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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.

YOU be the judge and get informed!

Was Bomber's "New York" Shirt A Message?
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It's hardly a unique fashion statement for a mass transit rider: a Yankees-style cap, and a "New York" sweat shirt.

But the New York Police Department is teaming with British authorities to determine whether those items were worn by suspects in the London terror cases to send a "purposeful message" to the city, according to an NYPD officials.

David Cohen, the NYPD's deputy commissioner of intelligence, raised the concern earlier this week at a security briefing for business leaders at police headquarters in Lower Manhattan.

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[Cindy]

OFF TOPIC and ON THE NET...

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/keyword?k=codepink

[Cindy]

August 7, 2005

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JAILED PAKISTANI CHRISTIAN'S LIFE IN DANGER

The condition of a jailed Pakistani Christian is deteriorating.

Yousaf Masih is the latest believer to run afoul of Pakistan's strict blasphemy law.

In an interview with AsiaNews (www.asianews.it/view.php?l=en&art=3852), Shabaz Bhatti, president of the All Pakistan Minorities Alliance (APMA), denounced the poor conditions in which the 60-year-old man is detained.

Bhatti recently visited with Masih. He told Asia News he could see Masih was "sick, weak and scared about his future and that of his family."

Masih was arrested on June 28 in Nowshera, a small city east of Peshawar in the North-West Frontier Province (NWFP). A sweeper, he had been asked to burn some papers, including some with verses of the Koran. As he was illiterate, he did not know what they were.

Bhatti said the man was tortured first at the police station and later in prison. He told Asia News, "We are very worried for his life, because those condemned for blasphemy are not even safe in prison. The director of the prison himself warned us Masih's life is in danger."

Bhatti also noted that recently Maulana Sami-ul-Haq, a leader of Muttahida Majilis-e-Amal – an alliance of six Islamic parties in power in NWFP – has requested that Masih be punished for his crimes.

Even Masih's family is in serious danger, Asia News reported. According to Bhatti, individuals have been investigating the whereabouts of Masih's family and some relatives have already been fired from their jobs. "It's clear that not only the man, but also his family, are living under pressure and in terror," Bhatti told Asia News.

"The accusations against Yousaf are unfounded," Asia News reported Bhatti said. "The police opened a case of blasphemy without proof or without conducting more in-depth investigations. This is the umpteenth example of growing abuse of this law in Pakistan."

The so-called blasphemy law, Asia News reported, corresponds with article 295b and c of the Pakistani penal code.

The first is about offences against the Koran, punishable by life sentence, while the second orders death or life in prison for defamation of the prophet Mohammed. On Oct. 26 2004, Asia News reported, the government approved amendments to the law. To avoid abuse, the parliament decreed that police had to ascertain the facts before ordering the arrest of the accused. The previous law had called for immediate arrest.

Asia News reported the APMA warned local authorities that Masih's life is in danger. "If something happens to him while he is in custody, the government will be solely responsible."

Bhatti called for the immediate release of Yousaf Masih and for protection for him and his relatives. Asia News reported he also appealed to the government to "do away with the blasphemy law completely, and take a commitment to protect minorities in Pakistan."

According to the World Evangelical Alliance (www.worldevangelical.org/persecute/persec_pakistan_ii_28oct03.html), "APMA is a coalition representing Pakistan's non-Muslim religious minorities (Christian, Hindu, Sikh, Balmeek, Bheel, Maingwal, Zoarastrian, Bahai and Kelash communities). Using advocacy and lobbying, APMA "raise(s) minorities' issues and concerns with the government authorities, parliamentarians, human rights organizations and media."

APMA, the World Evangelical Alliance statement continued, is assisting many victims of "discriminatory laws and blasphemy laws and also supporting and protecting victims of terrorist attacks of Islamic militants especially since 11 Sept. 2001 ... APMA is struggling to protect and ensure religious freedom in Pakistan."

According to International Christian Concern (www.persecution.org/Countries/pakistan.html), 97.6% of Pakistan's people are Muslims. Hindus comprise 1.5% and Christians 1.7%. 70% of the Christian population is in the poorest segment of society. The growth of the Christian church is calculated at 3.9%.

International Christian Concern commented, "There are numerous extremist Muslim groups currently operating within (Pakistan). The government's inability to provide basic services in recent years has left room for many of these groups to step in and assume various responsibilities. These responsibilities include running clinics and hospitals, setting up job training, providing dowries, and operating institutes of higher education. In addition to the universities, these groups also operate madrassas, which are Islamic schools whose curriculum often includes military/weapons training.

"Most of these groups maintain their own cadre of fighters and even give them battle experience fighting for Muslim causes in areas like Afghanistan. The graduates of these madrassas are joining the junior officer ranks of the military, a traditionally secular institution. Three of the main extremist groups are Jamaat-e-Islami, Tanzeem Ilhwane-e-Pakistan, Sipah-I-Sahabah and Lashkar-e-Taiba. All of these groups maintain popular public support due to the services and hope they provide."

