Threat Matrix: Daily Terror Threat

Threat Matrix: Daily Terror Threat

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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!

Ramadan terror concerns?
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ATLANTA (CNN) -- As more than one billion Muslims prepare to celebrate Ramadan, terror experts are mixed about whether the holy month is a tool for recruiting terrorists.

Some terrorism experts and Islamic scholars say Ramadan gives extremists an opportunity to enlist new recruits.

"It's a time which can be exploited by radical clerics to motivate individuals into taking action on the basis they are somehow serving their religion," says terror expert M.J. Gohel.

And analysts see another temptation for terrorists: exploiting the Battle of Badr, a symbolic date in Muslim history, which falls near the U.S. presidential election.

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

Link to Thread Nineteen

Terror-Alert.com

"Code Red Implications:
Code Red - Stay Home and Await Word."
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Your welcome Cindy. And I thank you and the whole of TM for being here doing what you do best.

701 posted on 10/17/2004 10:29:53 PM PDT by Imperialist

Well thank you Imperialist.
It's a great team on this thread.

702 posted on 10/17/2004 11:08:54 PM PDT by Cindy

NOTE: THE FOLLOWING TEXT IS AN EXACT QUOTE:
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http://columbia.fbi.gov/pressrel/2004/ricin.htm

U.S. Department of Justice

Federal Bureau of Investigation

Press Release

151 Westpark Boulevard
Columbia, SC 29210

October 14, 2004

REWARD INCREASED IN RICIN MAILINGS

Reward Poster (pdf)

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), United States Postal Inspection Service, and the United States Department of Transportation (DOT), Office of Inspector General is offering an increase in the reward money, now up to $120,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the individual(s) responsible for introducing threatening letters containing ricin into Postal facilities in Greenville, SC, and Chattanooga, TN on October 15, 2003 and October 17, 2003 respectively. Threatening communications inside the envelopes made reference to hours of service regulations in the trucking industry. The author of the threatening letters was seeking repeal of federal regulations which were enacted on January 4, 2004 and mandated more rest and orienting drivers toward a 24 hour work/rest cycle. The regulations will remain in effect until September 30, 2005.

In the first letter, which was typewritten, the author(s)'s claimed that he or she was a fleet owner of a tanker company and demanded that the present laws regarding truck driver hours of service regulations remain unchanged. A type-written message on the exterior of the envelope indicated "caution RICIN POISON Enclosed in sealed container Do not open without proper protection". Inside the envelope was a small, metal vial which contained ricin, a white, granular, potentially deadly poison. The author(s) of this letter claimed to have the ability to make large quantities of ricin and to use this poison if the new hours of service regulations were not repealed by January 4, 2004. The letter was signed "Fallen Angel".

A second letter, addressed to the White House and processed through a postal facility in Chattanooga, Tennessee on October 17, 2003, contained similar threatening language and was directed at the United States Department of Transportation. This second letter threatened to turn "D.C. into a ghost town" if these new "hours of service" regulations went into effect and was signed "Fallen Angel". The author(s) of this letter claimed that the powder on the letter was ricin. The substance contained in the letter was identified as ricin.

Law enforcement authorities are still seeking to develop additional information in this investigation, which has been ongoing for the past year.

Attached to this release is a copy of the updated reward flyer.

Anyone with information concerning the identity of the individual(s) responsible for authoring these threatening letters is requested to contact the FBI toll free at 1-866-839-6241.

Back to Press Releases

703 posted on 10/18/2004 12:38:59 AM PDT by Cindy

704 posted on 10/18/2004 12:41:10 AM PDT by Cindy

705 posted on 10/18/2004 12:44:32 AM PDT by Cindy

http://www.inatoday.com/military%20target%20of%20101804.htm

"MILITARY TARGETED BY GAY ACTIVISTS"

October 18, 2004
By Toby Westerman
Copyright 2004 International News Analysis Today
www.inatoday.com

706 posted on 10/18/2004 12:48:25 AM PDT by Cindy

707 posted on 10/18/2004 2:57:02 AM PDT by Cindy

http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=40973

"Terror-harboring group recruits students at Duke
University hosts organization that supports violent jihad operations"
By Aaron Klein

