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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.

YOU be the judge and get informed!

Terrorists could be just getting started
Full Story

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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[Cindy]

http://www.townhall.com/columnists/calthomas/ct20050711.shtml

"Terrorism's root causes"
Cal Thomas

July 11, 2005

[thecabal]

Hi Cindy,

I haven't even been on FR itself much in the last few months. I'm very glad to see you here still working as hard as ever. You are like the "Iron Chef" of TM, no one beats you in collecting important data and piecing it together. :)

I am going to try to make it here more often, especially with the new threats. Besides, this is my old FR stomping ground and I miss some of my old buddies. :)

[Cindy]

Good night MamaDearest.
Rest well.

[nwctwx]

I've read William's book from last yr, here are the quotes I types up after reading it:

http://www.ianlivingston.com/archived/2004/osamasrevenge_july14.htm

His book is almot 100% open source, and I checked on quite a bit of it right after reading. That said, most of his 'predictions' did not come true. But, I have learned to take each piece of information with a grain of salt, but try to put it together with the broader picture.

Every top guy in AQ has mentioned using nukes at one point or another, they met with Pakistani scientists who also hate America, and globalization has made access to materials much easier than it has ever been. Top it all off with the nuclear fatwa issued by Hamid bin al Fahd, and we seem to have at least a reason to believe they, at the very least, want to acquire/use nuclear weapons against the U.S.

People look at WND, and immediately believe the whole story to be complete nonsense, but MANY highly credible sources have given the idea merit.

http://www.jamestown.org/news_details.php?news_id=96

People ask why they haven't used them, if they have them... We MUST look at al Qaida like we would an adversarial army. Whether you believe they are terrorists, or insurgents, they have a grand plan... they aren't going to hit us with the only nuke/s they have for the opening salvo, that would be quite stupid of them.

[Cindy]

Here's the link you posted.
I made it clickable.

http://www.imamsadrnews.net

[TAquinas]

As I remember a few did fall for his pseudo intelligence back then. But eventually almost all, if not all, readers realized the reason for his posts - to promote his site and upcoming newsletter.

And you know what, thecabal, he was also the reason I, too, took a long break from FR and these threads.

I think of you all of a bunch of true-and-tried American patriots.

Keep on sleuthing patriots!

[nw_arizona_granny]

This is about the American muslim bomber that was caught,
Padilla.

This is G o o g l e's cache of http://www.conservativemonitor.com/opinion04/75.shtml as retrieved on May 18, 2005 12:54:47

On the web since 1997

June 16, 2004 at 09:01:08 | Page 1 | Opinion | Finance | Book Reviews |
Society | Letters | Humor

Dirty Bombs Don’t
Kill People, Dirty
People Do...Maybe

Marcus Goldman / NewsWithViews --
Who is afraid of Uranium? We should not
be, or so important physicists are telling
us. It looks as if alleged dirty bomber
Jose Padilla’s defense team is up and
running-opponents of the war on terror
will no doubt relish the news. In noting
Uranium’s benign, almost fun nature, a
London based American scientist, Peter
D. Zimmerman, recently told the AP that
he had used a 20-pound brick of
Uranium as a doorstop in his office.
Zimmerman noted that the government’s
announcement of Padilla’s plans to
detonate a Uranium-laden explosive was
“extremely disturbing” because the risk of
spreading radioactivity was insignificant.
Whew! What a relief-instead of murder by
radiation, Mr. Padilla’s explosion probably
would have only killed, mutilated and
maimed a few dozen. Still, should we be
afraid?

Should we fear the alleged bomber’s
intent? Who cares about intent!
Obviously, Mr. Padilla was either too
stupid to realize that a Uranium bomb
would not be as devastating as he had
hoped or was unable to obtain Cesium or
Cobalt-the real stuff of dirty bombs. Even
a physicist agrees! ''If that's what he
planned,'' Ivan Oelrich of the Federation
of American Scientists said of Padilla, ''it
shows he doesn't know what he's talking
about...'' Abu Zubaydah, an al-Qaida
operative who reportedly encouraged
Padilla to use a uranium device to attack
the United States, claimed that the dirty
bomb was ''not as easy to do as they
thought.'' So, the explosion never
happened-so much for intent.

