Threat Matrix: Daily Terror Threat - Thread Fifteen

CNN ^ | 07/25/04 | N/A

[JustPiper]

Credit: The Cabal

The title refers to a daily report given to the president of the United States detailing the most serious terrorist threats against the country. To tackle those threats, the government has formed a top-notch task force to infiltrate the terror cells and cut off the danger.

"Every morning, the president receives a list of the top ten terrorist threats - this list is known as the threat matrix."

We here at FR are trying to be in conjunction with the daily reports around the world that involve threats. We try to provide a storehouse of information that takes hours of research.

YOU be the Judge and get informed.


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

Group linked to al Qaeda warns of 'columns of car bombs'

Australia and Italy have received warnings through a statement purportedly from militants linked to al Qaeda that demanded those countries withdraw troops from Iraq.

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



Meet It!
Greet It!
Defeat It!

LINK TO THREAD FOURTEEN

[Cindy]

Thank you Flutters.
That was a lot of work.
We appreciate it.

[MamaDearest]

Thanks HipShot. Faith is most important in these trying times and no one, especially no jihadi, will ever dictate to me or mine what they want us to believe. I listened to Kerry's acceptance speech tonight and when he talked about his religious faith, all I could think about was that his own church does not want him to take communion. He skirted that issue, like he does so many others.

John Kerry's Catholic Problem

[MamaDearest]

Impressive list - thanks Flutters!

[flutters]

I hope a review helps connect the dots.

[Cindy]

Even if no dots were connected (and I'm not saying that) a summary like you posted in black and white, may be useful in pointing to trends and patterns and that is very helpful.

[flutters]

I tried to explain to my hubby and daughter why this thread is so important to me. I decided the best way to "show them" was to put together a list of the information that is gathered. It worked. :) The information everyone gathers is unbelievable.

[null and void]

Het darks! A lady with a tack driver!

[MamaDearest]

Bulgarian newspaper Says Zarquawi captured

If the news is not correct, this newspaper's headlines are wrong!

[MamaDearest]

Greece hasn't gotten its act together yet...

Phones out in Athens, Greece for 10 Hours

[MamaDearest]

Meningitis Epidemic in Burundi

[Cindy]

ON THE NET...

http://littlegreenfootballs.com/weblog/lgf-september11-slideshow.php

[Cindy]

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[Selene]

FBI: Al-Qaida may be targeting N.M., Calif.
Last Update: 07/29/2004 6:19:44 PM
...Officials say, though, that the warning isn’t specific about particular targets or methods of attack.

New Mexico Department of Public Safety spokesman Peter Olson says there have been reports of possible al-Qaida elements existing in both states.

Olson says he has no specifics and no information on why the warning was issued.

But New Mexico’s director of homeland security, Brigadier General Annette Sobel, is meeting with border agencies, and working with the department’s federal counterparts.

No specific threats

...Police are again being reminded to report any suspicious activity. “We have to take every bit of information that we get seriously,” said Olson, “especially considering what happened with the Pentagon and the World Trade towers. We have to take everything seriously.”

But Albuquerque’s mayor’s office says this isn’t something Albuquerque residents need to be deeply concerned about.

Spokespeople for Kirtland Air Force Base in Albuquerque and Holloman Air Force Base near Alamogordo say they aren't on heightened security.

Sandia National Laboratories in Albuquerque and Los Alamos National Laboratory also aren't under heightened security, saying they haven't received any specific threats against the facilities.

President Bush has activated 200 members of the First Battalion, 200th Air Defense Artillery Unit, based in Roswell, to help with homeland security.

Domenici: FBI heard ‘chatter’

New Mexico Senator Pete Domenici says he doesn’t believe any terrorist action is imminent. He says the warning just means the FBI heard what’s called “chatter.”

May attack scrubbed?

The FBI says they received intelligence late last week that al-Qaida may have had an attack planned on New Mexico in May, but scrubbed it because of heightened security...

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This warning has received almost no media coverage in California. I guess the mediots want us dead or it is more important to trumpet Kerry.

[tmp02]

China Warns of Military Clash with Taiwan by 2008

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By John Ruwitch

BEIJING (Reuters) - Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian risks war with China if he pushes for a new constitution by 2008, but can guarantee security if he recognizes the island as part of China, the China Daily on Friday quoted a top official as saying.

The island's security lies not in building up an arsenal of missiles and submarines but in offering assurances that Taiwan is not planning to declare independence, Vice Minister of the Taiwan Affairs Office Wang Zaixi told the newspaper.

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=586&e=2&u=/nm/20040730/wl_nm/china_taiwan_dc


World - Reuters


Karachi Put on Alert Against Suicide Bombers

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KARACHI (Reuters) - Security forces in Pakistan's volatile port city of Karachi have been put on high alert because of fears of suicide attacks by Islamic militants on mosques during Friday prayers.

