Threat Matrix: Daily Terror Threat - Thread Seven

The Washington Times ^ | 4-26-04 | Bill Gertz

[JustPiper]

"I will never cower before any master nor bend to any threat"

Two Chinese diplomats, away from their Los Angeles consulate improperly, recently sped their vehicle past a Los Alamos National Laboratory guard post near classified facilities in what U.S. officials think was an intelligence mission, The Washington Times has learned.

[JustPiper]

Outbreaks/ Mysterious Deaths/ Quarantines:

NEW YORK - Whooping cough outbreak hits Newburgh

http://www.pressconnects.com/today/topstories/stories/to042804s85084.shtml

Mexico declares measles alert

http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/centralphoenix/articles/0430meas0430Z4.html

ARMENIA - Armenian villager contracts anthrax

http://www.itar-tass.com/eng/level2.html?NewsID=765617&PageNum=0

China's mini-outbreak of SARS widens; WHO seeks to trace cases

http://www.wavy.com/Global/story.asp?S=1824846

BANGLADESH - Nipah virus outbreak in Bangladesh [ 29 infected of which 25 are dead ]

http://www.abc.net.au/ra/newstories/RANewsStories_1096966.htm

[Oorang]

Bkmark

[JustPiper]

President Bush told the September 11 commission yesterday in a closed-door meeting that a memo saying Osama bin Laden wanted to conduct terrorist attacks in the United States did not provide enough intelligence for his administration to stop the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. (The Washington Times) http://www.washtimes.com/national/20040429-113358-9307r.htm

In a stunning snub, two Democrats on the 9/11 commission yesterday abruptly walked out in the middle of the Oval Office interview with President Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney. (NY Post) http://www.nypost.com/news/nationalnews/19924.htm

Major developments Friday in Iraq (AP) http://ap.tbo.com/ap/breaking/MGATX58COTD.html

U.S. casualties for April (AP) http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/iraq/2004-04-05-april-toll_x.htm

'Al-Qaida' denies chemical plot...A purported tape from al-Qaida operative Abu-Musab al-Zarqawi said Friday his group did not plan a chemical weapons attack as the Jordanian authorities have alleged, but said the group is targeting Jordan.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4868468/

Cheney Praises Fox News Channel...Vice President Calls Network 'More Accurate' Than Others (The Washington Post) http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A53974-2004Apr29.html

The Sinclair Broadcast Group will yank Nightline from its seven ABC stations tonight because of a plan to devote the show to reading the names of the hundreds of American service members killed in Iraq, which Sinclair says is intended to damage support for U.S. actions there. (The Baltimore Sun) http://www.baltimoresun.com/entertainment/tv/bal-to.sinclair30apr30,0,2707993.story?coll=bal-features-headlines

Opinion/Editorial

Laswell: Swept Away...The Fox network joins Hillary Clinton to play the race card. http://www.opinionjournal.com/taste/?id=110005021

[JustPiper]

No doubt it's there! Good eyes!

[JustPiper]

Stay well

[JustPiper]

Sniff~

[little jeremiah]

placemark.

[Quix]

Glad to read you felt that way.

Thanks for saying so.

Blessings,

[JustPiper]

Macedonia admits staging raid, killing innocents
04/30/04 08:14 PM, EDT
Macedonian police gunned down seven innocent immigrants, then claimed they were terrorists, in a killing staged to show they were participating in the U.S.-led campaign against terrorism, authorities said Friday.
FULL STORY
http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/04/30/macedonia.terrorism.ap/index.html

Most believe Saddam is guilty of atrocities, will be put to death - (USATODAY.com)
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=676&ncid=716&e=24&u=/usatoday/20040430/ts_usatoday/mostbelievesaddamisguiltyofatrocitieswillbeputtodeath

Bush to Impose Syria Sanctions Soon, WHouse Says
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=574&ncid=721&e=4&u=/nm/20040430/wl_nm/syria_usa_dc

[WestCoastGal]

For anyone thinking of watching the Sunday movie 10.5 here are some facts from the USGS. (Also keep in mind that earthquakes sometimes occur following a lunar eclipse, so we should be vigilant when this next eclipse occurs.)

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The idea of a “Mega-Quake” – an earthquake of magnitude 10 or larger – while theoretically possible—is very highly unlikely. Earthquake magnitude is based in part on the length of faults -- the longer the fault, the larger the earthquake. The simple truth is that there are no known faults capable of generating a magnitude 10 or larger “mega-quake.”

Then there’s this business of California falling off into the ocean. NOT TRUE! The ocean is not a great hole into which California can fall, but it is itself land at a somewhat lower elevation with water above it. It’s absolutely impossible that California will be swept out to sea. Instead, southwestern California is moving ever so slowly (2 inches per year) towards Alaska as it slides past central and eastern California. 15 million years (and many earthquakes) from now, Los Angeles and San Francisco will be next-door neighbors.

