Threat Matrix: Daily Terror Threat - June 2006

[Cindy]

""There's no Second-Place Winner in a gunfight...""

True.

[Cindy]

OFF TOPIC...

http://www.officer.com/article/article.jsp?siteSection=3&id=30701


"No, I Don't Mind Working Another Five Hours
I'm sorry, what were we talking about?"

Updated: May 30th, 2006 01:51 PM EDT


MICHELLE PERIN
Communications Contributor
Officer.com

[backhoe]

""There's no Second-Place Winner in a gunfight...""

Thanks for using the link and reading the whole thing- I find all too many don't.

As the X-Files tagline went, "The Information is Out There..."

You just have to hunt it down.

Sure beats the old days of taking a yellow notepad & pencils to the City Library, digging through books and magazines, writing stuff and sending it off... and waiting weeks or months to get a reply. If any...

[Cindy]

I always click on your pictures AND read the words, too.
You took the time to do it; I take the time to read it.

[backhoe]

A Tip O' the Hatlo Hat to you, M'am...

[Cindy]

Thank you backhoe.

[backhoe]

You are very welcome, and this just in:

Toronto Terror Suspect Had Enrolled in Flight Training Course
640 Toronto,  Canada - 1 hour ago
TORONTO - One of the 17 terror suspects arrested in weekend raids had reportedly enrolled in a flight-training course in Toronto. ...

[Rushmore Rocks]

I'm getting "Document Not Found" on your link.

Problem???

[Cindy]

Thanks for pointing to this article backhoe:

http://www.640toronto.com

http://www.640toronto.com/news/metro.cfm?cat=7428109912&rem=39964&red=80110923aPBIny&wids=410&gi=1&gm=metro.cfm

"Toronto Terror Suspect Had Enrolled in Flight Training Course"
Jun, 08 2006 - 6:50 AM

TORONTO -

[Cindy]

ON THE NET...

http://i.a.cnn.net/cnn/2006/WORLD/meast/06/08/iraq.al.zarqawi/newt1.azface.pool.jpg

[Cindy]

Thanks to Fair Opinion for this thread and links:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1645491/posts

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Note: The following text is a quote:
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http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2006/06/20060608.html


For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
June 8, 2006

Statement by the President on Death of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi
Rose Garden
Washington, D.C.



7:31 A.M. EDT

THE PRESIDENT: Good morning. Last night in Iraq, United States military forces killed the terrorist al Zarqawi. At 6:15 p.m. Baghdad time, special operation forces, acting on tips and intelligence from Iraqis, confirmed Zarqawi's location, and delivered justice to the most wanted terrorist in Iraq.

Zarqawi was the operational commander of the terrorist movement in Iraq. He led a campaign of car bombings, assassinations and suicide attacks that has taken the lives of many American forces and thousands of innocent Iraqis. Osama bin Laden called this Jordanian terrorist "the prince of al Qaeda in Iraq." He called on the terrorists around the world to listen to him and obey him. Zarqawi personally beheaded American hostages and other civilians in Iraq. He masterminded the destruction of the United Nations headquarters in Baghdad. He was responsible for the assassination of an American diplomat in Jordan, and the bombing of a hotel in Amman.

Through his every action, he sought to defeat America and our coalition partners, and turn Iraq into a safe haven from which al Qaeda could wage its war on free nations. To achieve these ends, he worked to divide Iraqis and incite civil war. And only last week he released an audio tape attacking Iraq's elected leaders, and denouncing those advocating the end of sectarianism.

Now Zarqawi has met his end, and this violent man will never murder again. Iraqis can be justly proud of their new government and its early steps to improve their security. And Americans can be enormously proud of the men and women of our armed forces, who worked tirelessly with their Iraqi counterparts to track down this brutal terrorist and put him out of business.

The operation against Zarqawi was conducted with courage and professionalism by the finest military in the world. Coalition and Iraqi forces persevered through years of near misses and false leads, and they never gave up. Last night their persistence and determination were rewarded. On behalf of all Americans, I congratulate our troops on this remarkable achievement.

Zarqawi is dead, but the difficult and necessary mission in Iraq continues. We can expect the terrorists and insurgents to carry on without him. We can expect the sectarian violence to continue. Yet the ideology of terror has lost one of its most visible and aggressive leaders.

Zarqawi's death is a severe blow to al Qaeda. It's a victory in the global war on terror, and it is an opportunity for Iraq's new government to turn the tide of this struggle. A few minutes ago I spoke to Prime Minister Maliki. I congratulated him on close collaboration between coalition and Iraqi forces that helped make this day possible. Iraq's freely elected Prime Minister is determined to defeat our common enemies and bring security and the rule of law to all its people.

