Threat Matrix: Daily Terror Threat - July 2006

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Bin Laden Says Will Take Fight to America
(Full Story)

Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden said his group reserved the right to fight the United States on its land and warned Washington and the world community against sending forces to Somalia, according to an Internet audio tape.

"We will fight its (U.S.) soldiers on the land of Somalia ... and we reserve the right to punish it on its land and anywhere possible," said the speaker, who sounded like the Saudi-born militant.

"We warn all of the countries in the world not to respond to America by sending international troops to Somalia," he said of the African nation where Islamists' power is rising.

	2nd Tape in Two Days Endorses al-Masri as Leader in Iraq
	SITE Institute: Preliminary Summary of July 1 Tape
	Audio and Video Tapes From Usama bin Laden

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[Cindy]

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UK : Home Secretary Reid plans border-control force
BBC News ^ | 07/25/2006

Posted on 07/25/2006 12:18:25 AM PDT by Republicain

A uniformed border-control force is to be introduced at ports and airports for the first time in the UK, Home Secretary John Reid has said. The budget for immigration enforcement will also double to £280m by the end of the decade.

(Excerpt) Read more at news.bbc.co.uk ...

[Cindy]

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http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3280935,00.html

West Bank: IDF nabs 12 wanted Palestinians


IDF forces operating in the West Bank early Tuesday apprehended 12 wanted Palestinians, among them members of Hamas, Islamic Jihad, the Popular Resistance Committees and Fatah.

During the activity in Nablus Palestinians opened fire at IDF soldiers; no injuries were reported. IDF forces operating in Ramallah found 20 Kalashnikov rifle bullets. (Ynet)

(07.25.06, 08:31)

[Cindy]

http://www.townhall.com/columnists/ThomasSowell/2006/07/25/then_and_now

"Then and now"
By Thomas Sowell
Tuesday, July 25, 2006

COLUMN SNIPPET: "Those of us old enough to remember World War II face many painful reminders of how things have changed in Americans' behavior during a war. Back then, the president's defeated opponent in the 1940 election -- Wendell Wilkie -- not only supported the war, he became a personal envoy from President Roosevelt to Britain's Prime Minister Winston Churchill.

We were all in it together -- and we knew it. People who had been highly critical of American foreign policy before we were attacked at Pearl Harbor now fell silent and devoted themselves to winning the war.

What if the people, institutions, and attitudes of today were somehow taken back in time to World War II? What would have been the result? Would we have ended up winning or losing that war?"

[Cindy]

ON THE NET...

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/keyword?k=farc

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http://www.tkb.org/Group.jsp?groupID=96

"Group Profile:
Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC)
Mothertongue Name:
Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC)

Aliases: Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia - Ejercito del Pueblo (FARC-EP)

Base of Operation: Colombia"

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http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/news/html/20060724T220000-0500_109756_OBS_COLOMBIAN_REBELS_OFFER_TO_FIGHT_FOR_VENEZUELA_AGAINST_US.asp

"Colombian rebels offer to fight for Venezuela against US"
AP
Tuesday, July 25, 2006

ARTICLE SNIPPET: "BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) - Colombia's leading rebel group offered to fight for Venezuela if the United States invades the neighbouring country.

"Count on us if the hawks of Washington come to attack the brave people, those who embody the hopes of our continent in their revolution," said the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, known as the FARC, in a statement addressed to the Venezuelan communist party's congress.

The FARC has been fighting the government and far-right paramilitaries for more than four decades."

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http://www.isn.ethz.ch/news/sw/details.cfm?ID=16404

"FARC moves to consolidate trafficking network"

ARTICLE SNIPPET: "As the paramilitaries move out, the Colombia's FARC has moved in to consolidate its hold on the principle corridors that enable the trafficking of guns and drugs."

Commentary by Sam Logan for ISN Security Watch (18/07/06)

[Cindy]

UPDATED...

http://www.wtop.com/?nid=105&sid=810157

"Young Terror Suspect in Canada Gets Bail"
Jul 24th - 9:10pm

ARTICLE SNIPPET: "BRAMPTON, Ontario (AP) - The youngest of the 17 suspects arrested in an alleged plot to blow up public buildings in southern Ontario was granted bail Monday.


Seventeen suspects, including five teenagers, were arrested on June 2 and charged with participating in a terrorist group and other terrorism-related offenses. Seven of the suspects are accused of attempting to acquire three times the amount of explosives used in the devastating Oklahoma City federal building bombing, and of plotting to bomb targets in Ontario.

