Threat Matrix: June 2008

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The Hunt for American al Qaeda

The United States is turning up the heat in the hunt for the California boy turned al Qaeda operative, Adam Gadahn, who has been charged with treason and is believed to be hiding in Afghanistan. If caught and convicted, Gadahn could face the death penalty.

The State Department along with the Department of Diplomatic Security announced the beginning of a publicity campaign in Afghanistan urging locals to provide any information on Gadahn's whereabouts, with a reward if the information leads to his capture.

Radio advertisements with information concerning the $1 million reward have already begun airing. Additionally, printed materials including matchbooks, handbills and posters will be distributed throughout the region in the coming weeks in attempts to elicit cooperation from members of the Afghan community. Read More

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[Cindy]

BLOG:

Note: Photo included.

QUOTE:

http://hotair.com/archives/2008/06/02/quote-of-the-day-280/

Quote of the day

POSTED AT 10:55 PM ON JUNE 2, 2008 BY ALLAHPUNDIT

“I guess about the only thing you’re really going to remember about my son is that he did the right thing at the right time.”

[Cindy]

BLOG - QUOTE:

http://littlegreenfootballs.com/article/30164_We_Got_Mail!_(From_an_Islamoton)

We Got Mail! (From an Islamoton)
Mon, Jun 2, 2008 at 4:02:53 pm PST

This morning someone used a computer in the Toronto Public Library network to send the following email through our contact form, with a Pakistani-ish return address that’s probably fake (so I won’t publish it) and the subject line, “america’s monsters.” Don’t know where he found us or what set off the uncontrolled seething, because there’s no referrer information on this one; either he typed our address in, or the Toronto Library browsers are configured not to send referrers.

you raging racist monsters, Allah will crush you and we will take over you kafars and run our kalifa soon. you Americans are bunch of hateful idiots who are too fat to do any thing to our great kalifa. please shut up and watch while we come and make the Great Satanic land, an Islamic paradise. Allah is on our side. Alah o akbar, Allah o akbar, enshalah we will make this world a better place.

Religion of peace!

[Cindy]

ON THE INTERNET:

www.youtube.com/user/elekhlaas

[Cindy]

http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1212041461813&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull

JPost.com » Israel » Article

Jun 3, 2008 9:35
“Kassam rocket strikes open area in western Negev; no wounded reported”
By JPOST.COM STAFF

[Cindy]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080602/ts_nm/guantanamo_charges_dc

“Pentagon charges Afghan
detainee with terror support”
Mon Jun 2, 5:03 PM ET

ARTICLE SNIPPET: “WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Pentagon prosecutors have charged an Afghan prisoner with spying on U.S. troops in Afghanistan and participating in a rocket attack, according to documents released on Monday.

Mohammed Hashim, who has admitted working for the Taliban and al Qaeda, was charged on May 30 with providing material support for terrorism and spying.

According to the Pentagon, Hashim attended al Qaeda training camps and then made himself available to carry out attacks between December 2001 and October 2002.

He conducted reconnaissance missions against American and coalition forces and participated in at least one rocket attack against U.S. troops for al Qaeda, according to the charges.”

[Cindy]

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http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2025186/posts

“Islamic extremists should get therapy, Home Office tells local councils”
The Telegraph ^ | 6/3/2008 | James Kirkup
Posted on June 3, 2008 1:12:19 AM PDT by bruinbirdman

[Cindy]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1688880/posts
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1676188/posts?page=1882#1882

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I know we covered this subject in May, but here is a More Details UPDATE:

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Note: See photos.

http://dustmybroom.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=4076

“Canadian terrorist suspect accused of fundraising for terror gets entrepreneurial award”
Written by Darcey
Friday, 30 May 2008

[Cindy]

ADDING to post no. 47:

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&client=safari&rls=en&q=%22Suresh+Sriskandarajah%22&btnG=Search

[Cindy]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7432612.stm

Page last updated at 23:03 GMT, Monday, 2 June 2008 00:03 UK

“Navies to tackle Somali pirates”

ARTICLE SNIPPET: The UN Security Council has unanimously voted to allow countries to send warships into Somalia’s territorial waters to tackle pirates.

The resolution permits countries that have the agreement of Somalia’s interim government to use any means to repress acts of piracy for the next six months.”

ARTICLE SNIPPET: “Somalia’s coastal waters are near shipping routes connecting the Red Sea and the Indian Ocean, and the country’s government is unable to police its own coastline.

