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Threat Matrix: Daily Terror Threat

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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!

Expert: Al-Qaida Has Presence In South Florida
Full Story

MIRAMAR, Fla. -- Despite the massive federal, state and local law enforcement effort to stop terrorists from entering the United States, there is no strong evidence of how well it is working.

Many experts are concerned that there are plenty of terrorists or sympathizers already in the country who have been here for years. Some are even citizens.

The Sept. 11, 2001, hijackers were the first wave and now the increasing number of arrests seems to signal a second wave of terrorism in South Florida.

Related:
Court is told of 2 U.S. citizens' alleged Al Qaeda plot
Map: Islamic Terrorist Network in America (2003)

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

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[Cindy]

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,159727,00.html

"Positive Bird Flu Test in Indonesia"
Thursday, June 16, 2005

ARTICLE SNIPPET: "JAKARTA, Indonesia — An Indonesian poultry worker has tested positive for bird flu, in the country's first human case of the disease that has so far killed 54 people in Southeast Asia, health officials said Thursday."

[Cindy]

http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/06/16/cambodia.hostages/index.html

"Child dies as hostage crisis ends"

Thursday, June 16, 2005 Posted: 5:53 AM EDT (0953 GMT)

ARTICLE SNIPPET: "SIEM REAP, Cambodia (CNN) -- Police say the hostage situation at an international school in Cambodia is over, with one child and two gunmen reported killed.

Authorities say a young Canadian child was killed when a hostage taker shot the child in the head."

[Cindy]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1423661/posts

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"Thousands More Lose Homes To Mugabe"
The Telegraph (UK) ^ | 6-16-2005 | Christopher Munnion

Posted on 06/15/2005 5:17:25 PM PDT by blam

Thousands more lose homes to Mugabe

By Christopher Munnion in Johannesburg
(Filed: 16/06/2005)

[Cindy]

http://www.canada.com/national/story.html?id=d938c1e8-1384-4fc3-975a-0138eee26378


Canadian Press
June 16, 2005

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia --

ARTICLE SNIPPET: "The hostage crisis unfolded at Cambodia's tourism hub of Siem Reap, near its famed Angkor temples and home to many expatriates, and quickly drew concern from governments around the region amid reports of up to 15 nationalities among the hostages, including Japanese, Australian and American.

The attackers' motives were not immediately clear."

[Cindy]

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,159563,00.html

"African Jihadis Head to Iraq"
Wednesday, June 15, 2005

ARTICLE SNIPPET: "DAKAR, Senegal — Up to 20 percent of suicide car bombers in Iraq are from Algeria (search), a sign of growing cooperation between Islamic extremists in northern Africa and like-minded Iraqis, a senior U.S. military official said Tuesday.

The American officer said terror cells in the Middle East and northern Africa were increasingly joining forces as they face crackdowns in their own countries, leading to a stepped-up flow of money and Islamic extremists to Iraq.

Forensic investigations have revealed that 20 percent of suicide car bombers in Iraq are Algerian and roughly 5 percent come from Morocco (search) and Tunisia (search), according to the officer with responsibilities in Europe and Africa. The officer spoke on condition of anonymity, preferring for reasons of protocol to let U.S. commanders in Iraq speak on the record.

The majority of foreign bombers in Iraq are believed to come from countries in the Persian Gulf, mainly Saudi Arabia and Yemen, U.S. officials say."

[bored at work]

Korea Bans Poultry Import From New York
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South Korea has halted the import of poultry products from New York State, after the United States reported a suspicious case of bird flu in the region, the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry said on Tuesday [14 Jun 2005].

[Velveeta]

France jails shoe-bomber contact
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4100102.stm

Boy arrested with bin Laden pics
(ahem...he's 19 and had a HECK of alot more on him than pics!)

French police on Thursday detained a 19 year-old man who was found to be in possession of detonators, chemicals and pictures of al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, officials said. (snip)
http://www.news24.com/News24/World/News/0,,2-10-1462_1722408,00.html

[nwctwx]

Osama, Mullah Omar not in Afghanistan: US envoy

Press Trust of India

Kabul, June 16, 2005

Osama bin Laden and fugitive Taliban chief Mullah Mohammed Omar are thought not to be in Afghanistan, US Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad said today, a day after a purported commander of the rebel group said the pair are alive and well.

"Mullah Omar is not in Afghanistan. I do not believe that Osama is in Afghanistan," Khalilzad told reporters at a press conference in the Afghan capital, Kabul.

He did not say where the two were believed to be hiding.

Officials have repeatedly said that the al-Qaida leader is thought to be some place in the rugged mountains between Afghanistan and Pakistan.

Despite the failure to catch bin Laden since the September 11, 2001, attacks on America, Khalilzad said progress had been made in combatting his terror network. He said it wasn't clear how much operational control bin Laden still had over al-Qaida.

"Significant numbers of the leaders of al-Qaida have been captured. Their network has been disrupted... The financial network has also been disrupted," he said. "But this is a long-term struggle.... Symbolically (it is) very important that he (bin Laden) is brought to justice and sooner or later I believe firmly that he will be caught."

