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Threat Matrix: August 2007
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Posted on 08/01/2007 10:32:19 PM PDT by nwctwx

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Disaster Looms in Pakistan

Decorum was abandoned as accusations ricocheted between the wood-panelled walls of Pakistan's national assembly on Monday night. "Murderers! Murderers of innocent people!" screamed an MP from a religious party, his yellow turban shaking as he wagged a finger towards the government benches.

Five female parliamentarians, their faces concealed behind black and white burkas, slapped the benches with open palms. Another mullah stood up and started shouting. The speaker strained to maintain order.

Others were less captivated by the debate on last month's siege of the Red Mosque, in which more than 100 people died. One man snoozed at his desk. Across the vast hall others started whispered conversations. And high above them Muhammad Ali Jinnah, a dapper man with a pinched, clean-shaven face, looked on impassively from his giant portrait on the wall. Full story...

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To: fanfan

You’re welcome fanfan.

If you print out that poster, add the Canadian contact phone numbers to it.


1,501 posted on 08/21/2007 7:56:51 PM PDT by Cindy
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http://wtop.com/?nid=104&sid=1227190
(AP)

“Nazi Archive Records Arrive at Museums”
August 21, 2007 - 7:52pm

WASHINGTON


1,502 posted on 08/21/2007 8:04:50 PM PDT by Cindy
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To: Rushmore Rocks

“Any speculation as to why?”

It’s election year for them (parliamentary in December 2007 and presidential March 2008). Putin is going to try to handpick his successor and to make sure there aren’t any surprises (due to a sudden, catastrophic international situation opening the door to an extremist dark-horse candidate), he is “playing to the base” - - which in Russia ranges from the merely nationalist, to the ultra-nationalist, to the imperialistic neo-communists and neo-fascists. The democratic elements in Russia have for all practical purposes self-destructed (as they have in Iraq) because the totalitarian regimes that destroyed their countries in each case made certain that there is no culture of democracy remaining in either. Elections do not make for a democracy. Putin or a successor in his mold is about the best one can hope for from Russia. Better than a Russian Hitler with nukes.

Sometimes you have to pick your poison.

http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSL1545447420070815

Russian nationalists likely train bombers: report
Wed Aug 15, 2007 10:19AM EDT

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Radical Russian nationalists are the most likely culprits in a bombing which derailed a Moscow to St. Petersburg express train, Interfax news agency reported on Wednesday, citing a source close to the investigation. “Detectives and investigation staff are working on several angles, however the priority lead is that representatives of extremist nationalist organizations were involved in this terrorist act,” Interfax quoted the source as saying.

A bomb laid on the tracks derailed the train traveling from Moscow to St Petersburg on Monday night, tipping over several carriages and wounding dozens of passengers. No one was killed. The route is one of Russia’s busiest. Radical nationalists are most commonly associated with street attacks on dark-skinned migrant workers, but they have been linked in the past to bomb attacks. Two nationalists were convicted of blowing up a train in 2005 that was traveling to Moscow from the southern Russian region of Chechnya, which has a majority Muslim population.


1,503 posted on 08/21/2007 8:07:53 PM PDT by callmejoe
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To: Cindy

Thanks for those links/articles Cindy. Russia is getting quite pushy as of late.


1,504 posted on 08/21/2007 8:20:20 PM PDT by Oorang (Tyranny thrives best where government need not fear the wrath of an armed people - Alex Kozinski)
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To: Cindy

God bless him.


1,505 posted on 08/21/2007 8:38:41 PM PDT by texpat72 (<><)
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To: Oorang

OPINION: Yes, our friends the Russians are making their agenda perfectly clear and to ignore it and/or pretend it doesn’t exist would be quite unwise.


1,506 posted on 08/21/2007 10:57:42 PM PDT by Cindy
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To: texpat72

Yes, and prayers of comfort and peace that passes our understanding for the father. Amen.


