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 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.

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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

[Velveeta]

Hacker invades airport Web site

"Instead of a list of arrival and departure times, they were greeted by a waving Turkish flag, with a steely-eyed man's face in the lower right corner. Beneath it was a message crediting a Turkish hacker who goes by the handle "iSKORPiTX" for the cybervandalism."
http://www.adn.com/news/alaska/story/6374493p-6252421c.html

(I wonder if hackers could ever get into control tower computers? ....Shudder...)

[Oorang]

Thanks to both of you for the excellent info and links yesterday.

JP, I noticed one of the articles you posted a link to said the 1957 flu virus had been sent to Lebannon and Saudi Arabia (among other countries). And it's been, oh, six months now????? Makes me feel all warm and fuzzy. Please ping me to anything else you might come across.

Here's a choice one:

White House: OK if Hamas controls PLC- "business professionals...not terrorists"

Sorry to post and run. Be back tonight.

[Godzilla]

How are those keyboarding wrists holding up?

The tips of my middle three fingers on my right hand are still a tad numb. Best results so far are from wearing my brace at night. Just gotta keep behaiving myself.

[Godzilla]

Any thoughts on the following? We hear how some of these earthquakes/tremors/aftershocks in Indonesia are unrelated.

Yes and no. They are in close proximity to the tectonic boundaries / faults that have resulted in the 9.1 and 8.7 quakes. That level of activity alone indicates there is a degree of instability in the subplate. Being so large could also loosen up the conduits that bring the magma up into these volcanos. Or the broader tectonic activity is being reflected in increased volcanic activity since the volcanos are there because of the plate boundary.

Now before your brains ooze out of your ears from the above, I think there is a likelyhood that it is all related, however, the quakes didn't cause the increase in volcanic activity, but regional tectonic changes have caused both the earthquake and volcanic activities to increase. The key here is that we haven't observed tectonic activity on this level in historic times, so it is difficult to put an exact cause and effect together.

[bored at work]

Thanks for your brilliant explanation. I understand.

[all4one]

"Question is, will they beat out Mexico in the bid for takeover?

Hi MD...it seems to me that they will be working together...the Muslims and the Mexicans. And if we don't get our act together with regard to our borders...it won't take too long.

[angcat]

Anyone reading the book yet?

[nwctwx]

The new TM should be up tonight... I was planning on putting it up last night, but was having internet troubles most of the evening. I'm also waiting on one thing from a TM'er that I was going to add to the next thread, so I might hold off till I get it.

If you have contacted me to go on the ping list, I have added you. If you still want to be added/removed... let me know.

[Cindy]

April 14, 2005

Note: The following text is an exact quote (minus the graphics):

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P O Box 27693
Alb., NM 87125-7693
Tel: (505) 400-7145
www.joyjunction.org

 

CANADIAN HOSTED HAMAS INTERNET SITE ADVOCATES KILLING ISRAELI PRIME MINISTER

Hamas "Anti-Corruption" Unit Reportedly Kills Woman on Gaza Strip 

 


     The terrorist group Hamas is displaying graphics on its web site that openly praise martyrdom and advocate the killing of Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon.

Martyrdom Graphic

 
     The Hamas site is hosted by the Canadian-based hosting company UB Hosting (www.ubhosting.net).


     Asked about the Hamas site, UB Hosting's Hussain Baig said in a telephone interview that while he is a Muslim he is not a supporter of terrorism or the Hamas, and he was unaware that his company was hosting the site.


    "I provide web site hosting and I run a business," Baig said. They are one of my customers (but) I didn't know what kind of site they were hosting. (For example). Back in November last year I sold a server to a guy, and he had 40 phishing sites. Because of him the FBI shut down all my servers (and) I moved to Canada. I guess these guys are targeting (small people like me).

 
     Baig said he would remove the Hamas site, but at the time of writing it was still on line.


     The only other Internet site being hosted at the same numerical Internet address (64.86.25.14) being used by Hamas is www.econocaronline.net.

 
     Baig said the econocaronline site is the site for his brother's business. However, at the time of writing the site did not appear to be finished, as only 10 files could be found on the entire site.


