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http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/pa/pa_1161.html
PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Office of the Spokesman
This information is current as of today, Sun Mar 19 2006 01:36:27 GMT-0800.
Worldwide Caution
December 12, 2005
This Public Announcement updates information on the continuing threat of terrorist actions and violence against Americans and interests overseas. This supersedes the Worldwide Caution dated August 2, 2005 and expires on June 12, 2006.
The Department of State remains concerned about the continued threat of terrorist attacks, demonstrations and other violent actions against U.S. citizens and interests overseas. Ongoing events in Iraq have resulted in demonstrations and associated violence in several countries. Americans are reminded that demonstrations and rioting can occur with little or no warning.
Current information suggests that al-Qa’ida and affiliated organizations continue to plan terrorist attacks against U.S. interests in multiple regions, including Europe, Asia, Africa and the Middle East. These attacks may employ a wide variety of tactics to include assassinations, kidnappings, hijackings and bombings.
Extremists may elect to use conventional or non-conventional weapons, and target both official and private interests. The hotel bombings in Jordan in early November illustrate how terrorists exploit vulnerabilities associated with soft targets. Additional examples of such targets include residential areas, business offices, clubs, restaurants, places of worship, schools, public areas and locales where Americans gather in large numbers, including during holidays.
In the wake of the July 2005 London bombings and the March 2004 train attacks in Madrid, Americans are reminded of the potential for terrorists to attack public transportation systems. In addition, extremists may also select aviation and maritime services as possible targets.
U.S. citizens are strongly encouraged to maintain a high level of vigilance, be aware of local events, and take the appropriate steps to bolster their personal security. For additional information, please refer to “A Safe Trip Abroad” found at http://travel.state.gov.
U.S. Government facilities worldwide remain at a heightened state of alert. These facilities may temporarily close or periodically suspend public services to assess their security posture. In those instances, U.S. embassies and consulates will make every effort to provide emergency services to U.S. citizens. Americans abroad are urged to monitor the local news and maintain contact with the nearest U.S. embassy or consulate.
As the Department continues to develop information on any potential security threats to U.S. citizens overseas, it shares credible threat information through its Consular Information Program documents, available on the Internet at http://travel.state.gov. In addition to information on the Internet, travelers may obtain up-to-date information on security conditions by calling 1-888-407-4747 toll-free in the U.S. or outside the U.S. and Canada on a regular toll line at 1-202-501-4444.
Note: Read the whole artiicle.
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http://starbulletin.com/2006/03/18/news/story08.html
"2 gang members arrested on Maui
The men are part of a Hispanic gang known for violence"
By Rod Antone
rantone@starbulletin.com
ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Two members of one of the largest and most violent Hispanic gangs in the country were identified and arrested on Maui earlier this year, local police and federal law enforcement officials said yesterday.
Adin Coca and Francisco Orlando Osegueda-Gochez were arrested in February for crimes on Maui and were identified by members of the Maui Police Department gang detail as having an affiliation with the Salvadoran gang Mara Salvatrucha, also known as MS-13, officials said.
Though neither man was arrested for offenses directly involving gang activity, federal officials said they were worried about gang members' presence in Hawaii because of the violence to which MS-13 has been linked."
FBI.gov - Seeking Information: "ADNAN G. EL SHUKRIJUMAH" (ALIASES: "Adnan G. El Shukri Jumah; Abu Arif; Ja'far Al-Tayar; Jaffar Al-Tayyar; Jafar Tayar; Jaafar Al-Tayyar") (VIEW POSTER. Click Here.)
In other words the same thing is happening here only with worse medical infectious conditions and no one gives a rats ass.
And, the other story on glass in the baby food at HEB doesn't surprise me at all. They are a Texas grocery chain and IMO the worst store I have ever shopped in. They play games with pricing, they try to sell produce that is wilted, brown and they now cater to the mexican food palate.
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OTTAWA — When the British police raided the homes of the terrorists, the evidence was plentiful: Travel documents hidden in a baby walker, videotapes of Osama bin Laden speeches and in the wardrobe, a stack of pamphlets titled Jihad and Preparation.
Excerpted
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20060318.wccard0318/BNStory/International/home
Al Qaeda in Lebanon
18/03/2006
Beirut, Asharq Al-Awsat- Worrying signs emerging from Lebanon about the growth of al Qaeda, have triggered a general unease and anxiety in security and diplomatic circles.
