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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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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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[MamaDearest]

A judge refused to set bail Tuesday for a Pakistani cleric facing deportation

Incredible - a judge making a common sense, sane decision! I'll go to sleep tonight having a tiny glimmer of hope for our legal system.

"Al Qaeda's false offer of truce

9/11 panel and possiblility Pentagon withheld Hijacker 2000 files

Illegally imported vehicles in Mexico

Over 200 cases of polio reported in Indonesia

Ray's shorts

Iran report says Bin Laden will be in Iraq for Ramadan

Dogs drafted for Iraq combat

[Lucy Lake]

Ray's Shorts.

For a moment I thought...Oh, nevermind.

[BurbankKarl]

DEBKA: Osama bin Laden Looks Like Heading for Iraq

[MamaDearest]

For a moment I thought...Oh, nevermind

Now just where was your mind? It was an innocent post - but it did get YOUR attention (smiling).

[Cindy]

We'll see Karl.

[Cindy]

My mind must be there, too.
I get out of a jihadi forum to see
"Ray's Shorts."

Giggling...that's diversity.

[nw_arizona_granny]

Where was the video first posted?

I couldn't go to your link, it crashed me. LOL

[nw_arizona_granny]

Chemical plant burning in Romulus

Romulus = "founder of Rome"

There's that ancient name 'thing' again.

Detroit was on the hit list, so was Rome...<<<<<<

I see your reasoning, but for some reason, I can't get a feel for it.

I do have to agree with you on this.

[MamaDearest]

History of Muslims in America

Muslim countries with percentages of population

Latino Muslims in the USA

Preparations for possible homeland islamic terrorist attacks

SNIPAlmost half of the Arabs in the United States live in five states -- California (190,890), New York (120,370), Michigan (115,284), New Jersey (71,770) and Florida (77,461).

[Cindy]

ON THE NET...

http://www.al-farouq.com/vb
http://www.al-farouq.com/vb/showthread.php?p=1724#post1724
http://www.geocities.com/munshed2002/11SBTMBER.zip
http://www.google.com/search?q=%2211SBTMBER%22&hl=en&lr=&filter=0
http://www.google.com/search?q=%22munshed2002%22&hl=en&lr=&filter=0

[Cindy]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1460327/posts

"The Web: Silencing Jihadi Websites"
Middle East Times ^ | August 5, 2005 | Gene J. Koprowski

Posted on 08/10/2005 12:00:58 AM PDT by nickcarraway

CHICAGO

[Kelly_2000]

Thanks that helps :-)

[Domestic Church]

Where the heck is Reggio Emilia in Italy?

[Cindy]

http://www.townhall.com/columnists/thomassowell/ts20050810.shtml

"Trashing our history: troops in Iraq"
Thomas Sowell

August 10, 2005

ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Back in June, this column pointed out that it is impossible to fight a war without heroism -- but that you would never know that from the mainstream media. Nothing heroic done by American troops in Iraq is likely to make headlines in the New York Times or be featured on the big three broadcast network news programs."

[Cindy]

Note: The following text is an exact quote:
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http://www.centcom.mil/CENTCOMNews/News_Release.asp?NewsRelease=20050813.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 9, 2005
Release Number: 05-08-13


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE


IED SAFE HAVEN DESTROYED

BAGHDAD, Iraq – Coalition Forces destroyed a house in Baghdad August 6 after confirmation that the structure was being used by terrorists as a storage site for improvised explosive devices.

A detainee, captured earlier this week, provided credible information that the house was purchased as a safe haven for terrorists as well as for storage of weapons and explosives. Coalition Forces discovered that the house contained timing devices, detonation systems and improvised explosive devices.

Before conducting the operation, Coalition Forces cleared all civilians and temporarily moved personal property to a safe distance as a precautionary measure. Explosive Ordinance Disposal (EOD) technicians then destroyed the house. Several secondary explosions resulted.

“Those who recruit, encourage and send suicide bombers on their missions have no interest in improving the lives of the Iraqi people,” said Col. Bill Buckner, spokesperson for the Multi-National Corps-Iraq. “Their only interest is to instill fear among the population and to create unrest as the country works towards self-government.”

In a related operation prior to the destruction of the house, EOD troops destroyed a vehicle after discovering it was rigged for use as a suicide bomb. Coalition forces inspected the vehicle and realized that the trigger could only be activated by the driver while inside the car.

One terrorist was detained at the location of the car bomb. His name is being withheld for operational security.

No civilians were harmed in either operation.

