Threat Matrix: Daily Terror Threat - Thread Thirty-Two

[Cindy]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1535509/posts

"Israeli-developed viral cure could 'immunize' the Internet"
Israel21c ^ | December 06, 2005

Posted on 12/07/2005 12:23:28 AM PST by nickcarraway

ARTICLE SNIPPET: "A Tel Aviv University doctoral student and his colleagues are proposing an innovative way to beat computer viruses by spreading a specially designed antidote that knocks out the viruses before they can infect others on-line.

Eran Shir, 31, of Kfar Saba, along with TAU's Dr. Yuval Shavit and Hebrew University professors Sorin Solomon and Jacob Goldenberg, published their theoretical model - which operates much like a biological virus spreads in nature - in the December 1 on-line edition of the prestigious journal Nature Physics.

Most conventional anti-virus programs use 'signatures' to identify and block viruses. But experts must first analyze a virus before sending out the fix. This means that rapidly spreading viruses can cause widespread damage before being stopped. Some researchers have developed artificial 'immune systems' that automatically analyze a virus meaning a fix can be sent out more rapidly. In practise, however, computer viruses still tend to spread too quickly.

Shir, and colleagues at Tel-Aviv University in Israeli, have applied network theory to the problem, and believe they have come up with a more effective solution. Part of the problem, the researchers say, is that countermeasures sent from a central server over the same network as the virus it is pursuing will always be playing catch-up.

They propose developing a network of 'honeypot' computers, distributed across the internet and dedicated to the task of combating viruses. To a virus, these machines would seem like ordinary vulnerable computers. But the honeypots would attract a virus, analyze it automatically, and then distribute a countermeasure.

But the honeypots would be linked to one another via a dedicated and secure network. This way, once one has captured a virus, all the others will quickly know about the infection immediately. Each honeypot then acts as a hub of healing code which is disseminated to computers connected to it. The countermeasure then spreads out across the broader network."

[nw_arizona_granny]

Re: 4079 and 4079 posts

Thank you, that is what I was talking about, it was good of Fair Opinion to find the real information and post the picture.

I know that it has not been that long ago, that there was a report of a Policeman shooting someone who "only had his cellphone", I had forgotten about this type gun.

My friend had his wife send it to her friends, as at the time it had been used to hijack cars, something along the line of "my phone battery is dead, can you use your phone for help ing me get my car towed, or can you call 9-11 for me?", this gets you to open the window of your car.

The pen gun has been around for a lot of years, possibly before WW2.

Today, I think if someone pointed a cell phone, I would think they intended to set off a bomb.

Laughing, as I don't have one of those new fangled gadgets..

Thank you Fair Opinion, as I could not have posted the photo, if I had found it.

[nw_arizona_granny]

LOL.. if you want to know how we lost the war in Iraq, then you need to go and listen to Rick Barbor on 850koa.com.

I haven't heard all of it, as Rick had said the author was from Pacifica radio at Berkley, Calif., that told me it would not be a Free Republic supporting author.

It appears to be a book written, from the al Jazeera broadcasts and websites, as he keeps quoting al Jazeera.

So you will know, the name of the book is " How America lost the war in Iraq".

The author says that if we want to train the Iraqi's we must send them to West Point.

You can, as I understand it, listen for 24 hours to the last program, it is in the first hour.

Oh, he is going to hold over the news, that means he will do 2 hours of the program, so you can join in the current program if you want.

How sad, the anti America crowd will be so happy with his book full of how awful we are.

[Cindy]

ON THE NET...

http://www.memphislibrary.org/

http://saychristmas.org/main/default.aspx
http://www.alliancedefensefund.org/main/default.aspx

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http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=47767


Holy family, Magi nixed from nativity
Library says figures would be 'inappropriate,' action leaves just farm animals, shepherd boy"
Posted: December 7, 2005
1:00 a.m. Eastern




© 2005 WorldNetDaily.com


ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Away from the manger?

Saying it would be "inappropriate" to include them, Memphis, Tenn., library officials have banned Mary, Joseph, Jesus and the wise men from a promotional nativity scene – leaving only the stable animals and a shepherd boy.

Attorneys from the Alliance Defense Fund say they are working to "educate" the officials about their action, saying the exclusion of the figurines is blatantly unconstitutional.


ADF confirmed to WND that the "nativity" scene is up at the library but includes just three palm-sized farm animals and a boy with a sheep over his shoulders.

According to a statement from ADF, the controversy arose when Brandi Chambless, a member of the music ministry at Broadmoor Memphis Church, submitted an announcement for display on the library's community shelves regarding the church's upcoming Christmas show. Library officials accepted the announcement but told Chambless that she would have to remove the "inappropriate" figures of the baby Jesus, Joseph, Mary, and the wise men from an accompanying nativity scene and limit it to farm animals alone."

