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Threat Matrix: Daily Terror Threat

Thread Thirty-One (Index)

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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!

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.

Related:
U.S. Officials Warn on Global Reach of al-Qaida
U.S. seeks more cooperation to fight terrorism
FDNY Chaplain Resigns After 9/11 Remarks
Nuclear option escalates jihad threat

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

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[Cindy]

Have a wonderful time JellyJam.

[KylaStarr]

LOL!! Yep! Keep those eyes peeled!

Have a wonderful time : )

[MamaDearest]

I'll keep watching and looking though.

Thanks Kyla, that's the only way we'll ever learn any more about it. For some reason many news reports lately appear to have been "sanitized."

[nw_arizona_granny]

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Bad timing blamed for group's detainment
The Daily Oklahoman ^ | October 12, 2005 | Randy Ellis and Judy Gibbs Robinson

Posted on 10/13/2005 3:41:16 PM PDT by MizSterious



Bad timing blamed for group's detainment

By Randy Ellis and Judy Gibbs Robinson
The Oklahoman

NORMAN - A University of Oklahoma instructor from Egypt said he
and others of foreign descent were handcuffed at gunpoint and
questioned after the OU bomb blast Oct. 1, but added he is not bitter.

"Not at all. I understand. They explained. But if they keep coming
back -- that's something else," Hossam Barakat said. "Because I'm
not guilty in any way."

Barakat, 37, blames unfortunate timing.

The roommate of the student killed by the explosion just happened to
wander into an apartment where he and four or five others were
visiting.

Also arrested was Pakistani student Fazal M. Cheema, the roommate
of the student who apparently killed himself with a bomb, Joel "Joe"
Henry Hinrichs III. Cheema took a polygraph test and later was
released, The Oklahoman has learned.

The others do not wish to be identified or interviewed, Barakat said.
He described them as either born abroad or Americans of Middle
Eastern descent but said he does not believe they were targeted
because of nationality or religion.

(continued at link)

[Rushmore Rocks]

.........."behind the jeans, striped shirt and sandals lurks a terrorist hunter".......

You are just too funny. Loved your description of yourself.

Have a really great time and hug your children (and wife) alot.

[Oorang]

Us "regular" folks too :-) I've watched Pi twice, great movie.

[Cindy]

ON THE NET...

FOX NEWS.com (AP): New York - "NYC MAYOR NOT SURE SUBWAY THREATS WERE HOAX" (October 12, 2005)

FOX NEWS.com: "SOURCES: NYC SUBWAY THREAT INFO NOT SUBSTANTIATED" (October 11, 2005)

DEFENSElink.mil: "INTEL FROM IRAQ RAIDS LEADS TO NEW YORK CITY SECURITY HIKE" by Donna Miles, American Forces Press Service (October 7, 2005)

MICHELLE MALKIN.com - blog: "NYC SUBWAY ALERT" (October 6, 2005)

FOX NEWS.com: New York - "NYC UPS SUBWAY SECURITY AFTER BOMB THREATS" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Authorities stepped up security on the city's mass transit system Thursday after receiving a credible threat that the New York City subway may be the target of a terrorist attack in the coming days.") (October 6, 2005) (Read More...)

JIHAD WATCH.org (ABCNews): "NEW JERSEY: FIVE MUSLIMS WITH MAPS OF THE NYC SUBWAY SYSTEM AND NY LANDMARKS ARRESTED BY TERRORISM TASK FORCE" (July 26, 2005)

ABCnews.go.com: "AUTHORITIES ARREST MEN WITH NYC MAPS, VIDEO Five Men Detained in New Jersey, Set to Be Deported" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "The men were identified as: Karim Ahmed Abdel Latif Ahmed, 21; his brother Mahoud Ahmed Abdel Latif Ahmed, 19; Ahmed Mohamed Atta, 30; Mohamed Ibrahim Gaber, 34, and Mohamed Palat Anwar Jozain. When Newark authorities converged at the group's location at 246 Ferry St., Karim Ahmed answered the door and agreed to allow police to enter.") (July 26, 2005)

NewsMax.com: "NEW YORK INVITES TERROR" by Steve Malzberg (July 18, 2005)

[Oorang]

RE: 4 Amish children in Minnesota have polio

SNIP: Officials traced the infections to an oral vaccine that was administered in another country

Okay, then how did children in Minnesota get the virus?

