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
TM Code of Conduct		ExSoldier's Invaluable Tips
TM's 'Be on the Lookout'		Godzilla's Summaries
Threat Matrix Book List		Arabic Image Links

[Oorang]

Good find Davey. Thank you.

[Godzilla]

Mexican officials say no knowledge of reported terrorist border crossing

Doesn't suprise me, they are the ones making booklets on how to sneak into the US.

[BriarBey]

Another thread.

[Oorang]

Saudi mosque 'bombing bid foiled'
Thursday 20 January 2005, 15:19 Makka Time, 12:19 GMT

Saudi security forces are hunting three men suspected to be al-Qaida members after thwarting what they believe was an attempt to blow up a mosque in the kingdom, a newspaper said.

Acting on a tip-off late on Wednesday night that three men were behaving suspiciously near a mosque, police converged on al-Muwaya area but the suspects fled, Al-Riyadh newspaper reported on its website.

The three, referred to by police as members of a deviant group - usually a reference to Usama bin Ladin's al-Qaida which is seeking to overthrow the Saudi ruling family - fled in a white jeep, the paper said.

Excerpted

http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/C4FDDEA1-90B1-46A5-A17C-5B4D96233349.htm

[DAVEY CROCKETT]

Nothing much but some interesting reads. I would like to find the names of the folks working on this oh no am I trying to profile, smile sorry.

Vineyarders asked to help on biodefense against tularemia
January 13, 2005

By Nelson Sigelman

Martha’s Vineyard may appear to be far removed from the war on terror, but next week Islanders will be asked to enlist in the broad effort to shore up the nation’s defense against biological attack as part of a research project to develop a vaccine against tularemia.

snip

According to a Jan. 9 news story by Paul Rincon, BBC News science reporter, about a soon-to-be-published report in Nature Genetics, a scientific journal, scientists have unlocked the genetic code of Francisella tularensis, which the report described as one of the most infectious human pathogens known. A small number of bacteria (10-50 organisms) can cause the disease, making it an attractive agent for terrorists.

The World Health Organization estimates that airborne dispersal of 50 kg (110 pounds) of F.tularensis over an urban area with 5 million inhabitants would kill 19,000 people and incapacitate a further 250,000, said the report.

[Cindy]

http://www.jihadwatch.org/archives/004740.php

January 20, 2005


"Inside information on the New Jersey murders"


ARTICLE SNIPPET: "A close friend of the Coptic Christian brutally murdered in New Jersey along with his family, Hossam Armanious, is the source of this information, which comes to you exclusively from Jihad Watch:"

[DAVEY CROCKETT]

You are right I think this article makes it an oxymoron.

[Oorang]

Spies are us: interest in Arabic soars
Primary motivation for American students of the language is to land a job with a government security agency

By Benjamin Sutherland
Special to The Daily Star
Wednesday, January 19, 2005

PARIS: In little more than three years since the attacks that shattered the World Trade Center in New York, Arabic has imposed itself as the fastest-growing foreign language studied in the United States. It took just four months after the towers collapsed for the number of American students of Arabic to double, according to the U.S.-based Modern Language Association

Excerpted

http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=10&categ_id=4&article_id=11923

[Cindy]

That is interesting too.

Is there a url for that article?

[DAVEY CROCKETT]

Here is the google search for it, it is breaking news. Heads have rolled at BU and they are being sued but looks like an accident. Soooo far!

http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&ned=us&q=tularemia&ie=UTF-8&scoring=d

[Oorang]

MI5 plans Scottish base to target terrorists

JAMES KIRKUP
POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT
20 Jan 2005

Key points
• MI5 plans first permanent Scottish office to bolster counter-terrorism efforts
• Move comes as security service announces recruitment drive for 1000 staff
• Agency criticised over anti-terror raids with only 17 convictions since 2001

Key quote
"We can confirm that we are looking at our future accommodation requirements. The majority of our staff will continue to be based in central London," said the statement, made via the Home Office in London" - MI5 statement to The Scotsman

Excerpted

http://news.scotsman.com/index.cfm?id=70502005

[Cindy]

Thanks DC.

[Godzilla]

The FBI (news - web sites) on Thursday added the names of 10 Chinese to the list of those being sought for questioning about a possible terror plot targeting Boston. http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/ap/20050121/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/terror_suspects

We now have official word on 10 Chinese suspects, no official word on any ME types accompanying them.

[Oorang]

21 January 2005 Friday 10 Zilhaj 1425

Taliban reject talks with US: report

ISLAMABAD, Jan 20: Taliban leader Mullah Mohammed Omar has rejected negotiations with US-led forces and the Afghan government and vowed to continue his "holy war", a statement purportedly from the radical cleric said on Thursday.

Mullah Omar, who has evaded a manhunt since his regime was ousted in late 2001 by US-led forces, was apparently referring to indications by President Hamid Karzai that Taliban footsoldiers could be offered an amnesty.

"It is astonishing that on the one hand aggressor armies have occupied our country and on the other they are talking about negotiations with Taliban," Omar said in a statement sent to the private Afghan Islamic Press.

"Taliban are not ready for any negotiations while there is even one aggressor soldier present in the sacred land of Afghanistan," Omar said in an unsigned, computer-composed fax in Pushto.

The statement came on the eve of the Muslim holy day of Eidul Azha. Statements said to be from Omar arrive at Pakistani media offices the day before most religious festivals.

Mullah Omar rejected the suggestions of talks with Taliban as "lies and baseless" and said the militia's members believe in "jihad", or holy war, as a way of life for Muslims.-AFP

http://www.dawn.com/2005/01/21/top8.htm

[Oorang]

FoxNews just had a reporter in Boston talking about this story. The reporter said pretty much what we already know, but, they are keeping the story alive.

[Cindy]

Great minds and all that...

FOX NEWS.com (AP): Washington - "10 MORE NAMES ADDED TO FBI WATCH WARNING" (January 20, 2005) (Read More...)

[appalachian_dweller]

Country folk are just more robust and realize that have to depend on themselves. Personal responsibility - what a concept. LOL!

Been a brutal day. Work cutting into my freep time again. GRRRR!

Heading home now. Have a good evening folks.

[Cindy]

Also, while in this case I find no update articles regarding any ME types connected with the Boston situation, we must not forget these BOLs and this continuing Public Announcement::

FBI.gov - War On Terrorism: "SEEKING INFORMATION" (View Posters. Read More...)

FBI.gov: "MOST WANTED TERRORISTS" (View Posters. Read More...)

U.S. STATE DEPARTMENT - PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT: "WORLDWIDE CAUTION"

[Cindy]

A good evening to you too, AD.

[Oorang]

Have a good evening a_d.

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