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Threat Matrix: February 2007
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Posted on 02/01/2007 7:36:02 PM PST by nwctwx

:::FreeRepublic's Threat Matrix:::
How al-Qaida Fared in 2006
-Full Story-

In 2006, agents of al-Qaida, as well as those inspired by its ideology, continued their attacks. Violence in Iraq intensified, and Afghanistan saw its bloodiest year since 2001.

Despite worsening chaos on those fronts, counterterrorist forces arrested and killed high-profile terrorists and kept the West free from attack. But these actions don't appear to have weakened the appeal of al-Qaida's agenda. "Home-grown" militants around the world joined its jihad, as regional fighting heightened perceptions of a global war on Islam.

Here's an assessment of some of the most significant gains and losses for al-Qaida last year: Read more..

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KEYWORDS: afghanistan; alqaeda; alqaida; australia; diamonds; globaljihad; hamas; hezbollah; internet; iran; iraq; pakistan; taleban; taliban; threatmatrix
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Taliban commander warns of suicide bomber army
CBC News ^ | March 1 2007

Posted on 03/01/2007 1:23:50 PM PST by jmc1969

"Hundreds more" suicide bombers are poised to strike against NATO forces in Afghanistan in a massive spring offensive, a senior Taliban commander said.

In an interview aired Wednesday on Britain's Channel 4 News, Mullah Dadullah also said Osama bin Laden is alive and in contact with Taliban leaders.

Dadullah said he had not met bin Laden since the fall of the Taliban regime after the U.S.-led invasion of Afghanistan in 2001. He said the al-Qaeda leader, believed to be hiding near the Afghan border in northwest Pakistan, met outsiders rarely.

"Only his comrades see him; we exchange messages with each other to share plans," Dadullah said.

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1,461 posted on 03/01/2007 1:29:53 PM PST by Cindy
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ON THE NET...

http://www.internet-haganah.com
http://internet-haganah.org/hmedia/13feb07/13feb07-salafy_forums.html
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http://www.internet-haganah.com/harchives/005928.html

01 March 2007
"Myth, reality and Jihadist Use of the Internet"


1,462 posted on 03/01/2007 1:34:01 PM PST by Cindy
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UPDATE...

http://littlegreenfootballs.com/weblog/?entry=24650_Jihad_Professor_at_Kent_State_Update&only

Thursday, March 01, 2007
"Jihad Professor at Kent State, Update"

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http://www.ohio.com/mld/ohio/living/education/16808652.htm

Posted on Thu, Mar. 01, 2007

"Kent State denies ties to jihadi site
Department head says professor contributed news but isn't creator"
By Carol Biliczky
Beacon Journal staff writer

ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Pino, 46, a Muslim convert and associate professor of history at KSU, did not return phone calls seeking comment.

His department head, John Jameson, defended him as a good teacher and said the allegations in the story appeared to have been blown out of proportion.

He said Pino told him he provided news stories to the Web site but didn't accept any ownership of it."


1,463 posted on 03/01/2007 2:01:11 PM PST by Cindy
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http://www.defenselink.mil/news/NewsArticle.aspx?ID=3229

Office of Military Commissions Refers Charge Against ‘Australian Taliban’

By Jim Garamone
American Forces Press Service

WASHINGTON, March 1, 2007 – The Defense Department’s Office of Military Commissions referred a charge today against David Matthew Hicks, an Australian captured in Afghanistan in December 2001.

Judge Susan J. Crawford, the convening authority, referred one charge with two specifications of providing military support for terrorism. DoD officials said this is not a capital case.

The referral is the first under the Military Commissions Act of 2006.

Hicks became known as “the Australian Taliban” following his capture. He is being held at the detention facility in Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, Cuba.

Under new procedures, Hicks must be arraigned within 30 days of receiving the charges. Within 120 days of receiving the charges, the military judge will assemble the military commission for trial on the merits. DoD officials said they expect the Hicks trial will begin in the summer.

Just as in the United States, Hicks is presumed innocent until proven guilty. He has legal representation, officials said.

If convicted, Hicks can serve his sentence in Australia, U.S. government officials said.

