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

[freeperfromnj]

Interesting and links on Salman Pak.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1382038/posts

[Velveeta]

Suspect Claims Twin Was The Real Spy
http://www.wave3.com/Global/story.asp?S=3198552

(snip)But authorities do not believe Shaaban Hafiz Ahmad Ali Shaaban's story, and there was no way to independently verify he ever had a twin brother, The Indianapolis Star reported Sunday.(snip)

[freeperfromnj]

BREAKING:

3 Charged With Targeting N.Y., N.J. Financial Institutions

UPDATED: 12:13 pm EDT April 12, 2005

WASHINGTON -- Three men have been indicted on charges they plotted to attack financial institutions in New York, New Jersey and Washington.

A four-count indictment unsealed Tuesday accuses Dhiran Barot, Nadeem Tarmohammed and Qaisar Shaffi of scouting the New York Stock Exchange and Citicorp Building in New York, the Prudential Building in Newark, N.J., and the International Monetary Fund and World Bank in the District of Columbia.

The three men, already in custody in England, were charged with three conspiracy counts and providing material support to terrorists.

U.S. officials claim that Barot is a senior al-Qaida figure, known variously as Abu Eisa al-Hindi, Abu Musa al-Hindi and Issa al-Britani, who scouted prominent financial targets in the United States at the behest of al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden.

Prosecutors say the men conducted surveillance on the buildings between August 2000 and April 2001, including video surveillance in Manhattan around April 2001.

Last August the government raised the risk of a terrorist attack to "high" for those specific financial institutions. The color-coded threat level for the rest of the nation remained at yellow, or elevated, the middle of a five-point scale.

Federal authorities, who acknowledged the threat was based mainly on years-old intelligence, said the decision to raise the threat level was based on an abundance of caution and because of the lengthy planning and plotting record of the terrorist network known as al-Qaida.

The threat level was lowered to yellow for the buildings in November.

The men face related charges in England. Barot, 32, was charged there with possessing reconnaissance plans for the U.S. institutions and notebooks containing information on explosives, poisons, chemicals and related matters "of a kind likely to be useful to a person committing or preparing an act of terrorism."

Tarmohammed, 26, was charged there, along with Barot, with possessing plans of the Prudential building. Shaffi, 25, also was charged in Britain with possessing an extract from the "Terrorist's Handbook" on the preparation of chemicals, explosive recipes and other information.

http://www.wnbc.com/news/4370589/detail.html

[Godzilla]

3 Charged With Targeting N.Y., N.J. Financial Institutions

Well, now some of the behind the scenes stuff comes out.

[freeperfromnj]

Absolutely. Here's an interesting piece of info in the updated article:

U.S. officials claim that Barot is a senior al-Qaida figure, known variously as Abu Eisa al-Hindi, Abu Musa al-Hindi and Issa al-Britani, who scouted prominent financial targets in the United States at the behest of al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden.

[freeperfromnj]

More info:

Three Indicted on Terror Charges in U.S.

Barot, 32, was charged there with possessing reconnaissance plans for the U.S. institutions and notebooks containing information on explosives, poisons, chemicals and related matters "of a kind likely to be useful to a person committing or preparing an act of terrorism."

Tarmohammed, 26, was charged there, along with Barot, with possessing plans of the Prudential building. Shaffi, 25, also was charged in Britain with possessing an extract from the "Terrorist's Handbook" on the preparation of chemicals, explosive recipes and other information.

http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&e=1&u=/ap/20050412/ap_on_re_us/terror_indictments&sid=84439559

[Velveeta]

Well, it's about time there was an indictment!

These 3 are part of a group in custody since last August.

Al-Britani was even mentioned in the 9/11 commission report.

[appalachian_dweller]

Thanks for the follow up on the plot to attack financial institutions in New York, New Jersey and Washington.

Only thing that worries me is we broke this in time. Next time we may not be so lucky.

[appalachian_dweller]

>> Islamic terrorists might deliberately infect themselves to spread the plague to the West <<

Chilling indeed MD.

[freeperfromnj]

You're welcome. They're going to trial next January. Hopefully they'll throw the book at them.

[Cindy]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1381947/posts

"Daily Terrorist Round-Up Stories (Talibanis killed, AQ Members arrested, Moslem Sargeant on trial)"
4/12/05


Posted on 04/12/2005 5:03:46 AM PDT by Straight Vermonter

[Cindy]

Over the years, zip codes have been speculated on; noted on various web sites, discussed on threads (including here) and mentioned once in awhile regarding recovered documents; but I don't recall hearig about "a notebook full of U.S. zip codes."

[Cindy]

Yes it is and the practice seems to be getting more media attention finally.

[Cindy]

UPDATE...

FOX NEWS.com
http://www.foxnews.com

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,153175,00.html

"Hostage Standoff Ends in Germany"
Tuesday, April 12, 2005

[jerseygirl]

The Marburg situation is truly frightening. I read that even one bead of sweat from a victim can transmit the disease. From the clusters of deaths occurring, I am wondering if there are other vectors we are not yet aware of (e.g. biting insects?)

[jerseygirl]

That second article was certainly something, wasn't it. Hope the writer has not found the group of "like minded individuals" he seeks to find...

[jerseygirl]

I wonder what the incubation period is---while the victim still appears normal but can transmit the virus...

[JustPiper]

scared me too bored ;(

[JustPiper]

Thanks to CoCo and Jinx for these findings:
Jinx:
Thanks for your sage advice and your dedication to this issue!

Mesan arrested in detaining of migrants

INVASION USA
Mexican army escorts border drug-runners
Minutemen, U.S. officials say military directs illegals to avoid Arizona patrols

http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=43754

It’s About Security, Stupid
By Joel Mowbray
FrontPageMagazine.com | April 12, 2005

http://www.frontpagemag.com/Articles/ReadArticle.asp?ID=17679

[JustPiper]

What does anyone know about the "Super" Internet # 2?