The 16-year-old, who cannot be named because of his age, was the third suspect freed on bail. The youth is accused of attending a training camp in Washago, Ontario.


The teenager's parents are putting up the required $13,000 bail.


Under the conditions established by Justice Gary Trotter, the youth must report to police every Friday and have no communication with the other suspects. He is also forbidden from possessing firearms, must turn over any travel documents, and must stay at home under parental supervision.


He is allowed to go to court, school, his lawyer's and the police station without supervision.


The youth's lawyer, Michael Block, said it was a very reasonable decision and the parents are elated.


"They're very happy," he said."

[Cindy]

ON THE NET...

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/keyword?k=israel

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/keyword?k=globaljihad
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/keyword?k=jihad

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/keyword?k=iran
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/keyword?k=syria

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/keyword?k=hezbollah
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/keyword?k=hizbulluh
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/keyword?k=hizbullah

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/keyword?k=hamas

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http://www.frontpagemag.com/Articles/ReadArticle.asp?ID=23516

"Neil Abercrombie, D-Hezbollah"
By Malia Zimmerman
FrontPageMagazine.com | July 25, 2006

ARTICLE SNIPPET: "As Israel is in the fight for its people’s very survival, Congressman Neil Abercrombie, D-Hawaii, has refused to support America’s important ally over the terrorist group, Hezbollah.

On July 20, Abercrombie voted “No” on House Resolution 921 that his fellow Congressmen overwhelmingly approved by 410-8, and the Senate passed unanimously, which summed up by America’s Pro-Israeli Lobby, “strongly backing Israel’s right to self-defense and condemning Hezbollah and Hamas—and their sponsors Iran and Syria—for launching unprovoked acts of war against the Jewish State…and for Hezbollah to be disarmed and for the full weight of American financial, diplomatic, and economic sanctions to be imposed on Syria and Iran.”

KSSK Radio’s popular morning talk show host Michael Perry asked Abercrombie during a rare live interview on Friday why he did not back the seemingly common sense resolution.

Abercrombie said he did not want to back a resolution that “cheered” on Israel without substance. He claimed during this interview with Perry that he has been supportive of Israel with his other votes.

However, a quick check of Abercrombie’s voting record over the last few years tells a different story."

[Cindy]

GOVEXEC.com: "MORE NATIONS SHOULD GET VISA WAIVERS, RESEARCHERS SAY" by Chris Strohm, National Journal's Technology Daily (July 24, 2006) (Read More...)

[Cindy]

http://www.cnsnews.com/ViewSpecialReports.asp?Page=/SpecialReports/archive/200607/SPE20060724a.html

"Park Service Repeatedly Warned of Too Few Police Officers"
By Jeff Johnson
CNSNews.com Senior Staff Writer
July 24, 2006

[Cindy]

ON THE NET...

FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE.com (WEEKLY STANDARD): "MIND OF MUGNIYEH" by Dan Darling (July 25, 2006)

HOT AIR.com - VENT with Michelle Malkin: "THE AMERICAN VICTIMS OF HEZBOLLAH" (July 24, 2006)

FBI.gov - MOST WANTED TERRORISTS - WANTED POSTER: "IMAD FAYEZ MUGNIYAH" aka "Hajj" (VIEW POSTER)

"www.waronline.org/terror/bin%20laden/mugniyah-2.jpg" (VIEW PHOTO)

[Cindy]

RECAP AND UPDATES:

http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/pa/pa_1161.html

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/keyword?k=2006israelwar
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/keyword?k=israel

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/keyword?k=globaljihad
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/keyword?k=jihad

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/keyword?k=iran
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/keyword?k=syria
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/keyword?k=lebanon
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/keyword?k=gaza

http://www.ynetnews.com
http://www.jpost.com
http://www.haaretz.com
http://off-topic.internet-haganah.com/
http://www.foxnews.com


http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1671634/posts?page=23#23

[Cindy]

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http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2006/07/20060724-5.html

For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
July 24, 2006

President Signs H.R. 42, the "Freedom to Display the American Flag Act of 2005"



On Monday, July 24, 2006, the President signed into law:

H.R. 42, the "Freedom to Display the American Flag Act of 2005," which prohibits restrictions on displaying the U.S. flag on certain residential property.

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http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2006/07/20060724-6.html

For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
July 24, 2006

President's Statement on Signing of the "Freedom to Display the American Flag Act of 2005"



Today, I was pleased to sign into law the "Freedom to Display the American Flag Act of 2005." Americans have long flown our flag at their homes as an expression of their appreciation for our freedoms and their pride in our Nation. As our brave men and women continue to fight to protect our country overseas, Congress has passed an important measure to protect our citizens' right to express their patriotism here at home without burdensome restrictions.

