Threat Matrix: Daily Terror Threat

I hate to sound jittery, but I am personally on red alert judging from everything I'm reading here today. I don't know about the rest of you, but everytime I drive over a large bridge, I kinda get the urge to make it to the other side as quickly as possible. Please be safe everyone!

4,301 posted on 04/21/2004 7:57:50 PM PDT by MamaDearest (The quickest way of ending a war is to lose it.)

Fatah Develops a Longer Range Rocket
Israel National News ^ | 11:49 Apr 21, '04 / 30 Nisan 5764

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4,302 posted on 04/21/2004 7:58:31 PM PDT by DAVEY CROCKETT (Let your adversary talk. When he has finished, let him talk some more.)

Sorry for the double post. Thought I was in preview - obviously not. Again, Sorry.

4,303 posted on 04/21/2004 8:01:57 PM PDT by MamaDearest (The quickest way of ending a war is to lose it.)

To: Old Sarge; Calpernia; Per-Ling; Capt. Tom; JohnathanRGalt; piasa; backhoe; LindaSOG; JackRyanCIA; ..

4,304 posted on 04/21/2004 8:22:28 PM PDT by Cindy

We need more people in this world like your Mom. I'm afraid very few 16 year olds today would be able to handle that.

4,305 posted on 04/21/2004 8:35:41 PM PDT by Oorang (There is a fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness.")

4,306 posted on 04/21/2004 8:45:02 PM PDT by Cindy

To: liberallyconservative

Heavenly Father, we return to give You thanks that lib's mother is resting well this night. May she be refreshed and strengthened for her surgery tomorrow afternoon ... thank You that her trust and confidence is in You and her medical team. May the surgery exceed all expectations, for You are a God who delights his children ... may her recovery be without incident, for You are a God of miracles. Encourage her family as they face these next anxious hours ... may they draw upon Your Word ... "be anxious for nothing, but in everything, by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known unto God, and the peace of God, which passes all understanding, will keep your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus." Philippians 4:6-7

May it be thus, O Lord, may it be thus, in the Name of Jesus, I pray, Amen ...

4,307 posted on 04/21/2004 8:55:12 PM PDT by Pegita ('Tis so sweet to trust in Jesus, just to take Him at His Word ...)

The information from Jill's site reference in TM post #4184 references missiles, times and targets.

4,308 posted on 04/21/2004 8:57:00 PM PDT by Myrddin

If this were not so weird, it would be somewhat humorous.

Bird causes power outage at LA airport; no flights affected
MASON STOCKSTILL, Associated Press Writer
Wednesday, April 21, 2004
©2004 Associated Press

URL: sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/news/archive/2004/04/21/state2033EDT0191.DTL

(04-21) 17:33 PDT LOS ANGELES (AP) --

Los Angeles International Airport suffered its third power outage in 10 days Wednesday when a bird landing on a power line forced the airport to switch to a backup energy supply, officials said.

No lights went out at the airport and no flights were delayed, though Federal Aviation Administration spokesman Donn Walker said the control tower was temporarily disconnected from the power grid as a precaution.

The 10-second outage at 5:53 a.m. came less than two weeks after another bird landing on the same line caused a blackout at the airport that delayed flights for up to 11/2 hours.

The Department of Water and Power said it will look into whether anything can be done to prevent bird-related outages in the future.

"We plan to audit the electrical system to determine if we have the appropriate infrastructure and the appropriate redundancy to ensure power reliability," said DWP board president Dominick Rubalcava.

The department will inspect all transmission lines and substations in the area and determine whether any other factors may have led to the birds' presence on the power line.

"For example, if a neighboring business left a trash bin uncovered or something like that, it's possible that it could have attracted more birds," said DWP spokeswoman Carol Tucker.

Officials are also considering installing spikes on power poles to scare birds away.

Wednesday's outage was the fourth in the area this month, Walker said. The airport blackout occurred April 12, and power outages were also reported Monday and on April 2. Monday's outage, which darkened some buildings at the airport for about two hours, was blamed on a malfunctioning transformer.

"For the most part, our backup systems work fine, and they work the way they should," Walker said. The April 12 outage "was a fluke, but flukes happen," he added.

On Tuesday, DWP officials said they had found the body of the bird believed responsible for the April 12 incident. A chef at a hotel near the airport told the Los Angeles Times he tossed the bird's carcass into a trash bin after a co-worker saw it electrocuted.

©2004 Associated Press

4,309 posted on 04/21/2004 8:59:35 PM PDT by Honestly

To: Honestly; LindaSOG; MamaDearest; All

Birds and squirrels causing power outages is not new to me at all. I've seen it happen on our block when we lived in an old farm. By the way, did you see the story regarding the LA jails power outage was due to a snake coiled up in the electrical box?

We had to have a pump replaced in our well house one spring. It cost a $1,000 to repair. The problem was a horny toad fell in love with the sound of the pump, and forgive the pun, but he croaked.