1,507 posted on 08/21/2007 11:02:11 PM PDT by Cindy
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To: All; Jet Jaguar; Calpernia

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

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

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Note: The following post is a quote:

Thanks to Calpernia for the ping to this post:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1884626/posts

“Taliban Tap Into (UK) Soldiers’ Mobile Phones”
The Telegraph (UK) ^ | 8-22-2007 | Sophie Borland

Posted on 08/21/2007 8:14:55 PM PDT by blam

“Taliban tap into soldiers’ mobile phones”

By Sophie Borland
Last Updated: 2:20am BST 22/08/2007

ARTICLE SNIPPET: “Taliban insurgents are tapping into the mobile phones of British soldiers in Afghanistan and making threatening calls to their families, according to The Sun.

They are thought to be downloading numbers stored in the phones and then terrorising friends and relatives of the servicemen by calling them with threats.

One wife of an RAF soldier based in Afghanistan claimed to have received a phonecall in the middle of the night telling her that her husband was dead despite the fact he was alive and well.

Servicemen have now been told that they must not use their mobiles as they risk breaching security.

It is a similar ploy to that used by Iraqi insurgents last year who were able to tap in to the phones of British soldiers and make threats to their families and friends.

Last June there were several reports of relatives and friends of servicemen based in Iraq receiving calls in the middle of the night threatening that a son or husband will be killed.

A spokesman from the Ministry of Defence said: “Soldiers are specifically told not to take their mobiles phones into the theatre anyway so they should not have them with them in Afghanistan. “There is little reason that they would want them as the infrastructure for mobiles is very poor in the country.”


1,508 posted on 08/21/2007 11:10:07 PM PDT by Cindy
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UPDATE...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/6957951.stm

Last Updated: Wednesday, 22 August 2007, 05:38 GMT 06:38 UK

“Officials probe Japan plane blaze”

ARTICLE SNIPPET: “Aviation officials from the US and Taiwan have arrived on the Japanese island of Okinawa to investigate why a passenger plane burst into flames.
The plane, a Taiwanese China Airlines Boeing 737-800, exploded into a fireball shortly after landing at Naha airport on Monday.

All 165 people on board survived, some escaping with just seconds to spare.”


1,509 posted on 08/22/2007 12:19:11 AM PDT by Cindy
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To: All; NautiNurse; Judith Anne

UPDATE:

http://www.pandemicflu.gov

SNIPPET: “Understanding Flu Terms

Flu terms defined — Seasonal flu, avian flu, and pandemic flu are not the same.”

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http://www.spp.gov/pdf/nap_flu07.pdf

“North American Plan
For Avian & Pandemic Influenza
Developed as Part of the
Security and Prosperity Partnership of North America
August 2007”

#

http://www.spp.gov/pdf/nap_flu07_factsheet.pdf

FACT SHEET:

“COMBATTING AVIAN FLU IN NORTH AMERICA:
The North American Plan for Avian and Pandemic Influenza”

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UPDATE:

http://www.washingtontimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070822/NATION/108220067/1002

Page 1 of 2 next >>
“Fears of bird flu pandemic subside”
By Amy Fagan
August 22, 2007

Researchers have discovered numerous changes a flu virus likely would have to make in order to spread as a human pandemic, but so far it seems the avian-flu virus has made just a few of those changes.

“It’s reassuring,” said David Finkelstein, who led a team of researchers from St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis, Tenn. Their findings were recently published in the Journal of Virology.

ARTICLE SNIPPET: “The scientists identified 32 “markers,” or clear differences between influenza viruses found in birds and in those that infect humans.

Scientists hope that by learning these markers they will be able to monitor whether the bird flu, referred to as H5N1, is becoming more of a “human” virus and thus a global threat, Mr. Finkelstein said.”


1,510 posted on 08/22/2007 12:54:01 AM PDT by Cindy
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Note: The following text is a quote:

http://www.mnf-iraq.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=13538&Itemid=128

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
RELEASE No. 20070821-10
August 21, 2007

Commando air assault detains suspected insurgent disguised as pregnant woman

Multi-National Division – Center PAO

AL-OWESAT, Iraq — Soldiers of 2nd Battalion, 14th infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry) out of Fort Drum, N.Y., detained several men during an air assault mission along the Euphrates River, Aug. 20.

One of the men detained was dressed as a pregnant woman.

