Threat Matrix: Daily Terror Threat - Thread Twenty-Nine

[nwctwx]

Threat Matrix: Daily Terror Threat

Thread Twenty-Nine (Index)

Yahoo News : Yahoo Images : News Hotlinks

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!

Was Bomber's "New York" Shirt A Message?
Full Story

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.

Related:
New assessments warn of Qaeda suicide attacks in U.S.
Still Not Ready in The ER | Cell Phone Number: ICE
Where bin Laden is, why he's still alive

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

TM Terrorism Handbook	Link to Thread Twenty-Eight "Code Red Implications: Code Red - Stay Home and Await Word." From Tm'er and Freeper ~MamaDearest~	Arabic Links and Resources
TM 'Be on the Lookout'		ExSoldier's Invaluable Tips
Threat Matrix Book List		Godzilla's Summaries
Tracking the Chatter with TM		TM Code of Conduct

Threat Matrix HTML designed by: Ian Livingston

[Cindy]

UPDATE...

FreeRepublic.com - Keyword: "Beslan"
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/keyword?k=beslan

[nw_arizona_granny]

Thank you.

[Cindy]

Pretty solid man, huh?
There's way more of them than the left-leaning
anti-Americans.
THANK GOD.
Amen.

[Cindy]

http://www.frontpagemag.com/Articles/ReadArticle.asp?ID=19158
"Jihad in America Continues"
By Robert Spencer
FrontPageMagazine.com | August 18, 2005

[Cindy]

Note: The following articles are the current articlls found at MEMRI.ORG's Jihad and Terrorism Study Project for the month of August:

http://www.memri.org/jihad.html

Special Dispatch Series - No. 960 - Jihad and Terrorism Studies, August 18, 2005
Lebanese Terrorist-Turned-Researcher Anis Al-Naqqash on Hizbullah's Al-Manar TV: In Support of Terror Attacks in London, the U.S., and Arab Countries

Special Dispatch Series - No. 958 - Jihad and Terrorism Studies, August 16, 2005
‘The Seekers of Martyrdom Command’: Another State-Inspired Organization of Suicide Attackers in Iran (Official Website Based in U.S. and Germany)

Special Dispatch Series - No. 957 - Jihad and Terrorism Studies, August 12, 2005
Chief Iranian Nuclear Affairs Negotiator Hosein Musavian: The Negotiations with Europe Bought Us Time to Complete the Esfahan UCF Project and the Work on the Centrifuges in Natanz

Special Dispatch Series - No. 954 - Jihad and Terrorism Studies, August 11, 2005
Interview on Saudi Government TV With Prominent Egyptian Professor: Muslims Had Nothing to Do with 9/11; Dirty Zionist Hands Behind It

Special Dispatch Series - No. 953 - Jihad and Terrorism Studies, August 9, 2005
British and French Al-Qaeda Terrorists Promise to Slit the Throats of Americans and Jews in a New Film Showing Military Activities in Afghanistan from Al-Arabiya

Special Dispatch Series - No. 951 - Jihad and Terrorism Studies, August 7, 2005
‘Kaide’ (‘Al-Qaeda’) Magazine Published Openly in Turkey

Special Dispatch Series - No. 950 - Jihad and Terrorism Studies, August 4, 2005
Al-Qaeda Leader Ayman Al-Zawahiri on Al-Jazeera: ‘Oh Americans, What You Have Seen in New York and Washington, and the Casualties You Witness in Afghanistan and in Iraq… Are Nothing but the Casualties of the Initial Clashes’

Special Dispatch Series - No. 948 - Jihad and Terrorism Studies, August 3, 2005
British MP George Galloway in Syria: Foreigners Are Raping Two Beautiful Arab Daughters - Jerusalem and Baghdad

[Cindy]

http://memri.org/bin/articles.cgi?Page=subjects&Area=jihad&ID=SP96005

Special Dispatch Series - No. 960
August 18, 2005 No.960

"Lebanese Terrorist-Turned-Researcher Anis Al-Naqqash on Hizbullah's Al-Manar TV: In Support of Terror Attacks in London, the U.S., and Arab Countries"

ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Anis Al-Naqqash, a Lebanese researcher and former terrorist, was involved in the December 21, 1975 attack on an OPEC oil ministers' conference in Vienna in which three were killed and 70 were taken hostage, flown to Algeria, and released for ransom. [1] He was also involved in the failed assassination attempt in France against former Iranian prime minister under the Shah Shapour Bakhtiar, July 18, 1980, in which two were killed. Al-Naqqash was sentenced in France to life in prison; however, he was released a decade later.

Al-Naqqash appeared August 3, 2005 in an interview on Hizbullah's Al-Manar TV calling the U.S. "the enemy of Arabs, of Muslims, and of humanity." (To view this clip, visit http://memritv.org/search.asp?ACT=S9&P1=798 )

Earlier, Al-Naqqash on Al-Jazeera TV, June 6, 2004, in a debate on the use of violence in the Middle East, in which he was introduced as "a writer and political analyst who is an expert in this field," made statements supporting violent attacks against the U.S. and strikes on oil facilities and companies. (To view this clip, visit http://memritv.org/search.asp?ACT=S9&P1=101 )

The f ollowing are excerpts from both interviews:"

[Cindy]

Note: The following video clips (with links to transcripts) are on the current front page of MEMRITV.ORG:
===

http://www.memritv.org

Iranian Defense Program


#813 - Captured Iraqi Terrorist Ramzi Hashem Abed: Zarqawi Participated in the Plot to Assassinate Baqer Al-Hakim. We Bombed Jalal Talabani's Headquarters, the Turkish Embassy, and the Red Cross, Took Drugs, Raped University Students Who "Collaborated with the Americans"
Al-Fayhaa TV (Iraq/UAE), Al-Iraqiya TV (Iraq) - 8/12/2005 - 00:09:40


#812 - Basij Students Demand to Take Over British Embassy in Tehran
New TV (Lebanon), Iran Ch.1, Iran Ch.2 - 8/14/2005 - 00:00:00


#811 - Swiss Robotic Camel Jockeys in Qatar to Prevent Using Children in Camel Races
Al-Arabiya TV (Dubai) - 7/2005 - 00:02:00


#810 - Commander of Arafat's Presidential Guard Munir Al-Zu'bi: Arafat May Have Been Poisoned by a Laser Beam, a Handshake, or a Kiss
Al-Arabiya TV (Dubai) - 8/13/2005 - 00:02:40

[Cindy]

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,166059,00.html

"A Big Difference"
Wednesday, August 17, 2005
By John Gibson

[Cindy]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1465720/posts

"The Daily Terrorist Round-Up 8/18/05"

Posted on 08/18/2005 3:04:13 AM PDT by Straight Vermonter

[Cindy]

http://www.estripes.com/article.asp?section=104&article=30979

"Twin Towers steel used in construction of USS New York"


By Jeff Schogol, Stars and Stripes
Mideast edition, Wednesday, August 17, 2005


ARTICLE SNIPPET: "ARLINGTON, Va. — From rubble to avenging angel: The U.S. Navy is using steel from the World Trade Center in a new ship, according to the Navy.

Ten tons of steel from the World Trade Center’s twin towers will be used in the construction of the USS New York, according to a Navy official.

The San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock is slated to be commissioned in 2008."

[Cindy]

http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=45828

FROM JOSEPH FARAH'S G2 BULLETIN
"Turkish police seize Russian uranium
Pair arrested trying to sell for $7 million"
Posted: August 18, 2005
1:00 a.m. Eastern


ARTICLE SNIPPET: "In another reminder of the proliferation of Russian nuclear material on the black market, two men were arrested near Istanbul trying to sell 173 grams of Russian enriched uranium to undercover Turkish police.

Turkish authorities released no information about who the men were, how they got the uranium or what its intended destination was.

