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

[MamaDearest]

Aw shucks, thanks JP, my internet sis! (blushing here):

Sailor dies - victim of submarine grounding

Top Muslim terrorist captured in Mosul

4 militants killed in shootout with police in Saudi Arabia

[JustPiper]

Teens, A Father Charged With Making Bombs
Police: Suspects Used Instructions From Internet
PINEHURST, N.C. -- Five Moore County teenagers and the father of one have been charged with making and setting off homemade bombs, including some that were detonated last month during the Christmas tree lighting ceremony in Pinehurst last month.
http://www.nbc17.com/news/4065386/detail.html

Truckers recruited for terrorism fight

A trucking group seeks thousands of volunteers to help watch for suspicious activity on Iowa highways.
http://desmoinesregister.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050108/NEWS11/501080326/1001/NEWS

Michigan native's secret life fighting terrorism revealed after death
http://www.mlive.com/newsflash/regional/index.ssf?/base/news-21/110519004234160.xml&storylist=newsmichigan

Tin Soldier

How did a former Special Forces soldier – and convicted criminal – manage to use a hungry press for profit and glory?
http://www.alternet.org/mediaculture/20930/

[JustPiper]

Church at War? :: Part Three ::
by Abid Ullah Jan

Religious Front’s justification for war
http://usa.mediamonitors.net/content/view/full/12415/

[JustPiper]

Growing Potential for Hazmat Accidents
S.C. Train Wreck Caused by Human Error, Sources Say

http://abcnews.go.com/WNT/story?id=393986&page=1

[JustPiper]

India and Iran sign $40b LNG deal

http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=story_8-1-2005_pg1_6

ICE Deports Jordanian Pilot for Marriage Fraud, FAA Lies
CHICAGO, Ill.—ICE deported a 24-year-old pilot who married a United States citizen to evade immigration laws and lied on multiple Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) pilot applications that he was a U.S. citizen.

Sami Abuhamatto, a citizen of Jordan, was deported December 16. He had been convicted in federal court on four counts of lying on various FAA applications to become a certified commercial pilot and flight instructor.

http://www.ice.gov/graphics/news/insideice/articles/InsideICE_010405_Web7.htm

[JustPiper]

It reminds me of my Mom and of days gone by.

God bless you and Happy New Year to you and everyone in this thread.

Welcome aboard Not and hope your NY is good!

[JustPiper]

likely were caused by heavy rains and later freezing and thawing that triggered a series of short circuits in underground utility lines

~blech, even if not true

[JustPiper]

WEATHER FREAKOUT

http://news.search.yahoo.com/search/news?p=storms&ei=UTF-8&datesort=1

[Admin Moderator]

Do not post anything from the Northeast Intelligence Network.
Thanks.

[TWhiteBear]

Enough time has passed, and I will be pretty vague about details, but this policy/tactic has worked well in the Stans for several years. It got off to a slow start due, in a major part to a lack of language people, and a strong prejudice for following the antiquated 20th century 'rules of war'. It has been difficult to find the people with, at least, four or five language skills, and who want to walk on the wild side. But a combination of benefits and talent searching has been paying off quite well. And the Bush administration has clearly, de facto, changed the rules that we(not they) operate under.
Case in point, a friend of a friend came home for a vacation a while ago. The mission is 'bear hunting' abroad, probable the Stans. This is, to my understanding, similar to the way that the Canadians handled the native tribes, not going after all of a tribe in a war, just going after a particular 'badass'. Our people are small groups on the ground, supported by interpreters for up to eleven languages or dialects. The rules are that if someone, over 'there', aids, abets, or incites violence directed toward Americans or our allies, they will be found and killed. No lawsuits or Miranda, no shock and awe, no embedded media. This policy, though slow, has been working well, getting results, seems to have been done in the Stans, and also in Iraq for several months, and, I suspect, by extension, several other areas as well.
With the understanding that we will get hit again, and the acknowledgment that unintended consequences may occur, I am more optimistic than many, that the unprecedented Afgan elections will hold, and the upcoming Iraqi elections will hold. After the second attack on the WTC, I personally have discounted any concerns about inciting OBL/AQ. My opinion is that they are going to try to destroy the West and establish the Caliphate, by attacking anyone, by any means, at any time or place. They(both the 'moderate Moslems', and the AQ groups) should be concerned about inciting us. ExSoldier, your posts and experiences and current efforts are appreciated and respected. Thank you.

