Threat Matrix: Daily Terror Threat - Thread Eleven

WND ^ | 6/24/04 | N/A

[JustPiper]

Picture credit: TheCabal

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

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Iran seeks swap of Brits for suicide attackers

Report says 40 Revolutionary Guard 'volunteers' held by UK

Iran apprehended British military personnel and Navy vessels earlier this week in order to secure release of 40 "suicide operations volunteers" held by the UK, according to an Iranian Revolutionary Guard source.

The source told the London Arabic-language daily Al-Sharq Al-Awsat that the British Army command in Iraq received the demand from the Revolutionary Guard, reported the Middle East Media Research Institute.

According to the source, the content of the message was very simple: "Release our comrades, whom you are holding, and we will release your soldiers."

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

[Velveeta]

Shooting in Detroit leaves nine wounded at Freedom Festival fireworks


(Detroit-AP, June 24, 2004, 7:21 a.m.) A gunman opened fire into a crowd that had gathered downtown to watch the International Freedom Festival fireworks display, wounding nine people and forcing hundreds to scatter.

Chief Ella Bully-Cummings said Thursday morning that one of the victims, a 22-year-old man, remained in critical condition at a local hospital with a bullet wound to the heart following the Wednesday night shooting.(snip)

http://www.woodtv.com/Global/story.asp?S=1965788&nav=0RceOAKC

[Velveeta]

I don't think they've found Mr. Johnson's body yet.

[JustPiper]

An honest mistake, why get your panties in a bunch over it?

[JustPiper]

I just heard! It was horribly windy here, I was waiting to get nailed all night, are you ok?

[JustPiper]

Thank you Q

[Labyrinthos]

A gunman opened fire into a crowd that had gathered downtown to watch the International Freedom Festival fireworks display, wounding nine people and forcing hundreds to scatter.

Looks like a quagmire to me.

[JustPiper]

LMBO DC you remember! Wonder if I ever saw Granny at the casino's backin the early 70's?

[Domestic Church]

David Booth's dream...

http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/04172/334258.stm

[JustPiper]

Last I heard his body still hadn't even been found?!

[Velveeta]

LOL.

I posted that one to Jill, because she had the Freedom Festival as a target for a "hit" on June 23rd. Waiting to hear the description of the shooter...

[JustPiper]

A school lesson on 'jihad'

Sunday, September 8, 2002

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2002/09/08/IN87674.DTL

[JustPiper]

One of our own here just posted they were worried about this upcoming festival!

[Velveeta]

Kudos to these internet terrorist hunters!!!
Do you folks know them?
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7 sleuths helped snare spy suspect
Internet skills were key to catching the Lynnwood man.


Brent Astley bristles at the suggestion that his organization is an amateur group of terrorist hunters.

True, they aren't paid. But they know their way around a computer and thousands of Web sites around the world that could leave cyber clues about national security threats, he said.

"I think our abilities are anything but amateur," Astley said. "Among the seven of us, there's quite a variety of positions and academic backgrounds."

The seven are members of a loose-knit worldwide group associated with 7-Seas Global Intelligence, a private organization of volunteers who probe Web sites for information about the next bombing or assassination attempt.

A deliberately shadowy group, most people haven't heard of 7-Seas. More know it by the fruits of its labors.

It was a 7-Seas associate in Montana who last fall set the bait for National Guard Spec. Ryan Anderson of Lynnwood. The guardsman faces a general court-martial for allegedly trying to defect and turn over military secrets to the al-Qaida terrorist network. The military announced Wednesday that it would not seek the death penalty against Anderson. (snip)
http://www.heraldnet.com/stories/04/06/24/loc_sleuths001.cfm

[Domestic Church]

"Just found this on Jill's site and it matches the basic setup for the Arabic message that is on IH, but it does not mention NUKE anywhere"

In the hand translation where does the "nuke" fit in? (caffeine deprived, synapses misfiring again)

[tmp02]

06/24/2004 # 1
TerroristWarning.com Headlines 06/24/2004 # 1

TerroristWarning.com Terrorism Headlines 06/24/2004 # 1

National:

[WTNH] CONNECTICUT - Chemical agents, bomb making materials found in Agawam apartment

http://www.wtnh.com/Global/story.asp?S=1964682&nav=3YeXO9TH

[Boston Herald] CONNECTICUT - Explosives, biological agents found in con's home [ Ricin ]

http://news.bostonherald.com/localRegional/view.bg?articleid=33146

[News4Jax.com] FLORID - Ohio Man Charged With Jax Airport Bomb Threat

http://www.news4jax.com/news/3447858/detail.html

[Lihue Garden Island] HAWAII - Bomb threat delays Kaua ‘ i flight

http://www.kauaiworld.com/articles/2004/06/22/news/news02.txt

[Silver City Daily Press] NEW MEXICO - Pipe bombs found

http://www.thedailypress.com/artman/publish/article_961.shtml

[Waynesville Daily Guide] MISSOURI - Hazmat teams investigate suspicious substance [powder in mail from Middle East]

