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]

Valid point. It could very well be a double entendre. good catch.

[Cindy]

HERE IS THE LINK TO THAT ARTICLE YOU WERE REFERRING TO ON THE ROTH SHOW:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1164434/posts?page=2485#2485

Post no. 2485

[freeperfromnj]

Officials: Bin Laden guiding plots against U.S.

http://www.cnn.com/2004/US/07/08/ridge.alqaeda/index.html

[StillProud2BeFree]

Thank you :)

[Oorang]

Thanks for the links. I had them bookmarked for the longest time then lost them when the hard drive died. Was hoping they would resurface.

To anyone who missed post 2816 - important links!

[Cindy]

You're welcome
and I heard you loud and clear.
Good modulation.

[nw_arizona_granny]

Watching this group work, gives me great pride.

I love the way you all support Laura on the show and in
our every day work too.

Thank you,

Ruth

[cibco]

"I'm on right now :)"

Thanks, I recommended her show to another station. I didn't know what your back round was...

[StillProud2BeFree]

Yep - the folks here on TM are the best!

[JellyJam]

Here's an update on our favorite Egyptian human-smuggler:

South Florida Sun-Sentinel

MIAMI - A federal judge ruled Thursday that an Egyptian man accused of smuggling Middle Easterners into the United States can be transported from Miami to Washington, D.C., to face charges.

Federal agents arrested Ashraf Ahmed Abdallah, 35, last Friday at Miami International Airport during a stopover between Ecuador and Egypt. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Assistant Secretary Michael J. Garcia said Abdallah was one of his agency's most wanted "human smuggling kingpins" in the world.

A December 2001 indictment unsealed last Friday accuses Abdallah of smuggling three Egyptians and one Jordanian through Latin American countries, including Guatemala, where he lived. He faces a minimum mandatory sentence of five years in prison.

Officials allege no terrorism connections but say Abdallah smuggled people from countries with known terrorism networks.

[nwctwx]

This makes perfect sense... One of the older fatwas (I'll have to search for it) alluded to the fact that Italy would be hit after Spain, then Vienna.

It will be interesting to see what transpires after the truce is up.

[Oorang]

I am not sure when DC is back to summer break for 2004, but this could help in determining their timeframe....maybe.

July 26 - September 6

2004 Senate schedule

[JellyJam]

from the New York Times ... (i hate the way they still use "Mr. bin Laden," like he's some sort of respected authority figure!!!)

WASHINGTON - Osama bin Laden and his chief lieutenants, operating from hideouts suspected to be along the Afghanistan-Pakistan border, are directing a Qaeda effort to launch an attack in the United States sometime this year, senior Bush Administration officials said on Thursday.

"What we know about this most recent information is that it is being directed from the senior-most levels of the Al Qaeda organization," said a senior official at a briefing for reporters. He added, "We know that this leadership continues to operate along the border area between Afghanistan and Pakistan."

Counterterrorism officials have said for weeks that they are increasingly worried by a continuing stream of intelligence suggesting that Al Qaeda wanted to carry out a significant terror attack on United States soil this year. But until the comments of the senior administration officials on Thursday, it was not clear that Mr. bin Laden and top deputies like Ayman Zawahiri were responsible for the concern.

Another senior administration official said on Thursday that the intelligence reports - apparently drawn partly from interviews with captured Qaeda members and partly from other intelligence, referred to efforts "to inflict catastrophic effects" before the election.

[Cindy]

Thank you jellyjam

[Cindy]

Thank you Ruth.

Your support and searches bring it all together.

I appreciate it.

[Calpernia]

This it?

http://www.themedialine.org/news/news_detail.asp?NewsID=5420

‘Atiyyatullah sees the future very clearly: the balance of power will change; the international system built-up by the West since the Treaty of Westphalia will collapse; and a new international system will rise under the leadership of a mighty Islamic state.

And all of that will occur within a few years — maybe a few decades.

The article is called, “So Said Al-Qa’ida: A Letter to Reuven Paz.” Dr. Paz is an Israeli scholar who heads the Project for the Research of Islamist Movements – PRISM. “I wrote you this open letter because you were one of the first of those who showed interest in Osama Bin Laden’s old article entitled ‘The New International Regime’ ... and you advocated that those in the U.S. and Europe interested in Al-Qa’ida must read the article seriously ... ” explained ‘Atiyyatullah.

The top ideologist writes that contrary to common sense and the situation on the ground, both the West and the Muslim world do not perceive the change that has already occurred. According to ‘Atiyyatullah, there were two kinds of responses to Al-Qa’ida’s writings in the past. The first, from Westerners who completely ignored the writings of Al-Qa’ida’s great thinkers and strategists. They branded those writings as naïve attempts to present Al-Qa’ida in an unrealistic manner. They referred to Al-Qa’ida’s activities as mindless terror.

The second kind of response, says ‘Atiyyatullah, was that of Muslim thinkers. They saw those writings as fictitious, or as wishful thinking. “They mocked us and said: ‘They [the Americans] toppled Taliban and forced Bin Laden to seek refuge in a cave.’” ‘Atiyyatullah responds to this saying, “Al-Qa’ida does not wage wars similar to other wars ... Al-Qa’ida is completely willing to sustain the war for many years ... The war will be won by the side which will be able to bear the pain longer.”

‘Atiyyatullah finds it difficult to understand how it is that the West has not yet admitted its defeat. His explanation and analysis is as follows: The West suffers from a grave problem. This problem originates from its long-time superiority in many domains including army, politics, intelligence, and economics. This superiority, says ‘Atiyyatullah, made the West think all the rest were inferior, stupid. That is why the West is now suffering from cultural and strategic confusion. That is also why it cannot admit to its defeat, and persists in seeing it as a mere security problem, which can be solved by international cooperation.

The West will eventually realize its mistake, but it will be to late, says the ideologist. “The West will not understand that its dominance is effectively defeated, until the U.S. will suffer a second attack.” Only then will the Muslim people also understand that they have the capability to win over the West, says ‘Atiyyatullah.

[DAVEY CROCKETT]

BTW my kids got scared Q because before this came out of my mouth I had tears streaming and they were alarmed! I was shaking! In a zone then bam it comes out my mouth.
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If anything happens to MY President or the Pope. I am saying it is hillarys October Surprise Whether its October or not.

[nwctwx]

Officials: Bin Laden Guiding Plot against U.S.

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- A plot to carry out a large-scale terror attack against the United States in the near future is being directed by Osama bin Laden and other top al Qaeda members, senior intelligence officials said Thursday.

Bin Laden and his top lieutenant, Ayman al-Zawahiri, are overseeing the attack plans from their remote hideouts somewhere along the Afghanistan-Pakistan border, according to senior intelligence officials.

"This type of plotting, this type of operational activity, is being done with the direct direction and authorization of that senior leadership," said one official, who spoke on condition of anonymity.

A Democratic senator who attended Thursday's CIA and FBI briefing said, "It is the most worrisome situation since 9/11" without elaborating specifically.

[Cindy]

ON THE NET...

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aljihad
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aljihad/messages
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aljihad/message/1
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aljihad/message/16
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aljihad/message/19
http://members.hostedscripts.com/top.cgi?user=meshawir

[Revel]

I know. Everything is so complicated now. With the way we fight wars now in the PC realm...It seems almost imposible. The Enemy is within and we welcome them at the borders.