Threat Matrix: Daily Terror Threat

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!

Details show extent of terror plot against U.S.
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We now know more about an alleged attack that triggered an increased national threat level last summer.

That's when U.S. officials said they had uncovered a plot targeting financial institutions. The plot involved bombs, banks and British nationals.

The detail was startling, the targets enormous. They included financial buildings in Washington, New York and New Jersey.

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

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To: appalachian_dweller

Hi AD. Looks like you're very busy and planning to have a good summer. That's great!

1,461 posted on 05/02/2005 2:07:23 PM PDT by Cindy

To: Calpernia; All

Thanks to Calpernia for pointing to this article.
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http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1395293/posts

"Stolen Nuclear Gauge Raises Terrorism Concerns"
LOCAL 6, Florida ^ | May 2, 2005 | Local 6

Posted on 05/02/2005 10:54:07 AM PDT by LurkedLongEnough

ARTICLE SNIPPET: "A nuclear density test gauge on the federal govenment's watch list was stolen from a secured construction site in Daytona Beach, Fla., according to Local 6 News.

Police said the thieves took the item from a site on north Atlantic Avenue Monday morning. A foreman at the location said the thieves knew exactly what they were doing when they took the device, Local 6 News reported.

The gauge is used to test the density of soil. It is a common device used in Central Florida, according to the report.

However, officials said if the device fell into the wrong hands, it could be used for the wrong reasons, including terrorism, Local 6 News reported."

1,462 posted on 05/02/2005 2:09:44 PM PDT by Cindy

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1,463 posted on 05/02/2005 2:25:58 PM PDT by Cindy

To: backhoe; piasa; Godzilla; All

UPDATE...

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1395401/posts

"IRAQ: AL-ZARQAWI GROUP DENIES(They) THREATENED VATICAN AND US"
adnki ^ | 02-May-05

Posted on 05/02/2005 2:23:21 PM PDT by Dog

NEWS BRIEF: "Baghdad, 2 May (AKI) - The group headed by al-Qaeda's number one in Iraq, the Jordanian terror mastermind Abu Musab al-Zarqawi denied on Monday that the organisation has ever threatened to attack the Vatican. "The Crusader press has said that al-Qaeda has threatened the Vatican and Washington. But we swear by Allah that the best way to beat unbelievers and tyrants is to place His word above every other thing," al-Zarqawi said in a message posted to an Islamist website forum. "This is what our leader has said to al-Zarqawi and we will stand by him, even if were were asked to immerge ourselves in water and to go Washington or Rome," the message continued. It is being construed as a denial of a message that appeared on the same website forum on Saturday. This was attributed to Abdel Rahman al-Iraqi, al-Zarqawi's second in command, who proclaimed his loyalty to al-Zarqawi in the message, even if this meant "following you to the White House and to the Vatican City".

Osama bin-Laden, the self-confessed head of al-Qaeda is the US government's most wanted man. He is believed to be in hiding somewhere between Afghanistan and Pakistan."

(Ham/Ajd/Aki)

02-May-05 18:53

1,464 posted on 05/02/2005 2:36:21 PM PDT by Cindy

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1,465 posted on 05/02/2005 3:09:46 PM PDT by Cindy

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1,466 posted on 05/02/2005 3:20:39 PM PDT by Cindy

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http://www.frontpagemag.com/Articles/ReadArticle.asp?ID=17915
"SFSU Hosts a Terrorist"
By Lee Kaplan
FrontPageMagazine.com | May 2, 2005

1,467 posted on 05/02/2005 3:43:23 PM PDT by Cindy

http://ribaat2.forumactif.com/ftopic642_Communique_d_Al_Qa_ida_sur_les_manipulat.htm

Official Statement of Al Qaeda on the manipulation of the media

The media allied with the Crusaders has reported that a top commander of Al Qaeda has threatened the Vatican..and the White House

But our chief, that Allah protect him, Abou Abderahman said in response to the Message of Sheik Abou Mouss'ab, that Allah protect him : "I am with you, even if you take to the sea and you sail towards Washington and Rome."

But the unjust ones are those who alter the truth and are attached to uselessness, and they are tricky, but Allah is the Commander in Chief, but most of the people don't know it.

Take the words of our commanders such as they are, but surely you feel repugnant by the truth.

Sunday 01-05

1,468 posted on 05/02/2005 4:34:25 PM PDT by penguino

Thanks penguino for the translation.

1,469 posted on 05/02/2005 4:45:26 PM PDT by Cindy

1,470 posted on 05/02/2005 4:51:30 PM PDT by penguino

"AL HUSSAYEN found NOT GUILTY!"

Imagine if we see the same headline fairly soon but replaced with the name "Zacarias Moussaoui." Thank goodness he pleaded guilty, so perhaps justice has a chance.

Afterall, it seems everyone is not guilty; there are no terrorists.

1,471 posted on 05/02/2005 4:56:01 PM PDT by Donna Lee Nardo

You're welcome Cindy. Ribaat's been back up since Saturday gushing with communiques, but almjlh.com is down again.

1,472 posted on 05/02/2005 4:56:06 PM PDT by penguino

To U.S F-18's from Carl Vinson Missing.......http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1395468/posts

1,473 posted on 05/02/2005 4:57:23 PM PDT by cmsgop ( Proud Member of The Western and Zionist Capitalists Club.)

Ick. I nearly vomit when I see that ... that... that wench's name. Leftist traitor is what she is..

1,474 posted on 05/02/2005 4:58:41 PM PDT by Donna Lee Nardo

To: Donna Lee Nardo

Sad laugh sarcarsm...Well, there really are so very few terrorists, but there sure are a lot of insurgents according to the lame-stream media.

