Threat Matrix: Daily Terror Threat - August 2006

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Syria Tells Troops to Be Ready for Battle
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Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has placed his military on full alert, citing "regional challenges", and vowed to continue supporting the "Palestinian and Lebanese resistance more than ever".

In a speech to mark the Syrian Army national day, Mr Assad said the volatile situation across the Middle East required "vigilance, preparation and readiness" and ordered all units of the armed forces to be on alert.

The comments were interpreted by Israel as a morale booster to the Syrian armed forces and not a call to battle. Israeli intelligence chiefs have assessed that Syria is not in the mood for an open war and is instead content to resupply Hezbollah guerillas in Lebanon.

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[Velveeta]

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the first wave of bombings was to have targeted five aircraft leaving British airports in the next few days. The destinations, US officials said, were New York, Washington DC, Boston, Chicago and Los Angeles. The plotters are said to have studied the timetables of three US airlines: American, Continental and United.

Security sources said that a second wave of attacks had been considered, with as many as 12 aircraft to be attacked.

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2-2308087,00.html

[Cindy]

I didn't know about Boston and Chicago.

THANK YOU Velveeta.

[Velveeta]

These are the names of 19 suspects reportedly being held by the police after the foiled plot and whose assets the Treasury has sought to have frozen.


Umir Hussain, 24, London E14

Muhammed Usman Saddique, 24, London E17

Waheed Zaman, 22, London E17

Assan Abdullah Khan, 22, London E17

Waseem Kayani, 28, High Wycombe

Waheed Arafat Khan, 24, London E17

Cossor Ali, 24, London E17

Tayib Rauf, 21, Birmingham

Ibrahim Savant, 26, London E17

Osman Adam Khatib, 20, London E17

Shamin Mohammed Uddin, 36, Stoke Newington

Amin Asmin Tariq, 23, London E17

Shazad Khuram Ali, 27, High Wycombe

Tanvir Hussain, 24, London E10

Umar Islam, 28, (born Brian Young) High Wycombe

Assad Sarwar, 25, High Wycombe

Abdullah Ali, 26, London E17

Abdul Muneem Patel, 17, London E5

Nabeel Hussain, 21, Waltham Forest
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2-2308087_4,00.html

[Velveeta]

Makes me wonder still about the Egyptians.
One was caught in Chicago at O'Hare airport.

[Velveeta]

ROFL, no...probably not a wedding cartoon that we're used to.

[freeperfromnj]

Good to see you as well. I don't have time to post as often as I used to but I do check in to TM every single day, first thing.

[freeperfromnj]

Oregon has a lot of jihad types living there.

Is there a state they haven't infiltrated? I feel like we're slowly losing our country.

[freeperfromnj]

The heightened security was definitely noticeable this evening. You're right, we don't know that this plot involved planes only. So many people on commuter rails and subways carry drinks on board, especially in the summer.

[freeperfromnj]

Inside job. We have to start screening the screeners.

[freeperfromnj]

Amazing how they ALL fit the typical terrorist profile.

[Rushmore Rocks]

Gee, not a Lutheran name in the bunch. Who'd a thunk it"

[GorillaMa]

I haven't had any luck changing my son's flight at this point... and the day hasn't gotten any better- an Islamic Center has rented space a block from my house :(

[GorillaMa]

I just counted 30 Islamic Centers in the Twin Cities listed on the internet, so maybe I shouldn't be that shocked about the one in my neighborhood.

[GorillaMa]

Does anyone have an estimate on what percentage of the US population is Muslim? Someone told me it was over 25%.

[freeperfromnj]

I just googled it. Researchers say anywhere from 5 to 8 million in the U.S.

[GorillaMa]

Okay, looks like I got my numbers messed up. It's the growth rate that is 25%, and I imagine that number is old, and doesn't reflect the energizing effect of 9/11 upon the growth rate.

This table below shows the growth of Islam:
The growth of Islam between 1989-1998:
N. America 25%
Africa 2.15%
Asia 12.57%
Europe 142.35%
Latin America -4.73%
Australia 257.01%

[freeperfromnj]

Sources: 'Dry Run' of the attacks planned for this weekend

http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=nation_world&id=4450166

[freeperfromnj]

Give me a break. This, from one of the terrorists' neighbors:

http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=2299223

"I know five of the men very well and they are really respectable young Muslim men," Qadir added. "

[Velveeta]

Yep.

[Velveeta]

You're shocked, I tell ya.