Earlier this morning he announced the completion of his cabinet appointments, with the naming of a new Minister of Defense, a new Minister of the Interior, and a new Minister of State for National Security. These new ministers are part of a democratic government that represents all Iraqis. They will play a vital role as the Iraqi government addresses its top priorities -- reconciliation and reconstruction and putting an end to the kidnappings and beheadings and suicide bombings that plague the Iraqi people. I assured Prime Minister Maliki that he will have the full support of the United States of America.

On Monday I will meet with my national security team and other key members of my Cabinet at Camp David to discuss the way forward in Iraq. Our top diplomats and military commanders in Iraq will give me an assessment of recent changes in the political and economic and security situation on the ground. On Tuesday, Iraq's new Ambassador to the United States will join us, and we will have a teleconference discussion with the Prime Minister and members of his cabinet. Together we will discuss how to best deploy America's resources in Iraq and achieve our shared goal of an Iraq that can govern itself, defend itself and sustain itself.

We have tough days ahead of us in Iraq that will require the continued patience of the American people. Yet the developments of the last 24 hours give us renewed confidence in the final outcome of this struggle: the defeat of terrorism threats, and a more peaceful world for our children and grandchildren.

May God bless the Iraqi people and may God continue to bless America.

END 7:37 A.M. EDT

[Cindy]

http://www.internet-haganah.com/haganah/index.html
08 June 2006
"Alpha Whisky Romeo*"

[Cindy]

WARNING *** GRAPHIC *** DISTURBING***

ON THE NET...

http://www.worldpicturenews.com/web/IndexPageLightbox.aspx?driverid=9906

[drymans wife]

This is the most awsome, fabulous, fantastic, joyful,
day, second only to the beheading of Usama Bin Laden,
which I am sure will be to come, in the war against the
terrorist that have picked this Wholy War against this
Great Nation and our ideals.

[Cindy]

Well now, UBL and al Zawahiri have seen what they can look forward to.

[freeperfromnj]

Good news morning BUMP

[Cindy]

Ditto that.

[Cindy]

http://intelligence-summit.blogspot.com/2006/06/leftist-group-claims-attack-on-greek.html

"Leftist group claims attack on Greek minister"
ISN SECURITY WATCH (Thursday, 8 June 2006: 14.05 CET) -

[nwctwx]

This is obviously huge news, and I was very glad to hear it. Also, awesome for U.S. morale (military/home). I would be careful how much weight is put into it in the long term. As we have seen, Zawahri was already attempting to distance the main AQ bigs from Zarqawi in the recent past. They understood that many of his tactics were not helping them on the Arab street.

Also, most of the 1,400 or so deaths in the past month in Iraq have been caused by militias. Perhaps he already completed his job as chief incitement officer, and now will go down as just another 'glorified martyr.'

He will be replaced, probably within days... But, this is one of the bigger hits in the WOT, so there is clearly some reason to be happy.

[Cindy]

http://worldanalysis.org/CMS/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=976&mode=thread&order=0&thold=0

"Canada: RCMP foiled dozen plots in past two years"
Posted by: worldanalysis on Jun 08, 2006 - 12:00 AM

JEFF SALLOT AND BRIAN LAGHI
From Wednesday's Globe and Mail

ARTICLE SNIPPET: "OTTAWA — The RCMP has quietly broken up at least a dozen terrorist groups in the past two years, according to documents obtained by The Globe and Mail.


"We have completed 12 disruptions of national-level terrorist groups across the country," the Mounties say in briefing notes prepared for Public Safety Minister Stockwell Day.


Disruptive tactics -- sometimes as simple as letting targets know they are under close surveillance -- are used to prevent a terrorist attack when the police do not have enough evidence to lay criminal charges, the RCMP and the Canadian Security Intelligence Service say.


Unlike the high-profile arrests and court proceedings resulting from the weekend roundup of terrorist suspects in Southern Ontario, the public rarely learns about these operations, federal security officials say.


The briefing notes, released to The Globe under the Access to Information Act, are part of the transition book prepared by the RCMP for Mr. Day when the Conservatives formed a new government in February.


The material does not provide details of the 12 disruption operations. Nor does it identify the groups or indicate where they were located.

But the RCMP stated that as a result of its projects and investigations, "the threat of terrorist activity in Canada and abroad has been reduced.""