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Threat Matrix: Daily Terror Threat

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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!

Details show extent of terror plot against U.S.
Full Story

We now know more about an alleged attack that triggered an increased national threat level last summer.

That's when U.S. officials said they had uncovered a plot targeting financial institutions. The plot involved bombs, banks and British nationals.

The detail was startling, the targets enormous. They included financial buildings in Washington, New York and New Jersey.

Related:
Trio charged for terror plot in US
Threat Matrix #15 (August 31, 2004) :: Big Apple Terror?

"I will never cower before any master nor bend to any threat."

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[Cindy]

UPDATE:

http://www.wtop.com/index.php?nid=105&sid=512399

"U.S. Clears Soldier in Italy Agent's Death"
Updated: Saturday, Apr. 30, 2005 - 3:49 PM

By ALEXANDRA ZAVIS
Associated Press Writer

ARTICLE SNIPPET: "BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - The U.S. Army has cleared American soldiers in the death of an Italian intelligence agent in Iraq and recommended no disciplinary action following an investigation, according to a report released Saturday."

[Cindy]

Note: The following text is an exact quote:
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http://www.centcom.mil/CENTCOMNews/News_Release.asp?NewsRelease=20050424.txt

NEWS RELEASE
HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES CENTRAL COMMAND
7115 South Boundary Boulevard
MacDill AFB, Fla. 33621-5101
Phone: (813) 827-5894; FAX: (813) 827-2211; DSN 651-5894
April 30, 2005
Release Number: 05-04-24


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE


TASK FORCE LIBERTY SOLDIERS DETAIN 15 NEAR BAYJI

TIKRIT, Iraq – Task Force Liberty Soldiers detained 15 individuals and seized 44 assault rifles during a combat patrol northwest of Bayji at about 6:30 p.m. April 29. The patrol stopped to question the individuals after finding them with four cars parked alongside the highway.
One MG42 machine gun and two drums of ammunition were also seized.
All the detainees were taken to a Coalition Forces base for questioning.

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Note: The following text is an exact quote:
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http://www.centcom.mil/CENTCOMNews/News_Release.asp?NewsRelease=20050423.txt

NEWS RELEASE
HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES CENTRAL COMMAND
7115 South Boundary Boulevard
MacDill AFB, Fla. 33621-5101
Phone: (813) 827-5894; FAX: (813) 827-2211; DSN 651-5894
April 30, 2005
Release Number: 05-04-23


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE


TASK FORCE LIBERTY SOLDIERS DETAIN TWO IN HAWIJA

TIKRIT, Iraq – Task Force Liberty Soldiers detained two individuals for shooting at a Coalition Forces base in Hawija at about 9:45 a.m. April 30. Shots were fired from the suspects’ vehicle, which sped off at a high rate of speed toward Hawija. An unmanned aerial vehicle followed the vehicle to a location in Hawija, and a combat patrol was dispatched to detain the individuals and seize the vehicle.
No Task Force Liberty Soldiers were injured in the incident.

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[Cindy]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1394584/posts

"Russia to Deliver 2 Boomers in 2006 With New SLBMs(launch sub version of TOPOLs)"
Defense Industry Daily ^ | 04/29/05

Posted on 04/30/2005 11:52:35 PM PDT by TigerLikesRooster

[Cindy]

ON THE NET...

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

[Cindy]

http://www.stripes.com/article.asp?section=104&article=28782

Sunday, May 1, 2005

"Troops on patrol unearth gun at mosque
Iraqi soldiers find rusty but serviceable anti-aircraft gun"

By Sandra Jontz, Stars and Stripes
Mideast edition, Sunday, May 1, 2005

ARTICLE SNIPPET: "KARMAH, Iraq — Iraqi Security Forces, under the supervision of U.S. Marines, unearthed a rusted but serviceable anti-aircraft weapon on Saturday, buried on the grounds of a mosque in the city of Karmah.

The find came during a multiple-day mission that started about 3 a.m. Saturday as Marines from 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, and the ISF soldiers launched Operation Clear Decision, shutting down streets and confining residents to their homes as troops searched every house and business.

The ISF soldiers from the 2nd Battalion, Muthanna Brigade, found the weapon while using a metal detector to scan the grounds of the Ibraheen Ali Alhasoon Mosque after receiving permission from the iman, or religious leader.

The soldiers first found a flier in the imam’s office. It was written in Arabic and, according to a translator, advised insurgents that God would help them in their missions.

Outiside in a yard between palm trees, they uncovered the 23 mm anti-aircraft gun, wrapped in blankets and buried under about two feet of dirt."

[Cindy]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1394508/posts


"US launches inquiry into 'rehearsal for hijack' on Flight 327"
Telegraph (UK) ^ | 5/1/2005 | Philip Sherwell

Posted on 04/30/2005 7:31:46 PM PDT by wjersey

[MamaDearest]

The french....

'Nuff said!

[MamaDearest]

Muslims shy from donating to charity

NY fire chief sounds an alarm

First ever husband-wife suicide team debuts in Cairo

Pakistani Christian beaten after refusing to denounce his faith

Canada preferred destination of human smuggling

Muslims to punish Blair

Illegal scanners being used to tap telephone conversations

LNG terminals editorial

1,000 engage in disaster drill

Items belonging to Margaret Hassan found in raid

SNIP: LARAMIE -- A WyoTech student accused of planning to provide military equipment to a Somalian terrorist group has been sentenced to two years in prison.

