Threat Matrix: Daily Terror Threat - Thread TWELVE

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[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!

[DAVEY CROCKETT]

The news always heats up on the weekend and then the reporters don't work.

MIDEAST:
Another Jihad On the Rise

Nabil Sultan

More than 200 people have been killed in clashes between Islamic rebels and government forces using warplanes and tanks; this is not Iraq, but the picture of new developments in Yemen.

[JustPiper]

Yes, while we are reeling from news on Italy, London, they would want to hit us very soon

[JellyJam]

Another thing to consider about the potential for an attack on Sunday: That's the same day when Tenet's resignation becomes official.

[JustPiper]

Friday's biggest day, will also check mine, being it has hundreds of members

[cmsgop]

Was this in todays paper?........

Asked if the timing of the terror concerns might be aimed at stealing political thunder from the announcement of John Edwards as the democratic vice presidential candidate, Sen. Tom Daschle, D-S.D., replied, "The report is so sobering and so serious that I cannot bring myself to believe anyone in this administration would use this for political purposes."

If friggin Daschle said this,sumpthin's up!

[JustPiper]

I now feel the suitcase nukes are not whats up as compared to hitting the nuke plants still

[Cindy]

I don't know.

[JustPiper]

Wish ExSoldier wasn't out of town this weekend of all weekends ;(

[WestCoastGal]

Suitcase incidents

Riverside Co, Calif http://www.pe.com/localnews/southwest/stories/PE_News_Local_shome18.a11cf.html

Georgia

http://www.wtoctv.com/Global/story.asp?S=1974822&nav=0qq6OGDO


One 'something' we would see: chaos

IN THE SUBWAYS
Jul 8, 2004


One 'something' we would see: chaos
Jun 24, 2004

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority has a message for anxious riders. "If you see something, say something."

This valuable advice comes at a time when investigations of suspicious packages on New York trains account for hundreds of delays every month.

There are potential suitcase bombs and knapsack bombs and lunch-bag bombs and shoe-box bombs that can be stashed in a heap of trash under a seat.

Now, any unattended briefcase, any empty cardboard box, any duffel bag left mistakenly on a train by a harried commuter - all of them should be treated as potential terrorist bombs.

If you see something, say something.

Every time, train service in the vicinity of the suspicious package grinds to a halt. Stations are evacuated. The nerves of riders and transit workers are frayed. The bomb squad and K-9 units respond.

"What do you do if there is a bomb in a train?" asked George Haikalis, president of the Institute for Rational Urban Mobility. "I've never heard of any training for that. I've heard people say, 'If you see an unattended bag, notify authorities.' But then what happens?"

You might expect reports of suspicious packages on trains to increase in the weeks leading up to the Republican National Convention, which will be at Madison Square Garden from Aug. 30 to Sept. 2. The U.S. Open tennis championship in Flushing also begins on Aug. 30, making New York City an even more tempting target for pranksters and terrorists.

More>>>http://www.newsday.com/news/local/newyork/columnists/ny-nysub243865399jun24,0,2023779.column?coll=ny-ny-columnists


I didn't save the Staten Island incident or the NY subway and Penn Station from about two months ago. Not to mention all the others. So if anyone had any reservations about these being probes, go ahead and add all the suspicious incidents together. It's obvious they're testing.

[JellyJam]

Yeah, it was in the Black Hills Pioneer newspaper in S.D.

[appalachian_dweller]

Okay folks, I'm signing off for the weekend. Hopefully it will be an uneventful weekend.

Please make sure your supplies and plans, keep your gas tanks at least 1/2 full, stay vigilant and be aware of your surroundings at all times.

The gov't thinks we can't stay at a high level of alert for extended periods of time. I'd say TMers have proven them wrong.

[JustPiper]

When I start seeing 'i' I always worry who is posting, jihadis do that ya know -wink- As does our chicken little friend -g-

[JustPiper]

The majority of us put NO credence in EOM or Daleel, check out the 80,000 + posts ;)

[WestCoastGal]

I don't know if this was posted.............

Suspicious package closes subway station



BY JOSHUA ROBIN AND CURTIS L. TAYLOR
Staff Writers

June 23, 2004


Several Brooklyn subway stations were closed during yesterday's morning rush as police investigated one of four suspicious packages found in the city.

There appeared to be no connection between the incidents or any indications would-be terrorists planted the bags to gauge police reaction, said Police Commissioner Ray Kelly


"I think now there is a lot more awareness and sensitivity to the issue," Kelly said near the Staten Island Ferry.

Police closed the Brooklyn subway stations after a 911 operator received a call at 9:21 a.m. of an unattended bag at the Long Island Rail Road main waiting room at the Atlantic Avenue terminal.

Bomb Squad detectives determined that the bag was accidentally left behind, police officials said. Normal subway service resumed at 10:39 a.m.

Subways initially passed the station without stopping. But 50 minutes later, police redirected six train lines to avoid Downtown Brooklyn entirely, said James Anyansi, a spokesman for NYC Transit.

LIRR service was suspended between Jamaica and Atlantic Avenue from 9:20 a.m. to 10:49 a.m., said spokesman Brian Dolan. Seven trains were affected — four westbound and three eastbound.

The incident came several hours after police closed the Flushing/ Main Street station on the No. 7 line after authorities were alerted to white powder on at least two train cars at 1:30 a.m., police said.

Officers from the Emergency Services and Hazardous Materials unit were dispatched to the scene. The powder was determined to be harmless and the station reopened at 3:20 a.m.

Police responded to two other incidents overnight and today — both of which turned out to be false alarms, officials said.

"There is no indication they were similar or that there was any pattern of people putting down their suitcases," Kelly said.
http://www.newsday.com/news/local/newyork/nyc-subway0623,0,5088960.story?coll=ny-nynews-headlines

[nwctwx]

I have been reading, not a chapter a day though, I am also in Chapter 3. It is very good information. Thanks for the pings to it. :) I will hopefully finish it by early next week, I'm also reading another book as well... trying to put down 2 to 3 a week while I have time.

[thecabal]

That's scary when even Dasshole is saying that. Damn.

[WestCoastGal]

This story is no longer on their website, but it seems to me it's the one we were wondering about the other day that closed the 405 freeway around LAX.

Suspicious Package Threatens Airport Safety
ktla 5, United States - Jun 22, 2004
... Police immediately shut down traffice in both directions. The man apparently told officers that he'd tossed the suitcase into the tunnel.

[Hegemony Cricket]

"I'd point out that it's easier to see the screams as over reacting when you have not been on the rollercoaster, but waiting in line."

LOL - that's a great line!

[JellyJam]

... and it poses the question: If this "report is so sobering and so serious," why isn't DHS upping the terror-threat level?

[JustPiper]

Action 2 News has learned President Bush's campaign swing through Wisconsin next week will bring him to the Resch Center in Ashwaubenon.

The president begins his day next Wednesday, July 14, in Waukesha County. From there he travels to Fond du Lac where he'll make a stop shortly after noon. The location has not been disclosed yet.

Then it's on to Ashwaubenon for a re-election rally at the Resch Center at 6 p.m. Tickets to that event will be available Friday at noon at the Republican headquarters on Libal Street in Green Bay.

http://www.wbay.com/Global/story.asp?S=2016092&nav=51s7ObLc