Threat Matrix: Daily Terror Threat - Thread Twenty-Five

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Threat Matrix: Daily Terror Threat

Thread Twenty-Five (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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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?

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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-Four "Code Red Implications: Code Red - Stay Home and Await Word." From Tm'er and Freeper ~MamaDearest~
TM Code of Conduct		ExSoldier's Invaluable Tips
TM's 'Be on the Lookout'		Godzilla's Summaries
Threat Matrix Book List		Tracking the Chatter with TM

[Cindy]

Thanks freeperfromnj.
That's interesting.

[Cindy]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1364520/posts

"Daily Terrorist Round-up Stories - March 17, 2005 (Baghdad bomber caught)"
3/17/05


Posted on 03/17/2005 1:05:10 AM PST by Straight Vermonter

[Cindy]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1365046/posts

"Malaysia stands firm against foreign gunboats in Malacca Strait"
Channel News Asia ^ | March 17, 2005

Posted on 03/17/2005 4:16:24 PM PST by snowsislander


ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Malaysian marine police have suggested that the kidnappers could be Indonesian rebels of the Free Aceh Movement (GAM), which has been waging a separatist revolt in the north of Sumatra island since 1976.

But Najib said he did not know if this was the case. "I don't know. It is a police matter. Whoever they are, irrespective if they are Acehenese or whoever, action must be taken against them."

GAM spokesman Sofyan Daud has denied the rebels were behind the attack.

The tug was on its way from Indonesia's Batam island to Myanmar on Monday when the pirates kidnapped 56-year-old captain Nobuo Inoue, 50-year-old chief engineer Shunji Kuroda and a Filipino crewman identified by Manila as Sangdang Paliawan, 31.

In an earlier raid in the strait last weekend, a gang of 35 pirates armed with machine guns and rocket launchers boarded the Indonesian-registered gas tanker Tri Samudra and kidnapped the captain and the chief engineer.

The kidnappers have already demanded a ransom of two billion rupiah (214,000 dollars) from the owners, Humpuss Intermoda Transport."

[Cindy]

Thanks to a special FReeper for pointing to the "Malaysia Stands Firm..." article.
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ON THE NET...

ICC-CSS.ORG - THE WEEKLY PIRACY REPORT
http://www.icc-ccs.org/prc/piracyreport.php

[Cindy]

http://www.techcentralstation.com/031505B.html

"How the World Health Organization Makes Terrorism Respectable"

By Avi Jorisch
 Published 
 03/15/2005 

[Cindy]

http://www.jihadwatch.org/archives/2005/03/005387print.html

March 17, 2005


"Court rejects Damra's appeal, triggering deportation process"


ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Fawaz Damra update. From the Cleveland Plain Dealer, with thanks to the Constantinopolitan Irredentist:

A federal appeals court has upheld the conviction of Fawaz Damra, a decision that will prompt federal prosecutors to begin deportation proceedings against the imam of Ohio's largest mosque.

The 6th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals denied all of Damra's claims in a 17-page opinion released late Tuesday. Damra, 43, of Strongsville, was convicted in June of lying on his immigration form and during an interview in 1993.


He failed to mention his work with the Palestinian Islamic Jihad, which opposes Israel's existence, and the Alkifah Refugee Center in Brooklyn, N.Y., where the imam knew other radicals. He came to the Islamic Center of Greater Cleveland in 1991.


U.S. District Judge James Gwin sentenced him to two months in prison and four months in home detention. He also stripped Damra's citizenship but told prosecutors they could not begin deportation proceedings until after the appellate ruling."

[wakingup]

FBI Investigates Laser Pointed At Metro Airport Plane

Woman mailed letter containing suspicious white powder; FBI investigates

CAIR SeeksClarification, Apology from National Review

With Mexican Friends Like This Who Needs Enemies

[Cindy]

ON THE NET...

http://littlegreenfootballs.com/weblog/?entry=15104_No_Syrian_Coup&only=yes

[Cindy]

Thanks to wakingup for pointing to this article.
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http://counterterror.typepad.com/the_counterterrorism_blog/2005/03/with_mexican_fr.html
March 17, 2005

"WITH MEXICAN FRIENDS LIKE THIS WHO NEEDS ENEMIES"
by
Larry C. Johnson

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http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/pa/pa_2100.html

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE - Office of the Spokesman - PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT: MEXICO
PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT

[wakingup]

"Court rejects Damra's appeal, triggering deportation process"

Thanks for posting this Cindy.

