Threat Matrix: September 2007

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[nwctwx]

The Birth of al Qaedastan

In the year 2016, the world may find itself gloomily marking September 6 as the tenth anniversary of the creation of the Islamic Emirate of Waziristan. The Emirate received de facto recognition when the Taliban used the name on the ceasefire agreement they signed with Pakistan on that day in 2006. If things go terribly wrong in the coming decade, they could come to rule a mountainous fragment of Pakistan and Afghanistan.

The Emirate would be a nightmare state: Osama bin Laden as sultan, Ayman al Zawahiri as vizier, and Mullah Omar the spiritual leader. An economy built on smuggling and heroin. Primary export: terrorism. Welcome to ‘Al Qaedastan’.

Analysts say the rise of a terrorist state straddling the rugged area between Pakistan and Afghanistan is now viable. The reason is a number of troubling trends. One, the revival of a Taliban firmly in the control of Al Qaeda. Two, the seeming inability of either Kabul or Islamabad to defeat the new threat militarily. Three, and the most striking, the Taliban’s systematic supplanting of the traditional tribal leadership in the area. Full story...

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[Cindy]

QUOTE:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1902188/posts?page=8#8

No, I didn’t see this.
THANKS RDTF.

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Tiny update:

http://www.wtop.com/?nid=596&sid=1255911

“School Will Reopen After Pepper Spray Incident”
September 25, 2007 - 5:36pm

ARTICLE SNIPPET: “WASHINGTON - An elementary school will reopen Wednesday, a day after an incident involving pepper spray closed the building and sent 15 people to the hospital.

There is still no word on who unleashed pepper spray on the third floor of Walker Jones Elementary School in Northwest at around 10 a.m. Tuesday.

The pepper spray was potent enough to make 14 children children and one adult sick. The injured were taken to Children’s Hospital with eye and respiratory irritations, but they have since been released.”

8 posted on 09/25/2007 10:23:10 PM PDT by Cindy

[Cindy]

Thanks to STARWISE for the ping to this thread:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1902185/posts

“Feds Used Ruse in Terror Case”
Charlotte.com/ap ^ | 9-25-07 | Harry Webber

Posted on 09/25/2007 7:41:17 PM PDT by STARWISE

[Cindy]

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

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http://www.tbo.com/news/metro/MGBI56ZB17F.html

“Experts Say Explosives In Car Trunk Were Unlikely To Harm Naval Station”
By ELAINE SILVESTRINI The Tampa Tribune

Published: Sep 26, 2007

TAMPA -

ARTICLE SNIPPET: “One tracker disagrees with Turley, saying that YouTube is a popular site among jihadists.

“There is nothing at all ‘strange’ about jihadist use of YouTube,” said A. Aaron Weisburd, founder of the jihadi tracking Web site Internet Haganah and director of the Society for Internet Research, a nonprofit counterterrorism research organization. “It suits their purposes quite well.””

[Cindy]

ON THE INTERNET:

youtube.com/user/saifulbattar

[Cindy]

Note: Video included.

blog:

http://blogs.abcnews.com/theblotter/2007/09/armed-children-.html

“Armed Children in Iraq Featured in New Propaganda Video”
September 24, 2007 2:42 PM

[Cindy]

ICC-CCS.ORG - THE WEEKLY PIRACY REPORT - REPORT SNIPPET - QUOTE:

http://www.icc-ccs.org/prc/piracyreport.php

Weekly Piracy Report
18-24 September 2007

The following is a summary of the daily reports broadcast by the IMB’s Piracy Reporting Centre to ships in Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Ocean Regions on the SafetyNET service of Inmarsat-C from 18 to 24 September 2007.

ALERT

Chittagong anchorage, Bangladesh
Fifty two incidents have been reported since 28.01.2006. Pirates are targeting ships preparing to anchor. Ships are advised to take extra precautions.

The 2006 Annual IMB Report on Piracy and Armed Attacks against Ships is now published. Please see the end of this page to order.

Suspicious crafts

Recently reported incidents

14.09.2007: 0330 UTC: 06:18N - 003:22E, Lagos anchorage, Nigeria.
Deck crew onboard a tanker carrying out STS operations noticed two small boats in the vicinity. Suddenly one of the boats with three persons on board approached the ship. The OOW was informed, alarm raised and crew mustered. Robbers noticed the alert crew and aborted the attempt.

