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Threat Matrix: Daily Terror Threat - Thread Twenty-Five

Posted on 03/05/2005 5:06:15 PM PST by nwctwx

Edited on 03/29/2005 8:49:43 PM PST by Jim Robinson. [history]

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Threat Matrix: Daily Terror Threat
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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!
Threat Matrix - Daily Terrorism Threat

U.S. works 'day and night' to rein in al-Qaida
Full Story

WASHINGTON - Prompted by new intelligence indicating Osama bin Laden reached out to the most feared terrorist in Iraq, President Bush charged Thursday that "al-Qaida still hopes to attack us on our own soil."

"Recently, we learned that Osama bin Laden has urged the terrorist Zarqawi to form a group to conduct attacks outside Iraq, including here in the United States," Bush said at the swearing-in of Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff.

The president vowed, "We're working every day and night to dismantle (bin Laden's) network and to bring him to justice."

Related:
Officials: Bin Laden Urges Zarqawi to Hit U.S.
Al-Qaeda's Completed Warning Cycle - Ready to Attack?


"I will never cower before any master nor bend to any threat."



TOPICS: News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: terror; threat; threatmatrix
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To: Cindy

The page cannot be found

coverup already?


1,341 posted on 03/14/2005 11:16:23 AM PST by JustPiper (NoE-the Enemy !!!)
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To: JustPiper
Hi JP! Thanks for all the great links!


"This says it all"

I couldn't agree more.
1,342 posted on 03/14/2005 11:17:36 AM PST by wakingup
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To: Cindy; Velveeta

Someone needs to tell this to Mayor Boss Junior and Gov. Blago


1,343 posted on 03/14/2005 11:18:34 AM PST by JustPiper (NoE-the Enemy !!!)
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To: Cindy

GMTA ;)


1,344 posted on 03/14/2005 11:19:52 AM PST by JustPiper (NoE-the Enemy !!!)
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To: JustPiper
This is no time for emotion. This is critical time for educating Americans about the cancer oozing into every county in the United States.

It's a toss-up between Islam and the illegal unarmed invasion on the United States of America of which one needs more emphasis.

(Both are now irreversibly woven together like a Persian Rug. And neither are being recognized for the threats they are to our way of life by our elected representatives.)

1,345 posted on 03/14/2005 11:20:29 AM PST by Happy2BMe (Never underestimate the power of stupid people in large groups.)
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To: Cindy; Quix

Bible Prophecy

America's Worst ''Best Ally'' - Saudi Arabia

http://www.omegaletter.com/articles.asp?ArticleID=4910


1,346 posted on 03/14/2005 11:21:36 AM PST by JustPiper (NoE-the Enemy !!!)
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To: JustPiper

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1362631/posts

Pentagon building has bio-chem alert


1,347 posted on 03/14/2005 12:15:20 PM PST by flutters (God Bless The USA)
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To: Velveeta

Thanks Vel, Cindy and all.

There's a new post today at the jihadi forums called

"A map the operations of the coming Al-Qaeda" or

The map of the coming operations of AQ

http://trackingalqueda.blogspot.com/


1,348 posted on 03/14/2005 12:34:26 PM PST by neosgirl
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To: skeggsaw

Iran won't back off, IMO--they have their facilities so well hidden underground that even those bunker busters can't reach them- or so I have read. They feel fully justified in having a nuclear weapon (or hundreds) as Israel has some 200 or so.

I am certain there are numerous other countries possessing nuclear weapons that we are not yet aware of. I would not be the least surprised if Taiwan has a nuke or two, possibly even Japan has a nuke or two...plus it is entirely possible countries like Nigeria possess the "bomb". Khan basically exported it everywhere Muslims requested it. Oh, let's not forget the Saudi's- sure they have a few up their sleeve or at least access to them. And the Paki's play us for fools- take our money- pretend they are searching for OBL- meanwhile keep him well hidden and have their nuke arsenal as well.

I don't know about the ecstacy- might make them all grandiose and eager to strike first.

Einstein stated that he did not know how the Third World War would be fought- but the fourth would be fought with sticks and stones....I tend to agree with him and believe we are closer to WWIII then we care to acknowledge. Not us TMers- but look at the regular shows on TV....the Apprentice; Ultimate makeover; Cops; very little mention of true world events and true threats.