Aid agencies say 6,000 civilians have died in the past year in Mogadishu
Consequently, piracy is rife off Somalia’s 1,800 mile-long coast, says the BBC UN correspondent Laura Trevelyan.”

[Cindy]

Note: To read the entire report; please click on the link below.

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ICC-CCS.ORG - THE WEEKLY PIRACY REPORT - REPORT SNIPPET - QUOTE:
http://www.icc-ccs.org/prc/piracyreport.php

Weekly Piracy Report
27 May-2 June 2008

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 27 May to 2 June 2008.

ALERT

Chittagong anchorage, Bangladesh
The number of attacks has reduced since 2006. However, the area is still listed as a high risk area and mariners are advised to be cautious especially while approaching the anchorage and while at anchor at Chittagong

Nigeria
Violent attacks carried out by pirates on board vessels at anchor and vessel carrying out STS operations. Mariners are advised to exercise extreme caution in these waters.

Suspicious crafts

27.05.2008: 0748 UTC: 14:04.30N-049:23.72E: Gulf of Aden.
A suspicious speedboat, with five persons, was noticed proceeding towards a tanker underway. Master increased speed, took evasive manoeuvres and called the coalition forces. Unable to intercept the vessel, after about forty minutes the boat aborted and moved away. At the same time, another boat was seen crossing the bows at a distance of 3 nm.

28.05.2008: 1200 UTC: 13:43N-048:50E: Gulf of Aden.
Four suspicious high-speed boats, length about 15 meters, wooden/plastic gray hull with four persons in each boat tried to approach a tanker underway. Master took evasive manoeuvres to prevent the speedboats from approaching closer. One speedboat crossed the bow at a distance of 0.5 miles. Later, the boats aborted and moved away in a south-easterly direction.
Recently reported incidents

27.05.2008:0545 LT: offshore Lagos, Nigeria.
Four robbers armed with knives boarded a product tanker at anchor. They lowered a hose into Cargo Tank No. 1 and started to discharge cargo into the boat. Duty crew spotted them and raised the alarm. The robbers threatened the crew. Crew retreated into the accommodation and returned armed with pipes, sticks etc. On seeing the crew armed, the robbers threw their knives towards the crew and jumped overboard. No injuries to crew

28.05.2008: 1040 UTC: 13:09N - 048:58E, Gulf of Aden.
Four heavily armed pirates, in a speedboat, attacked and hijacked a general cargo ship underway. They sailed the vessel into Somali territorial waters. Further details awaited.

[Cindy]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2025198/posts

“N. Korea: [Outlook]Be prepared (or be afraid?)”
JoongAng Daily ^ | 06/03/08 | Moon Chang-keuk
Posted on June 3, 2008 3:14:19 AM PDT by TigerLikesRooster

[Cindy]

http://www.memri.org/reform.html

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http://www.memri.org/bin/articles.cgi?Page=subjects&Area=reform&ID=SP194508

Special Dispatch Series - No. 1945
June 2, 2008 No. 1945

“Saudi Human and Women’s Rights Activist Wajeha Al-Huwaidar Speaks Out Against Honor Killings”

SNIPPET: “On April 7, 2007, a teenage Yazidi Kurdish girl named Du’a Al-Aswad was stoned to death by a lynch-mob in Iraq, because she had violated her family’s honor. A video of the stoning, filmed by the participants themselves using their mobile phones, was posted on http://leilamagazine17.blogspot.com/2008/02/blog-post_6785.html .

A year after the stoning, Saudi reformist and human rights activist Wajeha Al-Huweidar wrote a scathing article in which she harshly criticized the sexist character of Arab culture and particularly the phenomenon of “honor killings.”

The following are excerpts from her article, which appeared on the reformist website www.aafaq.org.”

[Cindy]

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

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Note: The following blog entry is a quote:

http://www.thememriblog.org/iran/blog_personal/en/7724.htm

Iranian Deputy Information Minister: We’ll Expand Our Cooperation With Syria

Iranian Deputy Minister of Information, Research, and Technology Ali Reza Jahangirian has said that thanks to Iran-Syria cooperation agreements on biotechnology, seismography, and laser technology, cooperation between research institutes in the two countries will expand.

Jahangirian added that the issues of providing Iranian equipment to Syrian research institutes and conducting joint research came up at the meeting of the cooperation council.

