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Threat Matrix: 2010
Freerepublic.com ^ | 12/31/2009 | Freeper TMers

Posted on 12/31/2009 10:06:46 AM PST by Velveeta

:::FreeRepublic's Threat Matrix:::
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Al Qaeda’s Yemen Connection, America and the Global Islamic Jihad

December 30, 2009 — The attempt to destroy Northwest Airlines flight 253 en route from Amsterdam to Detroit on Christmas Day underscores the growing ambition of al Qaeda's Yemen franchise, which has grown from a largely Yemeni agenda to become a player in the global Islamic jihad in the last year. Since merging with the al Qaeda franchise in Saudi Arabia last January and renaming itself Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), it has stepped up operations in Yemen itself, struck into Saudi Arabia, and now operates on the global stage. The weak Yemeni government of President Ali Abdallah Salih, which has never fully controlled the country and now faces a host of growing problems, will need significant American support to defeat AQAP.

Al Qaeda has long been active in Yemen, the original homeland of Osama bin Laden's family, and one of its first major terror attacks was conducted in Aden in 2000, when an al Qaeda cell nearly sank the USS Cole. A year ago, the al Qaeda franchises in Saudi Arabia and Yemen merged after the Saudi branch had been effectively repressed by the Saudi authorities under the leadership of Deputy Interior Minister Prince Muhammad bin Nayif. The new AQAP showed its claws last August, when it almost assassinated the prince with a suicide bomber who had passed through at least two airports on the way to his attempt on Nayif.

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The attack on the Amsterdam-Detroit flight also shows that al Qaeda remains obsessed with striking the American airline industry, a target it has gone after repeatedly since 1999. If AQAP has now been told by the al Qaeda core leadership to take on the job, we can probably assume that other al Qaeda franchises in North Africa, Iraq, Southeast Asia and elsewhere have also been pressed to attack.

The Brookings Institution



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To: JustPiper

Well at least the photo has provided a significant thread marker.LOL.


561 posted on 01/04/2010 12:39:35 AM PST by Candor7 ((The effective weapons Against Fascism are ridicule, derision , truth (.Member NRA))
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To: All
Anyone here know anything about GOLDEN PHOENIX -- a nuclear drill scheduled for some time in June, 2010 in Los Angeles?
562 posted on 01/04/2010 6:09:59 AM PST by hennie pennie
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To: All
There is mention of the drill GOLDEN PHOENIX mentioned in the article at the first link, evidentally the information about it may (?) have originated in the LA TIMES.

NTI: Global Security Newswire - U.S. Cities Prepare for Nuclear Disaster
Wednesday, December 16, 2009

http://www.globalsecuritynewswire.org/gsn/nw_20091215_5896.php

While the detonation of a nuclear weapon in the United States is considered highly unlikely, Los Angeles and other U.S. cities are preparing for such a disaster by assessing old bomb shelters and preparing emergency response plans, the Los Angeles Daily News reported Monday

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......The U.S. Homeland Security Council has called on local and state governments to put in place the necessary preparations to respond to the detonation of a nuclear weapon in a large city.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency is looking into how to include a nuclear attack scenario in a public awareness campaign, Homeland Security Department spokesman Matthew Chandler said.

U.S. defense expert Brian Kennedy said there is worry among experts over the likelihood that Iran could gain the capability to deploy nuclear missiles on ships and use them against the United States.

Kennedy said he is worried that a nuclear missile could explode at a high-altitude and produce an electromagnetic pulse with the potential of taking out the nation's power network. This could strand a large portion of the U.S. population without access to food, water and communications (Troy Anderson, Los Angeles Daily News, Dec. 13).

U.S. Cities Prepare For Nuclear Disaster
Global Security Newswire |
December 16, 2009
Posted on 12/16/2009 7:39:56 AM PST by Strategy

While the detonation of a nuclear weapon in the United States is considered highly unlikely, Los Angeles and other U.S. cities are preparing for such a disaster by assessing old bomb shelters and preparing emergency response plans, the Los Angeles Daily News reported Monday.....

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1190331/posts

WSJ: Mother of All Blackouts
Wall Street Journal | 8/12/2004 |
Editorial Posted on 08/12/2004
12:37:18 PM PDT by vajimbo
REVIEW & OUTLOOK

Mother of All Blackouts August 12, 2004

Saturday marks the anniversary of the blackout that shut down much of the Northeast a year ago. Anyone who lived through that power outage remembers the annoyance of life without lights, air conditioning, TVs, computers and all the other electronic equipment on which a modern society depends. Now, imagine a blackout that lasts for months, or years.

That was the job of the Commission to Assess the Threat to the U.S. from Electromagnetic Pulse (EMP) Attack.....


563 posted on 01/04/2010 6:14:23 AM PST by hennie pennie
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To: jhpigott; 1COUNTER-MORTER-68; sonofstrangelove; FromLori; blam; SunkenCiv; Nachum; SJackson; ...
POSTED BY: FARS

>>>> "Private (unclassified) back channel heads up. Received something is apparently going to bust open in Iran in the next few days. NO details. Keep your eyes and ears peeled and share what you find with me please. I am also herding other goats.

"I think I may know but could not share even if I were right. Specially as there is many a slip between the cup and the lip. And I think it is still an intention not a ready action." <<<<<

564 posted on 01/04/2010 6:20:44 AM PST by hennie pennie
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To: FARS

FARS - if/when something does “bust open” in Iran vis-a-vi the opposition making a move on the regime; what is your opinion on whether the regime, in a last ditch desparation move, would try to spark a regional war in hopes that it would inspire a “rally the flag” moment in an attempt to quell any coup?


