Threat Matrix: Daily Terror Threat - Thread Thirty-Five

[nwctwx]

Unrest in Pakistan Setback for Terror War
(Full Story)

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- A week of unprecedented urban fighting in the wild tribal belt of North Waziristan has left scores dead and forced thousands to flee their homes, raising the stakes in Pakistan's war on Islamic militancy along the Afghan border.

A jumbled alliance of foreign militants, local tribesmen and Islamic students eager for jihad have stepped up resistance in a region where the army already claims to have wiped out al-Qaida as a viable fighting force.

The unrest, brewing for months, is a setback to the U.S.-led war on terror. Further hampering that effort are deteriorating relations between Pakistan and Afghanistan over Afghan claims that Taliban leader Mullah Omar is hiding in Pakistan and suicide bombers are training here.

	Growing strength of Pakistani Taliban worries U.S. officials
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	Zawahri calls for strikes against West

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[LucyT]

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What Arab Civilization?

3-22-2006 | the anti-liberal

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1601183/posts

[MamaDearest]

...he referred to Moussaoui in the context of terrorism some 70 times in communications with superiors after arresting him Aug. 16, 2001, but failed to get the FBI to conduct an all-out investigation."

Wonder if the FBI is still too busy (or lacking adequate investigatory personnel) to deal with such matters? It seems like a year or so ago someone posted an article concerning FBI agents who didn't even have PCs to work with.

Who killed the virtual case file?

Snip: Fine concluded that four years after terrorists crashed jetliners into the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, the FBI, which had been criticized for not "connecting the dots" in time to prevent the attacks, still did not have the software necessary to connect any new dots that might come along. And won't for years to come.

FBI field offices lack remote access to database

Snip: When a Phoenix FBI agent became suspicious of Middle Eastern men training at an Arizona flight school last summer, he wrote a now well-known memo suggesting a canvass of all U.S. aviation schools. FBI headquarters staff rejected the idea; the bureau didn't have the personnel to do it.

FBI policy office disciplines IT spending

Snip: In a February audit, Glenn Fine, the Justice Department’s inspector general, blamed VCF's meltdown on poor management and oversight, design modifications during the project, and bad IT investment practices. Fine warned that the FBI must improve its antiquated computer systems or risk being unable to do its job.

[LucyT]

Be aware the link probably drops spy-ware on your computer. It did on mine.

[jer33 3]

I'm glad I scrolled down and saw your spyware alert message before clicking the link.

Schools Urges to Prepare for Bird Flu Google Search

[Oorang]

Bomb Found Near Railway Station in Istanbul
22 March 2006 | 21:21 | FOCUS News Agency

Istanbul. Bomb was found near railway station in Istanbul, RIA Novosti informs. The explosive device, which could have been detonated by remote control, was found near busy railway station. Sappers dismantled the explosive and the railway station was temporarily closed down.

http://www.focus-fen.net/index.php?catid=127&newsid=84958&ch=0

Alex Alexiev: Muslim Population in Western Europe Totals about 20 Million People and Increased by 50% Every Decade 22 March 2006 | 10:46 | FOCUS News Agency

Sofia. The Muslim population in Western Europe totals about 20 Million people and increases by more than 50% every decade, Alex Alexiev, an adviser on national Security with the Pentagon and the CIA and also a Vice President for Research with the Center for Security Policy and leads the program on “Islamic Radicalism And International Terrorism” said in an interview for FOCUS News Agency and the Trud daily.

Excerpted

http://www.focus-fen.net/index.php?catid=111&newsid=84913&ch=0

[Oorang]

Thanks for the bird flu info in that post Lucy. It figures that PMSNBC would be a spy-ware type :-)

[Oorang]

Thanks for the excellent links MamaD. One thing that has infuriated me for some time is the seeming inadequacies of the FBI, CIA, etc. They are supposed to be our intelligence agencies but they sure seem to leave us in a precarious position.

[Oorang]

Explosives uncovered in Sidon's Khan al-Ifranj souk (Lebanon)

By Mohammed Zaatari
Daily Star staff
Thursday, March 23, 2006

SIDON: Barely one month after seven missiles were found mere meters from the Hariri family residence in Majdalyoun, more explosives were found at the entrance of Sidon's renowned Khan al-Ifranj souk. The explosives were uncovered on Wednesday in the central souk, located northwest of the old city of Sidon. The area is a main venue for cultural and artistic activities organized by the Hariri Foundation, in addition to a popular tourist site famous for its handmade soaps.