[Right_Handed_Writer]

NYK| Mastic| Suspicious Device| 155.6850| LIRR Track@Patchogue Ave.|Units o/s w/chlorine explosive device confirmed to be chlorine, req ESU, FD, EVAC in progress. [NYK353]| FLA012| 17:30

Searched the newswires today and didn't come up with anything. Either a false alarm or one of those "There's nothing to see here folks, move along..." things.

[Cindy]

You're welcome.

[Cindy]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1365129/posts

"Russia, China seek closer military ties"
China Daily ^ | March 17, 2005 | Hu Xiao


Posted on 03/17/2005 6:20:00 PM PST by snowsislander

[Cindy]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1365137/posts

"Would be al-Sistani assassin captured"
UNITED PRESS INTERNATIONAL ^ | March 17, 2005

Posted on 03/17/2005 6:32:00 PM PST by Straight Vermonter

NAJAF, Iraq

[Cindy]

http://www.centcom.mil/CENTCOMNews/News_Release.asp?NewsRelease=20050313.txt
March 17, 2005
Release Number: 05-03-13

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
"IRAQI POLICE GRADUATE 156 FROM ADVANCED TRAINING COURSES
BAGHDAD, Iraq

http://www.centcom.mil/CENTCOMNews/News_Release.asp?NewsRelease=20050312.txt
March 17, 2005
Release Number: 05-03-12


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
"IRAQ POLICE GRADUATE 144 FROM BASIC TRAINING"
AL-KUT, Iraq

http://www.centcom.mil/CENTCOMNews/News_Release.asp?NewsRelease=20050310.txt
March 14, 2005
Release Number: 05-03-10


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
"MORE THAN 2,900 IRAQI SOLDIERS GRADUATE"
KIRKUSH, Iraq

[DAVEY CROCKETT]

Done

[Cindy]

THANK YOU dc.

[Cindy]

http://www.memritv.org/Transcript.asp?P1=602

02/09/2005
Clip No. 602

"Iraqi Terrorist Talal Ra'ad Sleiman Yasin: Saudi Sanctioned Fatwa Permits Killing Iraqi Security Personnel"


ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Following are excerpts from the interrogation of Iraqi terrorist Talal Ra'ad Sleiman Yasin. Al-Iraqiya TV (Iraq), aired this on March 9, 2005:"

[DAVEY CROCKETT]

Jewish Settlers beat Palestinians
Palestinians are often employed on Jewish settlements
Jewish settlers wielding clubs and stones have attacked a group of Palestinian labourers entering the West Bank settlement of Nahliel.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4358935.stm

Rice: 'We Will Get Bin Laden'
http://abcnews.go.com/WNT/story?id=590252&page=1

Are You Ready For a Terrorist Attack - 92% of Americans Aren't
http://www.emediawire.com/releases/2005/3/emw218887.htm

[nwctwx]

The Following was grabbed here:
http://www.curevents.com/vb/showthread.php?t=11183

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Link provides access to documents:

16 March 2005

This is the directory of the State of Hawaii emergency management documents, available online at 8:25 AM EST. Public access to the documents has been withdrawn from the Hawaii website, probably in response to a New York Times report today on a document describing 15 scenarios for US homeland attacks, which appears to be this one:

Planning_Scenarios__Exec_Summary_.pdf
Cryptome mirror of the Planning Scenarios: http://cryptome.org/15-attacks.zip

A DHS letter of February 11, 2005 from Corey Gruber, Director, Office for Policy, Initiatives and Analysis:

[Excerpt]
Dear Colleague:

As we continue the Capabilities-Based Planning (CBP) process being implemented under Homeland Security Presidential Directive 8: National Preparedness (HSPD-, the Office of State and Local Government Coordination and Preparedness (SLGCP) is pleased to release the Target Capabilities List: Version 1 (TCL). The TCL was developed with input from stakeholders at all levels of government and across all disciplines. It is an initial step in defining the capabilities needed to perform critical tasks required to prevent, protect, respond to, and recover from all hazard incidents of national significance. The TCL is the third in a series of capabilities-based planning tools designed to enhance national preparedness. A brief summary of the tools are provided below.

