Threat Matrix: Daily Terror Threat - Thread Thirty-Two

[Velveeta]

Mysterious sweet smell returns to Manhattan, without explanation


Last occurrence:
On Oct. 27th -- also a Thursday

Don't know what that means, if anything...just interesting to note.

[StillProud2BeFree]

1. Iranian plane crash earlier this week - most of the dead were journalists...

2. Major Iran military exercise in the Persian Gulf off of Oman this week in progress...

3. Iran's president said this morning that the OIC in Mecca decided that any threat against one member country would be considered a threat against the entire Islamic world...

The Persian Gulf is definitely heating up...

[Velveeta]

Thanks for the update.
Good to know that the explosives found were turned in.

[nw_arizona_granny]

December 9, 2005 Anti-Terrorism News

7 terrorist suspects held in Spain
http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/12/09/spain.terror.arrests/index.html
Spanish authorities have arrested seven people suspected of financing
the activities of Islamic terror groups

Airport codes leaked onto Internet
http://www.washingtontimes.com/upi/20051209-014431-4204r.htm

Mediators in Iraq make contact with kidnappers
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,7374-1917187,00.html

Feingold Threatens to Filibuster Patriot Act Deal
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,178104,00.html

(Israel) Arab Youth Apprehended With Explosive Bombs
http://www.arutzsheva.com/news.php3?id=94519

Malaysia to clamp down on terrorist publications
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_asiapacific/view/182719/1/.html
Malaysian censors will tighten controls on publications that promote
terrorism and "holy war"

(Israel) Soldier Murdered Near Jerusalem, IDF Kills Two Terrorists
http://www.arutzsheva.com/news.php3?id=94480

As many as 60 cars still burn nightly in France
http://www.expatica.com/source/site_article.asp?subchannel_id=25&story_id=26036&name=As+many+as+60+cars+still+burn+nightly+in+France

Saudi says he nixed Fox News 'Muslim riots' banner
http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=47771

(Belgium) GICM terror suspects face 10 years jail
http://www.expatica.com/source/site_article.asp?subchannel_id=24&story_id=26020&name=GICM+terror+suspects+face+10+years+jail
The federal public prosecutor demanded in Brussels Court on Thursday
the maximum sentence of 10 years jail for the alleged leaders of the
Moroccan Islamic Combatant Group (GICM).

Al-Qaida affiliate group rescues a member from hospital
http://www.arabicnews.com/ansub/Daily/Day/051208/2005120810.html
Over 20 gunmen attacked public hospital in Karkouk, killing 3 guards
and injuring 6, then freed their colleague affiliates

Four Years After the Fall of the Taliban, Afghans Optimistic About the
Future
http://abcnews.go.com/International/PollVault/story?id=1363276
First national survey by news organization shows huge majorities are
optimistic and thankful for U.S. action, with bin Laden as unpopular as
the Taliban

Iraq Insurgents Claim to Kill U.S. Hostage
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20051208/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq;_ylt=Ak6JPsxgaQGGsfuaHZJv8kOs0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTA2Z2szazkxBHNlYwN0bQ--
Islamic Army in Iraq says it killed "the American security consultant
for the Housing Ministry," identified as Ronald Schulz from Alaska

Shoe Bomber Alert Preceded Airport Shooting
http://abcnews.go.com/WNT/Investigation/story?id=1383832
NYC - JFK - federal law enforcement had been on alert for possible shoe
bomber before Miami Airport incident

House, Senate Reach Deal on Patriot Act
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20051208/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq;_ylt=Ak6JPsxgaQGGsfuaHZJv8kOs0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTA2Z2szazkxBHNlYwN0bQ--
Extends provisions authorizing roving wiretaps and permitting secret
warrants for books and records from businesses and libraries for 4 years

U.S. Commander: Bin Laden Alive
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/12/08/terror/main1108780.shtml
The top military commander in Afghanistan said Thursday that he
believes Osama bin Laden is still alive

6 Arrested In Eco-Terrorism Investigation
http://www.kirotv.com/news/5493746/detail.html
The arrests were made in New York, Virginia, Oregon and Arizona, and
each of the defendants has been indicted in Oregon or Washington

Ex-terrorists to speak at new venue
http://www.wnd.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=47808
Princeton University canceled event because 'too inflammatory'

Terrorist Used Arab-American University as Base
http://www.israelnn.com/news.php3?id=94485
An Islamic Jihad terrorist used the Arab-American University Zebabda,
near Jenin, as a base for terrorist operations, according to the Middle
East Newsline service.

