Threat Matrix: Daily Terror Threat - Thread Twenty-Two

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Threat Matrix: Daily Terror Threat

Thread Twenty-Two (Index)

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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!

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Connect these dots, now
Full Story

"We should have secured the Mexican border."

That could be the pitiful lament we hear from negligent U.S. officials if Al Qaeda pulls off an attack on the United States using weapons of mass destruction smuggled across our southern frontier.

Were that horrendous event to happen, leaders in the administration and Congress would be justly hit with the same question that was perhaps unjustly cast at them and their predecessors after the unprecedented Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks: Why didn't they connect the dots?

Related:
Bordering on Nukes?
'Bin Laden has fatwa for nuclear attack'
Jihadists Anticipate Imminent Nuclear Strike Against U.S.

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

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[SlowBoat407]

My wife had a fraudulent charge against her credit card in the Netherlands last month. Somebody had tried to buy airline tickets in Amsterdam just a few days before Theo Van Gogh was brutally murdered by Islamic terrorists. We're convinced that there was a connection between the two.

[all4one]

Finally I found the pictures of the pipe "object" that is said to have sliced open the oil tanker in the Delaware River:

Oil Spill Spreads Farther South Suspect Object Raised from River (PA/NJ/DE - 12/10/04)

By JEFF MONTGOMERY / The News Journal 12/10/2004 Spilled oil from a tanker near Philadelphia could turn up in coming days in the bay near Cape Henlopen, more than 90 miles south, federal experts said Thursday.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration made the forecast as ship handlers moved the oil tanker Athos I away from an anchorage in the Delaware River 13 days after one of the worst oil spills in the region's history.

Coast Guard officials hauled to the surface a 12-ton, U-shaped object that investigators believe tore two holes in the tanker's hull, spilling as much as 473,500 gallons of oil in the river. The rust-encrusted metal, originally described as a pipe, was tentatively identified late Thursday as the bottom half of a large industrial pump casing, according to Mike Hanson, spokesman for Tsakos Shipping & Trading. The company, based in Greece, manages the Cyprus-flagged tanker.....

An object believed to have pierced the tanker's hull arrives in Philadelphia.

The object that may have gashed the bottom of an oil tanker is lowered to a pier Thursday at a Coast Guard facility in Philadelphia. The 15-foot long piece of metal may be part of a pump casing.

Link to Full Article

[all4one]

O....thanks for the follow-up on that SA PR company.

Also VERY interesting is the info. in the last paragraph regarding the CLINTON connection to this company....just shocking! </sarcasm>

[bored at work]

have they said how far apart the gashes in the hull were?

[all4one]

Deadly Shipwreck now a Major Alaska Oil Spill (This is the shipwreck that the downed Coast Guard helicopter was trying to rescue the crew)

Slick measured at 2.5 miles in diameter and expanding

Updated: 9:43 a.m. ET Dec. 10, 2004ANCHORAGE, Alaska - As the search for six victims of a rescue helicopter crash was scaled back, officials on Friday turned to a growing problem stemming from the break up of a cargo ship off Alaska: a major oil spill near a sensitive wildlife refuge.

'Not easy to clean up'

The freighter was carrying 483,000 gallons of heavy bulk fuel and another 21,000 gallons of diesel fuel.

While small compared to the 11 million gallon Exxon Valdez disaster in 1989, the marine spill is thought to be the largest in Alaska since then.

The 738-foot Selendang Ayu was cleaved neatly in two, both pieces grounded upright and parallel about 200 feet from the shore near Skan Bay on the western side of Unalaska Island. Farther upshore lay the wreckage of the Coast Guard helicopter, its red fuselage blackened and barely recognizable.

The freighter belongs to Singapore-based IMC Group. IMC crew manager Loh C.W. Weng said the missing were Indian citizens Z.M. Vaz, age 46; Blaise M. Mascarenhas, 33; Narendra S. Yadav, 52; Durg V. Singh, 54; and Didlar Singh, 44. Carlos Flores Santiago, 45, is the missing crew member from the Philippines.

