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Threat Matrix: Daily Terror Threat

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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.

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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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[nw_arizona_granny]

The danger of this storm, is more than the damage to where it hits.

The fleeing residents have taken every motel room within
150 miles and it will be even further than that, it was so a few years ago when the fleeing crowd went to Huntsville,
Alabama and of course other areas.

My daughter said that taking care of the people who arrived there, without supplies, money, or a place to go put a strain on the area.

No, I am not complaining, as if I had to run through 3 or 4 states looking for safety, I too would be broke and have no place to go.

What I am thinking of this morning is the ships that were blocking the entrance to New Orleans or that area.

I recall a couple of ships running into each other, then when the harbor was opened after a week or so, there was another accident in the same place and the shipping channel was blocked again.

A cruise ship was caught in the harbor, at dock and stuck there, full of tourists.

The ship accidents were six months to a year ago.

My prayers for each of the residents, who are living through this nightmare.

[Lucy Lake]

New Orleans Causeway web cam

http://www.wdsu.com/wxcam/1475332/detail.html

[nw_arizona_granny]

That truck and the other missing ones, do seem to be stuck in my mind, almost on the surface of it.

Of course, every state has something to be attacked that would make it worth while to a terrorist.

That truck was small enough to have been drained, the tank removed and then shipped to any place in one of the stolen semi trucks and trailers..

It is not that difficult to remove those tanks from the truck, a few bolts and hangers that hold it down.

The 'chop shops' that can change a stolen car in minutes, come to mind.

It is the truck that could be identified, so the tank gets removed and installed on another truck body.

a quick paint job, a new sign on the door.

You are aware of the gas/fuel tankers, but here we have tanker trucks that haul water to desert homes, who do not have a water source and install large tanks and pressure pumps.

We hauled water at Wellton, about 800 gallons, a tank that was mounted on a trailer, for several years, before we had the well drilled.

Would you worry about a tanker that the door said it was from Tom's Septic Pumping company?

[Cindy]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1472378/posts
"Freepers, a Question on 'Suicide Bombings'"
self | 8/28/05 | LS

Posted on 08/28/2005 11:53:39 AM PDT by LS

[Cindy]

OPINION: I have no sympathy for him.

[Cindy]

http://www.internet-haganah.us/harchives/004874.html
August 28, 2005
"Hizb ut Tahrir sites surface"

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ON THE NET...

http://hizb-ut-tahrir.org
http://khilafah.com

[Cindy]

ON THE NET...

http://littlegreenfootballs.com/weblog/?entry=17256_LaRouche_Lunatics_Act_Up&only

[Cindy]

http://www.wtop.com/index.php?nid=104&sid=506840

"S. California Wildfire Forces Evacuations"
Updated: Sunday, Aug. 28, 2005 - 3:44 PM

ARTICLE SNIPPET: "PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (AP) - Erratic wind and high temperatures stoked a 2,300-acre wildfire on Sunday, leading to the voluntary evacuation of about 100 homes, officials said.

The fire was 5 percent contained, said Kathy Ungemach, spokeswoman for the San Bernardino National Forest. No structures or homes were destroyed by flames and there were no injuries reported, she said.

The fire was started late Friday in Blaisdell Canyon west of Palm Springs by hikers trying to light a campfire, officials said.

The voluntary evacuation was ordered early Saturday by Riverside County sheriff's deputies."

[nw_arizona_granny]

He becomes necessary à our efforts unite in the Al-Qaeda network with
the victims efforts the Americans for getting rid of the bad regimes that
rule us whether in Washington or Riyadh or Baghdad or Cairo ..

We should make for the sake of a single target and he is a bright future to
the sons of our nation and also the western
nations ..<<<<<<<<<<

The last paragraph, "single target" as in a nuclear bomb.

"bright future" again nuclear.

"the sons of our nation"

There is a big anti-war meeting in Washington Dc on September 24th. The hate groups have been making the plans for months now, long before anyone heard of the Cindy mom in Texas.

On the San Francisco, hate radio programs, they are calling for people to go the Washington protest.

Will OBL show up? I doubt it, but I do think it is a powerful recruiting tool, all those fools, thinking that they will die and go to meet God at the side of OBL.

If OBL is very ill and knows the time is up, he just might make a production of coming out to be captured.