[Cindy]

And another article...

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1535427/posts

"Tennessee town's (Bartlett)library keeps baby Jesus out of nativity display)"
WMCTV.com ^ | 12-6-05

Posted on 12/06/2005 8:35:18 PM PST by FeeinTennessee

ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Bartlett library keeps baby Jesus out of nativity display Dec 6, 2005, 10:02 PM CST

You can see Santa on the door here, there are also Happy Chanukah, Kwanzaa and Merry Christmas signs inside, but you won't find any nativity scenes because the library won't allow them and that could land the library system in court.

But a close look at this nativity scene at the Bartlett Public Library has something missing: Jesus, Mary or Joseph?

Library officials banned the figurines from a public display."

[nw_arizona_granny]

This also explains the ownership of Fox News, and the Saudi share of that group, interesting, even if already known to you, it is too long to post all of it.
granny

http://www.aim.org/aim_report/4220_0_4_0_C/


AIM Report: Radical Arabs Seek Influence Over U.S. Media -
December A
December 6, 2005
This war, unlike any other we have confronted, presents us with an
enemy that is everywhere and nowhere. The media are a key
battleground.


By Wes Vernon

Are the U.S. media being courted by those who hate America? Or is
an honest attempt at "international understanding" at hand?

The Arab Thought Foundation, which has strong financial connections
to Saudi Arabia, is convening a conference in early December that is
advertised as being designed to "enhance interaction between Arab
and international media organizations and bridge the gap between
them." It is an invitation-only meeting in Dubai in the United Arab
Emirates, one of only three nations, along with Saudi Arabia and
Pakistan, that recognized the Taliban regime in Afghanistan.

Its website informs us that "[t]op journalists and media executives
from around the world will join their Arab colleagues at the
invitational gathering" where "[d]elegates will discuss changes in the
Arab world, build relationships, validate assumptions, develop a
deeper understanding of the region, and make sure they are 'Getting
it Right.'"

Advertised speakers include Karen Elliott House, publisher of the Wall
Street Journal; David Ignatius of the Washington Post; Ed Bradley of
CBS and 60 Minutes; Barbara Slavin of USA Today; Pat Mitchell,
President and CEO of the Public Broadcasting Service; Matthew
Winkler, editor-in-chief of Bloomberg News; and Jim Kelly, managing
editor of Time magazine. "Proud Sponsors" include Reader's Digest,
CNBC, and Al-Arabiya television.

A conference seminar, "Chasing Bin Laden's Truth," features Saudi
journalist Jamal Khashoogi, who has interviewed Al Qaeda leader
Osama bin Laden several times.

The conference program also features a "spotlight" on Prince
al-Waleed bin Talal, described as "one of the world's most influential
investors." That is certainly the case. He has just accumulated a
significant financial interest in a major American medium that is
trusted by conservatives—News Corporation, parent of Fox News
Channel.

Al-Waleed is the same Saudi prince whose $10 million donation for
the Twin Towers fund was returned when he blamed U.S. policy in the
Middle East for the 9/11 attacks.

Bakr Mohammad Bin Laden, general director of the Bin Laden Group
in Saudi Arabia, a construction company based in Saudi Arabia, is a
member of the Board of Trustees of the Arab Thought Foundation.

Despite the popular notion that Osama bin Laden is the black sheep
of the family, the bin Laden Group, three Saudi princes and the
government of Sudan have been sued by 9/11 Families United to
Bankrupt Terrorism for allegedly bankrolling al Qaeda, Osama bin
Laden and the Taliban.

Pro-Terrorist Media

The Al-Arabiya channel is not as well known as Al-Jazeera but it also
has a notorious reputation. It was ordered out of Baghdad in 2003 by
the post-Saddam government. The new authorities accused it of
inciting violence against innocent citizens and American military
personnel. At the time, Jalal Talabani, then Council President in
Baghdad, said, "Al-Arabiya incites murder because it's calling for
killings through [what was purported to be] the voice of Saddam
Hussein."

State Department spokesman Richard Boucher defended ousting
Al-Arabiya, saying the aim was "to avoid a situation where these
media are used as a channel for incitement, for inflammatory
statements, and for statements and actions that harm the security of
the people who live and work in Baghdad, including Iraqi citizens
themselves."

On July 2, 2005, Al-Arabiya TV aired a sympathetic report about the
movement of "martyrdom seekers" in Iran preparing to attack the
U.S. because of the war in Iraq. The Al-Arabiya reporter said,
"40,000 time bombs in Iran—this is the number of volunteers so far,
and the registration is still open. There is no distinction between men
and women, Sunnis or Shiites. 'We all sacrifice for the sake of Islam,'
they chant. This is the movement of martyrdom seekers, whose goals
and organizational structure are still unclear. They refused to give
further details, but did not conceal their determination to sacrifice
their lives. The reason—what America has done in the holy places of
Najaf and Karbala."

