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Posted on 09/01/2006 8:57:29 PM PDT by nwctwx
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http://www.jamestown.org/terrorism/news/article.php?articleid=2370137
JAMESTOWN.org - Terrorism Monitor: "AL-SURI'S ADAPTATION OF FOURTH GENERATION WARFARE DOCTRINE" by Andrew Black (ARTICLE SNIPPET - Notes: "The Global Islamic Resistance Call and other documents by al-Suri can be acquired at the following URL: http://www.muslm.net/vb/archive/index.php/t-159953.html ") (September 21, 2006)
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"Fourth-generation warfare and the international jihad"
Janes Defence ^ | September 26, 2006 | Shane Drennan and Andrew Black
Posted on 09/26/2006 2:04:17 PM PDT by RDTF
http://www.internet-haganah.com/harchives/005731.html
26 September 2006
"www.alhaqvoice.com: new site of the Popular Resistance Committees"
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http://www.alhaqvoice.com
http://www.alhaqvoice.com/vb
ON THE NET...
http://blog.darulislam.info
http://blog.darulislam.info/node/68
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http://www.internet-haganah.com/harchives/005732.html
26 September 2006
"The life of the Muslim Ummah is solely dependent on the ink of it's scholars and the blood of it's Martyrs"
So said Abdullah Azzam, about whom the best one can say is that he is dead.
darulislam.info offers up Qawaafil Ash-Shuhadaa (Caravan of Martyrs), a 5 CD set of nasheeds, Islamist vocals extolling "sacrifice...for the Pleasure of Allah", what the rest of us refer to as suicide terrorism.
http://blog.darulislam.info/node/68
For a laugh, read the "disclaimer" at the bottom of the page. The site operates on a server in California and the domain name record is held by Domains by Proxy of Scottsdale, Arizona.
Posted on 26 September 2006 @ 15:42
CNN Barbara Starr had a report last hour that two months ago there may have been a UBL sighting. There was "sudden activity" in the mountains of remote northern Pakistan where there is usually little activity. A source claims to have seen UBL himself. U.S. "moved reconnaissance assets" into the region.
I'm sure they'll rerun the report this evening.
ON THE NET...
http://www.saff.ba
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26 September 2006
"www.saff.ba: representing radical Islam in Bosnia"
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http://www.assistnews.net/Stories/s06090093.htm
Tuesday, September 19, 2006
"Bosnia and Herzegovina: Religious tensions rising."
By Elizabeth Kendal
World Evangelical Alliance Religious Liberty Commission (WEA RLC)
Special to ASSIST News Service
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http://www.ccc.nps.navy.mil/si/2005/May/attanassoffMay05.asp
"Bosnia and Herzegovina—Islamic Revival, International Advocacy Networks and Islamic Terrorism"
Strategic Insights, Volume IV, Issue 5 (May 2005)
by CPT Velko Attanassoff, Bulgarian Armed Forces
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http://www.jamestown.org/publications_details.php?volume_id=400&issue_id=3116&article_id=2368733
TERRORISM MONITOR
Volume 2, Issue 20 (October 21, 2004)
"WAHHABISM AND AL-QAEDA IN BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA"
By Stephen Schwartz
http://www.dni.gov/press_releases/Declassified_NIE_Key_Judgments.pdf
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Declassified Key Judgments of the National Intelligence Estimate .Trends in Global Terrorism: Implications for the United States. dated April 2006
Key Judgments
United States-led counterterrorism efforts have seriously damaged the leadership of al-Qa’ida and disrupted its operations; however, we judge that al-Qa’ida will continue to pose the greatest threat to the Homeland and US interests abroad by a single terrorist organization. We also assess that the global jihadist movement—which includes al- Qa’ida, affiliated and independent terrorist groups, and emerging networks and cells—is spreading and adapting to counterterrorism efforts.
• Although we cannot measure the extent of the spread with precision, a large body of all-source reporting indicates that activists identifying themselves as jihadists, although a small percentage of Muslims, are increasing in both number and geographic dispersion.
• If this trend continues, threats to US interests at home and abroad will become more diverse, leading to increasing attacks worldwide.
• Greater pluralism and more responsive political systems in Muslim majority nations would alleviate some of the grievances jihadists exploit. Over time, such progress, together with sustained, multifaceted programs targeting the vulnerabilities of the jihadist movement and continued pressure on al-Qa’ida, could erode support for the jihadists. We assess that the global jihadist movement is decentralized, lacks a coherent global strategy, and is becoming more diffuse. New jihadist networks and cells, with anti- American agendas, are increasingly likely to emerge. The confluence of shared purpose and dispersed actors will make it harder to find and undermine jihadist groups.