Then we are told it is not a question of "if" but "when" so we are supposed to prep as if for a snow storm....Those deemed of value have their underground facilities (some are already esconced within them- not only gov. folks but industry leaders and the like.)

We the people are left holding the (empty) bag.


1,349 posted on 03/14/2005 12:45:20 PM PST by jerseygirl
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To: Velveeta

I spoke with Dad- it was NOT Caremark he had trouble with---it was Bank of America. Indian woman chattering on sending him new pin- never arrived. By the way they have gone to 6 digits.


1,350 posted on 03/14/2005 12:46:43 PM PST by jerseygirl
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To: wakingup

Same thought here. Do we have any news about that transmission and where it originated from?


1,351 posted on 03/14/2005 12:50:11 PM PST by jerseygirl
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To: All

Time to head out. Best wishes to all and have a productive , safe evening...


1,353 posted on 03/14/2005 12:56:44 PM PST by jerseygirl
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To: MamaDearest
Please let us know when you safely return. Prayers for your safe travel!

Thanks. This trip is going to include a commuter run from Denver to Pueblo Colorado. The aircraft equipment type appears to be a something appropriate for general aviation rather than scheduled commercial service. That should be interesting.

1,354 posted on 03/14/2005 12:57:58 PM PST by Myrddin
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To: Old Sarge; JohnathanRGalt; backhoe; piasa; Godzilla; All

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http://www.internet-haganah.us/harchives/003803.html

March 13, 2005

"Jihadists Take Stand on Web, and Some Say It's Defensive"

According to the New York Times:
Last week, the Zarqawi group quickly denied news reports that it was responsible for a suicide car bomb in Hilla that killed 136 people. The attack was aimed at police and army recruits gathering outside a clinic, but many civilians, including women and children, were also killed. Residents of Hilla staged large and angry demonstrations against the violence that were featured on Arabic satellite television stations and Web sites.



The Zarqawi group's denial noted, correctly, that it had claimed responsibility for a separate attack on the same day aimed at American soldiers in southern Baghdad - not for the Hilla attack.


"We, the media department of Al Qaeda in Mesopotamia, declare that we have our own means of publication and that we observe the accuracy and truth of our statements," the statement said. "No one should aspire to say about us what we have not said."

We covered this issue last week, and as we noted then:



a. the "denial" really wasn't so much a denial as it was the lack of a confirmation. And


b. later the same day they did in fact take credit for the attack in Hilla.


The idea that Salafyist (Sunni) terrorists would feel anything like embarrassment at the wholesale slaughter of Shi'ites (Hilla is a Shi'ite community) is laughable. I'm not sure that the likes of Zarqawi consider Shi'ites human beings, or Muslims.


Has anything changed significantly in the past few weeks in regards to the jihadists in Iraq and their use of the internet?


Perhaps yes, though there is some debate as to the conclusions to be drawn from these changes.


The appearance of a publication in the name of Zarqawi's outfit is new, and reinforces the idea that volunteers from Saudi Arabia are central to the operation, since the 'Zurwat al Sanam' product is clearly patterned after similar publications which Al Qaida in Saudi Arabia released before the production team was killed, captured or driven out of the country.


The recent increase in 'chattiness' on the part of Zarqawi's lieutenants is a matter of some discussion within the Haganah. Take for example this...




...a letter from Abu Suleiman al-Iraqi (Zarqawi's security chief) to Abu Umar al-Baghdadi (probably the guy who is in charge in Baghdad area/province). One possibility is that they are actually using the forums to communicate. This strikes us as unlikely. A better guess is that they are doing this for show, because, as the Times report rightly notes:
...the jihadists seem highly sensitive to perceptions that they have been weakened or demoralized in recent weeks.



Many of the groups' new messages, for instance, refer to American claims that some of Mr. Zarqawi's loyalists have been captured, and that the noose is tightening around him. When Iraqi government officials released new photographs of Mr. Zarqawi on Monday, the group quickly responded with an explanation: the Americans had obtained them after killing a member of its "press department" in Falluja.

That they have started publishing under names other than that of Abu Maysara, and that Abu Maysara's online behavior has changed in some subtle ways, is interesting. While the intent may be to disprove American and Iraqi claims of progress in battling the Zarqawi group, and to demonstrate that Zarqawi still has a viable organization, these changes may also be seen as confirmation that they have indeed suffered losses.