If OBL dies in our custody, the crazies will be uncontrollable.

Thank you for posting your translation, it is good to know that they are still pushing the coming of OBL.

[Cindy]

http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=46002

"'Millions could die'
in next terror attack
Military surgeons conference hears
of nuclear threat, ill preparedness"
Posted: August 27, 2005
4:17 p.m. Eastern


© 2005 WorldNetDaily.com

ARTICLE SNIPPET: "An international conference of military surgeons in South Africa today heard a warning that millions could die in the next terrorist attack and that the U.S. is ill prepared for the threat of nuclear, biological and chemical attacks.

Nearly four years after Sept. 11, 2001, the medical world remains unprepared for a terrorist attack that could make the memory of that disaster pale by comparison, Professor Chris Kaufman, a retired U.S. Army surgeon, told the conference, "Conflicts of the 21st Century: What to Expect."

The assessment also represented the consensus among those from around the world who gathered in Durban for the 41st World Congress of Surgery."

[Cindy]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1472425/posts
"Ex-SAS man to lead on terrorism advice"
The Australian ^ | 29th August 2005 | Patrick Walters
Posted on 08/28/2005 2:24:52 PM PDT by naturalman1975

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"Fears for 'dirty bomb' in region"
The Australian ^ | 29th August 2005 | Roy Eccleston and Patrick Walters
Posted on 08/28/2005 2:26:55 PM PDT by naturalman1975

ARTICLE SNIPPET: "AUSTRALIAN nuclear experts working to prevent terrorists launching a regional "dirty bomb" attack have found large, unsecured sources of dangerous radioactive material in Southeast Asia.

In one case, radiation safety experts from the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation found a substantial piece of cobalt, used for medical therapy, which had been abandoned when a radiation therapy centre was closed.

A conventional bomb wrapped around a small stick of cobalt could contaminate a large area of a city, dramatically boost cancer rates and force out residents for decades, scientists say.

Another radioactive source, possibly also cobalt, was found in a second country in similar circumstances. About 25 other radiation centres are also being investigated in a third country.

"There are two countries where we have located quite large sources," ANSTO's chief of operations Ron Cameron told The Australian. He declined to identify them until the material had been properly secured.

ANSTO's concern came as intelligence reports from South Korea revealed that Australia had been listed by the al-Qa'ida terror network as a prime target for an attack this year."

[Cindy]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1472313/posts
"THE TWO FACES OF FEAR"
Chicago Tribune ^ | August 28, 2005 | Tom Rybarczyk
Posted on 08/28/2005 9:15:11 AM PDT by KeyLargo

[nw_arizona_granny]

Muslims
Gather Million
Signatures for
Federal
Philippines

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Faris Jawad
Aug 28, 3:55 pm show options


Muslims Gather Million Signatures for Federal Philippines

By Rexcel Sorza, IOL Correspondent

ILOILO CITY, Philippines, August 28, 2005
(IslamOnline.net) - A group of
Filipino Muslims has launched a campaign to gather at
least one million
signatures in support of mooted bills to shift the country's
system to a
federal-parliamentary, believing this will bring lasting
peace to Mindanao.

"We thought of gathering one million signatures of our
Muslim brothers so
that we can show to President [Gloria] Arroyo that we are
supporting the
proposed change of our Constitution," Farouk Sampao,
founder of Muslim
Movement for Federal Philippines, told IslamOnline.net.

He believes the shift will "achieve the elusive
independence, peace and
economic development for the people of Mindanao."

There are an estimated 10 million Filipino Muslims,
according to various
Muslim NGO groups.

The Philippines currently has a unitary-presidential
system, where power and
authority are centralized in the president of the republic.

Bills co-authored by several legislators are currently
mooted in the
Congress to change this into federal-parliamentary.

In her July 25 state of the nation address, President
Arroyo expressed
support to shift to a federal-parliamentary government
admitting that the
current system "needs fundamental change."

She added that the provinces' economic progress and
social stability along
with the increasing self-reliance and efficiency of political
developments
and public services in these local government units "make
a compelling case
for federalism."

Peace Hopes

Sampao said although the Autonomous Region in Muslim
Mindanao was created
"for some kind of self-rule" it did not live up to the
aspiration of the
Bangsamoro people for a real, effective self rule.