Another Al-Arabiya report on "martyrdom" aired on July 22, 2005,
and showed the son of a suicide bomber who watched film of his
father blowing himself up in a car loaded with explosives. "Of course,
I miss him and remember his words," the son said. "Sometimes it
saddens me, but I love to watch him."

Clash Of Civilizations

When the Cold War ended, centuries-old religious hatreds returned
to the forefront. 9/11 cemented them to the front burner, likely for
decades to come. There are terrorists in the Muslim world seething
with hatred for all Americans. This war, unlike any other we have
confronted, presents us with an enemy that is everywhere and
nowhere. The media are a key battleground.

It is a war largely without nation-state soldiers in uniforms. To add to
the confusion, our enemy has skillfully blurred the lines between
bloodthirsty murderers and legitimately religious people. Thus, the
pressure for "tolerance" that often fails to distinguish the former from
the latter.

On many fronts, there appear to be concerted efforts to mold the
U.S. media so as to give Americans a view of U.S. foreign policy in
the Middle East that is slanted toward the Muslim side in the great
divides of today's world.

What raises alarm bells, of course, is that this can compromise the
nation's safety and security in the War on Terror. Psychological
warfare has played a big part in conflicts throughout history. Public
opinion plays a major role in a nation's will to make the sacrifices
necessary to achieve victory. In this case, we are talking about
possibly giving an advantage to those who want to kill Americans.
There is already much complacency out there in this war. We do not
need more of it.

The Fox News Connection

Billionaire Prince al-Waleed bin Talal, the world's fifth richest man (as
listed by Forbes magazine), now owns 5.46% of the voting shares of
NewsCorp, Rupert Murdoch's media empire that includes Fox News
Channel. The business media—including the Wall Street Journal,
Bloomberg, and the rest—portray this as an act of the Prince's
friendship with Murdoch, and an effort to help the media mogul fight
off a hostile takeover attempt by John Malone's Liberty Media, which
has acquired 18%. That is second only to Murdoch's 30% share.
Fidelity Management and Research comes in third at 5.8%.

To the casual observer, 5.46% may be small change. Not so. There is
potential clout in that 5.46%, especially since it is ostensibly meant
to bail Murdoch out of a jam. Moreover, in most of my years at CBS,
there was never any doubt that the "big boss" was the legendary
William S. Paley. And his stake in what was then the nation's largest
media company (the "Tiffany network") was a mere 8%. The rest
included banks, insurance companies and others whose interests
were not "hands on" and would not challenge Paley's supremacy.

One might say that the Prince's "clout" can be for the good. What if
he is one of the "good guys" of the Arab world? So let's take a look at
his comfort level with our War on Terror.

Insult To America

Following 9/11, at a memorial service, this same Saudi prince
presented then-New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani with a check
for $10 million for relief efforts. Everyone was mindful of the fact that
15 out of the 19 terrorist hijackers were Saudis.

Several days later, families of the victims of the murderous attacks
learned there was a catch: Prince al-Waleed issued a statement
saying the attacks were America's fault for its support of Israel. At
which point Mayor Giuliani returned the check and said his city would
not be bribed into accepting the "Blame America First" game.

"There is no moral equivalent for this attack," America's mayor
declared. "The people who did it lost any right to ask for justification
when they slaughtered...innocent people…Not only are those
statements wrong, they are part of the problem."

While denouncing the 9/11 attacks, Prince al-Waleed has castigated
U.S. support for Israel in other venues.

On CBS's "60 Minutes," Prince al-Waleed told Ed Bradley (listed as an
attendee at the UAE conference) that Saudi Arabia was a country with
"no problems." Sure, the country had "these bombs here and there,
but they were all related to a certain subject."

Backlash

That prompted Frank Gaffney of the Center for Security Policy to
remark that the "certain subject" deserves more attention from the
American media, not less." That problem was defined by Gaffney (an
alumnus of the Reagan Pentagon): "The Kingdom is beginning to
experience what its largesse and Wahhabi [radical Islamist] ideology
have visited upon the rest of the world for decades: Islamofascist
terror."

"The Wahhabis are [America's] enemies," former CIA Director James
Woolsey told AIM. "The Wahhabis hate us and everything we stand
for."

He recalled that earlier this year, some 20 Wahhabi clerics,
"including some of the leading clerics in leading positions in the
universities...in Saudi Arabia," issued a "Fatwah" calling on young
Islamic men to go to Iraq, and become suicide bombers. Indeed,
"depending on which numbers you use, something between slightly
over half and around three-quarters of suicide bombers in Iraq are in
fact Saudis," Woolsey told us.

