Threat Matrix: Daily Terror Threat - Thread Thirty-One

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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
Full Story

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]

OPINION: Going in another direction, there's a possible (though possibly not credible) Swedish threat and Sweden and Denmark are pretty close. Here's a link:

http://www.internet-haganah.us/harchives/005186.html

[Donna Lee Nardo]

West faces attacks from cyberspace
AL-QAEDA operatives may be planning cyber-attacks against Western interests by hacking into government and corporate computer systems.

US nabs al-Qaida Web site producer
The Web site run by al-Qaida in Iraq was strangely quiet during the referendum on the new Iraqi constitution.

Al-Qaeda’s Barber of Baghdad
The Barber’s’ duties included altering senior al Qaeda in Iraq members’ appearances by dying hair color,... altering hairstyles and changing facial hair

Intercepted al-Qaeda letter may not be all it seems
A long letter purportedly from Osama bin Laden's deputy, made public this week by the US, has been interpreted by some as a fundamental shift of strategy by the leadership of al-Qaeda. But it has also generated debate among experts about whether the letter is genuine - and, if it is, whether the US has mistakenly identified its intended recipient.

In Al Qaeda letter, a strategic blueprint
Some experts suspect that the letter is a fake, and that the CIA - not Al Qaeda bigwig Ayman al-Zawahiri - may be its true author.

[Cindy]

ON THE NET...

JIHAD WATCH.org (TimesOnline.co.uk): "'I can strap a bomb to myself and kill as many people as I can. I’m going to die a martyr and go to heaven'" (October 16, 2005)

INTERNET-HAGANAH.US - Database: "HIZB UT-TAHRIR"

Google - News Search: "HIZB UT-TAHRIR"

[Cindy]

Well, the jihadis sure think that the letter is a fake and I know for sure that I can take their word on that.

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Hi Donna.

A good Sunday to you.

THANKS for the links.

[nw_arizona_granny]

http://wcco.com/topstories/local_story_289075059.html

This is the update on the Wisconsin truck bus crash.

5 dead, 30 with injuries.

The bus hit the truck, which was jacknifed across the road.

The article is long and complete. (it works on my computer, so should on most computers without trouble).

[nw_arizona_granny]

If by the
Grace of God me and mine survive, we'll take it from there.<<<<

Exactly, if God wants you to survive, you will, but I always think that we need to help him a little......

He gave us the knowledge of what needs to be done, and if we do what he suggests, then survival may be in the cards.

[WestCoastGal]

There was a report of dead ducks yesterday somewhere in Europe IIRC.

[Donna Lee Nardo]

Mossad's Canuck gets his man
They were the deadliest al-Qaeda bombings of the 1990s, and the attacks that ignited the war on terror. Today, in the final instalment of a three-part series, a quiet British Columbia man who helped bomb the American embassies in East Africa is cornered by the CIA and Mossad.

Where are all the jihadis?
There was a time not too long ago when jihadi outfits had placed their donation boxes at the shops, in the restaurants, on street corners, urging Pakistanis to donate generously to the Jihad in Kashmir and elsewhere in the world where Muslim minorities were supposedly waging struggles for self-determination. General Musharraf, after declaring himself an ally of the US in the post-9/11 scenario, wrapped up all such activities, forcing the Jihadis go underground.

Terror groups move into quake vacuum
ASHA WAHID waited four days for help to reach her family in their remote refugee camp after the earthquake destroyed their home and left them all injured.

[Cindy]

How very sad.
UPDATES appreciated on this story.

[WestCoastGal]

Tanker train car blast leaves 1 dead in Arkansas
Unit carrying flammable gas derailed and exploded; 2 homes, several vehicles destroyed


Associated Press
TEXARKANA, Ark. -- A tanker car transporting flammable gas derailed in a switching yard and exploded in a ball of fire Saturday, killing one person and forcing the evacuation of hundreds of homes.
A plume of smoke covered the south end of the city, and at least seven people went to hospital emergency rooms with complaints of respiratory problems.


