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Threat Matrix: Daily Terror Threat

Thread Twenty-Nine (Index)

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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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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."

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[nw_arizona_granny]

LOL, after hearing her say that the terrorists are
Freedom Fighters, she deserves to be with OBL.

I think I googled one too many number today.

938, is a bit scary.

[Donna Lee Nardo]

Very interesting observations and possibilities, Ruth!

[Donna Lee Nardo]

Little Green Zionists! LOL. I think that one is funny because I would say that is a positive term for the blog.

Thanks for the ping, Cindy.

[Donna Lee Nardo]

:) Hope you are feeling well today, Ruth. I see that your mind is as active and strong as ever!

[Cindy]

You're welcome Donna.

[Cindy]

ON THE NET...

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Al-Qaeda/

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/New_Al-Qaeda/

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Jehaad
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Jehaad/messages
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Jehaad/message/253
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Jehaad/message/254
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Jehaad/message/256

[nw_arizona_granny]

Date: Mon 22 Aug 2005 From: ProMED-mail Source: Aberdeen News [edited] ------------------------------------------------------------ Legionnaire's warning issued after 8th case ----------------------------------------------- The discovery last week [3rd week August 2005] of an 8th case of Legionnaire's disease in Rapid City prompted South Dakota health officials to alert every state health department in the nation. ------------------------------------------------------------- The discovery came only a few days after an estimated 500 000 motorcyclists attended the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally. Lisa Weyer, director of the Sturgis Rally Department, said this year's [2005] rally took place without them knowing anything about the Rapid City outbreak. --------------------------------------------------------------- The 1st Rapid City case was in May 2005. The 1st time most South Dakotans heard about the outbreak was in early August 2005. Doneen Hollingsworth, state Health department secretary, said South Dakota's public health officials decide on a case-by-case basis how to proceed in case of an outbreak. She said the disease is not contagious, and there's nothing people can do to prevent it. ------------------------------------------------------------- Officials say 8 Rapid City residents -- 3 women and 5 men, ages 51 to 85 -- have been diagnosed with Legionnaire's disease this summer [2005]. Lon Kightlinger, state epidemiologist, said the victims fit the disease profile. Some are smokers, and some have underlying health conditions, he said. ------------------------------------------------------------- South Dakota's earlier decision not to issue a public alert is similar to what several neighboring states say they would have done and is in line with policies of CDC. Jennifer Marcone, a CDC spokeswoman, said there are no firm national guidelines concerning public notification. She said South Dakota health officials did a thorough case control study, and no definitive source of the disease was found. -------------------------------------------------------------- -- ProMED-mail [With the meeting of half a million bikers in Rapid City, cases may be diagnosed from the cluster in other states. - Mod.LL]

[nw_arizona_granny]

Thank you for your kind wishes, I am still at it.

Some days, I wouldn't brag about my mind being sharp, but it is still having a few good moments.

Do you recall when the rifle was decided to be a signal, which arm OBL did NOT use?

I remember the talk, but not the facts.

Thanks for posting that about the rifle being close, or i
think it was you, without going back to check.

[Cindy]

Note: The following post is an exact quote:
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http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1470202/posts


Bomb explosion in Miran Shah
Pak Tribune ^ | August 25, 2005

Posted on 08/24/2005 9:45:13 PM PDT by Straight Vermonter

MIRAN SHAH, August 25 (Online): A remote controlled bomb went off damaging an Army water supply tanker in Datta Khel Bazaar, some 25 km from Miran Shah in North Waziristan on Wednesday.

The bomb was planted by unknown saboteurs in Madakhel Saraey area of bazaar.

As per sources the device went off with a loud bang and badly damaged the army vehicle.

No loss of life was reported.

Political administration reached the spot immediately and investigations into the act are underway.

[Cindy]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1469828/posts

"The Daily Terrorist Round-Up 8/24/05"

Posted on 08/24/2005 11:22:34 AM PDT by Straight Vermonter

[Domestic Church]

Bocavirus...Mmmmmm...."dog disease" connect the dot?