14.09.2007: 0216 LT: 0616.5N - 003:21.3E, Lagos anchorage, Nigeria.
The deck watchman on an anchored tanker noticed a fast boat, with 3-4 robbers, approaching from astern. One robber was seen holding a pole with a hook attached to it. The OOW was informed, alarm raised, crew mustered and port control informed. On hearing the alarm, the robbers aborted the attempt.

23.09.2007: Kutubdia anchorage, Chittagong, Bangladesh.
Whilst carrying out anti piracy rounds, on a bulk carrier at anchor, ship’s crew found forecastle store, door, lock broken and ships stores missing. Even though there were a number of shore personal working onboard the robbers went unnoticed.

22.09.2007: 1950 LT: off Palembang, Indonesia.
Several pirates hijacked a tanker, enroute to Cilacap from Palembang, with a cargo of Palm Olien. The master reported to TG. Buyut pilot station and they informed the tanker’s managers. IMB piracy reporting centre has alerted the authorities to look out for the tanker.

20.09.2007: 1715 LT: 110 NM West of Berbera, Somalia.
Pirates hijacked a fishing vessel and anchored it near the village of Raas Shula
All crew including the four Somali security guards have been taken out from the ship.

19.09.2007 : 0430 UTC: 01:33.6N - 051:41.5E: Somalia.
A blue-hulled suspicious vessel with white superstructure with two masts was drifting at a distance of 11.5nm from a bulk carrier. Ship altered course to stay away from suspicious vessel. The suspicious vessel altered course, and speed a number of times. The bulk carrier continued to plot the suspicious vessel until finally past and clear.
Note: In this case, the IMB notes the movements of the suspicious vessel to be quite similar to those of fishing vessel.

17.09.2007: 0250 UTC: 02:27.1N – 051:56.0E, Somalia.
A bulk carrier underway sighted a vessel drifting on her port bow at a range of 12 nm. The boat suddenly increased speed and moved towards the ship. The ship took evasive action and increased speed to keep away from the suspicious craft. Due to ship’s higher speed, the suspicious boat moved away.
An hour later, another suspicious boat was sighted on the stbd bow; the ship took evasive action to keep away from the boat. Due to ship’s higher speed, the boat was left behind. Ship continued her passage.

11.09.2007: 2300 LT: vicinity of Ferguson Island, Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea.
The captain of a workboat, transporting workers and cargo, jumped overboard when pirates boarded his vessel. The pirates robbed the crew and injured them with sharp objects. Later the crew received medical treatment at a shore hospital. A search party was sent to locate the captain but he could not be found.

09.09.2007: 1145 LT: Posn 01:54.1N – 106:31.49E, 48 NM of Pulau Repong, South China Sea.
Two speedboats, with an unknown number of few men and believed to be armed, were trailing a yacht underway. Suspicious of their intention, the yacht broadcast the incident via vhf radio. A passing by container ship relayed the message to Singapore port authorities. The Singapore port authorities relayed the message to MRCC Jakarta and broadcast a navigational warning via the Navtex and safety net system. The attempted attack was aborted.

18.08.2007: 0750 LT: 05:22.58N – 078:78.9E, 78 NM from coast, Sri Lanka.
Several fishing vessels chased and attempted to board a yacht while enroute from Maldives to Malaysia. The yacht managed to evade the attempted attack.

26.07.2007: 0730 LT: 40 NM west of Anambas islands, South China Sea.
A Chinese fishing vessel while underway was approached by a small rubber boat. Five pirates armed with guns opened fire at the fishing vessel and attempted to board. The fishing vessel increased speed and managed to escape. Bullets penetrated the bridge hull and damaged glass. No one was injured. The fishermen reported to authorities in china, Singapore and Malaysia.

[Cindy]

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

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http://www.frontpagemag.com/Articles/Read.aspx?GUID=E75713CB-3942-4BA2-8CC9-C2DED7CD8328

“Law of the Sea Travesty”
By Bill Steigerwald
FrontPageMagazine.com | Wednesday, September 26, 2007

ARTICLE SNIPPET: “Ronald Reagan rejected the United Nations’ Convention on the Law of the Sea 25 years ago, but the 202-page treaty generally known by its acronym LOST will not die. Reagan didn’t like LOST — which its conservative critics say would compromise U.S. sovereignty and cede control of the oil, gas and mineral riches of the deepest seabeds to UN bureaucrats — because it was so obviously collectivist, redistributionist, bureaucratic and antithetical to American economic and military interests.

