Threat Matrix: November 2007

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[nwctwx]

U.S. to Offer Turkey Help on PKK

The U.S. is to offer Turkey a package of measures to dissuade Ankara from mounting a large-scale military incursion into Iraq to attack PKK Kurdish guerrillas, who have killed scores of Turkish soldiers in recent weeks.

Ahead of a meeting in Washington on Monday between President George W. Bush and Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Turkey’s prime minister, U.S. officials said Ankara would have to get concrete American help to combat the PKK, which has bases in northern Iraq from where it frequently launches attacks into Turkey.

“Erdogan has to go back with the belief that for whatever reason, the U.S. is serious” about tackling Turkey’s concerns regarding the PKK, said Matthew Bryza, deputy assistant secretary at the U.S. state department responsible for Turkey policy. Full story...

	Turkey Imposes Sanctions on Iraqi Kurdistan in Bid to Halt PKK
	Ambassador Ryan Crocker to Turkey: Stay Out of Iraq
	Deaths in Baghdad Hit Yearly Low

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[appalachian_dweller]

OFF TOPIC:

Would like to wish everyone a Happy and Safe Thanksgiving! May peace, joy and a whole lot of turkey find each of you. I’ll be having dinner with 32 people tomorrow. My friends have a BIG family. LOL!

Been too warm to hunt the last couple of days so I’ve been enjoying the opportunity to sleep in and be lazy for a while.

Stay safe folks!

AD

[SlowBoat407]

Thank you, AD. I’m thankful for you and the other good friends I’ve made here at TM.

Dinner with family across the river.

[flutters]

Thank you, AD. A big Happy Thanksgiving to you as well. It sounds like you’ll have a great time. Big get togethers are the best.

Happy Thanksgiving to all!

[Velveeta]

Thanks, AD.

Happy Thanksgiving blessings to you and to all my FReeper Family!!!

[Hunterite]

“The U.S. is to offer Turkey a package of measures to dissuade “

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How much are we greasing their corrupt-islamic palms this time?

[Oorang]

Thanks for that link Cindy.

[LucyT]

Thank you, AD. May you and all TMers have a Happy and Blessed Thanksgiving.

11/21/07 09:27
Indonesian police hand captured American murder suspect to FBI

Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Indonesia’s National Police on Tuesday deported an American fugitive wanted for the 2005 murder of his wife in California back home under the escort of US law enforcement officials.

David Lam, a 55-year-old Vietnamese-born American, was captured last Saturday on the Indonesian resort island of Batam and deported Tuesday afternoon to Los Angeles, accompanied by agents from the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Interpol, and Indonesian police officers, Inspector-General Sisno Adiwinoto, the national police spokesman, told Deutsche Presse-Agentur dpa.

“The Indonesian police received a red alert from Interpol about this fugitive, then on the 17th of November, he was arrested,” he said.
More:

http://www.antara.co.id/en/arc/2007/11/21/indonesian-police-hand-captured-american-murder-suspect-to-fbi/

[Cindy]

Thank you AD and a blessed Thanksgiving to you.

Cindy

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

[Cindy]

You’re welcome Oorang.

It’s good to know the info (eyes on the bad guys) is still flowing even during Thanksgiving.

[Cindy]

http://www.terrorism-info.org.il/malam_multimedia/English/eng_n/html/ct_201107e.htm

November 20 , 2007

“Terrorist attacks and the propaganda campaign
to undermine the Annapolis meeting”

[Cindy]

Note: The following news brief is a quote:

http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3474214,00.html

2 Qassams land near Sderot; no injuries

Published: 11.21.07, 19:09 / Israel News

Two Qassam rockets fired form the northern Gaza Strip landed near Sderot.

There were no reports of injuries or damage. (Shmulik Hadad)

[Cindy]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/keyword?k=turkey
http://thememriblog.org/turkey
http://www.truthusa.com/IRAN.html

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Note: The following text is a quote:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1928745/posts

Turkey, Iran to sign power line deal, official says
Reuters via Iran Focus ^ | 2007 Nov 21
Posted on 11/21/2007 3:02:44 AM PST by Wiz

ANKARA, Nov 20 (Reuters) - Turkey and Iran will sign an agreement in Ankara on Tuesday under which power transmission lines will be built between the two countries, a senior Turkish energy ministry official said.

He told Reuters the agreement also envisaged electricity sales and purchases between the two countries during peak hours.

Defying opposition from the United States, Turkey signed a preliminary agreement with Iran in August for construction of transmission lines, estimated to cost $1.5 billion.

Under this agreement, Ankara plans to import between 3 and 6 billion kilowatt/hour of electricity and envisages completion of construction within a year.

The agreement also includes construction of three natural gas-fired power stations with a total of 6,000 megawatt capacity and a 10,000 megawatt-capacity hydropower station.

