Threat Matrix: Daily Terror Threat - Thread Twenty-Three

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Threat Matrix: Daily Terror Threat

Thread Twenty-Three (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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LNG ship attack a potential disaster
Full Story

WASHINGTON - A terrorist attack on a tanker loaded with liquefied natural gas could cause massive damage a third of a mile away and could send a vapor cloud billowing more than 1.5 miles, government scientists say.

With the the nation clamoring for more natural gas, policy-makers are trying to figure out how to safely import large quantities of liquefied natural gas or LNG.

Related:
Terror attack the top danger of LNG transport, study finds
Google Search: "LNG"

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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-Two "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

[Cindy]

Right you need some type of contact alarms so that either a sound or light or both comes on if Dad takes a walk again.

[Cindy]

Yep.
I always have lemon in my iced tea.

[flutters]

I found this article about Al Qaeda and the gangs:

http://washingtontimes.com/national/20040928-123346-3928r.htm

Al Qaeda seeks tie to local gangs

[MamaDearest]

Thanks RR! Two brothers and a sister watch over my mother who is in a small "care center." She is well tended and happy there. She told me she misses her home (and I'm sure she does), but in her condition she cannot possibly be left alone. She does not want to come West to live and my siblings are not home to watch over her. I admire what you are doing for your parents. When we lived in Phoenix, we had a zone alarm that alerted when the patio door to the swimming pool was opened. Something like that may be the answer you seek!

[MamaDearest]

US fingerprinting at US and Mexican borders

Chinese made cars coming to the US

Tennessee nuke plant closes to repair 2 gallon leak per day

Teenager loses part of leg to flesh eating bacteria after fall from bike

IAEA finds secret Egyptian nuclear program

Radical Muslim cleric misses court hearing due to long toenails

New computerized passports raise security issues

Bush administration mulling lifetime detentions for suspected terrorists

AZ agents intercept 168,000+ lbs. of pot since 10/01/04 - more than weight of Status of Liberty

[DAVEY CROCKETT]

Posted on Tue, Jan. 04, 2005

Islamic group accused of terrorist ties sues federal government

Associated Press


KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A Columbia charity accused of having ties to international terrorists has filed suit against the federal government.

Lawyers for the Islamic American Relief Agency, also known as IARA-USA, have asked a Washington, D.C., judge to overturn a decision by the U.S. Treasury Department that has kept much of the group's assets off-limits for months.

On Oct. 13, the FBI's regional terrorism task force seized computers and records from the charity's Columbia office and the home of a former executive director and president. In addition, the Treasury Department froze IARA-USA's assets.

http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/news/local/10560379.htm

[DAVEY CROCKETT]

Germany gets Bin Laden guard off UN, US blacklists
05 January 2005

BERLIN: A former bodyguard of Osama bin Laden, recently freed from prison in Germany, has been removed from the United Nations' and United States terror blacklists in a rare move that follows months of German lobbying in Washington.


The delistings of Shadi Abdalla are a victory for Germany, which values him as a key informant against other militant suspects still on trial and has given him a new identity and placed him under police protection.

A UN website said he was only the fifth person, and the first in more than two years, to be removed from its list of militants whose assets all UN member states must freeze

http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,3147845a12,00.html

[Rushmore Rocks]

Mr. RR has already contacted the "zone alarm" people. He was a bit upset (to put it mildly) when he found I spent two hours in a blizzard looking for Dad. It all came out well in the end....no harm, no foul. But Dad and I are still in the doghouse. French toast, sausage and snuggles should solve that problem in the morning. LOL!!

Life without adventure and chance is no life at all. IMHO.

[Alamo-Girl]

Thanks for the ping!

[Cindy]

NOTE: These new links for the new year are in addition to post no. 1415 of this thread. FYI.