Europe Worried About Homegrown Terrorists
http://www.620ktar.com/?nid=46&sid=123052
Yelling into a radio reporter's microphone, the radical French Muslim
from a working class neighborhood of Paris urged his friends to join him
on the battlefields of Iraq. "I'm ready to set off dynamite and boom!
Boom! We kill all the Americans!" Boubaker el-Hakim cried. "All my
brothers over there, come defend Islam!"

(Pakistan) "Terrorist camps" in Balochistan detected
http://www.dawn.com/2005/12/08/top5.htm

Shoe Bomber Alert Preceded Airport Shooting
http://abcnews.go.com/WNT/Investigation/story?id=1383832&CMP=OTC-RSSFeeds0312
NYC-JFK Airport: Egyptian Man Had Been Stopped at New York Airport;
Shoes Tested Positive for Explosive

Iranian president denies Holocaust and taunts Europe
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml;jsessionid=S04QJNJZWRM55QFIQMGCFGGAVCBQUIV0?xml=/news/2005/12/09/wiran09.xml&sSheet=/portal/2005/12/09/ixportal.html

Iran's Ahmadinejad says Israel should be moved to Europe
http://www.breitbart.com/news/2005/12/08/051208164944.y49anqze.html

(Russia) Supreme Court upholds 15 years for Ingushetia terrorist
http://en.rian.ru/russia/20051208/42388289.html

Israeli warplane fires at Gaza rocket sites
http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticle.asp?xfile=data/middleeast/2005/December/middleeast_December185.xml§ion=middleeast

(Iraq) Daughter: Hostage doing 'same work' as terrorists
http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=47790

8 terrorists die in Syria clash with Islamists
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3181536,00.html

Singapore tips off Manila on terror plot by rebels
http://www.gulfnews.com/world/Philippines/10003364.html
Singaporean government warned Philippines of presence of 7 members of
Jemaah Islamiyah in Metro Manila

Moroccan source: Terrorist cell reveals plans for establishing Al-Qaeda
in North African countries
http://aawsat.com/english/news.asp?section=1&id=2978
Terrorist cell allegedly planned restructuring Al-Qaeda in Saudi Arabia
- also planned to have GSPC rejoin Osama Bin Ladin's organization and
set up branch in Morocco, Algeria, & Tunisia

Indictment names 21 people in fake government documents enterprise
http://www.newsday.com/news/local/wire/newyork/ny-bc-ny--fakedocuments1207dec07,0,3867955.story?coll=ny-region-apnewyork
NY state official: "What this shows is the vulnerability we have to
terrorists. A terrorist could illegally enter this country and get a
driver's license in anyone's name and become an instant person."

Govt to monitor 12 possible sources of terror financing (Bangladesh)
http://www.bangladesh-web.com/news/view.php?hidDate=2005-12-08&hidType=TOP&hidRecord=0000000000000000076500
COMMENT: From the article, this law resembles the U.S. Bank Secrecy
Act, as amended by the USA Patriot Act

US Blasts Security Council for Failing to Condemn Terror Attack in
Israel
http://www.voanews.com/english/2005-12-07-voa1.cfm
Ambassador Bolton blamed Algeria for objecting to passage urging Syria
to close Palestinian Islamic Jihad, which claims responsibility for
attack

French jihadis thrive on alienation
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4493706.stm

[Velveeta]

We've got about 5-6 inches here.
Bright sunshine with sparkling snow. :-)
I managed to flood the snowblower somehow and only 1/2 the driveway is done.
Perhaps if I freep for a bit and then go back out it will start for me.

[nw_arizona_granny]

The Persian Gulf is definitely heating up...<<<<<

Add that to all the re-releases of video's, the fact gold is higer and Iran's president appears to be nuts and wants someone to hit him, it does indeed look much hotter.

[Godzilla]

bookmark

[bored at work]

Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is really a piece of . . . work!

Iranian leader condemned for Holocaust remarks

BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany, Russia and Switzerland joined the European Union on Friday in a chorus of condemnation of the Iranian president for suggesting the Holocaust might not have taken place and that Israel should be moved to Europe.

http://today.reuters.com/news/newsarticle.aspx?type=topNews&storyid=2005-12-09T150034Z_01_DIT953927_RTRUKOC_0_US-IRAN-ISRAEL.xml&rpc=22

[nw_arizona_granny]

Iranian leader condemned for Holocaust remarks <<<<

He is going to keep poking at Israel and America, until they have had enough, then he will find out what happens to nuts, when they pick at the big boys.

He sure did not listen to my granny, she always said :

"Walk softly and carry a big stick"

Recently, I read that it came from Teddy Roosevelt.

It fits, he would have been her President.

When you consider she lived 95 years, guess there several Presidents in her lifetime.

[ExSoldier]

It would be interesting to know who is running the price up.

