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]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1368487/posts

"Chinese spy ship spotted off coast"
The Australian ^ | March 22, 2005


Posted on 03/22/2005 8:02:01 PM PST by Tuefel Hunden


ARTICLE SNIPPET: "TAIWAN'S coastguard has accused a Chinese spy ship of intruding into waters around the island before being shepherded away by Taiwanese navy vessels.

The incident occurred amid growing tensions between Taiwan and China after the Chinese parliament recently passed an anti-secession law aimed at the island off the southeastern Chinese coast.

“The ship sailed away after it was approached by naval and coastguard ships,'' a coastguard official told AFP.

The United Daily News said the Chinese vessel, the Xue Long, was first spotted off the island on Sunday, prompting the navy to send frigates to follow it closely.

Military analysts say China has stepped up underwater and maritime surveillance of Taiwan, which it claims as part of its territory even though the island has been ruled as a de facto independent state since 1949."

[JustPiper]

Thank you ;)

[JustPiper]

Thank you Cindy I am, for him and Kinetic being homeschooled it left them time to develop who they were and discover their talents, as opposed to being stiffled in the Public UN-Schooling system -g-

[JustPiper]

LIFE AND DEATH TUG OF WAR

Nurse: Michael tried to kill Terri
Former caregiver asserts husband
'doesn't want the truth to be known'
http://www.wnd.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=43427

'Terri's fading quickly'
Parents beg federal appeals court to order feeding tube reinserted
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/B/BRAIN_DAMAGED_WOMAN?SITE=FLPET&SECTION=HOME

more...
http://www.wnd.com/

[JustPiper]

Russia exports steel to US

You're frekin' kiddin' me!!!

[JustPiper]

Thank you sis, more importantly they have developed into moral children with hearts and direction, they are good people sis

[Cindy]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1368481/posts

"Annan son received $300,000 payments" (game's up)
Financial Times ^ | March 23, 2005 | Claudio Gatti


Posted on 03/22/2005 7:52:44 PM PST by mardler


ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Kojo Annan, son of Kofi Annan, United Nations secretary-general, received at least $300,000 from Cotecna, a Swiss inspection company awarded a contract ultimately worth about $60m under the Iraqi oil-for-food contract.

The amount was almost double the sum previously disclosed, but payments were arranged in ways that obscured where the money came from or whom it went to."

[Cindy]

FOX NEWS.com (AP): Washington - "DOCUMENT: GUANTANAMO INMATE WAS BIN LADEN COMMANDER" (March 22, 2005)

[Cindy]

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,151212,00.html

"Deadly Blast Rips Through Lebanese City"
Tuesday, March 22, 2005

ARTICLE SNIPPET: "BEIRUT, Lebanon — An explosion tore through a business center in a Christian town near Beirut (search) early Wednesday, killing at least two people in the second deadly attack against an anti-Syrian stronghold since the murder of Lebanon's former prime minister last month.


The political turmoil touched off by the assassination of Rafik Hariri (search) continued Tuesday as about 1,000 students shouting "Death to America!" and shredding a portrait of President Bush marched on the U.S. Embassy in Beirut to criticize what they said was Washington's interference in Lebanon."

[Cindy]

ON THE NET...

"amerika.org"

"amerika.org/usama_bin_laden/index.html"

"www.amerika.org/al-qaeda/index.html"

"www.f***god.com"

ASSIST NEWS SERVICE: Redby, Minn. - "ACCUSED TEENAGE GUNMAN WAS AN ADMIRER OF HITLER ON "MORALITY REJECTING" GROUP RUNNING NAZI.ORG Other Sites Apparently Carried by Same Internet Provider Appear to Promote bin Laden and Promote Violence against Christians and their Churches, Jews and Muslims" by Jeremy Reynalds (March 22, 2005) (Read More...)

"www.nazi.org"

"www.nazi.org/library/faq/#about_lnsg"

"www.nazi.org/community/forum/YaBB.cgi?board=News;action=usersrecentposts;username=Todesengel"

WorldNetDaily.com: "NAZIS: PIONEERS IN MEDICINE" -Commentary by Patrick J. Buchanan (March 23, 2005)

"www.unholy.info"

"www.666usa.com"

"www.churcharson.com"

"www.churcharson.com/solution/index.html "

[Cindy]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1368628/posts
"Bomb trainer of Abu Sayyaf falls" (Indonesian admits MILF sheltered him)
Philippine Daily Inquirer ^ | Mar 23, 2005 | Dona Pazzibugan


Posted on 03/23/2005 1:34:40 AM PST by nickcarraway


ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Intelligence officials said Rohmat trained the Abu Sayyaf in bomb making, particularly the use of mobile phones to trigger explosions.

