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.



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[HipShot]

Baby blue friends.

[Lucy Lake]

Prayers for your husband, and you.

[Domestic Church]

"...possibly put body armor on first responders."

By the time this is done there will be major attrition due to "jumping ship" in nursing staff. There could be a medical "draft" in the future. This was seen up in Canada with SARs which was just an illness, not a blatant hospital attack which will change the paradigm of medicine and rescue services. A large percentage of nurses are mothers of young children...need I say more?

[HipShot]

A medical draft implies nationalization of healthcare. The fiscal considerations alone are mindboggling.

[tmp02]

Thanks. I'm just wondering if OBL and AQ have a master plan like fly planes into towers in 2001, place nukes in US 2002, attack Saudi Arabia 2004, attack Italy/Europe 2005, etc. essentially take over the world for Allah, OBL will run out of maneuverability eventually, baring any help from CIS.

If suitcases are not near their targets, they need a team of nuclear technicians to come into the US to verify that they still work and make modifications/fixes; all the time that is needed to place the suitcases on the target gives the US more time to squeeze informants, research AQ and OBL, create defenses, etc. Since maneuverability is decreased for AQ, the weapons need to be buried before 911. As time moves on, AQ is being capture (including in the US) and info is being released to our intelligence (hopefully). If this is the final plan which would come to a head in the election of a US president I see a slight problem. If they are currently interested in take over the world for Allah and destroy the "infidels" they are definitely running against time. If this is a long war that takes decades and bombings occur when everything is just right for the bombing teams, then OBL will have problems with his world domination. He can't make a detailed plan into the future since things change almost daily, for instance, did he think of the Spain incidence or did he find an opportunity and tried to exploit it. It may be that the only master plan may just be look for strategic situations then making plans for the next 5 years.

[MamaDearest]

The original post was #2324 to SwankyC from A_D copied here:

To: SwankyC

From the article:

>> Homeland Security officials say they have no intelligence that terrorists are conducting dry runs on airplanes. <<

>> officials were "very cagey" on details <<

Does this verify that BOTH views of the sentence are, in fact, correct? The writer of the original article left it wide wide open for interpretation.

[DAVEY CROCKETT]

Do you mean the code on the video No not that.

I was talking about a post from EOM with something to do with cars.

[KylaStarr]

Prayers going out for you and your husband immediately!

[tmp02]

Hey, I'm reading 911 report. This is regarding the bombing of the Cole. OBL was directly involved and was ready for the US to come after him:

"There was no American strike. In February 2001, a source reported that an individual whom he identified as the big instructor (probably a reference to Bin Ladin) complained frequently that the United States had not yet attacked. According to the source, Bin Ladin wanted the United States to attack, and if it did not he would launch something bigger"

This does sound like he does have a master plan in place. This quote is taken from page 191 of the 9/11 Commission Report.

It sure sound like he was trying to insite something from the US. He had to go to the 911 plan to get the US after him.

[tmp02]

"This does not..." line should not be in italics. Still playing with italics in messages.

[Semper Paratus]

Al-Jeezera is reporting the possible capture of al-Zawari near the Syrian border.

[tmp02]

I heard that yesterday, but later was said to be false. It would be great if they captured him.

[freeperfromnj]

Haven't had much time to check in today - don't know if this was posted yet

May(AlQaeda)Attack in New Mexico'Postponed,' FBI Reports

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1181929/posts

[Cindy]

Well, there were more links than this to the package, but these links either had activity, were modified, or were new.

It's part of a meshawir set of links I was checking.

Same stuff, different day.

Anything of interest I have already passed on.

Hate to be vague, but after hours earch day of looking
at that stuff; that's my summation.

[Cindy]

From Yesterday...An Italian press article regarding the Italian threat and the rest of the links are regarding the European Threat in general:

ANSA.it: Roma - "AL QAIDA: BERLUSCONI IL NOSTRO PRIMO OBIETTIVO" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "L'Europa e i suoi popoli, l'Italia e, in modo particolare, il presidente del Consiglio Silvio Berlusconi, sono stati ieri al centro di un minaccioso comunicato diffuso su Internet dalle Brigate Abu Hafs al Masri, un gruppo legato ad Al Qaida." (July 29, 2004) (Read More...)

IOL.co.za: "EUROPE THREATENED WITH 'BLOODY WAR' - WEBSITE" (July 29, 2004) (Read More...)