[Cindy]

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Cornyn, Kyl seek $3.5 billion more for security (HYPOCRITES WRIT LARGE)
The Washington Times ^ | July 25, 2006 | Charles Hurt and Stephen Dinan

Posted on 07/25/2006 3:44:48 AM PDT by seasoned traditionalist

Two of President Bush's most loyal supporters in Congress yesterday asked him to request that more than $3.5 billion in "emergency" funding be spent immediately on securing the border -- rejecting the White House's assertion that enough is being done along the border. Republican Sens. John Cornyn of Texas and Jon Kyl of Arizona -- who have long shared Mr. Bush's view that immigration reform should include a guest-worker program as well as increased border security -- said "comprehensive" legislation is dead this year unless the federal government proves that it is serious about enforcing current immigration laws by spending billions along the border.

(Excerpt) Read more at washingtontimes.com ...

[Cindy]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1671744/posts

"Dirty bomb victims 'may be shot'(UK)"
Scotsman ^ | 24 July 2006 | John Innes

Posted on 07/25/2006 3:42:04 AM PDT by Marius3188

ARTICLE SNIPPET: "POLICE could be forced to shoot members of the public to maintain order in the event of a terrorist "dirty bomb" or biological attack on Britain, it was claimed yesterday.

The Police Federation annual conference in Blackpool was told that so few officers have been trained to deal with a chemical, biological, nuclear or radiological strike that they would have to resort to "very unsavoury but necessary" crowd control.

Bob Elder, the chairman of the constables’ central committee, did not refer specifically to officers firing on civilians, but sources within the organisation said it was clear police could have to resort to firearms to stop contamination being spread by fleeing victims.

The government had failed to explain how important it would be to keep the public inside a cordon after such an atrocity, Mr Elder said.

"This is not about creating mass hysteria," he said. "This is about the opposite. The public has a right to know."

[Cindy]

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http://www.assistnews.net/Stories/s06070101.htm


Monday, July 24, 2006

Mass Media Declares Jihad Against America and Its Judeo-Christian Heritage

By Dr. Ted Baehr, Publisher of MOVIEGUIDE®

HOLLYWOOD, CA (ANS) -- What happens when the newspapers and the mass media become so anti-American that they take the side of Osama Bin Laden and his chauffer and trash the Founding Fathers?

Well, that's exactly what's been happening lately.

The New York Times imperiously contends it has the right to leak information that will undermine America's efforts to stop terrorism. Imagine if they had asserted this right in the great war against Adolf Hitler and his godless minions?

The New York Times, and many other media outlets, have also spent a lot of time and paper recently moaning about the alleged rights of unlawful combatants and other terrorists.

Then, the Los Angeles Los Angeles Times spent its entire op ed page on July Fourth on mean-spirited editorials calling the Founding Fathers a bigoted “bunch of sexist, slave-owning 18th century white men in wigs and breeches” and accusing anyone who flies the American flag in their front yard a buffoon acting like “incredibly stupid explorer.” This was only a few short weeks after their media critic also attacked the Christian beliefs of the Founding Fathers and called the terrorist detention center on Guantanamo Bay an "American gulag." (Of course, this detention center only houses and feeds about 500 or so unlawful combatants or accused terrorists and war criminals while the Soviet Union's Communist, leftist gulag or prison system murdered, enslaved and/or starved hundreds of thousands of regular citizens, if not millions! And, contrary to popular belief, most of America's Founding Fathers were not deists but Christian. Many of them also were big supporters of anti-slavery groups.)

Most media-wise families will not be twisted by the media's stream of traitorous reporting, but younger people will. Even those who go to Christian schools and colleges get confused by the misinformation and historical revisionism spewed out of the mouth of the mass media, not to mention all the radical left-wing college professors getting paid gobs of taxpayer money to indoctrinate our children and grandchildren.

People living overseas can also be victims of this atrocious media bias, which puts the lives and liberty of all of us at risk.

There are at least two ways to combat these mean-spirited attacks on the USA and its heritage of liberty, justice and the American Way.

Firstly, seek good sources of information by consulting such outlets as WorldNetDaily, the Family Research Council, and MOVIEGUIDE® (www.movieguide.org). Secondly, use your time, money and prayers to support groups like MOVIEGUIDE® which are working hard to redeem the values of the mass media using years of solid research and expertise.

