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

[Cindy]

OFF TOPIC...

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http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1311233/posts

Trespassing cows: Lonely cowboy UN victim
CFP ^ | December 30, 2004 | Judi McLeod


Posted on 12/30/2004 4:27:48 PM PST by MikeEdwards


In the old days of the Wild West, there was always a gunslinger around to spring cowboys from jail cells.

Like the rangy sheriff from High Noon, Luther Wallace "Wally" Klump was on his own with the odds stacked cornstalk high against him.

Klump, sent to the slammer April 21, 2003 celebrated his 70th birthday there.

There was no sweet chorus of Happy Birthday sung by his grandchildren but only the convicts, some of whom took refuge in the Good Book when Klump found himself in their midst. The injustice of it was never lost on the convicts who presented the cattle rancher with a birthday card declaring, the "BLM sucks!"

BLM is the acronym for Klump’s nemesis, the Bureau of Land Management.

While the convicts were incarcerated for crimes like murder etc., Wally Klump’s crime was "trespassing cows" on Bureau of Land Management in Arizona’s Dos Cabezos Mountains. Or as federal Judge John M. Roll put it, "for failing to follow the court’s order prohibiting the unauthorized grazing of cattle on government allotments."

There are no printed manuals to teach cows what land is government or private, or edicts that not all grass is approved cow cud.

Huge tracts of land everywhere are being lapped up by the United Nations. . . . .


(Excerpt) Read more at canadafreepress.com ...

[JellyJam]

I found that curious, too.

[Godzilla]

Makes no sense to me. Can you explain? My mind is open, really........ perhaps that is why my brains are falling out.

By "kid" I include many twenty-somethings, not to doubt the creativeness of teens. Then again, I'm not ready to rule out the bad guys either, just that I'm inclined to see these as pranks and copycats at this stage.

[Cindy]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1311228/posts

"Osama’s Comeback Tour"
NRO ^ | December 28, 2004 | James S. Robbins


Posted on 12/30/2004 4:22:42 PM PST by neverdem

[JellyJam]

excuse me while i put on my tinfoil hat for a second ... i'm starting to wonder if some of the recent small-plane crashes could be the result of lasers, an advance test for the terrorists.

from AP ...

Though the official said there is no evidence of a plot or terrorist activity, pilots are troubled by the incidents. The FBI earlier this month warned of the possibility that terrorists might use the devices as weapons.

“It’s not some kid,” said Paul Rancatore, a pilot who serves as deputy chairman of the security committee for the Allied Pilots Association. “It’s too organized.”

More recently, some pilots have pushed to analyze the possible dangers posed by terrorists trying to cause an accident with the devices.

“It’s a low-tech way to cause crashes,” Rancatore said.

On Christmas night, two SkyWest pilots said they saw two laser-like rays of light in their cockpit as they attempted to land at the airport in Medford, Ore.

On Monday, a laser beam was directed into the cockpit of a commercial jet flying about 15 miles from Cleveland Hopkins International Airport at an altitude of between 8,500 and 10,000 feet, the FBI said. It was determined the laser came from a residential area in suburban Warrensville Heights.

Also on Monday in Colorado Springs, two pilots reported green pulsating laser lights beamed into their cockpits. Police sent patrol cars and a helicopter in a fruitless search.

In New Jersey, the pilot of a corporate-owned Cessna Citation carrying 13 people said three green lasers were pointed into his cockpit while approaching the Teterboro airport on Wednesday night. Law enforcement officials said they were believed to have originated near a mall in Wayne.

All the planes landed safely.

[Cindy]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1311236/posts
"Floating mines add to chaos"
fairfax.com.au ^ | 12/31/04 | Point Pedro
Posted on 12/30/2004 4:40:50 PM PST by Ellesu

[Cindy]

OPINION: Take off your tinfoil; I have a feeling other people are wondering the same thing.

[DAVEY CROCKETT]

Completely off topic sort of.

I just want to Thank ALL who have been on this thread for the vast amount of knowledge learned.

Now with that said. I would have never thought of this if it had not been for many discussions here about disease.

As news comes in on this earthquake. The fact animals were not killed (RATS) and we have rotting body's all over the place. It came to mind all the discussions on the Black Plague, I got ill.

[JellyJam]

Whew ... I thought it was just me. :-)

[Cindy]

Nope, it's not just you.

[Cindy]

ON THE NET...


AAI
"Preliminary Accident and Incident Data"
http://www.faa.gov/avr/aai/iirform.htm

[liberallyconservative]

Great link. Thanks.

[Cindy]

http://www.wtop.com/index.php?nid=105&sid=375407

"Tsunami Death Toll Soars Past 117,000"
Updated: Thursday, Dec. 30, 2004 - 7:46 PM


By CHRIS BRUMMITT
Associated Press Writer



BANDA ACEH, Indonesia (AP)

[Cindy]

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,142867,00.html

"FBI Probing Laser Directed Into Jet's Cockpit"


Thursday, December 30, 2004

AP

WASHINGTON -

ARTICLE SNIPPET: "The Civil Aerospace Medical Institute has a database of several hundred reports in which civilian or military aircraft were illuminated by lasers. Though there have been no accidents reported, pilots in some cases were startled, temporarily blinded and disoriented.


The Food and Drug Administration, which regulates laser light shows, consults with the FAA when someone proposes operating a laser outdoors near an airport. The FAA recommends the maximum safe level of laser light exposure for pilots maneuvering near airports.


An FAA-commissioned study released in June concluded that "a laser attack could be quickly deployed and withdrawn, leaving no obvious collateral damage or projectile residue, and would be difficult to detect and defend against."


"A sufficiently powerful laser could cause permanent ocular damage, blinding crewmembers and make a successful landing virtually impossible," the report said.


More recently, some pilots have pushed to analyze the possible dangers posed by terrorists trying to cause an accident with the devices."

[windchime]

Wonder why they don't employ eye protection for pilots?

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&q=laser+%2B+eye+protection+%2B+goggles&btnG=Search

[liberallyconservative]

"The Civil Aerospace Medical Institute has a database of several hundred reports in which civilian or military aircraft were illuminated by lasers..."

Several HUNDRED? YIKES! I would like to see the geographic breakdown for these incidents.

[Domestic Church]

"This Tsunami is kinda like Bam"

Well, if this quake was a product of a Tesla toy, I certainly hope it's in the hands of our friends and not our foes.

Given the location on the "Ring of Fire" I think it was a natural disaster.

[Cindy]

I thought I had read an article indicating pilots are/are going to/are encouraged to protect their eyes/vision while flying.

[Domestic Church]

From the watchboard at intelcenter.com:

"- UK FCO on 15 Dec.: "We believe that there is a heightened risk of
attacks in the lead up to and during this Christmas/New Year period.
These could occur at any time, anywhere in Indonesia and could be
directed against locations frequented by foreigners."

- Australia and Japan issue warnings on 15 Dec. over threat to a
foreign hotel in Indonesia, hotel identified as Hilton Hotel in
Jakarta. The Australian DFAT said, "We have received credible new
information suggesting terrorists are ready to carry out an attack
shortly in Indonesia, possibly targeting a Hilton hotel. Other targets
cannot be ruled out."


Do you recall the concern about the Japanese terrorist cult Shrim Aumi having a tesla toy?

http://www.copi.com/articles/guyatt/aumi.html

[JellyJam]

AP now says there's been seven incidents, not six:

WASHINGTON — The FBI, concerned that terrorists could use lasers as weapons, is investigating why laser beams were directed into the cockpits of seven airplanes in flight since Christmas.

Laser beams can temporarily blind or disorient pilots and possibly cause a plane to crash.