[JustPiper]

a thank you bump

[JustPiper]

email call -g-

[JustPiper]

Has U.S. threatened
to vaporize Mecca?
Intelligence expert says nuke option is reason bin Laden has been quiet

http://www.wnd.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=42272

Mystery fire from sky in California
Unidentified falling object possibly sparked blaze on ground
It wasn't Roswell, N.M., but rather Roswell Avenue in Chino, Calif., for the latest mystery from the sky.

Dozens of residents reported something on fire in the atmosphere, crashing toward Earth Tuesday night. Moments later, a shed was reported on fire at the time the object was supposed to have hit the ground.

http://www.wnd.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=42299

[Cindy]

Hi HipShot.

A blessed New Year to you.

[ExSoldier]

Yah it seems like the fabled PHOENIX PROJECT just kept on rollin' all these years.

Thanks for the compliment, but they always seem to make me blush and sorta scuff my toe in the dust and say awwww shucks. Which is to say thanks, but I really don't deserve it. There are folks here: Old Sarge, judicial meanz; HipShot; Mossad1967 and MANY others (and I suspect YOU, too) who are truly deserving of all the thanks we can give them for their service prior and current. But....thanks anyway.

[Cindy]

Some more details....

http://www.nbc17.com/news/4065386/detail.html

"Teens, A Father Charged With Making Bombs
Police: Suspects Used Instructions From Internet"

POSTED: 11:21 am EST January 9, 2005
UPDATED: 11:55 am EST January 9, 2005

PINEHURST, N.C.

AP
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http://rdu.news14.com/content/your_news/fayetteville/default.asp?ArID=61850
"Five teens charged with making bombs"
1/7/2005 6:18 PM
By: Brandi Davis & Web Staff


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?? The bombs were made with ingredients that investigators said were bought by a parent
?Five Moore County teenagers face felony charges after police said they made homemade bombs.

Detectives said the teens learned from each other and the internet how to make chemical bombs and other explosive devices.

What started out as a little fun has landed them in big trouble.

ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Moore County Sheriff's Office detective Tim Davis said certain devices were set off at construction sites around Moore County last summer.

But it wasn't until Pinehurst police said they caught kids setting off bombs at a tree lighting ceremony that they knew who was behind it."

[Cindy]

Since I am a lady, you know I can't post the correct verbiage to express my opinion on that topic.

If I heard that "expert" express that; I would have changed that channel Code 3.

[ExSoldier]

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[Cindy]

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[JellyJam]

this isn't terror-related, but I sure found this odd - something we should keep in mind when discussing methods that terrorists could use in the future ...

Truck driver dies while delivering carbon dioxide to McDonald’s

SANFORD, Fla. (AP) — A truck driver delivering carbon dioxide to a Central Florida McDonald’s restaurant died Saturday after the gas leaked from its container, authorities said.

A manager discovered the driver and a McDonald’s worker, Christopher Edgar, lying unconscious on a back room floor shortly after 2 p.m. at the restaurant in Sanford. The two were transferring the gas via hose into a storage tank, Sanford firefighter Mark James told the Orlando Sentinel.

Edgar was taken to Central Florida Regional Hospital, said his stepfather, Leo Clement. The driver was not identified.

It is unclear how the carbon dioxide leaked and why Edgar was assisting the delivery employee from the Stuart-based NuCO2, a company that specializes in making the gas that carbonates soda.

Carbon dioxide is colorless, odorless and tasteless. Although naturally occurring, high concentrations can cause humans to suffocate from a lack of oxygen.

A statement from McDonald’s and the Sanford franchisee gave no further details the death.

The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration was investigating.