The wave of bombings that targeted Beirut and the South and the arrest for several cells whose members have confessed to belonging to al Qaeda, in addition to Abu Musab al Zarqawi claiming responsibility for an attack on Israeli settlements using Katyusha rockets, have all heightened the fear that al Qaeda is seeking a permanent base in Lebanon.
Ahmad Fatfat, the Interior Minister, said he had "impressions" that al Qaeda was seeking to increase its activity in Lebanon. Leading figures in the March 14 coalition went as far as speaking about training camps in northern Lebanon for Sunni militants.
Excerpted
http://aawsat.com/english/news.asp?section=3&id=4176
White House report alleges Belarus has sold arms to Iran
(Filed: 19/03/2006)
Belarus moved closer to international isolation yesterday after the White House submitted a largely classified report to Congress accusing the country's president of illegally selling weapons to Iran.
Excerpted
MI5 spies deal blow to terror suspect Hicks
March 19, 2006
AUSTRALIAN terror suspect David Hicks was secretly interrogated in Guantanamo Bay by British intelligence agency MI5 and admitted to training with several terrorists including the infamous "shoe bomber" Richard Reid, according to new claims from the Blair Government
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ISLAMABAD: Six people were off loaded from different international flights for carrying fake travel documents. Immigration officials at the Islamabad Airport stopped Masood Qasim and Mohammad Junaid, who were to board the London-bound flight PK 785 and checked their travel documents, which were found to be bogus.
Safder Iqbal, an employee of PTCL, was off-loaded from the same flight for possessing a private passport and going abroad without informing his department. Sajjad Khan, resident of Sawat, was barred by the immigration officials from boarding the same flight for d checked his travel documents, which were found to be bogus. Nadir Khan and Mohammad Shabbir were offloaded from the Jadha-bound flight PK 753.
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2006/03/19/story_19-3-2006_pg7_30
Pakistani convicted in US of illegally exporting military aircraft parts
18 March 2006
SAN DIEGO - A Pakistani who spent five years in prison for selling missile parts to Iran in the 1980s has been convicted of illegally exporting military aircraft parts to Belgium, Malaysia and the United Arab Emirates.
Arif Ali Durrani was convicted on Friday in US District Court on four counts of exporting engine parts and other components for the F-5 fighter jet and the Chinook helicopter, said Jennifer Silliman, assistant special agent in charge for Immigration and Customs Enforcement in San Diego.
Durrani was also convicted on one count of conspiracy to export parts, she said. The ultimate destination for the parts was Iran, she said.
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Terror link to Glasgow kidnap
March 19, 2006
ANDREW Ramsay, the Glasgow accountant abducted this month as he walked home with his girlfriend, claimed to have knowledge of a criminal ring with links to terrorist activity.
Friends say Ramsay, 51, claimed to have stumbled on a £40m money laundering operation and was in fear of his life. He believed huge sums of cash were being raised by a complex Vat fraud — known as carousel trading — and voiced concerns of links with Al-Qaeda.
Excerpted
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2090-2093077,00.html
Police Raid Extremist Bakri's London Home
18/03/2006
London Asharq Al-Awsat- Police raided the house of an Islamic militant cleric on Thursday and confiscated a number of items. No arrests were made.
Omar Bakri Mohammed, a Syrian born cleric, was barred from Britain in August 2005, after the Home Office deemed his presence was "not conducive to the public good". The former spiritual guide of al Ghurabaa and head of al Muhajiroun which disbanded in 2004 currently lives in Beirut. A Scotland Yard spokeswoman confirmed that police had searched the house in Tottenham, north London on Thursday.
In a telephone conversation with Asharq al Awsat, Bakri, aged 46, said the raid scared his children. They confiscated two computers, including a laptop used for personal use, and a number of books and articles about Salafi and religious discussions.
The raid took place as five of his followers were arrested, including the lawyer Anjam Choudry, secretary general of al Ghurabaa and al Muhajiroun who was released Friday without charge. Omran Jawid and Abdul Rahman Salim were charged with incitement for racial hatred, after they took part in angry demonstrations in protest at the publications of cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed.
Excerpted
http://www.asharqalawsat.com/english/news.asp?section=1&id=4180
Lashkar-e-Toiba quartermaster sentenced to 9 years imprisonment
London, Mar 18
Mohammed Ajmal Khan, a Pakistan-trained terrorist and the global quartermaster for Lashkar-e-Toiba, has been sentenced to nine years imprisonment after admitting to charges of conspiring to provide funds for terrorist activities in Jammu and Kashmir.
The Pakistan-trained terrorist, hailing from Coventry, had travelled widely to make available funds from an ''unidentified but undeniably terrorist-related source,'' Justice Fulford said, while giving his judgment at the Snaresbrook Crown Court yesterday.
