Threat Matrix: Daily Terror Threat - Thread Twenty-Five

[JustPiper]

Detroit Terror Arrest
A former Detroit Public Schools official accused of extremist ties.

http://abclocal.go.com/wtvg/news/0329_Terror%20Arrest.html

[all4one]

LOL! I'm glad to see that I am not alone with what I think is my nutty wet-wipes, itcky shopping carts and such cleanliness obsessiveness.

[TWhiteBear]

The one loose end of the incident seems, to me, to be the fact that the first reports affirmatively stated that a person, who had checked out, was missing. This person was then said to have returned to the scene and perished in the fire/explosion.
Why would a worker check out and then return to the work area on his own time?
All in all, I tend to agree with you, and strongly agree with your approach to mitigating a continuing problem.

[appalachian_dweller]

JP, thanks for the links in your post # 2857. The Temple Mount plays a significant role in future Biblical Prophecy. I don't have the details at this time but do plan to research them.

As far as the southern border, i think we should take a lesson from Israel.

[appalachian_dweller]

>> Why would a worker check out and then return to the work area on his own time? <<

Good question. I thought that the worker had failed to sign out the previous day.

Godzilla, can you shed any more light on this? Any info much appreciated!

[appalachian_dweller]

Jewish 'plot over Temple Mount'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4357719.stm

Channel Two showed a video of the plotters, including rabbis and far-right extremists, in a meeting to discuss ways to occupy the holy site.

The Temple Mount is known as the Haram al-Sharif (Noble Sanctuary) to Muslims.

...snip


I've read a bit about this. Some Israelis want to take over the Temple to stop the withdraw of Israeli forces from Gaza.

I've also seen reports that some Orthodox Jews plan to have a sacrifice at the Temple Mount on April 10. Seeing as how muslims have forbid Jews to pray at the site, a sacrifice would really upset them.

This whole situation bears watching closely. IIRC, the Book of Revelations foretold of the Temple Mount being rebuilt during the Tribulation. I remember my mom telling me that material was already being gathered (this was 30+ years ago).

[all4one]

Good News!

Economy Grows at Solid 3.8 Percent Pace in Final Quarter of 2004 (3/30/05)

By Jeannine Aversa The Associated Press Published: Mar 30, 2005

WASHINGTON (AP) - The economy - supported by solid business and consumer spending - grew in the closing three months of 2004 at an annual rate of 3.8 percent. It's expected to perform even better in the opening quarter of this year. The reading on the gross domestic product, released by the Commerce Department on Wednesday, turned out to be the same as a previous estimate made a month ago.

Link to Article

Interesting News:

Sword Belonging to Rebel Portrayed in 'Braveheart' Leaves Scotland for First Time in 700 Years

The Associated Press Published: Mar 30, 2005

LONDON (AP) - One of Scotland's national treasures, the 5-foot sword wielded by William Wallace, the rebel leader portrayed in the Academy Award-winning film "Braveheart," left its homeland for the first time in more than 700 years Wednesday.

The double-handed weapon that belonged to Wallace will be the centerpiece of an exhibition at New York's Grand Central Station during Tartan Day celebrations, which begin later this week.

Link to Article

Today in History - 3/30/05:

Ten years ago: Pope John Paul II issued the 11th encyclical of his papacy in which he condemned abortion and euthanasia as crimes that no human laws could legitimize.

Link to Info.

TM Related News:

Chlorine Leak After Chinese Highway Crash Kills 27, Sickens Hundreds (3/30/05)

The Associated Press Published: Mar 30, 2005

BEIJING (AP) - A truck loaded with chlorine overturned on a highway in eastern China after a tire burst, spewing fumes that killed 27 people and left another 285 hospitalized, the government said Wednesday.

More than 10,000 people were evacuated after the late Tuesday accident on the main highway linking Beijing and Shanghai, the official Xinhua News Agency said, citing local officials.

Link to Article

Terror-tied U.S. Bank Fined $16M for ‘Suspicious Transactions’ (3/30/05) Mar 30 - A Washington-based bank that a federal judge openly condemned as a "henchman of dictators" agreed on Tuesday to a $16 million fine for "failing to report its suspicious transactions with foreigners," including US-backed Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet.

Riggs Bank entered a guilty plea in late January of this year after Justice Department officials laid out a case detailing the bank’s pursuit of foreign clients and its willingness to bend or break rules in order to secure high rolling -- and highly controversial -- customers...

Link to Full Article

Moderate Islam Gets A Washington Address; Center for Islamic Pluralism Announces Opening (3/30/05)

WASHINGTON, March 30 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The Center for Islamic Pluralism (CIP), a U.S.-based platform for moderate Muslims throughout North America, announced its opening in Washington, D.C.

CIP's aims are to promote moderate Islam in the U.S. and globally; educate the American public, media, and government about moderate Islam; oppose the influence of militant Islam in the United States and abroad; and promote authentic and constructive interfaith dialogue between Muslims and adherents of other faiths.

"We define "moderate Islam" in the American context as an Islam that finds its proper and equal place as one of many among the religions represented in America, with rights neither greater nor lesser than any other,"said Executive Director Stephen Suleyman Schwartz.

The CIP is a 501(c)(3) tax exempt public charity. Contributions are deductible under section 170 of the Code. It is qualified to receive tax deductible bequests, devises, transfers, and gifts under section 2055, 2106, or 2622 of the code.

Link to Press Release

An Unholy Alliance - Aryan Nation leader reaches out to al Qaeda (3/29/05)

By Henry Schuster CNN

SEBRING, Florida (CNN) -- A couple of hours up the road from where some September 11 hijackers learned to fly, the new head of Aryan Nation is praising them -- and trying to create an unholy alliance between his white supremacist group and al Qaeda.

