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Posted on 12/01/2007 8:47:13 PM PST by nwctwx
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Thanks to Nick Grace for pointing to this article:
http://threatswatch.org/analysis/2007/12/the-fiction-of-abu-omar-albagh/
“The Fiction of Abu Omar al-Baghdadi
Creativity Need in Information War with al-Qaeda in Iraq”
By Steve Schippert and Nick Grace | December 5, 2007
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,315273,00.html
Al Qaeda Use of the Web Spreading at an Alarming Rate
Wednesday, December 05, 2007
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — Al Qaeda has established a firm presence on anywhere between 5,600 and 17,000 Web sites, and could add as many as 9,000 more sites a year unless nations agree on ways to counter the terrorist organization.
That dire picture was presented by Saudi Internet security specialist Khaled Al-Firm, who told the conference on Information Technology and National Security that nations need to do more to combat radicalism and terror, according to the Arab News newspaper.
Click here to read the full story in the Arab News.
Al-Firm quoted Saudi Prince Abdul Aziz on the proliferation of Al Qaeda sites, which he warned were bent on finding new recruits and “brainwashing people.”
“Terrorists do not just focus on military success. There is a third angle to the operation which is the glory of publicity, which compensates for the failure of the operation,” Al-Firm told the conference.
“The real battle with Al Qaeda is no longer on the ground, but rather a media battle, and it is a real threat to national security,” he added.
Al-Firm said it was difficult to track the sites because they often change addresses to avoid detection or restart elsewhere once discovered.
Saudi intelligence launched a public Web site this week asking the public to send information anonymously about any suspicious activity, Reuters reported.
“For Al Qaeda, media coverage is more important than the actual operations,” Al-Firm said.
Quite an evacuation — I couldn’t find any updates yet.
Fox is trying to find out more about the Grenade and the other person arrested under the bench dressed in camo.
Alot left to be explained here.
Fox just confirmed that grenade from Friday was a live one complete with pin.
Adding 9,000 sites a year -- that's interesting.
ARTICLE SNIPPET:
"Al Qaeda has established a firm presence on anywhere between 5,600 and 17,000 Web sites, and could add as many as 9,000 more sites a year unless nations agree on ways to counter the terrorist organization."
Yes, that was confirmed on Dec. 1st.
I had no idea about this until I read your post. Thank you for the news alert! I’ll be sure and catch the 4 o’clock news tonight to see how much more info they have.
Once again, thank you : )
Not a lot more but..
http://www.kusi.com/home/12168981.html
>>We’re now getting reports that UCSD’s Animal Sciences Department received an alleged threat last night from the Animal Liberation Front.
According to a UCSD employee, the ALF claimed that a very large bomb would be placed on campus.
Three science buildings have been evacuated.
Police believe the device may be hydrogen based, and is covered with bullets. <<
I’ll keep watching this one as I know after the news shows air they will update their websites. The KUSI website I posted earlier will be a good one to watch for the best info though, imho. : )
And also, you are most welcome Cindy : )
JIHAD WATCH.org (NY POST.com): "ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT FBI/CIA AGENT MARRIED TO STATE DEPT EMPLYEE WHO HELD SENSITIVE POSTS IN MIDDLE EAST EMBASSIES" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Nada Nadim Prouty Update: Not only is she an illegal immigrant who was hired by the CIA and the FBI. Not only was she then given access to Al-Qaeda detainees in Iraq. Not only is she now accused of passing information to Hizballah. Not only is her brother-in-law now on the lam after being indicted for funneling money from his restaurant chain to Hizballah. Not only did that restaurant chain sponsor the Arab American Institute conference that was addressed by (on video) Clinton, Obama, and Edwards, (and in person) Richardson, Kucinich, and Ron Paul. Not only all that, but also, she is married to a State Department wonk who has held key positions in Middle Eastern embassies.") (November 18, 2007)
JIHAD WATCH.org (NY DAILY NEWS.com): "BUSTED ILLEGAL ALIEN WAS GREAT SPY, SAY SOURCES" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "She was so good that some in the agency want to hire Prouty back one day, the source said. Officials again yesterday insisted Prouty is not suspected of espionage or of being a mole for the Lebanese terror group Hezbollah. "There is no indication at this point that she was engaged in espionage" for Hezbollah while at the CIA, said a senior U.S. official familiar with the case. In fact, the CIA fears she'll be assassinated for her U.S. spy work if she's ever deported to Beirut, two sources said. Other knowledgeable sources are convinced otherwise. Her brother-in-law is a fugitive Hezbollah fund-raiser who helped her lie to win U.S. citizenship seven years before she joined the FBI in 1999.") (November 17, 2007)
US DOJ.gov/opa - Press Release: Detroit: "FORMER EMPLOYEE OF CIA AND FBI PLEADS GUILTY TO CONSPIRACY, UNAUTHORIZED COMPUTER ACCESS AND NATURALIZATION FRAUD" (PRESS RELEASE SNIPPET: "Nada Nadim Prouty, a 37-year-old Lebanese national and resident of Vienna, Va., pleaded guilty today in the Eastern District of Michigan to charges of fraudulently obtaining U.S. citizenship, which she later used to gain employment at the FBI and CIA; accessing a federal computer system to unlawfully query information about her relatives and the terrorist organization Hizballah; and conspiracy to defraud the United States.") (November 13, 2007)
You’re welcome Kyla. Please let us know if there is any further news on this situation.
Thanks for that update.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/keyword?k=china
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http://www.defenselink.mil/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=48328
“U.S., China Agree to Strengthen Military Relations”
By Jim Garamone
American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, Dec. 5, 2007
Festering wound.......wait for it.
Yep, I kind of wondered if this was the end of the story here or not.
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