Crimson Shogun was an operation targeting al-Qaeda-allied terrorist networks in the Owesat and Fetoah areas along the river and brought together more than 100 Soldiers of 2-14 Inf., 50 Iraqi army troops and two local residents who volunteered to help identify terrorists.

Thirteen men were detained for further questioning, one of whom was on the battalion’s list of persons of interest. His brother was also detained, and was found by the Soldiers of Company A disguised as a pregnant woman in an attempt to avoid capture.

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1,511 posted on 08/22/2007 1:47:58 AM PDT by Cindy
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To: Cindy

Thank you for the ping.

Interesting list, I had missed one of them.


1,512 posted on 08/22/2007 1:58:01 AM PDT by nw_arizona_granny ( God loaned us many of the Brave people, those who keep us free and safe and for balance liberals..)
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To: nw_arizona_granny

You’re welcome.


1,513 posted on 08/22/2007 2:06:50 AM PDT by Cindy
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RECAP AND UPDATE:

COUNTERTERRORISM BLOG.org: "HLF OVERSEAS SPEAKERS DOMINATED BY HAMAS" by The Investigative Project on Terrorism (IPT) (August 21, 2007)

WASHINGTON TIMES.com: "CAIR BLAMES JUSTICE FOR ITS TROUBLES" by Audrey Hudson (August 21, 2007)

COUNTERTERRORISM BLOG.org: "CAIR'S REPUTATION AND INCREDIBLY FLUCTUATING MEMBERSHIP ROLL" by The Investigative Project on Terrorism (IPT)" (August 21, 2007)

COUNTERTERRORISM BLOG.org: "AN UNEXPECTED GUEST" by The Investigative Project on Terrorism (IPT)" (August 20, 2007)

COUNTERTERRORISM BLOG.org: "CAIR'S LEGAL GAMBIT (and another graph)" by Aaron Mannes (August 19, 2007)

Graph

COUNTERTERRORISM BLOG.org: "NEW YORK TIMES COVERS FOR CAIR, AGAIN" by Steven Emerson (August 17, 2007)

COUNTERTERRORISM BLOG.org: "CAIR CITES COUNTERTERRORISM BLOG IN HLF LEGAL FILING" by Jeffrey Imm (August 17, 2007)

COUNTERTERRORISM BLOG.org: "CAIR'S AMICUS BRIEF AND DUE DILLIGENCE" by Douglas Farah (August 17, 2007)

"counterterrorismblog.org/site-resources/images/CAIR_amicus_brief.pdf" (pdf)

COUNTERTERRORISM BLOG.org: "HAMAS PROPAGANDA DISCOVERED IN OFFICES OF HLF BENEFICIARIES" by The Investigative Project on Terrorism (IPT) (August 16, 2007, 05:55 PM)

JIHAD WATCH.org (WFAA): "SECURITY INCREASED FOR HOLY LAND FOUNDATION TRIAL" (August 16, 2007)

COUNTERTERRORISM BLOG.org: "HLF TRIAL UPDATE: 2ND ISRAELI WITNESS TAKES THE STAND" by The Investigative Project on Terrorism (IPT) (August 15, 2007)

COUNTERTERRORISM BLOG.org: "MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD PHONEBOOK CONFIRMS THAT MAS IS BROTHERHOOD'S BABY" by The Investigative Project on Terrorism (IPT) (August 14, 2007, 05:28 pm)

COUNTERTERRORISM BLOG.org: "ISNA's LIES UNCHALLENGED AGAIN" by Steven Emerson (August 11, 2007)

COUNTERTERRORISM BLOG.org: "CAIR: YOUNGEST MEMBER OF HAMAS FAMILY TREE" by The Investigative Project on Terrorism (IPT) (August 11, 2007)

JPOST.com (AP): "ISRAELI TESTIFIES IN TERROR FUNDING CASE" (Updated August 10, 2007, 2:34)

COUNTERTERRORISM BLOG.org: "TERRORISM TRIAL CONTINUES IN DALLAS" by The Investigative Project on Terrorism (IPT)" (August 10, 2007, 06:13 pm)

COUNTERTERRORISM BLOG.org: "CROSS EXAMINATION OF FBI AGENT BEGINS IN HLF TRIAL" by The Investigative Project on Terrorism (IPT) (August 9, 2007)