WTOP.com (AP): Merrifield, Virginia - "MAN HAS FINGERS CUT OFF DURING ATTACK" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: " On May 10, a 16-year-old lost four fingers when he was attacked in the Alexandria section of Fairfax. Three gang members pleaded guilty to malicious wounding and violating Virginia's anti-gang statutes. Investigators believe that incident stemmed from a dispute between the MS-13 and South Side Locos gangs. Gangs are a growing problem in northern Virginia, which already has a joint federal, state and local task force working on it. The FBI estimates there are up to 2,000 MS-13 members in the area.") (Updated January 4, 2005) (Read More...)

NBC4i.com: Columbus, Ohio - "COLUMBUS OFFICER ARRESTS PREVIOUSLY DEPORTED GANG LEADER" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Officials said Nelson Flores, 34, of El Salvador, is the local leader of a violent Salvadoran gang that is active in Columbus.The gang is called MS-13, and law enforcement said it's not just one of the most violent gangs in Columbus, but also in the nation, NBC's Elenora Andrews reported. Police said they have tracked the gang to the far-north and east sides of Columbus and to the Whitehall area. Many of the gang members are trained in the military in El Salvador, then relocate to California and then to places like Columbus, Andrews reported. Police said Flores goes by the nickname "El Mula" and uses an alias of David Aguilar. "El Mula" is grammatically incorrect slang Spanish, officials said.") (Updated January 4, 2005) (Read More...)

FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE.com: "UNHOLY BORDER ALLIANCE" by Erick Stakelbeck (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Mara Salvatrucha, also commonly known as 'MS-13' due to its members' proclivity for sporting tattoos of the number 13, is involved in a smorgasbord of illegal activity, including the smuggling of drugs, weapons and people across the Mexican border. The gang controls many of the smuggling routes from Mexico into the U.S., a fact that has not escaped Al-Qaeda operatives eager to carry out attacks on American soil. In July, Adnan El-Shukrijumah, a high-ranking Al-Qaeda leader and one of the most wanted terrorists in the world, was spotted in Honduras meeting with members of MS-13. Attorney General John Ashcroft has said that El-Shukrijumah, who he has described as a 'clear and present danger to America,' is seeking ways to infiltrate the U.S. via the Mexican border, and is willing to pay top dollar in order to do so.") (January 3, 2005) (Read More...)

BORDERLAND NEWS.com - EL PASO TIMES.com: "CENTRAL AMERICAN GAN MAY HAVE PRESENCE IN EP" by Daniel Borunda (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "The Mara Salvatrucha -- a large, ruthless Central American street gang linked to a recent bus massacre in Honduras whose members have been popping up along the Texas-Mexico border -- may be making its way to El Paso, police said. "The fact we found one here (in El Paso), there is always a concern more may pop up," said Sgt. Reggie Moton, head of the El Paso Police Department's gang unit, which is monitoring the situation.") (January 3, 2005) (Read More...)

[Cindy]

SPELLING CORRECTION = GANG

"CENTRAL AMERICAN GANG MAY HAVE PRESENCE IN EP"

[Myrddin]

You might make a "gift" of one of these Wherify devices for your dad.

[flutters]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1314098/posts
Death Threat in America from the "Religion of Peace"

[MamaDearest]

Life without adventure and chance is no life at all. IMHO.

I second that! Marrying my husband over 40 years ago has given me all the adventure I can humanly stand on occasion :) (he's monitoring me as I type this) (sly grin).

[Cindy]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1314150/posts

"Time magazine insults hams."
eHam.net ^ | 1/4/05 | Don Schellhardt


Posted on 01/04/2005 8:06:28 PM PST by Leo Carpathian

[Cindy]

Did you hear that Karl on Fox11LA news tonight regarding that big Volunteer Fire Dept theft in Chino Hills I believe it is?

Someone is sick...or is up to something...or both.


http://www.fox11la.com

[BurbankKarl]

I heard Mt Baldy got ripped off.

[Cindy]

Thanks Karl.
I'm going to try to find a link to all the missing items.

[thecabal]

Hello my friends, it is good to talk to you all. :)

School has been keeping me very busy, but I will try to make it by a little more often in the future. Ping me if you get any really interesting news.

Take Care!

[Cindy]

Hi Cabal.
Heck it's all interesting news here.

You take care of yourself, don't work too hard in school.