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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!

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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Detainees Vote Early in Iraq Referendum
Posted on Thursday, October 13, 2005 at 6:03am
Thousands of Iraqi detainees who have not been brought to trial were
allowed to vote in Iraq's constitutional referendum on Thursday at
prisons such as the notorious Abu Ghraib detention center, officials said.
It was not immediately known whether prisoner Saddam Hussein had
cast a vote. The Independent Electoral Commission had said the former
leader would be allowed to vote, but officials said Thursday they did not
know whether he had.

Full story at link.

[nw_arizona_granny]

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Gunmen Kill Businessman in Haiti's Capital
Posted on Thursday, October 13, 2005 at 6:05am
Kidnappers shot and killed a businessman on a busy street in Haiti's
capital Wednesday after he resisted being taken, then sped off in his car
with his wife and two children, police said. Archange Honore, who ran a
large auto parts business, was driving through downtown
Port-au-Prince's when gunmen tried to kidnap him, Deputy Judicial
Police Commissioner Ulysse Jean Daniel said. Full Story at link.

[nw_arizona_granny]

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Missionaries Ordered to Leave Venezuela
Posted on Thursday, October 13, 2005 at 6:06am
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez ordered a U.S.-based Christian
missionary group working with indigenous tribes to leave the country
Wednesday, accusing the organization of "imperialist infiltration" and
links to the CIA. Chavez said missionaries of the New Tribes Mission,
based in Sanford, Fla., were no longer welcome during a ceremony in a
remote Indian village where he presented property titles to several
indigenous groups.

Full Story at link.

[nw_arizona_granny]

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Colombia's Uribe Chastises Military Chiefs
Posted on Thursday, October 13, 2005 at 6:07am
President Alvaro Uribe publicly criticized his armed forces commanders
on Wednesday after a key ally in Congress narrowly survived a bomb
attack and police discovered a cluster of rockets pointed at the
presidential palace. "The security forces need to be more effective to
defeat these terrorists," Uribe said in a radio interview. He said he has
ordered his security chiefs "to review their strategies, because this is not
a time to whine but to produce results." Full Story at link...

[nw_arizona_granny]

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NATO rules out strong role in Middle East
Posted on Thursday, October 13, 2005 at 6:09am
NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer ruled out any prominent
role for the alliance in the Middle East in the near future, but left the
door open for partnerships with states in the region. "NATO is not going
to be actively involved in the many problems facing this region," the
chief of the 26-member alliance told reporters in Cairo after a meeting
with Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Abul Gheit.

Full Story at link.

[nw_arizona_granny]

http://www.jang.com.pk/thenews/index.html

JI donates Rs 10m for relief
Posted on Thursday, October 13, 2005 at 6:36am
The Jama’at-e-Islami has announced Rs 10 million donation for the
rehabilitation of earthquake victims in the NWFP and Azad Kashmir,
promising that Rs 5.1 million donation by the UK Islamic Mission will also
be incurred for providing food, medicines, tents and blankets to the
affected people.

Full Story at link.

[nw_arizona_granny]

http://www.asiantribune.com/show_news.php?id=15855

Two leading college principals brutally killed by LTTE
Posted on Thursday, October 13, 2005 at 6:39am
Two leading college principals from Jaffna were brutally shot and killed
in succession within the last two days by the pistol group of the Tamil
rebel outfit, Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam. Fratricidal killings continue
unabatedly and those who open their mouth against the Tamil Tigers are
virtually living in mortal fear of being killed as rule of the jungle prevails.
The Principal of Kopay Christian College, Kopay, Nadarajah
.Sivakadadcham (59) was first to be shot and killed on Tuesday.

Full Story at link.

[nw_arizona_granny]

http://www.arabnews.com/?page=1&section=0&article=71621&d=13&m=10&y=2005

Prince Turki Calls for Inter-Faith Unity to Defeat Terrorism
Posted on Thursday, October 13, 2005 at 6:44am
Saudi Arabia’s new ambassador to the United States has urged people of
all faiths to stand united in the fight against terrorism. Prince Turki
Al-Faisal, former Saudi envoy to the UK, said Al-Qaeda’s terrorism was
based on a perverted cult ideology. He also emphasized that the uneven
handling of the Palestinian-Israeli dispute by the West had played a big
role in damaging Western-Islamic relations.

Full Story at link.

[nw_arizona_granny]

http://www.arabnews.com/?page=4&section=0&article=71641&d=13&m=10&y=2005

Dhaka Seeks US Support to Fight Militants
Posted on Thursday, October 13, 2005 at 6:47am
Bangladesh is appealing to the United States to help its police agencies
better fight attacks by Islamic militants, the foreign secretary said
Tuesday. Hemayet Uddin said Bangladeshi law enforcement officials are
poorly equipped, motivated and paid, and “prove no match to these
elements, these criminals.”

Full Story at link.

[nw_arizona_granny]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/4336810.stm

Syria probe backs suicide theory
Posted on Thursday, October 13, 2005 at 9:58am
Syrian Interior Minister Ghazi Kanaan committed suicide on Wednesday
with his own gun shortly after a brief visit home, an official inquiry has
found. After examination of the body and questioning witnesses the case
has now been closed, the chief prosecutor said.

Full Story at link.

