Threat Matrix: Daily Terror Threat - Thread Thirty-One

[Velveeta]

Russian trawler holding Norwegian inspectors

Now, that's not nice.

[Velveeta]

You're most welcome, Cindy.

[Cindy]

The Falcons?

I like er...baseball/football/soccer.

So, who is playing on The Falcons this year?

[nw_arizona_granny]

TerroristWarning.com Terrorism Headlines 10/19/2005 # 1

National:

[WBAL] MARYLAND - FBI Questions Baltimore Storeowner

http://www.thewbalchannel.com/news/5119689/detail.html

[AP] MARYLAND - Baltimore's Harbor Tunnel Thruway shut down

http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2005/10/18/baltimores_harbor_tunnel_thruway_shut_down/

[WESH] FLORIDA - Explosive Device Detonated At Drug Store [Walgreens]

homemade explosive device placed at the store's entrance detonated sometime before 5 a.m., and the building
sustained some minor damage"

http://www.wesh.com/news/5105712/detail.html

[WHBF] IOWA - Possible Bomb Scare

"After several hours, they escorted a large white capsule away from the house, possibly containing a bomb"

http://www.whbf.com/Global/story.asp?S=3986373&nav=0zGo

[Standard Democrat] MISSOURI - Jeff CIty - Bomb scare [ wal-Mart McDonalds parking lot]

"Missouri State Highway Patrol in Jefferson City sets up a water cannon on a suspected bomb Friday night in the
parking lot of Wal-mart"

http://news.mywebpal.com/partners/865/public/news668546.html

[Enid News and Eagle] OKLAHOMA - FBI right to keep public informed on OU bombing

http://www.enidnews.com/cnhi/enidnews/opinion/local_story_290011324?keyword=topstory

[KOCO] OKLAHOMA - Suspicious Package Only Medical Container

http://www.channeloklahoma.com/news/5110873/detail.html

[Renew America/ Jim Kouri] USA - Intelligence Czar creates new Clandestine Service

http://renewamerica.us/columns/kouri/051016

[clickondetroit.com] MICHIGAN - Suspicious Package Evacuates St. Clair School

http://www.clickondetroit.com/news/5106505/detail.html

[UPI] WASHINGTON DC - Backpack near White House stalls traffic

http://www.sciencedaily.com/upi/?feed=TopNews&article=UPI-1-20051017-10324400-bc-us-package.xml

[Dispatch] IOWA - Explosive device found in Davenport house

http://qconline.com/archives/qco/sections.cgi?prcss=display&id=261272

[Statesman Journal] OREGON - Powder found in another envelope [2nd incident]

"There was a written threat in at least one of the envelopes"

http://159.54.226.83/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20051018/NEWS/510180319/1001

[WorldNetDaily] USA - Hamas 'capable of U.S. attacks'

"Hamas has cells inside the United States that are technically capable of attacking the country, terrorism experts
and senior security officials told WorldNetDaily"

http://worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=46861

[Duluth News Tribune] MINNESOTA - Local lawyer investigates al-Qaeda

http://www.duluthsuperior.com/mld/duluthsuperior/12924071.htm

[Las Vegas Sun] LAS VEGAS - Violent gang with Central American roots expands deep into U.S. [MS-13]

http://www.lasvegassun.com/sunbin/stories/sun/2005/oct/14/519508623.html

[The State] SOUTH CAROLINA - Hazmat, public safety teams converge on roadside white powder

http://www.thestate.com/mld/thestate/12925374.htm

[Mississauga News] CANADA - Building evacuated while package investigated

" package was warm to the touch"

http://www.mississauganews.com/mi/topstories/story/3100219p-3596293c.html

[WXOW] WISCONSIN - Bomb Squad Takes Care of Suspicious Material

http://www.wxow.com/news/publish/articles/article_3036.shtml

[Union-Tribune] MEXICO - Man in nuclear-terror hoax held in Mexicali

http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/nation/terror/20051017-1257-bn17hoax.html

[KOTV] OKLAHOMA - OU Stadium Security On Red Alert For Saturday's Game

http://www.kotv.com/main/home/stories.asp?whichpage=1&id=91998

[WTSP] FLORIDA - Reward offered in power transformer shooting

http://www.tampabays10.com/news/news.aspx?storyid=20070

[Reporter] CALIFORNIA - Bomb threat closes two county buildings [ False alarm ]

