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]

Note: The following text is an exact quote:
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http://www.jihadwatch.org
"Swiss Seize Five Suspected Extremists"

From AP
Swiss authorities said Friday they have detained five Islamic extremists suspected of using the Internet to show the killing of hostages — which reportedly included the beheading of an American — and to give bomb-making instructions.


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http://www.internet-haganah.us/harchives/003760.html
March 05, 2005

"Swiss authorities take a bite out of the Minbar Project"

[Cindy]

ON THE NET...

http://littlegreenfootballs.com/weblog/?entry=14953_Al_Qaeda_on_the_Streets_of_Britain&only=yes

[Cindy]

MEMRI.org - MIDDLE EAST MEDIA RESEARCH INSTITUTE: "JIHAD AND TERRORISM STUDIES PROJECT"
http://www.memri.org/jihad.html

[Cindy]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1356587/posts

"Pakistanis Raid Suspected al-Qaida Hideout"
AP ^ | March 5, 2005 | Pazir Gul


Posted on 03/05/2005 6:28:33 AM PST by billorites


MIRAN SHAH, Pakistan -


ARTICLE SNIPPET: "The troops also seized a large number of weapons in the raid near Miran Shah, the main town in northwest Pakistan's North Waziristan tribal region, said Maj. Gen. Shaukat Sultan."



Pakistani security officials have said hundreds of foreign militants — Arabs, Afghans and Central Asians — with suspected al-Qaida links are believed to be hiding in North and South Waziristan.



Pakistan, a key U.S. ally in the war on terror, has deployed about 70,000 troops in the country's tribal regions to flush out terror suspects. The army in recent months has killed and arrested hundreds of militants in North and South Waziristan."

[Cindy]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1356513/posts

"Daily Terrorist Round-up Stories - March 5, 2005"
3/5/05
Posted on 03/05/2005 1:08:04 AM PST by Straight Vermonter

[Cindy]

ON THE NET...

http://www.angelfire.com/ultra/terroristscorecard/

[nwctwx]

U.S.-Mexico drug tunnels growing security risk
04 Mar 2005 23:37:55 GMT

Source: Reuters

By Tim Gaynor

MONTERREY, Mexico, March 4 (Reuters) - U.S. authorities are finding an increased number of drug tunnels under the border with Mexico and warn they could be used to sneak terrorists into the United States.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, and Border Patrol sources said on Friday they found two tunnels under the border in the past week, bringing the total to 13 in the past four years.

The figure compares to 19 tunnels or uncompleted shafts discovered at points along the 2,000-mile (3,200-km) border during the whole of the previous decade, according to ICE figures.

"Tunnel activity on the border is on the increase, and it represents a major vulnerability to national security," Lauren Mack, a spokeswoman for ICE in San Diego, said by telephone.

"We know that they have existed for a long time for drug smuggling, but we are concerned that they might be used to smuggle terrorists or terror weapons into the United States," she added.

The Central Intelligence Agency warned last month that al Qaeda operatives had considered sneaking into the United states from Mexico.

More than a million illegal immigrants -- nearly all from Mexico and Central America -- were caught crossing the border last year, and many more get through.

GOING UNDERGROUND

Officials say the drive to tighten U.S. homeland security in the wake of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks on New York and Washington has boosted prices charged by ever-more ingenious people traffickers.

"Smugglers are looking for alternative smuggling techniques and are increasingly avoiding the land borders by smuggling along the coast and now by going under ground," Mack said.

The latest cross-border tunnel was discovered by Border Patrol agents in Nogales, Ariz. on Tuesday as they made a routine search of a maze-like sewer network beneath the town, Tucson sector Border Patrol sources said.

The crudely hacked shaft ran 30 feet (9 meters) inside U.S. territory from a storm drain on the Mexican side of the border, but had yet to be completed.

Four days earlier, agents -- helped by civilian contractors equipped with ground radar -- discovered a tunnel linking Calexico, California, with neighboring Mexicali on the Mexican side of the border.

The carefully excavated tunnel emerged in the spare room of a three-bedroom home a block north of the border in a residential area of the town.

"It's the most elaborately constructed tunnel we've found to date on the California border. It had a sophisticated ventilation system and a cabling system that looks like it was used for some kind of intercom," Mack said.

"It appears that it was used to smuggle drugs, but we don't rule out the possibility that it had been used to smuggle people," she added.

http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/N04140592.htm

[MamaDearest]

Congratulations. The truth has set you free ;)

My favorite books remain the Jesus Freaks, Books 1 and 2, which are countless 1 page biographies of people from ancient times to current days whose Christian faith made them martyrs, prisoners and people who dedicated their lives and to Christ, no matter what the cost. Truly amazing and inspiring people!

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[MamaDearest]

but we don't rule out the possibility that it had been used to smuggle people," she added.

Large "DUH!" I guess it's hard to monitor those houses where 25-50 people appear to reside there and no one can tell who actually lives there or not!