National Planning Scenarios. Developed under the leadership of the Homeland Security Council, the 15 National Planning Scenarios provide parameters regarding the nature, scale, and complexity of incidents of national significance which include both terrorism and natural disasters. They represent a range of potential incidents, rather than every possible threat or hazard. The scenarios provide the basis to define prevention, protection, response and recovery tasks that need to be performed, as well as the capabilities required to perform them. Developing the national capacity to prevent, protect against, respond to, or recover from these challenges will create the agility and flexibility required to meet a wide range of threats and hazards.

Universal Task List. The UTL identifies the tasks that need to be performed by all levels of government and a variety of disciplines to prevent, protect against, respond to, and recover from terrorist attacks, natural disaster, and other emergencies. Version two of the UTL, released December 17, 2004, contains a comprehensive library of tasks for all levels of government from the national strategic to the incident level.

Target Capabilities List. Version one of the Target Capabilities List (TCL) describes 36 capabilities required to perform almost 200 critical tasks. Critical tasks are defined as those tasks that must be performed during a major event to prevent occurrence, reduce loss of life or serious injuries, mitigate significant property damage, are essential to the success of a homeland security mission, and require coordination among a combination of Federal, State, local and tribal entities. The target capabilities are combinations of resources that provide the means to achieve a measurable outcome resulting from performance of one or more critical tasks, under specified conditions and performance standards. A capability may be delivered with any combination of properly planned, organized, equipped, trained, and exercised personnel that achieve the expected outcome.

(This letter is included with the TCL file.)

Universal_task_List_2_0.pdf (listed below).
Cryptome mirror: http://cryptome.org/DHS-UTL-v2.zip (90 pages, PDF, Zipped))
Target Capabilities List (not listed below) (Thanks to A):
http://cryptome.org/DHS-TCL-v1.zip (168 pages, PDF, Zipped)

Cryptome has archived the documents listed below and will make them public in the event the State of Hawaii decides to keep them off-line.

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Thanks to A for suggesting a Google search for this information.

Source:
http://132.160.230.113:8080/revize/repository/CSSPrototype/simplelist/

Directory of /revize/repository/CSSPrototype/simplelist/

All_Hazards_Planning.pdf
Animal_Health_Emergency_Support.pdf
Criminal_Investigation_and_Intervention.pdf
Critical_Infrastructure___Risk_Mgmt.pdf
Critical_Resource_Logistics_and_Distribution.pdf
Disaster_Mortuary_Services.pdf
Economic_Stabilizatoin_and_Community_Recovery.pdf
Emergency_Evacuation.pdf
Emergency_Operations_Center.pdf
Emergency_Public_Education.pdf
Emergency_Public_Information.pdf
Emergency_Response_Communications.pdf
Environmental_Health_and_Vector_Control.pdf
Explosive_Devise_Detection_and_Response_Operations .pdf
Firefighting_Operations.pdf
Food_and_Agriculture.pdf
FY05_HSGP1.pdf
FY2005AEL_doc.pdf
Hazard_Vulnerability_Analysis.pdf
HAZMAT.pdf
Info_Collection___Threat_Recognition.pdf
Info_Sharing___Collaboration_Capability.pdf
Intelligence_Fusion_Analysis_Capability.pdf
Isolation_and_Quarantine.pdf
Mass_Care.pdf
Mass_Prophylaxis_and_Vaccination.pdf
Medical_Logistics_and_Distribution.pdf
Medical_Surge.pdf
NIMS_Briefing_2.pdf
ODP_Training_Catalog___Nov_04.pdf
On_site_Incident_Management.pdf
Planning_Scenarios__Exec_Summary_.pdf
Pre_Hospital_Tirage_and_Treatment.pdf
Public_Health_Epidemiological_Testing_and_Investig ation.pdf
Public_Safety_and_Security_Response.pdf
Restoration_of_Lifelines.pdf
SLGCP_Form.doc
Target_Capabilties_Review_Guide.pdf
Universal_task_List_2_0.pdf
Urban_Search_and_Rescue.pdf
Volunteer_Management_and_Donations.pdf
Water_Search_and_Rescue.pdf
Worker_Health_and_Safety.pdf


http://cryptome.org/hi-docs.htm