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Threat Matrix: Daily Terror Threat - Thread Twenty

Posted on 10/12/2004 8:58:00 PM PDT by nwctwx

Threat Matrix: Daily Terror Threat

Thread Twenty

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The Threat Matrix

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."
From Tm'er and Freeper ~MamaDearest~

Cindy's Links of Interest

Threat Matrix "TM'er" Tips

ExSoldier's Invaluable Tips

TM Code of Conduct

Godzilla's Summaries

TM's 'Be on the Lookout'

nwctwx's Highlighted Links

TOPICS: News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: terror; threat; threatmatrix

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To: MamaDearest

They Googled him first?
That's interesting.

981 posted on 10/20/2004 3:59:04 AM PDT by Cindy

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To: All

982 posted on 10/20/2004 4:04:42 AM PDT by Cindy

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To: Old Sarge; JohnathanRGalt; yonif; LayoutGuru2; fullwave; ganeshpuri89; All

INFO PING for a long list of ON THE NET links:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1243381/posts?page=982#982

983 posted on 10/20/2004 4:09:45 AM PDT by Cindy

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To: MamaDearest

Thanks for the ping.

984 posted on 10/20/2004 4:22:00 AM PDT by Labyrinthos

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To: Cindy

Where do you find these sites, can you read them and are they safe to visit?

985 posted on 10/20/2004 4:28:22 AM PDT by bored at work (Stop illitrissy now!)

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To: Cindy

I have GOT to learn Arabic!

986 posted on 10/20/2004 4:53:41 AM PDT by bored at work (Stop illitrissy now!)

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http://washingtontimes.com/national/20041019-103107-5967r.htm

CIA backs away from Al Qaeda tip

A CIA informant provided false information about an impending al Qaeda attack, but other intelligence sources reveal that the danger of a major strike by the group close to the upcoming elections is real, U.S. officials said.
"We are concerned because a number of different threat reports we've received over the past few months indicate terrorists plan to disrupt the democratic process," said one official with access to intelligence reports.
Officials said that since the spring, numerous information sources, both electronic and human, have indicated that al Qaeda is planning a major attack on the United States or on U.S. targets abroad before the Nov. 2 election.
But officials said several threat reports from April and May have been found to be "a deception" designed to fool U.S. intelligence agencies.
The bogus source made statements that were determined by intelligence officials to have been "not credible," the officials said.
The bogus source said al Qaeda wanted to affect the democratic process in the United States just as an affiliated group did by bombing trains in Madrid on March 11. The attack, three days before the Spanish elections, killed 191 persons and prompted Spaniards to vote out of power a pro-American, conservative government.
The source had no indication of when or how that would be done, or by whom. There have been no recent intelligence reports of al Qaeda plans for attacks.
However, several other sources of intelligence indicated that al Qaeda is planning to disrupt the elections, officials said.
A second official said that the intelligence stating that a major attack is coming was derived from a variety of sources and that the false report has not led to changes in current threat assessments.
"Is there still reason to be concerned that al Qaeda is interested in attacking the homeland? Absolutely," the official said.
As for the false source, the second official said intelligence always comes from sources of varying reliability.
"We get lots of information; some of it is reliable, and some of it's not so reliable," the official said.
No plans exist to raise the national alert level beyond the heightened (yellow) threat levels. In August, the threat of attack was raised to high (orange) for financial centers in New York, northern New Jersey and Washington.
"We have no plans to raise the threat level based on current threat assessments," said Brian Roehrkasse, a spokesman for the Homeland Security Department.
Information about a terrorist attack was obtained after several key arrests of al Qaeda members in Britain and Pakistan, including one member whose laptop computer revealed secret about al Qaeda plans.
Officials also dismissed the worries expressed by Sen. Mark Dayton, Minnesota Democrat, who announced Oct. 15 that he was closing his Washington office because of threats of a terrorist attack in the Capitol.
A CIA briefing to lawmakers discussed a "worst-case" scenario of a terrorist attack, but gave no specific indication of an attack. The CIA assessment was "pure analysis" based on uncorroborated-threat reports of what would happen if al Qaeda conducted a major attack, one official said.

