Threat Matrix: Daily Terror Threat - Thread Ten

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[JustPiper]

Picture credit: TheCabal

"I will never cower before any master nor bend to any threat"

LINK TO THREAD NINE

U.S. Charges Australian Linked to al-Qaida

WASHINGTON - An Australian held at the Navy's prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, will face a military tribunal for allegedly training and fighting alongside members of al-Qaida in Afghanistan (news - web sites), the Pentagon (news - web sites) announced Thursday.

We are the "Stotters" who make ourselves aware of the enemy who wishes to do us harm

[jerseygirl]

I know I've increased my consumption of beer ever since those threats around the holidays.

[NothingMan]

"Many here continue to talk about nuking Mecca, killemall and let Alah sort em out, etc. If a candidate was to say he would devoid the world of Islam, that candidate would get many here to follow him in his quest.I have heard talk that genocide is a viable solution, that is the same talk Hitler gave and some here agree. That is unfortunate that some think that way but at times frustration gets in the way of common sense."

Precisely.

[jerseygirl]

I recall reading something about GWEN being used for "crowd control"- but wrote it off as NWO conspiracy theory.

[Selene]

Another Lake Tahoe earthquake today. Smaller than last week.

[little jeremiah]

That helps explain why the Muslim invaders set about either razing Hindu temples and putting mosques in their places, or just desecrating the temples and turning the exiisting buildings into mosques. There's a vast number of such mosques in India.

[little jeremiah]

placemark.

[nwctwx]

Japan and the EU.

[jerseygirl]

What are the current AQ threats involving Japan? Are their soldiers in Iraq being threatened- or are the threats toward their country?

[Quix]

A GREAT DEAL of wisdom in your post.

I would that it be posted on billboards far and wide.

Alas, what is your prescription?

It seems we have few attractive options.

The million plus are not going to give up trying to incite us as well as the rest of their coreligionists . . . short of . . . most probably . . . death.

Changing their minds is as likely as finding each of them and executing them . . . . bloody unlikely to impossible.

Therefore?

[SwankyC]

I keep seeing tiny mentions of comets but cant find any elaboration. Why on Earth are you talking abouit comets hitting the earth?

[Quix]

QUITE SO! QUITE SO!

I was just referring to what I expected to be abundant flames hereon. Thankfully, they seem to have not appeared.

YEA! IF GOD BE FOR US, WHO CAN BE AGAINST US. AMEN!

To live is Christ, to die is gain.

To suffer is to gain a greater weight of glory eternally.

[nwctwx]

I'm not really sure, I have barely been at the computer the past 2 days. NEIN has mention of a possible poisoning of Japanese troops in Iraq...

[jerseygirl]

I found an odd report here, and wonder what others think about it? It may be related to more than just protests over fuel prices.

UK: HUNDREDS OF TROOPS - TO DEFEND SUPERMARKETS


Date: Sunday, 6 June 2004, 7:32 p.m.

Army guard on food if fuel crisis flares

Mark Townsend and Martin Bright
Sunday June 6, 2004
The Observer

Hundreds of troops will be deployed to defend vital supermarket depots in the event of fresh fuel protests in the autumn.

Supermarkets have been told by Home Office officials to expect military assistance as part of draconian government plans to protect Britain's economy from a repeat of the events of 2000 when protesters brought the country to a standstill.

In addition, a series of large-scale rehearsals will be held over the coming month to test how measures to protect vital food and fuel depots would cope if protesters opt to press ahead with a series of blockades later in the year.

Although organisers have called off plans for nationwide protests this week, they have made it clear that the government will still face protests if they go back on their promise to re-examine a planned rise in fuel duty for September

One protest went ahead as planned yesterday when a convoy of 150 trucks drove through Cardiff despite the government reassurances. The vehicles headed towards the Welsh Assembly in Cardiff Bay before moving on to the civic centre. Organiser Martin Palmer said the government's announcement was 'too little too late', and said the tax increase of 1.9 pence should be scrapped rather than reviewed.