DoD officials expect referrals for other detainees shortly.

Officials said on background that probably only 60 to 70 detainees will be charged with crimes under the commissions.


1,464 posted on 03/01/2007 2:53:12 PM PST by Cindy
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"Sex slave brothel broken, police say"
The Birmingham News ^ | Thursday, March 01, 2007 | WILLIAM THORNTON

Posted on 03/01/2007 2:32:57 PM PST by Condor 63


1,465 posted on 03/01/2007 3:39:38 PM PST by Cindy
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Czech Nuclear Plant Leak Deemed Harmless
Associated Press and ABC News ^ | March 1, 2007

Posted on 03/01/2007 2:49:36 PM PST by bd476

Leak of Radioactive Water Reported at Czech Nuclear Power Plant Deemed Harmless

The Associated Press

PRAGUE, Czech Republic - More than 500 gallons of radioactive water leaked at a nuclear power plant, but did not contaminate the environment, an official said Thursday.

The water leaked early Tuesday at the Temelin plant's first unit, which is currently shut down for fuel replacement, plant spokesman Milan Nebesar said.

"The water went to a special tank through a special ... system and none of it leaked to the environment," Nebesar said. He said that an open valve caused the leak.

The plant's second unit was running at full capacity.

Nebesar said the plant's management has informed Czech and Austrian authorities about the leak.

Austrian officials expressed surprise and anger over the delay in getting word of the mishap, which occurred while Chancellor Alfred Gusenbauer was on an official visit to Prague.

Environment Minister Josef Proell lodged a formal protest with his Czech counterparts Thursday, insisting the Czech government explain "why it took more than 50 hours before Austria was informed" of the accident, said his spokesman, Daniel Kapp.

The Czech Republic and Austria have been at odds for years over the plant, located only 35 miles from the Austrian border. Austrian environmentalists have demanded the plant closed because of security concerns. Czech authorities insist it is safe.

Construction of the plant's two 1,000-megawatt units, based on Russian designs, started in the 1980s. The reactors were later upgraded with U.S. technology, but have remained controversial because of frequent malfunctions.


1,466 posted on 03/01/2007 3:44:08 PM PST by Cindy
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http://money.cnn.com/2007/03/01/news/companies/virus/index.htm

"New computer virus threatens biz nets
Technology security firm warns the latest strains of the RINBOT or DELBOT virus are starting to multiply rapidly."
By Parija B. Kavilanz, CNNMoney.com staff writer
March 1 2007: 12:25 PM EST

ARTICLE SNIPPET: "NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- A disgruntled hacker with a personal grudge against Symantec, which provides anti-virus software to leading Fortune 500 companies, could be behind a new, crippling computer virus that's already hit a division of at least one big U.S. corporation on Thursday.

If it spreads, technology experts warn the latest strains of the insidious RINBOT computer virus could hijack network systems of businesses worldwide."

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http://news.com.com/New+hacker+trick+may+expose+Oracle+databases/2100-1002_3-6163545.html?tag=nefd.top

New hacker trick may expose Oracle databases
By Joris Evers
Staff Writer, CNET News.com
Published: March 1, 2007, 12:34 PM PST
Last modified: March 1, 2007, 1:34 PM PST

ARTICLE SNIPPET: "update ARLINGTON, Va.--A new attack technique increases the risk of commonly found bugs in Oracle's database software, a security researcher has warned."


1,467 posted on 03/01/2007 3:51:31 PM PST by Cindy
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60-Year-Old Woman Shoots Alleged Carjacker (Frisco, TX)
Fox4 News Dallas ^ | 28-Feb-2007 | Fox4

Posted on 03/01/2007 3:49:28 PM PST by Ben Chad

FRISCO -- Police are telling the public: don't do what Shirley Reed did. The 60-year-old woman turned the tables on a would-be carjacker and shot him with his own gun, detectives say.

Officers responded to the Wade Crossing Apartments at 9399 Wade Blvd. in Frisco just before 8:00 p.m. Tuesday night. Reed says she was getting out of her car when a 19-year-old Charles Poursolanti approached her with a gun, fired it in the air, and demanded her car keys.