[Cindy]

Note: The following text is an exact quote:
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http://www.centcom.mil/CENTCOMNews/News_Release.asp?NewsRelease=20050823.txt

NEWS RELEASE
HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES CENTRAL COMMAND
7115 South Boundary Boulevard
MacDill AFB, Fla. 33621-5101
Phone: (813) 827-5894; FAX: (813) 827-2211; DSN 651-5894
August 24, 2005
Release Number: 05-08-23


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE


COALITION FORCES CAPTURE TERRORIST, DESTROY HIDE-OUT

Baghdad, Iraq – Coalition forces captured a known Al Qaeda-in-Iraq member, two suspected terrorists and destroyed a terrorist sanctuary, weapons and equipment near Al Asad Aug. 23.

Acting on tips from local Iraqis, Coalition forces raided the hide-out and confirmed that the location was being used by the terrorist to facilitate weapons and vehicle borne improvised explosive device (VBIED) operations.

After he was captured, the Al Qaeda-in-Iraq member provided information about related terrorist activity in the area. Based upon this information, Coalition forces captured two suspected terrorists. Coalition forces also captured and destroyed a VBIED and two weapons caches consisting of mortars, rockets and rocket propelled grenades.



This press release has accompanying imagery. To obtain the photo, please e-mail cpicpressdesk@iraq.centcom.mil


FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT MULTI-NATIONAL CORPS-IRAQ,

BY E-MAIL AT MNCI-PAO-VICTORYMAINJOC@IRAQ.CENTCOM.MIL.




-30-

[Cindy]

Note: The following text is an exact quote:
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http://www.defenselink.mil/news/Aug2005/20050824_2517.html


Coalition Forces Meet With Successes, Capture Insurgents, Weapons

American Forces Press Service

WASHINGTON, Aug. 24, 2005 – Coalition forces in Iraq met with several successes Aug. 23, capturing a known al Qaeda member, several suspected terrorists and weapons, and destroying a terrorist hideout, according to U.S. military officials in Baghdad.
Acting on tips from local Iraqis, coalition forces raided a hideout near Asad and confirmed terrorists were using the location to facilitate operations.

No details were available on the capture of the al Qaeda member. But after coalition forces captured the individual, he told officials about related terrorist activity in the area, which led to the capture of two suspected terrorists. Coalition forces near Asad also captured and destroyed a car bomb and two weapons caches consisting of mortars, rockets and rocket-propelled grenades.

In other news, Iraqi army soldiers captured 15 insurgents in two operations Aug. 23. Iraqi soldiers with the 4th Battalion, 2nd Brigade, 4th Iraqi Army Division, captured five insurgents believed to be involved in improvised-explosive-device attacks in Dujayl. In nearby Tikrit and Balad, combined operations led to the capture of 10 insurgents suspected of mounting indirect-fire attacks and other attacks against Iraqi security forces.

Elsewhere, Iraqi army soldiers and coalition forces conducting a joint dismounted search of residences in the Hit area Aug. 23 captured suspected five insurgents and improvised explosive device-making materials and equipment.

Iraqi soldiers with 2nd Battalion, 1st Brigade, 1st Iraqi Intervention Force, joined U.S. Marines from 3rd Battalion, 25th Marines, 4th Marine Division, to search an area on the east side of the Euphrates River that earlier was the site of an engagement with insurgents.

In a building from which previous small-arms fire originated, the troops detained five men and found anti-coalition propaganda, cell phones, photos of men carrying weapons, infantry gear, and materials commonly used to make IEDs, including washing machine timers, motorcycle batteries, and wires.

The five detainees tested positive for gunpowder residue and were escorted to Camp Hit for processing and questioning, officials said.

Iraqi security forces and multinational forces from Task Force Freedom detained 27 suspected terrorists in northern Iraq Aug. 23 and today.

