Threat Matrix: Daily Terror Threat - Thread Twenty-Four

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Threat Matrix: Daily Terror Threat

Thread Twenty-Four (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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Some American Mosques Carry Extremist Tracts, Study Says
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WASHINGTON -- Mosques across the U.S. continue to carry books and pamphlets describing non-Muslims as "infidels" and promoting intolerance against Western society, according to a forthcoming study by Freedom House, a U.S. human-rights group.

Despite vows from American Islamic leaders after Sept. 11, 2001, to proselytize peacefully, New York based Freedom House researchers found 57 documents with incendiary material in more than a dozen mosques and Islamic centers in six states and Washington, D.C., visited over the past year.

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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-Three "Code Red Implications: Code Red - Stay Home and Await Word." From Tm'er and Freeper ~MamaDearest~	Cindy's Links of Interest
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TM's 'Be on the Lookout'		Godzilla's Summaries
Threat Matrix Book List		Tracking the Chatter with TM

[wakingup]

A federal judge has ruled that the government must charge a terrorism suspect with crime or release him.

Muslim group attack on Sarwar over terror laws

The Foreign Office denies CIA in Pakistan to hunt for Bin Laden

[MamaDearest]

"There is no way to legislate against reality," she explained, according to quotes reported Monday by the Asia Times. "We are not in favor of putting up fences."

Hellory's comments about outsourcing America or immigration in the latter sentence? My guess is BOTH!

[wakingup]

I agree

[MamaDearest]

WASHINGTON A federal judge has ordered the Bush administration to either charge a terrorism suspect with a crime or let him go.

Incredible, isn't it? Federal judges who sell us out to the enemy and their advocates. Does anyone know if our President has the power to remove them from their bench and replace them with competent judges who will rule to protect America and Americans?

[Cindy]

Thanks.
That's a long translation.

[tmp02]

Thank you Cindy and all. Radiation starts March 4.

Thanks for your prayers.

[wakingup]

Yep.

IMO, he should be able to when a judge clearly demonstrates such a lack of interest in this countries war on terror.

[Revel]

You should read this post:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1352949/posts?page=115#115

I really could not have said it any better.

[JellyJam]

Not sure if this has been posted yet ... but here goes:

U.S. to ban cigarette lighters on all flights

WASHINGTON — Airline passengers are going to have to leave their cigarette lighters at home, under a policy announced Monday by the Transportation Security Administration.

The ban, which takes effect April 14, will also prohibit lighters inside checked baggage. Passengers will still be allowed to carry matches — at least for now.

“The ban is not an attack on smokers,” said Yolanda Clark, a spokeswoman for the agency. “This is a serious security measure that is intended to reduce security vulnerabilities.”

The ban is required under a provision of the intelligence overhaul bill that Congress passed late last year. It was motivated by the case of the so-called shoe bomber, Richard C. Reid, who tried to light an improvised explosive device while on a plane to the United States from Paris in December 2001.

The FBI is said to have concluded that if Reid had had a lighter, instead of matches, the bomb probably would have been set off.

Passengers who arrive at an airport security screening point after April 14 with lighters will have to surrender them if they want to fly, Clark said. If a passenger intentionally tries to hide a lighter, he might be fined, she said.

[all4one]

Wilson Man Arrested For Selling Stolen Baby Formula, Counterfeit Viagra Money May Have Been Used To Support Illegal Activities Overseas (NC - 2/28/05)

UPDATED: 6:51 pm EST February 28, 2005 WILSON, N.C. -- Authorities made a major bust involving stolen baby formula in the eastern part of the state. Now, investigators are tracking the cash, trying to determine if profits went to any terror groups.

When undercover police targeted a Wilson convenience store, they said they entered a complicated world of buying and selling stolen goods. They accuse the owner, Tony Hassan, of selling them counterfeit Viagra and taking the bait when they offered to sell him supposedly stolen baby formula.

Police said Hassan sold the formula to Abdelaziz Agoujdad in Suffolk, Va. Over time, the men bought 1,000 cases worth $250,000, investigators said. Both men face federal charges, but now the money is what federal investigators are interested in tracking...