1,475 posted on 05/02/2005 5:04:09 PM PDT by Cindy

Navy officials are saying that the jets collided with each other due to bad weather and that a search is underway for the pilots.

Prayers for the pilots.

1,476 posted on 05/02/2005 5:09:31 PM PDT by penguino

PRAYERS for the pilots and their family and friends being offered now.

1,477 posted on 05/02/2005 5:12:23 PM PDT by Cindy

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In fight vs. terrorism, linguists gain clout
The nation's intelligence agencies have beefed up their translation efforts with part-timers, many with academic backgrounds.

BY FRANK DAVIES
Miami Herald

WASHINGTON - In a small, nondescript work space in an unmarked office here, a special team of linguists working for the nation's 15 intelligence agencies plays catch-up in a high-stakes game of words.

The assignments come into the National Virtual Translation Center from the FBI, CIA and other agencies: documents in Urdu, a wiretapped conversation in Arabic, a pamphlet in Pashto, a broadcast in Farsi.

The little-known center, just two years old, is trying to solve a glaring vulnerability in the struggle against terrorism: the language gap. Few Americans in government speak such languages, and the center is aggressively recruiting them by offering unusual flexibility.

So far, the center employs a virtual network of about 100 translators around the country, half working part time, who use secure computers in government offices near their homes. They send the translations to the center, which gets them back to the client agency.

''Our goal is the fastest translation possible, because sometimes there is real urgency, but quality is also important,'' said Everette Jordan, the executive director of the center, which was set up in the wake of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks.

OLD PROBLEM

The translation gap has been a problem for years.

Last fall, Justice Department Inspector General Glenn Fine warned of a serious backlog of documents and tapes that needed translation within the FBI. His audit found that 123,000 hours of audio in counterterrorism investigations hadn't been reviewed between 2001 and early 2004.

''The FBI cannot translate all the foreign-language counterterrorism and counterintelligence material it collects,'' Fine concluded.

Since 2001, the FBI has beefed up its language services with 250 to 300 new hires a year for a total of 1,300 language analysts, spokesman Paul Bresson said.

The CIA and FBI handle their own translations for many current investigations and urgent needs.

But the volume of materials keeps growing, and the center was set up to hire translators who don't have to come to Washington and can work part time. Many are pursuing academic careers, have specialties such as engineering and law, and have military knowledge.

''We've had to build this from scratch, and it was a new concept,'' said Jordan, a Russian linguist who worked for 22 years at the National Security Agency. ``It's a more flexible approach, using secure computers, and the translators can work at this as piecework.''

The translators must be U.S. citizens and pass FBI background checks. Many even get clearance to handle classified material. Those requirements limit the pool of potential recruits, but competitive pay and the support of translator associations have helped, Jordan said.

About 600 linguists are ''in the pipeline now,'' he added.

The center reports to the new director of national intelligence, John Negroponte. The Washington staff of about two dozen staffers -- veterans of the State Department, CIA, NSA and other agencies -- make assignments throughout the network and provide quality control.

`FORCE MULTIPLIER'

Maureen Baginski, a Russian linguist brought in to the FBI to revamp its counterintelligence efforts, said the translation center ``has become a force multiplier that helps meet our needs. It pushes the work to where the expertise is.''

As linguists in Washington double-check the translated work, they labor over dictionaries of obscure dialects, manuals on technical and paramilitary terms, and such offbeat resources as ''Sleazy, Slimy Slavic Slang,'' complete with curses, insults and crude sexual references.

As a student of language, Jordan said, ''nuance is crucial to good translation,'' knowing whether a speaker is literal or sarcastic, uses flowery terms or slang, or mixes his dialects.

The assignments come into the center labeled by priority. Agencies often use computerized programs to give a quick analysis to tapes and documents, looking for key words and phrases.

Even in work that appears innocuous, ''our translators have found some surprises, information no one knew was there, that has been helpful to investigations,'' Jordan said.

Not all the work is related to intelligence. After the tsunami in South Asia, the center produced emergency language kits in Achanese and Tamil so that Marines helping victims in Indonesia and Sri Lanka could ask basic questions.

The center also translated the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution into Pashto, Afghanistan's principal language, for the inauguration of that country's president, Hamid Karzai.

There's a ''critical mass'' behind more language proficiency, Jordan said. The Army is recruiting native speakers as linguists; the Pentagon has launched a broad effort to promote language skills.

http://www.tallahassee.com/mld/tallahassee/news/nation/11544676.htm

1,478 posted on 05/02/2005 5:16:46 PM PDT by Donna Lee Nardo

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Note: The following text is an exact quotation from infovlad.net:

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Jihad Movie Update
May 3rd, 2005
Posted on May 3
http://hackjaponaise.cosm.co.jp/terror/0503200501.rm
Submitted by Polish Expert (thanks!). This is a file actually uploded at iaiiraq.net as “29-4-2005.rm” but iaiiraq webmaster seemed to delete all existing movies off the site.
BTW local site path of the account “iaiiraq” will be in full view if you access index.php. It is hosted by theplanet.com in Texas.
(www.iaiiraq.net resolved to 132.70-85-116.reverse.theplanet.com)

Posted on May 2
http://hackjaponaise.cosm.co.jp/terror/0502200501.rm
- an Australian hostage.

Posted on May 1
http://hackjaponaise.cosm.co.jp/terror/0501200501.wmv
- What is this?? from 195.229.241.188 (Emirates Internet, Dubai, UAE)

1,479 posted on 05/02/2005 5:20:03 PM PDT by Cindy

To: Donna Lee Nardo

Language problems can be a huge barrier. As an Islamic poster on one of the French forums pointed out - it's not enough just to know the language (Arabic) fluently, but you need to be a poet and a philosopher as well to understand these writings.

1,480 posted on 05/02/2005 5:28:51 PM PDT by penguino

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