Threat Matrix: Daily Terror Threat - Thread Thirteen

WND ^ | 7-11-04 | N/A

[JustPiper]

Picture credit: TheCabal

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

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HOMELAND INSECURITY

Backup electrical systems failed to kick in

A mysterious power failure at Logan Airport that delayed dozens of flights for more than five hours has still not been explained – six days later.

Airport officials insist airline security was not compromised during the blackout Monday at Logan International's Terminal E, but backup electrical systems failed to kick in as they are programmed under such circumstances.

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

Meet It!
Greet It!
Defeat It!

[Oorang]

News Releases
Thursday, July 15, 2004

Muslim Activists Attend DOJ Train the Trainer Event Representatives from CAIR-Houston and ICNA to Train Law Enforcement Representatives from the Islamic Circle of North America in Houston (ICNA) and the Houston office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Houston) participated recently in the Justice Departments Community Relations Service (CRS) initiative in building a cadre of trainers capable of delivering training on Arab Americans, American Muslims, Islam, Sikhs and Sikhism.

The program, entitled "Building Cultural Competency," will be presented by CRS in partnership with and developed by Connecting Cultures and the Sikh Media Watch and Resource Task Force (SMART).

CONTACT: CAIR-Houston, 713-838-2247, 832-814-5554, 832-656-0449

http://www.cair-net.org/asp/article.asp?id=1115&page=NR

[ExSoldier]

"100% certain."

The Intell community and SpecOps were all saying this too. In fact everybody was saying it on September 10th 2001. The Devil is in the DETAILS....

[Calpernia]

Did anyone see this one? NW_AZ pinged me to it.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1172987/posts

Plan for Aryan-style baby farm

The normally tranquil West German village of Doerverden has been traumatised by a notorious neo-Nazi lawyer's plans to turn its 19th century manor house and adjoining estate into an Aryan-style baby farm designed to further the Nordic race.

The dubious project has been launched by Juergen Rieger, a wealthy 57-year-old Hamburg lawyer and specialist in defending members of the German far right, who himself carries convictions for incitement to racial hatred.

Rieger is well known for his neo-Nazi activities. The former member of the neo-Nazi National Democratic Party has appeared at far right rallies in Britain and praised the former British Fascist Oswald Moseley.

He is also a fervent advocate of "racial purity".

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[Domestic Church]

"The one I was looking for showed the US fractured into several parts- right up the middle of the country. Much of the east coast- almost to southern maine- was chipped away as in a semi-crater. Houston was gone. Seattle had a nip out of it--etc etc. It had the 3 bright stars simulating some kind of explosion."

The OuterBanks in the Carolinas were gone, LI was gone, half of Connecticut, NJ, Rhode Island too and Alabama &, Mississippi were gone and large sections of their neighbor states too....brought to mind Mother Angelica's vision/dream about a new gulf opening up in the Mississippi.

[Oorang]

American Muslim News Briefs
Thursday, July 15, 2004
MI: Imam A Champion For Islam's Future

Imam Hassan Qazwini bent over newborn Gabriel Haidar to whisper the infant's first Muslim call to prayer. Only a few inches separated the imam's lips from Gabriel's ear, but Qazwini understood that he was calling to the child across a vast gulf of centuries and continents, praying that he would grow up to take his place in the tradition of Islam.

"God is great!" the imam called to him softly in Arabic.

Great care is required to save each young, American-born Muslim from the host of other appeals showering down on them from television, cell phones and the Internet, Qazwini repeatedly warns his congregation.

This imam, whose time is prized by presidential candidates, community leaders and his thousands of followers, faced a half-dozen demands on a busy Friday at the Islamic Center of America in Detroit. But, when Gabriel's proud father hurried up to him after his weekly sermon, the infant instantly became Qazwini's top priority.

Gesturing proudly at the baby, Qazwini turned the moment into a lesson for the adults surrounding him. "This is our future," he said.

The story of Qazwini, who is emerging as one of the nation's top Shi'ite leaders and whose family ties extend to the heart of Islam in Iraq and Iran, is a story of the daily friction between two cultures in the United States.

The result of that friction is surprising. The American stereotype of a foreign-born imam is that of a stern ambassador of a rigid faith. Instead, Qazwini represents a dynamic branch of Islam. And he recognizes that he's caught up in a powerful struggle in which American culture is reshaping him and his followers as much as they are able to change life in the United States...

http://www.cair-net.org/asp/article.asp?id=34012&page=NB

[HipShot]

I'm at a loss as to why they would do this. Can you tell me why they would need photos instead of existing seating layouts?

[Cindy]

Discerning eyes all the time...

[ExSoldier]

"for the first time anywhere, to disclose that Middle Eastern men with Al Qaeda links have been mixing with the stream of illegal aliens coming in via the Southern US border."

