Threat Matrix: December 2006

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[Cindy]

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

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Note: The following text is a quote:

http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3347412,00.html

Gaza: Hamas activist killed in explosion
Published: 01.02.07, 12:18
A Hamas activist was killed and three others injured Tuesday following an explosion which occurred in Beit Lehiya in the northern Gaza Strip.

The explosion happened while the four were preparing an explosive device. (Roee Nahmias)

[Cindy]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/keyword?k=iran
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/keyword?k=ahmandinejad
http://www.truthusa.com/IRAN.html
http://www.memri.org/iran.html
http://www.memritv.org/Search.asp?ACT=S5&P1=148


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http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1167467643875&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull


Jan. 2, 2007 11:48
"Ahmadinejad: UN sanction have 'no value at all'"
By DPA


ARTICLE SNIPPET: ""The resolution is contradictory to the UN charter, purely political and has totally discredited the status of the UN Security Council as defender of world states and global peace," Ahmadinejad said in a speech in Ahvaz, southern Iran, broadcast live on the news network Khabar.

"Everybody should know that this illegal resolution has no value at all for the Iranian nation," the president said. Last month, a UN Security Council vote to impose sanctions on the Islamic state's nuclear programmes. The Iranian president termed the resolution as a "piece of paper" not stopping Iran's nuclear programmes.

"The resolution is aimed at creating an anti-Iran atmosphere in the world and intimidate our people but the West should know that the Iranian nation will not only unanimously stand behind its nuclear rights but give the world powers a historic slap in the face," the president said."

[Cindy]

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

[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, Tue Jan 02 2007 03:27:55 GMT-0800.

Worldwide Caution

October 11, 2006

[Godzilla]

placemark

[Velveeta]

I don't believe they have anyone in custody over that Pershing Square Station mercury "spill".

This is interesting reading though:
http://www.subchat.com/read.asp?Id=357457

[Velveeta]

Excellent post.
Keep 'em coming. ;-)

[Velveeta]

"Children" do the darndest things, don't they?

[Oorang]

That poor woman. Something just doesn't seem right with what the judge is doing in Rosine Ghawji's case.

[Oorang]

Man Tries To Open Plane Door On Logan-Bound Flight
Jan 1, 2007 11:37 pm US/Eastern

BOSTON A 20-year-old Wyoming man will be in East Boston district court on Tuesday after he allegedly tried to open the door of a JetBlue plane mid-flight Monday morning.

According to officials, Jesse Boyd was subdued by passengers and flight attendants. He was then placed in hand cuffs for the remainder of the flight. Officers placed the 20-year-old under arrest when the plane touched down.

Excerpted

http://cbs4boston.com/topstories/local_story_001230424.html

Gaza militant killed by bomb
02/01/2007

Gaza City - A militant from the ruling Palestinian Islamist party Hamas was killed in Gaza on Tuesday when a bomb he was preparing exploded, also wounding two others, said Palestinian security sources.

The explosion occurred in a house in Jabaliya, in the north of the Gaza Strip, they added. Numerous Palestinian militants have died in Gaza in recent years while handling explosives in their homes.

http://www.news24.com/News24/World/News/0,,2-10-1462_2050518,00.html

Man Arrested After Making Alleged Terrorist Threat
Jan 1, 2007

PALM SPRINGS A 35-year-old man was arrested after he allegedly made terrorist threats inside a Palm Springs bar, police said.

Officers detained Haider Mohammad of Palm Springs about 8 p.m. Friday at the Hair of the Dog Bar at 238 North Palm Canyon after he allegedly said he was going to "kill all Jews," said Palm Springs police Sgt. Mitch Spike.

According to witnesses, Mohammad also allegedly claimed to have an alliance with executed former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein and to be affiliated with Al Qaeda. Mohammad was detained on suspicion of making terrorist threats in what was called a hate crime, Spike said. FBI investigators who were contacted by Palm Springs police determined that Mohammad was not a person of interest, he said.

Mohammad was booked at the Palm Springs Jail and released after posting $25,000 bail.

http://cbs2.com/topstories/local_story_001172325.html

[Oorang]

Al-Qaida Weapons Dealer Killed During Baghdad Raid
Release Date: 1/2/2007

BAGHDAD, Iraq - Coalition Forces killed three terrorists, wounded one and detained two other suspected terrorists in a raid Tuesday morning targeting an al-Qaida weapons dealer in the Baghdad area.

