Threat Matrix: August 2007

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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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[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, Mon Aug 27 2007 03:40:50 GMT-0700.

Worldwide Caution

April 10, 2007

[RDTF]

It was 4 hours but worth it. Even covered the recent bombings in London, Glascow.

[WestCoastGal]

Thanks for the ping on that.

[fanfan]

#Ping to 1655

[Godzilla]

placemark

[milford421]

California - FireBART service recovering after fire forces 2 stations to close.

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/08/27/BAGVRQ635.DTL&feed=rss.bayarea

Washington, DC - 5 stations - fireFire, Smoke Prompt Metro Stations to Close
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/08/26/AR2007082601215.html
By Martin Weil
Washington Post Staff Writer
Sunday, August 26, 2007; 9:18 PM

Fire or smoke was reported within a few hours this evening at five Metrorail stations, forcing service to be shut down in at least two of them.

New York - undisclosed problem in the tunnel...Excerpted from Newsday article.
“Thousands of Long Island Rail Road riders were left in a lurch during the Monday morning rush hour as more than 10 trains were unexpectedly terminated at Jamaica Station or diverted to other stations due to an undisclosed problem with tracks in one of the four East River Tunnels providing access to Penn Station.”

“The problem was discovered during a Sunday night inspection by Amtrak, which owns the four tunnels. Because the track could not be repaired before the Monday morning rush hour, a speed restriction was placed on trains using the tunnel, LIRR spokesman Mike Charles said. That dropped the tunnel speed from 30 mph to 10 mph — causing scattered 10 to 15 minute delays for trains accessing the tunnel.”

“Fearing additional delays caused by the speed restriction, LIRR officials have terminated seven westbound trains at Jamaica Station. Four other Manhattan-bound trains have been diverted to Flatbush Avenue or Hunterspoint Avenue, where riders will be forced to used subway trains for access to New York City.”

“The four tunnels are the lifeblood of the LIRR, providing access for trains to Penn Station.”

http://www.newsday.com/news/local/ny-lilirr0828,0,1491060.story?

[Rushmore Rocks]

Follow ups appreciated. I have a house full of grandbabies, (only two of the critters, but it FEELS like the house is full of them!) “Elmo’s World” is dominating the TV, so I don’t know if that has made the news yet.

Thanks for the ping.

[milford421]

Will do Rushmore.

[Cindy]

Thanks to a special freeper for pointing to this article:

http://www.interfax.ru/e/B/politics/28.html?id_issue=11844964

Aug 24 2007 7:19PM
“Ukrainian contract killer arrested in Moscow”

MOSCOW. Aug 24 (Interfax) -

ARTICLE SNIPPET: “A. Moroz, a Ukrainian citizen and contract killer affiliated with the Vynnytsa criminal group, was arrested in a rented apartment in Moscow on August 23,” the statement reads.”

[Cindy]

It’s always good when a program can give adequate coverage to the global jihad and the global war on terror. It may cause people to think about the situation and if they have children — think about their children’s future.

[Cindy]

You’re welcome WestCoastGal.

[Oorang]

Thanks much for the update Cindy.

[celtic-cat]

I don’t know about the other areas where transportation incidents are occurring, but here in the D.C. area there are usually various problems with Metro during late summer due to the extreme heat and the fact that the Metro board doesn’t put as much money into maintenance of the infrastructure as they should.

Come to think of it, none of the jurisdictions in this area spend much on maintenance of the infrastructure in general. We have had years of electrical wiring problems, road problems, water main issues and of course the ongoing exploding manhole covers due to the underground gas, electric and water lines being ancient and out of shape.

[Cindy]

Thank you milford421 for the update and additional new information.
I appreciate it.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1875105/posts?page=1787#1787

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http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1875105/posts?page=1764#1764
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1875105/posts?page=176#1760

[Cindy]

You’re welcome Oorang.

[Cindy]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070827/wr_nm/google_youtube_neonazi_dc

“YouTube criticized over Neo-Nazi clips”
1 hour, 49 minutes ago

ARTICLE SNIPPET: “FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Video-sharing Web site YouTube has met with harsh criticism in Germany for hosting clips that incite racial hatred, according to a news report due to be broadcast on German public TV late on Monday.”

ARTICLE SNIPPET: “Report Mainz also said that Germany’s Central Council of Jews Vice President Salomon Korn was considering pressing charges against Google Germany.

According to the statement from Report Mainz, German youth protection body Jugendschutz.net has complained to Google Germany more than 100 times and asked Google, which bought YouTube last year, to remove the clips.”

[Cindy]

http://counterterrorismblog.org/2007/08/the_drugterrorist_connection.php

“The Drug-Terrorist Connection”
By Douglas Farah

(August 27, 2007)

[Cindy]

RECAP and UPDATES:

COUNTERTERRORISM BLOG.org: "US JUSTICE DEPT TO CO-SPONSOR CONVENTION OF ISNA - UNINDICTED CO-CONSPIRATOR IN HLF TRIAL" by Jeffrey Imm (August 27, 2007, 4:00 pm)

JIHAD WATCH.org (AP): "HOLY LAND FOUNDATION TRIAL DOCUMENTS: HAMAS-LINKED PALESTINIAN JIHADISTS FORMED ORGANIZATIONS IN WEST -- INCLUDING CAIR" (August 27, 2007)

COUNTERTERRORISM BLOG.org: "HLF AND CAIR, A SUPPLEMENT TO MAINSTREAM REPORTING (UPDATED)" by Steven Emerson (August 25, 2007)

COUNTERTERRORISM BLOG.org: "FEARING THE LAW THEY FACE" by The Counterterrorism Blog (IPT) (August 23, 2007)

FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE.com: "THE TOWERING EVIDENCE AGAINST THE HOLY LAND FOUNDATION" by Nicholas Van Zandt (August 22, 2007)

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)

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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)

[WestCoastGal]

So there is smoke/fire in the tunnels in both NY and DC? And, California? Is there anything on the news, I just ran through the cables and they have VICK the dog killer and Gonzales on.