Threat Matrix: Daily Terror Threat - Thread Sixteen

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[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."

Link to Thread Fifteen

Police Secure Businesses on Terror Alert
NEW YORK - Police searched trucks, blocked streets and posted machine-gun toting officers outside financial landmarks Monday, a day after the government's chilling warning that terrorists might target the buildings with bombs.

"God could not be everywhere and therefore he made mothers."
-- Jewish proverb

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




"What good are the color codes at all if we are suddenly hit with a bio or chem attack? There would be no warning and the danger would be instant."

"Code Red Implications
Code Red - Stay Home and Await Word."
by MamaDearest

Meet It!
Greet It!
Defeat It!

[flutters]

Judith, have you heard anything about this?

[Right_Handed_Writer]

A boat called the Nancy O reportedly in distress off Monroe Harbor.

[Lucy Lake]

Are we still keeping up with West Nile outbreaks?

Pelicans first case of West Nile in Montana this year

Posted at 1:55 p.m. August 4
By the Associated Press


HELENA - Six pelicans have tested positive for West Nile virus, the first confirmed cases of the disease in the state this year, Montana health officials said Wednesday.

The birds, which were nesting at a waterfowl refuge in northeastern Montana, were found dead July 19.

....

All six birds were born this summer, said Kathryn Converse, a federal wildlife disease specialist. She said 2,000 pelicans at the refuge were diagnosed with West Nile last year.


http://www.missoulian.com/articles/2004/08/05/mtracker/news/18nile.txt

[Rutles4Ever]

That's probably it... jeez it sounded like a train coming through our buiding.

[Right_Handed_Writer]

Situation in Chicago has been secured. The battalion chief was requesting that the repeater be turned off when he gave a status report on the situation. That disables anyone but the dispatcher from hearing his conversation. Not too unusual, but rare nonetheless. A HAZMAT level 1 in downtown Chicago was also just secured.

Been monitoring most of the day. LOTS of drills going on and radio equipment testing.

[Indie]

Everyone take a look in your areas for small businesses run by ME's that have virtually no business traffic. You'll see.

The ME run Chevron/Quizno's where the tanker blew up on Saturday gets very little business..both shops [connected/family] are almost always empty.

[HipShot]

Mission specific tools.

You can't use just one screwdriver to turn any screw. For example, the rifle that I'd use for deer would not be the same as what I'd use for squirrel or rabbit.

The knife I'd use to dress a deer wouldn't be the one that I'd fillet crappie with.

You have reminded me of the two "Air Force 1" events from a month ago.

[Indie]

yes..reading it now...

[Dysart]

Posted on TB2K Public: {hlth} Illness report/Ft Worth 8/5/04 This deserves a read. Do we have any D/FW freepers on right now? http://www.timebomb2000.com/vb/showthread.php?t=111742


I'm in the health care business in Dallas/Tarrant counties and I haven't heard of any specific concerns regarding this but I'll see if I can dig anything up. I'm going to JPS Hospital(public hosp)in Ft Worth later today--if any nasty viral illness is spreading rapidly, this is where it would be in evidence.

[Myrddin]

Your post about ME businesses with no apparent customer base recalled another item from the Jayna Davis interview. The Iraqi officer is living far beyond his means. Someone is paying him to continue operating. Security departments routinely scrutinize people who appear to be living beyond their means. Driving a Mercedes with an annual gross income of $35,000 is a red flag.

[Indie]

I have been on the phone this morning with a friend from the Ft. Worth area…she is terribly sick and says that many people are ill at this time…It started with her mom being sick with some stomach problems and after being admitted developing this intestinal type flu. It seems to start with the intestinal symptoms and then progresses to the respiratory or vice versa. She is a nurse and was talking with a surgeon at the hospital that informed her that this was a “strange viral” type thing and she had performed two surgeries on the same night for perforated bowels (or developing holes in the bowel) in two women who had this thing and she also told her some cases were also showing up in New Mexico. She explained to me a few nights ago her mother had such explosive vomiting and diarrhea it was uncontrollable and she had never seen anything like it.

My friend had the respiratory type symptoms the past few days and said she was experiencing stomach pain that she described as “having eaten a plate full of glass” a severe gnawing type pain…but last night it became so severe she compared it to labor pains. She said a short time later she began to have the explosive reaction and ended up passed out on the bathroom floor and taken to the ER~ treated and she was told she could go home and return in the morning….as of this morning she was passing blood from her intestines and is being admitted to the hospital…..

a teenager in her neighborhood has developed it and passed out at the school yesterday and had the explosive reaction at the school while passed out….she said the ER staff are seeing a lot of it and many are out due to it…she asked if I could start a thread to see if anyone else is hearing about this or experiencing it….blessings T

OK..Holy crap...I will do some asking around. I had a strange case of gastroenteritis 3 days ago but it lasted 3 hrs and was gone.

anyway..if this is something IMO it was transmitted by restaurant workers, pizza delivery folks..on purpose.Remember, the islamics have easy access to your food in the kitchen, and your pizza in their car..............

