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Threat Matrix: Daily Terror Threat

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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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Details show extent of terror plot against U.S.
Full Story

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.

Related:
Trio charged for terror plot in US
Threat Matrix #15 (August 31, 2004) :: Big Apple Terror?

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

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[Cindy]

ON THE NET...

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

[Cindy]

http://www.dhs.gov/dhspublic/display?content=4505

Speeches & Statements

"Transcript of Secretary of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff at the Center for Strategic and International Studies"
Washington, D.C.
Center for Strategic and International Studies
May 19, 2005

[Cindy]

US-CERT.GOV
http://www.us-cert.gov

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http://www.gcn.com/vol1_no1/daily-updates/35866-1.html

05/20/05

"NIST seeks gaming model for dirty-bomb emergency response training"
By Mary Mosquera
GCN Staff

[Cindy]

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/225286_security21.html

Saturday, May 21, 2005
"Security checkpoints removed from Capitol"

By DAVID AMMONS
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

ARTICLE SNIPPET: "OLYMPIA -- Airport-style security checkpoints at the state Capitol are quietly being dismantled, underscoring the post-9/11 balancing act that states face between safety and easy, welcoming access.

The Legislature, which had authorized the heightened security in the wake of the 2001 terrorist attacks, has backed away, and the machinery will be gone by today.

The move will save more than $2 million in the next two years, but more importantly, will send a signal of openness, said Rich Nafziger, chief administrator for the House."

[Cindy]

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,157306,00.html

"Florida Girl, 8, Found in Landfill; Suspect Charged"
Sunday, May 22, 2005


ARTICLE SNIPPET: "LAKE WORTH, Fla. — An 8-year-old girl who had been sexually assaulted and buried under rocks in a trash bin was found alive Sunday by an officer searching a landfill, authorities said. A teenager was charged with attempted murder."

[Cindy]

CNS NEWS.com: "SAUDIS SHRED BIBLES, RIGHTS CAMPAIGNERS CLAIM" by Patrick Goodenough (May 19, 2005) (Read More...)

[Cindy]

Note: The following text is an exact quote:
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http://www.defenselink.mil/news/May2005/20050522_1271.html


Crew Safe in Helo Emergency Landing; Hundreds of Terrorists Nabbed

American Forces Press Service

WASHINGTON, May 22, 2005 – All personnel are safe with only minor injuries after an engine problem forced pilots of a CH-47 Chinook helicopter to conduct an emergency landing this morning south of Samarra, Iraq, U.S. military officials in Baghdad reported today.
Officials of the 42nd Infantry Division dispatched a quick-reaction force to secure the emergency-landing site. The cause of the incident is being investigated, officials said.

Elsewhere, a Task Force Liberty soldier died of injuries sustained in a vehicle accident near Kirkuk at about 2:30 p.m. No further details of this incident were available.

Also in Iraq today, coalition Forces, in conjunction with Iraqi army and Ministry of Interior forces, detained a "substantial number" of suspected terrorists in the western Baghdad district of Abu Ghraib.

In an effort to minimize insurgent activity in western Baghdad, two battalions from the 3rd Brigade, 6th Iraqi Army Division; two battalions from the 1st Brigade, 1st Iraqi Intervention Force; and three battalions from the 2nd Brigade Special Police Commandos; alongside U.S. soldiers from Task Force 2-14, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, conducted operations in the area.

The combined forces conducted mounted and dismounted patrols and a cordon-and-search operation of suspected terrorist locations across the city.

"Iraqi army and Ministry of Interior forces worked very well together and demonstrated good, solid fundamental skills today," said U.S. Army Col. Mark A. Milley, 2nd BCT commander. "The heavy mix of Shia, Sunni and Kurdish soldiers focused on their common terrorist enemy with great cooperation."

That operation came just days after Polish and Iraqi soldiers nabbed 184 terror suspects and seized weapons parts, ammunition, possible bomb-making materials, and propaganda on May 19 and 20 in Suwaryah, about 50 kilometers northeast of Hilla, officials said.

Multinational Division Central-South's 1st Polish Brigade and the 19th Iraqi Army Brigade conducted Operation Peninsula to round up terrorists and eliminate their base of operations.

Among the items confiscated were parts to various weapons, 6,000 AK-47 rifle rounds and paramilitary clothing.

(Compiled from Multinational Force Iraq news releases.)

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[Velveeta]

Whoa. Good find, DC.

[Velveeta]

Just another benefit of patronizing public transportation.

Sadly, yes.

[Velveeta]

RIP

[Velveeta]

"Security checkpoints removed from Capitol"

Not a wise move, IMO.