I just asked my gold broker the same question! He said it was mostly large financial institutions are making bulk purchases. When gold takes a plunge in price, it's usually because a country like China dumps several metric tons onto the market at once. I'd like to know, if at those times, those particular countries (like China) were offered financial incentives by the global banks to keep the price of gold artificially low?

[LucyT]

Thank you, granny, for sending this.

Ya'll, check out the short note in the little gray box.

Saudi Prince now dictates what will be shown on Fox News. Hint, muzleems are misunderstood:

http://littlegreenfootballs.com/weblog/?entry=18497_Saudi_Prince_Buys_Fox_News_Headline

[nw_arizona_granny]

All the games with gold, are what kept me out of owning it, give me a cheap lot, at least I can camp on it and if I am
lucky, maybe something will happen to make it worth more.

I think that gold and diamonds have too much control by the big boys.

It has been about 25 years, since using the price of gold would tell you how the stock price was going.

Good luck with your gold......of course, it is beautiful.

[freeperfromnj]

US TOLD SAUDIS ABOUT QAEDA PLANE THREAT PRE-9/11

Reuters ^ | Dec 9, 2005 | Reuters

Posted on 12/09/2005 9:30:01 AM PST by blogblogginaway

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States told Saudi Arabia more than three years before the September 11 attacks that Osama bin Laden might be targeting civilian airplanes, according to a newly declassified State Department cable....

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1537197/posts

[bored at work]

this is strange.

...A secondary school in the Highlands has seen almost half its pupils struck down by an unidentified illness. Yesterday, 420 of the 992 pupils at Thurso High School were absent with flu-like symptoms..."It seems to be hitting only the younger generation. There have been no teaching staff off. I don't know what is causing it."



http://www.promedmail.org/pls/promed/f?p=2400:1001:15853157679924458877::NO::F2400_P1001_BACK_PAGE,F2400_P1001_PUB_MAIL_ID:1000,31303

[freeperfromnj]

That is a very large number to be affected. Appears to be highly contagious, whatever it is.

When I saw your post to me, I thought the article was referring to the Highlands near me at the Jersey Shore. I'm relieved that it's not the Atlantic Highlands but I sure hope all of those kids get better soon and they figure out what the strange illness is.

[freeperfromnj]

Al-Qaida Figure Arrested in Ramadi

The Associated Press

BAGHDAD, Iraq Dec 9, 2005 — The American military Friday arrested a high-ranking member of al-Qaida in Iraq in the town of Ramadi, the U.S. Marines said.

Amir Khalaf Fanus, also known in the Ramadi area as "the Butcher," was wanted for criminal activities including murder and kidnapping, Capt. Jeffrey S. Pool said in a statement from the town, located 70 miles west of Baghdad....

http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=1390651

[Cindy]

THANKS freeperfromnj.

[Cindy]

Note: The following text is a quote:
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http://www.centcom.mil/CENTCOMNews/News_Release.asp?NewsRelease=20051225.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
December 9, 2005
Release Number: 05-12-25


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE


RAMADI TERRORIST BROUGHT IN

CAMP BLUE DIAMOND, Iraq —The number three terrorist on the 2nd Brigade Combat Team (28th Infantry Division) High Value Individual list was detained Dec. 9 in the provincial capital of ar Ramadi.

Amir Khalaf Fanus, an al-Qaeda in Iraq terrorist in the Ramadi area, was wanted for criminal activities including murder and kidnapping. Today, local Iraqi citizens brought him to an Iraqi and U.S. Forces military base in Ramadi.

Fanus, also known in Ramadi by his Iraqi moniker, “the Butcher,” was well-known for his crimes against the local populace. He is the highest ranking al Qaeda in Iraq member to be turned into Iraqi and U.S. officials by local citizens.

His capture is another indication that the local citizens tire of the terrorists’ presence within their community. Iraqi and U.S. Forces have witnessed increasing signs of citizens fighting the terrorists within Ramadi as the Dec. 15 National Elections draw nearer.

Recently, an additional 1,200 Iraqi Soldiers have recently been stationed in Ramadi. Approximately 1,100 Iraqi Special Police Commandos and a mechanized Iraqi Army company completed their planned movement into the city.

This plan has Iraqi security forces assuming more of the security responsibilities from the U.S. Forces. As in other locations, as security improves, Iraqi police will also be gradually introduced within the city.


FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT THE 2D MARINE DIVISION PUBLIC AFFAIRS OFFICER AT POOLJS@GCEMNF-WIRAQ.USMC.MIL.


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[thecabal]

I'm disappointed, but not totally surprised. Fox News has been in a downward spiral for a while now.

Fox News == Good Little Dhimmi

[thecabal]

Don't forget that Iran is threating to start selling oil in Euros instead of Dollars. That seems like a pretty threatening move as well.

Preparatory measures taken to sell oil in euros