HAMAS "ANTI-CORRUPTION UNIT" REPORTEDLY KILLS WOMAN ON GAZA STRIP
   
     In another incident concerning the Hamas, the group is operating a so-called Anti-Corruption Unit on the Gaza Strip to safeguard Islamic values, Palestinian security officials and residents told The Jerusalem Post (JP).

 
     The unit, is believed to be behind the gruesome murder over the weekend of Yusra al-Azzami, a 22-year-old university student from the northern Gaza Strip.

 
     Her "crime," the Jerusalem Post (JP) reported, was that she was seen in public with her fiance.


     According to the JP (www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=JPost/JPArticle/ShowFull&cid=1113186250438),
while so- called "honor killings" are not a new phenomenon in Palestinian society, perpetrators have almost always been relatives of the victims. This incident is the first time that one of the Palestinian groups has openly acted against a woman suspected of "immoral behavior."

 
     Hamas's "morality" patrolmen first spotted the young couple strolling along the beach in Gaza City, together with Azzami's younger sister, the JP reported. After watching the sunset  over the sea, they got into the husband-to-be's car and started driving towards Azzami's home.


     The JP reported that according to eyewitness accounts, five masked gunmen who were in another car gave chase, opening fire at Azzami, who was sitting in the front seat next to her fiance . She died instantly. The fiance and sister were also beaten and injured by the attackers.

 
     The incident took place at a busy intersection in Gaza City.


     What happened immediately afterwards left many passers by traumatized, the JP reported. The assailants dragged the young woman's body out of the car, beating it with clubs and iron bars.

 
     "It was the most horrific crime I've seen in my life," a university student who witnessed the attack told the JP. "What they did to the body while it was lying on the ground was barbaric. This does not represent Islam."


     The student, who asked not to be named, said he and several other people at the scene were too afraid to interfere. "We waited until the gunmen left the area before we called the police and an ambulance," he further told the JP.

 
     The Palestinian Authority police, who have since arrested two suspects, confirmed to the JP that the attack was carried out by Hamas vigilantes who have been waging a campaign of intimidation against people exhibiting what they consider to be un-Islamic behavior.
 

     "They are behaving like the Taliban in Afghanistan," a senior police officer told the JP. "We won't allow them to take the law into their own hands, because we are not in Afghanistan or Saudi Arabia or Iran."


     The JP noted that both Saudi Arabia and Iran have special "vice and virtue" police who roam through parks and public places to scold and sometimes beat unrelated couples.


     The police officer said the identities of the other three accomplices were known and efforts were being made to apprehend them. "They all belong to a Hamas unit that claims it wants to enforce Islamic values in the Gaza Strip," he told the JP. "We hope Hamas will help us track down the murderers and bring them to trial."


     However, Azzami's family and political activists accused Hamas of harboring the murderers and called on the Islamic movement to hand them over to the police. A statement signed by various political groups, including the ruling Fatah faction, condemned the murder and urged Hamas to disown the culprits.

 

     "We are demanding a public apology from Hamas for this heinous crime against an innocent woman," a cousin of the victim told the JP. "We have also appealed to the Palestinian leadership to impose the death penalty against the murderers. We are living in a jungle and this has to end."


     According to the JP, Hamas initially denied any link to the murder, but later admitted that the assailants belonged to one of its groups. It also admitted that the murderers were responsible for cracking down on men and women who defy Islamic teachings by appearing in public together.

 
     Another police officer involved in the investigation said the two suspects who were detained shortly after the murder had confessed to belonging to Hamas's Anti-Corruption Unit.


     He told the JP that the suspects and their three accomplices were all from the Zeitoun neighborhood of Gaza City, and that they had been instructed to conduct surveillance of the beach to assure that unrelated men and women were not mixing.


     "The murderers thought that Azzami and her fiance were on a date," the officer explained. "They had no idea that they were engaged and were planning to marry soon."

[Cindy]

"I've had plane incidents nagging at me these days.

Seems as though the last few days there have been an unusual number of small plane crashes and other misfortunes."

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I've given that question some thought myself.

More people can afford small planes.
More people are flying small planes.
Reporting of incidents/accidents is more efficient
and detailed.

