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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.

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
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[Cindy]

NOTE: The following post is an exact quote:
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http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1471968/posts


Iraq war veteran missing in Canada
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette ^ | August 27, 2005 | Gabrielle Banks

Posted on 08/27/2005 1:05:39 PM PDT by rightwingintelligentsia

Police in Montreal are searching for an Iraq war veteran from Fayette County and his friend from California who have been missing since Monday morning.

Officials in Canada told family members that the last known contact with Mark Robert Kraynak, 23, of Uniontown, and Steve Wright, 20, of California, was a mobile phone call they made at about 3 a.m. Monday to a third friend, Deric Manzi, letting him know that they were in a cab headed for an after-hours club outside of Montreal.

The two missing men and Manzi, all bodybuilding models, were expected to meet their manager at 10 a.m. Monday and then drive to Toronto. When they had not shown up by 2:30 p.m., the manager contacted the police.

(Excerpt) Read more at post-gazette.com ...

[Cindy]

UPDATE...

http://michellemalkin.com/archives/003404.htm
"THE SEATTLE SOLDIER BEATINGS"
By Michelle Malkin · August 26, 2005 12:20 PM


Note: The following link includes photos:
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http://michellemalkin.com/archives/003386.htm
"CAUGHT ON TAPE: SOLDIERS BEATEN IN SEATTLE"
By Michelle Malkin · August 24, 2005 11:24 PM

[freeperfromnj]

placemark

[Cindy]

UPDATE (Includes photos):

Note: The following post is an exact quote:
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http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1471972/posts


DFU SONG: San Francisco (if you're going to Crawford, Tx, take Old Glory with you)
DFU SONGS | 8-27-05 | Lyrics, Doug from Upland

Posted on 08/27/2005 1:17:07 PM PDT by doug from upland




MIDI - SAN FRANCISCO


If you're going to Crawford, Texas...make sure you take Old Glory there with you
If you are going to Crawford, Texas...Al Jazeera is watching what you do

For those who go to Crawford, Texas...some aging hippies are stinking up the place
You'll confront them in Crawford, Texas...they're such airheads and really a disgrace

They're in celebration...with hate for our nation
Yeah, they are disgusting
Enemies they are helping...with their anti-war yelping
Of them, never be trusting...never be trusting

So raise your voice in Crawford, Texas
To tell our soldiers we're with them all the way
They will hear you from Crawford, Texas
For their safety, we're praying every day

If you're going to Crawford, Texas....our troops will know that we pray for them every day

[FairOpinion]

Accidental, but worth noting:


30 people hospitalised as gas tanker leaks chemical gas (bromine) in Karnal, India

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1471980/posts


Karnal (Haryana): Thirty people, including eleven women, three children and three policemen were hospitalised when they fell unconscious due to leakage of a chemical gas from a tanker near the Liberty crossing in Balri village of Karnal district in Haryana yesterday evening.


The tanker was coming from Mumbai, when the chemicals (liquid bromine) started leaking, and very soon, it was covered by red clouds formed by the chemicals. Various cases of eye irritation and falling unconsciousness were soon reported in the surrounding areas, and the sufferers had to be taken to local hospitals.

[Cindy]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1471965/posts
"Jet fuel truck stolen from airport"
Messenger Inquirer ^ | 08/27/05 | Ryan Garrett
Posted on 08/27/2005 1:00:11 PM PDT by DocRock
"Jet fuel truck stolen from airport"
"Theft of 2,000 gallons raises security concerns"
Greenville, Kentucky
08/27/05
By Ryan Garrett
Messenger-Inquirer


ARTICLE SNIPPET: "GREENVILLE -- A truck carrying 2,000 gallons of jet fuel was stolen Thursday evening or Friday morning from the Muhlenberg County Airport, authorities said."

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http://www.wave3.com/Global/story.asp?S=3772643&nav=0RZFdonA
"Tanker With Aircraft Fuel Stolen"
AM
(GREENVILLE, Ky.) --

ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Authorities say the fuel is extremely flammable.

Police in Greenville say the truck was driven through a chain link fence at the airport sometime between 5 p.m. Thursday and 6 a.m. Friday.

FBI Special Agent pat Bashore tells WAVE 3 News that the truck is a white 1969 Ford F-800. The tank is stainless steel and has Shell Oil Company decals on it. There was not a licence place on the truck.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the nearest law enforcement agency or the FBI."

[Cindy]

INTERNET-HAGANAH.US (August 14, 2005 - TimesOnline.co.uk): "LEAKED US INTELLIGENCE DOCUMENT WARNING OF TERRORIST ATTACKS ON LONDON AND AMERICA USING FUEL TANKERS" (August 16, 2005)

[Cindy]

ON THE NET...