At least two homes were destroyed -- including one where the victim died -- and several vehicles were totaled in the quarter-mile area surrounding the accident, police spokesman Chris Rankin said. A 209-foot-long railroad bridge also caught fire and was destroyed, a Union Pacific spokesman said.
The propylene tank was still burning Saturday evening, but the fire was under control and the smoke had thinned out, Rankin said.
Initially, police thought the chemical involved was vinyl acetate, which releases poisonous fumes. Officers went door to door, urging thousands of people in a 2-by-5-mile area to move to the northside of town. Propylene is less dangerous.
"The smoke was so thick it blocked out daylight," Rankin said.
A Union Pacific train coming from Chicago hit the back of another freight train in the rail yard, causing the eight cars to derail, said Union Pacific spokesman Mark Davis.
None of the railroad crew members was injured, he said.

http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20051016/NEWS06/510160520/1012/NEWS06


Union Pacific spokesman Mark Davis, heading to the scene from Omaha, Neb., said the freight train coming from Chicago hit the back of another train in the rail yard, causing two empty hopper cars to derail. He said one of the cars hit "a small LPG tank" similar to what farmers use for fuel. Union Pacific did not know what caused the accident, he said.

The train was headed for Laredo, Texas, when it hit the back of the other Union Pacific freight train, which was coming from Pine Bluff and headed for Harlingen, Texas, Davis said.

Rankin said the switching yard is behind the police station, about a quarter mile from the Texas border and also serves Kansas City Southern and Amtrak.

http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory?id=1215647

[Donna Lee Nardo]

;) I had a few very nasty and devious thoughts while reading this one. The haj, so many muslims so little time:

Saudi to stock up on bird flu drugs ahead of haj
Saudi Arabia is stocking up on antiviral drugs to counter any bird flu outbreak in the kingdom, including in the holy city of Mecca which hosts millions of Muslim pilgrims every year, the Health Ministry said on Sunday.

[Donna Lee Nardo]

Hey Cindy. Good to see you here. Hope you also are enjoying this pleasant Sunday. It is quiet time for me so I am trying to play catch up.

BTW, what's for dinner tonight?

[Domestic Church]

"... dead chickens turning up in Puerto Rico?"


First I've heard of this. If it's real it will surface quick on the net. I would expect to find dead migratory wildfowl in droves before any chickens.

[nw_arizona_granny]

Another unknown cause train accident.

My guess is that someone has figured out how to change the speed and stop signals for the trains.

Robbers on horseback, would set the stop signal, then rob the train while stopped, so playing with train signals goes back to the first trains.

We had 2 in Chicago, in the past month, in which the engineer said they were going the signaled speed, but the investigators say they were speeding.

Pass the tinfoil.

[Donna Lee Nardo]

In the fight against al-Qaida we need people, not tanks
Our secret services have to get close to terrorists, to glean information which can't be monitored by electronic surveillance...On Friday, Britain's Secret Intelligence Service launched a website, designed to aid recruitment. By lunchtime that day, the spooks were astonished to have recorded 1.2m hits.

[Donna Lee Nardo]

This piece raises one or two good points but -- all in all -- shows how liberals around the world are united in utter stupidity...

The Glorification of Terrorism - Whose Definition? The anti-terrorism act is anti-freedom

[nw_arizona_granny]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1502741/posts?page=23#comment


Egypt taking charge of Palestinian Authority
WorldTribune.com ^ | 10/13/05 | Staff

Posted on 10/14/2005 5:39:36 PM PDT by abu afak

GAZA CITY — Egypt is taking effective control of the Palestinian
Authority, according to PA officials.

The sources said that over the last few months leading up to the
Israeli withdrawal from the Gaza Strip, Egypt has dominated several
key areas of Palestinian government, particularly those affected by the
pullout.

They said Egypt approves PA decisions regarding the deployment and
training of Palestinian security forces, security operations and policy,
development projects and senior appointments, Middle East Newsline
reported.

"They are in every facet of the [Palestinian] Authority in Gaza," a PA
source said. "It is correct to say that major decisions are not taken
without Egypt's approval."

(this is continued at the above link and is a must read report.)

[Cindy]

Hi Donna.

Sunday nights is a boring menu -- it's miscellaneous night.
Have what looks good as long as it's well balanced. This is
usually left overs.

[WestCoastGal]

The dead duck story is in the article on this thread. Sound slike a joke but it's not.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1503624/posts

[JellyJam]

I do have a journalism degree. :-)