[Cindy]

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"Flu From Horses Racing Among Dogs"
Science News Online ^ | 10-13-2005 | Ben Harder

Posted on 10/13/2005 4:48:41 PM PDT by blam

[Oorang]

Wish me luck on my dangerous mission

Should you choose to accept this mission...The instructions will self-destruct in sixty seconds.

Stay safe and have a great time. Lego Imagination Center sounds like fun.

[bored at work]

RE: 4 Amish children in Minnesota have polio
SNIP: Officials traced the infections to an oral vaccine that was administered in another country

huh? another country or another county?
If another country (or county for that matter), then how did they get shots here, and from who?
Or are they are amish children from another country? hmmm

I didnt' think amish got shots.

*film at 11:00

[jer33 3]

Yes, I am praying with you for the protection and deliverance of children,parents, missionaries, and church workers. In Jesus Christ's name.

Scanning the news today I'm reminded that every day counts.

[Cindy]

Thank you for your prayers jer33 3.
Yep, everyday counts.

[Cindy]

Updates appreciated especially as to what country they got their vaccines in.

[nw_arizona_granny]

TerroristWarning.com Terrorism Headlines 10/13/2005 # 1

National:

[Tulsa World] OKLAHOMA - No one else involved in bombing, FBI tells lawmaker [Site requires registration, but story is worth reading]

http://www.tulsaworld.com/NewsStory.asp?ID=051012_Ne_A1_Noone28118

[AJC] GEORGIA - Explosive device found in Lawrenceville subdivision

http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/metro/gwinnett/1005/11gwinswat.html

[AJC] GEORGIA - Tech: Freshman admits making bottle bombs

http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/metro/atlanta/1005/11tech.html

[ABC News] USA - Secret Government Team Fights to Negate Nuclear Threat [NEST]

http://abcnews.go.com/Nightline/LooseNukes/story?id=1200558&page=1

[AP] CALIFORNIA - Power Outage Hits Parts of Los Angeles, Including City Hall and Police Headquarters

"cause of the outage remained under investigation, although officials ruled out terrorism or human error"

http://ap.tbo.com/ap/breaking/MGBBL972PEE.html

[USA Today] USA - Nuke pills not ready despite '03 deadline

http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2005-10-11-nuke-pills_x.htm

[AP] USA - Terror suspect confesses to Bush plot

http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2005-10-11-bush-plot_x.htm?POE=NEWISVA

[PR Newswire] USA - New Information Tracking Service from RMS and Jane's Shows Global Terrorism Activity Doubled Last Year;

http://www6.lexisnexis.com/publisher/EndUser?Action=UserDisplayFullDocument&orgId=574&topicId=25106&docId=l:318094419&start=1

[KPHO] ARIZONA - Good Sam ER Evacuated Due to Bomb Scare

"man walked into Good Samaritan Hospital and said he placed two devices in a nearby parking structure that may or may not be bombs"

http://www.kpho.com/Global/story.asp?S=3964386&nav=23Ku

[Sun Star] USA / PHILIPPINES - US confirms 2 warships off southern RP

"It was unknown whether the ship was involved in anti-terror operations in the southern Philippines"

http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/zam/2005/10/13/news/us.confirms.2.warships.off.southern.rp.html

[Union Tribune] CALIFORNIA - Police, fire conducting terrorism drills in San Diego Bay

"focuses on emergencies involving weapons of mass destruction and hazardous materials"

http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/nation/terror/20051012-0812-bn12drill.html

[WVLT] TENNESSEE - Security threat exposed? [Plane crash cuts fiber line knocking out phone, data services]

"they believe what happened Saturday was a one time freak occurrence"

http://www.volunteertv.com/Global/story.asp?S=3961260

[CBC News] CANADA - Sabotage a possibility in Labrador mine spill

http://www.cbc.ca/story/canada/national/2005/10/12/voiseys-spill051012.html

[Gannett] USA - U.S. to boost security at nation's chemical sites

http://www.tennessean.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20051011/NEWS08/510110368/1025/NEWS