[Velveeta]

Bless her sweet angel heart.

Thank you Lord, for the miracle.

[Velveeta]

Islamic Groups Planning Worldwide Anti-US Protests
http://www.townhall.com/news/politics/200505/FOR20050523a.shtml

Sri Lanka grapples with Islamic threat
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/South_Asia/GE24Df02.html

Muslim students find home at Catholic college *(Illinois ping)*
http://www.twincities.com/mld/twincities/news/nation/11716309.htm

[Velveeta]

Terrorist: bin Laden to set up caliphate state
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=JPost/JPArticle/ShowFull&cid=1116814792257

EU threatens Uzbekistan
http://dailytelegraph.news.com.au/story.jsp?sectionid=1274&storyid=3174456

A Brief Analysis of the Points of al-Zarqawi’s Message
http://siteinstitute.org/bin/articles.cgi?ID=publications48605&Category=publications&Subcategory=0

[jerseygirl]

Interesting timing, Velveeta. (removing the checkpoints around the Capitol)

There must be more to this than meets the eye....

[jerseygirl]

Horrific story- thank the Lord that poor child was discovered in time.

[jerseygirl]

From your first link:

Islamic Groups Planning Worldwide Anti-US Protests

Pacific Rim Bureau (CNSNews.com) -

"Destroy America and its allies," Indonesian extremist leader Muhammad Iqbal told a rally outside the U.S. Embassy in Jakarta, using a public address system to address the crowd. "Kill those who desecrate Islam."



I believe the worldwide event is scheduled for May 27th....

[jerseygirl]

Posts: 7783
10 barges on fire in Sacramento County, CA fox40.trb.com/news/ktxl-0...txl-news-1

Barge Fire

The Associated Press

May 23, 2005

SACRAMENTO COUNTY -- U-S Coast Guard officials say a fire on a barge has spread to as many as ten barges in southwest Sacramento County.

U-S Coast Guard officials say they aren't sure who owns the barges or what are on them yet because they can't get close enough to it. The barges are at Mayberry Slough.

A fire boat from Contra Costa County is working to contain the blaze. The cause of the fire is not known.



courtesy Mutters. Apparently started on one barge and spread to 9 others....

[jerseygirl]

Yet another tidbit from Mutter's:

'Last chance' for Iran nuclear deal


Tehran, Iran

23 May 2005 12:01

A senior Iranian official said on Monday that this week's crisis talks with Britain, France and Germany are likely to be the last chance for the two sides to reach a deal on the Islamic republic's nuclear programme.

"Nothing special would happen" if the talks fail, national security official Ali Agha Mohammadi told the student news agency Isna, adding that Iran will simply continue the "natural process" of pressing on with controversial nuclear fuel work.

"We would reach the conclusion that we haven't got along with them," said the spokesperson for Iran's Supreme National Security Council.

Emergency talks between Iranian nuclear negotiator Hassan Rowhani and the three European foreign ministers -- Jack Straw of Britain, Michel Barnier of France and Joschka Fischer of Germany -- are due to take place in Geneva on Wednesday, the day after an "experts"-level meeting in Brussels.

Iran has agreed to hold off from resuming uranium conversion -- a precursor to the ultra-sensitive enrichment process, which has prompted fears of a secret weapons programme -- pending this week's talks.

Mohammadi said the holding of the Geneva meeting is "not yet definite and is dependent on the conclusion of the expert team meeting in Brussels".

"If the expert team negotiations are considered positive and we see bright prospects from those talks, it can be said that the Wednesday negotiations will be held," he explained.

Iran agreed in November with Britain, France and Germany to suspend its uranium conversion and enrichment activities, which Washington believes conceal its nuclear armament intentions.

However, the Islamic republic is seeking to resume uranium conversion, a move that would violate its deal with the European Union three (EU-3) and leave it facing the threat of United Nations Security Council action.

The decision to resume conversion has been put on hold pending the meetings, which were called for by the EU-3.

"We think that given the Europeans have proposed this round of talks, they should offer some plans that should be attractive for the Iranian side," Mohammadi said. "From our point of view, the main issue is resuming activities, not continuing the suspension."

Iran has proposed commencing a phased resumption of fuel cycle work, but that has already been rejected. The Europeans want Iran to dismantle the programme altogether -- in other words, the same kind of deal that Britain and the United States reached with Libya.

Iran insists its bid to master the full nuclear fuel cycle, including uranium enrichment, is merely aimed at generating electricity and is a right for any country that has signed the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.

-- Sapa-AFP



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