Washington has urged its allies, including NATO-member Turkey, to cut business ties with Tehran over Iran’s nuclear programme. Western countries say Iran is trying to build nuclear bombs, although Tehran says its aims are purely peaceful.

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

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http://www.jamestown.org/terrorism/news/article.php?articleid=2373801
TERRORISM FOCUS

“Turkey’s Generals Speak out on Counter-Terrorism Strategies”
By Andrew Mcgregor

[Cindy]

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

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Note: The following post is a quote:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1929053/posts

Suspect in Radiation Poisoning Mocks MI6
AP via Breitbart ^ | Nov 21 04:43 PM EST | DOUGLAS BIRCH
Posted on 11/21/2007 1:29:19 PM PST by james500

The former KGB officer named as a suspect in the murder of Alexander Litvinenko in London said Wednesday the British government’s case against him had collapsed and called the slain man a “traitor.”

In an interview with The Associated Press, Andrei Lugovoi, who is running for parliament in the Dec. 2 elections, said he expects his accusers to use the Nov. 23 anniversary of Litvinenko’s agonizing death from radiation poisoning to renew calls for his extradition.

But the 43-year-old multimillionaire said the Russian constitution prevents him being handed over, so he is not concerned about what British officials and Litvinenko’s friends might demand.

“I don’t give a damn about this raving and barking from across the channel,” Lugovoi said in his office in the Radisson Slavyanskaya hotel overlooking the Moscow River.

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As he has in the past, Lugovoi insisted he would have returned to Britain to discuss the allegations against him if he had been invited. He said the case against him had essentially collapsed.

“I congratulate MI6 and all British secret services with the loudest flop in their history,” he said.

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

[Cindy]

Recap and UPDATED:

JIHAD WATCH.org (TAMPA TRIBUNE): "'MARTYRDOM' DETONATOR VIDEO DETAILS REVEALED IN 'NAIVE KIDS' CASE" (November 21, 2007)

MICHELLE MALKIN.com - blog: "GOOSE CREEK TWO UPDATE: JUDGE DENIES MEGAHED BAIL REQUEST" (October 29, 2007)

JIHAD WATCH.org (AP): Tampa, Florida - "FLORIDA: MUSLIM STUDENT ACCUSED OF CARRYING BOMB-MAKING MATERIALS NOW SAYS HE DIDN'T KNOW WHAT WAS IN HIS CAR'S TRUNK" (October 24, 2007)

THE JAWA REPORT - blog: "TERROR SUSPECT WANTS HEARING CLOSED" (October 18, 2007)

MICHELLE MALKIN.com - blog: "THE GOOSE CREEK TWO: MEGAHED REPORTEDLY RESEARCHED HIGH-POWERED RIFLES; ACCUSED OF SENDING CODED MESSAGES" (October 6, 2007, 09:30 am)

MICHELLE MALKIN.com - blog: "THE GOOSE CREEK TWO, EGYPT, AND NATIONAL SECURITY" (October 4, 2007)

FOX NEWS.com (AP): "EGYPT  TO HIRE LAWYER FOR COLLEGE STUDENT FACING FEDERAL EXPLOSIVES CHARGES" (October 3, 2007)

INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT.org - IPT News: "AFFIDAVIT SHINES MORE LIGHT ON USF CASE" (September 27, 2007)

Link

MICHELLE MALKIN.com - blog: "Breaking...MYSTERY AT GOOSE CREEK UPDATE: MAKING BOMBS TO SAVE A 'MARTYR'" (September 14, 2007, 05:42 PM)

More Links (September 27, 2007)

THE AVIATION NATION.com - blog: "USF TERROR SUSPECT HAD TWO PASSPORTS, DIFFERENT NAMES" (September 16, 2007)

INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT.org: Tampa - "USF SUSPECT PRODUCED VIDEO ON REMOTE CONTROLLED EXPLOSIVES" (September 14, 2007)

FreeRepublic.com - Discussion Forum (BLOGS.TAMPABAY.com/ST. PETERSBURG TIMES): "CAR'S EXPLOSIVE CONTENTS REVEALED AT HEARING FOR USF STUDENTS" (September 14, 2007)

JIHAD WATCH.org (ST. PETERSBURG TIMES): Tampa - "MUSLIM STUDENTS ARRESTED IN SC HAD BULLETS IN CAR" (September 6, 2007)

JIHAD WATCH.org (AP): "DADDY MEGAHED SAYS RACISM LED TO SON'S TERROR CHARGES" (September 3, 2007)

INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT.org (IPT News): "INDICTED USF STUDENT HAS TERROR PAST IN EGYPT" (August 31, 2007)

US DOJ.gov/opa - Press Release: Washington - "TWO MEN INDICTED IN FLORIDA ON EXPLOSIVES CHARGES" (August 31, 2007)

Tampa.FBI.gov: Washington - "TWO MEN INDICTED IN FLORIDA ON EXPLOSIVES CHARGES" (August 31, 2007)

