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http://www.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/publications/reports/intelligence/isc_7july_report.pdf
"Intelligence and Security
Committee
Report into the London Terrorist
Attacks on 7 July 2005
Chairman:
The Rt. Hon. Paul Murphy, MP
Presented to Parliament by the Prime Minister
by Command of Her Majesty
MAY2006"
RECAP...
http://intelligence-summit.blogspot.com/2006/05/yemen-protects-radical-sheikh-on-us.html
Friday, May 12, 2006
"Yemen protects radical sheikh on US terrorist list"
ARTICLE SNIPPET: "SANAA (AFP) - Washington accuses Islamic preacher Sheikh Abdul Majid Zendani of being an ally of Osama bin Laden but the extremist cleric operates freely in Yemen with the blessing of the pro-Western government.
The red-bearded sheikh, complete with "jambiya" (traditional dagger), is the second most senior official of Yemen's main religious opposition party.
He runs an Islamic university described by its critics as a hotbed of radicalism.
Respected as a religious scholar throughout the Gulf, loathed in the West as an advocate of the Al-Qaeda leader's virulent brand of political Islam, Zendani is personally protected by America's ally, Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh.
The preacher has been on the cutting edge of radical Islamic politics, often working at cross purposes with the West.
He has worked closely with the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, helping them raise funds in March in the face of Western sanctions to pressure the militants to recognize
Israel."
UPDATE...
http://intelligence-summit.blogspot.com/2006/05/nigeria-pipeline-blast-kills-up-to-200.html
Friday, May 12, 2006
"Nigeria pipeline blast kills up to 200 people"
ARTICLE SNIPPET: "INAGBE BEACH, Nigeria, May 12 (Reuters) - Up to 200 people died on Friday when an oil pipeline exploded on the outskirts of Lagos after thieves tapped into it to steal fuel.
The huge blast left about 100 blackened, unrecognisable corpses strewn across a beach where thieves were siphoning fuel into jerry cans for sale on the black market.
The explosion cooked everything within a 20 metre radius.
Only grey skulls and bones, incinerated to near powder, remained of the five people closest to the pipeline, which had been dug out of the sand and bore marks of drilling.
Unrecognisable corpses were strewn on the water's edge a few metres away, where the golden sand was still steaming hot on Friday afternoon.
Other bodies, charred and bloated, floated in the waters of the creek, about a mile from Lagos city centre by boat.
"You can see the corpses. Some are burnt to ash. Others are remnants. ... We estimate 150 to 200 people died," Lagos State Police Commissioner Emmanuel Adebayo said at the scene."
ON THE NET...
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Were the eight illegals on their way out of the country? Where were they released?
Didn't know if you both caught these 2 items...
DHS Advisory- Mass Transit Videotaping
http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/view.php?StoryID=20060504-094403-7494r
Ferries a top terror target, FBI cautions
Local office links ranking to reporting of incidents
"Our conclusion was that there was an extremely high likelihood, in
a handful of incidents, that there was pre-operation planning" for a
terrorist attack on the ferry system, said supervisory intelligence
analyst Ted Turner of Seattle's FBI office."
By PAUL SHUKOVSKY AND MIKE BARBER
P-I REPORTERS
Puget Sound's busy ferries are the No. 1 target for maritime
terrorism in this country, sharing that nerve-jangling status with
Gulf Coast fuel tankers, according to a national assessment of
efforts to protect U.S. seaports.
The findings, contained in a recent Justice Department inspector
general's report, mark the first time the FBI has publicly placed
such a high-risk label on Washington State Ferries.
Karen Ducey / P-I
Christina Ulloa, originally from Bainbridge Island, and Joseph
Ferrante, both now living in Los Angeles, ride the ferry to
Bainbridge Island from Seattle on Thursday.
The ranking was based largely on an analysis of significant
suspicious incidents at maritime facilities around the country.
