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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!

Terrorists could be just getting started
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New York City and Washington. Bali, Indonesia; Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; Istanbul, Turkey; Madrid, Spain. And now London.

When will it end? Where will it all lead?

The experts aren't encouraged. One terrorism researcher sees the prospect of "endless" war. Adds the man who tracked Osama bin Laden for the CIA, "I don't think it's even started yet."

Related:
Terrorists' aim is to end western civilisation, says ex-Mossad head
Understanding the enemy, a different type of war
Al Qaeda answers CIA's hiring call

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

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[kimmie7]

So true, and thanks.

On a side note, I rented this

All You Need To Know About Biological & Chemical Attack

September 11, 2001 marked the beginning of a new era in which all of us face a new level of terrorist threats-including the use of deadly biological and chemical weapons. But, with proper preparation, all of us can protect our loved ones and ourselves. Protect Your Family is a unique educational guide that helps you understand the dangers posed by a non-conventional weapons and teaches you how to deal with them-including complete step-by-step instructions for detecting an attack, giving first-aid, purchasing and using protective gear and creating an effective shelter in your home and workplace.

Genre: Adult & Continuing Ed.
Studio: Tapeworm Dist.

from Family Pass...my online DVD rental place. I just finished watching it. It had some great ideas for those not already in the know, but I was disappointed to note a total lack of instruction on personal and property protection. There were some interesting ideas for the pets, though. Important to me since we added to our family by four paws yesterday.

A 10 week old rat terrier named Cookie. Cute and already totally spoiled! Not to mention a really good watchdog, and not a yapper. I don't like yap-dogs.

[kimmie7]

You rock Mama. Out loud.
;-)

[Cindy]

off topic, but interesting...

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1458035/posts

"Train wreck in CA - surfliner"
8-5-05

Posted on 08/05/2005 9:32:49 PM PDT by tallhappy

[Myrddin]

A 10 week old rat terrier named Cookie. Cute and already totally spoiled! Not to mention a really good watchdog, and not a yapper. I don't like yap-dogs.

I have 4 Rat Terriers. They love to snuggle and sleep under the covers. They will yap as necessary.

Top picture is our female Ceri with puppy Ella. Another puppy follows. The pair of pups are Chewie (left) and Jasper (right). Jasper and Chewie climb a couple of our pine trees to the 6 foot level to peer over the fence. Ceri will follow a laser pointer spot all over the yard. That is a great way to give them vigorous exercise.

[Cindy]

Good looking dogs Myrddin.

[Cindy]

Another "expert" with a computer...
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http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1458083/posts
"Suicide bombings will pass – they are just a grisly terrorist fashion"
TheTimes Online ^ | Aug. 6, 2005 | Matthew Parris

Posted on 08/05/2005 11:25:14 PM PDT by Hadean

[Cindy]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1458096/posts


"The Daily Terrorist Round-Up 8/6/05"

Posted on 08/06/2005 1:02:02 AM PDT by Straight Vermonter

[Cindy]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1458094/posts

"Law enforcement uncertain what arrest will mean in war on terror"
Baltimore Sun ^ | August 6, 2005 | Matthew Dolan and Siobhan Gorman

Posted on 08/06/2005 12:38:14 AM PDT by Cincinatus' Wife

[Cindy]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1458039/posts

"Experts question cause of Chinese outbreak"
ScienceDaily ^ | 8/5/2005 | STEVE MITCHELL

Posted on 08/05/2005 9:37:12 PM PDT by dila813

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 (UPI)

[Cindy]

Note: The following text snippet (minus the photos) is an exact quote from infovlad.net:
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http://www.infovlad.net

infovlad.net
Jihadi Files Update - August 2005
August 6th, 2005 at 2:19 pm (General)
August 6


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- Aiad H. AL Safee. Here’s a statement from Ansar Al Sunnah. (translated by systran)

In a new operation of special investigation and after a long monitoring of the director of the services of information and representant administrative with the ministry for the interior, the renegade Hamid Saleh Have-Safi, one of the high officers, and general with the ministry of (ministre) Solagh the 3alqami, and as this appears in its identity papers, Moudjahidines followed it of its seat in Baghdad to the town of Hillah or it moved, with two of his warrant officers and his bodyguards, and on the main road between Baghdad and Hilla, Moudjahidines leaped on them, and this last hid in its vehicle. Moudjahidines opened fire on the vehicle killing its driver, and the general one left then, and was mele with the crowd of gens..le Moudjahid which carried out the operation gave the order that one arrte to draw for steps touch from civil the parmis the women and children. The moudjahidines succeeded in liquidating the officers who accompanied it but this renegade succeeded has to escape, and then, the moudjahidines took as spoils its vehicle BMW and its identity papers

Did O renegade you echappe among our hands, we preserve the life of the mass of derrier people who you took refuge, knows that the Moslems of which you direct the massacre are Amana fixed on our blows, we carry out hunting against you and we will have you early or late with the permission of Allah.

