Threat Matrix: Daily Terror Threat - Thread Twenty-Five

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Threat Matrix: Daily Terror Threat

Thread Twenty-Five (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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U.S. works 'day and night' to rein in al-Qaida
Full Story

WASHINGTON - Prompted by new intelligence indicating Osama bin Laden reached out to the most feared terrorist in Iraq, President Bush charged Thursday that "al-Qaida still hopes to attack us on our own soil."

"Recently, we learned that Osama bin Laden has urged the terrorist Zarqawi to form a group to conduct attacks outside Iraq, including here in the United States," Bush said at the swearing-in of Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff.

The president vowed, "We're working every day and night to dismantle (bin Laden's) network and to bring him to justice."

Related:
Officials: Bin Laden Urges Zarqawi to Hit U.S.
Al-Qaeda's Completed Warning Cycle - Ready to Attack?

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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-Four "Code Red Implications: Code Red - Stay Home and Await Word." From Tm'er and Freeper ~MamaDearest~
TM Code of Conduct		ExSoldier's Invaluable Tips
TM's 'Be on the Lookout'		Godzilla's Summaries
Threat Matrix Book List		Tracking the Chatter with TM

[Cindy]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1372094/posts

"In southern Kyrgyzstan, drug trade and Islamic extremism find fertile soil"
AFP ^ | Sun Mar 27, 4:10 PM ET


Posted on 03/27/2005 10:50:34 PM PST by jb6


OSH, Kyrgyzstan (AFP)

[Cindy]

ON THE NET...

HUMAN EVENTS Online.com: "U.S. DOLLARS FUEL CHINA NUKES" by John Gizzi (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "As first reported by Tim Carney on March 2, the U.S. government's Export-Import Bank has given preliminary approval to $5 billion in direct loans or loan guarantees to the China National Nuclear Corp., a Chinese government agency with a history of proliferating nuclear-weapons technology to Iran and Pakistan.") (March 25, 2005) (Read More...)

NewsMax.com - Wires: "U.S. EYING CHINESE MILITARY BUILDUP" (March 15, 2005) (Read More...)

CNS NEWS.com: "NEW CHINESE LAW ALLOWS 'NON-PEACEFUL' ACTIONS AGAINST TAIWAN" by Patrick Goodenough (March 8, 2005) (Read More...)

News.BBC.co.uk: "CRUISE MISSILE ROW ROCKS UKRAINE Ukraine still has large ex-Soviet weapons stocks" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Ukrainian arms dealers smuggled 18 nuclear-capable cruise missiles to Iran and China in 1999-2001, Ukraine's prosecutor-general has said. The Soviet-era Kh-55 missiles - also known as X-55s - have a maximum range of 2,500km (1,550 miles). They are launched by long-range bombers. Official Ukrainian state bodies were not involved in the sales, the prosecutor-general's office said. It added that the missiles were not exported with nuclear warheads.") (Updated March 18, 2005) (Read More...)

FOX NEWS.com: "U.S. TO SELL FIGHTER JETS TO PAKISTAN" (March 25, 2005) (Read More...)

[Cindy]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1372118/posts

"Plan to make Kassam-like rockets foiled"
Jerusalem Post ^ | 28MAR05 | MARGOT DUDKEVITCH


Posted on 03/28/2005 12:19:16 AM PST by familyop


ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Security forces arrested eight Islamic Jihad fugitives in raids overnight in the West Bank city of Jenin and the village Fahame south of the city. They were said to be involved in attempting to manufacture homemade rockets similar to Kassams to be used in attacks against Israel.



Troops were dispatched to the area to search for the wanted men before dawn Monday, after intelligence information had been received about their operations.


An IDF soldier sustained light wounds when a bomb was detonated near the troops. He was taken to hospital in Israel.


Security officials said cell members had carried out a number of failed attempts to fire the rockets.


They were unable to confirm reports that the cell members were in contact with members of Hamas who were arrested several weeks ago in Yamoun near Jenin and also involved in trying to manufacture Kassam rockets.


During the raid in Yamoun, at least one completed Kassam rocket ready for firing was found by troops who estimated at the time that two others had apparently been test fired in the hills.


In addition to the rockets, soldiers found a cache including a deadly roadside bomb, three pipe bombs and numerous containers of explosives and other chemicals for manufacturing bombs."

[Cindy]

http://www.frontpagemag.com/Articles/ReadArticle.asp?ID=17485

"The Making of an Eco-Revolutionary"
By Jacob Laksin
FrontPageMagazine.com | March 28, 2005

[Cindy]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1372166/posts

"Daily Terrorist Round-up Stories - March 28, 2005 (Taliban 'Commander' Captured)"
3/28/05


Posted on 03/28/2005 4:07:46 AM PST by Straight Vermonter

[Cindy]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1372167/posts

"Philippine rebels threaten U.S. troops"
AP ^ | March 28, 2005 | JIM GOMEZ


Posted on 03/28/2005 4:11:09 AM PST by Tailgunner Joe


ARTICLE SNIPPET: "MANILA, Philippines -- Communist guerrillas on Monday renewed their threat against U.S. troops on training missions in the Philippines, saying the deaths of American soldiers in Iraq prove they can be killed despite their superior military power.

