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Threat Matrix: Daily Terror Threat

Thread Twenty-Nine (Index)

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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?
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]

I agree.
The oil companies are raking in the dough.

What was perplexing in that article was the mention of a glut of oil in China. Here, I thought that the price of oil was high, mostly based on China's increased consumption.

Are they just hoarding it so WE can't keep well stocked?

[SlowBoat407]

Are they just hoarding it so WE can't keep well stocked?

Either that or they know something we don't. My guess is that their bunker mentality remains at a high level, so they'll stockpile anything they think they won't be able to get when their world goes to pot. I was mad at them last year when they started drawing down supplies of concrete for their massive dam project, to the point where we couldn't even get a walkway poured without a delay.

[Velveeta]

From your article at #2813

>>Codepink is joining hands with the Muslim Public Affairs Council to sponsor an event next month in Culver City, Calif., to help unveil a new book, "Why They Don't Hate Us: Unveiling the Axis of Evil" by Mark LeVine, a leftist activists who says an "Axis of Empathy" as the only strategy that can bring about a long-term solution to the war between radical Islam and the West.<<

Sponsored by Soros, no doubt.

(pppptttooooey!)

[Velveeta]

Either that or they know something we don't.

That's exactly what I'm worried about.

Concrete? See, I knew concrete has become very expensive, but never knew why.

Once again, I've learned something new on TM and it's only 9:00am here. :-)

[Velveeta]

New Surveillance Cameras For The NYC Subway
http://wcbstv.com/topstories/local_story_235055304.html

Fake wedding brings arrests in smuggling
http://www.philly.com/mld/inquirer/news/local/states/new_jersey/12449581.htm

[Velveeta]

Discovery of possible bomb leads to arrests, evacuation of area (Puyallup, WA)

Three men were arrested in Puyallup on Monday after police found three guns and a suspicious device, possibly a bomb, in the car they were riding in, a police spokeswoman said.
Officers, acting on a tip that the men were armed, pulled over a late 1990s Chevrolet Caprice at 31st Avenue S.E. and South Meridian at 5:50 p.m., said Lorri Ericson, Puyallup police spokeswoman. They found the weapons and the device after they searched the men and the vehicle, she said.

Officers called the Pierce County Bomb Squad and evacuated a nearby convenience store and a day-care center. They also closed a section of South Meridian from the 3000 block to the 3200 block, Ericson said. The area was still closed as of 9:45 p.m., and bomb squad officials were trying to determine exactly what the device was, she said.

Ericson said she did not know where the men would be held.

http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/story/5123032p-4662981c.html

[Velveeta]

Hunt on for suspicious men; traffic stop kicks off FBI investigation

GEORGETOWN | Federal investigators are searching for two men who were stopped for speeding through Georgetown, then found to have pictures and videotapes with Arabic writing and a laminated photo of the Chesapeake Bay Tunnel....
http://www.myrtlebeachonline.com/mld/myrtlebeachonline/news/local/12451261.htm

[SlowBoat407]

Officers, acting on a tip that the men were armed, pulled over a late 1990s Chevrolet Caprice at 31st Avenue S.E. and South Meridian at 5:50 p.m., said Lorri Ericson, Puyallup police spokeswoman. They found the weapons and the device after they searched the men and the vehicle, she said.

The Caprice must be a vehicle of choice for jihad wannabees. That's what the beltway snipers (as opposed to the Beltway Boys) were driving when they had their 15 minutes in 2002, while everyone thought they had a white van.

[all4one]

"Chesapeake Bay Tunnel....

Hi V....it seems that since 9/11 there have been more than a few incidents in and around this area with regard to IIRC munitions being found, videotaping et. al. Once I have a little time I will try to post the previous incidents.

[Velveeta]

Inside the Kansas Threat Integration Center

TOPEKA, Kan. - (KRT) - In an underground room of the State Defense Building, behind two locked doors, an office hums with activity.

Inside this concrete bunker left over from the Cold War, two televisions flicker with images from CNN and Fox News. A bank of glowing computers lines one wall. Another is adorned with maps of Iraq and Kansas, just two of the places where the Kansas National Guard now serves.
(snip)

In one bulletin this summer, for example, officers learned of bomb threats at four Wal-Mart stores in Kansas, a person using a bogus name to apply to be a flight instructor in Wichita, an ultralight aircraft flying over a nuclear power plant in Iowa. It is up to law enforcement authorities to determine whether the incidents are connected.
(snip)

http://www.duluthsuperior.com/mld/duluthsuperior/news/nation/12453148.htm

[SlowBoat407]

Federal investigators are searching for two men who were stopped for speeding through Georgetown, then found to have pictures and videotapes with Arabic writing and a laminated photo of the Chesapeake Bay Tunnel....

The CBBT has been touted for many years as a tourist attraction, so a laminated picture may not be that unusual. What the heck did the Arabic writing say, though? If it said, "Dear Fatima, you're right, this is a magnificent achievement and truly one of the seven modern wonders..." it's a lot different from "Place the device here." That said, I would love to be the guy who votes a terrist off the second island into the path of an oncoming DDG.

[SlowBoat407]

Inside this concrete bunker left over from the Cold War, two televisions flicker with images from CNN and Fox News. A bank of glowing computers lines one wall.

Hi guys. I hope you're reading TM regularly.

[all4one]

National Transportation Security Summit Washington, D.C. - October 30, 2001

Excerpt:

Two weeks ago I was in Virginia, and the challenge they faced on September 11th was concern over protecting the Chesapeake Bay tunnel, lest the tunnel be blown and the NAVY fleet trapped inside Norfolk, Virginia, unable to emerge....

Link to 10/01 Security Summit Info.

On the Road to Transportation Security (Feburary 2003) Link to 2003 Transportation Security Info.

8/24/2004: Suspected Hamas Operative Videotaped Chesapeake Bridge

Ismael Selim Elbarasse, a suspected high-ranking Hamas operative, was arrested on Friday videotaping the Chesapeake Bay Bridge.

A man described in a federal indictment as a “high-ranking” Hamas operative was arrested in Maryland on Friday videotaping the Chesapeake Bay Bridge, authorities acknowledged last night.

Ismael Selim Elbarasse of Annandale, Va., long suspected by authorities of having financial ties to the Palestinian terrorist group, was taken into custody as a “material witness” in a Chicago terrorism case, according to Maryland’s U.S. attorney’s office. ...

Link to 2004 Bay Tunnel Info.

[Velveeta]

Good catch, Slowboat!

[Velveeta]

Once I have a little time I will try to post the previous incidents.

That'd be great. I look forward to your compilation.

[Velveeta]

What the heck did the Arabic writing say, though? If it said, "Dear Fatima, you're right, this is a magnificent achievement and truly one of the seven modern wonders..." it's a lot different from "Place the device here."

~giggle~ Good question.

[Velveeta]

~~~waving to the guys in the bunker

[Velveeta]

You're fast!

[Velveeta]

Out on bond!

Bridge suspect freed on bond
http://washingtontimes.com/metro/20040830-110246-5269r.htm

[all4one]

Venezuela Oil Shipments to China Up Markedly, State Oil Firm Says (8/23/05)

The Associated Press Published: Aug 23, 2005

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) - Venezuelan oil shipments to China increased fivefold this year, surpassing 68,000 barrels a day on average, the state oil company Petroleos de Venezuela S.A. said Tuesday...

Link to Full Article