Could it be that the "unusual" amount of accidents
really (for the most part) fits within a normal (define normal)
standard?

I don't know.

It is an interesting question and I will continue to ponder it.

[ExSoldier]

Thanks Godzilla. Your tireless efforts are MUCH appreciated! You're truly a weapon in the war on terror.

[freeperfromnj]

it seems to me that they will be working together...the Muslims and the Mexicans. And if we don't get our act together with regard to our borders...it won't take too long

That is so true. In the wake of 9/11 we simply cannot allow them to be one step ahead of us.

[freeperfromnj]

As always, an outstanding job on the summary. Thanks for your hard work and dedication. I've started copying the last couple of summaries into a word document with the thread number and date. I think it will be a handy way to go back to reference a particular article or discussion.

[all4one]

Hi ffromnj....in the news there was a story about a 14 year old boy from NJ who died suddenly from a bacterial pneumia (sp?)....I will post this later once I find the article. There have been more than a few students in NJ, DE and PA who have died suddenly this year from odd diseases. Most were healthy, with no other known problems.

[jerseygirl]

This is the one- Marburg- and this situation- has me extremely troubled.

A flight of one infected Angolan...to a busy terminal in NYC area...people leaving for all areas of the world....the potential is horrific. This virus MUST somehow be contained...

[freeperfromnj]

Commuter's Get Safety Lesson at Newark's Penn Station

By Eyewitness News' Ken Rosato

(Newark-WABC, April 14, 2005) — Commuters through Newark's Penn Station this morning got an important lesson on security. The safety blitz was part of an ongoing effort to get folks vigilant of suspicious activity.

Eyewitness News reporter Ken Rosato is live in Newark with more.

It's security reminder day at Newark's Penn Station and police were out in force this morning making sure commuters keep their eyes and ears open, and report anything suspicious.

Captain Joseph Kelly,New Jersey Transit Police: "we're happy that the customers are getting more involved in their awareness"

Hundreds of trains and buses flow into and out of Newark's Penn Station everyday. Many of those trains and buses head to Manhattan, making good security in Newark, especially important.

K-9's were out and police handed out security awareness cards with a number to call in case people spot an abandoned package or anything that appears suspicious. Commuters took note.

Rachel Campbell, Commuter: "There are guard dogs and the cops walk up and down here a lot. There's a lot of change and that makes me feel a lot safer."

Just a few blocks away from Newark's Penn Station stands the Prudential building which, according to the Feds, was to be the target of a terror attack by Al queada operatives.

Nainash Patel, Commuter "I live in Newark and right around Prudential area. I think it's a good idea that they are doing this."

Police say that it is a good thing to have a reminder at all times to remind people that they should always be aware of terrorist plots

http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/news/wabc_041405_blitz.html

[Cindy]

Thanks to Velveeta for pointing to this article.
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http://www.adn.com/news/alaska/story/6374493p-6252421c.html
"Hacker invades airport Web site
ISKORPITX: Relatively harmless attack underscored security concerns."
By RICHARD RICHTMYER

Anchorage Daily News
Published: April 13th, 2005
Last Modified: April 13th, 2005 at 06:25 AM


ARTICLE SNIPPET: "The hacker behind Sunday's attack is fairly well known in Internet circles and doesn't try to hide his or her tracks.

Earlier this winter, an image and message similar to the ones that appeared on the airport's site showed up on the Information Security Association's Web site in the United Kingdom. The group is a nonprofit international organization of information security professionals.

A hacker Web site that chronicles such exploits gives iSKORPiTX credit for defacing hundreds of other Web sites, including state government sites in Iowa, Georgia and Tennessee.

Daily News reporter Richard Richtmyer can be reached at rrichtmyer@adn.com or 257-4344."

[Cindy]

Yep, that seemed to be true as of last night when I did a quick look around on the 'net.

[Cindy]

ON THE NET...

http://www.google.com/search?q=%22ISKORPITX%22&hl=en&lr=&filter=0

[Cindy]

http://www.internet-haganah.us/harchives/003963.html

April 14, 2005
"Taliban Online Update"