Staff of the Army of Anssar Assuna
29/Joumada dernier/1426 5 aout/2005

http://crusader.rulez.jp/files/0806200501.wmv

August 5





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A message from “bayanaat_iraq” egroup has 3 links point to these images. Seemingly no video relevant to the person concerned.

[Cindy]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1458099/posts


"3 IRA-linked fugitives back in Ireland - Trained FARC in Columbia - hid out in Venezuela/Cuba"
Boston Globe ^ | August 6, 2005 | Shawn Pogatchnik, AP

Posted on 08/06/2005 1:32:41 AM PDT by Cincinatus' Wife

DUBLIN

[Cindy]

http://www.wate.com/Global/story.asp?S=3688416
"Source of food poisoning traced to Caryville eatery"
August 5, 2005

ARTICLE SNIPPET: "KNOXVILLE (WATE) -- The source for 50 cases of food poisoning discovered after an event at World's Fair Park has been traced.

Pork from Pop's Texas Barbeque in Caryville is to blame, health officials say."

[Cindy]

Note: The followiing video clips (with links to translations) are on the current front page of MEMRITV.org. The following text is an exact quote:
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http://www.memritv.org

Reactions to London Bombing


#791 - Al-Qaeda Leader Ayman Al-Zawahiri: Blair Has Brought Destruction to the Center of London and He Will Have More of It
Al-Jazeera TV (Qatar) - 8/4/205 - 00:02:04


#790 - Iranian Nuclear Chief Reveals Details of Negotiations with Europe and of Esfahan and Natanz Activities
Iran Ch.2, Jaam-E-Jam2 (Iran) - 8/2/2005 - 00:04:53


#789 - Sha'ban Abd Al-Rahim's Song "Oh, Mr. Arab"
The Internet - 00:04:55


#788 - British MP George Galloway in Syria: Foreigners Are Raping Two Beautiful Arab Daughters - Jerusalem and Baghdad
Al-Jazeera TV (Qatar), Syrian TV, ANB TV (London) - 7/31/2005 - 00:07:57

[Cindy]

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,164929,00.html

"Iran Rejects European Nuke Proposal"
Saturday, August 06, 2005

ARTICLE SNIPPET: "TEHRAN, Iran — Iran (search) on Saturday rejected Europe's (search) proposal for ending the standoff over Tehran's (search) nuclear program, calling the package "unacceptable" and not up to Tehran's "minimum expectations.""

[Cindy]

PERSECUTION.ORG
http://www.persecution.org

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http://www.assistnews.net/Stories/s05080029.htm

ASSIST News Service (ANS) - PO Box 2126, Garden Grove, CA 92842-2126 USA
Visit our web site at: www.assistnews.net -- E-mail: danjuma1@aol.com


Friday, August 5, 2005

CHRISTIAN WORKERS SHOWING THE JESUS FILM MURDERED IN BANGLADESH

By Michael Ireland
Chief Correspondent, ASSIST News Service

BANGLADESH (ANS) -- Two men involved in health awareness programs and who were showing the JESUS film, were killed July 29 in Faridpur, Bangladesh. Strong outrage has been voiced at their murders, and Bengali Christians are planning a rally in support of their families.

Lipial Marandi (21) and Tapan Kumar Roy (27) were employed with Christian Life Bangladesh, a partner agency of Campus Crusade for Christ, and had spent the last eight months providing health awareness programs to locals and showing the JESUS film.

The men had received threats that they would be killed if they continued their work, and local police say the men were sleeping when intruders entered their rented house at 2 a.m. and stabbed them to death. So far, police have arrested two men in connection with the killings.

"We express our deepest sympathies to the families of Lipial and Tapan," said Thomas Abraham, vice president of Asia Campus Crusade for Christ. "We are saddened by the hatred of those who would commit such acts of violence."

This is the second murder of Christian Life Bangladesh workers. In April, 2003, Hridoy Roy was killed in a similar incident. The perpetrators of Hridoy's murder were never convicted.

"We are seeing an increased trend towards persecution of Christians in Bangladesh, and the Christian community in America is concerned," said Abraham. "We urge the Bengali government to bring the murderers to justice and uphold the Bangladesh constitution which protects religious freedom."