Another popular cinematic and literary device is a fault that opens during an earthquake to swallow up an inconvenient character. But unfortunately for principled writers, gaping faults exist only in movies and novels. The ground moves parallel to a fault during an earthquake, not away from it. If the fault could open, there would be no friction. Without friction, there would be no earthquake. Shallow crevasses can form during earthquake induced landslides, lateral spreads, or other types of ground failures. Faults, however, do not gape open during an earthquake.

So when you see the next big disaster film, rest assured that movies are just entertainment. Enjoy them! And then go learn about the real-world science behind disasters and if you live in an area where hazards exist, take the suggested steps to protect you and your family.

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/bytopic/megaquakes.html


Goodnight All

[LayoutGuru2]

Yes, NIN had the link up at their site a couple hours ago, but I was busy putting the heat to some shish-kabobs out on the back deck and didn't make it back to the 'puter 'til now. Arghhh... Yes, they were delicious...

[LayoutGuru2]

Since he wasn't posting tonight would someone just looking at his profile/account make it look like there was activity?

He must have logged into his acount to change preferences and/or send/receive personal messages.

[JustPiper]

BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) U.S. military's Brig. Gen. Mark Kimmitt says Marines not withdrawing from Fallujah but repositioning.

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Amber Alert Issued for 1 Year Old California Girl
Original Post: Thursday 04/29/04 6:16 PM CT UPDATED

The Cathedral City Police Department and the CHP issued the Amber Alert
after the girl was abducted on Thursday morning.

Esmeralda Venegas, 1 yrs., Hispanic, female, 2', 25 lbs., with brown hair,
and brown eyes, was abducted in Cathedral City, California.

Police are looking for Isabel Viramontes, 21 yrs., Hispanic, female, 5'
7", 140 lbs., with brown hair, brown eyes.

The suspect was driving a red Jeep Grand Cherokee, with CA license of
4CUX380 and may possibly be en route to Mexico.

Anyone with information is asked to call the Cathedral City PD at (760)
770-0303 or dial 911.

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QUOTATION OF THE DAY

"Look, if we had something to hide, we wouldn't have met with them in the first place. We answered all of their questions."
PRESIDENT BUSH
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King: Morocco has anti-terror plan

04/30/04
In a nationally televised speech ahead of a major Muslim religious holiday, Morocco's King Mohamed VI said Friday that his country has developed a plan to steer away from the kind of terrorism Casablanca experienced nearly one year ago.
FULL STORY
http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/africa/04/30/morocco.king/index.html


UK spy chief's anti-terror advice
04/30/04
Britain's spy chief has issued secret anti-terrorist advice for the very first time -- and in very un-secret fashion it is available on a specially set-up spy-org Web site.
FULL STORY
http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/04/30/uk.mifive/index.html

World petroleum prices soaring
International oil prices hit fresh 3-1/2 year peaks on Friday led by an all time high price for U.S. gasoline, a market haunted by fears of a shortage in the period of peak summer demand.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4870575/

NY Times
France Struggles to Curb Extremist Muslim Clerics
By CRAIG S. SMITH
France has expelled dozens of clerics for spreading radical Islam, but making such a hard-line stance stick is difficult.

[JustPiper]

Just great!

[LayoutGuru2]

Actually, maybe 'the authorities' were snooping around on his machine to see what he's been up to. Wishful thinking.

[JustPiper]

Man Tested For SARS In Everett (USA)
KIRO ^ | 4-30-04
Posted on 04/30/2004 8:41:47 AM CDT by Mother Abigail

Man Tested For SARS In Everett

POSTED: 5:57 am PDT April 30, 2004

UPDATED: 5:59 am PDT April 30, 2004

EVERETT, Wash. -- A man is being kept in isolation and tested for possible SARS disease at Providence Everett Medical Center in Everett.

Health officer Doctor M. Ward Hinds says it's a precaution and the public has no need for alarm.

The man was hospitalized two days ago with a respiratory illness. he had been traveling in China. Tests have been sent to the state Health Department to rule out the contagious disease, known as severe acute respiratory syndrome.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1127294/posts

[nw_arizona_granny]

Remember all the ties that my google searches turned up for links to cuba, china, russia and muslim connection.

it is a big boom and headed for us.

iran is helping the terrorists to kill americans in iraq now, so they will be happy to help the russians kill a few of us.

[LayoutGuru2]

Look closely at the yellow planet in the upper left corner of the photo. There appears to be a word written in the upper left corner. It doesn't look like english letters. Can you make that out?

I can't make out any characters. I ran it through some filters in PaintShop Pro and couldn't bring anything out in this area. Looks like a horizontal band of jpeg artifacting.

[cgk]

LOL! Honestly. You crack me up.

[cgk]

I'm still having trouble with an email I received by accident, from Saudi Arabia. I've called the FBI, the State Dept and now the CIA. The State Dept responded, and wanted it sent, which I did with a hefty warning about the attached virus. The next day, they made the news with a virus sweeping through their computer network. This was last September. Lovely, isn't it?