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Threat Matrix: Daily Terror Threat

Thread Thirty-One (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!

Home grown Islamists may hit US: FBI chief
Full Story

WASHINGTON -- The United States could be attacked by "home grown" Islamist terror groups, the FBI's chief has warned.

FBI Director Robert Mueller told the London Financial Times newspaper in an interview published Thursday that the United States could face attacks from "home-grown terrorism" very similar to the July 7 bombings in London that killed 52 people and wounded another 700, Mueller said.

When asked if the United States could face such attacks from "home-grown groups", Mueller answered emphatically: "Absolutely, it could," the Financial Times said.

Related:
U.S. Officials Warn on Global Reach of al-Qaida
U.S. seeks more cooperation to fight terrorism
FDNY Chaplain Resigns After 9/11 Remarks
Nuclear option escalates jihad threat

"I will never cower before any master nor bend to any threat."

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[StillProud2BeFree]

Not Kuwait - in France

[KylaStarr]

Hey! I didn't even know about the SD cam and I live here! LOL!!!

Thank you : )

[appalachian_dweller]

Thanks. I hope these missiles can be found before they're used.

[KylaStarr]

I simply can not imagine raising children in such an environment of hate.

These people who teach their children such blind hatred are worse than animals and should be dealt with accordingly.

[nw_arizona_granny]

October 28, 1987 - Philippines
NPA Kills Three Americans
New People's Army (NPA) guerrillas killed three Americans near Clark Air Base.

October 28, 1974 - Cyprus
Greek Cypriot National Holiday
No information provided.

October 28, 1941 - Greece
Okhi Day
The third most important holiday (after Independence Day and Easter Sunday) in the
Greek calendar; commemorates the Greek rejection of Mussolini's ultimatum to the
Athens government, which led subsequently to Italy's invasion of Greece from Albania.
The Greeks held the Italian army at bay in the mountains of Epirus until military
intervention by the Nazis in March 1941.

October 28, 1492 - Cuba
Discovery by Columbus
No information provided.

Upcoming Significant Events:
October 29, 1923 - Turkey
Turkish National Day
The date commemorates the declaration of Turkey as a republic by Mustafa Kemal
Ataturk and his inauguration as its first president.

October 29, 1956 - Egypt
Invasion of the Sinai
Israeli, French, and British forces invaded the Sinai and seized control of the Suez Canal
following its nationalization by Egypt.

October 29, 1973 - Cyprus
Turkish Cypriot Republic Day
No information provided.

October 31, 1984 - India
Assassination of Indira Gandhi
Indian prime minister Indira Gandhi was assassinated by her Sick bodyguards. Anti-Sikh
rioting following the assassination resulted in thousands of Sikh deaths throughout
India.

November 1, (year unknown) - Argentina
Veterans Day
No information provided.

November 1, (year unknown) - Bolivia
All Saints Day
No information provided.

November 1, (year unknown) - Chile
All Saints Day
No information provided.

November 1, (year unknown) - Guadeloupe (French Antilles)
All Saints Day
No information provided.

November 1, (year unknown) - Guinea
Armed Forces Day
No information provided.

November 1, (year unknown) - Haiti
All Saints Day
Schools, stores, and businesses are closed.

November 1, (year unknown) - Martinique (French Antilles)
All Saints Day
No information provided.

November 1, 1954 - Algeria
Revolution Day
Commemorates the revolt by indigenous Algerians in an attempt to gain rights denied to
them under French colonial rule.

November 1, 1981 - Antigua and Barbuda
Independence Day
No information provided.

[Godzilla]

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[appalachian_dweller]

>> These people who teach their children such blind hatred are worse than animals and should be dealt with accordingly. <<

I agree 100% Kyla. The palestinians have been doing it for 20 years. Generation after generation of terrorists. I've seen the commercials they show telling their kids to drop their toys and pick up a rock to throw at a Israeli tanks. They've turned their children into cannon fodder. It's sad and it's disgusting.