Should we fear the alleged bomber’s
bomb? It would not really have been
much of a bomb-a real dud. Just the
usual shrapnel, fire and body parts. I
suppose that by extension, none of us
should fear an unarmed or under-armed
terrorist. It seems only fair that terror
suspects use the “dirty bomb”
defense-“the gun contained only 2 or 3
rounds, the AK-47 jammed after the
fourth kill, the shoe bomb never went
off, the box cutter was dull,” and so forth.
What a great precedent!

Should we fear the alleged bomber’s
legal team? Who would?! Padilla, who is
being held as an enemy combatant,
nonetheless has legal representation.
Padilla's lawyer, Donna Newman, noted
that U.S. authorities “should have known
that dirty bomb allegations were
“nonsense.'' Newman went on to state
that “When they frightened everybody,
what were they trying to do, if they knew
better? To show the administration is on
top of things?'' She is pro-government
indictment of her client-''Maybe the
problem is the evidence is so weak, it's
laughable,'' she said. No fear here. She
seems friendly enough.

Should we fear the psychology of alleged
bombers in our midst? Well, psychology
can be a pretty powerful weapon in itself.
Indeed, ''Just saying the word 'uranium,'
the public automatically assumes, 'Oh, it
sounds bad,''' said physicist Charles
Ferguson of the Washington office of
California's Monterey Institute of
International Studies. ''Granted, it
(uranium) could have a psychological
effect'' because of “unfounded fears,”
said physicist Ferguson. So the
psychological weapon would not really be
a big deal. Besides, according to
statements attributed to Padilla, he was
never really planning to go through with
any attacks anyway. It is better if we
simply accept the premise that principled
terrorists are here to stay. We can always
seek out counseling if the psychological
weapon is more devastating than an
actual explosion.

Should we fear the man and what he
represents? If the bomb was incapable of
spreading devastating radiation, would
have essentially acted as a conventional
explosive and if the alleged bomber has
legal representation, the facts imply an
absence of serious threat. All that is left
over is the gleeful ideology of one lone
ex-gang member, a naive innocent,
unjustly held. Who cares what Padilla, a
Muslim who trained in terror camps in
Afghanistan, represents.

What are the real fears? Uranium is
“laughable”, it is nothing more than a
“doorstop.” One real issue is the
dismissive attitude-a sigh of relief that
the alleged bomb would have been only
a “regular” bomb. The notion that a
Uranium-laden bomb, or a
chocolate-laden bomb, or a rubber
duck-laden bomb or a psychology-laden
bomb would have consequences any less
intense is not to be believed. Normalizing
evil intent by downplaying its seriousness
is akin to condoning terror-it is
incomprehensible...unless the true goal is
to undermine and devalue the
government’s efforts to crush terror in
our midst. Attorney General John Ashcroft
maintains that Padilla planned a dirty
bomb that could result in “mass death
and injury.'' Ashcroft was absolutely
correct-what bomb does not? Those that
despise the war on terror should re-think
their strategy. What of Padilla‘s alleged
Uranium bomb plans? According to
physicist Oelrich, “If that's what he
planned, it shows....he...hasn't done
even rudimentary homework.'' The
homework was done, the message is
clear-dirty bombs don’t kill people, dirty
people do.

Marcus J.Goldman, M.D. is a Harvard
trained psychiatrist and author of three
books including "The Joy of Fatherhood"
(Crown) and Kleptomania (New Horizon).
He has appeared on Larry King Live, Bill
O'Reilly and in dozens of popular
magazines including Time and People. His
political works have appeared in The
Washington Times, Tech Central Station
and The Boston Herald. Dr. Goldman is a
Guest Writer for OpinionEditorials.com
and NewsWithViews.com. He is married
and has 5 children.



Copyright - W. J. Rayment, 1997 - 2005

[Revel]

Glad to see you are still checking in. I wonder about how you are doing often.

[thecabal]

I would be honored to. Give me some ideas of the general theme and I'll see what I can come up with.