I have had comments made to me at IDPA shoots for YEARS that maybe 10% of all illegals apprehended at the southern border alone have been of middle eastern extraction. This has been going on for at least ten years! Consider the numbers of illegals that are NOT caught. I have heard estimates from friends working for congresscritters that the numbers of trained terrorists inside our borders could number close to 70,000. Talk about a target rich environment!

[HipShot]

I don't think they took the second ones head; Al Jazeera reported that his throat was cut.

I'm not sure what that means, but I'm sure it's important.

[Oorang]

American Muslim News Briefs
Thursday, July 15, 2004
PA: Detained Cleric Baffled By Raid

The Muslim cleric arrested six weeks ago by federal authorities in a raid of his East Frankford mosque and home said yesterday he was bewildered by the events that led to his detention. "I've played it in my mind a thousand times," Mohamed Ghorab said by telephone from York County Jail, where he is being held. "I don't know why. There is nothing going on in our mosque."

The interview was his first since dozens of federal agents with rifles, dogs, and a search warrant for bank, wire-transfer and other financial records took him into custody on immigration charges.

Ghorab, 45, has not been charged with a crime. He was being held for overstaying the visitor's visa that brought him from Egypt in 2000.

Today, an immigration judge is to rule at a closed hearing whether the Muslim preacher can again be granted bond.

Although such hearings are usually open, Judge Grace A. Sease has issued in Ghorab's case a protective order - used when an ongoing investigation or national security might be compromised..

http://www.cair-net.org/asp/article.asp?id=34008&page=NB

[knak]

FBI Warns al-Qaida May Recruit Non-Arabs

[Oorang]

CAIR sure comes up with strange stuff.

American Muslim News Briefs
Thursday, July 15, 2004
Muslim Leaders Want 'Terror-Free' Label

Facing a fall off in donations since Sept. 11, 2001, local Muslim leaders asked federal officials Tuesday night to come up with a seal of approval that would assure potential donors that a group does not have ties to terrorism.

The Muslims said the matter was critical, because many immigrant Muslims are afraid that if they contribute to an Islamic group they may be accused at some point in the future of supporting terrorism. Charitable groups and mosques are hurting, they said.

"I would suggest to you that most of the organizations here rely on public donations," attorney Khurrum Wahid told FBI agents at a Bensonhurst catering hall where the Muslim American Society has offices.

Pasquale J. D'Amuro, the FBI agent in charge of the New York City office, told the several dozen Muslim leaders that he doubted a stamp of approval could be developed, but he left open the possibility that FBI officials might discuss the matter with counterparts at the U.S. Department of the Treasury. "We can raise these questions," D'Amuro said.

D'Amuro and several other FBI agents met with several dozen Muslim leaders for three hours Tuesday night. The Muslim told the agents they would like to have regular, perhaps monthly, meetings in the future..

http://www.cair-net.org/asp/article.asp?id=34004&page=NB

[HipShot]

I have a soft spot for jarheads too, even though one called me a "duck" one time. I had to spend some time explaining the difference between a "duck" and a "bubblehead" to him. He finally got it.

[ExSoldier]

By "layouts" I would assume you are referring to "floor plans." Look, operators, folks who are really anticpating moving in a defined space in a hostile manner need to have a spatial image in a 3-D manner that they can see so they can, in their minds eye walk through the mission. This is why we do something called "The Objective Recon" so we can visualize where everybody is going to be, where and how the action will go as planned. You just don't get this from lines on paper. You also don't know how tight the tolerances will be between open spaces like seats, aisles, the area where the attendants sit, etc. Typically, a floor plan won't give exact tolerances. As I said, an experienced operator wants to "eyeball" everything. That's the mark of a pro. That's why I think this is scary.

[drymans wife]

Post 3243 has a copy of that map

[Unknowing]

Powerful 10-kiloton strikes against certain dams on the Mississippi River, the Missouri River, and the Ohio River could perhaps flood the Mississippi basin.

[judicial meanz]

I would guess taking pictures of the plane's interior would be used for tactical planning and raid details.

Not to brush this too heavily, but if you know the most current layout of the interior, you can raid it better.

When you combine this and the female air travellers story earlier in the thread, it suggests to me they are in the pre-implementation planning and rehearsal phases of their assault.

Exsoldier: I don't wanna go into too much detail for obvious reasons, but combining the two stories and examining the tactics suggests a knowledge of SF operations theory and raid tactics. You agree?

[judicial meanz]

No need to reply....you answered my question in your reply 3354 as I was posting it. GMTA


Any Homeland Security folks out there lurking, take note.

[HipShot]

Thanks, that makes perfect sense. They are in a later stage of planning then, if I get your drift.

Is "operator" an insult?

[Honestly]

Thanks for the Al Jazeera report. From what I've been able to gather, the second headless body in an orange jumpsuit pulled from the river yesterday is being fingerprinted and DNA tested to see if it's the second Bulgarian. I think I saw that on a Bulgarian news site. Al Jazeera has inside information though, so whose body was pulled from the river? Aren't there a lot more hostages than those in the headlines?