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Posted on 09/01/2006 8:57:29 PM PDT by nwctwx
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Police officer killed (Chicago)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/custom/newsroom/chi-060928metra-shooting,1,1455938.story?coll=chi-news-hed
Florida police search for suspect after two deputies shot
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Security tight on Zawahri threat … Qaeda 2 to speak; Infiltration by sea feared
KUWAIT CITY (Agencies): The Ministry of Interior has raised the security level around the country particularly the sea following threats issued by the deputy leader of the al-Qaeda network Ayman Al-Zawahri to strike at Kuwait, reports Al-Qabas daily quoting senior security officials. A reliable source said the terrorist might most likely try to infiltrate into the country via the sea during the month of Ramadan. The daily did not give more details.(snip)
http://www.arabtimesonline.com/arabtimes/kuwait/Viewdet.asp?ID=8910&cat=a
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How to tell if there is a terrorist at the airport ( Pix )
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1710178/posts
After listening most of the day to news commentators about this latest missive from Abu Hamza al Muhajir, a few things come to mind and I'd like to get further thoughts about it.
First of all- it seems strange that they would publicly announce defeat in terms of mentioning an actual number of losses. This is a group of arrogant ego maniacs. Why would they want to put that kind of information out there? I realize the obvious, but rarely is there anything obvious with this group of murderers.
Secondly- I find it odd that he called for scientists to join their ranks. (bio-chem, nuke.) Wearin' the tinfoil here most likely, and I could be way far off and reading too much into it, but it sounds more like a signal to me than an actual call for recruits.
Thirdly- the mention of the blind sheik. Was this not one of the battle rallying cries for 9-11? Why are they bringing him up now?
Any thought or ponderings appreciated.
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http://www.fbi.gov/page2/september06/agroterror092506.htm
"PROTECTING AGAINST TERROR
FBI Convenes Agroterrorism Summit"
09/25/06
ON THE NET...
http://www.memri.org/iran.html
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HEZBOLLAH: MADE IN TEHRAN
Testimony before the U.S. House of Representatives
Subcommittee on International Terrorism and Nonproliferation
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Subcommittee on the Middle East and Central Asia
Ilan Berman
Vice President for Policy
American Foreign Policy Council
September 28, 2006
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"Let's Dare Call It Treason"
FrontPageMagazine.com ^ | September 28, 2006 | Michael Reagan
Posted on 09/28/2006 1:18:04 PM PDT by Tailgunner Joe
1) As mentioned earlier, either the part about "4,000 foreign fighters" being killed is a mistranslation and all the stories are just repeating it, or it is a correct translation but is so factually incorrect and, as you point out, jarringly out of place for a jihadi to say, that there is probably more to it than appears on the surface. Even though we don't do body counts like Vietnam, the kill ratio taking into account all the engagements since 2003 is probably at least 10 to 1. So you would need to add a zero at least. Roughly 4,000 killed is an accurate number for our side (all coalition forces), but even they would know how ridiculously low a number that would be for their casualties. They don't have any interest in putting a number on their own losses. Also, they do not consider themselves "foreign fighters". So it is important to look more closely at what the context of the claim actually is.
2) Al Masri was with al Qaeda when they were testing WMD in Afghanistan back in the late 90s. This is like putting out a call for pilots right before September 11. They already had pilots then. They already have trained WMD operatives and access to experts now (and have for years). Zarqawi ran their worldwide operation, and this guy ran the international network for him.
3) He is pursuing larger overarching objectives for al Qaeda than simply operations inside Iraq. He (along with Zarqawi and the al Qaeda-Iraq leadership) was given the order by UBL to prepare operations inside the U.S. roughly 18 months ago. After all, he was the head of international operations. They are just reiterating their grievance list as a pretext for further attacks and hostage taking inside Iraq . . . and even attacks and hostage taking here. Naming the sheik is simply calling the shot - - establishing a pretext for reciprocal action (abductions of Americans in Iraq). I think the group caught in Canada a few months ago was talking about abducting and beheading the Prime Minister.
Remember that back in 2002/2003 our military uncovered videotapes of them practicing both the abduction or assassination of political leaders (I think the scenario was set on a golf course with Senators) and practice runs of them storming an elementary school (they also found evidence of specific targeting).
