Threat Matrix: Daily Terror Threat

Is this a different threat against Italy or a duplicate?

'Pull out of Iraq or we attack' threat
August 16, 2004 - 6:30AM

An Islamist group has threatened to attack Italy and the Netherlands if they do not withdraw troops from Iraq, according to an Internet statement posted today.

The threat from a group calling itself Islamic Tawhid was posted as a deadline set by another Islamist militant group, Abu Hafs al-Masri Brigades, for a pullout by Italian troops expired.

It was not possible to verify the authenticity of the latest statement which was posted on an Islamist Web site.

"We are ready and waiting for the right time to shake all European states which sent troops to Iraq, and advise the Dutch to withdraw troops from Iraq or we will not be responsible for what happens," Islamic Tawhid said.

Addressing Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, it said: "You have challenged the soldiers of Islam, so expect an Islamic earthquake."

Islamic Tawhid has previously threatened to turn Iraq into a "hell" for Salvadorean troops if the Central American nation goes ahead with plans to send a new contingent.

Abu Hafs al-Masri Brigades, which claims ties to al-Qaeda, had called on its fighters to hit "all targets" in Italy after its August 15 deadline for Italian troops to quit Iraq was ignored. Italy has said it takes the threats seriously.

http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/08/16/1092508309709.html?oneclick=true

2,061 posted on 08/15/2004 5:04:27 PM PDT by Honestly (There is nothing so likely to produce peace as to be well prepared to meet the enemy.)

2,062 posted on 08/15/2004 5:19:42 PM PDT by TruthNtegrity ("No man works harder for his money than he who marries it.")

I would have to search the sites of interest to see if the original threat was updated. I'll look around tonight.

2,063 posted on 08/15/2004 5:22:49 PM PDT by Cindy

2,064 posted on 08/15/2004 5:24:31 PM PDT by Honestly (There is nothing so likely to produce peace as to be well prepared to meet the enemy.)

To: Old Sarge; JohnathanRGalt; freeperfromnj; jerseygirl; All

http://internet-haganah.us/harchives/002513.html
"ABUALBUKHARY.NET: ACTIVE AND IN PARSIPPANY"
August 15, 2004

2,065 posted on 08/15/2004 5:25:35 PM PDT by Cindy

Cosco and Hutchison Whampoa go hand in hand re: control of Panama Canal:

http://www.insightmag.com/main.cfm?include=detail&storyid=209227

http://www.conservativeusa.org/pansurrender.htm

China controls AQ, somehow. China supplied Nukes to PAKISTAN after all. I wonder if the Panama Canal is actually the southern boarder AQ talks about crossing. Panama Canal is quite a bit further North than the Tri-border Region of Brazil, Argentina, and Paraguay:

http://www.nti.org/e_research/e3_16a.html

Been away for a few days, need to catch up on the thread, thanks for all you do here.

2,066 posted on 08/15/2004 5:27:57 PM PDT by Imperialist

You're very welcome.

2,067 posted on 08/15/2004 5:28:30 PM PDT by Cindy

This is unbelieveable (literally) after the article yesterday stating that this guy refused to participate with an Israeli. He's still due to receive a $125,000 purse???

Iranian under investigation after Israeli boycott threat
Officials suspect Miresmaeili of intentionally failing weigh-in

Monday, August 16, 2004

In Tehran, meanwhile, Iranian President Mohammad Khatami as well as the media were heaping praise of their fighter saying his protest was justified.

Miresmaeili, 23, who carried his country's flag in Friday's opening ceremony, came to the weigh-in early Sunday but tipped the scale over the limit of 66 kilograms.

He was two kilograms overweight, a source told AFP.

"The IJF is very surprised that such an elite player could not manage to make his weight," Brousse said.

"Maybe he has a diet problem. Maybe he could have had some problems in preparation. We have to know more about it," he said. "If a decision has to be made, a decision will be made."

Heavily favored Miresmaeili, who could have become the first Iranian to win an Olympic judo medal, was drawn to take on Vaks in the first round, but was reportedly refusing to fight as a gesture of support for the Palestinian cause.

Vaks said he felt sorry for the Iranian whom, he said, was forced to opt out of the match because of national policy.

In Tehran on Saturday, it was reported that Miresmaeili was still due to receive a $115,000-dollar cash purse set aside by the Iranian authorities for gold medal winners.(snip)

Meanwhile, Khatami came out in support of Miresmaeili.

"The great act of our self-sacrificing champion, Arash Miresmaeili, who gave up the Olympic medal in protest of massacre, terrorism and usurpation will be recorded among our national glories," Khatami said, cited by state television (snip)

http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=10&categ_id=2&article_id=7361

2,068 posted on 08/15/2004 5:36:34 PM PDT by Honestly (There is nothing so likely to produce peace as to be well prepared to meet the enemy.)

To: JohnathanRGalt

http://internet-haganah.us/harchives/002514.html
INTERNET-HAGANAH.US: "FREEARABVOICE.ORG AND AEL-NL.ORG MOVE TO CANADA"
August 15, 2004

2,069 posted on 08/15/2004 5:37:08 PM PDT by Cindy

To: Imperialist; JustPiper; All

2,070 posted on 08/15/2004 5:47:15 PM PDT by Lucy Lake

China controls AQ, somehow.
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I keep saying it will be like the Rapter's strategy in Jurassic Park. One would decoy full frontal attention, while 2 came in from each side or from behind. China or N. Korea and Russia, with AQ decoying our full attention and efforts.