On The Net..."www.islamic-minbar.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=109&sid=cf8ed75b2a6b4fdaf67d39239f59866d"

On The Net..."www.islamic-minbar.com/forum"

On The Net..."www.islamic-minbar.com/media/Cnnosama.ram"

On The Net..."abuhafs.jeeran.com/maadeen.jpg"

[Cindy]

ONGOING PRAYERS....Amen.

[Cindy]

A really great weekend to you Velveeta.

[appalachian_dweller]

Re #2090

>> he was trying to insite something from the US <<

A friend said to me on that horrific day he though OBL was trying to spark another world war by getting the US to lash out blindly in a rage that would anger the rest of the world. GWB made the right move by having patience, remaining calm, thinking clearly, and being the great leader that he is. IIRC, it took about 4 weeks before US bombs started raining on Afghanistan.

OBL vastly underestimated America, GWB, and how we'd respond. There were reports that follow-on attacks against LA and other places were thwarted due to the intensity of our action in Afghanistan.

[ExSoldier]

"they need a team of nuclear technicians to come into the US to verify that they still work and make modifications/fixes.."

This has already been verified to have happened, probably via a combo of N. Korea, Iran and Pakistan. They certainly don't lack the funding to buy the expertise needed.

"If they are currently interested in take over the world for Allah and destroy the "infidels" they are definitely running against time."

Maybe, but we know they plan for ultra long range operations. AQ and OBL started the planning for 911 in 1998. They probably had a series of follow-on attacks scheduled (we know they scaled back the hijackings themselves) but that was derailed by the grounding of all aircraft following the WTC/Pentagon strikes.

"He can't make a detailed plan into the future since things change almost daily..."

They are also decentralized now, to a certain degree. This has to be reactionary to the fluid nature of his situation and our responses. I'll bet they are sticking to a master plan (roughly anyway) and still seek "targets of opportunity" like the Spain elections. As soon as that paid off for them, I'll bet the ops on our soil were speeded up to try it again.

[Honestly]

I've searched Kansas City news since a hazmat alert was posted yesterday and found nothing recent. I did run across an article with a list of cities receiving federal funds. I'm posting it because several of the cities are the same as we've seen in other lists. The whole article is very interesting, but I'm only posting a portion:

Are You Prepared? What U.S. Cities Need to Know About Protection Before Spending Their Department of Homeland Security Funding

Sidebar #3 (USAI municipalities budgets in millions)

1 New York, NY $47.7
2 Chicago, IL $33.9
3 Washington/NCR, DC $29.1
4 Los Angeles, CA $28.1
5 San Francisco, CA $26.3
6 Philadelphia, PA $22.9
7 Houston, TX $19.8
8 Miami, FL $19.0
9 Boston, MA $19.0
10 Jersey City, NJ $17.0
11 Seattle, WA $16.4
12 Baltimore, MD $15.8
13 Santa Ana, CA $14.9
14 Newark, NJ $14.9
15 Detroit, MI $13.6
16 Kansas City, MO $13.2
17 Cincinnati, OH $12.6
18 Minneapolis, MN $12.2
19 Phoenix, AZ $12.1
20 Dallas, TX $12.1
21 Long Beach, CA $12.0
22 Pittsburgh, PA $11.9
23 St. Louis, MO $10.7
24 Atlanta, GA $10.6
25 Las Vegas, NV $10.4
26 San Diego, CA $10.4
27 Cleveland, OH $10.3
28 Anaheim, CA $10.2
29 Milwaukee, WI $10.1
30 Indianapolis, IN $10.1
31 Buffalo, NY $10.0
32 Memphis, TN $10.0
33 San Jose, CA $9.9
34 New Haven, CT $9.5
35 Tampa, FL $9.2
36 Louisville, KY $8.9
37 Orlando, FL $8.7
38 Columbus, OH $8.6
39 Denver, CO $8.6
40 Portland, OR $8.1
41 Sacramento, CA $7.9
42 Oakland, CA $7.8
43 St. Paul, MN $7.8
44 Charlotte, NC $7.3
45 Baton Rouge, LA $7.1
46 New Orleans, LA $7.1
47 Fresno, CA $7.0
48 Albany, NY $6.8
49 Richmond, VA $6.5
50 San Antonio, TX $6.2

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