Threat Matrix: Daily Terror Threat - Thread Twenty-Two

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Threat Matrix: Daily Terror Threat

Thread Twenty-Two (Index)

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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!

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Connect these dots, now
Full Story

"We should have secured the Mexican border."

That could be the pitiful lament we hear from negligent U.S. officials if Al Qaeda pulls off an attack on the United States using weapons of mass destruction smuggled across our southern frontier.

Were that horrendous event to happen, leaders in the administration and Congress would be justly hit with the same question that was perhaps unjustly cast at them and their predecessors after the unprecedented Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks: Why didn't they connect the dots?

Related:
Bordering on Nukes?
'Bin Laden has fatwa for nuclear attack'
Jihadists Anticipate Imminent Nuclear Strike Against U.S.

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

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Threat Matrix "TM'er" Tips	Link to Thread Twenty-One "Code Red Implications: Code Red - Stay Home and Await Word." From Tm'er and Freeper ~MamaDearest~	Cindy's Links of Interest
TM Code of Conduct		ExSoldier's Invaluable Tips
TM's 'Be on the Lookout'		Godzilla's Summaries
Threat Matrix Book List		Arabic Image Links

[riri]

Another possibility is that they intend to invade Iraq, regardless of what happens to their nuclear program

Makes you wonder what is going on "behind the curtain". If we could somehow, provoke Iran into attacking, we would seem justified in taking out their nuclear operations.

[JustPiper]

had a dream about April 4

[JustPiper]

would you post this on NoE also?

[JustPiper]

$1.99?!

When will Germans and French realise it is THEIR countries that are the liars and thieves, crooks and sponsor/fund terror?!

[JustPiper]

I just love your posts!

[JustPiper]

I couldn't find the mall explosion?

Found this:
Terrorists: 'Where Are The Americans?'
Attackers Stormed Into Compound On Monday

Dec 7, 2004 4:09 pm US/Eastern
JIDDAH, Saudi Arabia (AP) The militants stormed into the compound's inner courtyard, firing their guns from behind trees, bursting into offices and shouting: "Where are the Americans? Where are the Americans?"
http://cbsnewyork.com/topstories/topstories_story_342161220.html

Ah found it in search:
Explosion Rocks Area Mall
Power Knocked Out, Closing Stores
(Stamford)
http://cbsnewyork.com/siteSearch/topstoriesny_story_341173531.html

[JustPiper]

prayers for 4 Firefighters still hospitalized

[JustPiper]

Was thinking this very thing with 1/3 of our uniforms downtown

[crabbie]

Any problems with local union contracts associated with the bank?

[crabbie]

I guess the plumbers' union remark doesn't make ssense in light of your Hamas info. I am catching up and reading the posts backwards.

[crabbie]

A gift basket sent by whom?

[little jeremiah]

What kind?

[appalachian_dweller]

Heading back over the mountain place mark. I really love living in the country. Folks are friendly and trusting. Seems rare in this day and age.

Nite folks. Stay safe.

[Lucy Lake]

Quote of the Day.

Islam: We're a Religion of Peace and WE'LL KILL YOU TO PROVE IT!


37 posted on 12/07/2004 3:03:28 PM MST by Prime Choice

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1296439/posts

[freeperfromnj]

Will do JP. Any word on possible causes for the Chicago fire?

[ExSoldier]

Excellent analysis, as usual 'Zilla. Thanks. I hope your surgery goes well, I shall pray on the matter. I wonder....things are so quiet here, and hopping overseas. Is our quiet the calm before the storm? Haven't we been saying here in the TM that any action or strikes here on home soil will first be initiated overseas? Wonder if this may be the opening volleys? Today was supposed to be a potential attack window with both the Pearl Harbor anniversary and the opening day of Hannauka. I personally don't think that such dating is going to reveal an actual attack. They'll strike when they're good and ready, not on some significant date for any one of their enemies.

