Threat Matrix: Daily Terror Threat - Thread SEVENTEEN

World Net Daily ^ | 8-10-04 | Paul Sperry

[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 Sixteen

With the nation on high alert for al-Qaida terrorists, the Department of Homeland Security is putting its border officers through "etiquette" classes to soften their image and make them less threatening to arriving foreign immigrants, WorldNetDaily has learned.

"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!

[4thygipper]

Six people undergoing decontamination


Associated Press
August 18, 2004


FORT WAYNE, Ind. -- A substance spilled from a bag being unloaded today at the Fort Wayne International Airport, causing at least one worker to report feeling ill and prompting authorities to close the airport.

Six people were undergoing decontamination at the airport, Fort Wayne television station WPTA reported. It was not immediately clear whether any passengers were among those decontaminated.

The substance was not immediately identified, said FBI special agent Wendy Osborne, a spokeswoman for the agency's Indianapolis office.

Tory Richardson, the airport's executive director, said tests were continuing.

"Some field analysis has been conducted on the substance, but the initial test was inconclusive," Richardson said.

The substance spilled as the bag was being unloaded about 2 a.m. from an American Eagle flight from Chicago, airport spokeswoman Sandra Lux said. The bag belonged to a doctor from Lebanon who was not on the flight, she said.

Richardson said the doctor apparently flew into the country on Tuesday and that authorities were attempting to contact him.

Osborne said FBI investigators knew who owned the bag containing the substance, but would not confirm that it belonged to a Lebanese doctor.

"I can't talk about that yet," she said.

One airport worker became ill after coming in contact with the substance and two others complained of severe itching, Lux told the television station.

The airport terminal was shut down and all flights were delayed after incident, Lux said.

http://www.indystar.com/articles/9/171265-1029-093.html

[null and void]

I was thinking along different lines, 9/11 and the WTC was a near perfect terrorist attack.

It didn't have the subtlety or elegance of your scenario, but it did have dramatic visuals, lasted long enough for most of the country to watch the fall live, and provided a clear division in time between peace and war (except to lib-uh-rhuls).

The next attack needs to be drawn out long enough to get full coverage, yet not days and weeks of incubation.

I think the convention is ideal for a violent attack, not on the convention itself, but close enough for the gathering of newsies to switch over to cover it instead.

I'm not clever enough to figure out exactly what form it will take, but know that they want it to last hours, destroy infrastructure, and cause mass casualties.

Unlike the WTC attack, they want us to see lots of body parts, blood, and burns.

Not showing the Americans all the WTC gore is the only way the US media failed them last time.

[null and void]

Why on earth is a bag on a plane *without* the passenger???

Because, unlike El Al we don't match luggage to passengers.

*sigh*

[null and void]

I'm going to be off line for a couple days.

Try not to blow up the world while I'm gone.

I'd hate to miss it...

[null and void]

Could I funkle first?

[null and void]

Yessss!!!!

[Right_Handed_Writer]

I really need to spell check when I post before my first cup of coffee. That should read "when one drinks wayyyyy too much!"

[bored at work]

on edrinls wayyyyy too much

thanks for clearing that up . . . I read it five times and was ready to look edrinls up. LOL

[HipShot]

Psyops time:

[all4one]

Suspicious Rental Truck Stopped Near I-95 (Philadelpia - 8/18/04)

POSTED: 9:22 am EDT August 18, 2004 UPDATED: 10:08 am EDT August 18, 2004

Police pulled over a rental truck they called suspicious near I-95 in south Philadelphia Wednesday morning.

Police forced the truck off the interstate and onto an off-ramp at around 8:30 a.m.

Officers say the driver said was making a shipment from New York and was heading to a location near Philadelphia International Airport. It was not immediately clear exactly where he was going.

Police are now questioning the driver but he does not speak English. Police say there are hazardous materials in the back of the rental truck. Hazardous materials crews are on the scene.

Police are continuing to investigate. Link to Article

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Government Buildings Evacuated In Dover, Del. (Delaware - 8/18/04)

POSTED: 10:13 am EDT August 18, 2004 UPDATED: 10:25 am EDT August 18, 2004

DOVER, Del. -- Police have evacuated several state government buildings in downtown Dover following the discovery of a suspicious package at a credit union Wednesday morning.

The buildings evacuated include Legislative Hall and the Tatnall Building -- which houses the office of Gov. Ruth Ann Minner.

The credit union is located across the street from the Tatnall Building. Police have cordoned off the entire Legislative Mall area. Capital Police and Dover police have responded to the scene.

Employees are standing out on the green, awaiting word that it's safe to return to their offices.

Link to Article

[CJ Wolf]

bump for later as well.

[HipShot]

Thank you. I'll dig for local live coverage.

[all4one]

More info. on Philadelphia truck incident....

Suspicious Truck Halts Traffic (Philadelphia - 8/18/04 Additional Info.)

Aug 18, 2004 9:44 am US/Eastern PHILADELPHIA (KYW) Officials are investigating the contents of a suspicious truck on the Broad Street off ramp of I-95 after the driver allegedly asked for directions to Philadelphia International Airport.

