Threat Matrix: May 2008

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[Cindy]

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Americas - Colombia
16 May 2008

[Cindy]

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Warden Message: Lesotho Critical Crime Incidents
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Sub-Saharan Africa - Lesotho
16 May 2008

[Cindy]

Note: The following news brief is a quote:

http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3544637,00.html

Tokyo evacuates 16,000 to defuse wartime bomb
Published: 05.18.08, 11:50 / Israel News

Tokyo ordered about 16,000 residents to evacuate on Sunday while a bomb squad disposed of an unexploded bomb believed to have fallen during World War II in western Tokyo, Kyodo News said.

Ground Self-Defense Force members removed the fuse of the bomb in a two-hour operation earlier Sunday, and the Chofu city government declared the area safe and called off the alert, Kyodo said. (Reuters)

[Cindy]

http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1210668662391&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull

May 18, 2008 11:06 | Updated May 18, 2008 11:25
“Barak to Pelosi: Imagine if rockets were continually fired at California”
By JPOST.COM STAFF

[Cindy]

Note: The following news brief is a quote:

http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3544600,00.html

Qassam rocket lands south of Ashkelon, no injuries
Published: 05.18.08, 10:57 / Israel News

A Qassam rocket was fried from northern Gaza early Sunday, landing in an open area south of Ashkelon. No injuries or damage were reported. (Shmulik Hadad)

[Cindy]

http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/pa/pa_1161.html

“Worldwide Caution”
January 17, 2008

SNIPPET: “This Worldwide Caution updates information on the continuing threat of terrorist actions and violence against Americans and interests throughout the world. American citizens are reminded to maintain a high level of vigilance and to take appropriate steps to increase their security awareness.”

[angelsonmyside]

“Textbook: Islamic ‘jihad’ means doing good works
Also includes Muslims fighting ‘to protect themselves from harm’”

Just shaking my head. This is so disturbing.

[angelsonmyside]

For the life of me, I just can’t wrap my brain around this one.

[Cindy]

Yep.

[fanfan]

Missing aide found dead: Police

May 18, 2008 04:10 PM
THE CANADIAN PRESS

Quebec provincial police say the body of a political aide to a prominent provincial cabinet minister has been found in the basement of an abandoned home in Riviere-Ouelle, Que.

Nancy Michaud, 37, an aide to Natural Resources Minister Claude Bechard, disappeared early Friday from her home in what was described by police as a violent kidnapping.

Police, acting on a tip, found her body Sunday afternoon in the abandoned home just a few kilometres from her own residence in the small Quebec town, about 140-kilometres northeast of Quebec City.

Police spokesman Claude Ross says police have not made any arrests in the case.

The mother of two vanished sometime around midnight on Friday.

Her husband returned home to find their young children – an 18-month old and a six-year-old, fast asleep but Michaud gone.

Police broadcast surveillance camera footage of a masked individual, about 5-foot-5, withdrawing money from two bank accounts belonging to Michaud and her husband at a nearby automated teller were released to the public on Saturday.

Canada Ping.

Link

[Cindy]

Thank you fanfan for the post and info.
I sure would appreciate updates on this case.

Very, very sad, indeed.
My sympathy and prayers for the family.

[Cindy]

Follow-up to your post no. 690, Oorang.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2017778/posts?page=10#10

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http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2017778/posts

“Web Site Sympathetic to Terrorists Blasts FOX News for Profile”
FOX ^
Posted on May 18, 2008 2:14:53 PM PDT by Sub-Driver

[fanfan]

Thanks Cindy.

[Cindy]

Let’s add this video link regarding the suspect to post no. 710.

http://surete.qc.ca/accueil/communiques/2008/20080517_02.html

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SPECULATION:

I wonder if the suspect is a woman.

[fanfan]

Good speculation.

Sûreté du Québec, are you paying attention?

Have a good night Cindy.

[Cindy]

I will fanfan.

I love Sundays — peaceful and sunshine at our house.

[Cindy]

http://www.satp.org
http://southasiaanalysis.org

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http://www.jihadwatch.org/archives/021063.php
(HINDU.com)

May 18, 2008
“The Jaipur bombing email: a manifesto for jihad”

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Previously...

http://www.jihadwatch.org/archives/021026.php
(INDIA TODAY.com)

May 15, 2008
“Indian jihadist group sends pre-blast Jaipur footage to Indian broadcaster, warns of more attacks”

[Cindy]

BLOG:

http://threatswatch.org/rapidrecon/2008/05/terrorism-domestically-speakin/

“Terrorism – Domestically Speaking”

By Jay Fraser on May 17, 2008 at 10:33 PM | Permalink

[Godzilla]

placemark

[Cindy]

Dust to dust or just a dirty dog yelping in the blazing desert sun...enough of these flowery words.

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BLOG:

http://counterterrorismblog.org/2008/05/wheres_the_beef_mystery_grows.php

“Where’s the Beef? Mystery Grows Surrounding Whereabouts of Adam Gadahn”
By Evan Kohlmann
(May 18, 2008, 5:32pm)