"Our conclusion was that there was an extremely high likelihood, in
a handful of incidents, that there was pre-operation planning" for a
terrorist attack on the ferry system, said supervisory intelligence
analyst Ted Turner of Seattle's FBI office.
But Turner and other local FBI officials, along with the Coast
Guard, suggested Thursday that the top ranking may be because of
more aggressive reporting in this region.
Turner credited his agency's "very robust" efforts to monitor all
suspicious incidents and the Washington State Ferries program to
enlist help from crews and passengers as being likely factors in
driving up the number of reported incidents.
"You cannot conclude from the fact that we have a lot of
intelligence reporting that we are a No. 1 target," said Laura
Laughlin, the FBI's special agent in charge in Seattle. "Obviously,
the potential for a terrorist incident is here. But that's reading a
lot into it to say that."
The inspector general's report, released last month, praised the
Seattle FBI office's innovative intelligence assessments of
potential threats to the ferry system, the first of which was
released in May 2004.
Paul Joseph Brown / P-I
After the Seattle FBI office released an assessment of potential
threats in 2004, steps were taken to improve security on ferries,
including Coast Guard escorts.
After that assessment, several steps were taken to improve ferry
security, including the introduction of bomb-sniffing dogs,
elimination of unaccompanied freight and additional surveillance
equipment. State Patrol troopers also began riding the ferries,
accompanied in the water by heavily armed Coast Guard SWAT team
boats.
Between April 2004 and September 2005, the FBI compiled reports on
247 suspicious incidents involving the ferry system, a major
increase from the 157 documented between the 9/11 attacks and April
2004.
But Turner said there have been fewer incidents considered high-risk
in the most recent reporting period.
"We've never been able to tie a specific incident to a terrorist
group," he said. "We've never been able to tie a specific incident
to a terrorist plan."
The Washington ferry system is the biggest in the United States.
Some ferries can hold up to 2,500 passengers and 212 vehicles.
The national report hasn't resulted in an increase in the maritime
security alert level, said Coast Guard Capt. Stephen Metruck, who as
captain-of-the-port holds sway over maritime operations, controlling
and setting maritime security levels in Puget Sound.
But Metruck said a wide range of security enhancements have gone
into effect in the last couple of years and the measures are being
continuously re-evaluated.
For its seaport-protection report, the inspector general asked the
FBI's Threat Monitoring Unit to identify all maritime-related
suspicious incidents reported from September 2004 to September 2005
to its computerized Guardian Threat Tracking System.
Of 51,000 suspicious incidents reported around the nation, "the FBI
identified (the) 68 (most significant) maritime-related incidents,
with the greatest concentration found in the Seattle area," the
report states.
The report also noted "a substantial number of threats along the
Gulf Coast, which most likely involved suspected surveillance of
energy facilities and oil tankers."
Of the 68 incidents, 46 are considered to be acts of surveillance by
terrorists.
Nearly half the suspected maritime targets nationally were terminals
and ferries, and both were "frequently filmed or photographed in the
Seattle area by people acting suspiciously," the report said.
Neither the local FBI office nor the Coast Guard would discuss
specific incidents.
Karen Ducey / P-I
Passengers depart Thursday from the ferry at Bainbridge Island
from Seattle. The Washington ferry system is the nation's biggest.
However, a September 2004 incident briefing report was obtained by
cryptome.org, a Web site that often posts classified documents. The
report states:
"WASHINGTON: Suspicious Activity of Two Middle Eastern Males on
Ferry. According to USCG reporting, on 27 September, in Seattle, two
Middle Eastern males were observed studying the schematic of the
Wenatchee Ferry for an extended period of time. As soon as the two
males noticed an employee approaching, they immediately walked away
from the schematic and picked up a magazine to ward off attention.
At the end of the voyage, the two males returned to their vehicle. A
license plate check revealed the vehicle belonged to a rental
company. Information from the rental company on the vehicle
indicated that it was rented to a business located in Tukwila. The
business was unable to be located. An investigation is ongoing."