565 posted on 01/04/2010 6:28:16 AM PST by jhpigott
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To: FARS
You should NOT have ANY difficulty finding a publisher, and I am very serious about this. One of the better selling genres nowadays is travel literature about DANGEROUS DESTINATIONS. Here's just one example of a Travel To Dangerous Places Lit:

google cache of one book

I encourage you to NOW contact a large number of publishers with a QUERY letter, asking their interest in such a book, and giving a synopsis of your experiences and why you are qualified to write their next bestseller.

Go to any major bookstore in America, stop by the local Barnes and Noble, and check out their TRAVEL section, it's got scads of books about places unsafe to travel to.

566 posted on 01/04/2010 7:05:41 AM PST by hennie pennie
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To: gleeaikin

*ping* to an interesting post by FARS


567 posted on 01/04/2010 7:21:28 AM PST by hennie pennie
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To: hennie pennie

Iran again, huh?

Don’t know if they’re going to attack Israel, Israel’s going to hit Iran, the entire gummint of Iran’s going to implode or all of the above.

...just remembered that I’ve gotta double check on different ammo for Grandma’s new shotgun. Those magnum OO loads work OK, but every round backs her up about three feet.


568 posted on 01/04/2010 8:00:09 AM PST by Unrepentant VN Vet (1111 and a wakeup)
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To: MamaDearest; All

Internet Forums Advocated Use of Biological Toxins

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From those details and level of expertise displayed Aviran says he knew the threats were serious and sent a warning to his company’s clients worldwide which include in his words, “Western governmental agencies.”

At the same time he claims there have also been terrifying online exchanges about using aerosols filled with biological agents to attack planes.

Two individuals, both well-known members of extremist forums, according to Aviran, have been leading these discussions which include the use of Botulinum toxin. Botulinum is one of the deadliest substances known to mankind.

The two individuals have been participating in Islamic Internet forums for several years and are known to the intelligence gatherers at Terrogence.

http://bit.ly/78gmTK


569 posted on 01/04/2010 9:47:40 AM PST by WestCoastGal
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JUST IN — Reagan airport lost power.


570 posted on 01/04/2010 9:50:47 AM PST by WestCoastGal
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To: WestCoastGal
Extremists Online Discussed Blowing Up Planes Weeks Before Northwest Flight 253 Attempt
ABC ^ | 1/4/10 | SIMON MCGREGOR-WOOD
Posted on 01/04/2010
9:27:05 AM PST by FromLori

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2420661/posts

Online Extremists Recommended Methods Exactly Like Those Used by Abdulmutallab

Extremist Internet forums discussed blowing up planes three weeks before the Detroit attempt -- and have also discussed ways of using deadly biological agents onboard planes.

A private Israeli intelligence company told ABC News Monday there was a surge of online discussions in extremist Islamic forums about blowing up planes three weeks before Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab's attempt to bring down Northwest Flight 253. The discussions recommended using "improvised detonation chain" devices, exactly like the one used onboard the Detroit-bound flight.

The company has also tracked specific -- and in its view -- credible plans to attack planes using deadly biological agents.....

571 posted on 01/04/2010 9:54:55 AM PST by hennie pennie
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There is a “power outage” at Reagan National Airport. We’re all playing “stuck in the mud”... http://tweetphoto.com/8006401


572 posted on 01/04/2010 9:57:26 AM PST by WestCoastGal
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To: hennie pennie

Back & forth between here and main page - I’m going to stop posting here.


573 posted on 01/04/2010 9:58:59 AM PST by WestCoastGal
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To: FARS
Tehran Plans a Major Military Exercise Drill to Boost 'Defensive Capabilities' Coincides With Deadline Iran Has Set for West on Nuclear Offer
574 posted on 01/04/2010 10:38:57 AM PST by JustPiper (The AUDACITY of DOPES)
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To: WestCoastGal

At the same time he claims there have also been terrifying online exchanges about using aerosols filled with biological agents to attack planes.

~Oh Geeze


575 posted on 01/04/2010 10:41:19 AM PST by JustPiper (The AUDACITY of DOPES)
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To: WestCoastGal

Update?


576 posted on 01/04/2010 10:42:14 AM PST by JustPiper (The AUDACITY of DOPES)
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To: WestCoastGal
I’m going to stop posting here.

Where?!

577 posted on 01/04/2010 10:43:36 AM PST by JustPiper (The AUDACITY of DOPES)
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To: Velveeta

Please add me to your list, thanks!


578 posted on 01/04/2010 10:53:28 AM PST by Las Vegas Ron ("Because without America, there is no free world" - Canada Free Press - MSM where are you?)
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Monday that the situation in Yemen was a threat to both regional and global stability.

"We see global implications from the war in Yemen and the ongoing efforts by al Qaeda in Yemen to use it as a base for terrorist attacks far beyond the region," Clinton said after a meeting with the visiting prime minister of Qatar.

Clinton says Yemen situation is global threat

579 posted on 01/04/2010 10:59:12 AM PST by JustPiper (The AUDACITY of DOPES)
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To: MamaDearest; TigersEye; Godzilla; appalachian_dweller; Oorang; Rushmore Rocks; ...
Federal agents are now investigating reports of suspicious packages in at least four Alabama cities this morning, an FBI official confirmed.

FBI investigating packages at federal offices around Alabama

Also note talk radio saying we are not the only state experiencing this today

If you would like to be added to my TM pinglist or removed just email me

580 posted on 01/04/2010 11:36:04 AM PST by JustPiper (The AUDACITY of DOPES)
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