Source: Mehr, Iran, May 31, 2008

Posted at: 2008-06-02

[Cindy]

BLOG:

http://www.thememriblog.org/iran/blog_personal/en/7728.htm
(”Source: Rooz, Iran, June 2, 2008”)

“Kurdish Opposition In Iran: We’ve Killed IRGC Troops”

Posted at: 2008-06-02

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http://www.thememriblog.org/blog_personal/en/6993.htm
(”ources: Rooz, Iran, April 24, 2008; Besarat, Iran, April 23, 2008”)

“IRGC Warns Against Kurdish PJAK”

Posted at: 2008-04-24

[Cindy]

Note: The following news brief is a quote:

http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3551350,00.html

Magen David: Man lightly injured by rocket in Eshkol region
Published: 06.03.08, 13:38 / Israel News

Magen David Adom crews were called to treat a man who was lightly injured by rocket shrapnel in the Eshkol region.

The circumstances surrounding the incident have yet to be reported. (Yonat Atlas)

[Cindy]

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http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1212041462033&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull

Jun 3, 2008 10:10
“Iran to Hamas: If you keep up resistance you will be victorious”
By JPOST.COM STAFF

[Cindy]

Note: The following text is a quote:

http://www.mnf-iraq.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=20043&Itemid=128

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
RELEASE No. 20080603-01
June 3, 2008

Iraqi source leads Soldiers to massive cache west of Samarra

Multi-National Division – North PAO

TIKRIT, Iraq – An Iraqi source-driven search in the al-Jazeera Desert west of the city of Samarra led Soldiers to an underground storage room containing thousands of pounds of weapons and munitions, June 2.

Earlier in the day, the Soldiers received information from local Iraqi Security Forces of a large quantity of weapons and munitions located within a 40-ft. well in the desert near the city.

The large room was revealed after numerous attempts to locate the cache. After digging six feet into the ground, Soldiers noticed a large crevasse leading into the room’s entrance.

“What is unique about this cache was the large amount of serviceable munitions,” said Capt. Chris Barlow, 2nd Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment. “Most of our cache finds turn up old, rusted weapons and munitions, but 90-95 percent of this cache consisted of readily usable and serviceable items.”

According to Barlow, commander of Coalition Soldiers responsible for the area, this cache and many others like it was located solely because of information flow that is occurring as a result of the increased security in Samarra.

“The security inside the population centers here has driven the people here to offer up a wealth of intelligence,” he said. “You have to have the help from the local citizens to be able to locate a cache in an area as desolate as this.”

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[Cindy]

Note: The following text is a quote:

http://www.mnf-iraq.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=20044&Itemid=128

Press Release A080603a-059
June 3, 2008

Coalition forces capture Special Groups leader and five associates

BAGHDAD – Coalition forces captured a suspected Special Groups leader and five associates Tuesday in al-Kut, about 150 km southeast of Baghdad.

Acting on intelligence tips, Coalition forces closed in on the presumed residence of an individual suspected of being one of the top criminal leaders in al-Kut. The man has been identified as involved in the murdering of Iraqis and attacking of Coalition forces.

The wanted man and his associates surrendered without incident.

“Coalition and Iraqi Security Forces have caused Special Groups leaders to flee their normal areas of operation,” said U.S. Army Capt. Charles Calio, MNF-I spokesperson. “We will continue to deny these criminals refuge in any part of Iraq.”

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[Cindy]

Note: The following post is a quote:

http://www.mnf-iraq.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=20045&Itemid=128

Press Release A080603b-201
June 3, 2008

Two wanted men detained for links to al-Qaeda bombing networks

BAGHDAD – Coalition forces captured two wanted men believed to be tied to al-Qaeda in Iraq bombing networks and detained five additional suspected terrorists Tuesday.

One wanted man, captured with four associates in Mosul, is allegedly a security leader for al-Qaeda in Iraq and is suspected of coordinating bombings against Iraqi Police.

The other wanted man was captured in Tikrit, about 160 kilometers north of Baghdad, with one additional suspect, and reportedly facilitates suicide bombings and foreign terrorist movement for al-Qaeda in Iraq.

“The Iraqi and Coalition forces continue to seek out AQI terrorist to eliminate their ability to harm innocent citizens,” said Navy LT David Russell, MNFI spokesman.

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[Cindy]

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Thanks to Clive for the ping to this thread:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2025217/posts

“Mugabe bans aid group from feeding villagers”
Zim Online ^ | 2008-06-03 | Tinotenda Kandi
Posted on June 3, 2008 4:09:16 AM PDT by Clive

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