Turner would not comment on the investigation, except to say "the
key here is we've got something to follow up on -- a license plate."
Laughlin urged ferry riders to be vigilant and report any suspicious
activity.
"We are tracking down every suspicious incident that is brought to
our attention," she said. "It will be followed up."
At Seattle's Colman Dock, ferry passengers waiting for the 2:05 p.m.
boat to Bainbridge on Thursday took the inspector general's report
in stride.
"If it's the highest threat here, why don't we have more security
here like we do at the airports?" asked Anya Averill, 52, of
Portland, who was visiting friends. "I will notice things when I'm
flying. I'll go to the desk and say, 'There's a suitcase over there
with no person.' "
But Craig Swanson, 53, of Bainbridge said, "I would worry more about
being hit by a car on the freeway than being hit by a terrorist."
Jenn Spies, 16, of Bainbridge, agreed. "If it was a big concern of
mine," she said, "I wouldn't be riding on the ferry."
P-I reporter Paul Shukovsky can be reached at 206-448-8072 or
paulshukovsky@seattlepi.com.
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/transportation/267580_ferryterror21.htm
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. ." , Michelle Malkin and me show up to give a speech in defense of America. Then we need bomb-sniffing dogs and a lecture hall lined with armed police. But a Talibanist goes about his day at Yale unmolested. http://memri.org/bin/articles.cgi?Page=subjects&Area=jihad&ID=SP47603
Bin Laden's Sermon for the Feast of the Sacrifice (2003)
This is the March 5, 2003 call to arms - - just weeks before thousands of jihadis began to pour into Iraq from Syria and Iran to begin a coordinated campaign of terror that was not fully recognized until over a year later, and which continues to this day. In retrospect, note the reference to the "two sides" of Iraq - - Syria and Iran - - and the remark about already having captured the "better side", western Anbar Province that is the heart of the insurgency, before the war even began. Also, note the overall geopolitical context of both poems (both written on the brink of conflict) and how both poems in 2003 and 2006 end with allusions to fire.
Whether he meant that he would "literally" die in the "belly of the eagle" or merely "desired" such a fate, the intended target and weapon is clear.
(snip)
The Secret of Waging War on the Great Powers
After these tidings, I want to tell you about a number of things which help us in our Jihad for the sake of Allah, and among them I will mention some of the campaigns and wars in which the Muslims have been victorious in the past two decades, in order to strengthen the self-confidence of the Nation's sons - an important element in mobilizing the Nation to defend itself against the Crusader-Zionist alliance. The truth is that the Muslim Nation can be the greatest human force if [the Nation] genuinely observes the precepts of Islam. This has been historically proved in previous centuries. [The Muslim Nation] is capable of fighting and resisting the so-called 'great powers.'
First of all, however, I should like to mention an event which is related to combating the great powers. The Prophet's biographers related that al-Muthanna al-Shaybani[20]came to Medina to ask the Caliph for reinforcements in his battle against the Persians. Caliph Omar tried for three days to summon people, but no-one went forth [to battle]. Omar understood that the people suffered from a complex with regard to waging war on great powers and he ordered al-Muthanna to tell the people of the victory which Allah had given him over the Persians, in order to dispel fear from their hearts. Al-Muthanna stood up, spoke and spurred on the warriors, saying, amongst other things: 'Oh people, do not be afraid, we have already mocked the Persians, we have overcome them and have captured the better of the two sides [i.e., the western side] of the agricultural region of Iraq, we have crossed [their camp] and done them harm; others before us have dared to stand against them, and, if Allah so wills, others will do so after us.' The people's enthusiasm was kindled, and Abu `Ubayd al-Thaqafi[21]stood up, the Caliph gave him the standard and the people followed him.
Like these exalted heroes I say: Oh people, do not fear America and its army. By Allah, we have struck them time and time again, and they have been defeated time after time.
