Threat Matrix: Daily Terror Threat - Thread Thirty-Five

[nwctwx]

Unrest in Pakistan Setback for Terror War
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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
	Are global events spiraling out of control?
	Zawahri calls for strikes against West

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[Cindy]

That is an insightful post, Oorang.

[Cindy]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1597851/posts

"Insurgents In France"
Spain Herald ^ | March 17, 2006 | Peter Turner

Posted on 03/16/2006 6:20:02 PM PST by Tailgunner Joe

[Oorang]

Yup, those goofy taliban :-)

Mujahedeen Shura Council of Iraq-Press Releases

[TheLion]

Shadowy trio seen studying Sears Tower

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1597860/posts?page=3

This might have been posted allready.

[Palladin]

I was just going to post a similar report:

Police probing suspicious activity around Loop buildings
By John Garcia

March 16, 2006 - Chicago police are investigating cases of suspicious activity at two Loop buildings. One of them is the Sears Tower.

Since 9-11, the Sears Tower in particular has turned up on several lists of possible targets for terrorists. ABC7 news has reported sightings of suspicious looking individuals photographing the building numerous times in the past several years. Law enforcement officials have always publicly downplayed these incidents and they attempted to do that again Thursday.

Sears Tower employees Thursday reportedly received bulletins from building management reassuring them that there is no terror threat. But those bulletins failed to explain the incident ABC7 reported, that three suspicious looking men in a rental car pulled up to the building recently, got out and began studying the building. According to law enforcement sources, they took pictures before building security ran them off, but they never got their identification. Those sources tell ABC7 the car was rented to a fake name.

[TheLion]

The fact that the car was rented in a fake name should send some some alarm bells off.

[Velveeta]

Suspicious powder sends eight to the hospital

WATERFORD, Conn. (AP) _ Eight people were hospitalized Thursday after being exposed to a suspicious white powder at two convenience stores in Waterford and Groton.

Officials at Lawrence and Memorial Hospital in New London said late Thursday that the victims were being treated for chemical burns and were expected to be released by the morning. (snip)
http://www.newsday.com/news/local/wire/connecticut/ny-bc-ct-brf--powderinciden0316mar16,0,4254187.story?coll=ny-region-apconnecticut

[Velveeta]

Afghan police arrest men with letters from Al-Qaeda, Taliban leaders

Good stuff!

[Velveeta]

It claimed that some of the commission members were also bribed to prevent them from including damaging information about Pakistan.

Hmmm, this could be interesting, if true.

[Velveeta]

Nice layout. :-)

[Velveeta]

LOL, I pinged you since you were... thataway (west of me).

[Velveeta]

It was posted this morning, but your articles both have updates.

Thanks!

[Cindy]

Thanks to Calpernia for the ping to this thread...

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1597900/posts


"'Sister Ping' Convicted in Smuggling Scheme"
1010 WINS ^ | Thursday, 16 March 2006 3:39PM

Posted on 03/16/2006 8:06:04 PM PST by Calpernia

NEW YORK --

ARTICLE SNIPPET: "NEW YORK -- A Chinatown businesswoman who prosecutors described as one of the biggest "snakeheads'' of all time was sentenced to 35 years in prison Thursday for her role in organizing human smuggling schemes, including the doomed Golden Venture voyage in 1993."


ARTICLE SNIPPET #2: "Asked whether she had anything to say before the sentence was rendered, Cheng rose and gave a rambling account of her life, from her decision to come to the U.S. in 1981 to her departure from the country in 1994.

During that time, she claimed, she operated a clothing store and a restaurant, and had no interest in dealing with "snakeheads,'' the Chinatown term for human smugglers."

[Cindy]

Yep, posted by "Murasel."

OPINON: "Murasel" gets around.

[Cindy]

Thank you TheLion for the link.

Here's a thread I and others updated in the wee hours of the morning today:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1597287/posts

[Cindy]

Thank you Palladin.

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ON THE NET...

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1597287/posts

[Velveeta]

Gaads, stop reading over my shoulder.

I was just looking at this:
http://groups.google.com/groups?q=murasel&start=0&scoring=d&hl=en&

[Cindy]

Thanks for the article and link Velveeta.


http://www.newsday.com/news/local/wire/connecticut/ny-bc-ct-brf--powderinciden0316mar16,0,4254187.story?coll=ny-region-apconnecticut

ARTICLE SNIPPET: "FBI authorities said they believe the powder at both locations was a strong cleaning chemical."

[Cindy]

Yep, dittto and thanks.

[Cindy]

OPINION: Yep, Murasel boldly gets around on the net.
Interesting.