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4,310 posted on 04/21/2004 9:07:17 PM PDT by Cindy

Well, Cindy, the times of mutilation are back, apart from the Spain atrocity.

Ultras chop off ears of two persons
3 militants among 6 killed
*Two HUJI activists surrender

Excelsior Special Correspondent

JAMMU, Apr 21: Three militants, two civilians and an Army soldier were killed while the militants chopped off ears of two persons including a Naib Sarpanch and two militants surrendered before security forces in separate incidents across the Jammu region since last evening.

Official sources said three foreign mercenaries were eliminated by the troops at Kalaban in Mendhar tehsil in Poonch district late this evening.

Slain militants belonged to Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) outfit, they said.

Three AK rifles and a large quantity of ammunition was recovered from the scene of encounter, they said, adding the operation was going on in the area following reports that two to three more militants were hiding in the area.

Sources said the slain militants had planned to kill NC MLA from Mendhar, Javed Rana.

Meanwhile, sources said a civilian Ali Mohd was kidnapped by the militants from his house at village Thuroo in Mahore tehsil in Udhampur district last night. His body with bullet marks was recovered by the police this morning.

Another civilian Abdul Lateef son of Abdul Ghani, a resident of village Udhyanpur in Doda was gunned down by the militants in his house late last night. The militants, numbering two, escaped after the killing.

No reasons have been ascertained so far behind the two killings, the sources said.

An encounter took place between the troops of 10 Rashtriya Rifles and a group of militants at village Dessa in Doda this morning. An Army jawan Santosh Sharma was killed in the firing while the militants escaped.

Security forces continued searches for the militants, who were suspected to be the foreign mercenaries of Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) outfit, the sources said.

Another encounter between security forces and the militants took place at village Magota in Marmat area of Doda. A woman Maluta Begum wife of Abdul Aziz was trapped in the cross-firing and got seriously injured. She has been admitted in the hospital.

Meanwhile, a group of ultras last night struck at village Morha Kalwa in Mahore tehsil of Reasi police district. They beat-up Misri Din, Naib Sarpanch of Halqa Mallas, Haji Sulla Mohd, Nambardar of Kalwa and Mohd Amkala, a Village Level Worker.

Before fleeing, the militants partially shopped off left ears of Mohd Amkala and Misri Din for taking part in the ongoing election process. Mahore falls in Udhampur-Doda Parliamentary constituency, which will go to polls on May 9 in last and final phase of polling.

Injured persons have been hospitalised. Their condition was, however, stated to be stable.

Another civilian Ghulam Hassan Gujjar, who had been kidnapped by the militants from village Dessa in Gool area, escaped from the captivity in Lapri area of Mahore yesterday. He reached his house safely last night.

Meanwhile, two militants including a Harkat-ul-Jehad Islami (HUJI) ‘area commander’ Jamal-ud-Din surrendered before security forces in Banihal area of Ramban police district today, the sources said, adding they handed over one rifle and ammunition at the time of surrender.

Our Kathua correspondent adds: Security forces, during a search operation in Billawar, today recovered two 303 rifles, two magazines, 14 rounds, one UBGL and two UBGL grenades.

http://www.dailyexcelsior.com/web1/04apr22/news.htm#2

4,311 posted on 04/21/2004 9:14:00 PM PDT by swarthyguy

You should check out this thread. Sounds like one Idaho C.C. has the right idea.

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4,312 posted on 04/21/2004 9:16:54 PM PDT by Oorang (There is a fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness.")

4,313 posted on 04/21/2004 9:17:14 PM PDT by Oorang (There is a fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness.")

4,314 posted on 04/21/2004 9:19:16 PM PDT by Oorang (There is a fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness.")

You're very welcome.

4,315 posted on 04/21/2004 9:23:28 PM PDT by Cindy

4,316 posted on 04/21/2004 9:29:07 PM PDT by Pegita ('Tis so sweet to trust in Jesus, just to take Him at His Word ...)

DC- there just seem to be too many conflicts coming to a head at the same time!

Kind of Revelationesque is it not? / no sarc

4,317 posted on 04/21/2004 9:37:46 PM PDT by Indie (We don't need no steenkin' experts!)

4,318 posted on 04/21/2004 9:40:55 PM PDT by Cindy

Thank you jerseygirl. That sent chills down my spine and it takes a lot to do that...

4,319 posted on 04/21/2004 9:44:40 PM PDT by Indie (We don't need no steenkin' experts!)

Oh crap. Not good. Thx for the link!

Jarrett said: "I'm still stunned by what you said ... Summer of Terror. Can we stop it?"

Agent Copus replied: "I'm not sure that we can always stop it. We're wide open as a country, we still continue to need to be that way, and want to be and should be. Because of that, we allow ourselves to be open to an attack."

4,320 posted on 04/21/2004 9:48:45 PM PDT by Indie (We don't need no steenkin' experts!)

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