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

[Myrddin]

Where is this quote pulled from? Was this the date SP2BF was talking about or something else?

DAVEY CROCKETT offered the date in post #148. I noticed a reference on Jill's site to June 23rd as well.

There are many others who think June 8th is a candidate. It marks the transit of Venus, death of Mohammed in 632, start of the G8 conference, birthday of Barbara Bush, the founding of Islam in 570 and it is 1000 days after 9-11-2001.

[Letitring]

Review - Mining: Inco Under Threat?
May 30, 2004 11:47 PM,

Laksamana.Net - Canadian nickel giant Inco Ltd says its 61% owned subsidiary PT International Nickel Indonesia is operating normally despite the withdrawal of some expatriate staff from its operations in Sulawesi following warnings of terror attacks.

The Canadian and Australian governments recently issued travel advisories on potential terror threats in South Sulawesi province, where PT Inco operates mines and smelters.

Several Canadian and four Australian workers at Inco’s Soroako mine reportedly left the area “following extremist death threats” made in an SMS message to the mine's Canadian manager.

Reports said the threats were a combination of warnings by locals and extremists, who had become involved in a prolonged dispute with Inco over alleged evictions and unresolved land rights and compensation cases.

Authorities responded to the threats by deploying a joint taskforce of 230 soldiers and Mobile Brigade (Brimob) paramilitary police to the area to protect Inco’s operations and employees. Inco reportedly has a 3,000-strong workforce in Sulawesi, including 80 expatriates
http://www.laksamana.net/vnews.cfm?news_id=7089

[Letitring]

South Korea's top military intelligence official claims that North Korea is operating an elite military unit specialising in breaking into South Korean computer networks.

http://www.crime-research.org/news/31.05.2004/306

[Donna Lee Nardo]

I disagree with the article in the sense that al qaeda is not winning it either. IMHO, for the terrorits to win it, they would have to be effectively vanquishing all the military forces and law enforcement techniques fighting against it all over the globe. This war will be as GWB says -- a very long war. And GWB knows that there is no winner at this moment, even if the Asian analysts don't. The chess game just barely started. GWB always says we are making progress; all al qaeda can say is that in some cases they are able to hold their own. The fact that they have been attacking us for years and we have only just begun to fight back puts it in a better perspective.

I guess the Asian analysts and press wants the war won yesterday (like our liberal press).

[Myrddin]

South Korea's top military intelligence official claims that North Korea is operating an elite military unit specialising in breaking into South Korean computer networks.

The critical government and military networks should be completely inaccessible from the internet. If not, then stupidity is its own reward.

[thecabal]

Does anyone know if Indie can reinstate his account without creating a new one? Is that possible?

Indie can't, but the moderators sure can. I lost a lot of respect for Indie when he called fellow TM regulars 12-year-olds, but then goes off pouting and asks for his account to be suspended...just like a little kid. Indie knows that a lot of people here care for him, but what he did was a slap in our faces. Enough of this crap!

[Letitring]

The Commission on British Muslims and Islamophobia (CBMI), which is chaired by a key government adviser to the Stephen Lawrence inquiry, warns that more and more Muslims feel excluded from society and simmering tensions, especially in northern English towns, are in danger of boiling over.

http://mathaba.net/x.htm?http://mathaba.net/0_index.shtml?x=51919

[Letitring]

I could handle that, couldn't you? Instant over! :)

One thing I am seeing, everyone of the antiterrorism folks are saying the same basic thing, duck and cover! Head for the hills! Hunker down, for here it comes. Shessh.

NSA's saying this about chatter for the first time since the summer of 2001. Saying the chatter now, reminds them of then.

[Letitring]

Yes, what do you think about that? Wouldn't it be on it's own network?

[Letitring]

My Mother taught me when a Man wants to leave, allow him to do so with as much grace and expediency as possible.

[Donna Lee Nardo]

Instant over sounds good to me. If only...

I want to make sure I understand what you mean: Is it the fact that the NSA itself is talking about chatter levels this time that is unique? The FBI, Homeland Security and other agencies and talking heads have said it a few times since 911. They last said it around Ramadan/Hanukka/Christmas when they compared it then to pre-011. I really think we headed off some attack around Novemeber - January last year.

But still, if the NSA is a new voice chiming in about rising chatter levels now and they have not done this before, then that gives us much to chew on.

[Letitring]

The way I'm reading things is that it is NEW that the NSA is chiming in about chatter. I've read in different articles that this is first time for the NSA to make statements.

