Threat Matrix: November 2006

[nwctwx]

The Price of Victory
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The "bombshell" revelation from last April's National Intelligence Estimate (NIE), which was leaked to the New York Times in September, was that the war in Iraq had resulted in more terrorism, not less. As reported by United Press International's Claude Salhani, "Did we really need 16 intelligence agencies to tell us that? Ten minutes of watching the newscast of your choice, from Al-Jazeera to Fox News, would be enough to convince most observers." But the key question is why the war has provoked the global Jihad.

One answer has to be the influence in the Arab world of the America-
hating network Al-Jazeera. The AIM DVD on "Terror Television" shows film footage of captured terrorists saying they came to Iraq to kill Americans because of the words and images on Al-Jazeera.

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[nwctwx]

Iran Announces Military Maneuvers
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A TV grab taken from Iran's state television shows the test firing of a new missile. Iran's Revolutionary Guards will fire off ballistic missiles with a range of more than 1,000 kilometers (620 miles) during war games this week.(AFP/Iranian TV/File)

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War Games to Open with Long-Range Missile Launch

White House: Syria, Iran Target Lebanon

Syria, Iran, Venezuela Agree on Refinery

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November 2006

Countdown to Crisis
by Kenneth R. Timmerman

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[nwctwx]

Ping to November’s Threat Matrix.

Friday will be the 3yr mark since the first thread started and we are still cooking along. I have learned more about the WOT from what people around the country/world have posted here than I ever could have on my own.

Many thanks, to everyone who has made it possible.

[ladyjane]

a bump and a ping

[SlowBoat407]

Thank you for your perseverence with this thread, Ian.

[GOPJ]

And, ahem, close your HTML tags before you hit the reply button.

In the old days, an open tag carried to the next reply - that doesn't happen now, does it?

[mylife]

Kim Jong Il seems to be piping down as does Chavez, while Ahmadijad escalates his position.

They are all still at it

[nwctwx]

good question - i've never tried... i would guess it does not

[nwctwx]

They are all still at it

yup, no real signs of them getting tired of it either

[mylife]

We have a tremendous amount of resources engaged with ahmadinejad in the gulf. I pray we are watching those other 2 loons

[KoRn]

A big part of the threat matrix is that the liberals are in a position to possibly capture one or both houses of congress. Terrorists and others who wish us the worst will be watching this election and will plan accordingly afterward.

[Quix]

Thanks for all yoru excellent hard work and fine results.

LUB

[Cindy]

THANK YOU very much nw for this new thread.

[Cindy]

RECAP:

WorldNetDaily.com: Washington - "VENEZUELAN IDs HELP TERRORISTS ENTER U.S. Chavez provides support to Middle Easterners headed north, charges congressional report" (October 26, 2006)

INTERNET-HAGANAH.com: "UN SACRIFICIO POR LA CAUSA DE ALLAH" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Since we first reported on Hizballah's Latin American offspring, it appeared to be a strictly Venezuelan phenomenon. Since then, however, new shoots have sprung up in El Salvador and in Chiapas in southern Mexico. To say that these folks are not "real Hizballah" is true to a point. We are used to thinking of Hizballah as a strictly-controlled entity of Lebanese origin operating at the behest of the Iranian regime. It is possible that no one is more surprised than Hizballah Lebanon to learn that they have given rise to Latin American affiliates, but they have. If there is one thing Iran and Hizballah could use right now, it's operatives who are not Iranian, not Lebanese, not obviously Arab or Persian - people who are more likely to be able to travel below the radar. Guys like this (sans the bomb - we're sure the Revolutionary Guards can hook the brother up with something more effective when he gets to his final destination): There is no reason to think anything good will come from all this.") (October 25, 2006)

"www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1728614/posts?page=5#5"

"www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1711848/posts?page=1826#1826"

IsraelNationalNews.com - ARUTZ SHEVA: "VENEZUELA REFUSES VISAS TO ISRAELIS" (October 25, 2006)

TKB.org - Group Profile: "HEZBOLLAH"

MEMRITV.org: "HIZBULLAH"

COUNTERTERRORISM BLOG.org: "EXPLOSIVES FOUND NEAR US EMBASSY IN VENEZUELA" by Aaron Mannes (October 23, 2006)

"www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1711848/posts?page=1549#1549"

TANCREDO.HOUSE.GOV - Press Release: Washington, D.C. - "HOMELAND SECURITY REPORT CONFIRMS HEZBOLLAH 'HAS ALREADY' ENTERED THROUGH POROUS MEXICO-U.S. BORDER" (October 17, 2006)

TANCREDO.HOUSE.GOV: "A Line in the Sand: Confronting the Threat at the Southwest Border PREPARED BY THE MAJORITY STAFF OF THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON HOMELAND SECURITY SUBCOMMITTEE ON INVESTIGATIONS Michael T. McCaul, Chairman" (pdf)

TKB.org - Country Overview: "VENEZUELA"

INTERNET-HAGANAH.com: "HIZBALLAH IN LATIN AMERICA: IN VENEZUELA AND ONLINE" (August 14, 2006)

[Cindy]

SEPTEMBER 11, 2001: Before, During and After

http://www.truthusa.com/911news.html
http://www.truthusa.com/911news2.html
http://www.truthusa.com/911.html

[MamaDearest]

Thank you once again Ian!

[Cindy]

Note: The "hooligans" are at it again.

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


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http://www.expatica.com/actual/article.asp?subchannel_id=26&story_id=34080

"Germans set up task force against hooliganism"
31 October 2006


ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Frankfurt (dpa) - Senior German football officials agreed Tuesday on a "task force" to fight hooliganism and racism in and around the country's stadiums.

The agreement between the heads of the German Football Federation (DFB) and German Football League (DFL) follows several incidents of fan violence and racist chants this season.

Although the World Cup in Germany this summer passed off largely peacefully, German football officials have been dismayed to see an increase in hooliganism this season."

[Cindy]

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

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http://www.jihadwatch.org/archives/013846.php

November 01, 2006

Pakistan court acquits U.S. consulate car bomb convicts
Friend and Ally Update from Reuters, with thanks to DFS:

KARACHI (Reuters) - A Pakistani high court on Tuesday acquitted four Islamist militants who had been convicted of taking part in a suicide car bomb attack on the U.S. consulate in the southern city of Karachi in mid-2002, a defence lawyer said.
Twelve Pakistanis were killed and 43 people were injured in the attack. No consulate staff were killed.

An anti-terrorism court had sentenced the four suspected members of a shadowy militant group to either death or life imprisonment in 2003.

The government had sought capital punishment for all of them, but after an appeal hearing the high court decided instead on Tuesday to acquit them.

"The court ruled that the eyewitness accounts and evidence given by security officials was flawed and overturned the earlier sentences," Abdul Waheed Katpar, a defence lawyer, told Reuters.

The men were alleged to be members of the militant group Harkat-ul-Mujahideen al-Almi, a splinter faction of the outlawed Harkat-ul Mujahideen which is fighting Indian rule in the disputed Kashmir region.

Posted by Robert at November 1, 2006 11:03 AM

[Cindy]

http://www.fbijobs.gov/

http://www.nvtc.gov/

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http://www.fbi.gov/page2/nov06/nvtc110106.htm

"LOST IN TRANSLATION?
Not at the National Virtual Translation Center"

11/01/06

[Cindy]

http://www.us-cert.gov

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http://mensnewsdaily.com/2006/10/31/us-govt-agencies-play-catch-up-with-cyber-security/

"US Govt. Agencies Play Catch Up with Cyber Security"
October 31, 2006
Vox Populi, Jim Kouri
by Jim Kouri, CPP