Threat Matrix: Daily Terror Threat

Threat Matrix: Daily Terror Threat

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

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To: All; neosgirl; Cindy; MamaDearest; nwctwx; freeperfromnj; Godzilla; Calpernia; nw_arizona_granny

Message from al-Qaeda in Saudi Arabia Asks bin Laden for Help and Calls for Attacking America Immediately

By SITE Institute
May 5, 2005

A message from al-Qaeda in the Land of al-Haramain (Saudi Arabia) asking bin Laden for help was posted to the internet today, May 5, 2005.

The message is a plea to bin Laden to aid the al-Qaeda Organization in Saudi Arabia, which, according to the communiqué, has “suffered greatly…[and] we call upon you, our father asking you to fulfill your promise”

The message calls upon bin Laden to attack the US immediately as he promised: “The blows, the blows that you promised to give America our sheikh. The zero hour has come and there is no way back.”

Following the message, the poster of the message, Hareth Ben Harran, posted his own comments saying he is “fed up with woman appearing more than before on Arabic channels especially the Saudi (women) when they talk and issue fatwas which nobody controls. We are fed up with people who attack the mujahideen everywhere.”

http://www.siteinstitute.org/bin/articles.cgi?ID=publications43205&Category=publications&Subcategory=0

1,801 posted on 05/05/2005 5:20:40 PM PDT by Velveeta

1,802 posted on 05/05/2005 5:22:54 PM PDT by neosgirl

Nevermind, it was that it was stuck in my cache. That's why it still works for me.

I'm going to get the images and translation if I can so that we have something...

1,803 posted on 05/05/2005 5:24:38 PM PDT by neosgirl

Nevermind, it was that it was stuck in my cache. That's why it still works for me.

I'm going to get the images and translation if I can so that we have something...

1,804 posted on 05/05/2005 5:24:46 PM PDT by neosgirl

That is one scary-looking dude.

1,805 posted on 05/05/2005 5:33:24 PM PDT by JellyJam (Headline of the year: "The Painful Truth: All the World Terrorists Are Muslims!")

LOL, well I'm pretty sure we all know that's the case.
I believe Jill's site has translations of the boycott the US companies images, in her archives. I'll try to find a direct link later.

Anyone see Jill around lately, BTW?

peace
neosgirl

1,806 posted on 05/05/2005 5:37:05 PM PDT by neosgirl

To: JellyJam; Cindy; All

A Statement from Jund al-Sham Claiming Responsibility for the Explosions in New York

By SITE Institute
May 5, 2005

Today, May 5, 2005, Jund al-Sham (Soldiers of Levant) claimed responsibility for the small explosions outside of the British consulate in New York City, claiming that the attack was “the beginning of war inside and outside of America.” No one was hurt in the blast.

Since late March, Jund al-Sham has claimed responsibility for random attacks across the globe, including in Qatarand Lebanon. In addition, the group claimed responsibility for an explosion at a Texasoil refinery.

The group argues that the United States overlooked the Texas refinery explosion, and that more attacks will ensue. “We will not hesitate,” the communiqué states, “to hit the parties and coffee shops, the hotels and the churches, with the help of Allah.”

To complete its task, Jund al-Sham calls for “our cells in America to start battles in the streets.”

http://siteinstitute.org/bin/articles.cgi?ID=publications43305&Category=publications&Subcategory=0

1,807 posted on 05/05/2005 5:39:24 PM PDT by penguino

What is the largest area range that an EMP can destroy?

The Mike and Bravo tests in the Marshall Islands were 10 to 13 megatons. The flash was visible in Hawaii (I was living there at the time). It screwed with the electrical system that far away as well. There were no lasting EMP effects at that distance.

I seriously doubt that anyone has the technology in terms of boost capacity and yield to actually pull of the kind of EMP event that is being bandied about. It is more likely that a smaller device will be deployed in a haphazard fashion. Lots of damage, but hardly devastating to our civilization.

1,808 posted on 05/05/2005 5:43:50 PM PDT by Myrddin

To: neosgirl; nw_arizona_granny

Yes, it works now, thanks!

These are the kind of "toys" the Palestinians have been known to retrofit with explosives.

