Threat Matrix: Daily Terror Threat - Thread TWELVE

CNN ^ | 7-2-04 | N/A

[JustPiper]

Picture credit: TheCabal

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

LINK TO THREAD ELEVEN

FBI urges vigilance for July 4

WASHINGTON (AP) -- A constant stream of intelligence indicating that al Qaeda wants to strike the United States this summer or fall has led federal officials to urge increased vigilance during the Independence Day weekend, but there is no specific threat of an attack timed to the holiday.

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

Meet It!
Greet It!
Defeat It!

[HipShot]

The ricin was from someone called "fallen angel" who was supposedly protesting the new DOT driver rules.

[Donna Lee Nardo]

Gotcha!

[Shermy]

How do we know these guys are just a bunch of posers?

AS for the ricin, each attack, and there were a few before the DC one, involved letters ranting about interstate trucking regulations. Would a jihadi think of that?

We have plenty of our own nuts.

[StillProud2BeFree]

Here's a translation of the demands portion - I'm still editing the other portions. Bear in mind this is a draft translation. And no fair shooting the translator :) I'll also guarantee that I probably have typos in there too so please excuse them :)

The statement demands the following from the United States:

1. Free the prisoners in American prisons and in Guantanamo Bay, as well as Sheikh Omar Abdel Rahman, and those held by US request in the prisons of the Arab and non-Arab countries, and those in Jewish (Israeli) prisons.

2. Stop the war on Islam and on Muslims throughout the world, which is being waged in the guise of fighting terrorism.

3. Cleanse all Islamic lands, including Jerusalem and Kashmir, from the “dirt” of Jews and Americans and Hindus.

4. America and its allies cease to interfere in the political and economic and social and cultural matters of Muslims, and in the formation of an Islamic state.

5. The “Crusading” west stops intervening between Muslims and their apostate rulers.

In the statement, the Abu Hafs Masri brigade listed four targets for the next phase of their operations:

1. Expansion of the conflict, by distributing operations throughout the world. The Brigades claim that they want to lead America into a third “swamp” similar to Afghanistan and Iraq. They suggest that Yemen will become this new theatre of operations.

2. Shaking investor confidence in the American economy

3. Expose the plans of the Jewish Crusaders

4. Cause the enemy to spread out their forces, and then wear them down.

The statement goes on to explain that the role of the coming attacks will break the will of America, and leave her client states powerless, so that the jihad warriors can seize Jerusalem

The statement addresses the various militant groups aligned with Al Qaeda, and tasks them with a list of responsibilities:

1. Maintain faithfulness to the will of Allah, and stand with other Muslims; and know that if you are killed, Allah will accept you in paradise and those that you kill will be in the fire. Be patient and endure, and God willing, you will succeed

2. Form small organization of different names such as Jama'at al-Tawhid and Jihad and the Abu Hafs al Masri brigades, and so on, so that it will be difficult for the enemy to discover and dismantle them plus it dilutes the efforts of the security forces.

3. Continue to follow in the path of jihad, following and being loyal to Islam, and remaining in compliance with the theology.

4. Continue physical exercises, as well as military training, and encourage others (your sons and families and your tribe) to join in because the battle may take longer than expected..

5. Learn new skills, such as computer use and Internet use, and direct any profits from this to the militants and to Muslims.

6. Ignite (Fire up) the psychological war against the enemy.

The statement itemizes the following eight requirements that they expect to be fulfilled by Muslims worldwide:

1. Knowledge of the religion (Islam), and loyalty to it.

2. Sincere repentance if they are not active in pursuing the jihad

3. Prayers for the militants, as well as moral and material support

4. Establishing cells both inside and outside of the major cities of the west

5. Providing shelter and support for the mujahadeen as needed

6. Behave in an honorable manner appropriate for Muslims

7. Assist the mujahadeen in blending into their communities

8. Provide advice and assistance as needed

Excuses and a warning:

1. To the people of Europe: You only have a few more days to accept Bin Laden’s truce or you will only have yourselves to blame.

2. You (Muslims) in the West should depart to Muslim states if they can. Those who cannot should take precautions and live in Muslim areas, have enough food to last a month, find ways to protect themselves and their families, leave enough money in the house to last one month or longer and to pray a lot and put their fate in God’s hands.

3. To those who care about civilization: There are only a few days remaining to accept the truce offered by Sheikh Osama, and then the race now is between you, time and European governments which refused to stop their attacks against Muslims. So do not blame us for what will happen, and we apologise to you in advance if you are among those killed

Other brief messages:

1. To Bush and his Arab and non-Arab agents: who will stop the coming waves of death from us to American and to the Jews they protect.

2. To John Kerry: You threaten us with war; this is our answer. If you do, then with Allah’s help we will wage war upon all your people from the children to the elderly.

3. To Sharon: we will cut your cord with America that gives you power and eliminate the one who protects you from the Arabs, then we will not have any difficulty slaughtering you like lambs.

4. To Tenet: you will need more than five years of retirement, since you remained for more than five years

5. To the American Senate: pardon us fo the disturbance of February 4, 2004, but we were obliged to a pardon on the disturbance a day of 4 - 2 - 2004, but we were obliged to try the substance (Ricin) on some people, and we will return to you, but the next time it won’t be for practice.

6. To Bush: He is so secure that he invaded Iraq in the dark of night as a mouse, in fear of the militants. Your black days have not come yet; you mention a day when you cried in September. The coming attacks will make cry you a blood, God willing.