[Letitring]

:) I will add I don't think this was the context in which my Mother was speaking, but it seemed to apply. :)

[thecabal]

Duly noted. :)

[ExSoldier]

"I've read in different articles that this is first time for the NSA to make statements."

Well, at least in public. After all, "No Such Agency" is possibly the most secret of all the alphabet soup groups in the intel community. I'm sure they have constant input to the individuals that matter, but for a comment from them to leak to the public or the media is very unusual. Unusual and disturbing.

[null and void]

What's not to like???

[toomanygrasshoppers]

"...the first time for the NSA to make statements"

Thanks, Letitring. I think this is significant, along with your post re: Indonesia locale threats. Let's all keep alert for more "signs" so that we can take whatever steps necessary. Even a few hours notice could make a difference.

[Cindy]

"A Discussion on FREEREPUBLIC.com regarding a REUTERS' article: "CHARM OFFENSIVE AGAINST MUSLIM EXTREMISTS" (May 30, 2004) (Read More...)

[tmp02]

[UPI] USA - Terror alert for three cites retracted [ Which three cities? ]

http://www.washingtontimes.com/upi-breaking/20040529-065214-9134r.htm

[Seattle Post Intelligencer] USA - FBI issues - - and retracts - - terror alert

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/national/175575_alive29.html

[NewsMax.com] USA - FBI Following Less than Dozen Terrorists

http://www.newsmax.com/archives/articles/2004/5/30/01738.shtml

[Naples Daily News] FLORIDA - Miami-Dade police search for stolen nuclear soil-testing gauge

http://www.naplesnews.com/npdn/florida/article/0,2071,NPDN_14910_2925036,00.html

[Daytona Beach News-Journal] FLORIDA - Man exposed to radiation from gauge reported stolen  [ Device recovered ]

http://www.news-journalonline.com/NewsJournalOnline/News/Florida/03FloridaFLA02053104.htm

[WLBT-TV] USA - Domestic Terrorism Remains A Threat

http://www.wlbt.com/Global/story.asp?S=1902819&nav=2CSfNUcx

[Hampton Roads Daily Press] VIRGINIA - Sighting of terrorist suspect a false alarm

http://www.dailypress.com/news/local/williamsburg/dp-19407sy0may29,0,5631693.story?coll=dp-news-local-wbg

[New York Times] USA - What Is (Un)Known About Al Qaeda in America

http://www.nytimes.com/2004/05/30/weekinreview/30john.html?ex=1086494400&en=8daee12b31337841&ei=5062&partner=GOOGLE

[Calgary Herald] CANADA - Mysterious illness hits lodge

"About 150 people have fallen ill after staying at a popular B.C. hotel"

http://www.canada.com/calgary/calgaryherald/news/story.html?id=8fce49f8-2d3d-4072-b39b-c8f894cfbfae

[New York Post] NEW YORK - BOMB-TRUCK THREAT IN APPLE

"An internal NYPD memo warns that terrorists are seeking truck-driver licenses to try to use the vehicles as mobile bombs, Sen. Charles Schumer said yesterday"

http://www.nypost.com/news/worldnews/24945.htm

[New York Jewish Times] USA - FBI and Justice Officials Seek Help to Stop Terror Attack

http://nyjtimes.com/cover/05-31-04/Ridge-AshcroftStatement.htm

International:

[Channel News Asia] SAUDI ARABIA - 'Al-Qaeda' claims triple attacks in Saudi oil centre

http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_world/view/87493/1/.html

[AP] SAUDI ARABIA - Gunmen Attack Saudi Compounds Where Foreigners Work and Live; One American Killed, Others Held Hostage

http://ap.tbo.com/ap/breaking/MGBW93MMUUD.html

[Melbourne Herald Sun] SAUDI ARABIA - Murdered Australian 'a gentleman' [ Editors Note: Mag was a friend of the family, we are deeply saddened by this cowardly act which took his life.]

http://www.heraldsun.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5478,9706337%255E1702,00.html

[Arab News] SAUDI ARABIA -  US Mission Renews Its Warning to American Nationals

"In light of the terrorist attack in Yanbu on May 1, 2004, and this latest attack in Alkhobar, the embassy reiterates its previous warning strongly urging American citizens to depart the country"

[Telegraph.co.uk] SAUDI ARABIA - New terror attack in Saudi 'probable'

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2004/05/31/usaudi.xml&sSheet=/portal/2004/05/31/ixportaltop.html

