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

[jimbo123]

http://www.reuters.co.uk/newsPackageArticle.jhtml?type=topNews&storyID=557530&section=news

A computer and several disks were seized when Ghailani and 13 others were seized last weekend southeast of Islamabad.

[Dysart]

Thanks, been a silent fan of TM for many moons.

[MediaMole]

I found this relating to the Citicorp building that may explain why it is targeted.

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Source

In 1978, William LeMessurier discovered that the buildings bolted joints were too weak to resist the wind loads in New York. A construction group was hired to try and repair the fragile structure over the next three months. The document showing the skyscraper's mistakes was called "Project SERENE" and stands for "Special Engineering Review of Events Nobody Envisioned". This mistake was hidden from public eyes for nearly 20 years.

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They may be taking a chance that an explosion will pop the repair welds and take the building down

[Oorang]

Wow! Glad you are alright.

[JellyJam]

Hmmm ... information any terrorist could easily glean from the Internet. :-)

[Oorang]

Thank you.

[Domestic Church]

I'd call in sick...and I would be throwing up right now if I had to go to work around one of these sites.

Anyone out there who has to do this...please know that I and countless others are praying for your safety and asking the guardian angels to shield you.

[Oorang]

Oh well, I'm jinked today. I'm "not authorized" to view that page either. That's okay, it's time to get up and go feed cows & chickens anyway.

[DAVEY CROCKETT]

There is also lots o' good ole boys and girls with lots o' guns

I wasn't bad mouthing after 10 years I am one. NW point Murphy. It's just like the town I grew up in.

[Oorang]

I was just teasing (a little ;-)).

[JellyJam]

this, from AP:

New Jersey Gov. James E. McGreevey asked the public to report suspicious activity but added, “we can’t allow fear to dominate our lives.”

McGreevey said security also would include more police searches of commuter trains and vehicles.

Employees at Citigroup, Prudential, the World Bank, the IMF and the New York Stock Exchange were expected to report to work as usual Monday, officials said.

MY QUESTION FOR PEOPLE IN D.C. OR METRO NYC: Does anyone know, by chance, if there are any train lines that go near or subway lines that go under these buildings?

[Domestic Church]

OMG!!!!! Prayers going up for your healing. Orthopedic surgery (now with internal orthopedic fixation) has progressed by light years since we were kids.

[JustPiper]

In the following posts I will do my week in review:

THE PAKI CONNECTION:

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) Pakistani interior minister says arrested al-Qaida suspect has given authorities "very valuable" leads, but declines to give details.7/29 TM KNEW!

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) Pakistan's interior minister announces the arrest of Ahmed Khalfan Ghailani, a Tanzanian al-Qaida suspect wanted in connection with U.S. embassy bombings in Africa.

PAKISTAN Tells US It Captured Al-Qaeda Suspect Ghailani
Collective Bellaciao - Paris,France
... who is on the US's ``most wanted terrorists'' list ... in New York in late 1998 in connection with the ... and diskettes and an unspecified amount of money, according to ...
http://bellaciao.org/en/article.php3?id_article=2228

PAKISTAN reports arrest of a top terror suspect
International Herald Tribune - Paris,France
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan Ahmed Khalfan Ghailani, who is among the 22 people on the American FBI's most-wanted-terrorist list, has been arrested, an official here ...
http://www.iht.com/articles/531938.htm

PAKISTAN: Top Terror Suspect Arrested
Voice of America - Washington,DC,USA
Pakistan's interior minister says his country has arrested a suspected al-Qaida terrorist wanted for involvement in the 1998 US embassy bombings in Africa. ...
http://www.voanews.com/article.cfm?objectID=D599B0BD-360A-47B2-8ABA4A42EBB85544

PAKISTAN Tells US It Captured Al-Qaeda Suspect Ghailani
Bloomberg - USA
... who is on the US's ``most wanted terrorists'' list. ... in New York in late 1998 in connection with the ... diskettes and an unspecified amount of money, according to ...
http://quote.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000087&sid=aT_flUqXWsu4&refer=top_world_news

THE Pakistan connection and the US silence over an execution Taipei Times - Taipei,Taiwan
http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/edit/archives/2004/07/27/2003180668

[JustPiper]

ALERTS:

LA On Heightened Terror Alert
NBC4.TV - Los Angeles,CA,USA
LOS ANGELES -- Authorities in Los Angeles and a number of other major metropolitan areas are on heightened anti-terror alert Friday following an FBI request
http://www.nbc4.tv/news/3596813/detail.html

FBI warns police in California, NM about possible terror threat
San Diego Union Tribune - San Diego,CA,USA
By Ted Bridis. WASHINGTON - The FBI warned police in New Mexico and California that it received information about possible terrorist activity in their states. ...
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/nation/terror/20040729-1516-wst-terrorwarning-west.html

[Indie]

I'll be prayin' for your recovery jerseygirl. Wish I could be there to make ya' supper, give you hot steaming sultry...ahem..baths...and tuck you in at night.

/indie is a baaad boy ;)

[Domestic Church]

Thank God you're OK! Thank God the entire gas station didn't blow! How's your hearing?