COUNTERTERRORISM BLOG.org: "CAIR IDENTIFIED BY THE FBI AS PART OF THE MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD'S PALESTINE COMMITTEE" by The Investigative Project on Terrorism (IPT) (August 8, 2007)

COUNTERTERRORISMBLOG.org: "MORE GLEANED FROM HOLY LAND TRIAL EXHIBITS" by Douglas Farah (August 8, 2007)

COUNTERTERRORISM BLOG.org: "DESIGNATED HAMAS CHARITY LISTED AT 1993 PHILI MEETING" by Matthew Levitt (August 7, 2007, 12:10 pm)

WASHINGTON INSTITUTE.org - About the Book: "HAMAS: POLITICS, CHARITY , AND TERRORISM IN THE SERVICE OF JIHAD" by Matthew Levitt, Published April 2006

COUNTERTERRORISM BLOG.org: "WAR IS DECEPTION" by The Investigative Project on Terrorism (IPT)  (August 7, 2007, 12:59 am)

JIHAD WATCH.org (AP): "JIHAD CHARITY CASE: U.S. MUSLIMS EXHORTED TO WAGE 'A KIND OF GRAND JIHAD IN ELIMINATING AND DESTROYING THE WESTERN CIVILIZATION FROM WITHIN'" (August 4, 2007)

COUNTERTERRORISM BLOG.org: "HAMAS Underground" by The Investigative Project on Terrorism (IPT) (August 3, 2007)

YouTube.com: "HAMAS v 'Zionists' Skit" (August 3, 2007)

INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT.org: "Transcript of HAMAS Skit"

COUNTERTERRORISM BLOG.org: "CAIR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR PLACED AT HAMAS MEETING" by the Investigative Project on Terrorism (IPT) (August 2, 2007)

COUNTERTERRORISM BLOG.org: "THE MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD'S 'MILITARY WORK' IN THE US" by the Investigative Project on Terrorism (IPT)" (August 2, 2007)

COUNTERTERRORISM BLOG.org: "HLF TRIAL EXPOSES CLOSE FINANCIAL TIES BETWEEN HLF AND MARZOOK -- UPDATED" by The Investigative Project on Terrorism (IPT) (August 1, 2007, 04:40 pm)

COUNTERTERRORISM BLOG.org: "THE SMOKING GUN ON THE MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD'S AGENDA" by Douglas Farah (August 1, 2007, 10:53 am)

COUNTERTERRORISM BLOG.org: Dallas, Texas - "BURIED VIDEOS AND DOCUMENTS IN BACKYARD OF CO-CONSPIRATOR SHOW HAMAS LINKS" by The Investigative Project on Terrorism (IPT) (July 31, 2007, 06:27 PM)

COUNTERTERRORISM BLOG.org: "MUZAMMIL THE 'MODERATE'" by Steven Emerson (July 30, 2007, 5:09 PM)

COUNTERTERRORISM BLOG.org: "BURIED VIDEOS SURFACE IN HLF TRIAL" by The Investigative Project on Terrorism (IPT)" (July 26, 2007)

COUNTERTERRORISM BLOG.org: "COUNTERTERRORISM BLOG EXPERT, MATTHEW LEVITT, TAKES THE STAND IN DALLAS HAMAS TRIAL -- UPDATED 7:30 pm" (July 25, 2007)

COUNTERTERRORISM BLOG.org: "HOLY LAND FOUNDATION...DISPELLING THE MYTHS" by Dennis Lormel (July 19, 2007)

FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE.com: "AN INSIDER'S VIEW OF THE HOLY LAND FOUNDATION TRIAL" by Nicholas Van Zandt (July 19, 2007)

COUNTERTERRORISM BLOG.org: "HLF's P.R. BLITZ: 'ISLAMOPHOBIA' AND APPLE PIE" by Steven Emerson (July 17, 2007)

JIHAD WATCH.org (HOUSTON CHRONICLE): Dallas - "TRIAL TO BEGIN FOR TEXAS-BASED MUSLIM CHARITY" (July 16, 2007)

1,514 posted on 08/22/2007 2:14:10 AM PDT by Cindy
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FYI UPDATE:

http://www.wtop.com/?nid=600&sid=1225255

“Gas Leak Sickens 19 Va. Tech Students”
August 20, 2007 - 3:42am

By SUE LINDSEY
Associated Press Writer

BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) -

ARTICLE SNIPPET: “Bradbery said the cause of the leak appeared to be a faulty valve on the water heater in the women’s four-bedroom apartment.”


