Threat Matrix: Daily Terror Threat - Thread SEVENTEEN

World Net Daily ^ | 8-10-04 | Paul Sperry

[JustPiper]

Credit: The Cabal

The title refers to a daily report given to the president of the United States detailing the most serious terrorist threats against the country. To tackle those threats, the government has formed a top-notch task force to infiltrate the terror cells and cut off the danger.

"Every morning, the president receives a list of the top ten terrorist threats - this list is known as the threat matrix."

We here at FR are trying to be in conjunction with the daily reports around the world that involve threats. We try to provide a storehouse of information that takes hours of research.

YOU be the Judge and get informed.


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

Link to Thread Sixteen

With the nation on high alert for al-Qaida terrorists, the Department of Homeland Security is putting its border officers through "etiquette" classes to soften their image and make them less threatening to arriving foreign immigrants, WorldNetDaily has learned.

"God could not be everywhere and therefore he made mothers."
-- Jewish proverb

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




"What good are the color codes at all if we are suddenly hit with a bio or chem attack? There would be no warning and the danger would be instant."

"Code Red Implications
Code Red - Stay Home and Await Word."
by MamaDearest

Meet It!
Greet It!
Defeat It!

[JustPiper]

Blair/Italy/This week?!

My nephew did his navy stint in Sardinia and that is a peak location to attack!

[JustPiper]

As always All4-1 thank you for all the stories you find that are unique!

[JustPiper]

Look at these blurbs , they are reporting as if UBL has released that tape!

http://news.search.yahoo.com/search/news/?p=Saut+al-Jihad+&ei=UTF-8&fr=FP-tab-web-t

[JustPiper]

Don't know if you saw my post on the finale or not, but that last show is what made me say The Grid was no ordinary limited series. It was:
1.To warn us
2.To make us think
3.A plot that had been uncovered with more to come

[JustPiper]

Bump, saved for later read

[JustPiper]

ambulance

~ shudder this was what they used for a bio attack in London on The Grid

[JustPiper]

And Hindu more than ME

[JustPiper]

Geeze...that is unreal!

[JustPiper]

The Parthenon was considered an amphitheater

[nw_arizona_granny]

Jill is changing her site, it appears that there is a threat
to nuke Israel.

[JustPiper]

See but a nickname thats cool LOL
BTW my sis is a reformed liberal this year also, after voting dem for over 20 yrs., I'm so proud of her!

[JustPiper]

Saved for vimvigor read! Bump!

[JustPiper]

I am so hopelessly behind for two days, being involved in the Keyes campaign and here, I have to assimilate 'exhale'
Thanks for your constant support M'Dear!

[JustPiper]

few days ;(

[JustPiper]

Dunno why they would hit Kerry, and when I saw Blair/Italy I got chills

[JustPiper]

Jill, I think Israel will get to them first, the Israeli intel is awesome!

[hummingbird]

Hi, JP! Just got up to this lovely headline:

FDA OKs Drugs to Counter Radiation Attack

Yikes.....and how are you all doing?! I'll look through this thread to find out (before it reaches 1,000's of posts!).

[Cindy]

ON THE NET...

http://www.itshappening.com/showthread.php?t=55004
http://www.google.com/search?q=%22Abu+Hajar%22&hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&filter=0
http://www.google.com/search?q=%22ALQA3EDAH%22&hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&filter=0
http://alqa3edah.ds4a.com/ULTIMATUM.html
http://alqa3edah.uni.cc/
http://members.fortunecity.com/alqa3da/
http://www.terrorpilot.com
http://www.terrorpilot.com/cold-war/
Note: Please note the name "Berlusconi" on this page.
See above url.
http://www.terrorpilot.com/cold-war/main.php
http://www.almijhar.net/gb/comment.php?gb_id=522

[freeperfromnj]

FDA warns of terrorist drug tampering

8/12/2004, 5:42 a.m. ET
By DIEDTRA HENDERSON
The Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — "Cues from chatter" gathered around the world are raising concerns that terrorists might try to attack the domestic food and drug supply, particularly illegally imported prescription drugs, acting Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Lester M. Crawford says.

In an interview with The Associated Press, Crawford said Wednesday that he had been briefed about al-Qaida plans uncovered during recent arrests and raids, but declined further comment about any possible threats.