7. To the idol worshipping Abdullah Saleh, do you understand the messages?



In Summary:

1. The Americans and the Jews and the western crusaders are our enemies, and they are warriors and our duty is to kill them wherever we find them.

2. The Arabs and the Muslims have a responsibility and a duty to kill them because they are apostates.

3. The division of Palestine is not permissible in any way because it is an Islamic inheritance and is not suitable for any others

4. The fight today is an individual duty of each Muslim and Muslims do this with the consensus of the clerics through the ages, that if an enemy enters into a Muslim land, then it is necessary for the Muslims to fight until they defeat the enemy. It is better to die than to live the remainder of ones life as a submissive slave to Christians and Jews.

5. The Muslims must support the militants and welcome them and invite them into their communities, and not believe the news regarding the militants that comes to them from the tyrants and the unbelievers.

6. With the help of Allah, the coming collapse of America is beyond doubt, God willing.

7. The United Nations is a tool of the crusaders; it’s rulings humiliate Muslims, and attacks them, and divide their money, and drains the blood of every Muslim who cooperates with them.

8. Muslim blood and money and honor is “off-limits” with the exception of those who betray Allah and his messenger, as Sharia shows.

The communique ends by promising that protection for Islam is in sword, indicating that they plan to continue to wage war against the west.

[swarthyguy]

Yes, it'd be funny if it wasn't so tragic. The worst thing is the virtual 10 year hiatus we took in the 90's against the growing threat from the jihadis.

[nwctwx]

It's a long process if you live in the US and have no access to Arabic speakers. Even with access, it will take a while.

If you really want to give it a go, I suggest this book as a starting point. It's a good book to get started with the alphabet and some words and simple phrases. There is also a follow-up in the series that can take you a bit further.

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/087840273X/qid=1089144477/sr=1-39/ref=sr_1_39/103-6860236-9155012?v=glance&s=books

[freeperfromnj]

Coincidentally, this story just out. It seems they were clearing "asbestos" from the Senate Chamber just this weekend.

Asbestos cleared from U.S. Senate chamber

7/6/2004, 3:48 p.m. ET
By ALAN FRAM
The Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate met as scheduled Tuesday after workers removed what an aide said were low levels of asbestos, but the adjacent party cloak rooms and Senate press gallery were closed so tests and possible cleanups could be conducted.

http://www.nj.com/newsflash/washington/index.ssf?/base/politics-3/1089140123261690.xml&storylist=washington

[StillProud2BeFree]

Another good way is to read little kids beginning readers :) That helped me because the print was bigger. Also I really helped my reading skills by reading the signs in Cairo while stuck in traffic. I made a game out of reading a sign before I had driven past it :)

[Donna Lee Nardo]

But "a friend of yours is a friend of mine" and "your enemy is my enemy" is rarely true forever. At the time, we needed the Muslims to give our cold war enemy a beating. It was in our interest. But, yes, we cannot always control the pit bulls we exploit but we should never move our eyes off them either, which really is what we seemed to have done with bin laden.

[HipShot]

I have access, but I don't trust him anymore. I'll find a way. Personally, Hebrew is of more interest, but arabic is more critical.

Thanks for the link!

[Donna Lee Nardo]

"The worst thing is the virtual 10 year hiatus we took in the 90's against the growing threat from the jihadis."

Yes! That is so well said and summarizes exactly what transpired. This is our failing.

[swarthyguy]

I don't play the kill the messenger routine.

Thanks for the work you put in.

BTW, unnoticed here, but Yemen has been simmering - running gun battles in the hilly tribal hinterlands and along the Saudi border (Osama's ancestral lands). Numerous dead.

Abdullah Saleh, referenced above is the PM of Yemen, a secularist - perhaps that's why they call him idolator.

[HipShot]

I don't believe anything AP reports anymore, not since we caught them in the lie about the German hijacking.

[nwctwx]

That is a good idea, I'll have to look into some kids books. I am trying to keep studying over the summer with no teacher but I am not getting too far. ;-) Just memorizing words for now. I really need to get my hands on some al Jazeera/al Arabiya broadcasts to listen to, I'm still quite lost when it comes to listening and speaking.

[freeperfromnj]

Sheikh Omar Abdel Rahman

They don't give up easily. They're still trying to free the blind sheik who bombed the WTC the first time.

[Donna Lee Nardo]

"4. Cause the enemy to spread out their forces, and then wear them down."

That is a familiar refrain from them. They really are patient, crafty and they know the art of war, darn them. Wow. Overall, that is some document. I only read through it very quickly. They are not asking for much, are they? Sure, we'll release all prisoners! Why not? And they think that since the U.S. itself didn't entertain their demands, that Europe is capable of compelling us? They know this is impossible. I have to read the document more closely now. Thanks for posting it here, StillProud. There is much here for us all to chew on.

[nwctwx]

No problem. :)

[swarthyguy]

Here ya go.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1166270/posts
NEPAL - Women Turn To Nude Farming To Please Rain God

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/717752/posts

India - Naked women in UP (Uttar Pradesh) invoke Gods to bring rain

Psst, it's a trick, it's monsoon season anyway, but don't tell the chicks.

Stuff like this really makes jihadis explode!

[HipShot]

Government positions change to a degree and with a speed that individuals can not hope to keep up with.

[Donna Lee Nardo]

That's interesting. I wanted to ask you how long it took you to understand Arabic without having to simultaneously translate it into English for understanding purposes?