• We assess that the operational threat from self-radicalized cells will grow in importance to US counterterrorism efforts, particularly abroad but also in the Homeland.
• The jihadists regard Europe as an important venue for attacking Western interests. Extremist networks inside the extensive Muslim diasporas in Europe facilitate recruitment and staging for urban attacks, as illustrated by the 2004 Madrid and 2005 London bombings.
We assess that the Iraq jihad is shaping a new generation of terrorist leaders and operatives; perceived jihadist success there would inspire more fighters to continue the struggle elsewhere.
• The Iraq conflict has become the .cause celebre. for jihadists, breeding a deep resentment of US involvement in the Muslim world and cultivating supporters for the global jihadist movement. Should jihadists leaving Iraq perceive themselves, and be perceived, to have failed, we judge fewer fighters will be inspired to carry on the fight. We assess that the underlying factors fueling the spread of the movement outweigh its vulnerabilities and are likely to do so for the duration of the timeframe of this Estimate.
• Four underlying factors are fueling the spread of the jihadist movement: (1) Entrenched grievances, such as corruption, injustice, and fear of Western domination, leading to anger, humiliation, and a sense of powerlessness; (2) the Iraq .jihad;. (3) the slow pace of real and sustained economic, social, and political reforms in many Muslim majority nations; and (4) pervasive anti-US sentiment among most Muslims.all of which jihadists exploit. Concomitant vulnerabilities in the jihadist movement have emerged that, if fully exposed and exploited, could begin to slow the spread of the movement. They include dependence on the continuation of Muslim-related conflicts, the limited appeal of the jihadists. radical ideology, the emergence of respected voices of moderation, and criticism of the violent tactics employed against mostly Muslim citizens. •
The jihadists. greatest vulnerability is that their ultimate political solution.an ultra-conservative interpretation of shari.a-based governance spanning the Muslim world.is unpopular with the vast majority of Muslims. Exposing the religious and political straitjacket that is implied by the jihadists. propaganda would help to divide them from the audiences they seek to persuade.
• Recent condemnations of violence and extremist religious interpretations by a few notable Muslim clerics signal a trend that could facilitate the growth of a constructive alternative to jihadist ideology: peaceful political activism. This also could lead to the consistent and dynamic participation of broader Muslim communities in rejecting violence, reducing the ability of radicals to capitalize on passive community support. In this way, the Muslim mainstream emerges as the most powerful weapon in the war on terror.
• Countering the spread of the jihadist movement will require coordinated multilateral efforts that go well beyond operations to capture or kill terrorist leaders. If democratic reform efforts in Muslim majority nations progress over the next five years, political participation probably would drive a wedge between intransigent extremists and groups willing to use the political process to achieve their local objectives. Nonetheless, attendant reforms and potentially destabilizing transitions will create new opportunities for jihadists to exploit.
Al-Qa’ida, now merged with Abu Mus’ab al-Zarqawi’s network, is exploiting the situation in Iraq to attract new recruits and donors and to maintain its leadership role.
• The loss of key leaders, particularly Usama Bin Ladin, Ayman al-Zawahiri, and al-Zarqawi, in rapid succession, probably would cause the group to fracture into smaller groups. Although like-minded individuals would endeavor to carry on the mission, the loss of these key leaders would exacerbate strains and disagreements. We assess that the resulting splinter groups would, at least for a time, pose a less serious threat to US interests than does al-Qa.ida.
• Should al-Zarqawi continue to evade capture and scale back attacks against Muslims, we assess he could broaden his popular appeal and present a global threat.
• The increased role of Iraqis in managing the operations of al-Qa.ida in Iraq might lead veteran foreign jihadists to focus their efforts on external operations. Other affiliated Sunni extremist organizations, such as Jemaah Islamiya, Ansar al- Sunnah, and several North African groups, unless countered, are likely to expand their reach and become more capable of multiple and/or mass-casualty attacks outside their traditional areas of operation.
• We assess that such groups pose less of a danger to the Homeland than does al- Qa.ida but will pose varying degrees of threat to our allies and to US interests abroad. The focus of their attacks is likely to ebb and flow between local regime targets and regional or global ones. We judge that most jihadist groups.both well-known and newly formed.will use improvised explosive devices and suicide attacks focused primarily on soft targets to implement their asymmetric warfare strategy, and that they will attempt to conduct sustained terrorist attacks in urban environments. Fighters with experience in Iraq are a potential source of leadership for jihadists pursuing these tactics.