U.S. STATE DEPARTMENT: "WORLD WIDE CAUTION" (Click Here.)

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY: "DHS Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report" (Click Here.)

[Cindy]

ON THE NET...

http://www.rewardsforjustice.net/images/Mustafa_Sitmaryan_Nassar01.jpg
http://www.rewardsforjustice.net/images/Mustafa_Sitmaryan_Nassar02.jpg

Note: The following text is an exact quote:

http://www.rewardsforjustice.net/english/wanted_captured/index.cfm?page=Nasar

WANTED

Mustafa Setmariam Nasar
(Mustafa Sitmaryan Nassar)
Up to $5 Million Reward

Date of birth: October 26, 1958
Place of birth: Aleppo, Syria
Aliases: Abu Musab al-Suri, Umar Abd al-Hakim

Mustafa Setmariam Nasar, also known as Abu Musab al-Suri, is an al-Qa'ida member and former trainer at the Derunta and al-Ghuraba terrorist camps in Afghanistan.

Born in Aleppo, Syria in 1958, Nasar was a member of the radical Syrian Muslim Brotherhood. He fled Syria in the 1980s and traveled widely throughout the Middle East and North Africa, before associating with the Algerian Islamic Group. He settled in Madrid in 1987 and gained Spanish citizenship through marriage.

While in Spain, he authored a series of inflammatory essays under the pen name Umar Abd al-Hakim. In 1995 he moved to United Kingdom and served as a European intermediary for al-Qa'ida. Nasar traveled extensively between Europe and Afghanistan throughout the late 1990s, finally moving his family to Afghanistan in 1998.

He attempted to organize his own extremist group prior to September 11, 2001 - but in the wake of the attacks he pledged loyalty to Usama Bin Ladin as a member of al-Qa'ida. While in Afghanistan, Nasar worked closely with Midhat Mursi al-Sayid 'Umar AKA Abu Khabab al-Masri to train extremists in poisons and chemicals. Nasar also conducted training at the al-Ghuraba camp in Afghanistan.

He is likely in Afghanistan or Pakistan. Recent unconfirmed press reports suggest that he may have had a role in the March 11, 2004 Madrid Bombings.

[Cindy]

"...near the Liberty crossing..."

Thanks Fair Opinion.

Even accidental, it is worth taking note of the incident.
I appreciate the info.

[nw_arizona_granny]

Two of the Ukranian Kh-55 missiles were used by Iranian scientists in
reverse engineering process that had allowed them to copy the
design, Jafarzadeh said. <<<<<

Do think the scientists went to the American Universities to learn how to "reverse engineer"?

If Iran has developed these weapons, then al qaeda now has them.

[Cindy]

Granny said in part, "Do think the scientists went to the American Universities to learn how to "reverse engineer"?

If Iran has developed these weapons, then al qaeda now has them."
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OPINION:

The answer to your question and statement is simply, I don't know.

[BurbankKarl]

Incident: 1222 Type: Location: info as of: 8/27/2005 3:36:14 PM
ADDITIONAL DETAILS
2:44PM 1039 COAST GUARD AND ADV LINE 6
2:43PM RECALLED RP -- SHE STATES NOW SHE IS IN THE BAY BRIDGE - DUP OF L1231
2:40PM 1039 GGB
2:39PM TANKER SHIP ON FIRE // IN THE WATER

I dont have any further info, other than the caller was at the Golden Gate Bridge...

[Cindy]

Note; The following video clips (with links to transcripts) are now on the front page of MEMRITV.ORG:
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http://www.memritv.org

Iranian Defense Program


#822 - Sheik Al-Qaradhawi and other Islamic Scholars Debate Suicide Operations in a Counter-Terrorism Conference Held in Sharm Al-Sheik
Iqra TV (Saudi Arabia) - 8/22/2005 - 00:07:36


#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

[Cindy]

ON THE NET...

http://littlegreenfootballs.com/weblog/?entry=17244_RoP_in_Bangladesh&only

[nw_arizona_granny]

