[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

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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

[Domestic Church]

Applause for 7-Seas on the cyber seas!

[JustPiper]

This is awesome V, wish we could contact them somehow and get them to join us ;)

I sent this onto Laurie!

[Cindy]

Good article.
No, I don't know them.
I do know of them through the media.