Excerpted

http://192.31.19.143/sites/uscentcom1/Lists/Press%20Releases/DispForm.aspx?ID=4391&Source=http%3A%2F%2F192%2E31%2E19%2E143%2Fsites%2Fuscentcom1%2FLists%2FPress%2520Releases%2FCurrent%2520Releases%2Easpx

Violence claims 10 lives in renewed violence in Sri Lanka

NEW DELHI, Jan 1 - Violence Monday claimed 10 lives in the Northern and Eastern parts of Sri Lanka in renewed violence in the island nation. Suspected cadres of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) triggered a claymore mine, killing two policemen and injuring another in Vavuniya in the island nation, today evening, news agencies reported.

This incident occured after another claymore mine was triggered by LTTE against a Sri Lankan army patrol, killing one soldier and injuring two others in Jaffna in Northern Sri Lanka also on Monday, the news agencies said.

In two separate incidents in Eastern Sri Lanka, three bodies belonging to minority Tamils and four others from the majority Sinhala community were recovered by Sri Lankan Army today, the news agencies reported.

http://www.kuna.net.kw/home/Story.aspx?Language=en&DSNO=938965

Suspected Tunisian terrorists picked up in Algeria

ALGIERS, Jan 1 - Algerian army forces arrested two Tunisians linked to an international terrorist network, who came here to join an armed group in Algeria, a security source said here Monday.

An Algerian military patrol picked up two Tunisians in Meftah, Blida, around 50 km south of Algiers, on the evening of December 29, an Algerian security source told the Algerian Radio.

Security investigations showed that the Tunisian terrorists admitted that they belonged to an international terrorist network and came here to join the armed Salafi Group for Call and Combat in Algeria, the source added.

They also admitted that they came to Algeria via Libya with the help of persons who belonged to the Algerian armed organization. The armed Salafi Group for Call and Combat in Algeria said a couple of months back it had joined Al-Qaeda organization.

http://www.kuna.net.kw/home/Story.aspx?Language=en&DSNO=938936

[Oorang]

Iran: Supreme Leaer "Gravely Ill"

Tehran, 2 Jan. - Iran's top spiritual and political figure, Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei is seriously ill and will have to be replaced in the coming months as he is no longer capable of holding office, according to Assembly of Experts member Ayatollah Nasseri. The powerful clerical body appoints and oversees the country's supreme leader.

"Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei is gravely ill - he can no longer see very well, has difficulty hearing, and is no longer able to properly perform his duties," Nasseri told a women's group.

Iranians have speculated for sometime about Khamenei's health. But talk of the 67 year-old Khamenei's health is taboo and officials have denied he is seriously ill, although United States sources had previously said Khamenei had cancer. He is widely regarded as the figurehead of the country's conservative establishment. The survivor of an assassination attempt, his supporters call him a "living martyr."

The country's supreme leader since 1989, Khamenei succeeded the founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, as president in 1981 and served two terms. His death or removal from office by the Assembly of Experts will trigger a power struggle within Iran's clergy, according to observers.

The names of three possible successors to Khamenei are currently on the lips of Iranians: Khamenei's son, Mjtaba; Iran's former reformist president, Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani; and Gholam Ali Mesbah Yazdi, the ultra-conservative ayatollah who is considered the spiritual father of Iran's current hardline president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.

http://www.adnki.com/index_2Level_English.php?cat=Politics&loid=8.0.372791808&par=0

Iran: Three Death Sentences In First Two Days of 2007

Tehran, 2 Jan. - In the first two days of 2007, three people have already been sentenced to death in Iran while in Sanandaj, in Iranian Kurdistan, a 22-year-old who was sentenced to death when he was only 17 was hanged. Nasser Batmani was arrested at 16 and convicted of murder a year later.

Iranian jails currently host 21 youths awaiting capital punishment who were convicted while still underage. The three sentenced to death in the past two days are Arab independentists who were found guilty of "actions against national security" by a court in Mahshahr, in the Khuzestan province in southwestern Iran.

http://www.adnki.com/index_2Level_English.php?cat=Politics&loid=8.0.372769115&par=0

Germany: Move To Legalise Anti-Terror Shotting Of Planes Rekindles Row

Berlin, 2 Jan. - Germany's interior minister, Wolfgang Schaeuble is seeking controversial changes to the constitution that would allow the military to shoot down terrorist controlled aircraft. Schaeuble, a member of Germany's conservative Christian Democratic Union, was quoted by the Sueddeutsche Zeitung on Tuesday as saying such an amendment would create a so-called "de facto defence situation," enabling the prevention of attacks like the 11 September 2001 attacks on the United Nations that killed close to 3,000.

