Threat Matrix: Daily Terror Threat - Thread Nine

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[JustPiper]

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

LINK TO THREAD EIGHT

KHOBAR, Saudi Arabia - Tens of American, European and other hostages were released Sunday and a gunman believed to be the lead Islamic militant holding them was arrested, a Saudi security official said, adding that two other gunmen were "in the process of being arrested."

We are the "Stotters" who make ourselves aware of the enemy who wishes to do us harm

[BurbankKarl]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1148395/posts

here is the thread I posted to CA....still working

[nw_arizona_granny]

There are many on the thread that are watching the meteor.

I decided to ignore it, as I can't do anything about it, if it does hit.

Plus, some of the reports that I have heard on programs and in the articles are designed for fear and not fact. (my opinion right or wrong, may never know?)

As for the ships going to sea, I would look with fear toward, Cuba, Iran, Syria, Russia, N.Korea and of course China.

Then there are the terrorists, OBL's Navy and the hijacked ships.

My thought is that there is a danger of having the harbor blocked and the ships locked in it.

There is so much going on and now with all the Reagan "meetings", it makes even more groups to be in one location for terrorist attacks.

Think of the sheer numbers of Americans who will go to the casket while he lies in state.


I want to scream "no, don't go there."

With all the threats and maybe attacks set to happen already, this opens more chances and puts more people in places they don't need to be.

My thoughts, right or wrong.

[nw_arizona_granny]

Thank you, I should have known that you would be up to date on this.

Thank you for the reporting jobs that you take on, you always do a good job.

I thought it might have a hidden story when the radio said the 2 refineries were in danger.

KGO has dropped it off the news.........at least for now.

[Cindy]

Thanks Karl for that update.

[Domestic Church]

"The same group whose tactics involve "simple" devices... - does not have pre-positioned nukes inside the US."

I disagree. This al qaida group has it's grass roots cadre and it's high tech cadre and it's communications cadre and cells here. The alphabets have been forwarning for weeks and now Tenet and the #2 guy behind him have resigned. It appears there are at least one, possibly two or three powerful entities with nukes behind this bunch.

Where were you this spring when news surfaced about the Pakistani nuke scientist selling out to third world countries? Or the North Korea tie in? It's no time to stick your head in the sand.

[Calpernia]

Here you go NW_AZ


http://www.saudi-us-relations.org/newsletter2004/saudi-relations-interest-06-04a.html


Juan Zarate, U.S. Treasury Deputy Assistant
Secretary: Thank you very much, Adel, for inviting us here today to make this important announcement.

I am pleased to announce that, once again, the United States and Saudi Arabia have joined forces to identify and choke off additional channels of terrorist financing.

Today, the U.S. and Saudi Arabia are designating five additional branches of the Saudi-based charity, Al Haramain, located in Afghanistan, Albania, Bangladesh, Ethiopia and the Netherlands. We will jointly be submitting
these names to the United Nations 1267 Committee for
listing by the United Nations. In doing so, we are calling on the U.N. to designate these groups as well, which will bring to bear the full weight of the international
community and require the freezing of any accounts or transactions now or in the future. This is another important joint step with the Saudi government -- steps that began in March 2002 to designate known supporters
of terrorism.

The United States is also announcing today the designation of Al Haramain's former leader, Aqeel Abdulaziz Al-Aqil, and will be submitting his name to the United Nations for designation as well.

These entities and this individual have provided financial, material and logistical support to the Al Qaida network, Usama bin Laden or the Taliban, fueling and facilitating their efforts to carry out vile acts against innocent individuals and the civilized world.

The terrorist attacks this past weekend in the Kingdom demonstrate again that we are engaged in a global battle against terrorism -- a battle that affects Saudi Arabia directly on a daily basis. As we have seen over the course of Al Qaida's history, it terrorizes and kills victims around the world of every race, creed and color.

These terrorists and their sympathizers have abused
charities not only as a means of raising funds but also to provide logistical support and cover for terrorist operations. That is the case with the branches and activities of Al Haramain we have designated. It was under the cloak of charity that Aqeel al Aqil used the Al Haramain organization to benefit himself and Al Qaida to
support Al Qaida-related groups like Al Ittihad Al Islamiya and Al Qaida trained fighters. Mr. Aqil has attempted to evade Saudi controls on his finances, and we have worked with the Saudi government to ensure that he can
no longer wield control over Al Haramain and its resources.