Lebanese Army Intelligence and Internal Security Forces officers cordoned off the area immediately after being informed of the discovery.

According to an explosives expert familiar with the details of the discovery, the explosives consisted of two missiles, 0.5 kilograms of explosive material, and two boxes of C3 and C4 explosives, in addition to a bag of steel balls of the kind often used to make bombs. http://www.dailystar.com.lb

The expert said each item was operable, but none was connected to a detonator.

Security sources said the explosives, if connected, could have destroyed a one-floor building and inflicted heavy damage to both property and persons within a 100-meter radius.

Meanwhile, in the Zahrani area of Ansarieh not far from this southern port town, two hand grenades were found by a local resident. The two grenades had been made recently, according to security reports.

Three mortar shells were found on Monday near MP Saad Hariri's Qoreitem residence in Beirut.

http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=1&categ_id=2&article_id=23180

[Cindy]

http://internet-haganah.com/harchives/005541.html

22 March 2006
"Top Ten list updated
Our Top Ten list of jihadist forums has been updated."

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ON THE NET...

http://internet-haganah.com/hmedia/22mar06-salafy_forums.html

[Cindy]

Only slightly Off Topic and ON THE NET...

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1601416/posts


"John McCain, you treasonous bastard, I challenge you or any of your traitorous cohorts..."
Jim Robinson

Posted on 03/22/2006 8:58:42 PM PST by Jim Robinson
Edited on 03/22/2006 9:03:52 PM PST by Jim Robinson. [history]

[JustPiper]

Also those who have kids in 4H, camping, scouts etc need to be warned

[JustPiper]

Bump!

[JustPiper]

Will be an interesting read, thanks!

[Cindy]

Thank you MamaDearest.
That is a good collection of links.
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OPINION from a Non-Geek computer
user:

I've watched some of the hearings on CSPAN regarding the FBI computer systems.

Simply put, the systems/programs need to talk to each other
or in other words -- be compatible.

Solution:

Start fresh.
Really.

Allow data entry operators to input all the new
info (reports, FI contacts, etc.) that occurs from day to day.

Hire a bunch of additional data input operators to add the info from all
the various old systems into your new, fresh computer system.

Now the FBI will have a workable system.


Will this be easy?
No.

Doable?
Probably.

Anyway, something to consider.

[JustPiper]

Thank you for this work from your work and this seems to benefit verily for TM ;)

[JustPiper]

about 20 Million People and Increased by 50% Every Decade

Yet another encouraging indicator for the world to become Muslim {not by choice}

[JustPiper]

The Alphas have become quite apathetic in the WOT

[Cindy]

ON THE NET...

http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&ned=us&q=%22train+station%22&ie=UTF-8&scoring=d

http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&ned=us&q=%22railway+station%22&ie=UTF-8&scoring=d

http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&ned=us&q=%22subway+station%22&ie=UTF-8&scoring=d

http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&ned=us&q=%22bus+station%22&ie=UTF-8&scoring=d

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Thanks for the link regarding the railway station Oorang.

"Bomb Found Near Railway Station in Istanbul"
22 March 2006 | 21:21 | FOCUS News Agency
http://www.focus-fen.net/index.php?catid=127&newsid=84958&ch=0

[JustPiper]

A very useful bump and thanks!

[JustPiper]

Latin Bin Laden to Enjoy US Custody

Washington, Mar 22 (Prensa Latina) Notorious terrorist Luis Posada Carriles accused, among many crimes, of blowing up a Cuban commercial airplane, will remain in US custody for an undetermined period, despite pleas for his extradition.

According to Wednesday´s Bradenton (FLA) Herald, citing a Federal Immigration and Customs Control report, the criminal of Cuban-origin will remain under supervision by US immigration agencies "for the foreseeable future".

Despite the demand by influential US political and media figures, including 20 congress people and the NYT, that the US refuse political refuge to the dangerous international terrorist, the Bush administration is reportedly still considering letting him loose on bail.

US Immigration has declared it will not deport Posada Carriles to either Cuba or Venezuela, where there are outstanding warrants for his crimes against humanity, but will "possibly" deport him someplace else.

Analysts today noted the similar modus operandi between the Carriles-masterminded bombings of Havana hotels in the mid-90s and the terrorist attacks Tuesday night and Wednesday morning on hotels in La Paz, Bolivia.

http://www.plenglish.com/article.asp?ID=%7B136F2CB7-7145-4064-887C-554F8DF66D52%7D)&language=EN