[Cindy]

http://www.officer.com/article/article.jsp?siteSection=1&id=24663

Updated: July 11th, 2005 06:26 PM EDT
Home > Top News Stories
"Los Angeles Police Kill Suspect, Toddler in Shootout"


ARTICLE SNIPPET: "LOS ANGELES (AP) -- A toddler who was killed in a gunbattle between a suspect and police was being used by the man as a shield, officials said. The suspect also died and an officer was wounded.

The man killed Sunday night after an hours-long standoff was identified as Jose Raul Lemos, and the girl, about 17 months old, was related to him, police said. The officer, who was not immediately identified, was shot in the shoulder and was expected to recover."

[Lucy Lake]

Is al Qaeda Preparing a Nuclear Hit?

http://www.financialsense.com/stormwatch/geo/pastanalysis/2004/0714.html

[nw_arizona_granny]

I can see that having a good set of plans for making a nuclear bomb would speed things up.......I found them.

The diagrams are so clear, that even I understand them.

It reminds me of Dr. Bill Wattenberg's statement that if the terrorist has the knowledge and equipment to copy a VW-Bug, they can make a basic nuclear bomb.

Unfortunately, I have found several sites with the plans.

The best one has the 'red perfect - red mushroom photo' that the terrorists keep posting, it is on the instruction page.

There is a second red photo, that is a flattened or flatter
mushroom cloud.

Which gov department is responsible for bomb plans on the internet?

I wouldn't have needed 3 doses of lavender, if the photo's had not been the same as we see on the jihadi sites.

[Cindy]

http://www.bradenton.com/mld/bradenton/news/local/12104193.htm

Posted on Mon, Jul. 11, 2005


"Man accused of terrorism faces drug deportation
Egyptian faces deportation over pot"

ASSOCIATED PRESS

HOLLYWOOD, Fla. -

ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Ebaid, who came to the United States 21 years ago on a student visa, has since been held at the Krome Detention Center and is facing a deportation hearing today. He applied for legal residency three years ago, but that's still pending."

[Cindy]

That's interesting.
Thank you.

[Cindy]

http://www.cnsnews.com//ViewBusiness.asp?Page=\Business\archive\200507\BUS20050711a.html

"Lower Oil Prices Boost Markets in Monday Trading"
By Randy Hall
CNSNews.com Staff Writer/Editor
July 11, 2005

[thecabal]

Good to see you too, my friend. It's awesome to see people carrying the torch when some people have not had the time to devote to the thread. I was taking more than a full load at college during the school year, but fortunately I'm only taking 11 credits this summer, which will give me some time to play. Hope to see you around more often.

[Cindy]

http://www.wtop.com/index.php?nid=104&sid=541711

"Activists Push for 'College Not Combat'"
Updated: Monday, Jul. 11, 2005 - 11:57 PM

By LISA LEFF
Associated Press Writer

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -
ARTICLE SNIPPET: ""We do not see George Bush's daughters signing up," said Ragina Johnson, a member of the International Socialist Organization."

[Cindy]

http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=45221

GLOBAL JIHAD
"Muslim scholar: Killing civilians OK
Head of Islamic center in London responds to attack"
Posted: July 12, 2005
1:00 a.m. Eastern


© 2005 WorldNetDaily.com



ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Hani Al-Siba'i
Responding to questions about the terrorist attack on London, a Muslim scholar in the British capital asserted Islam makes no distinction between civilians and military targets.

"The term 'civilians' does not exist in Islamic religious law," said Hani Al-Siba'i, head of the Al-Maqreze Centre for Historical Studies in London.

Al-Siba'i, in an interview with the Arab news channel al-Jazeera, elaborated, "There is no such term as 'civilians' in the modern Western sense. People are either of Dar Al-Harb or not."

Dar Al-Harb refers to the Muslim concept of the world being divided into two "houses," the House of Islam and the remaining territories, the House of War, or Dar Al-Harb."

[Cindy]

http://michellemalkin.com/archives/002975.htm

"ANARCHY IN SAN FRANCISCO"
By Michelle Malkin · July 11, 2005 09:15 AM

[nw_arizona_granny]

Thank you for enlarging the photo.

Can you read the words?

This is my night for red photos, I assume they used a red filter on the lens, or in developing it, I am still seeing red mushrooms in my mind.

Could have been an exceptional photo, if not from that site.