"You say they're terrorists, I say they're freedom fighters. And I want to instill the same jihadic feeling in our peoples' heart, in the Aryan race, that they have for their father, who they call Allah."

Link to Full Article

Possible WWII-era Mine Washes Ashore off The Moorings in Indian River County (FL - 3/30/05)

A passerby spotted the ordnance on a beach near a Reef Road residence around 4:25 p.m. and called 911.

INDIAN RIVER COUNTY — A section of beach at The Moorings was cordoned off Thursday evening after a beachgoer noticed what appeared to be a World War II-era mine in the sand.

A round, corroded device about 15 inches in diameter and 4 inches thick was sticking out of an embankment near a tiki hut.

Explosive Ordnance Disposal personnel from Patrick Air Force Base in Satellite Beach were scheduled to determine if the device was explosive and remove it. Bombs, land mines and depth charges were used more than 60 years ago while World War II military personnel trained on the barrier island.

Link to Article

[all4one]

"This whole situation bears watching closely."

I agree with you on the importance of watching this very closely.....I often think that the mindless attention being paid to stories like Michael Jackson by the MSM; is the keep the sheeple from paying closer attention to what is really important.

[appalachian_dweller]

>> attention being paid to stories like Michael Jackson by the MSM; is the keep the sheeple from paying closer attention to what is really important <<

I agree. Sad thing...seems to be working.

[appalachian_dweller]

http://www.ctlibrary.com/ct/1998/apr6/8t427b.html

Temple Mount on Shaky Ground?

The Temple Mount in Jerusalem, site of Jewish temples in biblical times and the Dome of the Rock and the Al Aqsa mosque today, may be in danger of collapse.

Archaeologist Shimon Gibson of the London-based Palestine Exploration Fund says the network of 49 cisterns under the 11-acre platform has been neglected for decades and may be responsible for cracks that have appeared in walls of the compound.

Gibson believes water may be settling into cracks and deteriorating the limestone. However, his concerns are not shared by most archaeologists or Muslim authorities. Gibson believes a collapse might occur during the Muslim season of Ramadan, when the Haram al Sharif, as it is known to Muslims, is filled with thousands of worshipers every Friday.

Zionists have long awaited the destruction of the Muslim Dome of the Rock, which they believe might foreshadow rebuilding the temple.

[Velveeta]

Keeping an eye on that one.

I couldn't find anything on GSRX, other than ads for employment.

[Cindy]

Thanks freeperfromnj.
I don't think I've seen
this specifici threat before.

There's so many threats
(jihad -- another day);
that sometimes they all
begin to look alike.

[all4one]

Virginia Man Accused in Al-Queda Plot Is Granted a Medical Exam (3/30/05)

By Matthew Barakat Associated Press Writer Published: Mar 30, 2005

A Virginia man accused of joining al-Qaida and plotting to kill President Bush can have an independent medical exam to corroborate his claim that he was tortured, a judge ruled Wednesday.

Ahmed Omar Abu Ali, 24, claims that the U.S. government's evidence against him was obtained through torture while he was jailed in Saudi Arabia.

Federal prosecutors deny Abu Ali was mistreated and say no evidence of torture was found by government doctors who examined Abu Ali last month, when the Saudi government turned him over to face federal charges....

Link to Article

Standoff, Bomb Threat Ties up Port (Los Angeles - 3/29/05)

By Tracy Manzer Staff writer

WILMINGTON — Traffic at the Port of Los Angeles was tied up for a couple of hours early Tuesday after a distraught man threatened to kill himself and claimed he had a bomb....

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Computer Containing Classified Data Stolen from IDF (Israel - 3/30/05)

By Haaretz Staff

A laptop computer containing classified military information was apparently stolen from the commander of an elite Israel Defense Forces unit while he was on vacation, Israel Radio reported Wednesday morning.

The lieutenant colonel, who was on a field trip with his soldiers at the time of the apparent theft, said he left his computer at his desk in his office. However, an officer who was on-call at the time the computer was stolen says it was not in the office....

Link to Article

[Velveeta]

Executive Director Stephen Suleyman Schwartz

Schwartz???

[Cindy]

ON THE NET...

http://almjlah.net
http://65.98.90.41

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http://www.internet-haganah.us/harchives/003880.html
March 30, 2005
"almjlah.net: down in Cedar Falls, up in Parsippany"

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http://www.internet-haganah.us/harchives/003863.html
March 26, 2005
"almjlah.net: what's not to like about this jihad site?"

[all4one]

LOL...not only that...how about "Suleyman"...is that African?...or perhaps his mother's maiden name? Just odd.

But you just gotta love their tax status....once again another Islamic "chairty" getting preferential treatment here in the U.S.

[Cindy]

http://www.internet-haganah.us/harchives/003879.html

March 30, 2005

"Hamas ads at Google: down"

[all4one]

Islamic Pluralism "Mission Statement"

Stephen Suleyman Schwartz's Bio

[all4one]

Description of "Pluralism":

The existence of religious pluralism depends on the existence of freedom of religion. Freedom of religion is when different religions of a particular region possess the same rights of worship and public expression. Freedom of religion is consequently weakened when one religion is given rights or privileges denied to others, as in certain European countries where Roman Catholicism or regional forms of Protestantism have special status. For example see the entries on the Lateran Treaty and Church of England; also, in Saudi Arabia the public practice of religions other than Islam is forbidden.

Religious freedom has not existed at all in some communist countries where the state restricts or prevents the public expression of religious belief and may even actively persecute individual religions (see for example North Korea).

Velveeta...to me this Islamic Pluralism Society...is just another name for "Hey Americans...even though you have had "freedom of religion" for over two hundred years...and things have been going well....now is the time to embrace Islam....and water down and renounce the idea that America is based on "Judeo Christian" principles."....IMHO!