The pair was arrested Tuesday in the town of Harem and charged with smuggling nuclear materials."

[Cindy]

http://www.cnsnews.com/ViewForeignBureaus.asp?Page=\ForeignBureaus\archive\200508\FOR20050818b.html

"Russia Test-Fires ICBM Across Northern Asia"
By Sergei Blagov
CNSNews.com Correspondent
August 18, 2005

ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Moscow (CNSNews.com) - A Russian nuclear submarine in the Barents Sea fired an intercontinental ballistic missile during an exercise Wednesday, reportedly hitting a target area in the far-eastern Kamchatka peninsula, some 7,000 kilometers to the east.

The RSM-54 Sineva ballistic missile was launched by the Yekaterinburg submarine, during wargames involving the Northern Fleet and the Air Force's long-range division, the fleet headquarters reported.

Another submarine was reportedly on standby in case the first launch failed. During a similar exercise in February 2004, the Novomoskovsk nuclear submarine failed to launch a Sineva.

A second missile was then launched, but it was destroyed in flight after veering off course. That unsuccessful exercise, like this week's one, was observed by President Vladimir Putin.

August is a busy time for the Russian military, with a number of major exercises during the month.

Others include the first joint exercises with China, beginning on Thursday, and joint maneuvers in Uzbekistan with Uzbek armed forces, Defense Minister Sergei Ivanov said in Moscow."

[Cindy]

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

===
===

Note: The following text is an exact quote:
---

http://www.assistnews.net/Stories/s05080070.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


Wednesday, August 17, 2005

INDONESIA: ISLAMISATION DRIVE CLOSES CHURCHES
- radicalised Muslims ralling against "Christianisation", apostasy and Christian expansion.

By Elizabeth Kendal
World Evangelical Alliance Religious Liberty Commission (WEA RLC)
Special to ASSIST News Service

AUSTRALIA (ANS) -- Indonesia's highest and most authoritative Islamic clerical group, the Indonesian Ulemas Council (MUI), is concerned about Christian expansion in Indonesia, a 'problem' they discussed at their four-day national congress in the last week of July. According to the Jakarta Post, the clerical delegation from Jambi province, central Sumatra, reported that Christian preachers were converting Muslims 'at an alarming rate'. They were 'most disturbed' by 'the phenomenon of the construction of churches in the province'. Various delegates lamented lack of funds to counter conversions, whilst some complained non-Muslims were being elected to positions of local authority. Other delegates voiced their determination to ensure their district remained church-free.

Demonstrating the extent hard-liners have infiltrated and now control the MUI, the congress released an 11-point fatwa (edict) denouncing liberal interpretations of Islam, secularism and pluralism as un-Islamic, and promoting a hard-line, intolerant orthodox Islam that denies equality to women and non-Muslims. As Indonesia's highest Islamic authority, the MUI is responsible for Muslim doctrine in the country. According to Jubilee Campaign (JC) the MUI receives some 5 billion Rupees (nearly US$600,000) of government funding annually. Former president Abdurrahman Wahid ('Gus Dur') is one of many influential figures who publicly rejected the fatwa.

Fueled mainly by the MUI, the drive for Islamisation has increased in recent years, as has a growing concern over Muslim apostasy (leaving Islam). This is evidenced in the Education Bill, the push for Sharia Law and the escalation in church closures, which are all part of an aggressive counter-measure to halt or reverse the spread of Christianity. Thirty-five churches have been closed in West Java since the MUI issued their fatwa. JC reports that on Sunday 14 August, Islamic militants from the Front for the Defense of Islam (FDI), an arm of the MUI, barged into eight churches in Cimahi, West Java, during worship services. Accompanied by police, the militants then marched to the front, forced the pastor to sign a statement that he would close the church, and ordered the congregation to leave. The churches affected were Anglican, Presbyterian, Adventist, Assemblies of God, Pentecostal and three other Protestant congregations. The militants targeted eight churches in Cileunyi the previous Sunday.