Posted: October 18, 2004
1:00 a.m. Eastern

708 posted on 10/18/2004 3:06:56 AM PDT by Cindy

709 posted on 10/18/2004 3:12:15 AM PDT by Cindy

http://www.humaneventsonline.com/article.php?id=5366

"How Many Illegal Aliens Will Vote This Year?"

by Joseph A. D'Agostino
Posted Oct 15, 2004

710 posted on 10/18/2004 3:15:21 AM PDT by Cindy

http://www.washingtontimes.com/national/20041018-124854-2279r.htm
October 18, 2004

"Ex-Gitmo detainees return to terror"
ASSOCIATED PRESS

    ARTICLE SNIPPET: "At least seven former prisoners of the United States at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, have returned to terrorism, despite gaining their freedom by signing pledges to renounce violence.
    At least two are believed to have died in fighting in Afghanistan, and a third was recaptured during a raid on a suspected training camp in Afghanistan, said Lt. Cmdr. Flex Plexico, a Pentagon spokesman. Others are at large.
    Additional former detainees have expressed a desire to rejoin the fight, be it against U.N. peacekeepers in Afghanistan, Americans in Iraq or Russians in Chechnya."

711 posted on 10/18/2004 3:21:15 AM PDT by Cindy

I fixed the formatting in post 663, did you read it?

I read it and am amazed the hate we (the US) have generated with some fanatics. Muslim or not.

It's not hard to derail a train, poison someones water, start forest fires or call in bomb threats. The hard part is digging deep enough inside yourself to muster the hate it would take to generate that mentality.

This JackHole that left the post about hot tapping pipeline needs to be hunted down and hot tapped himself. I love Canada but I love this land of the of the brave and home of the free even more and it'll be a cold day in hell that I wont die stopping anyone trying to terrorize my country on my watch!!!!

712 posted on 10/18/2004 4:39:32 AM PDT by bored at work (Stop illitrissy now!)

To: British chick

Our friend EOM (a.k.a Chicken Little) is back, promising attacks within 48 hours. With his track record, don't run to the bunker just yet...
Saturday, October 16, 2004
EOM: 'amerikkka will see fire from skies' Source: EOM & Friends | 12:18:16 AM EST

Again the "hit" deadline has come and gone. . .

713 posted on 10/18/2004 5:13:51 AM PDT by bored at work (Stop illitrissy now!)

10/18/2004 # 1
TerroristWarning.com Headlines 10/18/2004 # 1

TerroristWarning.com Terrorism Headlines 10/18/2004 # 1

TerroristWarning.com Editors Note: We received an incredibly unexpected, and mostly positive response from our readers to our recent editorial comment. Thank you.
After reading through todays links below, if you would like to see what people said, click here http://www.terroristwarning.com/index.php?pageID=1&sp=Editorial+1

National:

[Local6.com] USA - FBI Investigates Possible Bullet Holes On US Airways Plane

http://www.local6.com/news/3823580/detail.html

[The New York Times] USA / IRAN - U.S. in talks with Europe on Iran nuclear deal

"Bush administration is holding talks with its European allies on a possible package of economic incentives for Iran, including access to imported nuclear fuel, in return for suspension of uranium enrichment activities that are suspected to be part of a nuclear arms program,"

http://www.iht.com/articles/543288.htm

[Insight on the News] USA 10/05 - Are The Terror War and The Drug War Merging?

http://www.insightmag.com/news/2004/10/04/Commentary/Are-The.Terror.War.And.The.Drug.War.Merging-741314.shtml

[Xinhua] USA - Possible terror attack before US elections

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2004-10/16/content_2096961.htm

[Toronto Star] CANADA - Suspicious substance forces Barrie school evacuation [ Dozens of students decontaminated ]

http://www.thestar.com/NASApp/cs/ContentServer?pagename=thestar/Layout/Article_Type1&c=Article&cid=1097833557717&call_pageid=968256289824&col=968705899037

[Payson Roundup] USA - Terror alert issued to school bus drivers

",directed bus drivers to "pay particular attention to any unusual activity around school buses; to unusual vehicles; to vehicles repeatedly seen in the vicinity; and, to any vehicles or individuals in unauthorized locations."