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http://www.defenselink.mil/news/NewsArticle.aspx?ID=3235

Forces Kill 13 Insurgent, Detain 26, Discover Weapons Caches

American Forces Press Service

WASHINGTON, March 1, 2007 – Coalition forces killed 13 insurgents, detained 26 suspects and found scores of weapons in operations around Iraq over the past three days.

Coalition forces in Ramadi and its surrounding neighborhoods today killed two insurgents and detained 10 suspects with alleged ties to foreign fighter facilitation.

During operations elsewhere in Iraq today, coalition forces south of Baghdad killed an armed terrorist who charged at them as they entered a targeted building. In Bayji, coalition forces detained six suspected terrorists with alleged ties to al Qaeda in Iraq, military officials said.

"Coalition forces will continue to successfully kill or capture al Qaeda in Iraq terrorists regardless of where they may hide or operate," Lt. Col. Christopher Garver, a Multinational Force Iraq spokesman, said. "No place is safe for a terrorist in Iraq."

Earlier this week, Iraqi soldiers from 5th Battalion, 4th Brigade, 6th Iraqi Army Division, with coalition advisors, raided buildings Feb. 27 in Hawr Rajab, south of Baghdad, and captured five suspects. This raid, the second successful sweep in Hawr Rejab recently, was part of an organized effort called Operation Lion's Roar, designed to curb sectarian violence south of Baghdad.

In western Baghdad that day, Iraqi army and Multinational Division Baghdad soldiers discovered a large weapons cache after receiving a tip from a local resident. The cache contained 34 rocket-propelled grenades, 35 propellant sticks for the grenades, 11 mortar rounds, five bags of anti-personnel mines, seven rifles, one sniper rifle, and 14 crates of AK-47 assault rifle ammunition.

When combined forces inspected the house further, they discovered ball bearings, a detonation cord and several other bomb-making materials. An explosive ordnance detonation team destroyed the munitions and weapons on site.

(Compiled from Multinational Corps Iraq news releases.)


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"German Islam Conference Rejects Forced Integration of Muslims"
(Source: IRNA, Iran, February 28, 2007)



1,470 posted on 03/01/2007 5:51:58 PM PST by Cindy
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UPDATE...

http://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/NEWS/2007/NEW01574.html

"FDA Update on Peanut Butter Recall"
(March 1, 2007)


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OFF TOPIC:

FBI.gov: "A LEADER AND A PARTNER" (February 27, 2007)

1,472 posted on 03/01/2007 6:31:39 PM PST by Cindy
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W. Phila. imam gets 8 years for selling guns to informant
Philadelphia Daily News ^ | 03/01/07 | MICHAEL HINKELMAN

Posted on 03/01/2007 6:26:38 PM PST by Kid Shelleen

West Philadelphia imam was sentenced yesterday to eight years and four months in a federal slammer for selling handguns and assault rifles without a license to an FBI informant who he thought was a drug dealer.

U.S. District Judge Timothy J. Savage ordered Wayne Hogue, 48, also known as "Imam Wadir," to surrender to the Bureau of Prisons on April 30.

Hogue is an imam of the 52nd Street Mosque in West Philadelphia, prosecutors said --snip-- One of the transactions - involving a handgun loaded with six live rounds of ammo - took place inside Hogue's office at the mosque, prosecutors said

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http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/03/01/bishop.ap/

"'The Bishop' taunts with letters, dud pipe bombs"
POSTED: 9:10 p.m. EST, March 1, 2007

ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Postal inspectors are offering a reward of up to $100,000 for information. The investigation also includes the FBI, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, and local law enforcement agencies.

Spokesmen for the FBI and the Postal Inspection Service would not comment in any detail on the investigation.

Burton said some of Stratfor's financial clients asked his firm to investigate in 2005 after The Bishop began sending threatening letters from various Midwestern states, including Wisconsin and Iowa.

Burton, who said he has many sources within law enforcement, wrote in a weekly terrorism report last month that the letters have become increasingly threatening."


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March Threat Matrix
1,475 posted on 03/01/2007 8:31:34 PM PST by nwctwx (Everything I need to know, I learned on the Threat Matrix)
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