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Posted on 10/06/2008 7:27:37 PM PDT by nwctwx

:::FreeRepublic's Threat Matrix:::
Critical Threats: Blank When None
FBI Warns of Potential Terror Attacks

The FBI and Department of Homeland Security today issued an analytical "note" to U.S. law-enforcement officials cautioning that al-Qaida terrorists have in the past expressed interest in attacking public buildings using a dozen suicide bombers each carrying 20 kilograms of explosives.

Authors with the U.S. Office of Intelligence and Analysis added that they have "no credible or specific information that terrorists are planning operations against public buildings in the United States." The FBI and DHS analysts said they were releasing the note because "it is important for local authorities and building owners and operators to be aware of potential attack tactics."

According to the note obtained by NBC News, a "recently discovered audio recording of al-Qa‘ida training sessions conducted several years ago provides instruction to potential suicide terrorists on seizing a publicly accessible building and damaging or destroying it with explosive charges." Read More


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http://wluctv6.com/news/story.aspx?id=207614

“Ian Jacob Wallace attempted a fire bombing at Tech seven years ago.”
Wednesday, October 15, 2008 at 6:44 p.m.

ARTICLE SNIPPET: “MARQUETTE — Twenty-seven-year-old Ian Jacob Wallace pled guilty Wednesday to attempting to firebomb a U.S. Forest Service property at Michigan Tech in 2001.”

ARTICLE SNIPPET: “With the plea agreement, Wallace is expected to cooperate in ongoing investigations of the Earth Liberation Front, or ELF.”


321 posted on 10/18/2008 12:56:21 AM PDT by Cindy
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ADDING more details to post no. 321:

http://www.woodtv.com/Global/story.asp?S=9187890&nav=menu44_2_9
(AP)

“Guilty plea in attempt to destroy campus buildings”
DETROIT


322 posted on 10/18/2008 1:06:16 AM PDT by Cindy
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http://www.sltrib.com/business/ci_10581217

“Animal Liberation Front frees animals, destroys breeding records in Kaysville and South Jordan”
By Dawn House
The Salt Lake Tribune
Article Last Updated: 09/28/2008 03:26:04 AM MDT

ARTICLE SNIPPET: “The attack last week on a Kaysville farm that freed 6,000 minks was the second recent raid in Utah claimed by a shadowy animal rights group and marks the resurgence of such crimes after a long lull.

Utah members of the Animal Liberation Front claimed responsibility for the Sept. 21 raid and another on Aug. 19 in South Jordan in which breeding records were destroyed and 800 pens opened.

The attacks are a blow to a big industry in Utah.”


323 posted on 10/18/2008 1:15:11 AM PDT by Cindy
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http://www.newsmax.com/kessler/obama_intelligence_danger/2008/10/16/141080.html

“Intelligence Official: Obama Would Endanger Us”
Thursday, October 16, 2008 11:44 AM
By: Ronald Kessler


324 posted on 10/18/2008 2:20:19 AM PDT by Cindy
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325 posted on 10/18/2008 7:44:46 AM PDT by Godzilla (The American Revolution would never have happened with gun control.)
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RECAP and UDPATED:

FOXNEWS.com: "SEVERAL AL QAEDA WEB FORUMS REPORTEDLY DISABLED" (October 18, 2008)

JAMESTOWN.org (TERRORISM FOCUS): "AL-QAEDA OUTLINES ITS STRATEGY SEVEN YEARS AFTER 9/11" by Abdul Hameed Bakier (October 1, 2008)

MAKING SENSE OF JIHAD - blog: "MIXED RESULTS" (September 28, 2008)

JIHADICA.com: "CLOSURE OF FORUMS BREEDS PARANOIA, CARPETBAGGERS" (September 21, 2008)

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THE JAWA REPORT - blog: "Jawa in Reuters on al Qaeda Website PWNAGE" (September 20, 2008)

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CNN.com: "IN VIDEO, AL QAEDA VOWS MORE U.S. ATTACKS" (Updated September 19, 2008, 7:48 p.m. EDT)

THE JAWA REPORT - blog: "Al Qaeda Releases 9/11 Video -- 8 Days Later..." (September 19, 2008)

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JIHADICA.com: "CYBER ATTACK AND INEPTITUDE DELAY RELEASE OF AL-QAEDA 9/11 VIDEO" (September 17, 2008)

COUNTERTERRORISM BLOG.org: "AL-QAIDA'S 911 ANNIVERSARY VIDEO RELEASE DELAYED DUE TO TECHNICAL PROBLEMS, HUMAN ERRORS" by Evan Kohlmann (September 17, 2008)

THE JAWA REPORT - blog: "AL QAEDA RELEASES 9/11 ANNIVERSARY TAPE -- 6 DAYS LATE! (Update: Is al Qaeda even more retarded than we imagined?) (September 17, 2008)