[AP] NEPAL - Explosion on Bus Injures at Least 21 in Nepalese Capital

http://ap.tbo.com/ap/breaking/MGB9DV9LUUD.html

[Washington Post] AFGHANISTAN - Four US Soldiers Killed in Afghanistan

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A1444-2004May29.html

[AP] IRAQ - Driver and Guard of Newspaper Editor Killed in Baghdad

http://ap.tbo.com/ap/breaking/MGBO9N0PUUD.html

[Washington Post] ISRAEL - Israeli Missiles Kill 3 Hamas Members

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A1445-2004May29.html

[The Age] INDONESIA - Indonesia on alert during election

"nearly 170,000 police on alert amid fears terrorists could launch attacks during the July 5 presidential election "

http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2004/05/30/1085855416378.html

[ic SouthLondon.co.uk] UNITED KINGDOM - Mystery powder halts wedding

http://icsouthlondon.icnetwork.co.uk/0100news/nationalnews/tm_objectid=14287253&method=full&siteid=50100&headline=mystery-powder-halts-wedding-name_page.html

[CBC ] CANADA - Man, 85, arrested after Alberta white powder scare

http://cbc.ca/stories/2004/05/29/powder_040529

[Melbourne Herald Sun] GREECE - One hurt as bomb explodes in court

http://www.heraldsun.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5478,9697219%255E1702,00.html

[Radio Free Europe] RUSSIA - Bomb Partly Derails Train Going To North Ossetia

http://www.rferl.org/featuresarticle/2004/05/ae48852f-490a-4f46-82a1-ce505616a0bf.html

[The New Nation] BANGLADESH - Bomb attack in Khulna: 6 cops injured, outlaw killed

http://nation.ittefaq.com/artman/publish/article_9493.shtml

[Independent Online] SOUTH AFRICA - SA may be host to more al-Qaeda cells

http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?click_id=15&art_id=vn20040529115839455C560494&set_id=1

[AP] PAKISTAN - Troops Block Pakistani Town, Threaten Force in Hunt for Terror Suspects

http://ap.tbo.com/ap/breaking/MGBO3TRWUUD.html

[telegraph.co.uk] FRANCE - Planes that breach D-Day air space 'will be shot down'

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml;sessionid=DUSY4OCDBXLX3QFIQMGSNAGAVCBQWJVC?xml=/news/2004/05/31/wdday31.xml&sSheet=/portal/2004/05/31/ixportaltop.html&secureRefresh=true&_requestid=28155

[ World News ] GREECE - GREECE WILL ’SHOOT DOWN’ TERROR PLANES

http://www9.sbs.com.au/theworldnews/region.php?id=85953&region=3

[AP] CONGO - Fighters Loyal to Former Rebel Commander Surround East Congo's Main Airport

http://ap.tbo.com/ap/breaking/MGBXJKYEWUD.html

[San Francisco Chronicle] MONACO - Bomb blows up at Monaco's soccer stadium; no one injured

http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/news/archive/2004/05/30/sports1113EDT0114.DTL

[RIA Novosti] RUSSIA - Suspect of Involvement in Terrorist Act at Grozny Stadium Detained

http://nyjtimes.com/cover/05-31-04/GroznyAttackSuspect.htm

[Bloomberg] IRELAND - British Army Defuses Bomb in Catholic Area of Belfast, AFP Says

http://quote.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000102&sid=auIHtyUv2kWM&refer=uk

[Reuters AlertNet] PHILIPPINES - Philippines arrests Muslim militant , finds bombs

http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/MAN167863.htm

[Financial Times] UNITED KINGDOM - Leaked papers warn of al-Qaeda support

"Between 10,000 and 15,000 British Muslims "actively support" al-Qaeda or related groups,"

http://news.ft.com/servlet/ContentServer?pagename=FT.com/StoryFT/FullStory&c=StoryFT&cid=1085944394417

[Xinhua] PAKISTAN - 59 tribesmen accused of having links with al-Qaeda held in Pakistan

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2004-05/31/content_1498542.htm

[TVNZ] PAPAU NEW GUINEA / NEW ZEALAND - NZ fears terror attack in PNG

http://tvnz.co.nz/view/news_travel_story_skin/428437?format=html

[Pravda] RUSSIA - Unknown people kill two and kidnap another two in Chechnya

http://newsfromrussia.com/accidents/2004/05/31/54203.html

[Letitring]

Do we need to find out more about this?