http://www.paysonroundup.com/section/frontpage_lead/story/16872

[AP / CarolinaChannel.com] USA - Federal Government Raises Reward in Ricin Case

"The reward for information has gone from $20,000 to $120,000"

http://www.thecarolinachannel.com/news/3824191/detail.html

[Emediawire (Press release)] USA - Homeland Security After the Election [ New Homeland Security Magazine, HSTODAY]

http://www.emediawire.com/releases/2004/10/emw168635.htm

[WHNT] ALABAMA - Patriot Act Sparks Controversy in Huntsville

http://www.whnt19.com/Global/story.asp?S=2441695&nav=1VPtS5cw

[Mother Jones] USA - The Ultimate (Preventable) Catastrophe [ Interview with author on Nuclear Terrorism ]

http://www.motherjones.com/news/qa/2004/10/10_400.html

[Marysville Herald] WASHINGTON - Bomb threat forces Wal-Mart to evacuate for several hours

http://heraldnet.com/stories/04/10/18/loc_bomb001.cfm

[St. Cloud Times] MINNESOTA - Briefly: Man arrested after bomb scare [ HOAX BOMB ]

http://miva.sctimes.com/miva/cgi-bin/miva?CMN/Local/read.mv+20041018042107+13+

International:

[New York Times] IRAQ - 5 Churches Are Attacked; Bombs Kill 4 Servicemen

http://www.nytimes.com/2004/10/17/international/middleeast/17iraq.html

[IOL] IRAQ - Islamic army threatens Italian nationals

http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?sf=2813&art_id=qw1097915404728I623&click_id=2813&set_id=1

[Xinhua] IRAQ - Iraqi police arrest 135 infiltrators from Iran

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2004-10/17/content_2099561.htm

[ArmyTimes.com] IRAQ - Army hospital flooded with Green Zone explosion victims

http://www.armytimes.com/story.php?f=1-292925-453829.php

[AP] IRAQ - State Department Designates Al-Zarqawi Group a Terrorist Organization

http://ap.tbo.com/ap/breaking/MGB8TAVJC0E.html

[AP] IRAQ - Iraqi Police Returning From Jordan Training Course Ambushed, Killed

http://ap.tbo.com/ap/breaking/MGB42WB3F0E.html

[UPI] SAUDI ARABIA - Saudi Arabia claims al Qaida official dead

http://washingtontimes.com/upi-breaking/20041016-091831-2743r.htm

[Pakistan Dawn] SAUDI ARABIA - Saudi forces arrest two militants

http://www.dawn.com/2004/10/17/top16.htm

[Ha'aretz] ISRAEL - PA detonates two car bombs in West Bank

http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/489453.html

[Jerusalem Post] ISRAEL - IDF forces kill 2, thwarting large attack

http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=JPost/JPArticle/ShowFull&cid=1098072900846

[AP] AFGHANISTAN - Two U.S. Soldiers Killed in Southern Afghanistan

http://ap.tbo.com/ap/breaking/MGBJ2IGDD0E.html

[AP] AFGHANISTAN - Three Children, One Policeman Killed in Bomb Attack in Eastern Afghanistan

http://ap.tbo.com/ap/breaking/MGBR8CIID0E.html

[Turkish Press] AFGHANISTAN - Three rockets fired in Afghan capital, at least one injured

http://www.turkishpress.com/turkishpress/news.asp?ID=30926

[AP] HAITI - Heavy Gunfire in Haitian Capital on 10th Anniversary of Aristide's Return From Exile

http://ap.tbo.com/ap/breaking/MGBSSURID0E.html

[Novinite] BULGARIA - Sofia Central Station under Bomb Threat

http://www.novinite.com/newsletter/print.php?id=40399

[PTI] INDIA - 26 bombs, rockets found in Khanna

http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/holnus/002200410152066.htm

[Xinhua] BRAZIL - Brazilian police seize 150 home-made bombs

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2004-10/17/content_2099907.htm

[WorldNetDaily.com] IRAQ - Saddam planned to provide aerial drones to terrorists

"UAVs sought as 'flying bombs' to assassinate Israeli prime minister"

http://worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=40945

[UPI] ISRAEL - Israel's missile alert system operational

http://washingtontimes.com/upi-breaking/20041016-035146-8718r.htm

[Manchester Evening News] UNITED KINGDOM - Hijack poem alert grounds sun jet

http://www.manchesteronline.co.uk/news/s/133/133788_hijack_poem_alert_grounds_sun_jet.html

