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Threat Matrix: Daily Terror Threat

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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!

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.

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

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[Velveeta]

Hadn't heard of that Amtrak incident yet.
Thanks, All4one.

Here's a little more on the perp:

>>Police conducted a fingerprint check with Canadian authorities and believe that the man is Donald Thomas Sloan of Canada, said Sgt. Mike Behney.<<
http://www.cleveland.com/news/plaindealer/index.ssf?/base/news/112444424978540.xml&coll=2

[freeperfromnj]

Threat prompts Colosseum security boost

8/19/2005, 10:56 a.m. ET
The Associated Press

ROME (AP) — Tourists visiting Rome's ancient Colosseum will first make their way through metal detectors, X-ray machines, closed-circuit cameras and barriers because of a heightened threat of terrorism, officials said Friday.

Most of the measures were added to the Colosseum about two weeks ago, said Liliana Ferraro, who oversees security for Rome's city council.

The metal barriers are expected to go up next week around the monument's entrances and will help keep lines orderly and the illegal vendors away, Ferraro said.

The extra security was not a response to a specific threat at the monument, which is Italy's most popular tourist destination and receives about 16,000 visitors a day, she said.

"It's an appropriate precaution," she said.

City officials approved the new barriers Thursday, Culture Ministry spokeswoman Tiziana Benini said.

Pilgrims and tourists already pass through metal detectors at St. Peter's Basilica and Rome's Capitoline Museums.

http://www.nj.com/newsflash/international/index.ssf?/base/international-14/1124459709255600.xml&storylist=international

[freeperfromnj]

"Qaeda" group claims rocket attack on U.S. ships

DUBAI (Reuters) - A group claiming links to al Qaeda said on Friday it had fired rockets at a U.S. Navy ships in Jordan and an Israeli port, according to an Internet statement.

The statement, which could not be authenticated, was signed by the Abdullah al-Azzam Brigades of the al Qaeda Organization in the Levant and Egypt.

It was carried on an Islamist Web site not often used by other groups which say they are linked to Osama bin Laden's network.

"A group of our mujahideen have targeted U.S. vessels in Jordan and (Israel's) Eilat port with three Katyusha rockets before safely returning to their base," the statement said.

"Zionists are a legitimate target and we warn the Americans, who are spreading their corruption throughout the world and who have stolen the wealth of the Muslim nation, to expect even more stinging attacks. "This is our debut operation in Jordan," it added. "And as we have begun to destroy the throne of the Egyptian tyrant, we warn the Jordanian tyrant to release our jailed brothers and voluntarily abdicate before we force you to go."

Earlier this month, the group was one of several organizations that said it was behind the bomb attacks on a market and hotels in the Egyptian resort of Sharm el-Sheikh. It has also claimed the October 2004 bombings at another Egyptian Red Sea resort.

Three rockets were fired at two U.S. Navy ships in Jordan's Aqaba port on Friday. They missed their targets and instead hit a warehouse and a hospital, killing a Jordanian soldier, and struck the Israeli port of Eilat.

A Jordanian security source said authorities were searching for three men after the attack, which was launched from an industrial warehouse area near the entrance to the city.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20050819/ts_nm/jordan_blast_claim_dc

[bored at work]

Conflicting reports.

A Jordanian al Qaeda team controlled by Abu Mussab al Zarqawi carried out the Katyusha rocket attack that killed a Jordanian soldier in Aqaba but missed two US naval vessels docked in the port. The rocket fired at Eilat left no casualties either.

August 19, 2005, 11:47 AM (GMT+02:00)

Jordanian police discovered the rocket launcher on a rooftop, cleared the port of shipping and placed part of the town under curfew to hunt for three perpetrators.

The coordinated attack was directed at three targets:

1. Two US warships anchored in Aqaba. One, the USS Ashland landing ship with elements of the 26th Marine Expeditionary Force aboard, was just missed and damaged. The rocket struck a warehouse on a nearby pier. No US marines or sailors were hurt. Both ships have put out to sea.

2. Another rocket exploded on the Emir Haya base parade ground during drill practice and killed one Jordanian soldier and wounded others.

3. The Katyusha aimed at Eilat landed on a road outside the airport, exploded partially and injured one Israeli.

Israeli and Jordanian security are cooperating in the investigation.