• CBRN capabilities will continue to be sought by jihadist groups. While Iran, and to a lesser extent Syria, remain the most active state sponsors of terrorism, many other states will be unable to prevent territory or resources from being exploited by terrorists.
Anti-US and anti-globalization sentiment is on the rise and fueling other radical ideologies. This could prompt some leftist, nationalist, or separatist groups to adopt terrorist methods to attack US interests. The radicalization process is occurring more quickly, more widely, and more anonymously in the Internet age, raising the likelihood of surprise attacks by unknown groups whose members and supporters may be difficult to pinpoint.
• We judge that groups of all stripes will increasingly use the Internet to communicate, propagandize, recruit, train, and obtain logistical and financial support.
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March 2003 Iraqi Document: Orders to Hide Weapons In Underground Shelters (Pentagon Translation)
Pentagon/FMSO website for Iraq Pre-war documents http://70.168.46.200/ ^ | September 25 2006 | Pentagon Translators
Posted on 09/25/2006 12:30:48 PM PDT by jveritas
Document CMPT-2004-001810-T.pdf was posted in its English translation on the Pentagon/ FMSO website. It contains top secret letters dated March 2003 few days before the start of the Iraq war. The top secret letters were order to Hide and Conceal Equipments and Devices Underground in Hidden Shelters and especially the weapons and devices that are not currently in operations but can be used in the future. What are these weapons that are ordered to be hidden and are not currently in operation but can be used in the future? Most probably these are either finalized form of WMD or precursors to make WMD when the moment is right. This is one of the most important Iraqi documents published so far.
Pentagon translation of Document CMPT-2004-001810-T.pdf
Top Secret
03/11/2003
Ministry of Defense
Army Chiefs of Staff
Office of Army Chief of Staff
Number: ACS/Operations/2725/4/2
Date: 03/08/2003
To: Air Force Command Air Defense Command Commands of First, Second, Third, Fourth, and Fifth Corps Army Air Force Command Navy Command Command of the Surface-to-Surface Missile Branch
Re: Concealment of Equipment and Devices
1. During our observation of enemy air attack techniques in bombing and destroying deployed equipment and devices belonging to sectors not currently in operation at this time, in which the principle of deployment by our troops, we noticed that the troops deployed, fortified and established control to protect against any land attack.
2. The use of shelters that provide complete concealment and would completely hide the weapons, equipment and devices underground (as applied at the beginning of Gulf War I) has been authorized. As applied at the beginning of Gulf War I, this will make them hard-to-find targets for the enemy’s air force, especially weapons and devices not currently in operation at this time which may be brought into operation in the future. In the event that there is insufficient roofing material, begin with the most important priorities.
Act accordingly.
Signature
General Ibrahim `Abd-al-Sattar Muhammad
Army Chief of Staff
03/08/2003
Translation of second top secret letter
Directorate of General Military Intelligence
Number: D1/ S3/332
Date: 03/16/2003
Top Secret
List (A)
List (B)
Re: Hiding Equipment and Devices
In reference to the Army Chiefs of Staff’s Commander’s Assistants for Operations’ Top Secret letter #27250 dated 03/08/2003, reported to us in the Top Secret letter of the Directorate of General Military Intelligence # D7/S37/15607 dated 03/14/2003, shelters (hidden shelters) that provide complete concealment and would completely hide the weapons, equipment and devices underground. As applied at the beginning of Gulf War I, this will make them hard-to-find targets for the enemy’s air force, especially weapons and devices not currently in operation at this time which could operate in the future. In the event that there is insufficient roofing material, begin with the most important priorities.
Act accordingly.
(Signature)
Engineer Brigade
Shihab Ahmad Nasif (Nusayf)
Administrator for Technical Equipment
Translation of third top secret letter
03/16/2003
Cc: Directorate of General Military Intelligence # D7/S37/15607 2 Republic of Iraq
Directorate of General Military Intelligence
Number: D7/S37/15607
date: 03/14/2003
Top Secret
To: D.S.D (East – West – North – South – Middle – Al-Quds Army “Jerusalem Army”)
Re: Hiding Equipment and Devices
In reference to Top Secret letter number 2725 of the Army Chiefs of Staff dated 03/08/2003, shelters that provide complete concealment and would completely hide the weapons, equipment and devices underground (as applied at the beginning of Gulf War I) has been authorized. As applied at the beginning of Gulf War I, this will make them hardto- find targets for the enemy’s air force, especially weapons and devices not currently in operation at this time which may be brought into operation in the future. In the event that there is insufficient roofing material, begin with the most important priorities. Act accordingly.
Signature (illegible)
Staff Colonel
Directorate of General Military Intelligence
Cc: The Ninth Assisting Office: Act accordingly.