Iraqi army soldiers from 3rd Battalion, 3rd Brigade, 2nd Division, detained three individuals at a checkpoint in Makuk today.
U.S. soldiers from 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, detained four individuals suspected of terrorist activity during a raid in southern Mosul today.
Soldiers from 3rd Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, detained an individual suspected of terrorist activity in northern Mosul.
Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 24th Infantry Regiment, detained an individual suspected of terrorist activity in central Mosul today. Weapons were confiscated for future destruction.
Soldiers from 2nd Squadron, 14th Cavalry Regiment detained two individuals suspected of terrorist activity in Rawah today.
U.S. soldiers from 1st Battalion, 5th Infantry Regiment, detained 12 individuals suspected of terrorist activity in southern and eastern Mosul Aug. 23 and today.
Soldiers from the same unit also wounded three suspected terrorists and seized a weapon from their vehicle while responding to small-arms fire in Mosul Aug. 23. The wounded suspected terrorists were transported to a combat support hospital, and one uninjured suspected terrorist was detained.
"The toll on terror continues to climb as (Iraqi security forces) and (multinational forces) show resolve in tracking down terrorists responsible for attacks against innocent Iraqi citizens," officials from Task Force Freedom said in a release.
In other action, terrorists detonated three car bombs in central Baghdad starting at 3:15 p.m. today, killing and wounding several Iraqi police and civilians. Task Force Baghdad soldiers came under small-arms fire when they tried to help the Iraqi police with security operations after the first explosion. No U.S. deaths or injuries were reported in the three attacks.

In other Iraq news, coalition forces turned over Camp Zulu, in Suwayrah, to the Iraqi army Aug. 21, officials reported today.

This is the first coalition forces camp within the Multinational Division Central South area of responsibility to be turned over to the Iraqi army's 8th Division. The division's 3rd Battalion, 3rd Brigade, will be permanently housed in the camp, which is located about 35 miles southeast of Baghdad.

In the air war over Iraq, coalition aircraft flew more than 50 close-air-support and armed-reconnaissance sorties Aug. 23 in support of coalition troops, infrastructure protection, reconstruction activities, and operations to deter and disrupt terrorist activities, according to U.S. Central Command Air Forces Forward Public Affairs officials.

Coalition aircraft also supported Iraqi and coalition ground operations in creating a secure environment for ongoing Transitional National Assembly meetings.

U.S. Navy F/A-18 Hornets and a U.S. Air Force RQ-1 Predator aircraft provided close air support to coalition troops in the vicinities of Ramadi and Tuz Khurmatu, which is about 110 miles north of Baghdad. Ramadi is about 70 miles west of Baghdad on the Euphrates River.

The Predator aircraft's capabilities include providing intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance information to battlefield commanders.

Ten Air Force and Navy intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance aircraft flew missions in support of operations in Iraq. U.S. Air Force and British Royal Air Force fighter aircraft also performed in a non-traditional role with their electro-optical and infrared sensors.

(Compiled from news releases provided by Multinational Force Iraq, Task Force Baghdad, Task Force Freedom, Multinational Security Transition Command Iraq, and U.S. Central Command Air Forces Forward.)


Related Sites:
Multinational Force Iraq
Multinational Security Transition Command Iraq
U.S. Central Command

[nw_arizona_granny]

Date: Wed 24 Aug 2005 From: Marianne Hopp Source: World Health Organization (WHO), CSR, Disease Outbreak News, Wed 24 Aug 2005 [edited] ------------------------------------------------------------ Angola: Marburg Hemorrhagic Fever Outbreak - WHO Update 25 ----------------------------------------------- As of Tue 23 Aug 2005, the Ministry of Health in Angola reported a total of 374 cases, including 329 deaths (Case Fatality Rate 88 percent) countrywide. Of these, 368 cases, including 323 deaths, were reported in Uige Province. A total of 158 cases have been laboratory confirmed. ------------------------------------------------------------- 52 contacts are being monitored in Uige Province, and clinical specimens from alerts continue to be shipped to the Special Pathogens Program, National Microbiology Laboratory, Public Health Agency of Canada, for diagnostic testing. ------------------------------------------------------------- The last confirmed case of Marburg died on Tue 21 Jul 2005 in Songo municipality, Uige Province. There have been no laboratory confirmed cases since then. ----------------------------------------------------------- -- ProMED-mail [These figures are not substantially different from the previous update on 8 Aug 2005, although the number of people under surveillance has increased slightly. It has been more than a month since the last confirmed death in Uige province, and the outbreak can be considered to be virtually at an end. ------------------------------------------------------------- Attention can perhaps turn now to investigation of the source of the outbreak. - Mod.CP]