I'm inclined to agree with Rita Katz's analysis:
"I think they feel they are losing the battle," said Rita Katz, director of the SITE Institute, an American nonprofit group that monitors Islamist Web sites and news operations. "They realize there will be a new government soon, and they seem very nervous about the future."

Her suggestion that "the insurgent groups appear to be focusing more on winning and retaining the sympathies of Iraqis" is reasonable enough, though I have spent a considerable amount of time studying the demographics of the prominent Islamist forums, and I see very little traffic from Iraq to these forums with the obvious exception of the operatives who post the communiqués. More likely this propaganda campaign is targeting the Saudis and European Arabs who frequent the forums where these communiqués are posted.



See also:


Arab volunteers killed in Iraq: an Analysis

Posted by aaron at March 13, 2005 06:37 PM


1,355 posted on 03/14/2005 1:08:17 PM PST by Cindy
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To: bored at work

I am very glad YOU are ok.
Prayers of thankfulness that you are safe.

Thank you Jesus.
Amen.

OPINION:
Yes, violence to a person and/or property
can happen anytime, anywhere and with no
notice given. I understand personally how
that is and how it feels.


1,356 posted on 03/14/2005 1:13:46 PM PST by Cindy
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To: jerseygirl

>> Best wishes to all and have a productive , safe evening... <<

You too jersegirl!


1,357 posted on 03/14/2005 1:15:03 PM PST by appalachian_dweller (Mark 13:7 - And when ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars, be ye not troubled)
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To: jerseygirl
Nope, all they're saying, is, it came from a general aviation flight.

I wonder how many of these general aviation flight's have gone missing?
1,358 posted on 03/14/2005 1:17:31 PM PST by wakingup
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To: All
ON THE NET...


U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE - Office of the Spokesman - PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT: "WORLDWIDE CAUTION" (Read More...)

The REPORT IT Resource Links:
FBI.gov
"REWARDS FOR JUSTICE.net"
"DHS.gov" - "Contact Us"

CENTCOM.mil - HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES CENTRAL COMMAND - NEWS RELEASE No. 06-02-10: Macdill Air Force Base, Tampa - "IRAQI INTERIM GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCES ARREST WARRANTS, AWARD INFORMATION" (February 11, 2005) (Read More...)
"i.a.cnn.net/cnn/2005/WORLD/meast/03/05/zarqawi.pics/story.zarqawi.jpg" (Click Here;View Photo.)

FBI.gov: "MOST WANTED TERRORISTS" (View Posters. Read More...)

FBI.gov - War On Terrorism: "SEEKING INFORMATION" (View Posters. Read More...)

FOX NEWS.com: Washington - "OFFICIALS: BIN LADEN URGES ZARQAWI TO HIT U.S." (February 28, 2005) (Read More...)

MEMRI TV.org - Clip No. 565 (AL-JAZEERA TV - Qatar: "AL-AQ'IDA LEADER AYMAN AL-ZAWAHIRI THREATENS THE WEST" (February 20, 2005) (Read More...)

MensNewsDaily.com: "FBI FORECASTS NEW THREATS TO THE UNITED STATES" by Jim Kouri, CPP (February 24, 2005) (Read More...)

WTOP.com (AP): "CIA, FBI WARN PANEL OF TOP THREATS TO U.S." (Updated February 16, 2005) (Read More...)

ALERTNET.org (REUTERS): Mexicali, Mexico - "MEXICO PEOPLE SMUGGLING IGNORES US SECURITY FEARS" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "U.S. officials say Mexican traffickers are increasingly smuggling people from some countries that Washington says are state sponsors of terrorism and one smuggler said he would take anyone, even Osama bin Laden, for a price. "Just as long as he paid me, I'd take him. I'd take whoever," said seasoned immigrant trafficker Mario sitting in his car in the desert near Mexicali, just across from California.") (February 17, 2005) (Read More...) (Note: Url may expire.)

1,359 posted on 03/14/2005 1:19:14 PM PST by Cindy
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To: jerseygirl

Thank you, jerseygirl, be safe!


1,360 posted on 03/14/2005 1:19:37 PM PST by wakingup
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