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THE JAWA REPORT - blog: "REPORT: BLOGGER THWARTS AL-QAEDA 9/11 ANNIVERSARY PLANS" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "My response: A) I'm not a hacker, although I play one on TV. B) Aaron is not a hacker." ARTICLE SNIPPET: D) "Neither I nor Aaron are responsible for the take down of al Qaeda's main forum and two of its sister forums...") (September 15, 2008)
INTERNET-HAGANAH.com: "ANOTHER RAMADAN, ANOTHER ROUND OF ATTACKS ON JIHADI FORUMS?" (September 14, 2008)

HINDUSTAN TIMES.com: New Delhi - "HACKERS BLOCK QAEDA's 9/11 TERROR ON TAPE" by Pramit Pal Chaudhuri (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Sources close to US intelligence said, "Hackers knocked out Al Qaeda's online means of communication, thus preventing them from posting anything to commemorate the anniversary."Western intelligence suspects two hackers who have targeted Islamicist sites before were responsible: Aaron Weisburd from Internet Haganah and Rusty Shackleford from the web group My Pet Jawa." ARTICLE SNIPPET: "This is not the first time hackers have dented the plans of the world's deadliest terror network. In 2004, a hacker group called TeAmZ USA had knocked out the websites of Abu Musal al-Zarqawi, late head of the Al Qaeda in Iraq, for showing tapes of Westerners being beheaded. The hackers left the image of a gun-toting penguin on the website.") (Last updated September 13, 2008, 01:04)
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326 posted on 10/18/2008 4:07:54 PM PDT by Cindy
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http://www.jihadwatch.org/archives/023149.php
(LOS ANGELES TIMES)

October 18, 2008

“Iraqi Shias: “Come, let us sleep with your wife, daughter, and sister, so the Mahdi may return””


327 posted on 10/18/2008 4:32:38 PM PDT by Cindy
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JIHAD WATCH.org (SUNDAY MERCURY): "UK: POLL REVEALS A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF MUSLIMS SUPPORT SUICIDE BOMBINGS" (October 18, 2008)

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328 posted on 10/18/2008 4:44:21 PM PDT by Cindy
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081017/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/airport_screeners_uniforms
(AP)

“Study: Airport screener badges need close tracking”
Buzz UpSendSharePrint
By EILEEN SULLIVAN, Associated Press Writer – Fri Oct 17, 5:45 pm ET


329 posted on 10/18/2008 5:00:59 PM PDT by Cindy
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Note: The following text is a quote:

http://www.tsa.gov/press/happenings/101608_incident_isp.shtm

Security Incident at Islip McArthur Airport
News & Happenings
October 16, 2008

Islip, NY — At approximately 7:46 am, suspicious items were discovered by a transportation security officer in the carry-on bags of a male passenger destined for Southwest flight 384 to Las Vegas.

Out of an abundance of caution, the checkpoint was closed at 7:50 and local police were notified. The bomb squad responded and has removed the suspicious items from the checkpoint area.

Additionally, the passenger’s checked bags were also removed from the aircraft and taken into possession of the bomb squad.

The passenger is currently in custody and the FBI has responded.

At 9:05 normal checkpoint operations resumed.


330 posted on 10/18/2008 5:03:00 PM PDT by Cindy
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Note: No clickable link, but posted on the front page of this site.

http://www.tsa.gov

QUOTE:

SA Week At A Glance (October 6, 2008 - October 12, 2008)
16 passengers were arrested due to suspicious behavior or fraudulent travel documents
24 firearms found at checkpoints
1 artfully concealed prohibited items found at checkpoints
13 incidents that involved a checkpoint closure, terminal evacuation or sterile area breach


331 posted on 10/18/2008 5:04:05 PM PDT by Cindy
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SNIPPET - QUOTE:

http://www.defenselink.mil/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=51558

“Enemy Engagements Decrease for Marines in Afghanistan”

By Navy Seaman William Selby
Special to American Forces Press Service

WASHINGTON, Oct. 17, 2008 – As the 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment continues to enhance security in Afghanistan, Marines there are experiencing decreased enemy engagements, the battalion’s commander said yesterday.
“We’ve killed or captured a lot of the [Taliban’s] leadership,” U.S. Marine Lt. Col. Richard Hall, commander of Task Force 2D Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, told bloggers during a teleconference.

Other possible reasons Hall cited for fewer engagements include the recent Muslim holiday of Ramadan, the beginning of winter in Afghanistan and the enhanced efforts of the Afghan National Police.

“We’ve now trained over 800 Afghan National Police and have placed them in various districts,” he said.