"The ARMM has failed to achieve the dreams of the
Bangsamoro."

Bangsamoro is the name of the area where the Moro
Islamic Liberation Front
(MILF) has been seeking to establish an independent
Islamic state since the
1970s.

The term, driven from the Malay word bangsa, meaning
nation or people, also
refers to the Filipino Muslim people.

Senator Aquilino Pimentel Jr. from Mindanao believes that
the creation of a
Bangsamoro federal state "will render irrelevant and
unnecessary the
secessionist aspirations and the revolutionary aims of the
Moros."

Jose Abueva, a political science professor and leading
proponent of
federalism, agrees.

He told IOL a federal Philippines "will build a just and
enduring framework
for peace through unity in our ethnic, religious, and
cultural diversity,
especially in relation to Bangsamoro and our indigenous
peoples."

He said the proposed "Federal Republic of the Philippines"
would pave the
way for self-rule by the people in the proposed 11 states,
including the
Bangsamoro State.

This, he believes, will "accommodate their legitimate
interests, end the war
in Mindanao, and discourage secessionism."

Development

Abueva, a member of Citizens' Movement for a Federal
Philippines and the
Consultative Constitutional Commission for Charter
Change, also believes
such a change would serve the country's development.

He explained their campaign focuses on the lack of "good
governance" under
the existing unitary-presidential system that has
contributed to "the
aggravation of the people's condition and problems while
benefiting the
ruling class, elite or oligarchy."

The expert said an improved governance in a federal
parliamentary democracy
would yield a gradual development of "human and
institutional capabilities
for good governance."

Abueva went on: "In this way we can achieve a just and
enduring peace and
accelerate nation-building and development for our
people's dignity,
security, prosperity and welfare, and to enhance our
country's ability to
participate in the global economy and community."

He noted that the states will have a "shared rule" with the
federal
government taking responsibility over national security
and defense, foreign
relations, currency and monetary policy, citizenship, civil,
political and
other human rights, immigration and customs.

They shall be responsible for peace and justice,
agriculture and fisheries,
energy, environment and natural resources, trade,
industry and tourism,
labor and employment, public works, transportation and
communication,
health, basic education, science and technology, culture,
social welfare and
development, and public safety and police.

Controversial

However, not all parties believe that a federal Philippines
will spell the
end of the conflict in Mindanao.

Eid Kabalu, a MILF spokesman, said they are not taking
part in the signature
campaign and would not support the federalism
campaign.

"Our focus is the negotiations we are having with the
Philippine
government," he told IOL.

Jailed MNLF founder Nur Misuari is reportedly opposed to
federalism.

"If we can craft a good quality of federalism, we can give
it a try. But if
it is intended to create disunity in Mindanao, I will not
support it," he
was quoted as saying by a peace worker who recently
visited him in jail.

Prof. Abhoud Syed Lingga of the Institute for Bangsamoro
Studies believes it
is better to hold a referendum first for all the people of
Mindanao to
determine their choice.

http://islamonline.net/English
/News/2005-08/28/article02.sht ml

[liberallyconservative]

Around here, out in the rural areas, most people have wells. But a common sight is that of propane trunks going out to farms to "gas 'em up" for the winter -- many have gas heat and the propane is stored in tanks much like those you described. Even though propane itself is highly flammable, the sight of a truck on the road which had been repainted to look like a propane tanker would not raise any suspicions at all. Kind of like hiding in plain sight.

[JellyJam]

Watching those poor people - some with children - waiting in line to get into the Superdome, just makes me want to cry. Godspeed everyone.

[nw_arizona_granny]

Thank you for the web cam link.

[Cindy]

Thanks Jeff.

[Cindy]

Note: The following post is an exact quote:
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Two U.S. senators held at Siberian airport
Boston Globe - AP ^ | August 28, 2005 | Jim Heintz

Posted on 08/28/2005 11:21:55 AM PDT by lunarbicep

MOSCOW --Two U.S. senators visiting sites where weapons of mass destruction are being stored were held for several hours Sunday at a Siberian airport while trying to leave Russia, a U.S. Embassy spokesperson said.

Sens. Richard Lugar, R-Ind., and Barack Obama, D-Ill., were held at the airport in Perm but allowed to leave after discussions between U.S. and Russian officials, the embassy spokesperson said on condition of anonymity.

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