I also completely agree with your assessment on their attack MO not including strikes against our food supplies both because it's not spectacular or violent enough....but also because I suspect they lack the technical expertise to carry off such an action at the operational level.

Somewhere in AQ there is sufficient science skills to engineer such an operation, but the front line terrorists are simply not the scientists with the requisite skill levels. Thank God.

[DAVEY CROCKETT]

Does anyone remember all the fires we were having months ago? I think they have started again. Check your local news for strip malls etc.

Recent Government Car Fires May Be Linked
Seven Similar Fires Occured in Three Counties

POSTED: 4:32 pm EST December 7, 2004
UPDATED: 6:00 pm EST December 7, 2004

WASHINGTON -- Fire investigators in three jurisdictions are trying to determine if someone is deliberately setting fire to government cars used by military recruiters.

Monday, three government vehicles were found burned outside a military recruiting office on Georgia Avenue in Silver Spring, Md. A similar incident occurred outside a military recruiting office in Fairfax, Va., last Monday, when a car parked near a recruiting station on Richmond Highway was burned.

http://www.nbc4.com/news/3979089/detail.html

[all4one]

And the winner for the cause of the 470,00+ gallons oil spill into the Delaware river is...drum roll please:

Pipe Blamed for Oil Spill (Philadelphia/New Jersey - Delaware River - 12/7/04)

December 7, 2004 — A big, rusty pipe resting on the bottom of the Delaware River in an area that the government is supposed to keep free of obstructions apparently caused the gash in the tanker ship that spilled tens of thousands of gallons of thick crude oil last week, Coast Guard officials said Tuesday.

Extensive sonar tests turned up something suspicious on the river bed over the weekend, and divers on Sunday found the 15-foot, U-shaped pipe, half-buried in mud. Investigators found fresh gouges on it, and paint scrapings that matched samples taken from the ship's hull.

The pipe, believed to be made of cast iron, protruded about three feet from the river bottom and was found about 700 feet from the Citgo Petroleum Corp. refinery in Paulsboro, N.J. The Athos I was heading there when it listed to one side and began gushing oil after an uneventful, weeklong trip from Venezuela.

The Nov. 26 spill killed wildlife, disrupted shipping, and spread oil along 70 miles of the waterway that separates New Jersey from Pennsylvania and Delaware. The cleanup is expected to cost millions of dollars and take many months.

Coast Guard Capt. John Sarubbi said Tuesday that investigators don't know what the pipe is, where it came from, or how long it had been on the river bottom. He said the pipe measured three-feet by four-feet wide and had two broken brackets on it, as if it had been torn from its original location.

"We need to get the pipe up and do some further examination," he said.

The U.S. Attorney in Newark, N.J., has opened an investigation into whether someone could be held criminally responsible for the spill, Sarubbi said.

The single-hull tanker was being pushed by tugboats toward the refinery when the pipe tore two gashes in its hull, authorities said. One of the rips was six feet long.

An undetermined amount of oil was released. Some 473,000 gallons of crude are unaccounted for, although investigators believe much of it may still be in compartments inside the ship.

The pipe was found in the Mantua Creek anchorage, a federally controlled area that is supposed to accommodate ships with drafts of up to 40 feet. The Athos I had a draft of 36½ feet, officials said.

Many vessels have passed over the same spot in recent months without striking the pipe. Authorities said they don't know why the Athos I hit it, while others missed, but stressed that the ship was being handled properly when the accident occurred. The Army Corps of Engineers, which is responsible for keeping the area free of silt and dangerous objects, surveys the anchorage twice a year to make sure the water is deep enough. The last survey, concluded in June, found no sign of the pipe, said Corps spokesman Merv Brokke.......

Link to Full Article

[DAVEY CROCKETT]

No tin foil. Lack of MSN in the south. That is a big bank it may have some effect in the big picture.

[DAVEY CROCKETT]

Thanks much I would be more clueless with out you. LOL