332 posted on 10/18/2008 5:10:04 PM PDT by Cindy
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BLOG:

http://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2008/10/government_inks_peac.php

“Government inks peace agreements with Taliban in North & South Waziristan”
By BILL ROGGIO
October 18, 2008 12:20 AM


333 posted on 10/18/2008 5:11:28 PM PDT by Cindy
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http://www.mnf-iraq.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=23091&Itemid=21

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
RELEASE No. 20081018-09
Oct. 18, 2008

“Female suicide bomber detonates outside IP checkpoint, marks 2nd time IPs thwart bombers”

Multi-National Division – North PAO

BALAD CITY, Iraq


334 posted on 10/18/2008 5:16:05 PM PDT by Cindy
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I’ve been trying to figure out the situation in Afghanistan and Pakistan - as there is a lot of clutter out there.

First you have some of the military leaderships saying we are losing - yet the Taliban/AQ have failed to do much again this year. Just recently, they tried another large scale attack and got their clocks cleaned.

Pakistan is attacking rogue tribes in the Waziristan and adjacent regions - and winning, but is unwilling to go for the jugular.

We have taken the initiative in Predator strikes in Pakistan border regions - with results.

Now this “agreement” - doesn’t make sense.


335 posted on 10/18/2008 5:16:30 PM PDT by Godzilla (I am JOE)
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http://www.mnf-iraq.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=23097&Itemid=21

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
RELEASE No. 20081018-07
Oct. 18, 2008

“18 weapons caches found north of Baghdad”
Multi-National Division – North PAO

TIKRIT, Iraq


336 posted on 10/18/2008 5:18:37 PM PDT by Cindy
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OPINION:

Well, I can understand what you are saying.

Just when progress is being made, it’s time to slow down for peace agreements.

War on terror makes sense to me.

Jihad and making deals with “jihadis” who in truth, are losing and are losers; makes no sense to me.


337 posted on 10/18/2008 5:20:57 PM PDT by Cindy
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Quote:

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BLOG:

http://blogs.ft.com/techblog/2008/10/littlebigplanets-little-expressions-cause-big-problems/

October 18, 2008

by Chris Nuttall
“LittleBigPlanet’s little expressions cause big problems”

Sony has suffered a blow to its plans for a strong PlayStation 3 showing this holiday season with a delay to one of its marquee games.

LittleBigPlanet has been released to reviewers, but retail copies are now being held back while a part of the soundtrack considered of possible offence to Muslims is changed.

In a statement, Sony said it had been brought to its attention that one of the background music tracks contained two expressions that could be found in the Qur’an.

It said it was rectifying the situation and apologised for any offence it might have caused.”

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In Other News...

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http://www.jihadwatch.org/dhimmiwatch/archives/023046.php
(NEWSDAY)

October 10, 2008
“Mattel defends Islamic proselytizing doll”

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338 posted on 10/18/2008 6:49:41 PM PDT by Cindy
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http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20081018/news_lz1ed18middle.html

UNION-TRIBUNE EDITORIAL

“A genuine threat
ACORN targets a weakness in democracy”

October 18, 2008

To end the many obstacles Southern states put up before African-American voters as late as the 1960s, Congress worked for decades to make voting much easier.

EDITORIAL SNIPPET: “These efforts had a hugely positive effect – until the 1993 “motor voter” law. This measure and some related laws made registration so easy – and so difficult to verify because of a lack of resources and time – that they created nothing less than a structural weakness in American democracy.

This election year, we’re seeing a determined, well-funded effort to exploit this weakness, led by ACORN – the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now.

Using corporate, partisan and taxpayer grants, the nonprofit group has spent $35 million this year to register 1.3 million people in 21 states. But it’s highly likely that hundreds of thousands of these registrations are bogus. That’s because ACORN relies on canvassers who appear to be paid based on how many signatures they get – an invitation to fraud – and because ACORN as an institution appears to collectively think such fraud is tolerable in the name of “social justice.””


339 posted on 10/19/2008 12:00:03 AM PDT by Cindy
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Note: The following news brief is a quote:

http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3610241,00.html

Explosion heard at Tel Aviv mini-mall, none injured
Published: 10.18.08, 19:08 / Israel News

An explosion was heard at the London Ministore complex on Ibn Gvirol Street in central Tel Aviv on Saturday evening. The explosion occurred shortly after an unidentified object was thrown towards the building.

No injuries were reported, minor damage was caused to the structure. Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the incident. (Avi Cohen)

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http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1222017556424&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull

Oct 16, 2008 21:58 | Updated Oct 17, 2008 9:49
“Frankfurt Book Fair urged to ban Muslim countries’ anti-Semitic tracts”
By HAVIV RETTIG

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340 posted on 10/19/2008 12:14:24 AM PDT by Cindy
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