Yesterday, Pakistan's Geo television broadcast an interview with a man it identified as Taliban military commander Mullah Akhtar Usmani, a former Afghan aviation minister, who said bin Laden was "absolutely fine" and Omar was directing the Taliban rebels in Afghanistan.

Source Link: http://www.hindustantimes.com/news/7598_1400766,000500020005.htm

Related: Bin Laden Alive and Well: Taleban Commander (6/15/05)

[WestCoastGal]

I remember the bombers in Spain were reported to be mostly Moroccans.

[WestCoastGal]

Up near the Dallas area everything seems to be ok.

[WestCoastGal]

Chemical plant security scrutinized:-
WASHINGTON | June 16, 2005 5:11:21 AM IST


The Bush administration is pushing heightened security at chemical plants that could be targets for terrorist attacks.

Department of Homeland Security officials testified before Congress Wednesday that an overall federal plan is needed to protect chemical plants. The department praised the efforts of some companies, but others -- many of them relatively small -- have not put sufficient security measures in place, officials told the Washington Post.

Federal officials said they were most concerned about plants in northern New Jersey, where an attack could release toxic chemicals near millions of people.

Sens. Susan Collins, R-Maine, and Joseph Leiberman, D-Conn., said they were writing a bill that would set chemical plants security measures in law, the Post reported.

Homeland Security officials told the Post they were not detailing any regulations they feel are needed but said the sites they considered to be the most dangerous would get the most government attention.






LINK

I did see this reported on Fox yesterday which was a more in depth story. I will see if there is anything else available that we are allowed to post here. I see the Dallas Morning News and Atlanta Constitution both subscription sites have articles on this.

[WestCoastGal]

Vulnerable to Attack: Federal action needed on chemical plants




10:10 PM CDT on Saturday, June 11, 2005




Third in an occasional series of editorials on homeland security

Some chilling scenarios: A terrorist attack on a chemical plant releases deadly clouds of chlorine, sulfur dioxide or ammonia over heavily populated Los Angeles, New York or Houston. Stolen butane and hydrogen are used to detonate a chemical fireball in Dallas or Chicago.

It could happen. Chemical plants are a frighteningly vulnerable link in the nation's homeland security defenses. At least 123 chemical facilities are so close to major population centers that a terrorist attack on any of them would threaten more than one million people.

Yet security at many plants is inadequate. For example, enterprising reporters have walked undetected to tanks containing deadly chemicals.

And it's not just journalists who have discovered such frightening problems. Richard Falkenrath, former White House deputy homeland security adviser, recently told Congress that many of the 15,000 facilities that produce, use or store large amounts of hazardous chemicals are as vulnerable as they were before 9-11. With intelligence reports warning of al-Qaeda's interest in chemical terrorism, the industry's voluntary approach to plant security isn't making America safer fast enough. Congress wisely realizes that all of this evidence means action on its part is in order. Thus, homeland security committees in both the House and Senate are holding inquiries and are poised to embrace tougher security requirements.

Others, such as Rep. Joe Barton, R-Ennis, who chairs the influential House Energy and Commerce committee and is likely to be a leading voice in this discussion, urge caution in rushing too quickly into federal legislation that would impose unaffordable mandates on private industry. We share some of Mr. Barton's concerns. However, we're betting that there's a lot of room for improvement in dangerously lax security without imposing prohibitively expensive federal requirements.

Congress, Homeland Security and state officials must do a better job to prioritize the vulnerable chemical targets and direct resources to safeguard them. Mr. Barton has a responsibility to his constituents and to Americans everywhere to step up the nation's protection against chemical terrorism. The threat is real, as is Congress' opportunity to show leadership.Read previous editorials on the 9-11 Commission

and airport security.


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[neosgirl]

Not a good day today and from what I'm seeing, it doesn't look like it will get better any time soon, in fact it may get much much worse.

It makes me very sad, I wish there was something I could do!

Ramadi attack on US soldiers

very difficult. I'm sure there will be more later, if you get the chance check out the blog in about 4 hours, there should be more there.
peace all neosgirl

[neosgirl]

Not a good day today and from what I'm seeing, it doesn't look like it will get better any time soon, in fact it may get much much worse.

It makes me very sad, I wish there was something I could do!

The battles of glory, victory and control have begun in Iraq

Ramadi attack on US soldiers

very difficult. I'm sure there will be more later, if you get the chance check out the blog in about 4 hours, there should be more there.
peace all neosgirl

[neosgirl]

Sorry for the dual post, haven't figured out how to edit a post yet. d'oh!

[Lucy Lake]

BTT.

[Velveeta]

Chilling scenarios indeed!

[Velveeta]

Will definitely check out your blog in a few hours.

Hang in there, Neosgirl.

We WILL prevail.

[Cindy]

GULF1.com: "POLITICIANS AND INTEGRITY, MUTUALLY EXCLUSIVE WORDS" by Robert L. Pappas Col. USMC (Ret.) (June 12, 2005) (Read More...)

[Cindy]

THANKS for the info bored at work.