"package was postmarked from a Mid Eastern country and was filled with a powdery substance that was leaking from the seams"

http://www.waynesvilledailyguide.com/articles/2004/06/22/news/local_news/news02.txt

[KOMO] WASHINGTON - Training Drill Will Feature Low Flying Jets Over Seattle Thursday

http://www.komotv.com/stories/31852.htm

[Seattle Times] WASHINGTON - FDA identifies substance that sickened cows

"substance was a strong oxidizing chromium compound, though it did not identify the specific compound, say what it is typically used for or how it might have gotten on the cows"

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2001963362_webcow23.html

[Naples Daily News] FLORIDA - Girl decontaminated after suspicious white powder found in envelope

http://www.naplesnews.com/npdn/news/article/0,2071,NPDN_14940_2983485,00.html

[WCJB] FLORIDA - Five Bomb Scares for Area Wal-Mart in Past Two Months

http://www.wcjb.com/news.asp?id=10006

[Channel Oklahoma.com] OKLAHOMA - FBI Investigating Train Track Vandalism

"(It) does appear to be designed to derail a railroad car -- and if one would have went by, it probably would have been derailed on this bridge,"

http://www.channeloklahoma.com/news/3451789/detail.html

[Kentucky.com] KENTUCKY - FBI quells terrorism rumors in Whitley

http://www.kentucky.com/mld/kentucky/news/state/8989467.htm

[U.S. Newswire] TEXAS/ NEW JERSEY - CAIR: Mosques Targeted in Texas and New Jersey; FBI Asked to Probe Incidents for Possible Bias Motive

http://releases.usnewswire.com/GetRelease.asp?id=156-06232004

[WJZ] MARYLAND - Security Scare in College Park

"action was in response to information from the Department of Homeland Security and other law enforcement agencies"

http://wjz.com/localstories/local_story_175074318.html

[This is London] UNITED NATIONS - Terrorist nuclear threat 'real and imminent'

"The threat of a terrorist attack using nuclear weapons is "real and imminent", the head of the UN's nuclear watchdog said today"

http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/news/articles/11493436?source=Evening%20Standard

[Dodge City Daily Globe] USA - Thomas: The Iraq-Al Qaeda-terrorism connection explained

http://www.dodgeglobe.com/stories/062304/opi_0623040007.shtml

[WKYT] WASHINGTON DC - Governor's Plane Came Perilously Close To Being Shot Down

http://www.wkyt.com/Global/story.asp?S=1960850

[Omaha Channel.com] NEBRASKA - Lincoln Bus Evacuated After Bomb Threat

http://www.theomahachannel.com/news/3454642/detail.html

[Bradenton Herald] FLORIDA - FBI silent on arrest of Jordanian-born man

http://www.bradenton.com/mld/bradenton/news/local/8997364.htm

[New York Daily News] NEW YORK - Report suspicious packages-MTA

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/local/story/205751p-177603c.html

[WPVI] PENNSYLVANIA - Rail Rider Spots Suspicious Package [ False alarm ]

http://abclocal.go.com/wpvi/news/062304_nw_railscare.html

International:

[Reuters] EGYPT - Egypt arrests 25 for planning attacks

"planning to kill security officials and attack government buildings"

http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L2349851.htm

[TerraDaily] TAIWAN - Taiwan steps up dam security following reservoir poison scare [ Nearly 60 pounds of rat poison ]

"following the discovery of several kilograms of rat poison in a reservoir"

http://www.terradaily.com/2004/040622070433.vt4oz2fd.html

[Channel News Asia] IRAQ - South Korean hostage beheaded in Iraq; Seoul vows to go ahead with troop dispatch

http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_world/view/91479/1/.html

[Channel News Asia] IRAQ - Suicide car bomb kills two in western Baghdad

http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_world/view/91421/1/.html

[ic Liverpool] UNITED KINGDOM - M-way 'bomb' chaos

"cardboard box with the word "bomb" written on it which had been dumped on the M57"

http://icliverpool.icnetwork.co.uk/0100news/0100regionalnews/tm_objectid=14356034&method=full&siteid=50061&headline=m-way--bomb--chaos-name_page.html

[Stuff.co.nz] NEW ZEALAND - Radioactive material stolen from warehouse [ Material was later returned ]

http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,2949083a11,00.html

[East African Standard] KENYA - Security beefed up at borders after alert

"Senior police officers and the anti-terrorism team in the Coast have been put on high alert to immediately beef up security in the area"

http://www.eastandard.net/headlines/news23060407.htm

[Reuters AlertNet] AFGHANISTAN - Afghans behead Taliban in revenge for beheadings

http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/ISL14858.htm

[Bendigo Advertiser] AUSTRALIA - Bomb scare disrupts commuters [ Suspicious package at railway station ]

http://bendigo.yourguide.com.au/detail.asp?class=news&subclass=local&category=general%20news&story_id=316001&m=3&y=2004