Major retailers have also been assured that the intelligence services are stepping up their monitoring of potential protest ringleaders to ensure any major blockade is thwarted before any disruption is caused.

The secret plans have been agreed between the Home Office and the Food Chain Emergency Group, set up after the 2000 fuel protests and incorporating Britain's biggest supermarkets and food manufacturers. Their plans to safeguard the food and fuel chain from disruption go much further than tactics used by the police to quash previous fuel protests.

News that troops will be involved in any future fuel blockades follows reports that army chiefs had strongly opposed the use of soldiers to guarantee supplies in the event of fuel protests across the country. A network of vital fuel and food depots classified as 'vulnerable' to blockade have been pinpointed by industry experts from the Institute of Grocery Distribution and sent to the Home Office.

Although Chancellor Gordon Brown's decision on whether to risk a rise in fuel duty has been postponed to August, supermarkets have been told to remain on high alert. 'The Home Office has been in close contact and the security services are monitoring the situation, this is not just a police matter,' said a leading industry source.

(snip)

[Selene]

Burned out? No other vehicles involved?

http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml;jsessionid=1YQAO5WUEYFP2CRBAE0CFEY?type=topNews&storyID=5406159
Three Members of U.S. Military Die in Italy Crash
Sat Jun 12, 2004 12:16 PM ET

NAPLES, Italy (Reuters) - Three members of the U.S. military were killed in a car crash on the outskirts of Naples on Saturday, police said.
One man and two women were killed and two other women escaped with serious injuries from the burned-out wreckage of a private car in which they were traveling toward the nearby U.S. Navy base at Capodichino.

Police said there was no other vehicle involved in the accident about 5 a.m. local time (11 p.m. EDT on Friday).

A Pentagon spokesman said he could not confirm the incident.

[Selene]

American Man Shot Dead in Saudi Capital
Reuters - 30 minutes ago
RIYADH (Reuters) - A US national was shot dead in the Saudi capital Riyadh on Saturday in the sixth attack on Westerners in six weeks, security and diplomatic sources said.

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Satan is laughing with delight

[swarthyguy]

Jihad, Jihad everywhere, the flowers of Kashmir get their watering of blood yet again!

Kashmir is flaring up again.....

http://washingtontimes.com/upi-breaking/20040612-105438-2269r.htm

Srinagar, India, Jun. 12 (UPI) -- Two separate hand grenade attacks in northern India killed four and wounded scores of others, the Times of India reported.

A hand grenade thrown into a southern Kashmir restaurant frequented by tourists exploded Saturday, killing four tourists and wounding at least 23 people.

Among the four dead tourists at the Purnima Hotel in Pahalgam was an 8-year-old girl. Of the 23 wounded, 18 were tourists.

Also Saturday in northern Kashmir, 20 people were injured, four of them seriously, in a grenade attack by militants. No fatalities were reported in that incident.

Both attacks were being investigated, officials said.


http://www.dailyexcelsior.com/web1/04june12/news.htm#4

SRINAGAR, June 11: Two soldiers, including a Major, four militants and a woman have reportedly died in different militancy related incidents across Kashmir valley since last evening.

Informed sources in north Kashmir told the EXCELSIOR that troops of 18 JAK LI launched a cordon-and-search operation at Meelyal Kaach-hama, in Kralpora area of Kupwara district late last night. According to a specific information received by Army, some armed militants were present at a hideout. As the operation began, two holed up militants opened heavy volume of gunfire, killing head of the search party namely Maj Pradeep Kumar Sharma. One of his personal security officers, who was identified as Havildar R K Sharma, sustained injuries. He was evacuated and rushed to a hospital. Subsequently, troops killed both the militants in a fierce gunbattle. Official sources identified the duo as Al-Badar Mujahideen’s Abu Umar Abdur Rehman and Abu Umar Shaheen alias Zaffarullah, both residents of Pakistan.