The Communist Party of the Philippines and its armed wing, the New People's Army, accused the U.S. government of attempting to crush their insurgency by supplying weapons and training to Filipino soldiers. The rebel army marks its 36th anniversary on Tuesday.

The United States has about 100 soldiers in the Philippines as part of annual training exercises. Washington considers the communist rebels a terrorist organization, although there have been no attacks on American soldiers in recent years.

"The NPA is ... prepared to take the necessary actions against these foreign troops who, in fact, engage in terrorism under the pretext of anti-terrorism," the Communist Party said in a statement.

The guerrillas praised Iraqis for "their heroic struggle for having already killed in only two years' time more than 1,500 U.S. troops" and wounding thousands of others.

"They can be made to bleed and die on the ground, as now demonstrated by the Iraqi people and previously by the Vietnamese and other peoples," the statement said.

Later Monday, about 100 masked Communist Party members briefly paraded in a Manila street with placards saying "Armed revolution is the answer to poverty." They scattered before police arrived."

[Godzilla]

bookmark

[bored at work]

glink, glink, is this thing on bookmark . . .

[JustPiper]

Me too, wonder if I'll ever catch up, don't get on as often anymore:

Storage of Nuclear Spent Fuel Criticized

http://www.yahoo.com/_ylh=X3oDMTB2MXQ5MTU3BF9TAzI3MTYxNDkEdGVzdAMwBHRtcGwDaW5kZXgtaWU-/s/234548

[JustPiper]

Political corruption fueling Terri's case?

As Terri Schiavo enters what are thought to be her last hours of life, allegations of political corruption and obstruction of justice on the part of state officials raise questions as to whether the brain-injured
woman's court-ordered death by starvation might serve to cover up crimes committed against her. Read this detailed story now on WND.com.

http://www.worldnetdaily.com

STARVATION: DAY 11

Schiavo's parents 'dealing with reality'
But supporters pledge to take their fight to Washington
--Associated Press
http://whatcounts.com/t?ctl=C7C3C1:312D3A4

Backers of Terri's parents head to D.C.
Trying to enforce subpoena for Schiavo to appear before Congress
--CNN
http://www.cnn.com/2005/LAW/03/27/schiavo/index.html

WorldNetDaily
Jeb Bush: 'I'd love to help, but I can't'
Florida governor says he doesn't have power from Constitution to intervene
--WND
http://www.wnd.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=43518

WND POLL
President's little brother
In light of the Terri Schiavo case, what is your opinion of Jeb Bush?
--WND
http://www.worldnetdaily.com/polls/

Battle over corpse already under way
Husband wants Terri cremated, parents look for burial
--The Scotsman
http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/index.cfm?id=327962005

Terri's friend: She had bruises, talked divorce
Claims marks frequently seen on extremities prior to collapse in 1990
--LifeNews.com
http://www.lifenews.com/bio849.html

[JustPiper]

Truckers face background checks
Those who haul hazardous materials will undergo FBI screening

(It's about time)
http://www.cnn.com/2005/US/03/28/trucking.security.ap/index.html

Warning to Japan and the world
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/geted.pl5?ed20050327a1.htm

SARS can be spread by air, new studies suggest
http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/1111780855754_13/?hub=TopStories

Tuberculosis Cases Up in Northern California
http://www.news10.net/storyfull1.asp?id=9934

Florida Tuberculosis Cases Rise 3 Percent
http://abcnews.go.com/Health/wireStory?id=611897

[JustPiper]

[AP] KENTUCKY - Gun Scare Shuts Down Part of Main Cincinnati Airport

http://ap.tbo.com/ap/breaking/MGBD1GRVT6E.html

[AP/ WFMY News 2] NORTH CAROLINA - Two Days In A Row: Bomb Threat Shuts Down PTI Airport

http://www.wfmynews2.com/news/local_state/local_article.aspx?storyid=38286

[Newsweek] GLOBAL - Terror: The Hunt for Zarqawi's Webmasters

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7305524/site/newsweek/

[North County Times] USA / MEXICO BORDER - Oceanside man mulls border-watch group in California

http://www.nctimes.com/articles/2005/03/26/news/coastal/23_57_203_25_05.txt

[North County Times] USA / MEXICO BORDER - Groups gear up to counter Minuteman Project

http://www.nctimes.com/articles/2005/03/23/news/top_stories/22_43_003_22_05.txt

[JustPiper]

[DRUDGEREPORT.COM] USA / MEXICO BORDER - MAG: BORDER PROTECTION TO ANNOUNCE ‘SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN RESOURCES’ IN ARIZONA

http://www.drudgereport.com/flash3.htm

[MoveAmericaForward.org] USA - Organization creates television ad campaigning to get U.N out of U.S.