[Cindy]

ON THE NET...

http://www.islah300.org/vboard/
http://www.islah300.org/vboard/showthread.php?s=f98c50db2710592e24d85880cdbb8c5c&t=121638
http://i.a.cnn.net/cnn/interactive/world/0503/gallery.zarqawi/01.jpg
http://i.a.cnn.net/cnn/interactive/world/0503/gallery.zarqawi/02.jpg
http://i.a.cnn.net/cnn/interactive/world/0503/gallery.zarqawi/03.jpg
http://i.a.cnn.net/cnn/interactive/world/0503/gallery.zarqawi/04.jpg
http://i.a.cnn.net/cnn/interactive/world/0503/gallery.zarqawi/05.jpg
http://i.a.cnn.net/cnn/interactive/world/0503/gallery.zarqawi/06.jpg
http://i.a.cnn.net/cnn/interactive/world/0503/gallery.zarqawi/07.jpg
http://www.arab3.com/images14/40491789.jpg
http://www.alwatan.com.sa/daily/2004-10-04/Pictures/0410.pol.p2.n1.jpg
http://www.islah300.org/vboard/showthread.php?s=f98c50db2710592e24d85880cdbb8c5c&t=121604
http://69mb.com/v2/uploads/3a0b2210c0.jpg
http://dprkorea.co.uk/upload/source/up0125.zip
http://www.tetsuson.org/2001/tetsuon/tmp/up0999.zip
http://dprkorea.co.uk/upload/source/up0126.zip
http://www.tetsuson.org/2001/tetsuon/tmp/up0999.zip
http://host84.ipowerweb.com/~ekhlaa...read.php?t=7964
http://www.mlfaty.com/u/1957220041227071920.jpg
http://www.mlfaty.com/
http://www.islah300.org/vboard/showthread.php?s=f98c50db2710592e24d85880cdbb8c5c&t=121592
http://www.islah300.org/vboard/showthread.php?s=f98c50db2710592e24d85880cdbb8c5c&t=121575
http://dprkorea.co.uk/upload/source/up0127.rm
http://www.islah300.org/vboard/showthread.php?t=121568&page=2
http://www.arab3.com/images15/56646716.jpg
http://www.redvoltaire.net/IMG/jpg/Fidel_Castro.jpg
http://www.redvoltaire.net

[Cindy]

Could be, but....FReepmail...

[MamaDearest]

Thanks to all of you for letting me join your group.

You are a welcome contributor and addition to our group. Thanks for the great posts and links! You and Allforone sure have been busy lately!

[Cindy]

NEWS BRIEF:

http://radio.ksl.com/index.php?sid=154159&nid=19
"LA Gang Growing In Utah
Local law enforcement are keeping a close eye on a fast growing gang that started in Los Angeles, and now has members here in Utah."


(Mar 4, 2005) --


SALT LAKE CITY-(KSL News) --


ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Los Angeles Police Detective Tony Moreno is in Utah to teach law enforcement about the MS13 gang. He says the gang likes quiet communities where they can take over."

[Cindy]

ON THE NET...

NewsChannel5.tv: Matamoros, Mexico - "MS-13/AL-QAEDA CONNECTION NewsChannel5 has uncovered that the infamous Mara Salvatucha Gang may ave ties to Al Qaeda" (Updated February 28, 2005) (Read More...)

A Discussion on FREEREPUBLIC.com regarding a PoliceMag.com article: "AMERICA'S MOST DANGEROUS GANG Spreading from El Salvador to L.A. and across the United States, Mara Salvatucha 13 is increasingly well organized and deadly" by Shelly Feuer Domash (February 20, 2005) (Read More...)

[Cindy]

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,149530,00.html

"Terrorists Look to Europe for Recruits"

AP

Saturday, March 05, 2005

Berlin -

ARTICLE SNIPPETOne of the best examples of the cross-continent cooperation involves an Algerian man arrested in Germany and now on trial in Italy for allegedly helping Muslims from Somalia (search), Egypt, Iraq and Morocco recruit some 200 militants from around Europe to fight in Iraq (search).


Many in Germany's Islamic communities have shown sympathy for Muslims fighting jihad, or holy war, in places like Chechnya or Bosnia, but authorities say a growing number of sympathizers are taking an active role themselves since the 2003 U.S.-led invasion of Iraq."

[Cindy]

Correction: The above post was a quote.

[Cindy]

http://www.washingtontimes.com/national/20050305-111738-8027r.htm

"U.S. targets spy services abroad"


By Bill Gertz
THE WASHINGTON TIMES
March 6, 2005

ARTICLE SNIPPET: "COLLEGE STATION, Texas -- The Bush administration has adopted a new counterintelligence strategy that calls for "attacking" foreign spy services and the spy components of terrorist groups before they can strike, a senior U.S. intelligence official said yesterday."

[MamaDearest]

Adding waking up and godzilla to that list of busy busy people.

[Cindy]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1356987/posts

"Lebanese troops take up positions near Syrian HQ"
Daily Times ^ | March 6th, 2005


Posted on 03/05/2005 10:11:23 PM PST by M. Espinola


SNIPPET: "BEIRUT: Lebanese army troops backed by several armoured vehicles took up positions near the Syrian intelligence headquarters in a Beirut suburb on Saturday."

[FairOpinion]

Militants Scour Europe for Iraq Fighters (Terrorists getting desperate)

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1357012/posts