Date: Sat 27 Aug 2005 From: ProMED Source: Finger Lakes Times [edited] _____________________________________________________________ Spray park illness cases keep rising --------------------------------------- Health officials say the parasitic illness that originated at the Seneca Lake State Park spray-ground has spread to more than 3000 people and could be one of the worst outbreaks of a waterborne sicknesses in the United States in a decade. ---------------------------------------------------------------- The last time a similar outbreak affected more people, nearly 5500, was in 1995 in Georgia. Contaminated drinking water in the Milwaukee area sickened more than 400 000 people in 1993, according to the Centers for Disease Control. ------------------------------------------------------------- The State Health Department said the number of reported illnesses possibly linked to the park is now 3131, with 394 cases confirmed as the intestinal illness cryptosporidiosis. Those affected have come from 32 counties across the state, and from several states, Mexico and Canada. Nearly 1000 people from Ontario County have reported symptoms, along with 417 from Seneca, 650 from Wayne, and 175 from Yates. -------------------------------------------------------------- "We recognize this is a significant outbreak, and our priority is to continue working with counties to increase public awareness about the precautions everyone should take to stop further spread of illness," said state Health Department spokesman Jeffrey Hammond. ------------------------------------------------------------------ Recreational water illnesses aren't uncommon, but in his more than 2 decades as an area pediatrician, Dr. Robert Weinberg of Geneva can't recall seeing a single case of cryptosporidiosis. Symptoms of the illness include diarrhea, abdominal cramping, nausea, vomiting, fever, headache and loss of appetite. "I can't recall a case [of cryptosporidiosis] in children before," said Weinberg, a pediatrician with Finger Lakes Medical Associates. --------------------------------------------------------------- Although the spray park closed on 15 Aug 2005, the number of reported cases continues to rise, with increased reporting and the spread of the disease through secondary means, such as contact with an individual carrying the highly infectious disease. But even as the number of confirmed cases continues to rise, Weinberg suspects the disease will dissipate within the next 3 to 4 weeks. More and more people are becoming aware of how to stop its spread, he said, explaining that preventative measures include washing hands after using the bathroom and before meals and disinfecting surfaces regularly. State health officials have been reluctant to comment on the cause of the outbreak, noting that they are still investigating how cryptosporidium ended up in 2 storage tanks that supply water to the park. ----------------------------------------------------------------- [Byline Sujata Gupta . The Associated Press contributed to this report.] -- ProMED-mail ---------------------------------------------------------------- [The reporting of cases from Mexico and Canada shows that the infection has been spread to other countries by visitors to New York, and more cases from other countries will most probably be reported. The number of suspected cases now exceeds 3000, but it is important to notice that few have been confirmed, and patients with diarrhea who have visited New York will probably be diagnosed as having cryptosporidiosis even without investigation. - Mod.EP]

[Cindy]

ON THE NET...

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1472029/posts


London Bombings : UK wants Algerian extradited
The Nation ^ | August 28, 2005 | Reuters

Posted on 08/27/2005 3:45:17 PM PDT by george76

Scotland Yard given a month to make case to get hands on passport suspect. British authorities will seek the extradition of an Algerian man arrested in Bangkok earlier this week in connection with the London bombings last month, a spokesman for Scotland Yard said yesterday.

Atamnia Yacine, 33, was arrested on Wednesday in the Sukhumvit Soi Nana area on a charge of possessing 180 counterfeit French and Spanish passports.

He is believed to have been responsible for providing the masterminds behind the London bombings with bogus travel documents.

If British police fail to substantiate their suspicions about Yacine’s involvement in terrorism within one month, he will be charged and tried in Thailand for forging passports.

He faces a prison sentence and expulsion. If, however, he is found to have committed crimes in other countries as well, the Bangkok embassies of those countries can petition the Attorney-General’s Office for his extradition, Suwat said.

The arrest of Yacine followed that of Mahieddine Daikh, a British citizen of Algerian origin, at Bangkok international airport earlier this month. Daikh was found to have 450 forged European passports on him.

(Excerpt) Read more at nationmultimedia.com ...

[Cindy]

Note: Post no. 3537 is an exact quote from a post on FreeRepublic.com

[Cindy]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1472035/posts

"Muslim (professor) banned from US offered post at Oxford"
expressindia ^ | London, August 27

Posted on 08/27/2005 4:09:14 PM PDT by dennisw

ARTICLE SNIPPET: "London, August 27: A Muslim scholar banned from the United States is to take up a post at Britain's prestigious University of Oxford, his college said today.

Tariq Ramadan has been elected to a visiting fellowship (general) at St Antony's College for the coming academic year and is expected to begin work in October.

"Professor Ramadan is an internationally-recognised scholar," St Antony's College, Oxford, said in a statement.

"He was named by Time magazine as one of 100 innovators of the 21st century for his work on creating an independent European Islam.

"He was recently appointed to a prestigious chair in Islamic studies in the University of Notre Dame in the US."

In late July 2004, Ramadan's US visa was revoked and he was forced to return to his native Switzerland.

Britain's Interior Minister, Home Secretary Charles Clarke, set out Wednesday a list of "unacceptable behaviours" designed to combat Islamist extremists."

[MamaDearest]

The explosion blew out a window at Godfather's Pizza

Luckily no one was hurt in the capital of liberalism on the West coast:

Gangs shoot up the nightlife in the Portland area