. . . One of the most important positive results of the raids on New York and Washington was the revelation of the truth regarding the conflict between the Crusaders and the Muslims. [The raids] revealed the strength of the hatred which the Crusaders feel towards us, as the two raids peeled the lamb's skin off the back of the American wolf and revealed the hideous truth.
The whole world awoke from its slumber, and the Muslims were alerted to the importance of the [Muslim] principle which states that positions of alliance or hostility may be taken [only] for the sake of Allah. The spirit of religious brotherhood among Muslims was likewise strengthened, which constitutes a great step forward along the road towards uniting Muslims under the banner of monotheism in order to establish the rightly-guided Caliphate, God willing.
People discovered that it was possible to strike at America, that oppressive power, and that it was possible to humiliate it, to bring it into contempt and to defeat it. For the first time, the majority of the American people [now] understand the truth of the Palestinian issue and that what hit them in Manhattan is a result of the oppressive policy of their government.
To sum up: America is a great power possessed of tremendous military might and a wide-ranging economy, but all this is built upon an unstable foundation which can be targeted, with special attention to its obvious weak spots. If it [America] is hit in one hundredth of those spots, God willing, it will stumble, wither away and relinquish world leadership and its oppression.
A small group of young Islamic [fighters] managed, despite the international alliance drawn up against them, to provide people with [concrete] proof of the fact that it is possible to wage war upon and fight against a so-called 'great power.' They managed to protect their religion and effectively to serve the objectives of their Nation better than the governments and peoples of the fifty-odd countries of the Muslim world, because they used Jihad as a means to defend their faith. As Abu Hilala[25]said: 'Victory has its reasons, as does defeat, and any means which brings victory is worthwhile; the paths which lead to exalted ends are different, and the shortest of them is that which sheds blood and which has noble people [standing] at both its sides.'
. . . Before concluding, I urge myself, as I urge my Muslim brethren, to set their faces towards Jihad, for the sake of Allah, with the words of the poet[54]:
I am leading my horse and casting him and myself this year into one of the battles
O Lord, when death arrives, let it not be upon a bier covered with green shrouds
Rather, let my grave be in the belly of a vulture, tranquil in the sky, among hovering vultures[55]
I shall be martyr resting among a group of young men whom death will overtake in a terrible ravine
Horsemen of [the tribe of] Shayban, whom piety united, brave warriors alighting from their mounts [to fight face to face] when the two armies advance to meet each other
When they leave this world they will leave behind suffering and attain that which is promised in the Koran
Finally, I instruct myself and my Muslim brethren to fear God both privately and publicly, and to implore Allah and beseech him to accept our repentance and relieve us of our distress.
O Lord, give us your blessing in this world and in the next, and protect us from the fires of Hell."
(the concluding poem from the 4/23/06 UBL tape)
And before I conclude, I encourage myself and my brothers the Mujahideen with these verses from the Mujahid Shaykh Abu Mansoor al-Shami, in which he says:
The darkness of night is dispersed by the dawn
And the shame of the face is erased by the weapon
Whoever grazes in the pasture of tyranny one day
Is punished by the swords and spears
And the oppressed has a right which he demands
Even if the wounds pierce his neck
And however much the Taghut attempts to plot
Against Allah's Deen, he rushes to fight them
Rome has in mind a plot against Islam
And Rome thinks we are fair game
They think that the knights are in a coma
And that the lions are frightened by barking
We left you fallen at Yarmuk
For the eagles and wolves to fight over you
Mutasim and Harun raided you
And Salahudin demolished you at Hittin
In the Russian tyrants there is a good admonition
And it is permitted to take a lesson from them
We tore their bonds so they became
Like grass scattered by the wind
And we pulled down palaces in America
Did you deny it, and can the sun disappear?