"two telephoned bomb threats from a male caller"

http://www.thereporter.com/news/ci_3127682

[Post-Intelligencer] WASHINGTON - Local man caught up in al-Qaida case

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/244875_malkandi17.html

[AFP] USA - US security chief strives to expel all illegal immigrants

http://www.breitbart.com/news/2005/10/18/051018154752.u9fj2ynj.html

[AP] USA - State leaders to focus federal dollars on border security

"Let's start using some of this gear and quit focusing on buying more gear,"

http://www.azdailysun.com/non_sec/nav_includes/story.cfm?storyID=117411

[Houston Chronicle] TEXAS - FBI investigates claims of bomb threat on campus

"Prairie View campus police allege officers found chemicals in Aluka's apartment "that can be used in the making
of explosives" and they called in the FBI to investigate "in the interest of national security."

http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/metropolitan/3402846

[NJ.com] NEW JERSEY - 2 sniper suspects taken; cops swarm building [Site requires registration]

http://www.nj.com/news/jjournal/index.ssf?/base/news-0/1129713239270180.xml&coll=3

[WABC] NEW JERSEY - Possible Sniper Affecting Light Rail Traffic

http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=traffic&id=3548931

[Local10.com] FLORIDA - Possible Sniper Reported In Downtown Miami [Next to waterway]

http://www.local10.com/news/5125573/detail.html

International:

[Inquirer News Services] PHILIPPINES - Cebu tightens port security for terror attacks [Underwater bomb attacks]

"following intelligence reports that Cebu would likely be a target of underwater bomb attacks by terrorist groups"

http://news.inq7.net/regions/index.php?index=1&story_id=53612

[AP] IRAQ - U.S.: 70 Insurgents Killed in Airstrikes

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/10/17/AR2005101700150.html

[AP] EGYPT - Egypt Frees Senior Member of Opposition Muslim Brotherhood

http://ap.tbo.com/ap/breaking/MGB6F9USVEE.html

[AP] ISRAEL - Palestinian Gunmen Kill Three Israelis, Wound Five in Separate Attacks

http://ap.tbo.com/ap/breaking/MGBQ9R1SVEE.html

[ABC News Online] AUSTRALIA - AFP informed of mine explosive theft

http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200510/s1483277.htm

[WebIndia123] INDIA - Security beefed up around US establishements following alert

"Security has been tightened around the American Center and other US establishments in the city following
intelligence reports of possible attacks by the Al Qaeda"

"Al Quadea Jihadis had assembled in Bangladesh from different parts of the world, including Pakistan and were
planning to sneak into India to carry out attacks on US establishments very soon"

http://news.webindia123.com/news/showdetails.asp?id=139169&cat=India

[Reuters] TURKEY - Turkish troops kill three Maoist militants

http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L17736508.htm

[Reuters] COLOMBIA - Fourteen Colombian soldiers, rebels dead in combat

http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/N16163057.htm

[BBC] IRElAND - Two devices found in city alert

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/northern_ireland/4348480.stm

[Arutz Sheva] ISRAEL - Three Dead, Three Injured in Gush Etzion Terrorist Attack

http://www.israelnationalnews.com/news.php3?id=91370

[Daily Independent] LAGOS - Lagos mystery fog not radioactive, says nuclear agency

http://www.independentng.com/news/nnoct170510.htm

[Infozine] PERU / USA - Peru Travel Alert Announcement

"Coca growers in Cuzco have called for a "series of actions" from October 18 through about October 20, 2005"

http://www.infozine.com/news/stories/op/storiesView/sid/10855/

[Reuters] SRI LANKA - S.Lanka extends emergency amid assassination probe

"in the wake of the August assassination of its foreign minister"

http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/COL4317.htm

[AP] INDIA - Suspected Militants Kill State Education Minister in Indian Kashmir

http://ap.tbo.com/ap/breaking/MGBAXA43YEE.html

[AKI] SAUDI ARABIA - AL-QAEDA FLYERS HANDED OUT IN MECCA

"Saudi police in the holy Muslim city of Mecca arrested a group of Nigerian immigrants on Monday who were
distributing leaflets carrying a big photo of Osama bin Laden"

http://www.adnki.com/index_2Level.php?cat=Terrorism&loid=8.0.219800609&par=0

[Seoul Times] THAILAND - Bomb Kills 5 Near Hotel in Thailand [ Tourist area ]

"bomb was planted inside a car and likely triggered by mobile phone"

http://theseoultimes.com/ST/db/read.php?idx=1511

[Itar-Tass] NORWAY / RUSSIA - Norway's naval ships attack Russian trawler in Russian economic zone

http://www.tass.ru/eng/level2.html?NewsID=2528179&PageNum=0

[Cindy]

http://www.internet-haganah.us/harchives/005202.html
19 October 2005
"Great moments in jihadi gun safety"

[nw_arizona_granny]

I did not listen to the college guy, the thought crossed my mind that if his info is anygood, then maybe a thread on the subject might be warranteed for other parents.....?