Makes me nervous.

1,809 posted on 05/05/2005 5:52:08 PM PDT by Velveeta

1,810 posted on 05/05/2005 5:53:34 PM PDT by Velveeta

Thanks for the information.
That's good to know.

1,811 posted on 05/05/2005 5:54:39 PM PDT by Velveeta

Al-Qaeda arrest: Hold the celebrations
By Syed Saleem Shahzad

KARACHI - Both the Pakistani and US governments have been effusive in welcoming the capture of 40-year-old Libyan Abu Faraj al-Libbi in Pakistan, claiming the arrest of the man they describe as the number 3 in al-Qaeda is a major blow for the group. He was wanted as the suspected mastermind of the two unsuccessful attempts to assassinate Pakistan's President General Pervez Musharraf in December, 2003.

However, Asia Times Online analysis based on months of inquiries suggests that Abu Faraj will prove of little value in helping the US or anyone else reach Osama bin Laden, or in debilitating al-Qaeda. Abu Faraj was captured as a result of a US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) operation in the Pakistani tribal areas in North West Frontier Province.

"He was arrested along with five other foreigners ... and is giving a lot of information about al-Qaeda's methods of communications," according to the same US sources. The CIA approached Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence several days ago with a tipoff from someone in Abu Faraj's inner circle.

Although Abu Faraj has been widely promoted as a leading al-Qaeda figure, closer examination proves this to be incorrect.

It has been some time since al-Qaeda communicated through electronic means. Nowadays its relies solely on human resources to pass messages, and even this method is complex and involves layers of people. Each person involved in communication is monitored daily by various sources, and if they go missing for even a few days, the whole network changes its position and dumps that missing link until it is confirmed that he is not being monitored or cultivated by security agencies. Abu Faraj has been a target for many months, so there is little chance that al-Qaeda would have allowed him anywhere near its top echelons. Indeed, in all likelihood he had been stripped of his position as operational commander of al-Qaeda in South Asia.

Pakistani intelligence agencies are tight-lipped, but Asia Times Online's Washington-based sources maintain that Abu Faraj only spoke about his immediate contacts in al-Qaeda who passed on his messages. Of course, this chain might still be under investigation.

Al-Qaeda is a very different type of organization from, for instance, Palestinian groups, which promote champions such as Abu Abbas and Abu Nidal, who carried out repeated acts of terror.

Al-Qaeda does not encourage "heroes" in this manner. Instead, previously unknown people are picked for attacks, and only then do they come onto the radar of intelligence agencies and become wanted figures. Take for example Ramzi Binal Shib, Khalid Sheikh Mohammad and Mohammed Atta, all involved in September 11, and dozens of others. They are set up for one event, and that's it. At best, they subsequently become facilitators, or yesterday's men.

With Abu Faraj's arrest, one cell is dead - maybe it was already. But new teams comprising unknown faces have been assembled or are in the process of being put together. Al-Qaeda's structure remains intact.

Excerpted

http://www.atimes.com/atimes/South_Asia/GE06Df03.html

1,812 posted on 05/05/2005 5:58:37 PM PDT by penguino

Hopefully, they'll live up to their name.

1,813 posted on 05/05/2005 6:00:05 PM PDT by penguino

To: pezdispenser

Where did you see the word rhythm mentioned?

1,814 posted on 05/05/2005 6:02:14 PM PDT by penguino

Osama's Little Green Dot - could it be any other color?

1,815 posted on 05/05/2005 6:04:10 PM PDT by penguino

LOL. Will keep checking the news for men in burqas running out on their bar tabs.

1,816 posted on 05/05/2005 6:24:28 PM PDT by Velveeta

FReepmail in a second.

1,817 posted on 05/05/2005 6:24:47 PM PDT by Cindy

I've seen one of those photos before, but not the lessons.

THANKS FOR THE LINKS neosgirl.

1,819 posted on 05/05/2005 6:33:51 PM PDT by Cindy

To: neosgirl; Jill St Claire

Haven't seen Jill in a while.
Jill..are you ok?

1,820 posted on 05/05/2005 6:34:24 PM PDT by Velveeta

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