The use of charities for terrorist financing is not a new phenomenon, nor do we think it will stop with these actions. That is why we are pleased that the Saudi government has taken even more aggressive structural and
regulatory steps to deal with the abuse of charities within the Kingdom.

With the announcement of the Saudi National Commission for Relief and Charity Work, the Saudi government is signaling
again its long-term commitment to reform in this sector.

We will continue to work with our international partners and the charitable community to protect the sector from terrorists, who mock the very notion of charity and use it to fuel their hate-filled agendas.

The Bush Administration is committed to rooting out terrorism root and branch through all possible means. Our worldwide effort to attack the financial infrastructure of terror has made it more difficult for Al Qaida and other terrorist groups to underwrite terror and has forced them to
resort to less secure methods to move dollars.

With today's action, 374 individuals and entities have been designated under President Bush's Executive Order aimed at freezing the assets of terrorists and their supporters. Nearly $140 million in terrorist-related assets has been frozen as a result of efforts by the United States and its allies.

Though our struggle against terrorism is not over, actions like today's can foil the short-term goals of terrorists while thwarting their long-term ambitions leading to the ultimate dismantling of terrorist networks.

Continued collective efforts by Saudi Arabia and our international allies, like today's, will lead to further successes in the financial war on terror.
We will not tire in these efforts we will continue to cut off channels of financing, we will ostracize those who supporter or facilitate terrorism, we will continue to capture or kill operatives and facilitators and we will
bring to justice those who seek to do us harm. The
civilized world has rallied against terrorism, and we remain resolute in our efforts.

Thank you very much.

[nw_arizona_granny]

"we will bring justice to those who seek to do us harm."

I like the last paragraph, this article gives an idea that President Bush is doing something correct.

Thank you Calpernia for posting this.

IJust sent you a ping to another thread.

[WestCoastGal]

Right!!!!!!!!!

[liberallyconservative]

Does anyone recall back on the last thread (or was it 2 threads ago) when there was a posting regarding the 40 cities in the US most likely to be struck in an attack?

I don't recall if we gathered this info , or if it was from NEIN, or if it was something inferred through the numbers listed that we surmised to be area codes.

Any help locating this would be appreciated.

[WestCoastGal]

I remember it being that long list of 3 digit numbers that we surmised were area codes.

[null and void]

Speaking of numbers this 1452 (? sorry brain fog) Could that be the # of days into the Dubya Presidency the next big one is scheduled for?

[nw_arizona_granny]

Where is the the 1452?

I use 1425, that is this year on the muslim calender.

[oceanview]

OK, what are they waiting for then? On 9-11, instead of using planes, they could have driven these nukes they have into the middle of NYC and DC and set them off - without detection. They could have used them to thwart the Afghanistan and Iraq wars, why didn't they?

If indeed something like this ever happened inside the US, it won't be the "traditional" AQ people, the ones who are blowing stuff up with conventional explosives and attacking foreign oil workers in SA - it will be someone else who has done this (China? who knows).

[null and void]

Yeah. that number. The coffee is not working today.

[WestCoastGal]

Do you mean granny's google number 1425? That's the current islamonutcase year for the terrorscumbags.

[nw_arizona_granny]

I didn't use the 1424, but suddenly the day that 1425 started, thought it might work and am often amazed that it suddenly pulls the type of sites that I want to see, when the word/words pulled nothing.

but then I had good luck with 404 and am still not sure why.

440 I think is Georgia.

Now I need coffee.

[milkncookies]

AQ's deeds could be "grey terror", designed to set the stage for spetnaz to do the "real" dirty work at some point. Many at TFP subscribe to this notion as it is how Russia has operated in the past, primarily in Eastern Europe.

[nw_arizona_granny]

Could be interesting search:

1425 will there be a terrorist attack in Georgia

also without the 1425 in front.

[DAVEY CROCKETT]

Don't nuclear weapons need maintenance? Not something they can put in place and just leave till time to go boom!

[Letitring]

Everybody, still nursing my racing upset and found this:

Disease could affect 2005 Triple Crown field
Mares delivering weak foals; more than 2,200 have died

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5139088/