"we must get the message out that the United Nations is an anti-American organization which coddles both terrorists and the nations which support terrorism"

http://www.moveamericaforward.org/index.php/MAF/AdCampaign

[AP] USA - CDP director placed on leave by Homeland Security IG

"C-D-P is Homeland Security's only federally chartered weapons of mass destruction training center"

http://www.whnt19.com/Global/story.asp?S=3128903

[AP] MICHIGAN - Bomb threat in Detroit just one of four

http://www.canoe.ca/NewsStand/EdmontonSun/Sports/2005/03/27/973618-sun.html

[KTVX] UTAH - Training Turns Into Real Bomb Scare At UVSC [ False alarm ]

http://www.4utah.com/local_news/local_headlines/story.aspx?content_id=2015E5BD-3A11-44C1-BD2D-F8EF51CA19D0

[Boston Globe] BOSTON - Blaze damages science lab, spewing radioactive agents [ Cause under investigation ]

http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2005/03/27/blaze_damages_science_lab_spewing_radioactive_agents/

[Men's News Daily - Jim Kouri] USA - US Businessmen Discovered Selling Military Technology to Terrorists

http://mensnewsdaily.com/blog/kouri/2005/03/us-businessmen-discovered-selling.html

[MICHNEWS.com] USA - Protestors Invite Terrorism

http://www.michnews.com/artman/publish/article_7448.shtml

[JustPiper]

British authorities report bomb threat

http://www.cleveland.com/living/plaindealer/index.ssf?/base/living/1111848927119080.xml

[Cindy]

Hmmmm?

[Cindy]

Thanks to JustPiper for pointing to this article.
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http://www.cnn.com/2005/US/03/28/trucking.security.ap/index.html

"Truckers face background checks"
"Those who haul hazardous materials will undergo FBI screening"

Monday, March 28, 2005 Posted: 9:59 AM EST (1459 GMT)

CRANBURY, New Jersey (AP) ARTICLE SNIPPET:"This is the consequence of 9/11," said Bill MacLeod, spokesman for the federal Motor Carrier Administration. "The reasoning had to do with the mitigation of threats against people and property that may come from hazardous material loads, whether they be hijacked and used for purposes that could create harm to again, people and properties.""

[Cindy]

PERSECUTION.ORG
http://www.persecution.org

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http://www.townhall.com/columnists/robertnovak/rn20050326.shtml

"Baseball Politics"
Column by Robert Novak
March 26, 2005

ARTICLE SNIPPET:

"ANTI-CHRISTIAN JIHAD  Left-wing intellectuals will conduct a major academic conference at the City University of New York (CUNY) April 29-30 titled "Examining the Real Agenda of the Religious Far Right." The event is co-sponsored by tax-supported CUNY and the New York Open Center.


 Skipp Porteous, a former Pentecostal minister, is scheduled to lecture on the "Christian Jihad." He has written online: "Have I rejected God? No. Man created God in his own image. I reject that image."


 Other lectures listed include, "Religion and Secrecy in the Bush Administration," "On the Psychology and Theocracy of George W. Bush: Reflections in a Culture of Fear," and "Fundamentalism: The Fear and the Rage.""

[Cindy]

http://www.jihadwatch.org/archives/2005/03/005515print.html

March 28, 2005

"Indonesia Denies Jemaah Islamiyah Faces Ban"

[Cindy]

Note: The following text is an exact quote:
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http://www.jihadwatch.org/archives/2005/03/005519print.html

March 28, 2005


FBI Admits Mistakenly Giving Man Back Secret Files He Took


From the Keystone Kops Department, one from the Washington Post, with thanks to Nobody:

Ahmed Fathy Mehalba, who was released from jail earlier this month, contacted the FBI's Boston office Tuesday after he realized agents had inadvertently given him the computer disk containing the secret files along with his personal property.

Mehalba had the disk in his possession for only a "matter of hours" before the FBI retrieved it, said Assistant U.S. Attorney Michael Ricciuti. "Someone in the bureau obviously made a serious mistake," Ricciuti said.


FBI spokeswoman Gail Marcinkiewicz said the disk was not labeled "secret" -- as all classified data should be -- because prosecutors had to keep it in the same condition as when it was seized from Mehalba. Authorities have not said what exactly was stored on the disk, other than it concerns "national defense."


Mehalba, an Egyptian-born U.S. citizen who was working as a civilian Arabic translator at Guantanamo, was arrested at Boston's Logan International Airport on Sept. 29, 2003, after customs agents found the disk containing hundreds of documents labeled "SECRET" or "SECRET/NOFORN" among 131 other disks in his luggage.

Posted at March 28, 2005 11:00 AM


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Google Search Term: "Ahmed Fathy Mehalba"
http://www.google.com/search?q=%22Ahmed+Fathy+Mehalba%22&hl=en&lr=&filter=0

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United States Department of Justice
Michael J. Sullivan
U.S. Attorney
District of Massachusett

http://www.4law.co.il/Lea275z500.htm
Update January 10, 2005
January 10, 2005

PRESS RELEASE:
"GUANTANAMO BAY LINGUIST PLEADS GUILTY"