Threat Matrix: Daily Terror Threat - Thread Twenty-Three

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Threat Matrix: Daily Terror Threat

Thread Twenty-Three (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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LNG ship attack a potential disaster
Full Story

WASHINGTON - A terrorist attack on a tanker loaded with liquefied natural gas could cause massive damage a third of a mile away and could send a vapor cloud billowing more than 1.5 miles, government scientists say.

With the the nation clamoring for more natural gas, policy-makers are trying to figure out how to safely import large quantities of liquefied natural gas or LNG.

Related:
Terror attack the top danger of LNG transport, study finds
Google Search: "LNG"

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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-Two "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

[JustPiper]

Sorry if any of the following are doubles

Looks like the rumor is back alive:

Arab media report al-Zarqawi’s arrest in Iraq
Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, one of the most wanted extremist militants in Iraq, has reportedly been arrested in the Iraqi city of Baquba, according to the Al-Bayane newspaper published in the United Arab Emirates. The paper reported al-Zarqawi’s arrest last Tuesday, citing local Kurdish media. According to the unidentified Al-Bayane correspondent in Baghdad, the report on al-Zarqawi’s arrest was "first reported by Iraqi Kurdistan radio, which at one time had been the first to announce the arrest of Saddam Hussein". Al-Zarqawi’s arrest could not be verified, though, as there was no official confirmation of his arrest by the US occupation authorities, which have identified him as the “number one target” in Iraq. Al-Zarqawi, the leader of the extremist Al-Tawhid wa’al-Jihad (Monotheism and Holy War) group, is regarded as a chief operative of al-Qaida in Iraq His group has been involved in kidnappings and violence, including mass casualty suicide attacks, against foreign nationals and Iraqis, although it primarily targets US forces and infrastructures. Arab press reports say that his Al-Tawhid group has divided Iraq into several “emirates”, and that the group's members – estimated at between 50 to 500 militants - operate in the cities of Falluja, Qaim, Diyala, and Samarra. Early last year, the US put a bounty of US$25 million on his head, almost equal to the reward offered for Osama bin Laden. Al-Zarqawi’s group is said to have claimed responsibility for the recent assassination of Baghdad governor Ali al-Haidari. In a statement on the Internet, Al-Tawhid threatened that all “traitors” would meet the same fate as al-Haidari. Last Friday, according to a press statement from the interim Iraqi government, the Multi-National Forces (MNF) captured Fadil Hussain Ahmed al-Kurdi, a senior member of al-Zarqawi's network, in northern Baghdad. According to the statement, Al-Kurdi was responsible for communications between al-Qaida and al-Zarqawi’s group as well as for coordinating the movement of fighters into and out of Iraq. The government said that al-Zarqawi's network had suffered a significant loss recently with the arrest on 23 December of Abu Marwan, a leader of a Mosul-based splinter group affiliated with al-Tawhid. Al-Zarqawi's name first surfaced in connection with the murder of US diplomat Laurence Foley in Amman, Jordan in October 2002. Since then, his network has abducted more than 100 foreigners and beheaded many of them in a campaign to force governments participating in the multi-national occupation force to withdraw their troops from Iraq. Al-Zarqawi's network reportedly pledged “allegiance” to al-Qaida in a statement released on 17 October 2004 that also implied that his group was in contact with al-Qaida regarding its operations in Iraq. (By Animesh Roul in New Delhi)

http://www.isn.ethz.ch/news/sw/details.cfm?id=10510
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From CNN:

Feds hunt for man trying to buy explosive ingredient
Fertilizer chemical same as one used in Oklahoma City bomb

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Federal authorities searched Wednesday for a man using a Middle Eastern name and possibly bogus construction credentials to try to purchase large quantities of an explosive ingredient used by Timothy McVeigh to blow up the Oklahoma City federal building.

http://www.cnn.com/2005/US/01/05/fertilizer.explosives.ap/index.html

Attorneys for accused enemy combatant demand U.S. prove its case

(CNN) -- Attorneys for imprisoned "enemy combatant" Jose Padilla argued in federal court that their client should be charged with a crime or released.

