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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.

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Home grown Islamists may hit US: FBI chief
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WASHINGTON -- The United States could be attacked by "home grown" Islamist terror groups, the FBI's chief has warned.

FBI Director Robert Mueller told the London Financial Times newspaper in an interview published Thursday that the United States could face attacks from "home-grown terrorism" very similar to the July 7 bombings in London that killed 52 people and wounded another 700, Mueller said.

When asked if the United States could face such attacks from "home-grown groups", Mueller answered emphatically: "Absolutely, it could," the Financial Times said.

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[penguino]

Bush: Militants Seek to Establish Empire

Friday October 7, 2005 1:01 AM
By TOM RAUM


WASHINGTON (AP) - President Bush said Thursday the United States and its allies had foiled at least 10 serious plots by the al-Qaida terror network in the last four years, including plans for Sept. 11-like attacks on both U.S. coasts.

In a speech designed to revive flagging public support for the war in Iraq, the president also said the U.S. and its partners have stopped at least five more efforts by al-Qaida to case targets or infiltrate operatives in the United States.

``Because of this steady progress, the enemy is wounded, but the enemy is still capable of global operations,'' Bush said. ``Our commitment is clear: We will not relent until the organized international terror networks are exposed and broken, and their leaders held to account for their acts of murder.''

Bush said Islamic radicals are seeking to establish a ``radical Islamic empire that spans from Spain to Indonesia'' with Iraq serving as the main front. He singled out Iran and Syria as ``allies of convenience'' for Islamic radicalism.

The White House initially would not give details of the 10 plots that Bush mentioned in his morning speech before the National Endowment for Democracy, saying some information remained classified. But in the evening, the White House released a fact sheet with a brief, and vague, description of each.

Three targets cited were in the United States, including plans to use hijacked airplanes to attack the West Coast in mid-2002 and the East Coast in mid-2003. The White House said at least one planner of the West Coast attack was a key figure behind the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon on Sept. 11, 2001.

The third was the case of Jose Padilla, a former Chicago gang member who converted to Islam and allegedly plotted with top al-Qaida commanders to detonate a radioactive ``dirty bomb'' in a U.S. city. Padilla, whose plot never materialized, was designated an enemy combatant by Bush and is being held without criminal charge at a Navy brig in South Carolina.

The White House said the other seven attacks included plans to:

-Bomb several sites in Britain in mid-2004;

-Attack Westerners at several places in Karachi, Pakistan, in spring 2003;

-Attack Heathrow Airport using hijacked commercial airliners in 2003;

-Carry out a large-scale bombing in Britain in spring 2004;

-Attack ships in the Arabian Gulf in late 2002/2003;

-Attack ships in the Straits of Hormuz, a narrow part of the Persian Gulf where it opens into the Arabian Sea, in 2002;

-Attack a tourist site outside the United States in 2003.

Excerpted

http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,1280,-5326895,00.html

[Velveeta]

Yes! Thank you for the reminder.

[RDTF]

This is a great thread - Is there a ping list? Thanks

[Velveeta]

October 06, 2005
After Bali, New York a "recidivist" target, but awaiting evidence
Walid Phares

Several indicators, including exchanges on the chat rooms (on the ansar among others) over the past days, show a strategic intention, or let's call it an intense focus on "recidivism." What was portrayed as "the success of the second strike of Bali," was used by chatters to call for "second" and more strikes on ex-attacked targets. One sentence was very indicative: "kama duribat Bali marratein, satudrab mudunun kafira ukhra." Translation: "As how Bali was hit twice, so will other infidel cities be hit as well." The term "twice" is indicative of the high Jihadi excitement to strike two times: the thrill of psychological effect based on what some Jihadi have called "abathiyat al tassaddi lil mujahidin." Translation: "The impossibility to stop the Jihadists." In simple English, if they decide to hit the same city twice, they will, with no obstruction. Hence psychologically, a recidivist strike on New York is high on the Jihadists agenda. Moreover..