Karachi police chief Tariq Jamil said intelligence agencies feared the banned extremist Sunni Muslim group, Lashkar-e-Jhangvi, was planning suicide bomb attacks on Shi'ite mosques

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=586&e=5&u=/nm/20040730/wl_nm/pakistan_security_dc


Islamists Warn Europe Again After Bin Laden Truce (NOT AGAIN)

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DUBAI (Reuters) - Islamists claiming links to al Qaeda issued another threat Friday against European countries for supporting the policies of President Bush (news - web sites).

"We will not hesitate to shed blood in all parts of Europe, in Rome and other places, as long as countries move in the orbit of the pinnacle of unbelief, America," the statement by the Abu Hafs al-Masri Brigades said.

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=578&e=4&u=/nm/20040730/ts_nm/security_europe_militants_dc

Top Al Qaeda Men Resists Pakistani Interrogators

2 hours, 13 minutes ago Add Top Stories - Reuters to My Yahoo!

By Zeeshan Haider

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - A top al Qaeda operative, one of the world's most wanted men with a multi-million-dollar price on his head, is resisting questioning by Pakistani interrogators seeking clues to the hiding place of Osama bin Laden (news - web sites), officials said Friday. Investigators are scouring a computer and several disks seized when they captured Ahmed Khalfan Ghailani and 13 others after a 14-hour gunbattle with security forces at the weekend in the city of Gujarat, 110 miles southeast of Islamabad, intelligence sources told Reuters Friday.

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=578&e=5&u=/nm/20040730/ts_nm/security_qaeda_pakistan_dc

[tmp02]

Israel has 200 nukes
Vanunu also claims Ben-Gurion linked to JFK assassination

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1181559/posts

[tmp02]

As mentioned before, if AQ doesn't pull the trigger soon,the US may capture all the militants. Wouldn't that be too bad /sarcasm. As time moves on, I think that it is less likely that anything will occur in the US. If there is activity on the US shores, it would only be Oklahoma type bombings at the most - no nukes.

[Selene]

At Least 10 Said Killed in Belgium Blast
Associated Press | July 30, 2004


Posted on 07/30/2004 2:02:14 AM PDT by HAL9000



BRUSSELS, Belgium - A huge explosion at a gas works near Brussels killed 10 people Friday, authorities said.
The explosion in the industrial area of Ghislenghien, about 20 miles southeast of Brussels, was felt several miles away, authorities told Belgian media. Residents were advised to stay indoors with windows shut, but no evacuation was ordered and no evidence of toxic fumes.

The cause of the blast wasn't immediately known. The E429 motorway through the area was closed in both directions.

Jean-Jacques Perrin, police inspector in nearby Ath, told the Belgian news agency Belga that at least 10 people died and others were injured.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1181529/posts

[Selene]

11:06am (UK)
Belgian Gas Blast Kills 15, Injures 100
http://news.scotsman.com/latest.cfm?id=3274046
A massive gas blast that could be felt six miles away killed at least 15 people and injured about 100, including firefighters and police, near Brussels today.

The explosion at an industrial park in Ghislenghien, about 20 miles south-east of the Belgian capital, was caused when construction workers pierced an underground gas distribution line, acting provincial governor Guy Petit said.

Two nearby factories also caught fire from the midmorning blast, which was felt six miles away.

Police Inspector Jean-Jacques Perrin said there had been a gas leak from a pipeline 2O feet underground which was followed by an explosion and a huge blaze in a factory.

Heavy smoke hung over the area. Residents were advised to stay indoors with their windows shut, but authorities said there was no evidence of toxicity and no evacuation was ordered.

Army units were called in to help co-ordinate the disaster response, including the closure of the E429 motorway through the area, with cars forced to exit at Ath or Enghien.

A federal crisis centre was co-ordinating emergency services and hospitals.

Health Minister Rudy Demotte was rushing back by military aircraft from a Bulgarian holiday to visit the scene and hospitals.

[Selene]

Belguim pipeline explodes http://tvnz.co.nz/view/news_world_story_skin/439340%3fformat=html

Fluxys, which runs the country's network of gas pipelines, said the blast tore through a section of a line near the town of Ath, injuring "a large number" of people. "There was a gas leak, which led to an explosion," spokesman Christian Otto says. Otto says the explosion did not occur at a factory, as initially reported by the radio.

[Selene]

Belgian Gas Explosion Kills 14, Injures 200
Reuters - 18 minutes ago
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - At least 14 people were killed and 200 injured in a huge gas pipeline explosion in an industrial zone in southern Belgium Friday, a health ...


Several die in Belgium gas blast
Financial Times, UK - 13 minutes ago