[JustPiper]

BOMBS


BOMBS HIT US, ISRAEL EMBASSIES
New York Post - New York,NY,USA
July 31, 2004 -- Three terrorists blew themselves up in separate attacks yesterday at the US and Israeli embassies in Uz bekistan and at the office of the ...
http://www.nypost.com/news/worldnews/25919.htm

2 kids poisoned by abandoned Japanese chemical bombs
Xinhua - China
CHANGCHUN, July 29 (Xinhuanet) -- Two Chinese children became ill last week after touching liquid leaking from a chemical bomb deserted by the Japanese army ...
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2004-07/29/content_1673812.htm

JAPAN sending team to probe toxic bombs
Xinhua - China
BEIJING, July 29 (Xinhuanet) -- Responding to China's solemn representations,the Japanese Government will dispatch a team of experts to investigate the latest ...
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2004-07/29/content_1670687.htm

BOMBS found in Troy man's home
Edwardsville Intelligencer - Edwardsville,IL,USA
... Apartment B, and quickly discovered a half dozen viable bombs inside,along with a stash of bomb-making materials such as fuses, lighter fluid,.22 calibre ...
http://www.goedwardsville.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=12532827&BRD=2291&PAG=461&dept_id=473648&rfi=6

HOMEMADE bombs
Newark Advocate - Newark,OH,USA
PATASKALA -- Two homemade bombs went off in the parking lot of the Pataskala Square apartment complex at midnight on Tuesday. No one was injured. ...
http://www.newarkadvocate.com/news/stories/20040728/localnews/934058.html

[JustPiper]

Nukes and other things that go bump in the night:

SANDIA technology focused on peace in Mideast
Albuquerque Tribune - Albuquerque,NM,USA
... One idea is to build components of power plants and nuclear fuel ...and North Korea, and remain responsible for disposing of the nuclear waste and maintenance of ...
http://www.abqtrib.com/archives/news04/073104_news_mideast.shtml

NANOTECHNOLOGY Precaution Is Urged
Washington Post - Washington,DC,USA
... means minimizing the release of the particles into standard waste streams and ... fate of negative public perception that has hobbled nuclear power and genetically ...
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A25675-2004Jul29.html

PINNACLE West sells subsidiary to USEC
Phoenix Business Journal - Phoenix,AZ,USA
... the largest fleet of spent nuclear fuel and high-level waste transportation casks ... a major supplier of enriched uranium fuel for commercial nuclear power plants ...
http://phoenix.bizjournals.com/phoenix/stories/2004/07/26/daily55.html?jst=b_ln_hl

NUCLEAR recycling plant to be kept on schedule
Paducah Sun (subscription) - Paducah,KY,USA
... will be members of the Paducah nuclear workers' union ... Jay Stoll,president of the plant security workers' union ... 11 attacks and recent security incidents near the ...
http://www.paducahsun.com/cgi-bin/view.cgi?200407/28/+0kcQ_business.html+20040728+business

NUCLEAR fuel rods may stay for years
Berkshire Eagle - Pittsfield,MA,USA
... The Yankee Rowe nuclear power facility closed in February 1992, after producing electricity ... decommissioning process in 1993, shipping much
of its waste to a low ...
http://www.berkshireeagle.com/Stories/0,1413,101~7514~2298731,00.html

NUCLEAR fuel report just another coverup?
The Japan Times - Japan
... which indicate the cost to bury nuclear waste is lower ... the cost of reprocessing spent nuclear fuel is ... that neither the government nor the power industry wanted ...
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/getarticle.pl5?nn20040728f1.htm

VIT plant accident possible, report says
Mid Columbia Tri City Herald - Mid-Columbia,WA,USA
... already has had eight melter-related incidents, he said ... consequences at Hanford's Waste Treatment Plant are comparable to those at a large nuclear reactor," he ...
http://www.tri-cityherald.com/tch/local/story/5348101p-5286584c.html

[JustPiper]

DOE orders hit Oak Ridge
Knoxville News Sentinel - Knoxville,TN,USA
... missions - building and dismantling nuclear warhead parts ... Bill Wilburn, a plant spokesman, said Monday that ... Alamos were not isolated incidents, but symptomatic ...
http://www.knoxnews.com/kns/local_news/article/0,1406,KNS_347_3066334,00.html

WANT A JOB?:
LOC board to meet
Oak Ridger - Oak Ridge,TN,USA
... facil... Roane Transportation Services is seeking TriAxle Dump Drivers Must have two yrs driving experience Must have Hazmat ...
http://www.oakridger.com/stories/072704/new_20040727017.shtml

SA to test storing nuke waste in boreholes
Independent Online - South Africa
... The radioactive waste consists of sealed sources used in ... not include spent radioactive fuel from power stations. ... be on site at the Nuclear Energy Corporation ...
http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=14&art_id=vn20040727054632363C386860
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CHEM:

SEACOR Holdings Announces Second Quarter Results
Business Wire (press release) - San Francisco,CA,USA
... and 1 used vessel, 183 new dry cargo hopper barges, 39 new chemical tank barges ... dependence of spill response revenue on the number and size of spills and upon ...
http://home.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20040729005432&newsLang=en