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!

[Imperialist]

"It would not surprise me one bit if they are helping the jihad's"(Revel)

I think the chicomms are helping the jihadis for sure especially given this:

Libyan Arms Designs Traced Back to China: Pakistanis Resold Chinese-Provided Plans

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1078489/posts

[milkncookies]

Several thousand posts ago, based on information collected up to that time, the consensus among many here on TM was that the order of attacks was going to be Italy, then England, then here.

Does anyone else remember that? Was it before the Madrid bombings, or after?

[HipShot]

Does anyone have a link to this document?

[JustPiper]

JULY 8, 2004

Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge said "credible" information indicated that Al Qaeda wants to stage a "large-scale attack" in the United States.

COMPLETE transcript of Ridge's remarks as provided by the Department of Homeland Security:

http://www.emergencyemail.org/homeland07082004.asp

[judicial meanz]

Rome equals the Vatican and the Pope in my opinion. The mooselimbs have long wanted to destroy the Vatican and assassinate the Pope.

I hope someone is watching over John Paul. As a Protestant I disagree with him on some points, but I definitely like the guy a lot.

[HipShot]

The "Westphalia" thing?

[JustPiper]

As it turns out it was Ridge not Ashcroft at noon

[JustPiper]

Sure all beer has yeast -g-

[HipShot]

That was my first reaction after reading a letter talking about Westphalia. That was a repost from Jill's site to the thread.

That's the only thing I could think of that would break the "Peace of Westphalia".

[HipShot]

Ping to post 2859

[milkncookies]

Remember this guy? They ought to put his face on every milk carton with a $25,000,000 reward for information leading to his capture.

Khan had contacts with 20 countries: IAEA

July 08, 2004 15:21 IST

Pakistani nuclear scientist Abdul Qadeer Khan, who sold nuclear secrets to Iran and Libya, had commercial contacts with at least 20 different countries and large companies, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency Mohammed El Baradei said.

   Hinting at a broader involvement, the top nuclear cop said "this work could not be the work of Khan alone. The IAEA  only learned about some of his activities 18 months ago when Khan's contacts with Libya came to light. The Americans and others had, however, been tracking Pakistani's contacts for some time before that."

  Asked why the IAEA does not reveal the names of those countries that helped Iran in their nuclear acquisition efforts, such as China or Pakistan, El Baradei told the Israeli daily Ha'artez that the IAEA will need those countries' cooperation in the future.

In view of the changed scenario when terror is getting more sophisticated and other countries could get nuclear weapons, El Baradei said the ordinary deterrence that worked in the past may not be effective any more and Israel must think about a different regional security concept and lend a hand to it.

  On a two-day visit to Israel at the invitation of the Israel Atomic Energy Commission, the IAEA head, has said that he understands Israel's security concerns where there is a "very strong sense of existential threat" and therefore he suggests the creation of a "nuclear free zone" in the Middle East.

[judicial meanz]

I've noticed a pattern of AQ using muslim terms to describe regions in Europe.

Andalusia was used to describe Spain before the Madrid attacks.

Westphalia roughly equates to the Rhine river region of Europe, if I remember my college Western civilization classes.

[HipShot]

I was referring to the treaty that was referenced in a goblin statement.

[HipShot]

IIRC, it was mentioned in context with other agreements and systems. Lemme dig it up.

[milkncookies]

I don't recall the treaty having been mentioned then. In retrospect it may have been alluded to in some vague way by the terrorists up to that point in time, but I can't remember anyone picking up on it at the time if it was.

[HipShot]

It is in thread 11. Lemme dig.

[HipShot]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1159172/posts?page=2542#2542

[JustPiper]

Synopsis of today's events:

Ridge Warns of Election Terror Plot
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=514&e=1&u=/ap/20040708/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/election_terror_threat_9

National:

[AP] USA - Homeland Security Dir. warns of al-Qaida threat to disrupt Nov. elections

"Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge says there's "credible" information indicating that al-Qaida is moving ahead with plans for a "large-scale attack" in the US aimed at disrupting the November elections"

http://www.wistv.com/Global/story.asp?S=2013666&nav=0RaPOa5S

[Globes Online] USA - US Homeland Security Secretary cancels Israel trip

"The reason is rising concern about possible terrorist attacks in the US in the coming months"

http://www.globes.co.il/serveen/globes/docview.asp?did=812810&fid=942

[KAIT] USA - Homeland Security says al-Qaida Still Plans Large-Scale Attack

http://www.kait8.com/Global/story.asp?S=2013750

[Sydney Morning Herald] USA - FBI, CIA warn of US terror threat

http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/07/08/1089000263818.html

DoD to Assist Security Efforts for U.S. Political Events
http://www.defenselink.mil/news/Jul2004/n07082004_20040708010.html

Ridge: Political Conventions Likely Terrorist Targets
http://www.defenselink.mil/news/Jul2004/n07082004_2004070802.html

Captured Marine Safe at U.S. Embassy in Beirut
http://www.defenselink.mil/news/Jul2004/n07082004_2004070804.html

Missing Marine Safe at Embassy in Beirut
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=514&e=2&u=/ap/20040708/ap_on_re_mi_ea/lebanon_us_marine

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BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) Iraqi insurgents threaten to execute two Bulgarian hostages in videotape sent to al-Jazeera television.

[HipShot]

http://www.homelandsecurityus.net/al_qaeda_statement%206292004.htm

[JustPiper]

They should be caught for their medical card scams!