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

[SlowBoat407]

Waaay too many of these things happening. Have the school systems compared notes at all?

[Velveeta]

I sure hope so.

[appalachian_dweller]

Good morning folks. Nothing unusual to report in my area. Nice and quiet.

[Godzilla]

Something to keep your antennii alert to over the remainder of the month.

The Australian government warned that it had received specific intelligence suggesting an imminent terrorist attack in Indonesia, possibly targeting a Hilton hotel.
http://www.turkishpress.com/world/news.asp?id=041215120912.mfiitztp.xml

[Velveeta]

Italy's Berlusconi is at the White House.

Now on live, press conference on FOX news.

[bored at work]

Was that fertilizer truck with 2,000 gallons of liquid Anhydrous Ammonia ever recovered? Stolen last month . . .

[SlowBoat407]

We a people realizes the greatness of the Islamic civilization and boast of it

WHAT civilization????

[all4one]

Hi Indie.....a 6.7 today about 20 miles from Georgetown, in the Cayman Islands....

[Indie]

ouch..a biggun..thanks fer the ping!

[little jeremiah]

Bookmark, and Merry Christmas to all!

[appalachian_dweller]

>> Was that fertilizer truck with 2,000 gallons of liquid Anhydrous Ammonia ever recovered? <<

Not that I'm aware of. Neither has the stolen propane or the fuel truck that was stolen a couple months back.

All these stolen explosives are pieces of the puzzle. What I'm expecting:
· coordinated truck bombings of large buildings
· smaller bombings or chemical attacks on shopping malls and subway facilities
· bombing attacks on infrastructure targets such as electrical sub-stations and railway (freight) facilities
· cities hit with 'dirty' bombs (While not causing much damage it will cause major panic for those that do not understand them. TMers should not that dirty bombs are the least of our worries.)

I further expect these bombings and attacks to go on for 3-5 days. That will terrorize the sheeple, which is exactly what the jihadis want.

Shopping malls will give the jihadis their high body count. Hits on the infrastructure will cause major damage to the economy, which is another one of their goals.

One of the major reasons I moved to Berryville is to be far enough away from dense populations where panic will cause chaos and chaos will get more folks killed. I have the means to survive without utilities for an indefinite period. I picked my new place with survival in mind.

[appalachian_dweller]

TMers should not = TMers should know

Still missed it after proof reading twice. Arrrrgh!!

[appalachian_dweller]

And a Very Merry Christmas back at cha' there little j! Thanks!

[all4one]

Link to Info.

[freeperfromnj]

Newark airport screeners spot — then lose — fake bomb

12/15/2004, 12:16 p.m. ET
By WAYNE PARRY
The Associated Press

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Baggage screeners at Newark Liberty International Airport spotted — and then lost — a fake bomb planted in luggage by a supervisor during a training exercise.

Despite an hours-long search Tuesday night, the bag, containing a fake bomb complete with wires, a detonator and a clock, made it onto an Amsterdam-bound flight. It was recovered by airport security officials in Amsterdam when the flight landed several hours later.

"This really underscores the importance of the TSA's ongoing training exercises," said Ann Davis, a spokeswoman for the Transportation Security Administration, the agency responsible for screening passengers and baggage for weapons and explosives. "At no time did the bag pose a threat and at no time was anyone in danger."

The incident at Terminal C was only the latest embarrassment for federal screeners at Newark Liberty International, one of the airports from which some of the Sept. 11, 2001 hijackers took off.

In October, The Star-Ledger of Newark reported that screeners missed one in four fake explosives and weapons in secret weekly tests conducted throughout the summer by TSA agents.

Screeners there also have been plagued by problems with absenteeism.

In Tuesday night's test, a TSA supervisor secretly placed the bomb, which was designed to resemble the plastic explosive Semtex, inside a bag that was put through screening machines, Davis said.

A baggage screening machine sounded an alarm, but workers somehow lost track of the bag, which was then loaded onto the Continental Airlines flight that was due to take off around 6 p.m.

Despite the incident, no flights were delayed and the terminal remained open.

The Newark incident closely resembled another embarrassing incident last week in France, where security officials lost a bag containing real explosives that were being used to train bomb-sniffing dogs. That led French authorities to prohibit using live explosives in future tests.

Davis said the TSA is still investigating how screeners lost track of the bag.

"It was an error that the bag was not intercepted before it was loaded," she said, adding it was too soon to say if anyone would be disciplined for the failure.

[Cindy]

This is on the front page of the FBI.gov web page today. It discusses infragard.
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http://www.fbi.gov

PARTNERSHIPS PROTECTING AMERICA
InfraGard: FBI and Private Sector Join to Safeguard Critical Infrastructures


It's the summer of 2003. The MsBlaster worm is unleashed in cyberspace and quickly spreads around the globe. At least a half million computers worldwide are infected, slowing performance and causing some systems to continually reboot. In the U.S., a department of motor vehicles office in one state is forced to close. In Canada, an airline carrier’s check-in system crashes.


It's the twenty-first century: a globalized, systems-driven, networked age. Our job is to prevent attacks—both physical and electronic—against critical infrastructure: banks … hospitals … telecommunications systems … emergency services … water and food supplies … the Internet … transportation networks … postal services … and other major industries that have a profound impact on our lives.


Precisely the point of an eight-year-old alliance between the FBI and the public called InfraGard. Our program has over 14,800 private sector members spread across 84 local chapters nationwide. That's more than the total number of FBI Agents.


These partners represent the full sweep of infrastructure experts in local communities: business executives, entrepreneurs, military and government officials, computer security professionals, academia, state and local law enforcement, and any concerned citizens.


The essence of the partnership is information and intelligence sharing. FBI Agents assigned to each chapter bring meaningful news and information to the table: threat alerts and warnings, vulnerabilities, investigative updates, overall threat assessments, case studies, and more. Our private sector partners—who own and operate some 85 percent of the nation's critical infrastructures—share expertise, strategies, and most importantly, leads and information that help us track down criminals and terrorists.


Here’s a sampling of what local chapters do to protect critical infrastructure:


Philadelphia: Developed the Cyber Incident Detection and Data Analysis Center project, which is creating an automated cyber attack early warning system to centralize information on online threats from participating organizations nationwide.

Las Vegas: Helped us capture a criminal who used his employer’s computer system to embezzle more than $150,000.

Los Angeles: Participated in a two-day, nationwide simulated terrorist attack training exercise with law enforcement and first responders.

San Francisco: Trained our agents to identify and stop sophisticated programs that hackers use to infiltrate computers.

Vermont: Offers free classes to teach local residents how to protect themselves from online threats.



Interested in joining InfraGard? Membership is open to U.S. citizens, following an FBI record check. For details, visit the InfraGard website.


Link: InfraGard

[Cindy]

Yep.

[Cindy]

OFF TOPIC...

FIEDOR REPORT ON THE NEWS by Doug Fiedor: "HAPPY BIRTHDAY BILL OF RIGHTS" (December 12, 2004)

[Cindy]

I don't see anyone raising their hands.