[Reuters AlertNet] CONGO - Congolese troops retake southern town -government [ Mysterious armed group, 20 killed, 100-200 fled]

http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L16480619.htm

[Reuters] PAKISTAN - Al Qaeda using militants against Musharraf

http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/ISL190902.htm

[Reuters] PAKISTAN - Bomb blast wounds three in Pakistan

http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/ISL278523.htm

[AFP] TURKEY - Turkey arrests suspected far-left militants, seizes explosives

"notorious far-left group suspected of plotting "sensational" bomb attacks"

http://www.turkishpress.com/turkishpress/news.asp?ID=30924

[The Times] UNITED KINGDOM - Territorial Army infiltrated by Al-Qaeda

"giving the Islamic terrorist group potential access to military bases, explosives and fuel dumps"

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2087-1313759,00.html

[ic Ayrshire.co.uk] UNITED KINGDOM - Explosives found at harbour

http://icayrshire.icnetwork.co.uk/news/nationalnews/scottishnews/tm_objectid=14761134&method=full&siteid=73592&headline=explosives-found-at-harbour-name_page.html

[UPI] JAPAN - Small rockets seen as terror risk [ Small commercially available rocket ]

http://washingtontimes.com/upi-breaking/20041015-053653-1448r.htm

[Daily Times] MIDDLE EAST - Arab channels scrap soap on Taliban after Islamist threat

http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=story_17-10-2004_pg7_41

[AP] GERMANY - Germany nabs suspected al-Qaeda financier

http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2004-10-16-al-qaeda-ties_x.htm

[Xinhua] INDONESIA - Bomb found in Indonesia's West Java [ After explosion, BackPack bombs ]

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2004-10/15/content_2095000.htm

[Hindustan Times] BANGLADESH - Is Bangladesh the next Afghanistan?

http://www.hindustantimes.com/news/5922_1061568,0015002200000215.htm

[MSNBC] Islamic holy month of Ramadan begins

http://msnbc.msn.com/id/6253929/

[AP] KENYA - Explosion Wounds at Least Two People at an Airport in Kenya

http://ap.tbo.com/ap/breaking/MGB1T7RCF0E.html

[Hi Pakistan] NORTH KOREA - N Korea holds nuclear weapons

http://www.hipakistan.com/en/detail.php?newsId=en72871&F_catID=&f_type=source

[Xinhua] INDONESIA - 4 sought for Jakarta bombing [ Bomb found at railway station ]

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2004-10/18/content_2104455.htm

714 posted on 10/18/2004 5:15:02 AM PDT by tmp02 (Don't come to the US. We too are dipping our bullets in pig's blood)

Thanks for the article on the school bus drivers.

A few days ago, there were some pics on-line depicting a "drill" with school buses. Just the pics were enough to make one queasy.

715 posted on 10/18/2004 5:18:41 AM PDT by Velveeta

716 posted on 10/18/2004 5:21:45 AM PDT by Velveeta

To: Imperialist; nw_arizona_granny; Calpernia; StillProud2BeFree

Ping to #662 in case you haven't seen this yet.

Quite a threat, Imperialist.....great find.

717 posted on 10/18/2004 5:42:04 AM PDT by Velveeta

To: Donna Lee Nardo

Ping to #663.

Do you remember "Usamah alQariah" listed his location on his IH profile as "water pipes"??

718 posted on 10/18/2004 5:45:38 AM PDT by Velveeta

B.S. or not.....it is disturbing and, as such, should not be ignored.

IMHO

719 posted on 10/18/2004 5:45:48 AM PDT by Rushmore Rocks

Northwest plane evacuated in Fargo, N.D.

10/18/2004, 8:17 a.m. ET
The Associated Press

FARGO, N.D. (AP) — A Northwest Airlines plane was evacuated Monday morning at Hector International Airport after a passenger claimed to have overheard someone mention a bomb, police said.

Sgt. Steve Link said the plane's crew was alerted and passengers were told to leave the plane around 5:30 a.m.

The plane was ready to leave for Minneapolis-St. Paul with more than two dozen passengers. They were instead taken to a secure area where they were questioned by local authorities and representatives of the Transportation Security Administration.

http://www.nj.com/newsflash/national/index.ssf?/base/national-32/1098102246296400.xml&storylist=national

720 posted on 10/18/2004 6:07:25 AM PDT by freeperfromnj

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