[MamaDearest]

That is a jaw dropping fast demise from this world. Wouldn't viral as opposed to bacterial means it does not respond to antibiotics as bacterial infections as a rule do?

[Cindy]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1458751/posts

"Terrorists Turn to the Web as Base of Operations"
The Washington Post ^ | August 7, 2005 | Steve Coll and Susan B. Glasser

Posted on 08/07/2005 1:49:23 PM PDT by neverdem

[MamaDearest]

Which Muslims make the A-List

Ill legal jihad

Terrorist turn web into base of operations

[Rushmore Rocks]

Yep, viruses do not respond to antibiotics. If they did, there would be a cure for the common cold..........and AIDS.

Have you kept up with JudithAnns thread? Really interesting and full of some really scary info.

[Cindy]

ON THE NET...

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/keyword?k=zapatista
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/keyword?k=zapatistas
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/keyword?k=chiapas
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/keyword?k=ezln

[Domestic Church]

Yes, antibiotics are used primarily for bacterial infections.

There was a dialogue with one Dr. Wang on Nima's website in which he spoke of flu recombinants bubonic plague, ebola and some mystery germ (I suspect a fungus from a blatant error Dt. Wang made - so blatant it had to be a pointer) being pulled from some of these dead pig related cases. I wonder if they were testing variations of bioterror cocktails before selling them.

[Domestic Church]

That should read Niman's not Nima's.

[CJ Wolf]

Back on topic.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1458747/posts

[TWhiteBear]

http://www.oregonlive.com/newsflash/washingtonstate/index.ssf?/base/news-15/1123437719302390.xml&storylist=orwashington
From the link:

"The U.S. Forest Service is seeking information from anyone who might have been driving on Interstate 90 between here and St. Regis on Thursday afternoon,

seeking information from anyone who was driving on the road between 3:30 p.m. and 6 p.m. that day

Anyone who saw anything suspicious is asked to call Forest Service law enforcement at 406-363-7108, 406-363-7124 or 406-494-0218."

Any FRiends, relatives, etc. that you know of who were passing that way around that time?

[TWhiteBear]

"here" being Missoula, Montana.

[appalachian_dweller]

Thanks for the links MD. Good information there.

[nw_arizona_granny]

It's gotten SO bad we've decided (and this is our THIRD newfie, but
the first time we've had two at a time) to get a canine counselor our
vet recommended to come to our home for private lessons for US and
the pup. ~sigh~<<<<<<<<<<<<

Ohhh, does being a Freeper mean we all need a dog counselor?

First A.D., needs training, now you.

I thought it was old age that put me into a second childhood. Training would be wasted on me, it didn't work the first time around.

Have fun and good luck.

The cure for a French Poodle, who ate leather and pearls (mine), was a NEW home with 5 kids to give it all the love that it needed, the new home thought it perfect, I have never owned another Poodle....

[Cindy]

Thanks for the link, CJ Wolf.

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Saudis to retrieve $360 billion abroad
United Press International. ^ | 8/7/2005 | United Press International.

Posted on 08/07/2005 1:43:41 PM PDT by dila813

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia, Aug. 7 (UPI) -- Saudi Arabia said Sunday it was working to bring back to the kingdom a total of $360 billion invested abroad in the last 18 months.

Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal told reporters the government was working on returning these "national assets" back to the oil-rich Arab country and to attract foreign investments in Saudi Arabia.

He said the kingdom has "established qualified institutions for that purpose," but did not elaborate.

The minister added that the "smooth way" in which power was handed over to new King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz after King Fahd's death last week meant a continuation of stability.

"We hope these measures taken on the economic front will return the Saudi funds," Prince Saud said.

[appalachian_dweller]

>> First A.D., needs training, now you. <<

LOL!! I'm happy to report that Clyde is having patience with me. Had him off leash ALL day yesterday, let him roam all he wanted and he'd always come back when I called him. Sometimes he'd return without being called just to check on me. Of course I was at my friend's cabin (1,460 acres and no roads).

Have patience ExSoldier. Dogs are worth the effort!

[Cindy]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1458866/posts

"Why Islamists terrorize"
Jerusalem Post ^ | 8-7-05 | EFRAIM INBAR

Posted on 08/07/2005 6:06:47 PM PDT by SJackson

[Cindy]

Thanks for posting that TWhiteBear.

[Cindy]

http://www.satp.org
http://www.saag.org

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http://www.saag.org/%5Cpapers15%5Cpaper1488.html

Paper no. 1488
05. 08. 2005
"SHEIKH BIN LADEN SAHEB, WHERE ARE YOU?"
by B.Raman


LETTER SNIPPET: "Dear Sheikh Saheb,


You have not so far responded to my letter of May 10, appealing to you to give sign of life by sending a message through Al Jazeera."

[SlowBoat407]

Love the open letter to UBL.