[WAWS] GEORGIA - Plane thief may face federal charges

http://www.fox30online.com/news/local/story.aspx?content_id=5461A4C3-1094-4283-97C2-4CB920CA8633

[Seattle Times] WASHINGTON - Suspicious package closes Bremerton ferry terminal [False alarm]

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2002556625_webpackage12.html

[Reuters] USA - U.S. wants to push ocean boundaries to limit terror threat

"United States wants to search foreign ships far outside its territorial waters to stop a possible terrorist attack on the country coming from the
sea"

http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/AM2880728.htm

[AP] NEw YORK - NYC officials question subway hoax reports

http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2005-10/12/content_484364.htm

[Los Angeles Times] CALIFORNIA - Man Shot Trying to Hijack a Train [armed with a bow and arrow]

http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-trainbandit11oct11,0,3903570.story?coll=la-story-footer&track=morenews

[AP] USA - AP Interview: FBI 'book still open' on Yale bombing, anthrax case

http://www.newsday.com/news/local/wire/connecticut/ny-bc-ct--unsolvedcases1012oct12,0,449729.story?coll=ny-region-apconnecticut

[KAUZ] TEXAS / MEXICO BORDER - Gov. Perry Announces Comprehensive Border Security Plan for Texas

“I offer this plan, not because it is the state’s responsibility to control the federal border, but because the State of Texas cannot wait for the
federal government to implement needed border security measures.”

http://www2.kauz.com/kauznews/fullnews.php?id=1703

[PR Newswire/ ATF Press Release] KENTUCKY - ATF Joins Forces With State and Local Bomb Squads to Investigate Explosives Incidents

http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/051013/clth053.html?.v=27

International:

[Bloomberg] RUSSIA - Russia Kills 50 Rebels in Battle Near Chechnya

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000087&sid=a5nPMsDYxt18&refer=top_world_news

[SiliconIndia.com] INDIA - U.S. embassy warns of terrorist threat in India

"warned American citizens of a ‘possible threat’ of terrorist attacks, including suicide car bombings, against U.S. interests in India"

"attack could be aimed at U.S. interests in the Indian cities of Hyderabad, New Delhi, Mumbai and Culcutta"

http://www.siliconindia.com/shownewsdata.asp?newsno=29675

[TravelVideo.tv] CANADA / PAKISTAN - Warning to Canadians about Traveling to Pakistan

http://travelvideo.tv/news/more.php?id=6983_0_1_0_M

[NEWS24] SOMALIA - 3rd ship hijacked off Somalia

"Somali gunmen have hijacked a freighter off the eastern coast of the lawless Horn of Africa nation as it sailed with supplies for a United
Nations-chartered ship released by pirates only last week"

"Last month, the United States State Department renewed its regional terrorism alert for East Africa, noting in particular increasingly violent
attempts by Somali pirates to seize commercial ships"

http://www.news24.com/News24/Africa/News/0,6119,2-11-1447_1814628,00.html

[AP] SOMALIA - Militia Leader, Alleged Terrorist, Calls for Islamic Rule in Somalia, End to Interference

"influential religious leader and alleged al-Qaida collaborator vowed in an interview Wednesday to establish an Islamic state in Somalia"

http://ap.tbo.com/ap/breaking/MGB65331QEE.html

[CNN] SPAIN - Closure of airport after bomb threat from Basque armed group

"The threat was received in a telephone call around 9:40 a.m. (0740 GMT) saying that there would be an attack with a grenade launcher at
some time between 10 a.m. and 12 p.m. (0800-1000 GMT)."

http://www.eitb24.com/noticia_en.php?id=96287

[AP] COLOMBIA - Colombian Police Foil Apparent Plan to Attack Presidential Palace [TW Editor - this is important because it has become clear
that Colombias FARC rebels are alligned with Al Qaeda, if they manage to take control of the government there the US will have no choice but to
take military action]

http://ap.tbo.com/ap/breaking/MGB13CD4PEE.html

[Herald Sun] GLOBAL - Bird flu terror fear

"Deadly disease could be used as a weapon"

http://www.heraldsun.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5478,16892681%255E661,00.html