[Cindy]

ON THE NET...

http://www.internet-haganah.us/harchives/005199.html
19 October 2005
"Message to Pakistan"

===

ON THE NET...

http://www.al-farouq.com/vb/showthread.php?t=2324&page=3
http://www.al-farouq.com/vb

http://www.ansaarnet.org/alsahaab/note.to.pakistan.mpg
http://www.ansaarnet.org/

[Velveeta]

Somebody with the same last name as somebody who had strange chemicals and forged money at Texas A&M is playing on the Falcons this year.

Who'd a thunk?

[Velveeta]

I'm not sure that Jim would allow it as you have to pay for any substantial information from the guy.

I do plan on checking out the book at the bookstore and see if it'd be worth the cover price.

[nw_arizona_granny]

A hug and prayers for the pain you will have, for having lost a dear friend.

Will feed extra treats to the wild cats for you.

Sure would love to catch that tiny siamese baby that is eating here.

[Cindy]

Well, certainly not me.
Smiling.

Plaaaaay ball.

[Gucho]

ON THE NET...


Bump - Thanks for the info,

[nw_arizona_granny]

I am very pleased to hear that Laurie is doing so well.

She is not joking about being hit by the deer, as I had a big bull run into the side of my car, unreal the damage it did.

Black night, black country road, black bull.....

[Cindy]

Note: The following text is an exact quote:
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http://www.centcom.mil/CENTCOMNews/News_Release.asp?NewsRelease=20051063.txt

NEWS RELEASE
HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES CENTRAL COMMAND
7115 South Boundary Boulevard
MacDill AFB, Fla. 33621-5101
Phone: (813) 827-5894; FAX: (813) 827-2211; DSN 651-5894
October 18, 2005
Release Number: 05-10-63


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE


TIP LEADS TASK FORCE LIBERTY TO CACHE IN DIYALA PROVINCE

TIKRIT, Iraq – Task Force Liberty Soldiers followed a civilian tip to a cache of 85 anti-tank mines near Hamrin in Diyala Province at about 4:15 p.m. Oct. 18.

A local citizen was digging in the area when he uncovered the munitions and immediately reported it to Coalition Forces. The anti-tank mines discovered are of the same type recently used in IED attacks.

Task Force Liberty explosive ordnance personnel removed the munitions for future disposal.

For more information, please contact the 42ND Infantry Division Public Affairs Office 42 ID PAO at fortysecond.id.pao@us.army.MIL.

This story comes with images. please contact the 42nd id pao for imagery. please note: High-resolution photos are not available at this time.
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[Cindy]

You're very welcome Gucho.

[Cindy]

Note: The following text is an exact quote:
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http://www.centcom.mil/CENTCOMNews/News_Release.asp?NewsRelease=20051065.txt

NEWS RELEASE
HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES CENTRAL COMMAND
7115 South Boundary Boulevard
MacDill AFB, Fla. 33621-5101
Phone: (813) 827-5894; FAX: (813) 827-2211; DSN 651-5894
October 19, 2005
Release Number: 05-10-65


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE


AL QAEDA IN IRAQ BOMB MAKERS FOILED AND DETAINED

BAGHDAD, Iraq – Multi-National Force-Iraq has determined three suspects captured after an incident at a Coalition Checkpoint in Anay, northwest of Hadithah Oct. 9 are al Qaeda in Iraq vehicle bomb makers.

Marine Regimental Combat Team 2 captured the three cell members, later identified as Muhammad ‘Abd-al-Razaq Muhammad‘ Abd-al-Tariq (aka Abu Jassim), Ali Tariq Muhammad Salih (aka Abu Husayn), and Walid ’Ali Dhiyab Muhanna, and detained them for further questioning as reported Oct. 10.

Husayn told investigators, they were traveling in a vehicle accompanying a vehicle borne improvised explosive device driven by a foreign suicide bomber named Abu Turab, a Saudi national assigned to drive his vehicle bomb into a Coalition convoy and detonate it.