However, I don't think these types of attacks/abductions would be stand-alone. They didn't plot and plan for 5 years to generate two-digit, or at best, three digit casualty figures when the bar they have set for themselves is 4-digit casualties or more (3,000 on 9/11). However, high level abductions could occur in the context and confusion of a major WMD attack (either inside Iraq or here). But not by themselves as stand-alone attacks. They probably need to hit 5-digits at a minimum, possibly 6 to be able to claim success, so the central attacks will have to be WMD. And there will likely be simultaneity and phased attacks (the principles of "shock and awe" used against us as on 9/11).
The object is to compound the effect of the attacks. For instance, stolen emergency vehicles can not only be used to convey explosives (as has been a post-9/11 fear), but could be used in the aftermath of an attack to abduct high value targets.
The 4,000 figure is possibly part of setting the bar or "calling the shot" for casualty figures of a future attack (whether here, or in Iraq, or both). It would be the bare minimum they would need to exceed the 3,000 of 9/11. But I expect they will try for something which achieves an effect of at least an order or two of greater magnitude. Hence this call out to Saddam's "nuclear mujahadeen" is more like the beginning of a political speech when the speaker recognizes important members of the audience who are already in place than a call for volunteers.
Thanks to jet jaguar and piasa for the ping to this thread:
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Tuscaloosa Man Arrested by Federal Terrorism Task Force
The Tuscaloosa News ^ | September 28, 2006 | Jason Morton
Posted on 09/28/2006 6:27:54 PM PDT by Tuscaloosa Goldfinch
TUSCALOOSA | The man who shot and killed a would-be robber late last year now faces federal allegations of illegally sending money out of the country.
Jack Mohamed S. Mused was arrested Thursday on charges of operating an unlicensed money transmitting business, conspiracy to operate an unlicensed money transmitting business and trafficking counterfeit goods.
Mused, 29, was taken into custody about 8 a.m. today at his place of business, the Raceway convenience store on McFarland Boulevard, authorities said.
Members of the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Joint Terrorism Task Force arrested him, but details regarding what he did to justify the charges are vague.
Link to article
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Thank you JellyJam for the ping to this article.
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http://www.tboblogs.com/index.php/newswire/comments/deputies_down/
"Gunman Sought In Killing Of Deputy, K-9 Officer"
Posted September 28, 2006 at 01:05 PM
By DAVE NICHOLSON / The Tampa Tribune
Video: Deputies Injured | Polk Sheriff’s News Conference
ARTICLE SNIPPET: "LAKELAND – A Polk County sheriff’s deputy was killed and another shot in the leg about 12:30 p.m. today after they pursued a motorist who ran away from a traffic stop.
Deputy Vernon Matthew "Matt" Williams and his K-9 were shot to death, officials said. Deputy Doug Speirs was shot in the leg but has been treated and released from Lakeland Regional Medical Center.
When he was first stopped by the deputy for speeding, the suspect identified himself as Eswardo O. Ramclaim, 32, of Miami, but Polk authorities don’t believe that's his real name. As the search continued this evening, Polk Sheriff Grady Judd said officers hoped to take him alive but "we are prepared for a gunfight if he wants a gunfight."
A massive manhunt is under way for the suspect, described as a black man with a Jamaican accent with dreadlocks wearing a white or light colored shirt and dark pants."
The threat from terrorism is unprecedented and never seen before in Britain, Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Ian Blair told Editor of The Muslim News, Ahmed J Versi, in an exclusive interview held at New Scotland Yard.
"We face a threat of a level which we can't find any parallel to. The allegations in relation to the recent arrests are, as my deputy put it in public, of 'a mass murder on an unimaginable scale'," the UK's most senior police officer warned.
(snip) http://www.muslimnews.co.uk/index/press.php?pr=234
Thanks for the LOL, Lucy.
Well, the leos are on a roll worldwide...keep those arrests coming.
Officials Investigate Suspicious Bag at JFK
NEW YORK -- Authorities were investigating an unattended bag found in a parking lot Thursday night across from three terminals at Kennedy airport.
Vehicular traffic was being diverted from Terminals 1, 2 and 3 at John F. Kennedy International Airport, and public transportation wasn't stopping in the area.
The three terminals remained in use, but there were five departure delays at Terminal 1.
The terminals, among eight in use at the Queens airport, serve several international airlines, including Air France, plus Continental and Delta airlines.
The New York Police Department bomb squad and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which runs the airport, were investigating the bag. Port Authority spokesman Pasquale DiFulco said he wasn't sure what type of bag it was.
http://www.1010wins.com/pages/93987.php?contentType=4&contentId=214275
Thanks freeperfromnj.
I'll check for updates this evening.
Local CBC TV news at 11:00 was reporting that there was white powder and explosive materials found at the scene.
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