Threat Matrix: 2009

Cheney warns of new attacks

Former Vice President Dick Cheney warned that there is a “high probability” that terrorists will attempt a catastrophic nuclear or biological attack in coming years, and said he fears the Obama administration’s policies will make it more likely the attempt will succeed.

In an interview Tuesday with Politico, Cheney unyieldingly defended the Bush administration’s support for the Guantanamo Bay prison and coercive interrogation of terrorism suspects.

And he asserted that President Obama will either backtrack on his stated intentions to end those policies or put the country at risk in ways more severe than most Americans — and, he charged, many members of Obama’s own team — understand.

“When we get people who are more concerned about reading the rights to an Al Qaeda terrorist than they are with protecting the United States against people who are absolutely committed to do anything they can to kill Americans, then I worry,” Cheney said.

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"No matter where you live in the world, this is a message that bears repeating: Your assistance is needed to prevent terrorist acts." From TM'er and Freeper ~appalachian_dweller~
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"America Supports You" spotlights what Americans are doing in support of the military all across the land, encourages others to thank the troops and allows all to tell their stories by giving voice and visibility to their efforts.

Being prepared is a good thing, no matter where one lives; no matter what alert level we are on.
From TM'er and Freeper ~Cindy~

Intelligence is the best weapon against terrorism.
National Commission on Terrorism: 1999

Ian Livingston

Of course, bowing is insuficient submission from his subjects, next time Obama has to kiss his hand, too, not just bow to the waist.

Note in the video that Obama does bow all the way waist deep and then bounces back. If you watch carefully, you will see how far down our leader goes down.

So far that the Obama House spin was “he was trying to pick up something off the floor”!!!??? That far down.

Of course, bowing is insuficient submission from his subjects, next time Obama has to kiss his hand, too, not just bow to the waist.

Note in the video that Obama does bow all the way waist deep and then bounces back. If you watch carefully, you will see how far down our leader goes down.

So far that the Obama House spin was “he was trying to pick up something off the floor”!!!??? That far down.

Saudis Report Plot To Assassinate Obama
Posted by Khaled Wassef

The Saudi Arabian newspaper al-Watan reported today that Turkish security services have arrested a man of Syrian origins Friday in connection with a plot to assassinate President Barack Obama during his current visit to Turkey.

The man, who was carrying an Al-Jazeera TV ID card in the name of M.G., confessed after his arrest that he was planning on stabbing the U.S. president with a knife during the Alliance of Civilizations summit held in Istanbul, adding that he had three other accomplices to help him execute his plan.

According to the paper, Turkish investigators were trying to verify whether the Qatari-based Arab TV channel has truly issued the ID card produced by the man, or if it’s a forged copy......
http://www.cbsnews.com/blogs/2009/04/06/world/worldwatch/entry4922608.shtml

http://edition.cnn.com/2009/US/04/06/stolen.plane/

Authorities: Pilot of stolen plane lands, now on run

Story Highlights

NEW: Plane landed on dirt road in Ellsinore, Missouri, population 360

Pilot now fleeing on foot; had flown stolen plane for nearly seven hours

Cessna aircraft was reported stolen from Canadian flight school

F-16 fighter jets intercepted plane, but pilot didn’t respond

First U.S. Based Pro-al Qaeda Magazine Released
April 05, 2009

It's called Jihad Recollections and is a production of Charlotte, NC al Qaeda supporter Samir Khan's self-styled jihad media company, as-Fursan. You can download a PDF version at the links provided by Sammy here.

The magazine is 70 pages of the same kind of garbage that you'd expect from al Qaeda itself, and certainly not from an American living in North Carolina. It seems to be imitating several other jihad magazines, which started with al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula's Voice of Jihad.

Excerpted

http://mypetjawa.mu.nu/archives/197125.php

“Yavuz Berke of Turkey”

http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/04/06/stolen.plane/index.html?section=cnn_latest

Authorities: Pilot of stolen plane captured after going on the run

Story Highlights

NEW: FBI identify pilot as Yavuz Berke of Turkey, who is now a Canadian citizen

NEW:Pilot, formerly known as Adam Leon, captured after landing plane, fleeing

Cessna aircraft was reported stolen from Canadian flight school

F-16 fighter jets intercepted plane, but pilot didn’t respond

“Turkey resident of Syrian origin”

http://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/04/06/turkey.assassination.plot/

Plot to assassinate Obama foiled in Turkey

Story Highlights

Turkey resident of Syrian origin arrested Friday, Saudi newspaper reports

Newspaper: Man appeared to have press credential, planned to stab Obama

U.S. officials confirm allegations, say man’s story being checked

Obama was in France on day of man’s arrest, and arrived in Turkey on Sunday

Canadian officials have received some information that the pilot is “not a happy individual,” the official said.

“Not a happy individual”.

Is this another example of the new politically correct speak?

NORAD said the incident is not believed to be terrorism related and CNN reported that the pilot, who they say is 31-year-old Yavuz Berke, may have been suicidal. According to the network, he was commonly known as Adam Leon. While there was no further information on the suspect, a news report from 2008 said he apparently lost his license and vehicle for 7-days after being clocked at 160 km/hr in a 90-zone. The FBI was also investigating the incident but said it would not release any statement.
http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/world-news/pilot-in-custody-after-landing-stolen-cessna-in-missouri-following-long-air-pursuit-2_100176361.html

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