that of our allies," Thomas W. O'Connell said in testimony before the House Terrorism, Unconventional Threats and Capabilities Subcommittee. O'Connell is the assistant secretary of defense for special operations and low-intensity conflict.

If nothing more happens than the dam breaking in Mississippi and the pipe bombs going off in mail boxes, I will be THRILLED.

And we all owe these guys a big group hug.

[rickylc]

ROFL!!!