However, spokesman of the radical Kashmiri guerrilla outfit Jamiat-ul-Mujahideen said that both the slain militants belonged to his organisation. He identified them as Mohammad Noman of Mirpur, ‘Azad Kashmir’, and Bashir-ul-Haq of ‘Azad Kashmir’. The Jamiat spokesman Jameel Ahmed revealed that Mohammad Noman was his outfit’s "district commander" who had been active in guerrilla operations in Kashmir valley for the last 12 years. He said that Bashir-ul-Haq was Noman’s "bodyguard".

[LayoutGuru2]

Not too bad JP. Haven't had much time to keep up on the TM thread though. New job is keeping me plenty busy.

[jerseygirl]

That sounds odd.

So did that report yesterday of the two or three planes which caught on fire.

I think we are seeing multiple incidents of sabotage.

[jerseygirl]

From Jill's site: 06/12/2004 10:24:27 AM A New Tape Is Out!!! Al-Zawaheri : America does not want a democracy or a freedom to the Arabs 0650 (GMT+04:00) - 12/06/04 - The sheikh Osama speaks by tears that shake the soul a shake ( about Iraq and about our wronged brothers ) !!!A video is ! A rare video section speaks about Iraq .... Listen and cry then where are our scientists from these true words .. http://www.alftn.org/uuu2.htm Robert Jacob .. 44 years ..Nine shots in the head شعاع the American identities are revealed the Gulf district dead Robert Jacob .. 44 years ..Nine shots in the head

[tmp02]

Just checking in from Atlanta. We had a safe trip thanks to God's protection. Anyway here is the lasted terrorwarning.com:

06/12/2004 # 1
TerroristWarning.com Headlines 06/12/2004 # 1

TerroristWarning.com Terrorism Headlines 06/12/2004 # 1

National:

[Billings Gazette] USA - Army witholds antidote for chemical terror attack

http://www.billingsgazette.com/index.php?tl=1&display=rednews/2004/06/11/build/nation/45-anitdote.inc

[WKBN] CONNECTICUT - US Airways jetliner diverted after suspicious package scare

http://www.wkbn.com/Global/story.asp?S=1936100

[AZ Central.com] USA - Woman ready to carry out chemical attack in U.S., transcript alleges

http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/0609ItalyUSterror09-ON.html

[Tri-Valley Herald] CALIFORNIA - Police train for chemical attacks

http://www.trivalleyherald.com/Stories/0,1413,86~10671~2201664,00.html

[WOOD-TV] MICHIGAN - State Police detonate suspicious device in downtown Lansing

http://www.woodtv.com/Global/story.asp?S=1930987&nav=0RceNnOH

[Reuters] WASHINGTON DC - Capitol, Supreme Court Briefly Evacuated [ Airspace violation ]

http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/tools/mod_story_print/*http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=564&u=/nm/20040609/ts_nm/security_evacuation_dc_2&printer=1

[NBC 4.com] WASHINGTON DC - Capitol Police Investigate Suspicious Package

http://www.nbc4.com/news/3402954/detail.html

[AP] USA - Scientists Say Dirty Bomb Would Be a Dud

http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/tools/mod_story_formatted/*http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20040609/ap_on_sc/dirty_bomb_dud

[WZVN-TV] USA - Mysterious disease killing watermelon crop [ Agro-Terrorism? ]

"The farmers that have it in their field, some are losing 100 percent of their production – very devastating,"

http://www.abc-7.com/articles/article.asp?articleid=937&z=2

[AP] USA - State Dept. Understated Terrorism Attacks [ In 2003 terrorism actually increased sharply contrary to earlier reports ]

http://apnews.myway.com/article/20040611/D834H3VG0.html

[AP] USA - Researchers Exposed to Anthrax

http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=541&u=/ap/20040611/ap_on_he_me/anthrax_exposure_1&printer=1