CBS 3 has been told the driver who claims to be a Trinidad national asked for directions to the airport. The person he reportedly asked called police to incident.

The truck was stopped just after 7 a.m. Wednesday on the southbound side closing the ramp and snarling area traffic from the ramp to Pattison Avenue.

The truck was reportedly carrying chemicals and computer parts. The investigation is ongoing.

Link to Article

[CJ Wolf]

"I can them "T***"; NWO or whatever T*** own the media and everything worth owning."

DC watch out, them folks like to read what is written about them folks.

It's so obvious, them folks must think we are stupid, because them folks even time the commericals all at the same time on both radio and TV on different networks. Spam is obviously backed by 'them' too or why would we get so much consistent 'Viagra' messages, them folks insult us, it's like they think we are a nation in debt that can't get it up and the sad think is people here are starting to believe it.

[watchwoman]

Hmmmm....were you making a connection with your highlight in the article about the truck driver stopped in Philadelphia? The driver is claiming to be from Trinidad. Adnan Shukrijumah, the guy the feds are looking for so actively, lived in Trinidad for a while and has used a passport from there..

[HipShot]

There are still only the initial AP copies of the Dover story. The channel 3 link is still up, but it's disappeared from their front page.

[all4one]

Yes....I couldn't remember his name but I remembered Trinidad. Plus Trinidad and Tobago has been on my list of islands to vacation.....but since it is coming up so much in the news....well that vacation will need to wait.

......Excerpted from 8/17/04 article....

Shukrijumah reportedly holds passports from Guyana and Trinidad, and may also have Canadian and Saudi passports.

He can easily pass for Hispanic and authorities fear he may cross the Canadian or Mexican borders, US officials told the magazine.

FBI agents told Time that Shukrijumah could be the next Mohamed Atta, the Egyptian ringleader of the September 11 attacks.

Link to Full Article

[4thygipper]

Update - no longer white powder, now it is a liquid.

Suspicious liquid shuts Ft. Wayne airport


Associated Press
August 18, 2004


FORT WAYNE, Ind. -- A liquid leaked from an unclaimed bag today inside the Fort Wayne International Airport, causing some workers to report feeling ill and prompting authorities to halt passenger service.

The owner of the bag told FBI agents that the substance was a liquid used in making perfume, said Tory Richardson, the airport's executive director. Tests were being conducted to determine whether that account was correct.

"It appears as though he's cooperating," Richardson said of the bag's owner.

Tests found no air contamination in the airport terminal, he said.

The bag's owner was a doctor traveling from Lebanon who apparently flew into the country on Tuesday, but was not on the flight to Fort Wayne, Richardson said.

FBI special agent Wendy Osborne, a spokeswoman for the agency's Indianapolis office, said investigators knew who owned the bag containing the substance, but would not immediately release any information about the owner.

"The FBI along with members of the Transportation Security Administration are working on conducting interviews, even outside the state of Indiana," she said.

Six people -- four airport workers and two emergency responders -- were decontaminated after the liquid was first noticed leaking from a bag left unclaimed about an hour after the 1:50 a.m. arrival of an American Eagle flight from Chicago, airport officials said.

Richardson said a field test was inconclusive and that a second sample was sent to a laboratory for further testing. None of the workers were seriously ill, he said.

"I think they were feeling ill, nauseated," Richardson said.

After the leaking bag was discovered, workers opened it and found a broken bottle, airport spokeswoman Sandra Lux said

One worker became ill and two others started itching, Lux said. Two other bottles found inside the bag were wrapped and did not break, she said.

It was not immediately clear why the flight was allowed to travel to Fort Wayne without the bag's owner on board. Airport officials referred those questions to American Eagle.

A message seeking comment was left for an airline spokesman.

Airport officials closed the passenger terminal about 3:45 a.m., with it to remain closed until the substance was identified, Lux said. Charter and cargo flights were continuing at the airport.

About a dozen flights had been delayed by midmorning, Lux said.

http://www.indystar.com/articles/9/171265-1029-093.html

[HipShot]

From the "wet match" Department:

Blair villa bombs shock

TWO bombs were today found in a Sardinian town close to where Prime Minister Tony Blair had been staying with Italy's leader just hours earlier.

The Sun

[4thygipper]

Fort Wayne-WANE, August 18, 2004) - A mysterious liquid leaking from a piece of luggage has forced the closure of Fort Wayne International Airport. 6 people became sick from the liquid; 4 were airport employees and 2 were emergency personnel. Airport authorities became aware of the liquid at around 3:15 this morning when American Eagle workers noticed an unclaimed bag from a flight that had landed earlier in the morning from Chicago. NewsChannel 15 has learned the baggage belongs to a doctor from Beirut, Lebanon who is still in Chicago. He's being questioned by the FBI. It's unknown why he remained in Chicago while his bag travelled on to Fort Wayne. That's a violation of federal regulations. The liquid has been sent to a lab for analysis, but so far the results have been inconclusive. At this time the airport is tentatively scheduled to open sometime this morning. Watch NewsChannel 15 for the latest details, or check back here at wane.com.