[TC: The name `Abd-al-Qadir and 03/13 are written under the signature]
End of Pentagon translation of Document CMPT-2004-001810-T.pdf
PS: I did not translate this document because it was only posted in its English translation version on the FMSO/Pentagon website.
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http://hsc.house.gov/files/TestimonyChertoff3.pdf
"TESTIMONY OF SECRETARY MICHAEL CHERTOFF
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
BEFORE THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON HOMELAND SECURITY"
WASHINGTON, DC – SEPTEMBER 26, 2006
It's amazing what is on the 'net.
Smiling.
Thanks for that post Cindy - very perplexing news. My kids returned this past weekend from a cross country trip. They were boggled to see one passenger pull a tube of hand cream out of their briefcase and another who retrieved a bottle of water from his onboard carry-on luggage. So much for that safe secure feeling.....
Yep, well I forgot to post it, but the rules for carry on changed.
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http://www.tsa.gov/press/releases/2006/press_release_09252006.shtm
"TSA Announces Refinements To Security Measures - Agency Adjusts Liquid Ban, Aviation Threat Level Remains High"
Press Office
Transportation Security Administration
September 25, 2006
PRESS RELEASE SNIPPET: "WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) announced today it is adjusting its total ban on liquids, gels and aerosols effective Tuesday, September 26. There are two significant changes: Travelers will be allowed to carry travel-size toiletries (3 ounce or less) that fit comfortably in ONE quart-size, clear plastic, zip-top bag through security checkpoints. Travelers may also bring items, including beverages, purchased in the secure, boarding area on-board the aircraft.
“After the initial, total ban, we have learned enough from the UK investigation to say with confidence that small, travel size liquids are safe to bring through security checkpoints in limited numbers,” said Assistant Secretary for TSA Kip Hawley. “We have also taken additional security measures throughout the airport that make us comfortable allowing passengers to bring beverages and other items purchased in the secure area onboard.”
TSA will be enhancing security measures throughout the airport environment, both visible and not visible to the traveling public. Examples of these measures include: more random screening of employees, additional canine patrols, stronger air cargo security measures, more rigorous identity verification standards and deploying more trained security officers in bomb appraisal and screening by observation techniques. It is unlikely that further adjustments to the ban on liquids, gels and aerosols will be made in the near future.
The United States and United Kingdom (UK) have continued to work closely together and have shared technical and threat information with partners in Canada and the European Union (EU). These measures are being simultaneously adopted in partnership with the Canadian government. The UK and the EU are expected to consider similar changes in the coming weeks."
"So much for that safe secure feeling....."
I understand.
Snip: An opera company in Berlin has cancelled a Mozart production of his work Idomeneo fearing a scene in which the prophet Mohammed's decapitated head is rolled on stage could trigger an Islamic backlash.
Snip: "The question is: Are they loyal to the U.S. or to this terrorist group Hezbollah?" The answer Dearborn gives is that it's loyal to both, in much the same way that many American Jews are Americans first, with a sentimental attachment to Israel. There is no doubt that much of Dearborn's Muslim community, many of whom are Lebanese, Iraqi and Iranian Shiites, is sympathetic to Hezbollah, which the State Department designates as a terrorist organization. Some have gone beyond passive support. In March, the U.S. Attorney's office indicted 18 men for allegedly funneling profits from a Dearborn-operated cigarette-smuggling ring to Hezbollah, two of whom have pleaded guilty.
Canada border check program delayed by US congress
Snip: The border security program requiring travelers from Canada to have passports or other high-tech IDs will be delayed for up to 17 months. Congressional negotiators have accepted the holdup of the program which was set to be enforced by December 31, 2007.
According to Reuters, the language has been attached to a fiscal 2007 domestic security funding bill the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate will approve before proceeding to a recess ahead of November mid-term elections.
The Bush administration officials had told Congress of complications from preparing the identity cards and equipment at border stations.
PAKISTAN CHRISTIAN POST - Front Line News: "NOVIANA MALEWA, SURVIVOR OF CHRISTIAN GIRLS BEHEADING INCIDENT IN INDONESIA TALKS" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Noviana, who now lives under police guard in the Christian town of Tentena, described how the girls were taking a short cut to school through jungle and plantations when they ran into at least five masked, black-clad men. Within seconds, three of the teenagers were beheaded -- fresh victims of violence that has turned the Indonesian island into yet another front in the conflict with terrorists. As Noviana fled bleeding, the assailants collected her friends' heads, put them in black plastic bags and then dumped them in Christian parts of the small town of Poso, one on a porch, the other two on the street.") (December 28, 2006)
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