[TechNewsWorld ] USA - US To Order Anthrax Vaccine

http://www.technewsworld.com/story/security/34358.html

[WPVI] NEW JERSEY - Powder Sparks Scare

"six workers were exposed to an unknown powdery substance"

http://abclocal.go.com/wpvi/news/06102004_nw_hopewellscare.html

[AP] ARIZONA - FBI Now Investigating Suspicious Valley Fire [ Water Treatment Facility]

http://www.kpho.com/Global/story.asp?S=1933260&nav=23KuNoxB

[Fox News] USA - FBI Warns of Eco-Terrorism Threat

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,122290,00.html

[Boston Globe] BOSTON - Revere raid by terrorism task force results in one arrest [ Syrian National ]

"after a search of his Revere duplex uncovered flight-simulation software, pictures of Osama bin Laden, two small-caliber weapons, police scanners, and radio-jamming equipment,"

http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2004/06/11/revere_raid_by_terrorism_task_force_results_in_one_arrest

[Seattle Post Intelligencer] WASHINGTON - Bomb scare closes ferry terminal

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/transportation/177469_southworth11.html

[Grand Forks Herald] NORTH DAKOTA - GRAND FORKS AIR FORCE BASE - Base traffic disrupted twice by bomb scares

http://www.grandforks.com/mld/grandforks/news/8895181.htm

[KTVU.com] CALIFORNIA - Sonoma County Woman Injured By Package Bomb

http://www.ktvu.com/news/3405398/detail.html

[kgw.com] OREGON - Pipe bomb explodes in North Portland, police say

http://www.kgw.com/news-local/stories/kgw_061004_news_pipe_bomb.24a4ccf1d.html

[Alberta Daily Herald Tribune] CANADA - Mysterious stench in Beaverlodge [ Chemical Smell, while authorities attributed the smell to local weeds... possible chemicals include Heptachlor, Dichlorobenzene, Napthalene, Diacetate, and gas plant byproducts.]

"Most people described it as the smell of mothballs only a hundred times worse. You could taste it in your throat. It was chemical. It wasn't a natural smell."

http://www.dailyheraldtribune.com/Z04_00asmell0611.lasso

[WROC] NEW YORK - Explosives Seized in Chase [ IED }

http://www.wroctv.com/news/story.asp?id=13817&r=l

[JoinTogether.org] USA - Link Seen Between Cigarette Smuggling, Terrorism

http://www.jointogether.org/sa/news/summaries/reader/0,1854,571466,00.html

[Chicago Daily Herald] ILLINOIS - Health - McHenry County battling whooping cough outbreak

http://www.dailyherald.com/kane/main_story.asp?intID=3814955

[Wilkes Barre Citizen's Voice] PENNSYLVANIA - Prepping for a terrorist attack [ Drill ]

http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=11932612&BRD=2259&PAG=461&dept_id=455154&rfi=6

[The Hindu] USA - US airports still vulnerable to terrorists: Report

http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/holnus/001200406091175.htm

[Voice of America] USA - US Freezes Assets of Lebanese Businessman Over Possible Terror Funding

http://www.voanews.com/article.cfm?objectID=1587B41B-4C7F-47E2-9210FB14ED9A7946

[New York Newsday] NEW YORK - Transport Workers Union offers terror preparedness

http://www.nynewsday.com/news/local/transportation/nyc-terr0610,0,2893125.story?coll=nyc-manheadlines-trans

[Newsday] NEW JERSEY - Paterson passes anti-Patriot Act resolution

http://www.newsday.com/news/local/wire/ny-bc-nj--patriotact-opposi0610jun10,0,4661377.story?coll=ny-ap-regional-wire

[Muslim American Society/ LA Times] USA - Acquittal in Internet Terrorism Case Is a Defeat for Patriot Act

http://www.masnet.org/articleinterest.asp?id=1282

[Brattleboro Reformer] USA - Oppose expanding Patriot Act

http://www.reformer.com/Stories/0,1413,102~8854~2203541,00.html

International:

[Reuters] IRAQ - Iraq foreign ministry official assassinated

http://www.reuters.co.uk/newsPackageArticle.jhtml?type=worldNews&storyID=527905&section=news