2,071 posted on 08/15/2004 5:53:20 PM PDT by BriarBey

Interesting, thank you.

2,072 posted on 08/15/2004 6:00:14 PM PDT by Velveeta

She was very fortunate. Glad to hear it!

2,073 posted on 08/15/2004 6:01:53 PM PDT by Velveeta

Lufthansa Plane Makes Emergency Landing
August 15, 2004, 6:12 PM EDT

BUDAPEST, Hungary -- A Lufthansa airplane flying from Turkey to Germany safely made an emergency landing Sunday in Budapest after an anonymous bomb threat was received, police said.

Lufthansa Flight 3341 from Istanbul landed safely at Ferihegy Airport at 3:15 p.m. after the pilot requested an unscheduled landing, said Viktoria Kovacs, a spokeswoman for the Hungarian National Police.

Kovacs said security personnel did not find any bombs or explosive devices on the Airbus A321, and that the plane would be allowed to continue on to Germany.

The airline said 169 passengers and six crew were on board, but Hungarian police put the number of passengers at 172.

The airline was alerted in Istanbul about a possible bomb threat and made the emergency landing as a precaution, Lufthansa spokesman Thomas Ellerbeck told The Associated Press in Germany.

http://www.newsday.com/news/nationworld/world/wire/sns-ap-hungary-emergency-landing,0,98079,print.story?coll=sns-ap-world-headlines

2,074 posted on 08/15/2004 6:13:50 PM PDT by Honestly (There is nothing so likely to produce peace as to be well prepared to meet the enemy.)

To: Velveeta; JustPiper; Cindy; All

I want to see the pics, don't you?!

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Terrorism: Leads From a Laptop

Newsweek

Aug. 23 issue - As frightening as the recent terror warnings about attacks on the homeland have been, U.S. intelligence officials are still stumped by one key question: did any of the plots represent live threats or had Al Qaeda shelved the plans long ago? Raids in Pakistan and Britain over the past few weeks led to a windfall of intelligence about terrorist cells, operations and tradecraft. The major bonanza was a computer and related gear seized from captured Qaeda fixer Muhammed Neem Noor Khan—who, U.S. officials tell NEWSWEEK, was in at least indirect contact with Osama bin Laden. It was from Khan's computer disks that the Feds learned about plans to attack major financial targets in New York and Washington. But intel officials also revealed that the operatives cased the potential targets more than three years ago, suggesting the plot may not have been active.

What they have not disclosed, NEWSWEEK has learned, was intelligence that strongly suggested terrorists were actively planning to strike somewhere in Britain. Sources say Khan and Babar Ahmad, a cousin in London who ran pro-bin Laden Web sites, had recently exchanged messages about such an operation. The plotters apparently researched numerous targets, but none in depth, suggesting they had not made any final decision or that, in the words of a senior U.S. law-enforcement official, "They were very flexible." (The method of attack is unclear.) Sources close to the case say that Ahmad—who was arrested by British authorities on a U.S. extradition warrant earlier this month—recently quit his job and moved to sell his house in South London, possibly in preparation for leaving the country. (Ahmad's lawyers failed to respond to requests for comment.) A British official acknowledged that authorities were aware of possible plots but said "there is no specific identification of targets—either individuals or locations."

British authorities have spent nearly two weeks questioning several other suspects, one of whom is Esa al-Hindi, the high-level Qaeda operative who is believed to have written some of the surveillance reports of financial buildings in New York and Washington that were found in Khan's computer. U.S. officials say al-Hindi is the author of a jihad recruitment book published in Birmingham, England, which describes him as a Hindu convert who once served as an instructor in an Afghan training camp. A representative of the publisher told NEWSWEEK he met al-Hindi once, and that he was short and spoke with a London accent.

U.S. officials, NEWSWEEK has learned, have ***PHOTOS OF AL-HINDI*** that they are eager to make public and show to employees in the cased buildings, hoping to jog memories, especially about possible accomplices. But they have so far been blocked from doing so by British authorities who say such premature publicity could blow their case. British law requires that al-Hindi and other suspects be released or charged early this week—at which time the photos are likely to be released.

—Mark Hosenball, Sarah Sennott, Stryker Mcguire and Michael Isikoff

© 2004 Newsweek, Inc.

URL: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5709166/site/newsweek/

2,075 posted on 08/15/2004 6:15:36 PM PDT by Donna Lee Nardo

Amen.

and thank you...

2,076 posted on 08/15/2004 6:15:39 PM PDT by Velveeta

2,077 posted on 08/15/2004 6:18:16 PM PDT by Velveeta

Aaron is quite a guy!

2,078 posted on 08/15/2004 6:22:48 PM PDT by Velveeta

2,079 posted on 08/15/2004 6:23:37 PM PDT by WestCoastGal ("How do the gauges look?" -Jr "They're silver and they all have nice little red needles…" GO JR!!!!!)

Thanks Grizz. It's amazing via these webcams to see so many places throughout the world.

2,080 posted on 08/15/2004 6:26:56 PM PDT by Velveeta

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