http://www.cnn.com/2005/LAW/01/06/padilla.hearing/index.html

Homeland Security to release national emergency plan

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The Department of Homeland Security is expected to release a wide-ranging National Response Plan on Thursday to coordinate U.S. government response to large-scale emergencies, including terrorist attacks
http://www.cnn.com/2005/US/01/06/nat.plan/index.html

Pilots want warnings, training about laser dangers

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Officials with airline pilots unions say the government should be doing more to alert them to incidents involving lasers and to provide guidance about how best to protect themselves against beams that can blind.

http://www.cnn.com/2005/TRAVEL/01/06/laser.aircraft.ap/index.html

[freeperfromnj]

More sad news out of Iraq. Prayers for the soldiers and their families. The news at the top of hour said 8 killed.

Roadside Bomb Kills 7 Soldiers in Iraq

Iraqi army tanks roll past Iraqi Interim Premier Ayad Allawi, not seen, during a military parade at the al-Taji base, north of Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, Jan. 6, 2005.

http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=390762

[JustPiper]

Hollywood Discovers Radical Islam

Came across this one in email, no chance to read yet

[JustPiper]

Grand and Chgo?
I was in Jeff Pk today, went only as far as Animal Kingdom -g-

[appalachian_dweller]

setting place mark and heading home.....

Good night my FRiends!


Peach, you'll be in my prayers tonight.

[Oorang]

From your links:
Homeland Security to release national emergency plan

Ummmm, shouldn't they have done this by now? Better late than never?

[Godzilla]

The text of the Al -Z article is a repeat of previous articles, thus appears to be an echo. Nothing new, unfortunately.

[Peach]

Thank you appalachian. Two more dead discovered. One in a car and one in a house.

[JustPiper]

NEED Freeper/TMr help!!!

INVASION USA
Petition to Bush: No amnesty for illegals
Website collects names of those opposed to guest-worker program

http://www.wnd.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=42255

PLEASE sign it and pass it around everywhere you go!

A website is collecting online "signatures" of Americans who oppose any sort of amnesty or guest-worker program that would legalize certain illegal aliens living in the U.S., such as the one proposed by President Bush.

http://www.nomoreamnesty.com/

Petition:
http://www.nomoreamnesty.com/join.cfm

[JustPiper]

We, citizens and legal residents of the United States of America, oppose giving permanent residence to aliens living illegally in our country

[JustPiper]

INVASION USA
Girl stashed in dashboard in smuggle try
10-year-old Mexican found during intensive inspection of car

http://www.wnd.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=42256

Liberals love America like O.J. loved Nicole

http://www.wnd.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=42259

[JustPiper]

Rep. Dreier backs guest worker plan (Amnesty for ILLEGAL ALIENS)
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1315104/posts

Will a Gaza "Hamas-stan" Become a Future Al-Qaeda Sanctuary?
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1315383/posts

NO SUCH THING AS "TEMPORARY" AMNESTY
http://www.freerepublic.com/^http://www.michellemalkin.com/
http://www.michellemalkin.com/

For Salvadorans, U.S. renews work permits (ILLEGAL ALIENS from El Salvador)
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1315108/posts

Agents find illegal aliens inside hay
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1314548/posts

Jobs Americans Won’t Do
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1315032/posts

my daily pinglist for all that is illegals is so long...

[JustPiper]

have you seen this?

North Korean manual orders citizens to prepare for war with U-S

http://www.kfor.com/Global/story.asp?S=2767106

[JustPiper]

must be in a strange mood, this made me chuckle

[JustPiper]

~ping

[JustPiper]

Khan

His name alone is a Red Flag

[JustPiper]

I'm sorry about the loss of your Aunt Clara, Mossad ;(

I lost my Mom on NYEve which also happened to be my anniversary

[JustPiper]

this is unreal, all these LEO layoffs

We're finally hiring more here:
http://www.911hotjobs.com/eastern/chicago.htm

[Cindy]

Nah...I understand....some of this stuff is so weird, it seems to tug at a myriad of emotions.

[Oorang]

OMG Peach. Did they say how far those two were from the accident? How are your eyes?