[Expatica] NETHERLANDS - Al-Qaeda cell in Netherlands 'ready to attack'

http://www.expatica.com/source/site_article.asp?subchannel_id=19&story_id=8388

[AGI] EUROPE - Imminent Suicide Attack in Europe

http://www.agi.it/english/news.pl?doc=200406112024-1228-RT1-CRO-0-NF11&page=0&id=agionline-eng.oggitalia

[New York Times] SPAIN - Spain Arrests 6 Terror Suspects

http://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/10/international/europe/10spai.html?ex=1087444800&en=f4b52fb0c9d98d5f&ei=5062&partner=GOOGLE

[Reuters] PAKISTAN - Pakistan airports on hijack alert

http://www.reuters.co.uk/newsPackageArticle.jhtml?type=worldNews&storyID=526767&section=news

[Bloomberg] PAKISTAN - Pakistan Convoy Ambushed, Killing 10; General Escapes, AFP Says

http://quote.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000080&sid=avn6DJon6aQE&refer=asia

[Pakistan Times] PAKISTAN - Packet containing suspicious powder sent to newspaper office

http://pakistantimes.net/2004/06/11/metro.htm

[Channel News Asia] PAKISTAN - Pakistan launches air, ground assault on Al-Qaeda hideouts [ 50 dead ]

http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_world/view/89619/1/.html

[Jakarta Post] INDONESIA - Indonesia bristles over terrorism report [targeted killings of Westerners]

http://www.thejakartapost.com/detaillatestnews.asp?fileid=20040611132029&irec=0

[Reuters] PHILIPPINES - Philippine Army Seizes Explosives at Manila Port [ 10 crates ]

"crates contained plastic explosives, blasting caps, rolls of detonating cords and time fuses"

http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=worldNews&storyID=5398957

[Manila Times] PHILIPPINES - Ship terror attack foiled

http://www.manilatimes.net/national/2004/jun/12/yehey/top_stories/20040612top1.html

[Channel News Asia] THAILAND - Guard's throat slashed, another bomb in Thailand's restive south

http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_asiapacific/view/89546/1/.html

[Itar-Tass] RUSSIA - Bomb blast derails train car, injures one soldier in Chechnya

http://www.itar-tass.com/eng/level2.html?NewsID=932072&PageNum=0

[MercoPress] CHILE - Bomb explodes outside bank in Chilean capital

http://www.falkland-malvinas.com/Detalle.asp?NUM=3775

[Hi Pakistan] AFGHANISTAN - US convoy hit by bomb blast in southeastern Afghanistan

http://www.hipakistan.com/en/detail.php?newsId=en67629&F_catID=&f_type=source

[CathNews] INDONESIA - Petrol bomb hurled at Indonesian church [ 5th attack against a church this week ]

http://www.cathnews.com/news/406/76.php

[World Tribune] IRAQ - UN inspectors: Saddam shipped out WMD before war and after

http://www.worldtribune.com/worldtribune/breaking_1.html

[Jerusalem Post] ISRAEL - Explosives thrown at soldiers near Bethlehem

http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=JPost/JPArticle/ShowFull&cid=1086934152821

[Jerusalem Post] ISRAEL - Three Hamas terrorist nabbed near Ramallah

http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=JPost/JPArticle/ShowFull&cid=1086836434452

[Reuters ] IRAQ - Arab Men Posing as TV Crew Arrested in Baghdad

http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=topNews&storyID=5394213

[Novinite] BULGARIA - Bulgaria "Hosts" Al-Qaeda Bases

http://www.novinite.com/newsletter/print.php?id=35732

[Expatica] EUROPE - German expert warns of al-Qaeda threat

http://www.expatica.com/source/site_article.asp?subchannel_id=52&story_id=8437

[The Age] AUSTRALIA - Port Security -  Over 100 foreign seamen jump ship

http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2004/06/12/1086749922298.html

[Reuters] IRAQ - Seven Hostages Released in Iraq, Three Killed

http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=worldNews&storyID=5405608