[Ha'aretz] ISRAEL - Jerusalem suicide bomb plot thwarted

http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/442605.html

[Donga] IRAQ - Iraqi Militants Plant Bomb in Kim Sun-il’s Corpse

http://english.donga.com/srv/service.php3?bicode=060000&biid=2004062485178

[PakTribune.com] PAKISTAN - 4 bomb blasts rock Gwadar

http://paktribune.com/news/index.php?id=68554

[Khaleej Times] PHILIPPINES - Three men arrested over foiled bomb attacks in Philippine capital

http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticle.asp?xfile=data/theworld/2004/June/theworld_June444.xml&section=theworld

[Hi Pakistan] COLOMBIA - Bomb expplodes outside Bogota university killing one

http://www.hipakistan.com/en/detail.php?newsId=en68605&F_catID=&f_type=source

[Xinhua] TURKEY - Turkish police seize weapons near southeastern border

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2004-06/23/content_1543485.htm

[Turkish Press] TURKEY - Turkish Security Forces Capture One Terrorist In Mardin [PKK/KONGRA-GEL]

http://www.turkishpress.com/turkishpress/news.asp?ID=21445

[REuters] SAUDI ARABIA - Saudi Arabia offers militants chance to surrender

http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L2326175.htm

[Reuters] BULGARIA - Bulgaria fears nuclear scientists may go freelance

http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L23535536.htm

[The Scotsman] UNITED KINGDOM - 'Port Is Perfect Target for Terrorists'

http://news.scotsman.com/latest.cfm?id=3099675

[Xinhua] AUSTRALIA - Australian PM urges businesses to protect themselves against terror

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2004-06/23/content_1543398.htm

[Borneo Bulletin] SAUDI ARABIA - Police uncover al - Qaeda's Saudi ‘ information centre ' [ Two arrested ]

"raid in the al-Suweidi part of the capital uncovered the headquarters of the Sawt al-Jihad Islamic website"

http://www.brunei-online.com/bb/wed/jun23w15.htm

[MSNBC] TURKEY - Bomb explodes in Turkey ahead of Bush visit

http://msnbc.msn.com/id/5281697/

[ABC Online] INDIA - Five killed in Indian bomb blast [ Inside crowded bus ]

http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200406/s1139834.htm

[ITAR-TASS] RUSSIA - No one hurt in bomb blast in Nazran early Thursday [ Near bus terminal ]

http://www.itar-tass.com/eng/level2.html?NewsID=973076&PageNum=0

[Korea Herald] SOUTH KOREA - Mosque gets arson, bomb threats

http://www.koreaherald.co.kr/SITE/data/html_dir/2004/06/25/200406250009.asp

[Reuters] IRAQ - About 75 Die in Wave of Iraqi Attacks

http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=worldNews&storyID=5503575

[Quix]

THANKS.

[tmp02]

Gold up to $401.50 this morning. USD is stable at $89.32. It's gold that scares me...

[Domestic Church]

As soon as I read about the boobytrap in the Korean gentleman's body I wondered if something might have been exploded in Mr. Johnson's remains....or if a bio/chem WMD was implanted as the al qaida have said they will use corpses.

[JustPiper]

From last thread:

Give me a stack of flyers with "what to report" and I'll volunteer my time to educate those in my community. I'll post flyers at the library, at the grocery store, at the gas station, at the train station and the mall. (You get my drift).

The PEOPLE are NOT aware, they have NOT been educated and there are not enough eyes on this. We can sit and HOPE there won't be another attack and blame Ridge or Bush if IT happens, or WE can do something.
3,819 posted on 06/23/2004 1:29:56 PM CDT by Velveeta

A Big bump!!!

[JustPiper]

Tell it like it should be told my sister!!!

Not enough of the Muslim groups have denounced terrorism though, Vel. I have listened and I am still waiting... It is a disgrace. Even the Taliban decried the 911 hit and Hamas put out a press release against another recent terrorist hit. We know how genuine they are. There are many Islamic lobbying groups within the U.S. -- just for starters, forget about the groups all over the world. Where are these U.S. groups? They are out there protesting the detainment of suspicious jihadi types and the profiling of Muslims (which we do not do enough of, BTW), that's where. They are out there demanding that Muslim women be allowed to skirt our laws by wearing burkas in drivers' license pics. They are not saying we denounce terrorism and want to work with America to stop it.

Sorry, but the U.S. -- as a whole -- hears all the time criticism from the Red Cross, the Vatican, the U.N. and so many others for every move we make. All the while, these same groups let the killing of terrorists groups and the silence of Muslim advocacy groups slide. And, sadly, it goes beyond the U.S. as being above all else and that we should be held to a higher standard at this point. B.S. I don't buy that anymore.

I am sick of it. It is time for good people around the world -- in the world bodies especially -- to start holding the Muslim advocacy groups and the terrorists to higher standards! In fact, aren't the terrorists the ones in need of higher standards?! If the Muslim advocacy groups and the international bodies would start uniting against terrorists instead of slamming America, then maybe we could lick this terrorism problem quicker.

3,827 posted on 06/23/2004 1:47:14 PM CDT by Donna Lee Nardo