Meanwhile, Dr Rebekka Zakaria, Eti Pangesti and Ratna Bangun remain imprisoned without bail in Harguelis, West Java, on charges of 'Christianisation' of Muslim children. The three Christian women are being charged under the 2002 Child Protection Act for introducing Christianity to Muslim children, thus advocating apostasy. (A mixed group of children, including Muslims voluntarily and with their parents' consent, attended a Christian children's program called 'Happy Week' run by the three women.) When these women attend court each Thursday, they are confronted by large crowds of highly agitated Islamic militants screaming for their deaths, calling for jihad, and rallying against 'Christianisation' and apostasy. A large contingent of police prevents the crowds tearing the women apart. This is a test case. If convicted, the women (who altogether have eight children) face up to five years in prison, and Christians would subsequently be risking imprisonment when introducing Muslim minors to Christ.

PLEASE PRAY SPECIFICALLY FOR:
Rebekka Zakaria, Eti Pangesti, Ratna Bangun and their families, that God will keep them safe, quiet and comfort their hearts; give them his words, his strength, and heavenly wisdom for the court (Matt 10:16-19); and bring them justice, safeguarding religious liberty in Indonesia.
We pray, 'that by his power, he may fulfill every good purpose and every act prompted by your faith.' 2 Thess 1:11-12.
wisdom, grace and courage for Indonesia's pastors; may the present hostility draw them into God-dependent, empowering prayer, and may they grow in unity and in love for each other, their congregations, and the lost.

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY), and Vice President Jusuf Kalla, that they will be God's instruments to preserve religious liberty in Indonesia. Pray for moral conviction and for strength to implement justice. (1 Tim 2:1-4)

this whole situation to be used by God for his glory; may the Holy Spirit reveal truth to many and draw people to Christ.
Elizabeth Kendal is the Principal Researcher and Writer for the World Evangelical Alliance Religious Liberty Commission (WEA RLC) www.worldevangelical.org/rlc.html. This article was initially written for the WEA RLP(Religious Liberty Prayer) mailing list

Elizabeth can be contacted by e-mail at rl-research@crossnet.org.au.
** You may republish this story with proper attribution.

[ExSoldier]

the closer we are to being "outta here."

AMEN!!! An event I personally feel is right around the corner.

I've taken to signing my e-mails with: Eternal Salvation, better a year early than a day too late. LOL I have some unsaved family members that really worry me. Don't we all.

[toomanygrasshoppers]

Just breaking on FOX: Al Qaeda's top man in Saudia Arabia has been killed.

[Velveeta]

>>>small plane crash at Pomona, Calif.
Thanks, Granny!


Small plane crash kills two, injures one in Pomona
http://www.modbee.com/state_wire/story/11102837p-11858650c.html

Shortly before the crash, the pilot radioed the control tower at Brackett Field in La Verne that his engine had failed and that he would try to make it to the airport, said Donn Walker, a spokesman for the Federal Aviation Administration. The plane crashed about 3 miles southwest of the airfield, he said.

[appalachian_dweller]

>> Radio stations have no control over this anymore. <<

Sure seems that way.

[Velveeta]

Turkish plane makes emergency landing in Budapest
http://in.today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=worldNews&storyID=2005-08-18T122838Z_01_NOOTR_RTRJONC_0_India-213023-1.xml

Italian jet fighter scrambles to intercept Egyptian plane
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-08/18/content_3371190.htm

Emergency landing for Jet Airways plane at IGI
http://www.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=52938

AWACS plane for Pope's security
http://www.newkerala.com/news.php?action=fullnews&id=14761

Bird slams into plane carrying officials
(WOW, you should see the damage to the plane!)
http://www.floridatoday.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050818/NEWS01/508180345/1006

[Velveeta]

coded MASSAGE

LOL! Actually spelled that way in the article.

The burning question is: What information might the "secret pedicure" reveal?

[bored at work]

wow. just from a bird. check this out vel, a bird takes down a fighter jet . . .

http://www.big-boys.com/articles/abirdhitsplane.html