Threat Matrix: December 2006

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Fighting Jihad in Cyberspace
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The setting is familiar to anyone who watches the evening news. A large, executive-style desk, a laptop perched on top, a logo in the background and a screen showing shifting images to reinforce the newsreader's message. The only difference is the presenter, who is swathed in an Arab headdress and masked to hide his identity, and the subject of the broadcast, a call for an Islamic state for Iraq and a vow to use Iraq as a launching pad to crush the "Zionists" in Israel.

Welcome to the "Voice of the Caliphate", the latest offering from the Global Islamic Media Front, widely regarded as the mouthpiece of al-Qaeda and the worldwide jihadist movement.

Distributed over the internet, the mock news format is just one of many employed by al-Qaeda's highly sophisticated propaganda arm.

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[Cindy]

RECAP and UPDATE:

INTERNET-HAGANAH.com: "DON'T CRY FOR THE BLIND SHEIKH..." (December 24, 2006)

AMERICAN THINKER.com: "THE SAUDI HATE CAMPAIGN BACKFIRES" by James Lewis (December 18, 2006)

COUNTERTERRORISM BLOG.org: "TERROR TIDINGS: THE BLIND SHEIKH IS SICK AND PRINCE TURKI FLIES" by Aaron Mannes (December 17, 2006)

PROFILES IN TERROR.com - UPDATES: "TERROR TIDINGS: THE BLIND SHEIKH IS SICK AND PRINCE TURKI FLIES" (December 17, 2006)

HOT AIR.com - Blog/Video: "ATTACKS FOR THE HOLIDAYS" (December 21, 2006)

FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE.com: "MERRY CHRISTMAS, INFIDEL" by Robert Spencer (December 19, 2006)

[Cindy]

http://www.washingtontimes.com/national/20061224-101118-2829r.htm

"Hate acts against Muslims decline"
By Audrey Hudson
THE WASHINGTON TIMES
December 25, 2006

ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Hate crimes" reported by Muslims have decreased significantly since the year of the September 11 terrorist attacks, according to the FBI, and harassment against Jews outnumber incidents against all other religious and ethnic groups.

Hate crimes and harassment against Jews far outnumber those against any other religion, including Muslims, according to new hate-crime statistics reported from 2000 through 2005. "

[Cindy]

http://www.assistnews.net/Stories/s06120130.htm
"Somewhere in the Democratic Republic of Congo"
(December 23, 2006)

[Cindy]

PERSECUTION.ORG
http://www.persecution.org

[Cindy]

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

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http://abcnews.go.com/Business/wireStory?id=2747922


"Saboteurs Bomb Nigerian Water Pipeline
Saboteurs Bombed Water Pipeline to Nigerian Oil Refinery With Dynamite, Military Official Says"
By KATHARINE HOURELD


ARTICLE SNIPPET: "LAGOS, Nigeria Dec 23, 2006 (AP)— Saboteurs bombed a water pipeline to a government-owned oil refinery in southern Nigeria overnight, according to a military official who said Saturday the attack had not affected production.

Brig. Gen. Alfred Ilogho said dynamite had been placed under a water pipe leading to a refinery in Warri, a town in Nigeria's southern Delta state.

Residents in the area reported hearing a large explosion around midnight."

[Cindy]

http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/tw/tw_3072.html

Travel Warning
United States Department of State
Bureau of Consular Affairs
Washington, DC 20520

This information is current as of today, Mon Dec 25 2006 02:59:18 GMT-0800.

LEBANON

December 22, 2006

[Cindy]

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

PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Office of the Spokesman
This information is current as of today, Mon Dec 25 2006 03:01:33 GMT-0800.

Worldwide Caution

October 11, 2006

[Cindy]

ON THE NET...