"While we must assume that such a threat exists generally, we have no specific information now about any al-Qaida threats to our food or drug supply," said Brian Roehrkasse, spokesman for the Homeland Security Department.

Crawford said the possibility of such an attack was the most serious of his concerns about the increase in states and municipalities trying to import drugs from Canada to save money.

"We get our cues from chatter that occurs around the world, which is related to us by the intelligence community, and also from past incidents and things that happened domestically," he said.

Crawford noted the 1982 Tylenol case, in which packages of the extra-strength variety of the leading painkiller were removed from store shelves on Chicago's west side, filled with cyanide and returned to stores for purchase. Seven unsuspecting consumers were killed, and the incident prompted widespread adoption of tamperproof packaging.

"I would think that's something they would be looking at," Crawford said of terrorists. "Nothing like that has happened," he added. "But it is a source of continuing concern."

FDA is under mounting pressure — and faces a lawsuit filed by the state of Vermont — to soften its opposition to importing drugs from Canada, which is seen by many consumers and state and local government officials as a way to shave thousands to millions of dollars from drug bills.

The FDA has held fast, saying it is concerned about the safety and effectiveness of the illegally imported drugs. So far, however, the agency has done little more than issue warning letters. And Crawford said the agency has not decided whether to vigorously defend itself against the Vermont lawsuit.

The agency's jitters about Canadian prescription imports are many. According to Crawford, some drugs are shipped without proper refrigeration, some have the wrong potency and some are counterfeit, lacking active ingredients.

Crawford's top concern is that terrorists could strike at drugs.

He said he was briefed about the al-Qaida threats uncovered by recent arrests and raids. Asked whether the briefing covered potential terror strikes against products the agency regulates — including food and drugs — Crawford declined further comment.

Two recent product tampering episodes the agency faced this summer ended without injury or death.

Baby food, which Crawford said was probably singled out for its "shock" effect, was laced with ground castor beans in Irvine, Calif. The contamination source is unclear; no arrest has been made. Ricin, a deadly toxin, is made from castor beans.

And a shipment of lemons from Argentina allegedly impregnated with an unidentified "harmful biological substance" was barred from entry at the Port of Newark, N.J., on Aug. 6. The U.S. Coast Guard, Homeland Security Department and the FDA worked on the investigation, freezing the lemons to preserve the contaminant.

"There was nothing we could find in there," Crawford said.

On other issues, Crawford said:

•A second review links antidepressants with higher suicide rates among children. While outside observers who have read both reports say they contain enough detail for the FDA to recommend Prozac as the first drug of choice for depressed youths, Crawford said the agency will wait until its advisory committee meets in mid-September to give the FDA an expert basis for action.

•The agency approved two new injectable drugs, pentetate calcium trisodium and pentetate zinc trisodium, that speed the body's ability to rid itself of radioactive contamination. The drugs are the first products approved to treat contamination with plutonium, americium or curium, which could be released by a "dirty" bomb.

•Before year's end, the agency will provide regulations that define low-, reduced- or carbohydrate-free items. The FDA is leaning toward educating the public by highlighting healthier foods with a "starburst" tag or color-coded label.

[freeperfromnj]

Pakistan Arrests Five Al Qaeda Suspects

Aug. 12, 2004 — ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan has arrested five al Qaeda suspects in the last two to three days as part of a month-long crackdown on Osama bin Laden's shadowy network, officials said on Thursday.

Officials said the suspects, whom they declined to identify, were captured in various parts of the country.

It was not clear how senior the suspects were or how many among them were foreigners. An official said one of the five was a South African. He gave no further details.

Reuters reported on Wednesday that two Turkish al Qaeda operatives, believed to be behind an attack on Jewish targets in Istanbul, had been detained in Pakistan.

"These people keep many aliases and it is too early to say whether there is an important target among them," one official said on condition of anonymity.

"They often appear as ordinary people, but during interrogation and investigations they turn out to be real valuable people, big gems," he said.

Pakistan has detained more than 20 people in the last month, including key foreign and local al Qaeda operatives, in a swoop that has led to a security alert in the United States and the arrest of 13 al Qaeda suspects in Britain.

Information Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed confirmed some suspects were arrested, but he refused to give any details.