Excerpted

http://www.adnki.com/index_2Level_English.php?cat=Politics&loid=8.0.372763962&par=0

[ExSoldier]

BAGHDAD, Iraq - Coalition Forces killed three terrorists, wounded one and detained two other suspected terrorists in a raid Tuesday morning targeting an al-Qaida weapons dealer in the Baghdad area.

Never send a soldier to make an arrest. They're not trained that way. Something to remember in case of martial law being declared in this country.

[Oorang]

Thanks ExS. Something to definitely remember.

[Oorang]

Securing the Homeland; GAO Recommends Areas for Increased Congressional Oversight in 2007
By Victor Comras
January 2, 2007

We got through 2006 without any new terrorist attack at home. But, most terrorism experts are convinced that 2007 remains fraught with danger. Internationally, terrorism continues to rage with no letup against US and allied assets and interests. And we have engaged the increasing wrath of terrorism supporting countries such as Iran and Syria. Al Qaeda cells and influence continue to spread, and there are increasing signs that Hizbollah and Hamas will target US facilities and interests. Homeland security, and combating terrorism and terrorism financing worldwide must, therefore, remain one of our greatest priorities and challenges this new year.

Looking ahead, my attention was drawn to a letter sent by Comptroller General David Walker to key Congressional leaders in November 2006 outlining his recommendations for needed increased congressional oversight during the next year. While the letter provides a cross-the-board assessment of key issues facing the 110th Congress, his recommendations concerning homeland security and combating terrorism are particularly poignant.

Excerpted

http://counterterrorismblog.org/2007/01/securing_the_homeland_gao_reco_1.php

[Cindy]

I thought an man who's identity was not being released was in custody, but I couldn't find that article. It must have been another incident I'm thinking of.
Thanks for the ping Velveeta.

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So, let's go back to Dececember 26 to a post snippet from a post by Oorang and a look at a blog, too.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1747324/posts?page=1276#1276
POST SNIPPET:

"The suspect was described as a white or Middle Eastern man, 20 to 30 years old, about 5 feet 9 inches tall, Luna said. He was wearing a brown jacket, he said.
http://cbs2.com/topstories/local_story_359230307.html "



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http://railroadnews.blogspot.com/2006/12/train-station-closed-after-man-spills.html

Blog snippet: "A security camera recorded a man pouring about two ounces of the potentially lethal metal out of a container about 6:50 a.m. Saturday at the Metro Red Line Pershing Square Station..."

[JellyJam]

boy, this is reassuring ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Just six of 75 U.S. urban areas have received top grades for how well their emergency agencies would be able to communicate during a disaster, according to a draft federal report obtained by The Associated Press.

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[Cindy]

Note: The following post is a quote:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1761447/posts

U.S. to Declassify Secrets Aged 25 and Older
International Herald Tribune ^ | 12/21/2006 | Scott Shane Published: December 21, 2006

Posted on 01/02/2007 1:57:11 PM PST by anymouse

At midnight on Dec. 31, hundreds of millions of pages of secret documents will be instantly declassified, including many FBI cold war files on investigations of people suspected of being Communist sympathizers. After years of extensions sought by federal agencies behaving like college students facing a term paper, the end of 2006 means the government's first automatic declassification of records.

Secret documents 25 years old or older will lose their classified status without so much as the stroke of a pen, unless agencies have sought exemptions on the ground that the material remains secret.

Historians say the deadline, created in the Clinton administration but enforced, to the surprise of some scholars, by the secrecy-prone Bush administration, has had huge effects on public access, despite the large numbers of intelligence documents that have been exempted.

And every year from now on, millions of additional documents will be automatically declassified as they reach the 25-year limit, reversing the traditional practice of releasing just what scholars request.

(Excerpt) Read more at iht.com ...

[Cindy]

Yep, and I think they learned it from "the youths."

[Cindy]

Yep, I sure feel sorry for her and the children.