[RIA Novosti] RUSSIA - Powerful explosive device found in North Caucasian republic

http://en.rian.ru/russia/20051010/41660059.html

[Ynet] PAKISTAN - Rumors: Bin Laden killed in quake

http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3154127,00.html

[Sun Star] PHILIPPINES - 3 killed, Army officer hurt in Sayyaf attack

http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/net/2005/10/13/3.killed.army.officer.hurt.in.sayyaf.attack.html

[Manila Times] PHILIPPINES - Bombers Eye Malls, Trains And US Embassy

http://www.manilatimes.net/national/2005/oct/12/yehey/metro/20051012met1.html

[Manila Bulletin] PHILIPPINES - Coast Guard units alerted on big cargo of weapons

"possible entry of a large shipment of weapons from Indonesia and Malaysia allegedly to be used by terrorists"

http://www.mb.com.ph/PROV2005101146522.html

[Examiner] IRELAND - Scare as bomb found in school

"more suspicious objects were found during follow up searches in the area"

http://www.examiner.ie/pport/web/ireland/Full_Story/did-sgxolEMBv-09ksgHuTLc4nqWo2.asp

[AP] IRAQ - Suicide Bomber Kills 30 Iraqis as Constitutional Vote Looms

http://ap.tbo.com/ap/breaking/MGB40HATPEE.html

[AP] RUSSIA - Police: Explosion Hits Industrial Facility in Region Adjacent to Chechnya

"Yevloyev initially called the explosion a terrorist act, but he later said it appeared to have been an accident"

http://ap.tbo.com/ap/breaking/MGBG88CTPEE.html

[UNB] BANGLADESH BORDER - Indian runs away leaving bag: Bombs, explosives seized

"recovered 12 powerful hand-bombs, six detonators, 3 gillating slabs (power gel 901 explosives 25 mm/125gm), 'made in Orica', and a huge
quantity of explosive substance stuffed in a bag"

http://nation.ittefaq.com/artman/publish/article_22412.shtml

[Townsville Bulletin] AUSTRALIA - Agri-terrorist warning

http://townsvillebulletin.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,7034,16866703%255E14787,00.html

[CP] AFGHANISTAN - Rocket hits near Canadian ambassador's residence in Kabul; 2 Afghans injured

http://www.cbc.ca/cp/world/051012/w101284.html

[AllAmericanPatriots.com] MOROCCO - U.S. Declares Moroccan Group a Foreign Terrorist Organization [Moroccan Islamic Combatants]

http://www.allamericanpatriots.com/m-news+article+storyid-13047.html

[Arutz Sheva] ISRAEL - Long-Wanted Hamas Terrorist Nabbed By IDF

http://www.israelnn.com/news.php3?id=91252

[The Hindu] PAKISTAN - Quake may have destroyed PoK terrorist camps

http://www.hindu.com/2005/10/11/stories/2005101116381400.htm

[Mosnews] RUSSIA - Russian Forces Reportedly Kill Al Qaeda Militants Near Chechnya

http://www.mosnews.com/news/2005/10/11/clashwithalqaeda.shtml

[AP] SWITZERLAND - UN offices in Geneva on high alert

"after receiving a "credible security threat,"

http://www.ndtv.com/morenews/showmorestory.asp?slug=UN+offices+on+high+alert&id=79922

[Cindy]

Thanks to F15 Eagle for the ping to this thread:
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"Ezra to 'Post': Right-wingers planning anti-Sharon attacks"
The Jerusalem Post ^ | Oct. 13, 2005 21:58 | Updated Oct. 13, 2005 22:32 | By YAAKOV KATZ

Posted on 10/13/2005 6:37:35 PM PDT by F15Eagle

ARTICLE SNIPPET: "While the threat level has decreased since disengagement, there are still far-right activists in the midst of planning attacks against Prime Minister Ariel Sharon or the Temple Mount and are currently on the Shin Bet's watch list, Internal Security Minister Gideon Ezra has told The Jerusalem Post.

“Security around Sharon is tight for a reason,” Ezra told The Post in an interview coinciding with the holiday season. “There were attacks against Palestinians before the pullout [from the Gaza Strip] and even though they were not against Sharon they were of the same mold.”

“There are crazy people out there and anything is possible,” he added.

Ezra, who celebrated this month a year to his appointment as Internal Security Minister, said in an extensive interview that while the Shin Bet has improved itself 1000 percent since the assassination of Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin 10 years ago, the threats against Sharon were still high and the security organization should continue investing all available resources in protecting him.

