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Threat Matrix: 2010
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| 12/31/2009
| Freeper TMers
Posted on 12/31/2009 10:06:46 AM PST by Velveeta
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Al Qaedas Yemen Connection, America and the Global Islamic Jihad
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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. (snip) 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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"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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TOPICS: Front Page News; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: cranswick; lacklancranswick; terror; terrorism; threatmatrix; tm; wot
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To: MamaDearest
Dana Perino is another Wyoming native. The original Perinos immigrated from Italy to work in the Cambria coal mines north of Newcastle, Wy. Her grandfather, Leo still ranches in the area. When we had our sawmill in Wyo., we bought timber from Leo. I remember seeing Dana when she was a little girl, visiting her grandparents. A real cutie then, and now. About six weeks ago, she was back in Newcastle and spoke at my daughter’s school. She was a hit.
Her family is wonderful, and so is she.....plus she adores “W”, her former boss.
I try to catch her on FOX whenever I can. She has a bright future ahead of her. In spite of her Washington exposure, she has managed to retain her western conservative values.
901
posted on
01/07/2010 3:19:47 PM PST
by
Rushmore Rocks
(Dollar a Day Member..............Free Republic is not Free!)
To: Oorang
Those stats are truly frightening.
902
posted on
01/07/2010 3:26:21 PM PST
by
Rushmore Rocks
(Dollar a Day Member..............Free Republic is not Free!)
To: Rushmore Rocks
I am still stunned they mentioned that Detroit knew he was on board, but apparently did not alert the planes captain!
Imagine had they done so!
Our security system doesn’t at all make me feel safe, although I am grateful for what they have stopped, it seems small compared to what’s on the horizon...scary to say the least.
As for Muslim stats...if push came to shove and they could safe my life at the hand of another Muslim...is there a reason I should believe they would step up for my life if theirs is threatened by doing so? I think not.
Bo’s speech wasn’t “shocking” in the least bit...some think what was going to be said was squelched at the last moment.
903
posted on
01/07/2010 4:45:13 PM PST
by
caww
To: Rushmore Rocks
Dana Perino strikes me as dedicated, intelligent, studied, classy and knowledgeable about most aspects of politics. IMHO her astute responses on Fox News are always unchallenged and educational for those of us who appreciate the window she gives us into the White House and its operation. I have no doubt she, like Liz Cheney and Sarah Palin, have much more knowledge about politics in general than most senators and representatives.
Better yet, none of the three women strikes me as the type of person to pass bills in the middle of the night and call it transparency.
What we need at this time are ethical and lobbyist-free leaders who work for US and love our nation. Each of these women strike me as knowing where the evil moneychangers lurk and woud have no difficulty setting our nation back on the right track in every instance this administration has derailed it.
To: caww
Bos speech wasnt shocking in the least bit.. I agree with that assessment.
To: MamaDearest
Some say a PR thing, but I tend to agree what was going to be said was stopped along the way.
The reporters even inquired what the “shock” was and Brennans response was hardly that. As I see it no new information we didn’t know, but why didn’t they press the issue Detroit knew he was on that plane? Could be someones getting cover for this extreme error?
906
posted on
01/07/2010 4:51:55 PM PST
by
caww
To: MamaDearest
I throughly like Liz Cheney. She’s amazing to watch when they attempt to put her up against the wall, remains calm but has the facts and is upfront and direct in stating them. Reminds me of her dad, with a twist. She’s not afraid they’ll put her behind an eight ball, she’s ready and she knows it.
907
posted on
01/07/2010 4:57:08 PM PST
by
caww
To: caww; MamaDearest; All
There was nothing new in his teleprompter speech. Just more CYA and blather.
At TM, we know the “back story”.
In short, we have to be responsible for our own safety. The government admits that it cannot protect us.
908
posted on
01/07/2010 5:04:37 PM PST
by
Rushmore Rocks
(Dollar a Day Member..............Free Republic is not Free!)
To: MamaDearest
I hate to sound sexist, but these three intelligent, articulate, conservative women just might be our last best hope. The male leaders have really let us down.
909
posted on
01/07/2010 5:09:24 PM PST
by
Rushmore Rocks
(Dollar a Day Member..............Free Republic is not Free!)
To: Rushmore Rocks
From LauraMansfield Site: January 7, 2010: Seven confirmed dead from Anthrax-contaminated heroin in UK Well, it was bound to happen. A batch of anthrax-contaminated is killing people in the UK with at least seven confirmed deaths, and according to the Evening Telegraph �dozens more could die�. At least six other people are undergoing treatment, and the National Health Service is warning drug addicts in the area to be alert for symptoms of anthrax. ...More on her site... see site index at top of this page
910
posted on
01/07/2010 5:13:53 PM PST
by
caww
To: MamaDearest
Thanks for the ping MamaDearest.
911
posted on
01/07/2010 5:20:25 PM PST
by
Cindy
To: caww
Wow! Updates appreciated. Hadn’t heard about this.
912
posted on
01/07/2010 6:01:45 PM PST
by
Rushmore Rocks
(Dollar a Day Member..............Free Republic is not Free!)
To: Rushmore Rocks
Apparently this has happened before, I recall coming across something but was a long while ago..years in fact.
Still it is news of a different slant I thought...this stuff came from Aphganistan. Just goes to show drugs are bad enough on their own and can be deadly, adding anthrax is a death sentence I would think.
913
posted on
01/07/2010 6:18:02 PM PST
by
caww
To: azishot
You did good!!! You did right. You can always ask the clerk later what happened. Did you happen to notice what products he was scoping?
914
posted on
01/07/2010 6:21:00 PM PST
by
JustPiper
(The AUDACITY of DOPES)
To: azishot
Now is what’s important my new friend :)
915
posted on
01/07/2010 6:27:32 PM PST
by
JustPiper
(The AUDACITY of DOPES)
To: MestaMachine
Ma-dr-ASS-as
Back in chicago we were selling/leasing everything off. Including our bridges, highrises, whatever anyone will take. And the takers are frightening. But then again Daley is secretive like BO. The only thing Boss Jr. knows about transparency are his pantyhose.
They got Manassas?! I did not know that!
Oh, gosh. did you by any chance lurk when we were covering all the missing ingredients, trucks etc. here at TM? Other’s swore we belonged on Coast to Coast. A bunch of paranoid freaks. Average citizen just doesn’t get it.
Publicly, were those fires not simply passed off on either arsonists or careless smokers?
I like your analogies MM. Fool me once shame on me, after that don’t insult my intelligence or your arse is mine!
916
posted on
01/07/2010 6:36:14 PM PST
by
JustPiper
(The AUDACITY of DOPES)
To: MamaDearest
Just like BO with his BS today. “The buck stops here”. Yah, it stops with him cause he’s bankrupting the rest of us and anyone with ‘a buck’ will be killed in the name of Sharia
917
posted on
01/07/2010 6:38:42 PM PST
by
JustPiper
(The AUDACITY of DOPES)
To: Grammy
Grammy, when I listened to BO today I was waiting for “the here it comes’. He was ‘supposed’ to have some stunning announcement or revelation. I thought it was martial law. no joke
918
posted on
01/07/2010 6:40:15 PM PST
by
JustPiper
(The AUDACITY of DOPES)
To: FARS
Expect a virtual Regime Change and Khamenei losing his position within two weeks Doing the virtual polka
Your right FARS, "Loose" Lips...
919
posted on
01/07/2010 6:42:38 PM PST
by
JustPiper
(The AUDACITY of DOPES)
To: FARS
920
posted on
01/07/2010 6:46:24 PM PST
by
JustPiper
(The AUDACITY of DOPES)
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