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 Threat Matrix

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
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"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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Threat Matrix "TM'er" Tips	Link to Thread Twenty-One "Code Red Implications: Code Red - Stay Home and Await Word." From Tm'er and Freeper ~MamaDearest~	Cindy's Links of Interest
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TM's 'Be on the Lookout'		Godzilla's Summaries
Threat Matrix Book List		Arabic Image Links

[Velveeta]

Well, happy belated birthday!!!!

[4thygipper]

IPN

Orlando|Alert|Orlando International Airport|Alert|Alert 2| for incoming a/c w/ unk prob - preparing to evac on runway upon landing.

[WestCoastGal]

[jerseygirl]

Also, if I recall correctly, our nuke plants.

[Velveeta]

If it makes the mainstream, I agree with you.

I doubt that it will go anywhere else but the forums.

(But, I've been wrong before) :-)

[Velveeta]

Orlando airport AND Miami airport??!!

Squirming a bit here...

[Velveeta]

All clear in Miami:


Two Concourses At MIA Partially Closed

POSTED: 11:28 am EST December 23, 2004
UPDATED: 11:39 am EST December 23, 2004

MIAMI -- Parts of two concourses at Miami International Airport were closed at about 10:30 a.m. today after pepper spray was reportedly released by accident.

Parts of both the G and E concourses were closed down and evacuated after the pepper spray was released.

Emergency personnel treated one person who was complaining about the effects of the spray.

The closedown was not expected to affect flight schedules.

The concourses were full reopened by 11:30 a.m.
http://www.local10.com/news/4020851/detail.html

[jerseygirl]

recall the fruit guy outside Penn Station?

[skeggsaw]

That sounds logical, some loud fireworks in order to distract attention. I'm just wondering if something is being sent up, then detonated creating some sort of substance in the area that could be potentially lethal when called upon? (another half-baked conspiracy theory).

I must admit though these lights in the sky have peaked my curiousity, especially the most latest being in Indonesia where we know they are very active.

I guess the proper answer is, we will never know. Thanks for your take on this.

-skeggs

[jerseygirl]

I've been following this. I don't believe it, but alot of the details are creepy and ARE consistent with reports we have heard even months ago

[Godzilla]

Thanks Vel, its been a while since they've posted here I forgot.

[jerseygirl]

Bush stated Iran will NOT have a nuclear weapon. Now reports are coming through that OBL and his cohorts may well be in Iran. Something is up, folks.

[skeggsaw]

Thank you Velvetta :)

Yup, another year. Let's hope this time, this year you can wish me another one. =)

-skeggs

[ßuddaßudd]

Greetings and Merry Christmas!
Have a Safe & Happy New Year!

[penguino]

Here's a translation of your post #4206. FYI, it looks like it was lifted from http://www.ribaat.org/services/forum/showthread.php?t=26695

as it was posted here earlier. They're claiming this is from the news source Islammemo.

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Posted by: Tears of Martyrdom
December 23, 2004

Greetings

Islammemo

The Mujahideen have launched a destructive attack against a convoy of 13 Crusader vehicles in the region of Qaim on the Syrian border 420km west of Baghdad. The battles lasted from 1 until 2:10. The battles cost the lives of 72 American Crusaders, among them a number of officers who were______ themselves towards the base of Asad east of Qaim.

Nine Crusader officers were killed according to witnesses. The Mujahideen numbered 35 armed with SPG9,C5K,RPG7, and other anti-tank missiles. Seven among them found the martyr, god willing, 4 Iraqis and 3 Arab volunteers( Egyptian, Kuwati and Algerian).

The Mujahideen were posted in order to encircle the convoy after having watched for their route. They destroyed the first vehicles of the convoy, a tank, and the last vehicles in order to block the road to the convoy, after which the convoy found themselves in a ditch blocked on all sides. The Mujahideen attacked for more than an hour completely eradicating the convoy.

The other part:

3 Apache helicopters were brought down in the town of Hit yesterday and today

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[all4one]

State Seeks Help in Finding Radioactive Rod (CO - 12/23/04)

Motorists traveling on Arapahoe Road in the next few days can expect to see signs asking for help in the case of a missing radioactive rod.

Even after the Englewood firm that lost an engineering gauge posted a $2,500 reward last week, investigators still haven't located the device, which is commonly used to probe moisture at construction sites.

"We've had several calls but no substantial leads," said Steve Tarlton, manager of the state health department's radiation management unit. The gauge fell off a Ground Engineering Consultants Inc. truck on East Arapahoe Road between South Havana and South Potomac streets Dec. 10.

Health department officials said the gauge was in a cooler-size container when it slid out of the truck, which had its tailgate open. While most pieces of the container and gauge were found immediately, company officials discovered that a 24-inch-long steel rod containing a radioactive pellet of cesium-137 was missing. Radiation levels from the source would be almost 31 millirems from about 1 foot away - about twice the amount of radiation a person would receive from a chest X-ray.

The radiation management unit has swept Arapahoe Road with Geiger counters since the gauge was reported missing but hasn't detected anything unusual...... Link to Full Article

Dutch Eye "born-again" Muslim Threat (12/23/04)

Thu Dec 23, 2004 02:26 PM GMT By Emma Thomasson AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - The Dutch secret service says combating terrorism also means tackling the problem of thousands of disaffected "born again" Muslims in the West who are open to the appeal of a radical, puritan version of Islam.

The AIVD, which has previously said it is monitoring about 150 suspected Islamist militants in The Netherlands, said "several thousand" Muslims, mostly youngsters, were vulnerable to the appeal of radical Islam. The Netherlands is home to about 1 million Muslims, or about 6 percent of the population.

The AIVD said the murder last month of filmmaker Theo van Gogh, who angered Muslims with his blunt criticism of their religion, should not be seen as an isolated incident. A 26-year-old Dutch-Moroccan with suspected links to a network of Islamic extremists has been charged with the murder and has been linked to an 18-year-old arrested in June on suspicion of planning attacks on Dutch government buildings.

"Recruitment of Dutch youths with mostly foreign roots for the armed radical Islamic struggle is rather a trend than an incident in The Netherlands," the AIVD said.

The report said young Muslims in the West were increasingly dealing with a crisis of identity by becoming "born-again" Muslim puritans, who communicate via the Internet and are inspired by independent travelling imams.......

Link to Full Article

A New Kind of New Year's Resolution (12/23/04)

2 hours, 20 minutes ago

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Instead of the usual New Year's resolutions to lose weight, quit smoking or exercise more, the Department of Homeland Security is urging Americans to create a family emergency plan for any terror attack.

"The start of a new year is a time when many Americans are inclined to think about ways to make improvements for the future," departing Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge said Wednesday.

"Creating a family emergency plan is a great place to start. Families can create a plan that will allow them to know how best to communicate with one another in the event of an emergency," he said in a statement.

A suggestion by the department in February 2003 that Americans stockpile duct tape and plastic sheeting as part of an emergency kit in case of a chemical attack caused a rush on hardware stores and was widely ridiculed....

Link to Full Article

[SlowBoat407]

God rest ye, merry gentlemen....

[penguino]

The very concept of a "born again" Muslim scares me.

[SlowBoat407]

The longer the beard, the closer to Allah?