[FairOpinion]

Water Park Closes After Hundreds Fall Ill

http://www.breitbart.com/news/2005/08/19/D8C2N1EG2.html


Gastrointestinal illness possibly stemming from a state-run water playground has sickened more than 700 people, mostly children and teenagers, the state Health Department said Thursday.

"The numbers are growing significantly," said department spokesman Rob Kenny.

Seneca Lake Park's Sprayground, which has water jets shooting up from a hardtop surface, was closed after tests showed the tank system that feeds the water jets was contaminated with a common waterborne disease called cryptosporidiosis.

The disease is highly contagious and can cause diarrhea, nausea and fever that can last for weeks. It usually goes away without treatment in healthy individuals, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Five of the illnesses from the Sprayground have so far been confirmed as cryptosporidiosis.

[all4one]

Thanks V. I just did a few google searches. He could be a professor...a musician...and restaurant critic. Quite a few hits on his name. I'll be looking to see if they give out any additional info...or if this disappears from the news.

Once I saw that he was carrying cash and gold, it reminded me of the woman with multiple ID's, cash and gold who IIRC was travelling from TX to NY.

[Velveeta]

Sounds like they tracked him through fingerprints.

Please do let me know if you find anything else on this.

[bored at work]

Louisiana and N.Y. Two water parks in two days?

I remember the crypto outbreak they had in Milwaukee a few years ago. Pretty nasty stuff. I was lucky but I had two friends that weren't.

[nw_arizona_granny]

Grandpa Ira always told me not to do the Rain Dance when the Moon was full.

If you will notice with a full moon, a storm is more violent.

[WKUHilltopper]

ping for later view

[FairOpinion]

Not only two parks in two days, but the same contaminant!


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Gonzales, Louisiana Waterpark:

http://www.katc.com/Global/story.asp?S=3741620

"Johannessen says the parasite in question is cryptosporidium, which is usually found in water or food. "

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Albany, NY Waterpark:

http://www.breitbart.com/news/2005/08/19/D8C2N1EG2.html

Seneca Lake Park's Sprayground, which has water jets shooting up from a hardtop surface, was closed after tests showed the tank system that feeds the water jets was contaminated with a common waterborne disease called cryptosporidiosis.

[Velveeta]

***Security breach***

Thousands of Air Force officers’ ID files hacked; officials scurry to find ways to secure the system

http://www.navytimes.com/story.php?f=1-292925-1044197.php

[bored at work]

could you teach it to me?

[nw_arizona_granny]

Blue Moon......that explains why I felt such dread when I heard Noury say last night that it would be full tonight.

That is all we needed a 'special moon' on the 19th.

Good day to be extra careful.

[DAVEY CROCKETT]

Yes I heard him it was great. First person on C to C that I wasn't ready to change the station. Excellent!

[TBall]

Interesting, I just did a google on cryptosporidium and bioterriorism .

[nw_arizona_granny]

Mysterious pilots make my mind go into overdrive.

If his body is missing, then it is because he wants it to
be missing.

But I thought a lot of strange things happened if you open a door on an airplane in flight.

Maybe at the lower altitudes it is ok to open doors, as the people parachute out of them all the time.

I assume your lady with a stun gun was part of a team, or
a 'black widow'.

[FairOpinion]

Apparently it's not fatal for most people, nevertheless those tanks should be guarded and secured.

[nw_arizona_granny]

WOW, good article finds.

The danger in travel is worse today, then it was on a
Stage Coach.

[bored at work]

me too.

Two of the organisms high on the bioterrorism list of the Center for Disease Control (CDC) are Vibrio cholerae and Cryptosporidium parvum, both of which are Category B bioterrorist threats. Agents/diseases that fall under this category are given the second-highest priority, because they are moderately easy to disseminate; result in moderate morbidity rates and low mortality rates; and require specific enhancements of CDC's diagnostic capacity and enhanced disease surveillance.

Incapacitate the populace rendering them minimally useful in case of some sort of attack? I know that being infected with cryto is very debilitating. I remember my friends bathroom bound and sick from dehydration due to the serious diareaha. Nasty.

I hope this is all just a coincidence . . .