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

[Cindy]

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE - Travel Warning: "INDONESIA"

http://travel.state.gov/travel/indonesia_warning.html

[MamaDearest]

Iran making nuclear powder

[Cindy]

Thanks Mama Dearest.
That is interesting.
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http://www.spacewar.com/2004/041221165956.l6qffg49.html

 WAR.WIRE
"Iran makes uranium powder but not violating nuclear freeze - diplomats"



ARTICLE SNIPPET: "VIENNA (AFP) Dec 21, 2004
Iran is making a uranium powder that is a key first step in the enrichment process that can make nuclear weapons but is not in violation of a nuclear freeze agreed with the EU, diplomats said Tuesday.

Iran is finishing for technical reasons sensitive nuclear activities it started before the freeze began November 22, with the process going slowly due to mechanical problems but expected to be finished by February, diplomats said."

[Cindy]

ON THE NET...

http://members.hostedscripts.com/top.cgi?user=ila000
http://www.alkaleej.com/upload/files/pWepkyCc/meshawer.gif
meshawir@hotmail.com

[Cindy]

ON THE NET...

"www.2hot2cool.com/3/meshawir/english.html"

meshawir@hotmail.com

"www.cyberturf.com/meshawir/english.html"

meshawir@hotmail.com

"www.haywired.com/meshawir/english.html"

meshawir@hotmail.com

"www.homepagez.com/meshawir/english.html"

meshawir@hotmail.com

[Cindy]

OFF TOPIC...


http://www.bardstown.com/~mtipton/christmas/singwe.htm

)Note: Yes, this is a safe link to open.)

[Cindy]

WTOP.com
http://www.wtop.com


http://www.wtop.com/?sid=369682&nid=25
"I-395 in Virginia Shut Down"
Updated: Wednesday, Dec. 22, 2004 - 4:49 AM


ARTICLE SNIPPET: "ARLINGTON, Va. - A tanker trucker flipped over and exploded on Interstate 395 northbound just past the Pentagon and across from Pentagon City Mall."

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http://www.foxnews.com
http://www.cnn.com

[Cindy]

INFO PING:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1282666/posts?page=4007#4007

[Cindy]

Note: The following text is an exact quote:
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http://www.jihadwatch.org/archives/2004/12/004398print.html

December 21, 2004


Islamic Jihad accuses Pentagon of shutting down its websites


Kudos to the Pentagon. From China's Xinhuanet, with thanks to the Constantinopolitan Irredentist:

GAZA, Dec. 21 (Xinhuanet) -- The radical Palestinian Islamic Jihad movement accused on Tuesday the US Pentagon of shutting down its websites on the Internet.

The movement's media office condemned the American action, saying "several similar actions were pursued against the movement's websites as to keep the Palestinian voice silent."


Meanwhile, a Ukrainian company that hosts the movement's websites had apologized in a message for not being able to host the movement's websites, that contains news and photos supporting the Palestinian resistance.


The company said the move was taken as a direct request from the Pentagon.



"Resistance" in this case, of course, means the propagation of the jihad ideology and glorification of the mass murder of innocent civilians.
Posted at December 21, 2004 08:34 AM

[Cindy]

http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/1204/122004c1.htm

December 20, 2004

"Report finds foreigners defeat border security with stolen passports"


By Chris Strohm
cstrohm@govexec.com





ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Foreign travelers have entered the country using illegal passports the government knows are stolen, and the whereabouts of some with possible terrorist links remains unknown, according to a report released Monday.



"Aliens applying for admission to the United States using stolen passports have little reason to fear being caught and are usually admitted," Richard Skinner, acting inspector general of the Homeland Security Department, concluded in the report.



The report examined the use of stolen passports from 27 countries that are part of the U.S. Visa Waiver Program. Under the program, travelers from the countries are able to enter the United States without immigrant visas. Twenty-two of the countries are in Europe. The others are Australia, Brunei, Japan, New Zealand and Singapore."

[Cindy]

WorldNetDaily.com: "CHRISTIANS IN THE CROSSFIRE" -Commentary by Michelle Malkin (December 22, 2004) (Read More...)

[all4one]

Just goes to show that after 16 years, one incident that affected at least three people here at TM. It was one of those tragic events that I will always remember; it certainly doesn't seem like it was that long ago.

ExSoldier, I am sure that your best friend had some additional accomplishments to attend to in his life...just not his time, thankfully for him and his family and friends.

[all4one]

DC...thank you kindly for that link!

[all4one]

Today In History - December 22, 2004

In 1991, the body of Lt. Col. William R. Higgins, an American hostage murdered by his captors, was found dumped along a highway in Lebanon.

In 2001, Richard C. Reid, a passenger on an American Airlines flight from Paris to Miami, tried to ignite explosives in his shoes, but was subdued by flight attendants and fellow passengers.

Ten years ago: North Korea handed over the body of American pilot David Hilemon, killed when his helicopter was shot down over the communist country three days earlier. House Democrats chastised Speaker-to-be Newt Gingrich for accepting a $4.5 million book advance from Rupert Murdoch's media empire.

Five years ago: President Clinton urged Americans not to panic despite enhanced security measures prompted by fears of terrorism. An Algerian accused of trying to smuggle nitroglycerin and other bomb-making materials into the United States from Canada pleaded innocent in Seattle to all five counts of a federal indictment. (Ahmed Ressam was convicted in April 2001 of terrorist conspiracy and eight other charges.)

Link to Info.

[ExSoldier]

Here's an interesting "DOT" that can only spell B-A-D news:

Putin & China Team Up for OIL?

Sorry if this has already been posted here.

[SlowBoat407]

http://www.wavy.com/Global/story.asp?S=2722676"
"Authorities say box cutter blade found in man's shoe at airport"

HONOLULU A man has been arrested at Honolulu's airport after authorities say a blade from a box cutter was found hidden in one of his shoes.

(snip)

[SlowBoat407]

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A18512-2004Dec22.html
"One Killed in Tanker Truck Explosion"

I couldn't find any other source for this. I hope I'm within bounds by posting the link only. Gist of the story is that a tanker exploded just before dawn near I-395 and, more disturbingly, near the Pentagon.

[crabbie]

a little too close for comfort.....

[Velveeta]

Thanks for that piracy report.

Seems the incidents in Nigeria have increased.

[Velveeta]

Welcome back. :-)