We raided you with wings of death
And the ruin never crossed your minds
On their backs rode knights of glory
Who saw that in embracing death is relief
So they embraced the towers in an embrace of fury
And the flood overran them and down they came
We flattened them by the grace of Allah
And death and wounds flowed through you
The center of your wars became rubble
And we broke your nose and the pride fell
If you saw Bush when he learned about
The unadulterated horror and humiliation
You have been faced with a hurricane which
If the winds were to face, they would fail
As for the spotted snake, it tasted
Our courage in London and the wails rose
And we confronted your ranks in combat
In Baghdad, and success cheated you
We have harvested thousands of you, and no matter
What you hide, your disgrace is unmistakable
And should you one day come to the Sudan
The lions of Allah have a habit of combat
We shall reap you with mines and snipers
And the armor shall rise above your heads
The destiny of Unbelief is loss and then Fire
And the destiny of those who sacrifice is success
The article does not answer either one of those questions.
OPINION: Sometimes suspects are released so that they can
be followed.
I appreciate the memory joggers. Here are some more links of interest ON THE NET...
OSINT.INTERNET-HAGANAH.com (Arieh O'Sullivan -JERUSALEM POST): "EGYPT FEARS AL-QAEDA ATTACK ON SUEZ CANAL [Warning Originated in Denmark] (December 12, 2005) (Read More...)
UPI.com - Security & Terrorism - UPI TERRORISM WATCH - Washington (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "The Panama Canal Authority, concerned about the accuracy of shipping information and possible terrorist infiltration, has issued a note to transient shipping stressing the need for accurate information from vessels' Automatic Identification Systems. The Panama Canal Authority issued its shipping advisory No.A-37-2005 on October 20, 2005 dealing with Automatic Identification Systems issues."The Panama Canal Authority, concerned about the accuracy of shipping information and possible terrorist infiltration, has issued a note to transient shipping stressing the need for accurate information from vessels' Automatic Identification Systems.The Panama Canal Authority issued its shipping advisory No.A-37-2005 on October 20, 2005 dealing with Automatic Identification Systems issues.") (October 28, 2005) (Read More...) (Note: This url may expire)
http://memri.org/bin/articles.cgi?Page=subjects&Area=jihad&ID=SP116206
Special Dispatch Series - No. 1162
May 12, 2006
No.1162
"Arab Intellectuals Praise Martyrdom in Discussion on Syrian TV"
ARTICLE SNIPPET: "The following are excerpts from a discussion with Arab intellectuals 'Adnan Kanafani and Ibrahim Za'rour regarding martyrdom, which aired on Syrian TV on May 6, 2005. 'Adnan Kanafani is a member of the Arab Writers Association and of the Association of the Palestinian Writers and Journalists' "Syria Branch," and is also a Story Societyreporter. [1] According to Arabic News, Ibrahim Za'rour is a Ba'thist and a university teacher. [2]
TO VIEW THIS CLIP, VISIT: http://www.memritv.org/search.asp?ACT=S9&P1=1134 .
It is followed by clips of other programs in support of martyrdom on Arab and Iranian TV."
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1631754/posts
"Doug Giles -- Ahmadinejad: Nuttier Than a Squirrel Turd"
Townhall.com ^ | 5/13/06 | Doug Giles
Posted on 05/13/2006 1:43:53 PM PDT by wagglebee
Smiling...
No apologies necessary.
THANK YOU Smartass.
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A1: Large Amount of Weapons Found in a Cave in Macedonia
Focus News Agency ^ | May 13, 2006
Posted on 05/13/2006 2:07:23 PM PDT by joan
13 May 2006 | 17:26 | FOCUS News Agency
Skopje. Border police found a large amount of weapons in a cave near the village of Blace near Skopje, the Macedonian TV channel A1 reported. According to the information, different kind of mines, minethrowers and grenade launchers were found. The weapons were hidden in a cave in plastic bags.
They can keep their vaccine and I will keep my food and water. Thanks for nothing science people! I guess being prepared and having enough vaccine is too much for them to figure out.
A blessed Mother's Day to you JP.
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