Link to Full Article

Oil Spill in Wea is China's 'Worst Ever'(12/10/04)

December 10, 2004 - 4:24PM Strong winds and choppy seas have hampered efforts of a government team trying to clean up a massive oil spill that officials have declared the worst-ever in Chinese waters.

Some 524,000 litres of crude oil leaked late Tuesday when a German-registered container ship, the MSC Ilona, collided with the Panama-registered Hyundai Advance, puncturing the Ilona's hull and sending its cargo streaming into the South China Sea.

The spill - 16 kilometres long and 200 metres wide - was the worst ever in Chinese waters, the official China Daily newspaper reported, citing Wang Xiangtao, director of the Guangdong Provincial Marine Bureau....

Link to Full Article

[all4one]

I haven't found that specific info. in any of the articles...not yet. I would also like to see pictures of the gashes in the ship.

[tmp02]

12/10/2004 # 1
TerroristWarning.com Headlines 12/10/2004 # 1

TerroristWarning.com Terrorism Headlines 12/10/2004 # 1

National:

[AP] USA - Terrorists could use laser beams to blind airline pilots: FBI warns

"two or three cases in the last 90 days"

http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/World/WarOnTerrorism/2004/12/09/775583-ap.html

[The Asian Pacific Post] USA - FBI warns pilots to look away from unexpected light [ Lasing incidents in Texas, Utah, California ]

http://www.asianpacificpost.com/news/article/287.html

[Brownsville Herald] USA / MEXICO BORDER - Bangladeshi’s arrest prompts concern over border security

http://www.brownsvilleherald.com/ts_more.php?id=62630_0_10_0_M

[Christian Science Monitor] USA - What it will take to terror-proof border

http://www.csmonitor.com/2004/1210/p01s02-usfp.html

[AP] USA - US to deport woman after illegal entry

"Officials have declined to say why she sneaked into the country and whether she had any ties to terrorist organizations"

http://www.usatoday.com/travel/news/2004-12-09-illegal-entry_x.htm

[AP] GEORGIA - GBI Detonates Pipe Bomb Found at Buford Dam

http://www.firstcoastnews.com/news/georgia/news-article.aspx?storyid=28998

[Boston Globe] MASS - Suspicious blaze destroys a mosque in Springfield

http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2004/12/09/suspicious_blaze_destroys_a_mosque_in_springfield

[Charlotte Sun-Herald] FLORIDA - Suspicious pilot draws concern

"Local and regional law enforcement officials are investigating why a person piloting a small aircraft made several passes over the Punta Gorda Water Treatment Plant."

http://www.sun-herald.com/NewsArchive2/120904/tp10ch12.htm?date=120904&story=tp10ch12.htm

[WDIV] MICHIGAN - Mysterious Illness Puts Facility Under Quarantine

http://www.clickondetroit.com/health/3984732/detail.html

[Washington Post] USA - FBI Searches Saudi Arabia's PR Firm

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A49849-2004Dec8.html

[Newsweek] USA - Homeland Security Losing Turf War to FBI

http://msnbc.msn.com/id/6680858/site/newsweek/

[The News Review] OREGON - Radioactive material removed from fire station chairs

"Fire Department officials have no idea how five of their chairs became contaminated by a radioactive material known as cesium-137"

http://www.newsreview.info/article/20041208/NEWS/112080040

[NBC4.TV] CALIFORNIA - Emergency Personnel To Hold 'Dirty Bomb' Drill At Forum

http://www.nbc4.tv/news/3984461/detail.html

[USA TODAY] USA - Terror target list way behind

http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2004-12-08-terror-database_x.htm?POE=NEWISVA