The Bengali Christian community and several newspapers have voiced strong outrage toward these murders. Bengali Christians plan to hold a rally to voice their sympathy toward the families of those murdered as well as a show of unity in these difficult circumstances. A memorandum from the Christian community will be sent to the Bangladesh Prime Minister urging immediate and just action be taken.
** Michael Ireland is an international British freelance journalist. A former reporter with a London newspaper, Michael is the Chief Correspondent for ASSIST News Service of Garden Grove, California. Michael immigrated to the United States in 1982 and became a US citizen in September, 1995. He is married with two children. Michael has also been a frequent contributor to UCB Europe, a British Christian radio station, and can be heard every week as a guest commentator on "Tom's Place" broadcast simultaneously on Twin Cities Conservative Radio Network, SPIRIT 95.9 FM and on AM 1300 aired in Minneapolis/St.Paul. As the chief reporter for ANS, Michael has traveled to Jordan, Nicaragua, China, Russia and Jamaica on reporting assignments. Prior to immigrating to the US, Michael traveled to Albania, Yugoslavia, Israel, Holland, Germany and Czechoslovakia. His ambition is to visit each Continent at least once.
** You may republish this story with proper attribution.

[callmejoe]

I need to amend something I posted yesterday.

I've been struck by the specific ranges given by both UBL last fall and Zawahiri a couple days ago (both specifically threatened "tens of thousands") and how, combined with accounts that the 9/11 attack was also "calibrated", you could make the argument that they are aiming for this specific casualty range. While it probably requires WMD, this specific range (if truly their goal) would narrow down the possibilities somewhat.

There are more targets on weekdays than weekends or weeknights, so it is natural to assume that if they manage to pull the trigger on WMD, they will go for broke and seek to maximize casualties. Otherwise, what is the point? But if you accept the first argument (that the specific focus on a casualty range by both UBL and Zawahiri indicate not just a minimum count they are trying to achieve, but they also may have a ceiling as to what they perceive as "overkill risk"), then the second argument (more likely on weekdays than weeknights or weekends) is undercut. This is where I went wrong yesterday.

While they can achieve their objectives on a weekday, it is also entirely feasible to achieve this specific casualty range on a weeknight or a weekend. (if you assume their goal is a range and not simple maximization) The target would be different on a weekend or weeknight, but their stated goal is still achievable.

I still think the 8/5 to 9/11 timeframe is high (or highest) risk, but I was off-base on the target(s). It is just as likely to be one or more major sports events, religious services, concerts, or large shopping malls on a weeknight or weekend as it is likely to be major office buildings, convention centers, or large schools/universities on a weekday.

The method to achieve this range is probably WMD. A small nuclear device could be used if they change their pattern and go for a singular rather than a multiple attack. But even if the multiple nuclear targets were realistic (and for operational and security reasons, they would have a hard time pulling off 3-4, let alone 30-40), if it worked, the casualties would almost certainly exceed 100,000 unless they popped them in the middle of the night. And again, what would be the point of that?

Chemical could hit the range (if they got it to work) but that might be hard to do. Radiological would probably not. High explosive might (a la 9/11), but that would be difficult. Biological could not be calibrated easily, and it (in this specific instance) would have to be non-transmissible (anthrax, ricin).

So the likely methods to get to 10,000-99,999 casualties are:

1) multiple chem
2) non-transmissible bio
3) single small nuke

I may still "revise and extend my remarks" as I continue to mull this one over.

[British chick]

I agree that weekends are a risk. I will feel a lot better in ten minutes time when we have passed 8.15a.m EST today! (August 6th).

I don't think it will happen at night though as the visual impact isn't as great.

The other plus about weekends is that people are at home watching their T.V. On 9/11 it was hours before I got to see my T.V because I was at work.

[WestCoastGal]

I had a nice chat with a fellow from Montana yesterday. He says he sold his property there because all the Arab billionaires are buying out the American millionaires in Montana and Wyoming.

He was from near Yellowstone.

Kind of makes you wonder and at the same time it makes me sooooo mad because I've always thought of those areas as the last stand for our country whether it be terrorists or illegals!!!

Anyone from that area able to confirm or deny this info?

[SlowBoat407]

I'm throwing in my thoughts on how it would be set up.

One way to maximize visibility is to get the cameras on a location first, then carry off the attack. On 9/11, all cameras were trained on the WTC after the first plane hit, and we got several horrific angles on the second plane. Likewise, they may set off some smaller (relatively speaking) device, just enough to generate a "Fox News Alert" (which doesn't take much, these days - just make a pretty blonde disappear), wait an hour, then trigger the main device. I wouldn't be surprised if they have figured out just what to do to get cameras pointed at the right spot, and even at the right level of zoom, such as looking out over a skyline.

So even any event that gets publicity could be the precursor to the large attack, especially if, as CallMeJoe has suggested, that attack is calibrated to a particular number of casualties in a particular location.

[Velveeta]

Per CNN: Tunisian plane with 35 on board down, off the coast of Palermo, Italy.