The U.S. complained about it to the Saudi government, "and so a few
weeks after it happened, the Saudi government issued retractions.
But they were sort of interesting in their form," according to the
ex-CIA boss. "Two individuals issued them, and only two—the Saudi
ambassador in London and the Saudi ambassador here in the United
States. And they issued those retractions only in English." In short,
Woolsey says, "those retractions essentially were non-retractions."
For the Arabic-speaking world, "there was no retraction."

Media watchers note that the Murdoch/al-Waleed deal may do more
than merely strengthen Murdoch's defenses against Malone.
NewsCorp owns not only Fox News but also the New York Post and
Boston Herald (two of the very few conservative daily newspapers in
the country), and The Weekly Standard—a ten-year old conservative
magazine.

Corporate Pressure
(continued)

[ExSoldier]

Not a loss....yet. Libbie is headed for emergency surgery tomorrow to realign the patella in her left knee. If successful the surgery will then be done on the other rear leg in about 6-8 weeks. The breeder has already offered to take her back, but too late, we're bonded to this CHILD and we'll fight on thru whatever God has in mind....and we'll do so in faith.

[Cindy]

Thanks to neosgirl blog for links and translations:

http://trackingalqueda.blogspot.com/2005/12/different-forum-leading-to-same.html
http://www.mohajroon.com/vb/showthread.php?t=2641
http://www.alferdaws.org/leqa/


http://trackingalqueda.blogspot.com/2005/12/obl-and-martyr-photos-being.html
http://www.jaami.com/vb/showthread.php?t=1415
http://mkfps.hmc6.net/uploader/source/up0293.zip
http://www.6rp.net/upload/file.php?eup=18113771118.jpg

[all4one]

Prayers going up for your dear Libbie...may her surgery tomorrow be successful and may the power of the Holy Spirit be with you, your family and the surgeon.

[Cindy]

http://www.frontpagemag.com/Articles/ReadArticle.asp?ID=20461

"Acquitting a Terrorist"
By Joe Kaufman
FrontPageMagazine.com | December 7, 2005

[all4one]

I saw a quick blurb about churches closing for Christmas on the news this morning....and I thought about a few threads on TM recently regarding, IIRC possible threats to churches...so here is the info. that I found when I did a quick search...I find this to be very un-nerving...but it could just be tinfoil on my part.

**Some Megachurches Closing for Christmas (12/7/05)**

Mege churches in Several Communities Shutting Down on Christmas Sunday, Anticipating Low Attendance

By RACHEL ZOLL AP Religion Writer The Associated Press

Dec 6, 2005 — This Christmas, no prayers will be said in several megachurches around the country. Even though the holiday falls this year on a Sunday, when churches normally host thousands for worship, pastors are canceling services, anticipating low attendance on what they call a family day.

Critics within the evangelical community, more accustomed to doing battle with department stores and public schools over keeping religion in Christmas, are stunned by the shutdown.

It is almost unheard of for a Christian church to cancel services on a Sunday, and opponents of the closures are accusing these congregations of bowing to secular culture....

Link to Full Article

[ExSoldier]

Pausing to go to work...bump....

[Cindy]

Thanks all4one.
I saw that.

"Anticipating low attendance..."

What a load of hogwash.

When Christmas and Resurrection Sunday (some call this Easter) fall on Sunday; the churches are jammed packed and frankly overflowing.

[Cindy]

Don't work too hard exSoldier.
Good luck with your dog, by the way.

[Cindy]

ON THE NET...

http://littlegreenfootballs.com/weblog/?entry=18499_Danish_Muslims_Seething_Over_Jewish_Cookies&only

[all4one]

Work...oh yeah...I better get going too...have a great day!

[all4one]

Bomb Alert at Rome Airport (Italy - 12/7/05)

By Anadolu News Agency (aa) Published: Wednesday, December 07, 2005

The Ciampino Airport in Rome, where the Olympic torch is expected today, experienced a thorough search due to a bomb threat.

An Italian police official told Reuters news agency that the airport is closed; and the search has revealed nothing so far.

The Olympic torch's arrival is awaited for the Winter Olympics, which will be held in the city of Torino between February 10 and 26.

Link to Article

56,000 Ontario licences, permits missing (Ontario, Canada - 12/6/05)

Dec. 6, 2005. 02:52 PM CANADIAN PRESS

A Costco membership card can help you get an Ontario driver's licence and thousands of licence plates and permits have gone missing or were stolen, the province's auditor general found in his 2005 report released today...

Link to Full Article

[Cindy]

OFF TOPIC...

Well now, these JEWISH COOKIES (See post no. 4096) sound very good and of course, I've never made them and never heard of them. Now I have, and I'm going to try this recipe:

http://www.ktca.org/donnasday/creative/recipe7.html

[Cindy]

Both articles are eye openers.
Thank you all4one.