[WSBtv.com] GEORGIA - School Evacuated After Explosives Found on Campus

"investigators found two incendiary devices"

http://www.wsbtv.com/education/3985011/detail.html

[KYW] PENNSYLVANIA - Bomb Explodes Outside Elementary School

http://kyw.com/Local%20News/local_story_344125826.html

[KYW] NEW JERSEY - Suspicious Package Evacuates Cherry Hill Mall

http://kyw.com/Local%20News/local_story_344225329.html

[The Sun News] SOUTH CAROLINA - Odor spurs evacuation at medical building

"People were complaining of burning throats and eyes "

http://www.myrtlebeachonline.com/mld/myrtlebeachonline/news/local/10373793.htm

[WEBMD] FLORIDA - Bogus Botox Fells 4 in Florida

http://my.webmd.com/content/article/98/104683.htm?z=3734_00000_1000_ts_01

[WATE.com] TENNESSEE - BellSouth worker recovering from mysterious substance exposure

http://www.wate.com/Global/story.asp?S=2672194

[Muncie Star Press] INDIANA - Explosive device found at BorgWarner

http://www.thestarpress.com/articles/0/031019-8430-004.html

[WOI] IOWA - Little released about substance found at Luther College

http://www.woi-tv.com/Global/story.asp?S=2672621

[Malayala Manorama] USA - Al-Qaeda could stage seaborne attack within 12 months

http://www.manoramaonline.com/servlet/ContentServer?pagename=manorama/MmArticle/CommonFullStory&c=MmArticle&cid=1102583846299&channel=News&p=1002194839100&count=7

[Bloomberg] MASS - Massachusetts LNG Terminal Dogged by Terrorism, Pollution Fears

"An LNG tanker ``is a floating terrorist target coming from a foreign port where security is questionable, "

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000103&sid=aLkgZpihrCLs&refer=us

International:

[Taipei Times] TAIWAN - Van blast, bomb searches disrupt main train station

"Police don't know if the explosion was connected to tomorrow's polls, while officials said four suspicious packages did not contain any explosives"

http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2004/12/10/2003214462

[REUTERS] TAIWAN - Suspected Explosives Found Before Taiwan Election

http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=worldNews&storyID=7040581

[UPI] ARGENTINA - Argentina: Bomb blasts Citibank

http://washingtontimes.com/upi-breaking/20041209-055425-6960r.htm

[This is London] UNITED KINGDOM - London bomb plot thwarted

"terrorist attack on London similar to the Madrid train bombings has been thwarted by Britain's security services, it was revealed today"

http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/news/articles/15212886?source=Reuters&ct=5

[Stuff.co.nz] NEW ZEALAND - Medics probe mystery illness

"Medical experts have not been able to pinpoint what made 150 people violently ill at New Zealand's biggest youth sports event in Hamilton"

http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,3122876a10,00.html

[AP] RUSSIA - Gas explosion in southern Russia believed the result of sabotage

http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/World/WarOnTerrorism/2004/12/09/774519-ap.html

[The Scotsman] RUSSIA - Terrorism Caused Russian Gas Pipe Blast Say Officials

http://news.scotsman.com/latest.cfm?id=3864182

[The Australian] THAILAND - Bombs explode on train tracks

",simultaneous bomb explosions on railway tracks in a region stalked by an escalating Muslim insurgency,"

http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5744,11644427%255E1702,00.html

[Asia Times] BANGLADESH - Behind the Harkat-ul Jihad al-Islami

"With insurgents from India, Myanmar and Thailand and jihadis from Afghanistan, Indonesia and the Philippines all flocking to Bangladesh for refuge and training, the country is fast acquiring an image of being a haven for terrorist groups"

http://www.atimes.com/atimes/South_Asia/FL10Df06.html

[Gulf Daily News] KATHMANDU - Maoist rebels bomb Kathmandu building

http://www.gulf-daily-news.com/Story.asp?Article=98556&Sn=WORL&IssueID=27265

[Keralanext] ISRAEL - Gaza terrorist escapes IAF strike

http://www.keralanext.com/news/?id=76594

[The New Nation] BANGLADESH - 'Terrorist' killed in crossfire

http://nation.ittefaq.com/artman/publish/article_14472.shtml

[appalachian_dweller]

Good morning folks. Quiet around here as usual.

Anyone think that all these oil spills are related? Seems too many to close in time.

[WestCoastGal]

Bump and mark for reading later.