[DAVEY CROCKETT]

Prophet Muhammads Birthday today

Today is the 12th day in Islamic Calendar for the month of Rabi-ul-Awal. This day has a special meaning for Muslims. It is considered the birthday of Prophet Muhammad (May Peace be Upon Him (pbuh). It is also a day of reflection on the life and the Message of Prophet Muhammad (pbuh).

[TBall]

That does sound really awful. There is such a thing as intestinal anthrax exposure.

[ExSoldier]

Okay, to finish, the MANPAD system for say a STINGER missile is designed for the infrared guidance system onboard the missile to lock onto a good heat source and follow that to a proximity distance near the heat (aircraft engine) and then detonate it's fairly small warhead. For a single engine or dual engine fighter, this is tantamount to taking it out of the sky. For a large multi-engine jet like a 747, I'm not certain it would fall from the sky unless the fuel was ignited and resulted in a catastrophic explosion. Those babies can fly missing one or more engines. I'll bet there is a fire suppression system to help with that problem, too. That's why I doubt that such a missile took out TWA FLT 800, at least by itself.

It would do no good to fire the missile at a building or train, even if the train is "hot." Too many other hot objects around to draw it off. Waaaay up there in the cold air, the plane engines will be the ONLY hot object around. Easy lock on. The warhead is not big enough to do much damage to a building.

Those of you who remember the first Rambo movie First Blood will remember the scene which has Rambo "trapped" in an old mine and the national guard is getting read to fire a L.A.W. anti-armor weapon into the opening. The resultant explosion was HUGE and in no way represented the true explosive power of this 66mm weapon. LAW's are only used against thin skinned APC's (Armored Personnel Carriers) and not real tanks. In other words, every weapon has a mission and specific use for which it is designed. Crossing missions and uses is usually not very productive.

[HipShot]

Thank you both. I'd like to see it proven or shot down ASAP.

[Dysart]

"Prophet Muhammads Birthday today"


Step aside, I'll give him a Texas-sized spanking.

[swarthyguy]

Kashmir Beheadings Update/

Father-son killed in Rajouri

Excelsior Special Correspondent

RAJOURI, Aug 4: Militants last night gunned down a civilian and beheaded his son at Darman in Koteranka area of Budhal, just 500 meters away from a battalion headquarters of the security forces. The killings sparked off strong protests in Koteranka with people disrupting traffic on Budhal-Rajouri road for more than six hours.

Official sources said three militants came to the house of Anwar Hussain, 50, son of Ilam Din at Darman late last night and tried to slit his throat. Hussain, who had earlier also survived two attempts by the militants to kill him, escaped from clutches of the militants.

However, one of the militants fired a burst on him from an AK rifle killing him on spot. The militants then brought out Hussain’s 22 year old son Mohd Ashraf and took him to main road in Darman. The boy kept on crying loudly for five minutes seeking help but the security personnel, deployed at a battalion headquarters just 500 meters from the encounter site, didn’t turn up.

Throat of the boy was slit by the militants, the sources said, adding the militants escaped after about 20 minutes from the village.

http://www.dailyexcelsior.com/web1/04aug05/news.htm#14

And more attacks as peace talks between India and Pak convene.....

Attack on an Army Camp.

SRINAGAR In a major strike ahead of Independence Day celebrations, militants stormed a CRPF camp last night in posh Rajbagh locality of the city killing nine security personnel, including an Assistant Commandant, and injuring seven others before one ultra was shot dead, official sources said here today. .....

[milkncookies]

The cost of living is going up folks.

Yahoo News

2 hours, 17 minutes ago

By Michael Flaherty

NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks tumbled on Thursday after oil prices hit record highs for the fifth consecutive trading session, jumping above $44 a barrel amid renewed supply concerns.

[Rutles4Ever]

Helicopter just rumbled through again... any other updates?

[all4one]

Port Of Baltimore Hosts Terrorism Drill Exercise Involves Simulated Attack On Large Vessel (August 5th)

POSTED: 8:14 am EDT August 5, 2004 UPDATED: 1:01 pm EDT August 5, 2004 BALTIMORE -- The Port of Baltimore hosted a terrorism exercise Thursday morning involving the Coast Guard and all levels of government.

The Maryland Emergency Management Agency said the exercise will include a simulated attack on a large vessel in the Port of Baltimore at the Tyco Telecommunications Fleet Operations Center.

Organizers said the exercise is training for a major incident in the port.

Baltimore City police and fire crews, state officials, the FBI and the U.S. Coast Guard participated in the exercise to determine the preparedness of the nation's ports. The exercise involved an explosion on a ship where first responders found two other devices.

"Given the fact that there are secondary devices ... obviously, it creates a whole new sensitivity and level of training and awareness that first responders have to be aware of," Baltimore Mayor Martin O'Malley, who attended the exercise, said.

The exercise is part of a nationwide terrorism exercise directed by U.S. North Command. Similar exercises will take place in Virginia, California and Texas.

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