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/Aug2005/20050809_2374.html


Iraqi Police Detain Suspected Terrorists, Discover IED Caches

American Forces Press Service

WASHINGTON, Aug. 9, 2005 – Iraqi police found one mortar launch tube and arrested one suspected terrorist during a raid in the New Baghdad District in Baghdad, Iraq, Aug. 8, according to a Multinational Force Iraq report.

Iraqi soldiers load magazines at the Habbaniyah firing range, inside Camp Al Habbaniyah, Iraq, on Aug. 2. Iraqi soldiers and police officers are receiving training from U.S. Marines with 2nd Marine Division on handling, maintenance, operation and fire assault with automatic weapons from a variety of positions and ranges. Photo by Lance Cpl. Brian A. Jaques, USMC (Click photo for screen-resolution image);high-resolution image available.
Police officers assigned to the Al Rashad station were searching the residence of a suspected terrorist. According to police, the suspect later admitted to firing one mortar round into the International Zone in exchange for payment of $500.

The suspect is being held at a Baghdad detention facility pending further investigation.

Elsewhere, Iraqi police found a large supply of stored munitions used for making improvised explosive devices Aug. 8.

The cache consisted of eight 100 mm artillery rounds, 27 82 mm mortar rounds, 28 60 mm mortar rounds, one 122 mm artillery round, four anti-personnel mines, one 60 mm mortar system, three rockets, night-vision goggles, and other IED-making materials including 20 pounds of plastic explosives, propellant and blasting caps. An explosive ordnance disposal team transported the cache to a nearby forward operating base.

In other developments, Iraqi police located an improvised explosive device in the vicinity of the Police Joint Operations Center Aug. 8 in Nasiriyah. Officers secured the area, while an explosive ordnance disposal team officer cleared the IED. The IED consisted of a 122 mm artillery shell with detonation cord attached to an electric detonator. No battery or other trigger devices were found.

Elsewhere, soldiers with 1st Battalion, 1st Brigade, 3rd Iraqi Army Division, received a tip leading them to a location where they found two mortar rounds. EOD reduced the munitions without incident. No injuries or damages were reported.

In other Iraq news, Iraqi special operations force officers planned and executed a targeted raid against suspected terrorists two kilometers southeast of Haqlaniyah Aug. 8.

Officers secured the target site and detained six suspected insurgents. The detainees were transported to a detention facility for processing and further questioning.

(Compiled from Multinational Security Transition Command Iraq news releases.)


Related Sites:
Multinational Force Iraq
Multinational Security Transition Command Iraq

[Cindy]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1460030/posts
"The Daily Terrorist Round-Up"
Posted on 08/09/2005 1:39:34 PM PDT by Straight Vermonter

[Cindy]

http://mensnewsdaily.com/blog/kouri/2005/08/grand-jury-indicts-mexican-crime-boss.html

Jim Kouri is Vice President of the
National Association of Chiefs of Police

Wednesday, August 10, 2005

"Grand Jury Indicts Mexican Crime Boss"
by Jim Kouri, CPP


ARTICLE SNIPPET: "A federal grand jury in Denver indicted a Mexican man who ran an international criminal organization responsible for the illegal production and distribution of counterfeit identification documents in cities throughout the United States.

Pedro Castorena-Ibarra, 42, of Guadalajara, Mexico, is believed to be hiding in Mexico. The U.S. government plans to file a formal request for his extradition with the government of Mexico. To date, more than 50 members of his organization have been prosecuted in Denver and 20 computerized counterfeit document labs have been seized around the country."

[British chick]

Here is another report on Osama going on his jolly hols to Iraq, this time from an Irnaian news agency allegedly...

Bin Laden headed to Iraq? Iran report says he will be there for Ramadan

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Posted: August 10, 2005 1:00 a.m. Eastern

© 2005 WorldNetDaily.com

U.S. troops in Iraq have seized documents suggesting al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden is planning to enter Iraq during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, according to an Iranian news agency report.

Bin Laden's visit to Iraq during Ramadan, which this year begins in early October, would be part of an al-Qaida attempt to further destabilize the war-ravaged country and to lead a coup attempt against the government in Baghdad, the Mehr news agency said.

Citing a spokesman from the Shiite terrorist group Hezbollah of Iraq, the report said that Americans soldiers found documents, apparently meant for internal use by an Iraqi al-Qaida affiliate, the Mujahadeen of the Land of Rafedin, mentioning bin Laden's planned visit.

The documents were reportedly seized in a house in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul.

Osama's holiday in Iraq

[Cindy]

We'll see.