Link

Link

MICHELLE MALKIN.com - blog: "MYSTERY AT GOOSE CREEK UPDATE: FEDERAL GRAND JURY INVESTIGATES" (August 30, 2007)

MICHELLE MALKIN.com - blog: "MYSTERY AT GOOSE CREEK: WHO ARE THE ACCUSED PIPE BOMB BOYS?" (August 12, 2007, 1:51 pm)

TAMPA BAYS 10.com: Tampa, Florida - "PROSECUTOR: ISLAMIC STUDENTS HAD PIPE BOMBS" by Mike Deeson (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "She says she saw lot of traffic, a lot of people going back and forth, oxygen tanks being delivered UPS and Fed Ex deliveries and a lot going on.") (Last updated August 7, 2007)

JIHAD WATCH.org (CHARLESTON NEWS AND COURIERS): Goose Creek - "SOUTH CAROLINA: 2 MUSLIMS CHARGED WITH FELONIES IN EXPLOSIVES SCARE" (Agusut 6, 2007)

FOX NEWS.com (AP): "SOUTH CAROLINA POLICE CHARGE 2 STUDENTS WITH HAVING SEVERAL PIPE BOMBS NEAR NAVY BASE" (August 6, 2007)

[Cindy]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1741897/posts

UPDATE - QUOTE:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1741897/posts?page=351#351

Thanks to ButThreeLeftsDo for this update:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1928763/posts

“Judge rejects defense arguments to dismiss imams’ lawsuit (”Flyin’ Imams”!)”
KARE11.com ^ | 11/21/07 | KARE11.com/AP
Posted on 11/21/2007 4:20:13 AM PST by ButThreeLeftsDo

351 posted on 11/21/2007 2:00:51 PM PST by Cindy

[Cindy]

MEMRI.org - Special Dispatch Series - No. 1772: "THE 'LONE WOLF' THEORY AND JOHN ALLEN MUHAMMAD" (November 21, 2007) (Read More...)

[Cindy]

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

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http://littlegreenfootballs.com/weblog/?entry=28006_Islamist_Professor_Sentenced_to_11_Years&only

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http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/11/21/america/NA-GEN-US-Hamas-Trial.php
(AP)

“11 years for refusing to testify to grand jury in Hamas funding case”
The Associated PressPublished: November 21, 2007

CHICAGO:

ARTICLE SNIPPET: “Abdelhaleem Ashqar, a former associate professor of business at Washington’s Howard University, showed no emotion as U.S. District Judge Amy St. Eve imposed the sentence. But several relatives wept openly in the courtroom.

Ashqar was convicted earlier this year of criminal contempt and obstruction of justice for refusing to testify before a grand jury investigating the Palestinian militant movement Hamas on June 25, 2003. But he was acquitted of taking part in a racketeering conspiracy aimed at bankrolling the terrorist group Hamas.”

[BurbankKarl]

Explosives found in Contra Costa County.

Message: 1195682974609 from cws@cws.cccounty.us
Actual
Sent: 14:09 PST on 2007-11-21
Source ID: abott
Language: en-US
Event: Safety: EAS - Evacuation Immediate
Levels: Immediate - Severe - Observed
Code: SAME = EVI
Effective: 14:09 PST on 2007-11-21
Expires: 15:09 PST on 2007-11-21
From: Contra Costa County Sheriff’s Office
Headline: Immediate Evacuation in Knightson
Description: Due to law enforcement activity an immediate evacuation has been ordered for Knightson in eastern Contra Costa County.
Instructions: Leave now by automobile or on foot. Go by way of East Cypress to Delta Vista Middle School. Take only those essential items you have ready and can carry with you. Pets should be in a carrier or on a leash. Stay off the phone unless you need to report a life-threatening emergency at your location. However, if you are physically unable to leave your home unassisted, hang up now and call nine one one.
Contact: For more information tune to local radio or television .
Target Area: Hazard Area

Target Area: Focal Point

[Cindy]

Thank you BurbankKarl for the heads up.

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http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&ned=us&q=Knightsen&btnG=Search+News

Summary Index - Snippet - Quote:

Suspicious device forces evacuation in Knightsen
Contra Costa Times, CA - 4 minutes ago
By Scott Marshall Contra Costa sheriff’s deputies are evacuating people who live within a one-mile radius of a suspicious device found in Knightsen. ...
East Contra Costa County residents evacuated for bomb scare
San Jose Mercury News, USA - 6 minutes ago
Residents within a 1-mile radius of Broadway near the unincorporated town of Knightsen in east Contra Costa County are being evacuated today because of a ...

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http://www.cocotimes.com
(subscription required)

Breaking News
“Suspicious device forces evacuation in Knightsen”

[Cindy]

Ping to BurbankKarl’s post no. 998:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1919875/posts?page=998#998