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
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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

[Jim Robinson]

Thank you, Cindy. We are truly blessed.

Happy New Year, everyone!!

[Oorang]

Thanks JP! Happy New Year to you and a hope you have a wonderful 2005.

[DAVEY CROCKETT]

WOW just WOW this is a must read...I had wondered about these areas!

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1312030/posts

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Now, if you had told me a week ago that an American Marine expeditionary force would be in Banda Aceh on New Years Day, my first reaction would have been that the President had decided upon a bold and unexpected strike in the War on Terror, jumping ahead on the timeline of that effort's multi-generational strategy. I might have thought it was a bold and necessary move, and I would have believed you if you had said they had located and captured Osama Bin Laden there.

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Banda Aceh was, until a week ago, home of a Taliban-like, semi-autonomous government that had succeeded in establishing the Sharhia Islamic law, though the central government on Java nominally "allowed" this legal code on a "separate but equal" basis, for Muslims only. That was in 2002, and it was hoped the restive Islamo-Fascist insurgents who have fought for independence from Djakarta for more than twenty years would be satisfied. The locals had even just recently succeeded in putting into place, shall we say, "heavy legal penalties" for anyone who tried to prosthletize a citizen of Greater Islam... meaning Christians, of course.

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When he was forced to leave Sudan, Osama Bin Laden considered moving to Yemen, Afghanistan and Banda Aceh. He decided upon Afghanistan, of course, and may still be holed up there, or on the border with Pakistan, or under the nervous refuge of the Mullah regime of Iran. In fact, the Grand Mosque in Banda Aceh is right up there with Karbala, Qom, Medina and Mecca in everyone's top ten list of Muslim "holy places."

Today, it's an open air morgue, and if they find Osama among the dead there, I wouldn't be a bit surprised.

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Consider that the Christian Reformation, perhaps even the American Republic, has roots in the Black Death of 1349. People faced with such tragedy question their Worldview, abandon or are, at least, forced to examine their beliefs and habits, and the rebirth of Philosophy and the scientific method in the West began again in the centuries immediately after the plagues of the 14th Christian Century.

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Some of those locals, who have waited for almost a week for food and water, helping off-load our nation's charity are wearing T-Shirts with the image of Osama on them.


We certainly didn't cause this tragedy, but we'd be fools not to take advantage of the strategic miracle God has handed to us.

[Cindy]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1312076/posts

"Top US General:'Taliban still has sting and military capability'"
Webindia123 ^ | 1/1/05


Posted on 01/01/2005 9:51:10 AM PST by Straight Vermonter

[Cindy]

That is interesting DC.

[Cindy]

ON THE NET...

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1312014/posts
http://www.turkishpress.com/news.asp?ID=35412
http://www.spacewar.com/2005/041231172536.nm63arjn.html
http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20041205/news_1n5wartoys.html

http://www.globalexchange.org/

[ladyjane]

I was just thinking about the laser incidents. Could it be the bad guys are trying to figure out how fast and how good we are at figuring out the location of the laser source??

There is big concern about MANPADs and quite a few being smuggled into the country. IF they were planning a coordinated attack on airplanes they might be practicing their aiming mechanisms and their getaways.

[Cindy]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1312091/posts

"Afghans Arrest Suspect in Deadly Bombing of U.S. Security Firm - Examine Alleged Al-Qaida Link"
AP ^ | 1/1/05


Posted on 01/01/2005 10:28:56 AM PST by Straight Vermonter


ARTICLE SNIPPET: "KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - Security forces have arrested a Tajik suspected of organizing the deadly car-bombing of a U.S. security firm in the Afghan capital and believe he was acting on the orders of al-Qaida, an Afghan official said Saturday.

The suspect, Mohammed Haidar, confessed to his leading role in the Aug. 29 car-bomb attack, which killed about 10 people, including three Americans, Afghan state television reported.

A spokesman for the Afghan intelligence service, Mohammed Nader, said the report was accurate but declined to discuss the details.

Haidar also admitted organizing an Oct. 23 suicide attack on a Kabul shopping street that killed an American woman and an Afghan child, the TV report said. The attack was allegedly carried out by a Kashmiri militant.

American military officials say al-Qaida cells could still be operating in several Afghan cities, three years after U.S. forces entered Afghanistan to pursue members of Osama bin Laden's organization in the wake of the Sept. 11 attacks."

[Godzilla]

I noted in my last summary that there might be a significant impact to jihadist plans as a result of the tsumani since they were basing themselves in the areas most strongly hit.

[JustPiper]

This is really unreal, I just got through searching on ACEH for the Tsunami victims, please tell me the connections you're making

[JustPiper]

an open air morgue, and if they find Osama among the dead there, I wouldn't be a bit surprised

Wouldn't that just be God's work?

[DAVEY CROCKETT]

Amen wouldn't it. smiles

[JustPiper]

THE TERRORISTS ARE COMING
http://www.christian-news-in-maine.com/danny_calhoun.htm

thanks for the ping Davey!

[JustPiper]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1312014/posts?page=1,20

thanks for the Heads Up Jet!

[JustPiper]

Jordanian authorities ban protest by US anti-war group
http://www.spacewar.com/2005/041231172536.nm63arjn.html

[JustPiper]

off feel good topic:

Rose Parade Starts With Military Might

Rose Parade Kicks Off New Year

Volunteer Laura Noguchi works to complete the city of Alhambra's Rose Parade float entry entitled 'The Proud Americans'

[JustPiper]

Bump to that Dio, you have been a mainstay for me!

[JustPiper]

Jim, for the man you are, thank you!

[DAVEY CROCKETT]

This is really unreal, I just got through searching on ACEH for the Tsunami victims, please tell me the connections you're making


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Granny and calpernia(sp) are on it I will have them ping us. I am watching these 2 threads. First one is a freeper putting all info together...

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1308759/posts?q=1&&page=201

and this one...

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1312030/posts

[JustPiper]

"A few seem to be intentional, and we're wondering why and what's going on," said Steve Luckey, a retired pilot who is chairman of the Airline Pilots Association's national security committee.

Federal agents are looking into two incidents in Colorado Springs, Colo., and one each in Cleveland, Washington, Houston, Teterboro, N.J., and Medford, Ore.

Mackett said there have been three more unconfirmed laser incidents in Minneapolis and one in Daytona Beach, Fla.