Khan(31) allegedly used millions of pounds raised by supporters in the UK to purchase Kevlar body armour, firearms and hi-tech surveillance equipment which were sent to rebels in Afghanistan and Jammu and Kashmir.
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http://www.deepikaglobal.com/ENG4_sub.asp?newscode=134123&catcode=ENG4&subcatcode=
Bump!
~snips from W. Virginia's public pensions may be tied to terrorist sponsored countries
55 stocks in state pension portfolios belong to companies that have ties to the governments of Iran, Libya, North Korea, Sudan or Syria.
West Virginia pensions owned $1.004 million in Total stock, $1.029 million in PetroChina
Iran’s government draws 40 to 50 percent of its revenue from oil, and Syria and Sudan rely on it almost as much, said Christopher Holton, an analyst at the Center for Security Policy and the organization’s vice president.
“So when you help to develop that industry, you’re helping to bring money into their treasury, you’re funding their terrorist enterprises, you’re aiding the insurgency in Iraq,” he said. “Terrorism costs money ... and there are only certain ways a regime like Iran’s or Sudan’s can get money.”
Divesting in companies with terror links could be justified as a financially sound decision in its own right, but the board lacks the expertise to determine which companies have such ties, Slaughter said.
~Stunned
MS-13
Branching out and becoming a 'chain' are they?
A MUST read Bump
The invention that makes al-Qaeda rich
I pray I live to see the day when the extremists realize they are exposed and being shutdown one by one and leave the US one by one and abandon London one by one and go back to the damn desert in the ME!
Moscow Subway Tunnel Collapses; No Injuries
MOSCOW (AP) -- A section of tunnel collapsed in the Moscow subway Sunday, triggering a fire on a train, officials said. No injuries were reported.
Emergency Situations Ministry spokesman Viktor Beltsov said a concrete section fell on a train between the Sokol and Voikovskaya stations in north-central Moscow, and that train caught fire. Rescuers safely evacuated all passengers, he said.
Train service was halted.
Moscow subway chief Dmitry Gayev said the accident apparently was caused by workers who were erecting a street billboard in the area and damaged piles supporting the tunnel's roof, the ITAR-Tass news agency reported.
Moscow subway chief Dmitry Gayev said the accident apparently was caused by workers who were erecting a street billboard in the area and damaged piles supporting the tunnel's roof, the ITAR-Tass news agency reported.
A fleet of ambulances and fire engines responded to the subway stations, creating huge traffic jams. Authorities launched additional buses for travelers.
Gayev said subway service will be restored Monday morning.
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/R/RUSSIA_SUBWAY?SITE=7219&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2006-03-19-07-35-57
Closeup view of terrorists in training
BEIRUT, Lebanon -- Recruits at Osama bin Laden's terrorist training camps in Afghanistan were clamoring for suicide missions against the United States more than a year before the Sept. 11 attacks, according to al-Qaida documents declassified by the U.S. Defense Department.
One document published on the Pentagon Web site last week contained rare criticism of bin Laden from an al-Qaida operative, who accused the terrorist leader of monopolizing decision-making and ignoring advice.
http://www.suntimes.com/output/terror/cst-nws-qaida19.html
Article snippet from the link you posted Oorang: "Ottawa - When the British police raided the homes of the terrorists, the evidence was plentiful: Travel documents hidden in a baby walker, videotapes of Osama bin Laden speeches and in the wardrobe, a stack of pamphlets titled Jihad and Preparation."
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20060318.wccard0318/BNStory/International/home
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Note: I want to focus on that "baby walker" for a moment. I firmly believe that baby strollers, backpacks on wheelchairs;backpacks and handbags should be searched at all public events before going into stadiums; special events and airports. Anything can be hidden in these objects.
I have added all the top stories from past TMs to the offsite index:
http://www.ianlivingston.com/threatmatrix/top/
http://www.ianlivingston.com/threatmatrix/top/1-19.htm
Second link above should read:
http://www.ianlivingston.com/threatmatrix/top/1-20.htm
Good job nw.
A look at the top story gives a little capsule of
how the w.o.t. is progressing and current events
are unfolding.
http://www.ianlivingston.com/threatmatrix/top/
Thank you.
I have also added the highlights (from the first post following the head) to a page. I still need to clean it up a little:
http://www.ianlivingston.com/threatmatrix/highlight/
The book list will be updated next.
I like that formatting.
It's clean and easy to read.
Don't work too hard now
and take care of yourself.
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