Lot's of scary news out there.

I like your tagline...........that would be the solution to everything!!

[tmp02]

Yes, there are some interesting news headlines today...especially the ones about lasers throughout the US..

[Indie]

They flew off before anti-aircraft crews received permission to shoot them down.

WTF!?

[all4one]

They do seem close, with regard to timeframes. Also, the fact they they are all noteworthy because of the size of the spill, this info. also caught my attention.

[Indie]

http://www.homelandsecurityus.net/did_you_know_that_this_was_inclu.htm

IS THIS FOR REAL? If so, NObody is reporting it that I know of.

[Indie]

From the threads on FR, it appears some of what is included in this "report" from the other website is just plain bogus. The DOT got final authority over driver's licenses, not the DHS, but I am still researching. When I find one untruth, it usually taints the rest of it as well. Since most of CONGRESS probably couldn't read it either, it makes sense we would have trouble getting the truth.

[Indie]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1298650/posts

oh crap.

[Cindy]

ON THE NET...

BROWNSVILLE HERALD.com: "BANGLADESHI'S ARREST PROMPTS CONCERN OVER BORDER SECURITY" by Sergio Chapa (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Federal court records show Fakhrul Islam, age unknown, was arrested Dec. 4 with 13 other undocumented immigrants as they tried to pass through a wooded area east of Brownsville. The records said a man later identified by Border Patrol agents as a member of the Mara Salvatruchas gang was traveling in the same group as Islam. The Central American gang has alleged links to al-Qaida.") (December 10, 2004) (Read More...)

A Discussion on FREEREPUBLIC.com regarding a BROWNSVILLEHERALD.com article: "MARA GANG MEMBER ARRAIGNED AFTER ATTEMPT TO ENTER BROWNSVILLE" (December 8, 2004) (Read More...)

OFFICER.com (NBC4.com): "THREAT REPORTED AGAINST PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY POLICE" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "PALMER PARK, Md. -- Police officials in Prince George's County, Md., say they are taking a very ominous threat against their officers very seriously. Law enforcement officials say they have received tips indicating that a violent street gang known as MS-13 may be planning to ambush and kill police officers.") (Updated November 12, 2004) (Read More...)

SEATTLEPI.com - SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER (AP): Tegucigalpa, Honduras - "HONDURAN OFFICIAL SAYS AL-QAIDA RECRUITING" (Last Updated October 21, 2004) (Read More...)

WASHINGTON TIMES.com: "AL QAEDA SEEKS TIE TO LOCAL GANGS" by Jerry Seper (September 28, 2004) (Read More...)

FBI.gov - Seeking Information: "ADNAN G. EL SHUKRIJUMAH" (ALIASES: "Adnan G. El Shukri Jumah; Abu Arif; Ja'far Al-Tayar; Jaffar Al-Tayyar; Jafar Tayar; Jaafar Al-Tayyar") (VIEW POSTER. Click Here.)

IanLivingston.com - Focus: "ADAN GULSHAIR EL SHUKRIJUMAH" (Read More...)

FOX NEWS.com (AP): Tegucigalpa, Honduras - "AL QAEDA MAY BE TRYING TO RECRUIT HONDURANS" (August 22, 2004) (Read More...)

GOOGLE Search Term: "MARA SALVATRUCHA" (Read More...)

Google Search Term: "MS-13" (Read More...)

[Cindy]

Thank you all4one regarding your research on the oil spills.
It's very interesting.

[Cindy]

FRONT PAGE MAGAZINE.com: "PERSECUTION OF CHRISTIANS: WHEN WILL THE WORLD NOTICE?" -by Robert Spencer (December 10, 2004) (Read More...)

[Cindy]

THE FREE CONGRESS FOUNDATION - Notable News Now: "GET OUT OF THE UN, START OVER" -Commentary by Paul M. Weyrich (December 7, 2004) (Read More...)

[Cindy]

MICHELLE MALKIN.com: "BURIED IN THE 'INTEL REFORM' BILL" (December 10, 2004) (Read More...)