Like many Indonesians, Rohmat goes by one name only.

Linked to the al-Qaeda network of Osama bin Laden, the Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) has been blamed for a string of terrorist attacks in Southeast Asia, including the 2002 bombings at Indonesia's Bali resort, which killed nearly 200 people.

"He is a big fish," Armed Forces public information chief Lieutenant Colonel Buenaventura Pascual said. "He was responsible for training the people involved in the Makati attack."

A military statement said Rohmat -- also known by the aliases "Zaki," Hamdan and Akil -- had admitted a mouthful to investigators:"

[Cindy]

Note: The following text is an exact quote:
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http://www.defenselink.mil/news/Mar2005/20050322_276.html

Iraqi Commandos Strike Insurgent Training Site
American Forces Press Service



TIKRIT, Iraq, March 22, 2005 – Members of Iraq’s 1st Police Commando Battalion today discovered and attacked an apparent insurgent training facility in southwestern Salah Ad Din province.

The commandos are part of the interim Iraqi government’s interior ministry.

The officers received both indirect and direct fire from the facility as they approached near Lake Tharthar on the border with Iraq’s Anbar province, officials said. They attacked and forced the insurgents to break contact.

Elements of Task Force Liberty’s Aviation Brigade provided supporting fire, and soldiers from the 1st Brigade Combat Team responded to support the Iraqi commando attack.

An early assessment of the site indicates a facility for training insurgents, a Multinational Force Iraq statement said, adding that documentation at the facility indicates that some were foreign fighters.

Initial reports from the Ministry of Interior forces said seven Iraqi commandos were killed and six others were wounded. An undetermined number of insurgents and foreign fighters were killed at the site, officials said. No Task Force Liberty soldiers were reported wounded in the incident.

“Iraqis can take immense pride today in the conduct of their security forces,” said Maj. Gen. Joseph J. Taluto, commander of the 42nd Infantry Division and Task Force Liberty. “Today’s actions indicate how strong Iraqi security forces are becoming and how far they can reach.”

Task Force Liberty consists of the Army National Guard’s 42nd Infantry Division Headquarters and base units along with the 116th Brigade Combat Team and 278th Regimental Combat Team, and the 1st and 3rd Brigade Combat Teams from the Army’s 3rd Infantry Division.

(From a Multinational Force Iraq news release.)

[Cindy]

FOX NEWS.com: Tampa, Florida - "11TH CIRCUIT COURT REJECTS SCHIAVO APPEAL" (March 23, 2005) (Read More...)

ON THE NET..."LIFE" (Read More...)

[Cindy]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1368578/posts

"Letter to the American people from the Mujahideen Army of Iraq"
Mujahideen Army of Iraq ^ | 23rd March, 2005 | General Headquarters


Posted on 03/22/2005 11:28:37 PM PST by propertius


 

[Cindy]

http://michellemalkin.com/archives/001826.htm

"LT. PANTANO UPDATE"
By Michelle Malkin   ·   March 22, 2005 11:38 AM

[Cindy]

http://www.danielpipes.org/article/2479

"Can Hezbollah and Hamas Be Democratic?"
by Daniel Pipes
New York Sun
March 22, 2005

[Cindy]

http://www.frontpagemag.com/Articles/ReadArticle.asp?ID=17421

"Holy War on the Home Front"
By Jamie Glazov
FrontPageMagazine.com | March 23, 2005

[Cindy]

http://www.csmonitor.com/2005/0323/p02s01-usfp.html

"Neighbors who are not always friends"
"Bush's summit with Mexican and Canadian leaders will probably take small steps toward bolder integration."

By Howard LaFranchi
March 23, 2005

[Cindy]

March 23, 2005
COMMENTARY

http://www.washtimes.com/commentary/20050322-090041-8812r.htm

"Focusing on closer threats"
By Douglas MacKinnon

[Cindy]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1368579/posts

"A Morsel of Goat Meat (Last Christmas in Zimbabwe, must read)"
NY Times ^ | March 23, 2005 | NICHOLAS D. KRISTOF


Posted on 03/22/2005 11:28:44 PM PST by neverdem