These outlets and groups are protecting you and your family from the mass media's secular progressive, socialist jihad against America and its Judeo-Christian, European heritage and values.

Newspapers like the New York Times and the Los Angeles Times, and the politicians and media executives they support, have decided to side with terrorists, perverts and criminals, including, sometimes, even child abusers. They must be redeemed or defeated.

In the movie BEN-HUR, starring Charlton Heston, the Roman villain is asked, "How do you fight an idea?" He replies, "With another idea."
By consulting and supporting positive groups like Assist News and MOVIEGUIDE®, we can defeat the bankrupt, immoral, deceitful ideas of the mass media's jihad against America with better, more worthwhile ideas – ideas that celebrate the Good, the True and the Beautiful.

(c) baehr, 2006
NOTE from Dr. Ted Baehr: For more information from a Christian perspective, order the latest MOVIEGUIDE® magazine by calling 1-800-899-6684(MOVI) or visit our website at www.movieguide.org. MOVIEGUIDE® is dedicated to redeeming the values of Hollywood by informing parents about today's movies and entertainment and by showing media executives and artists that family-friendly and even Christian-friendly movies do best at the box office year in and year out. MOVIEGUIDE® now offers an online subscription to its magazine version, at www.movieguide.org. The magazine, which comes out 25 times a year, contains many informative articles and reviews that help parents train their children to be media-wise consumers. MOVIEGUIDE® also regularly broadcasts several international TV and radio programs hosted by Dr. Baehr. Also, if you want to train your family to be media-wise, call 1-800-899-6684 in North America to order the book, video or audio version of THE MEDIA-WISE! FAMILY, Dr. Ted Baehr's latest book. © baehr, 2001
** You may republish this story with proper attribution.

[Cindy]

http://www.memri.org/jihad.html

http://memri.org/bin/articles.cgi?Page=subjects&Area=jihad&ID=SP121106

Special Dispatch Series - No. 1211
July 25, 2006 No.1211

"Hizbullah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah: I Told Lebanese Political Leaders We Would Abduct Israeli Soldiers"

ARTICLE SNIPPET: "On July 24, 2006, Al-Jazeera TV aired an interview with Hizbullah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah.

The following are excerpts from the interview: [1]

TO VIEW THIS CLIP, VISIT: http://www.memritv.org/search.asp?ACT=S9&P1=1200 "

[Cindy]

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http://www.jihadwatch.org/archives/2006/07/012372print.html

July 25, 2006

Hizballah rocket hits mosque in Galilee

Watch for the international outcry against Hizballah for violating the sanctity of holy sites. Watch for anti-Hizballah demonstrations by Muslims worldwide.

But don't hold your breath.

"Report: Rocket Hits Mosque, Three Injured," from Israel National News, with thanks to Sr. Soph:

(IsraelNN.com) A Hizbullah terrorist rocket hit an Arab mosque in the Galilee and injured one person critically and slightly wounded at least three others, according to preliminary report.
The mosque is located in the village of Marar near Tiberias. Magen David ambulances are rushing to the scene. Further details as they become available.

Posted at July 25, 2006 07:39 AM

[Donna Lee Nardo]

Thanks, Cindy.

[Cindy]

You're welcome Donna.

[Cindy]

http://www.internet-haganah.com/harchives/005683.htm

24 July 2006
"Hizballah's www.manartv.com and eNom Inc. of Bellevue, Washington"


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http://www.internet-haganah.com/harchives/005684.htm

25 July 2006
"eNom is the problem"

[Cindy]

http://www.strategypage.com/htmw/htintel/articles/20060724.aspx

"Is It Reporting, Or Espionage?"

ARTICLE SNIPPET: "July 25, 2006: The mainstream media has, under the cover of the Israeli incursions into Lebanon, managed to expose another intelligence effort. This time it is a total of eight data-mining programs used to assist analysts in locating terrorists and stopping them before they carry out their plans. Five of these were developed under the efforts of the Total Information Awareness program run by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, and cancelled by Congress.

Tracking terrorists has become a high priority since the September 11 attacks. These efforts have included listening to their communications, tracking finances, and also trying to locate patterns indicating terrorist activity. These programs have helped break up several attacks, usually through arresting cells of terrorists (like the group in Florida). These efforts actually represent two different lines of research. One area is software that filters data to give analysts a much smaller haystack to search though. The other area is a group of programs that allow analysts from various agencies to collaborate via computer networks.

This is not the first time that intelligence efforts have been compromised by the mainstream media."