[nw_arizona_granny]

http://www.dhs.gov/dhspublic/display?content=4908
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National Strategy for Maritime Security Supporting Plans Announced

[Cindy]

Yep.

[nw_arizona_granny]

http://www.dhs.gov/dhspublic/display?content=4902

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EPA and DHS Announce New Cooperative Center of Excellence for Research on
Microbial Risk Assessment for Homeland Security

[Cindy]

http://www.internet-haganah.us/harchives/005234.html
28 October 2005
"Sa'ad al-Faqih's "Debate TV" - online and on satellite"

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http://www.sofir.org/sarchives/004190.php
"The associations, domains and web sites of the designated Terrorist Sa'ad Rashed Mohammad Al-Fagih."
Society for Internet Research - SoFIR
Report No. 3
28 May 2005

[nw_arizona_granny]

http://govhealthit.com/article91178-10-20-05-Web


U.K. ahead of U.S. in pandemic
planning


BY Bob Brewin
Published on Oct. 20, 2005
The United Kingdom released its second
influenza pandemic contingency plan since
March, while the United States still works to
develop and release its plan to deal with the
consequences of a massive outbreak of
influenza.

The United States also lags behind the
European Union in the use of surveillance
systems to provide early warning of outbreaks
that could lead to a pandemic. About 13,000
sentinel physicians in 25 countries, covering a
population of 464 million, provide weekly reports
to the EU’s European Influenza Surveillance
Scheme (EISS). In contrast, in the United States,
which has a population of 295 million, only 1,000
doctors provide weekly reports on flu-like
symptoms, such as fevers, coughs and sore
throats, to the U.S. Influenza Sentinel Providers
Surveillance Network.

According to the updated U.K. pandemic
contingency plan released Oct. 19, the country
will improve its surveillance systems by
increasing coverage and frequency of reporting
from general practitioners. To do so, it will
establish a case-based field information
management system that links epidemiological
and laboratory data and use a central Web
portal to improve information collation. The
United Kingdom will also use a real-time system
to monitor vaccine efficiency.

Sir Liam Donaldson, the country’s chief medical
officer, said yesterday that the U.K. plans to buy
120 million flu doses for its population of 60
million. “Planning to combat pandemic flu is our
No. 1 priority," Donaldson said. "We regard
pandemic flu as public health enemy No. 1, and
we are on the march against it.”

The United States also lags behind the United
Kingdom in the amount of vaccine it currently
plans to have available to treat a pandemic. In
September Mike Leavitt, secretary of the
Department of Health and Human Services, said
HHS plans to buy enough vaccine to treat 20
million people and another 20 million doses of
antiviral medicine to treat about 20 million more
people.

The U.K. pandemic contingency plan anticipates
widespread civil disruptions in the case of a
pandemic and puts in place the means and
structure to deal with those disruptions. The
plan states that U.K. business and government
organizations need to anticipate staff shortages caused by illness or quarantines and establish
minimum staffing levels. They should also find ways to provide sleeping quarters for that staff.

The plan also states that the United Kingdom should prepared to ban international and domestic
travel and mass gatherings, such as sports events. It should, however, plan to provide essential
services, such as transportation, utilities, communications and food distribution.

The United Kingdom also has a detailed communications plan with the public to prevent panic,
including updates on vaccine availability. It also calls for a coordinated effort by all ministries to
deal with a pandemic.

The United States edged closer to developing a pandemic contingency plan earlier this moth when
Sens. Harry Reid (D-Nev.), Barack Obama (D-Ill.) and Evan Bayh (D-Ind.) introduced the Pandemic
Preparedness and Response Act. The act would establish a national director of pandemic
preparedness and response to develop and coordinate responses to a massive, viral flu outbreak
in the U.S.

That bill calls for the development of an organizational structure and chain of command at federal
and state levels to deal with a pandemic. That includes ensuring adequate supplies of vaccine,
food, water and other essentials and maintaining essential public functions, such as utilities,
transportation, communications and fire and police services.