“The sky is the limit,” he said.

Ezra, former deputy head of the Shin Bet, called for the use of administrative detention in the case of Jewish terror suspects as well as in the case of suspected crime lords on the scale of jailed kingpin Ze'ev Rosenstein."

[Cindy]

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"Women in burkas face benefit cuts"
TIMES ONLINE ^ | 10/14/05 | Anthony Browne

Posted on 10/13/2005 6:17:57 PM PDT by Pikamax

Women in burkas face benefit cuts By Anthony Browne, Brussels Correspondent

ARTICLE SNIPPET: "A DUTCH city is to cut benefits for unemployed Muslim women whose refusal to take off their burkas stops them getting jobs. Utrecht City Council voted for the measure the day after the Dutch Government announced plans to ban women wearing the burka in some public places as a security measure, and on the same day that Maria van der Hoeven, the Education Minister, urged a ban on burkas in schools.

The burka, a traditional women’s dress in some Muslim societies, covers the entire body except the eyes. The sanctions also apply to women wearing a face-concealing veil, or niqab.

Utrecht made the decision after two Muslim women receiving €550 (£380) a month in unemployment benefits told the jobcentre that they did not attend job interviews because no one would employ them because of their burkas, which they refused to remove.

A spokesman for the city said that the problem was not widespread, but added: “It is a point of principle which applies to all women who refuse to remove their burkas for job interviews. People get benefits when they are out of work but there is also an obligation to do everything to get a job. These women were educated, spoke good Dutch and had opportunities in the labour market.” The city will cut the women’s benefits by 10 per cent a month if they continue to refuse to take off their burkas for job interviews."

[nw_arizona_granny]

Upcoming Significant Events:
October 14, (year unknown) - Yemen
National Holiday
No information provided.

October 14, 1930 - Zaire
Birthday of President Mobutu
No information provided.

October 14, 1958 - Madagascar
Proclamation of the Republic
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October 14, 1973 - Thailand
Overthrow of the Military
The military dictatorship was overthrown and there was a return to civilian rule.

October 15, (year unknown) - Tunisia
Evacuation Day
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October 15, 1987 - Burkina Faso
Compaore Regime Comes To Power
A coup in Ouagadougou overthrew the Sankara government, bringing the Compaore
regime to power.

October 15, 1989 - South Africa
ANC Members Released
President Frederik de Klerk frees six African National Congress (ANC) members that had
been imprisoned for more than twenty-five years.

October 16, (year unknown) - Syria
Air Force Day
No information provided.

October 16, 1978 - Holy See, The (The Vatican)
Election of Pope John Paul II
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October 17, 1945 - Argentina
Peron Founds Labor Movement
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[nw_arizona_granny]

http://fleetowner.com/news/TSA_101205/

TSA releases TRALA security guide
Posted on Thursday, October 13, 2005 at 9:53am
The Department of Homeland Security’s Transportation Security
Administration (TSA) in cooperation with the Truck Renting and Leasing
Association (TRALA) has issued a new publication to help truck renting
and leasing firms improve security. Entitled “Safeguarding America’s
Transportation System – Security Guide for Truck Rental Company
Employees,” the guide represents just part of a cooperative effort to
heighten security awareness within the truck leasing & rental industry.

Full Story at link.

[nw_arizona_granny]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20051013/ap_on_re_eu/russia_attack;_ylt=AqR3kSGWPTZKMMVkFUdvl5Ks0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTA2Z2szazkxBHNlYwN0bQ--

Rebels Take Credit for Russian Attack
Posted on Thursday, October 13, 2005 at 6:02am
Chechen rebel forces took responsibility Thursday for a coordinated
attack on the southern Russian city of Nalchik, and regional President
Arsen Kanokov said about 50 militants had been killed in the fighting,
the ITAR-Tass news agency reported. The Kavkaz-Center Web site, seen
as a voice for rebels loyal to Chechen warlord Shamil Basayev, said it
had received a short message on behalf of the Caucasus Front. It said
the group is part of the Chechen rebel armed forces and includes
Yarmuk, an alleged militant Islamic group based in Kabardino-Balkariya.
Full Story at link.........