[Cindy]

Note: The following text snippet is an exact quote from infovlad.net:
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http://www.infovlad.net

infovlad.net
USFJ under attack!!
August 23rd, 2005 at 9:04 pm by Vladimir (Net Security)
Zotob worms infiltrates computers on Okinawa - 8/21/2005
E-mail virus targets Sasebo’s DOD computers - 7/28/2005

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Jihadi Files Update - August 2005
August 23rd, 2005 at 3:00 pm by Vladimir (General)
August 23

http://crusader.rulez.jp/files/0823200501.wmv
- By IMC. The original filename as “imc20-5jihad islami-imc.wmv”.
http://crusader.rulez.jp/files/0823200502.rm

August 21

http://crusader.rulez.jp/files/0821200501.wmv

[Cindy]

Note: The following video clips (with links to transcripts) are on the current front page of MEMRITV.ORG. The following text is an exact quote:
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http://www.memritv.org

Iranian Defense Program


#821 - Hamas Representative in Lebanon Osama Hamdan: Suicide Operations Help Cancel Palestinian Commitments, Hamas Will Continue to Use These Operations
Al-Manar TV (Lebanon) - 8/23/2005 - 00:01:37


#820 - Deputy Head of the Palestinian Clerics Association, Sheik Muhammad Ali: Muslims Should Liberate Andalusia. The Jews Belive in Prophet Muhammad's Prophecy and Began Planting Gharqad Trees That Will Protect Them on Judgment Day
Al-Manar TV (Lebanon) - 8/19/2005 - 00:05:19


#819 - Captured Iraqi Terrorist: We Watched Two People Being Murdered in a Slaughtering Lesson
Al-Fayhaa TV (Iraq/UAE) - 8/5/2005 - 00:01:57


#818 - Iranian Leader Khamenei in a Tehran Friday Sermon: US Responsible for Terrorism; Palestinian Issue Should Be Solved by Referendum among 'Original' Palestinians; Iranians May Build Nuclear Plant in the Foreseeable Future
Iran Ch.1 - 8/19/2005 - 00:05:48

[Cindy]

ON THE NET...

http://www.internet-haganah.us/jihadi/
http://www.jihadwatch.org
http://www.memri.org/jihad.html

http://www.truthusa.com/911news.html

[Domestic Church]

Cindy Sheehan, the so-called Peace Mom, has been brainwashed and is functioning according to plan it appears. This false venting and pseudoclosure will not help her grieve. She will have to travel far down the road before she realizes (hopefully) she was just a pawn like so many others.

[Cindy]

CNS NEWS.com: "ANTI-WAR PROTESTS TARGET WOUNDED AT ARMY HOSPITAL" by Marc Morano (August 25, 2005) (Read More...)

[Cindy]

http://www.cnsnews.com/ViewForeignBureaus.asp?Page=\ForeignBureaus\archive\200508\FOR20050825c.html

"UN Too Focused on Terrorists' Rights, Says UK Minister"
By Patrick Goodenough
CNSNews.com International Editor
August 25, 2005

ARTICLE SNIPPET: "(CNSNews.com) - A United Nations human rights official has urged the British government not to go ahead with plans to deport foreign Islamist radicals, but the minister responsible for law and order suggested the U.N.'s focus was skewed.

"The human rights of those people who were blown up on the Tube [subway] in London on July 7 are, to be quite frank, more important than the human rights of the people who committed those acts," Home Secretary Charles Clarke told Britain's commercial ITV News network."