The bill also calls for an expansion of U.S. disease surveillance systems and national electronic
tracking of vaccines.

[JustPiper]

Seems like in Annie's latest that our old friend is key:

Flying While Muzammil Siddiqui
Muzammil Siddiqui is the imam at one of the country's largest mosques, the Islamic Society of Orange County, California -- the same mosque where "American al-Qaeda" Adam Gadahan converted to Islam. Siddiqui, a Harvard-educated lawyer, is considered an authority on Islamic law. After 9/11, it was Siddiqui who was chosen by President Bush to represent the Muslim faith during the prayer service at the National Cathedral which honored the 3,000 victims of 9/11.

I wasn't certain that I could get Siddiqui to take my call, but he did.

Part XVII: Praying While Flying
This is Part XVII of the ongoing series entitled, "Terror in the Skies, Again?"
By Annie Jacobsen
10/21/2005

http://www.womenswallstreet.com/columns/column.aspx?aid=578

[nw_arizona_granny]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20051028/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iran_israel_reaction;_ylt=AshCHMn_Y5BjzCr98Yhms7NvaA8F;_ylu=X3oDMTA5aHJvMDdwBHNlYwN5bmNhdA--

Arab States Mum on Iran's Israel Remarks
Posted on Friday, October 28, 2005 at 6:03am
Arab governments remained silent Thursday as international
condemnation grew over a call by Iran's new president for
Israel to be destroyed. Despite the silence, analysts in the region said
Tehran's Arab rivals may quietly be pleased to see the radical regime
further isolated by its extremism.

Full Story at link.

[Cindy]

Snippet: "smell reported over the entire city of Manhatten last night. They haven't figured out what it was but it was described as as having a maple scent. [sweet smelling!!]"

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OPINION- I could be wrong, but I don't believe the focus should primarily be on the "sweet smell."

The "sweet smell" itself could be a masking agent.

The "sweet smell" could be a test to see how far a "smell" will travel in a certain area./end opinion.

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OPINION 2: A drug lab(s)?/end opinion.

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SWEET-SMELLING CHEMICALS:

Acetone
Benzene
Naphthalene

[nw_arizona_granny]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20051027/ap_on_re_mi_ea/egypt_terrorism;_ylt=AiGv_l3Wb1oIIH4hsVsNSW9vaA8F;_ylu=X3oDMTA5aHJvMDdwBHNlYwN5bmNhdA--

Egypt Questions Brother of '93 WTC Bomber
Posted on Friday, October 28, 2005 at 6:07am
Authorities quizzed an Egyptian Thursday who was deported from the
United States after his imprisonment in connection with the 1993
bombing of World Trade Center, security officials said. Mohammed
Abouhalima, 41, served and eight-year prison term after being convicted
of helping his brother, Mahmoud, flee New York following the Feb. 26,
1993 attack that killed six people and wounded more than 1,000.

Full Story at link.

[Cindy]

Thanks for the link to the web cam Gucho.
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http://live7.truelook.com/face/newface.jsp?func=live&name=/strends/esb&overlay=default&skin=default&useapplet=false&time=1130500176808&width=640&height=480&quality=45&catalogname=catalog&preset=util/South+View

[nw_arizona_granny]

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/10/27/AR2005102702342.html

Inner Circle in Syria Holds Power, and Perhaps Peril
Posted on Friday, October 28, 2005 at 6:15am
The brother is an impetuous officer, who wields control over the
praetorian Republican Guard. The sister is nicknamed "the Iron Lady."
Her husband is a burly general who rose methodically through the ranks
of Syria's feared intelligence services. Presiding over them is Bashar
Assad, the Syrian president who runs what some have called "a
dictatorship without a dictator."

Full Story at link.

[Cindy]

Yep, it's worth watching.

[JustPiper]

don't forget the post on Muslim population in Britain