But the Bush administration, the Pentagon and many large mining companies are pushing for the United States to join the 155 countries that have ratified LOST. As Sen. Joe Biden prepares to hold Senate hearings on the Law of the Sea Treaty on Thursday, Sept. 27, we called one of its chief opponents, Cliff Kincaid, president of America’s Survival Inc. (www.usasurvival.org.) to find out why Reagan was right and President Bush is wrong about LOST:”

[Cindy]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1902273/posts

“Man gets I-5 speeding ticket, loses a quarter-million dollars”
Seattle Times ^ | September 25, 2007 | Seattle Times staff

Posted on 09/26/2007 3:17:36 AM PDT by Daffynition

[Cindy]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1890027/posts?page=2047#2047

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http://www.frontpagemag.com/Articles/Read.aspx?GUID=849AE9F4-D8DB-48C6-81C9-D80F4FDF8A22

“Iran’s Friendly Audience”
By Joseph Klein
FrontPageMagazine.com | Wednesday, September 26, 2007

ARTICLE SNIPPET: “Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s speech before the United Nations General Assembly this week is all part of a sophisticated propaganda campaign to counter American and European pressure for stronger Security Council sanctions against Iran and to build support in the General Assembly for Iran’s campaign to win a Security Council seat of its own.

Ahmadinejad may be crazy, but he is no fool. While his thugs back home are busy sending arms to kill our soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan, sentencing political prisoners to long jail terms or worse, and imposing strict censorship at Iran’s universities, he knows exactly what buttons to press to maximize the propaganda value of his visit here.”

[Cindy]

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

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blog:

http://littlegreenfootballs.com/weblog/?entry=27228_Australian_Hizb_Ut-Tahrir_Leader_Espouses_Violent_Islamic_Revolution&only
(NEWS.COM.AU)

“Australian Hizb Ut-Tahrir Leader Espouses Violent Islamic Revolution”
Tue, Sep 25, 2007 at 9:19:31 pm PST

[Cindy]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1902295/posts

“LAWYERS REFUSE TO CHARGE BOY WHO SHOT GIRL”
Daily Express ^

Posted on 09/26/2007 4:12:58 AM PDT by UKrepublican

[Cindy]

Note: The following text is a quote:

http://www.mnf-iraq.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=14256&Itemid=128

Sept. 26, 2007
Release A070926a

Coalition Forces capture suspected Special Groups member

BAGHDAD – Coalition forces captured an Iraqi Special Groups member wanted for suspected terrorist activity Wednesday and detained three others during operations in Baghdad.

The targeted man positively identified himself to the ground force on site. Sensitive intelligence indicates that he is linked to logistics network facilitators and has ties to numerous Special Groups criminals. He is reported to be a logistics expert involved in the movement of weapons used against Iraqi and Coalition security forces.

The ground force detained three other suspects on site without incident.

“Special Groups members continue to remain intent on disrupting the growth and development of the government of Iraq,” said Maj. Brad Leighton, an MNF-I spokesman. “We are in pursuit and will not allow them to succeed.”

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[Cindy]

https://www.osac.gov/Reports/report.cfm?contentID=73863

you are here: Home > Reports > Consular Affairs Bulletins > Report
“Warden Message: Iraq Cholera Outbreak”
Consular Affairs Bulletins
Middle East / N. Africa - Iraq
25 Sep 2007

[Cindy]

Note: The following news brief is a quote:

http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3453778,00.html

2 Qassams land near Sderot, no injuries reported

Published: 09.26.07, 13:00 / Israel News

Two Qassam rockets landed in an open field near Sderot Wednesday. No injuries or damage were reported.

The city’s Color Red alert was sounded shortly before the landings. (Shmulik Hadad)

[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, Wed Sep 26 2007 04:33:30 GMT-0700.

Worldwide Caution

April 10, 2007

[Cindy]

READY.GOV
http://www.ready.gov

[Cindy]

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

[milford421]

Arson fire at school in England.

Not a big enough deal made out of it, but the article clearly states that children were led out of the building...wonder how close this is to the nail bomb at the school.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/coventry_warwickshire/7013636.stm

[milford421]

Did you see this? Arson attack on school.

How close is this one to the nail bomb school?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/coventry_warwickshire/7013636.stm

[drymans wife]

Your welcome Cindy.