Link to Full Article

Big-rig Stolen While Parked in Mtn. View (Mountain View, CA - 2/28/05)

DRIVER SAYS VEHICLE DISAPPEARED OVERNIGHT

Stealing a tractor and its 53-foot trailer isn't your typical car theft. Mountain View police are trying to figure out how it happened over the weekend.

The driver of the truck had parked the vehicle near the intersection of Fairchild Drive and National Avenue about 9:30 p.m. Friday night. When he returned to pick it up Saturday, it was gone. ``It's not a crime we frequently see in the city of Mountain View,'' police spokesman Josef Kachman said Sunday. The trailer is 53 feet long, but otherwise nondescript, Kachman said.

The tractor, a 1998 Freightliner, says ``Fox'' on the doors, but it's not clear what type of business it's referring to, he said.

Kachman declined to disclose the trailer's contents, citing the an ongoing investigation.

Link to Full Article

1 Million Passports Missing (UK - 2/28/05)

NEARLY one MILLION British passports have been stolen or lost in the past six years....

Many are used by crime gangs to smuggle people into the UK. Human trafficking syndicates pay up to £10,000 a passport. More than 300,000 British passports went missing last year alone — a staggering 840 a day and five times as many as in 1999.

Link to Full Article

Grand Central Terminal Shuttle Derails, Injuring 4 (NY - 2/28/05)

February 28, 2005, 5:09 PM EST NEW YORK -- A subway shuttle pulling in to Grand Central Terminal derailed early Monday, injuring four people and limiting rush hour service....

> Link to Full Article

[wakingup]

"Kachman declined to disclose the trailer's contents, citing the an ongoing investigation."

That is unsettling to say the least.

[ExSoldier]

This has the potential to be significant.

OTOH, it could be an indicator of a weakening of the OBL organization in it's ability to strike unilaterally inside our borders due to a lot of direct pressure being brought to bear on him in his hiding places by both Pakistan and US forces. Since OBL can't direct a strike he's outsourcing it to an AQ affiliate in Iraq. That's IMHO another gamble because Zarqawi himself may be on the dodge and in danger of being taken.

[cibco]

We are all pulling for you...

[all4one]

I agree. IIRC we are missing a tanker truck in NJ from last year. Another tanker truck in New Hampshire from last year. Probably a few more that I could have forgotten. And now this one. They should have included the license # in the article.

[wakingup]

Thanks all4one for the links.

Yes, they should have included the license # in the article, I can't believe they left that out.


I might have missed it, but I don't remember hearing that any of the missing rigs were ever found? And now this one hauling who know's what?

[all4one]

I don't recall the recovery of these trucks. It seems that some of the trucks, like this recent one, could be targeted for their cargo. And the failure to disclose that info., is indeed, unsettling.

[wakingup]

I agree

[all4one]

I am a little behind in my TM reading, so forgive me if this was posted:

Workers Arrested in Using Fake Cards to Get Explosives License (LA, TX - 2/24/05 - ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT WORKERS!!!)

Federal authorities searching for illegal aliens in LA

A multiagency investigation has resulted in more than 70 indictments against employees of a Texas seismology company, including indictments for undocumented Mexican immigrants suspected of using fake Social Security numbers to apply for explosive licenses, State Police announced Thursday.

The investigation began about a month ago when members of the State Police Explosives Control Unit noticed that several applications for blaster of explosives licenses contained either stolen or fictitious Social Security numbers, State Police officials said.

Seven of the suspects have since been arrested, three in Baton Rouge, three near Dallas and one in Houston, Dugas said.

Link to Full Article

[cibco]

If I recall correctly, the reports of people taking pictures and notes has dropped off in awhile. Used to be many incidents reported. Is my memory still good?

[MamaDearest]

It all boils down to the fact that we have laws on the books that we do not enforce including laws for immigration, treason and civil disobedience. From the looks of it we are fearful of implementing the laws due to the outcry of liberals and PC bullies. Just because Clinton was "engaged" doing other things, doesn't mean his lapses connotate future acceptance by the present administration of inaction on these issues.