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

http://news.google.com/nwshp?ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&hl=en&tab=wn&q=Bethlehem&scoring=d

http://blogsearch.google.com/blogsearch?hl=en&client=news&q=Bethlehem&ie=ISO-8859-1&scoring=d

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http://www.assistnews.net/Stories/s06120129.htm

ASSIST News Service (ANS) - PO Box 609, Lake Forest, CA 92609-0609 USA
Visit our web site at: www.assistnews.net -- E-mail: danjuma1@aol.com


Saturday, December 23, 2006

"Veteran ASSIST Writer Available for On Site Interviews from Bethlehem"

NEWS RELEASE

ARTICLE SNIPPET: "ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (ANS) -- Veteran Assist News Service writer Jeremy Reynalds will be available for interviews from Bethlehem on Dec. 26 and 27."

[Cindy]

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

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http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1164881971692&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull

Dec. 25, 2006 11:02 | Updated Dec. 25, 2006 11:28
"Report: US nabs Iran officials in Iraq"
By JPOST.COM STAFF


ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Four Iranians, including senior military officials, were detained by the American military in Iraq, The New York Times reported Monday.

According to senior Iraqi and American officials, the men were seized in two raids last week on suspicion of planning and conducting attacks on Iraqi security forces.

The spokesman for the National Security Council, Gordon D. Johndroe, confirmed that two Iranian diplomats were among those detained in the raids, but would not identify them. The two had been invited to visit the country by Iraqi President Jalal Talabani."

[SlowBoat407]

Merry Christmas to a group that has come to be a wonderful extended family. Some of you I've met, or talked with on the phone. Some of you I only know by your great work here on TM.

I fervently wish this thread weren't even necessary, but if it must be, then I couldn't wish for any better people to be a part of it. God bless you all.

[Oorang]

Thank you Mr. Bear and a very Merry Christmas and good 2007 to you as well.

[appalachian_dweller]

A Very Merry Christmas to you SB!

[texpat72]

Merry Christmas everyone! May God bless you all, and may He protect our nation and keep our soldiers safe.

[Myrddin]

Christmas blessings to you Myrddin.

Merry Christmas Cindy! In 6 months we'll be prepping for another field day. At least some will. I'll have to break my record of being licensed for over 30 years and never participating. FCC dropped the Morse code requirement. It's all technical exams now. My wife earned her tech license on the last day you could pass the exam with the 5 wpm. She's considering an upgrade now. Have a Happy New Year as well!

[Cindy]

"I fervently wish this thread weren't even necessary, but if it must be, then I couldn't wish for any better people to be a part of it. God bless you all."

Ditto that and well stated SlowBoat407.

Christmas blessings to you and a peaceful New Year.

[Cindy]

Smiling, yep, you gotta break that record.

Looking forward to Field Day, too.

[Cindy]

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

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http://osint.internet-haganah.com/archives/000654.html

December 25, 2006

"NAME: FAHD HILAL AWIDH AL SALIFI AL MAQATI AL UTAYBI
Status: deceased."

"US names Saudi terrorist slain in Iraq:"

12/25/2006 - AFP - BAGHDAD

[Cindy]

Add link to post no. 1257:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1747324/posts?page=1220#1220

[Cindy]

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

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http://off-topic.internet-haganah.com/archives/000652.html

Off-Topic.INTERNET-HAGANAH.com: "IRAN SLAMS DETAINMENT OF
'CITIZENS' BY US"

(Snippet: "Hint: they're not civilians.")

(December 25, 2006)

[Cindy]

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

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http://billroggio.com/archives/2006/12/the_tfg_and_ethiopia.php

"The TFG and Ethiopia Punch back in Somalia"
(December 25, 2006)
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http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1758343/posts

"Ethiopian jets bomb airports in Somalia"
Associated Press (via Yahoo) ^ | 12/25/06 | SALAD DUHUL

Posted on 12/25/2006 12:23:59 PM PST by Mr. Mojo

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http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1758300/posts

"ICU lost key towns in Somalia..."
somalinet ^ | December 25, 2006 | na

Posted on 12/25/2006 8:47:52 AM PST by Flavius