[nw_arizona_granny]

http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=10&categ_id=2&article_id=19287

Syria ready to punish 'traitors' in Hariri murder
Posted on Thursday, October 13, 2005 at 9:58am
President Bashar Assad vowed that Syria would punish as a traitor any
national implicated in the murder of Rafik Hariri, adding he was prepared
to hand such suspects over to an international court. Even as Assad
defended his country against increasing international pressure, President
George W. Bush said he expects many changes in Syria's conduct
regardless of whether a UN investigation implicates Damascus in Hariri's
assassination.

Full Story at link.

[nw_arizona_granny]

http://www.haaretzdaily.com/hasen/spages/634568.html

Bush: Syria may pose risk to 'peace in the Holy Land'
Posted on Thursday, October 13, 2005 at 9:58am
United States President George W. Bush said Wednesday that he is
concerned that Syria may disrupt a chance for peace between Israel and
the Palestinians and warned Damascus must not "agitate killers in the
Palestinian territory." Bush spoke several hours after Syria reported
interior minister and former top man in Lebanon Ghazi Kenaan
committed suicide, days before the release of a report on the
investigation into the assassination of former Lebanese prime minister
Rafik Hariri.

Full Story at link.

[nw_arizona_granny]

http://www.haaretzdaily.com/hasen/spages/634508.html

Palestinian gunmen in Gaza release two foreign journalists
Posted on Thursday, October 13, 2005 at 9:59am
Palestinian gunmen briefly kidnapped an American reporter and a British
photographer in Gaza on Wednesday. The two men working for Knight
Ridder newspapers were seized by assailants who stopped their car near
the town of Khan Yunis and took them away at gunpoint.
Full Story at link.

[appalachian_dweller]

...placemark....

nite folks

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Dutch Court Won't Extradite Terror Suspect
Posted on Thursday, October 13, 2005 at 10:11am
A Dutch court on Wednesday blocked the extradition of a Dutch terror
suspect to the United States, saying his legal rights in U.S. custody could
not be guaranteed. The man, who is of Egyptian descent and was
identified only by his initials M. A., is wanted on charges of fraud and
conspiracy to commit fraud, apparently to help the al-Qaida terrorist
network. He has been in custody in the Netherlands for around eight
months.

Full Story at link.

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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/4339286.stm

UN staff withdrawn from Darfur
Posted on Thursday, October 13, 2005 at 2:45pm
The UN says it is pulling out all non-essential staff from parts of Sudan's
troubled Darfur region. An increase in violence over the last few weeks
has made most of west Darfur off-limits to aid agencies. More than two
million Darfuris live in overcrowded camps, having been driven from
their homes by fighting.

Full Story at link.

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http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-10/14/content_3614394.htm


Malawi cancels fertilizer deal over al-Qaeda fears

www.chinaview.cn 2005-10-14 01:26:04


LUSAKA, Oct. 13 (Xinhuanet) -- Malawi government is canceling a fertilizer deal with a Saudi
Arabian supplier after it was revealed the Saudi company has connections with Osama Bin
Laden's al-Qaeda terror network, Malawi's main newspaper The Nation reported on its website
Thursday.

The report quoted Finance Minister Goodall Gondwe as saying this at the parliament
Wednesday, when he stood to explain government efforts to deal with Malawi's current food
shortage.

"We came to know of this news through an American based bank, Citi Bank, who refused to
deal with the Saudis because they had al-Qaeda connections," Gondwe told the parliament.

The minister said government officials went all over the world looking for cheaper fertilizer that
could be imported and identified the Saudis because their fertilizer was the cheapest.

He said government had not yet effected payment for the Saudi fertilizer and that the 30 million
US dollars for purchasing the fertilizer was still at the country's central bank.

"We are now dealing with firms from Ukraine and Thailand," saidGondwe. He did not give the
name of the Saudi company.

Opposition legislators cautioned government over its fertilizerimportation deals warning that
further delays would adversely affect the country's food production in the coming cropping
season,which begins in November once the rains start.

Opposition members expressed their disappointment at how government was handling the food
crisis and demanded that President Bingu Wa Mutharika should appear before the house to
explain the situation.

With five million of its 11.6 million population in need of food aid, Malawi is among Southern
African countries that are undergoing a food shortage affecting over 10 million people. Enditem

[MamaDearest]

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

Excellent question. I was taught in journalism class there should always be a who, what, when, where and why. Is it just me, or does it seem many of the current news stories are lacking one or more of this criteria?

[Cindy]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1502197/posts

"New greening disease could become deadlier to Florida citrus than canker"

By David Fleshler
Staff Writer
Posted October 13 2005


ARTICLE SNIPPET #1: "Helen Ackerman, a Plantation homeowner who has been active in the opposition to the canker eradication program, said the state and federal agriculture agencies should take the opportunity to avoid the mistakes of the past -- although she said it appears they're already stumbling."


ARTICLE SNIPPET #2: "Agriculture officials began to worry about citrus greening in 1998, when the insect that carries the disease was found in Delray Beach. Inspectors surveyed citrus trees but didn't discover the first case of citrus greening until last August.

Known as "yellow dragon disease" in China, where it may have originated, citrus greening is found throughout east Asia and in some major citrus-growing countries, including Florida's arch-rival, Brazil. The disease attacks the vascular system of plants, leading to mottled leaves, severe fruit drop, aborted seeds and underdeveloped, lopsided, bitter fruit."