987 posted on 10/20/2004 5:27:59 AM PDT by tmp02 (Don't come to the US. We too are dipping our bullets in pig's blood)

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To: tmp02

Price of Gold on the rise.

$423.90

FYI

988 posted on 10/20/2004 5:40:16 AM PDT by buckrat

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To: nwctwx

Osama bin Laden's al-Qaida organization.

Sounds like they should register with the Better Business Bureau!

989 posted on 10/20/2004 5:49:14 AM PDT by angcat

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To: Cindy

When do you find time to sleep?

990 posted on 10/20/2004 6:15:21 AM PDT by Velveeta

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To: buckrat

Ya. I was just looking at that...you beat me to posting the price!

Gold = $424.30
USD = $86.53

991 posted on 10/20/2004 6:19:58 AM PDT by tmp02 (Don't come to the US. We too are dipping our bullets in pig's blood)

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FBI Investigating Punctures In US Airways Jets

Charlotte, N.C. (AP) - Puncture holes were found in the bellies of two US Airways jets at Charlotte/Douglas International Airport, which the FBI (website) said was not likely caused by normal wear and tear.

Officials said the punctures discovered Monday morning during routine visual inspections are similar to damage recently found on another US Airways jet in Florida.(snip)
http://www.wjla.com/news/stories/1004/181738.html

992 posted on 10/20/2004 6:49:03 AM PDT by Velveeta

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To: Cindy

Credit to Neosgirl at TB2K.

Do you have these, Cindy?

http://www.b6aa.com/006/kayal002.jpg

Warning graphic!

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http://img94.exs.cx/img94/7436/image44.jpg
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993 posted on 10/20/2004 7:16:32 AM PDT by Velveeta

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To: Velveeta

You have got to see this video - this is the best 527 ad and has a girl whose mother was killed on 9-11 talking about why GWB needs to be re-elected, that he is the most powerful man around and is working to keep her safe.

http://www.ashleysstory.com/

994 posted on 10/20/2004 7:29:00 AM PDT by 4thygipper

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To: Velveeta

Looks like two more small plane crashes today. From IPN. Don Scott Field is the airport for Ohio State University.

Columbus Ohio - Airport Alert - Don Scott Field - Alert 2. E,R,M, Crash (Not sure what an E,R,M, Crash is)

Florida - Walton County - Aircraft Down - Choctawhatchee Bay - Rescue boats on scene - debris site of Air Heart 1 helo - active area search for survivors.

995 posted on 10/20/2004 7:49:46 AM PDT by hankbrown

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To: hankbrown

Sheesh. Here's another.

Idaho

Crews look for two men in missing jet
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2002067803_plane20m.html

996 posted on 10/20/2004 8:03:19 AM PDT by Velveeta

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All these small planes going down does seem unusual. Not sure what to make of it....yet.

Thanks for the reports folks.

997 posted on 10/20/2004 8:25:04 AM PDT by appalachian_dweller (Threat Level: SEVERE {due to Ramadan} -- Basic list of survival gear @ my FR Homepage)

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To: Velveeta

" Puncture holes were found in the bellies of two US Airways jets at Charlotte/Douglas
International Airport, which the FBI (website) said was not likely caused by normal wear and tear."

Bullet holes? Any info about the size of these *punctures*?

998 posted on 10/20/2004 8:53:03 AM PDT by Domestic Church (AMDG...)

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To: Velveeta

Now that's scary ...

999 posted on 10/20/2004 9:17:02 AM PDT by JellyJam (Headline of the year: "The Painful Truth: All the World Terrorists Are Muslims!")

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To: Domestic Church

US Airways has a lot of disgruntled employees right now.

1,000 posted on 10/20/2004 9:18:56 AM PDT by ironcitymike

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