After the July subway attacks in London, the same chat rooms boomed with discussions about "ghazwat London" (London's raid). Among the many arguments made then by the room-moderators, usually al Qaida or other Salafi cadres, the "operation" uncovered what they called a "Thaghara da'ima" (a permanent breach) in the infidel cities. One commentator said: "the only thing they (the infidels) can do is to stop their trains." He explained that the London "model" can't be stopped.

Hence, one would project theoretically that a combination of striking twice (after Bali) and with a successful model (London's subways) would converge to a New York "try." Evidently, this is only an analytical construction of intent and identification of the Jihadi agenda. In short: Is the New York subway system a strategic target in the mind of al Qaida or its satellites? After London, it's attractive; and after Bali, it's exciting. So much for the mind wishes and political projections of the Terrorists. But the main answer remains in the hand of US and Western intelligence agencies. So far, we're all awaiting for the evidence, or shreds of it.

I haven't seen or heard a transcript of the Government(s) tips, information or set of both. Having access to such material may increase or decrease the analytical conclusion. But the politico-psychological environment is there: the bad guys have the big apple on their minds. Is there an attempt underway? Possible. Would warnings and action by authorities and the public stop it, deter it or postpone it: very possible.

And let's note that, in the war on Terror, never underestimate the impact of Government warnings, mobilization of the public, and media attention. The men of Jihad watches TV too..

Walid Phares is a senior fellow with FDD and contributor to CTB.

Posted by Walid Phares at 07:06 PM | Permalink

http://counterterror.typepad.com/the_counterterrorism_blog/2005/10/after_bali_new_.html#more

[Oorang]

Hi there thecabal - Let me check, or try to check. I've been having computer problems so if I'm not back in a minute I'll be back eventually :-)

[Oorang]

Yup, here it is:

http://www.wtcpd.com/

[appalachian_dweller]

Welcome to TM RDTF.

[nwctwx]

Thanks for the reminder Velveeta. I don't recall posting that. ;-)

[Velveeta]

"Officials told NBC that the informant said attackers would try to smuggle explosives onto the New York train system — possibly in baby carriages — in an imitation of the London and Madrid attacks, several sources told NBC."
http://counterterror.typepad.com/

Baby carriages???

[nwctwx]

Sorry I misunderstood you. I had spent the evening arguing with some people who didn't seem to know anything about the subject... the types that whine about all the civil liberties they have lost, then can't name any when asked.

I agree with your ideas.

[FairOpinion]

I keep thinking about that picture from quite a while ago, which showed Bin Laden standing over the US, with blood running and a head of a bull, or something like that.

Do you or anyone know where it is, it may be time to revisit it.

Thanks.

[nwctwx]

Yes, I will add you. I don't ping people often though... mostly just to let them know about a new thread.

[MamaDearest]

Good point jer33 3. Take a look see at the ongoing stadium projects in the USA at this time (certainly the hundreds of construction workers are pro-American and bona fide US citizens?):

American stadiums being built

[JellyJam]

hey, ian:

i'm keeping an eye on that new tropical system off cuba ... they have it trackin' over sarasota. do you think it'll reach TS or hurricane strength?

[Velveeta]

Well, there have been a few posts...LOL

After reading Walid Phares' report, I believe it would be prudent for the Washington DC subway system to be on high alert as well.

New York, as we all know, is not the only location hit on 9/11.

[MamaDearest]

From the link you posted:

Chris Doyle, of the Council for the Advancement of Arab-British Understanding, says the red cross is an insensitive reminder of the Crusades. He said: "It is offensive to Arabs and muslims, including many from non-Arab countries.

Fascinating read - thanks for posting it. Red Cross, hmmmm?

[lahargis]

Weren't the London bombings on Fridays?

L

[nwctwx]

Thursdays. 7/7 & 7/21 (attempt)

[JellyJam]

Thursday, July 7

[Velveeta]

Jill's site has been updated

http://www.homelandsecurityus.net/