Mark Robert Walker, 19, of Rochester, N.Y., pleaded guilty after his arrest Nov. 6 at the Paso del Norte Bridge at El Paso, Texas.He was sentenced in U.S. District Court in El Paso on Thursday.

Walker told federal officials he planned to buy night vision goggles and bulletproof vests for a terrorist group called Ittihad al Islamiya and other groups seeking an Islamic government in Somalia, according to court documents. He had $2,100 cash, a laptop and journals with him when he was arrested.

[Selene]

"Items belonging to Margaret Hassan found in raid"

Squelched??

[jerseygirl]

Believe me, I saw ALOT going on in the public libraries in Philadelphia- glimpses of Arabic sites being poured over, groups of young ME men meeting. ING banking/internet cafe had scads of them...

[Cindy]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1394755/posts

"Daily Terrorist Round-up 5/1/05 (Margaret Hassan's Killers Captured; Terrorist convicted in Wyoming)"
5/1/05

Posted on 05/01/2005 10:41:55 AM PDT by Straight Vermonter

[Cindy]

OFF TOPIC

http://joyjunction.org/bulletin/forums/showthread.php?p=1212#post1212

[Cindy]

http://www.washtimes.com/upi-breaking/20050430-082100-2254r.htm
"Algerian policeman beheads man"

Algiers, Algeria, Apr. 30 (UPI)

[Cindy]

Thanks to little jeremiah for pointing to this article.

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http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1394688/posts


"Qatar buys off Al-Qaeda attacks with oil millions"
Timesonline ^ | 05/01/05 | Uzi Mahnaimi

Posted on 05/01/2005 8:19:33 AM PDT by Andy from Beaverton

"Qatar buys off Al-Qaeda attacks with oil millions"
Uzi Mahnaimi, Doha

ARTICLE SNIPPET: "THE government of Qatar is paying millions of pounds a year to Al-Qaeda in return for an undertaking to spare it from further terrorist attacks, official sources in the wealthy Gulf state claimed last week.
The money, paid to spiritual leaders sympathetic to Al-Qaeda, is believed to be helping to fund its activities in Iraq. In a recent message broadcast via the internet, Osama Bin Laden told followers that operations in Iraq were costing Al-Qaeda more than £500,000 a month.

The sources said a deal between Qatar and Al-Qaeda was first made before the 2003 invasion of Iraq amid fears that the oil state, a close ally of Washington, could become a terrorist target. The US Central Command for the invasion was based in Qatar.

A senior government source said that the agreement was renewed in March after an Egyptian suicide bomber — thought to be associated with Al-Qaeda — struck a theatre in Doha, Qatar’s capital, killing a British teacher during a performance of Twelfth Night.

“We’re not sure that the attack was carried out by Al-Qaeda, but we ratified our agreement just to be on the safe side,” said a Qatari official. “We are a soft target and prefer to pay to secure our national and economical interests. We are not the only ones doing so.”"

[little jeremiah]

It's the least I can do; to ping you to an article once every couple of months!

[Cindy]

ON THE NET...

http://littlegreenfootballs.com/weblog/?entry=15698_Muslim_Brotherhood_Condemns_Cairo_Attacks&only=yes

[Cindy]

smiling...

[MamaDearest]

10 year old CA boy burned when cell phone explodes in pocket

Iran says USA deserves a punch in the mouth

Off Topic: Migrant worker faces prison for performing abortion on herself

Outsourcing by Northwest Airlines

The threat of technology in the wrong hands

What if the Port of Houston is Ground Zero?

Philippines National threatens to blow up trawler with crew on board

Coup alert in the Philippines

[Cindy]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1394852/posts

"Motorist Shot on San Diego Freeway (Los Angeles) "
ABC7,com KABC-TV Los Angeles ^ | May 1, 2005

Posted on 05/01/2005 3:11:41 PM PDT by Travis McGee

Motorist Shot on San Diego Freeway in North Hills

LOS ANGELES (AP)

[Cindy]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1394936/posts


"11 in custody after Reynosa shootout (Mexico)"
The Monitor ^ | April 30,2005 | Miriam Ramirez

Posted on 05/01/2005 6:51:02 PM PDT by SwinneySwitch

ARTICLE SNIPPET: "REYNOSA — A federal police agent is recovering from a bullet wound following an early morning shootout between unidentified men and federal agents.

So far, agents have 10 men and one woman in custody who they believe are connected to the shootout. The agents have not yet identified the gunmen, said Marco Antonio Ramirez, a representative from the Mexican attorney general’s office, the PGR, in a press conference.

Around 2 a.m. Thursday, the offices of the Policia Federal Preventiva, or Federal Preventive Police, were attacked with two grenades and a hail of gunfire from two vehicles. Police returned fire and one PFP agent, Jesus Martinez, was injured. His injuries were considered non-life threatening, Ramirez said.

Moments after the shootout, agents were led on a high-speed chase, which ended when one of the vehicles stopped at a bar along the highway. Two of the men inside the vehicle escaped, but agents did catch a third man. Later, they caught a man and woman from a second vehicle.

Mexican officials believe the attack was in retaliation of a run-in with agents the previous day.

On Wednesday afternoon, agents patrolling an area in Reynosa observed a suspicious vehicle leaving a house. When the driver saw the agents approaching, he apparently panicked and drove off. After police gave chase, the driver eventually abandoned the vehicle and got away. Police found a small amount of drugs and a 9 mm handgun inside the vehicle.

Police believe that man was later involved in the assault on the PFP headquarters, Ramirez said."