1,515 posted on 08/22/2007 2:27:41 AM PDT by Cindy
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UPDATE:

http://www.truthusa.com/IRAN.html

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http://www.turkishpress.com/news.asp?id=190503&s=&i=&t=Iran-US_scholar_released_but_unable_to_leave_country

“Iran-US scholar released but unable to leave country”

08-22-2007, 08h07
TEHRAN (AFP)

ARTICLE SNIPPET: “Iranian-US academic Haleh Esfandiari was on Wednesday enjoying a first day out of custody after her sudden release from three months in jail but is still unable to leave Iran until her passport is returned.

Esfandiari, 67, was released on Tuesday afternoon on bail of three billion rials (320,000 dollars) from Tehran’s Evin prison, where she had been detained since early May on accusations of links to a US drive to topple Iran’s rulers.”


1,516 posted on 08/22/2007 2:32:43 AM PDT by Cindy
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http://www.truthusa.com/IRAN.html

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/keyword?k=syria
http://www.memri.org/syria.html
http://www.terrorism-info.org.il/site/html/search.asp?isSearch=yes&isT8=yes&searchText=T91&pid=109&sid=13&preview=

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http://memri.org/bin/articles.cgi?Page=countries&Area=syria&ID=SP169007

pecial Dispatch Series - No. 1690
August 22, 2007 No.1690

“Syrian Information Minister: The U.S. - A Viper-Like Fascist State; Teshreen: ‘U.S. Leaders Are Terrorists and Serial Killers’”

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http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1884003/posts

“Former VP: Syria prefers to cut ties with Arabs and gets closer to Iran”
al Bawaba ^ | August 20 2007

Posted on 08/20/2007 2:52:05 PM PDT by knighthawk

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1,517 posted on 08/22/2007 3:27:55 AM PDT by Cindy
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To: All; SJackson; yonif; ganeshpuri89; backhoe; piasa; Godzilla; nwctwx

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/keyword?k=hamas
http://memritv.org/subject/en/95.htm

http://memritv.org/subject/en/215.htm

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http://www.terrorism-info.org.il/malam_multimedia/English/eng_n/html/h_ind_e160807.htm

Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center
at the Israel Intelligence Heritage & Commemoration Center (IICC)
August 20 , 2007

SNIPPET: “Britain remains a major source of publishing and distribution of Hamas incitement. Despite increasing public awareness of the threat posed by radical Islam, the British authorities do not stop the distribution of hateful propaganda against Israel and the West and publications glorifying suicide terrorism.”


1,518 posted on 08/22/2007 3:34:58 AM PDT by Cindy
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http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/keyword?k=russia

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Thanks to a special freepmailer for pointing to these articles:

http://www.russiatoday.ru/guests/detail/349

RT GuestAugust 21, 2007, 20:42
“Mohammed ElBaradei”
August 21, 2007, 20:42

ARTICLE SNIPPET: “Mohammed ElBaradei, head of the International Atomic Energy Agency, spoke to Russia Today on the new round of talks on Iran’s nuclear programme.”

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http://www.russiatoday.ru/news/news/12803

August 22, 2007, 2:57
“IAEA head receives award from Russia’s Foreign Ministry”

ARTICLE SNIPPET: “The head of the IAEA, Mohamed ElBaradei, has been recognised for promoting international relations with an award from Russia’s Foreign Ministry. Meanwhile, a delegation from the IAEA, in Tehran for new talks over Iran’s nuclear programme, said discussions were constructive.
A report is expected to be presented to the UN Security Council by the beginning of October.”


1,519 posted on 08/22/2007 3:40:43 AM PDT by Cindy
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To: All

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


1,520 posted on 08/22/2007 3:42:57 AM PDT by Cindy
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