The mission of the terrorists in the second vehicle was to ensure that Abu Turab carried out his attack and to videotape it. They were then to give the footage of the attack to their cell leader, who would in turn give it to the local media cell to be used as terrorist propaganda.

Abu Husayn admitted that after many hours of looking for a target, they had to stop Abu Turab to give him additional guidance on how to complete his mission. The terrorists decided to take him back to a central location in the Anah area and told Turab to follow them. It was at this point that both terrorist vehicles encountered an Iraqi security forces and Coalition checkpoint.

As the first vehicle approached the checkpoint it was stopped and its three occupants searched by Iraqi and Coalition forces. Coalition forces found a video recorder with a recording of Abu Turab’s VBIED, which was recorded earlier that morning with Turab and Abu Jassim on tape.

Immediately afterward, a vehicle resembling the car on the tape moved toward the checkpoint. The driver started to maneuver erratically and accelerated toward the checkpoint. Coalition forces used hand and arm signals to attempt to stop the vehicle. They then fired warning shots to attempt to stop the vehicle. Finally, they shot at the vehicle, attempting to disable it, and the VBIED detonated and killed the driver.

Husayn admitted he and his cell members were each given $100 for each attack they carried out. They were given the vehicle and bomb-making materials, which they took to a central assembly point the night prior. The next morning, they picked up the vehicle with the foreign suicide bomber ready to carry out his mission.

FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT MULTI-NATIONAL CORPS-IRAQ, BY E-MAIL AT MNCI-PAO-VICTORYMAINJOC@IRAQ.CENTCOM.MIL.
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[Cindy]

Note: The following text is an exact quote:
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http://www.centcom.mil/CENTCOMNews/News_Release.asp?NewsRelease=20051066.txt

NEWS RELEASE
HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES CENTRAL COMMAND
7115 South Boundary Boulevard
MacDill AFB, Fla. 33621-5101
Phone: (813) 827-5894; FAX: (813) 827-2211; DSN 651-5894
October 19, 2005
Release Number: 05-10-66


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE


AL QAEDA IN IRAQ TERRORIST CELL MEETING SITE DESTROYED

BAGHDAD, Iraq – Coalition forces destroyed a terrorist safe house Oct. 18 in Karabilah where two al Qaeda in Iraq terror cells were attempting to meet and reorganize following successful Coalition operations.

At 11:21 p.m., Coalition air forces delivered precision-guided munitions that destroyed the terrorist safe house. The type of munitions used and the timing of the air strike mitigated the risk to civilians in the local area.

Multiple intelligence sources identified the terrorist safe house, which was used as both an operational base and safe haven.

FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT MULTI-NATIONAL CORPS-IRAQ, BY E-MAIL AT MNCI-PAO-VICTORYMAINJOC@IRAQ.CENTCOM.MIL.
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[Cindy]

Note: The following text is an exact quote:
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http://www.centcom.mil/CENTCOMNews/News_Release.asp?NewsRelease=20051069.txt

NEWS RELEASE
HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES CENTRAL COMMAND
7115 South Boundary Boulevard
MacDill AFB, Fla. 33621-5101
Phone: (813) 827-5894; FAX: (813) 827-2211; DSN 651-5894
October 19, 2005
Release Number: 05-10-69


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE


IRAQI, U.S. FORCES CAPTURE 19 TERROR SUSPECTS, WEAPONS

BAGHDAD, Iraq – Iraqi and Coalition Forces conducted 42 raids and searches in and around Baghdad that netted 19 terror suspects and two weapons caches Oct. 16 through Oct. 18.

In the three days following Iraq’s historic constitutional referendum vote, Iraqi and U.S. forces combined to conduct more than 1,600 patrols and man more than 700 traffic control points. Iraqi security forces performed more than 1,000 of the nearly 2,400 missions by themselves, and teamed up with U.S. Soldiers on more than 100 others.

One of the largest combat operations was carried out by Iraqi Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 2nd Brigade, 6th Iraqi Army Division Oct. 18. Just after midnight, Iraqi Army Soldiers captured five terror suspects during a raid against a terrorist safe-house in the Adhamiyah district of central Baghdad.

Many of the operations were based on tips from Iraqi citizens tired of terrorist violence in their neighborhoods.

One tip helped Task Force Baghdad Soldiers from the 70th Engineer Brigade seize three suspected bombers during a cordon-and-search operation in north Baghdad Oct. 18. The three men are thought to be involved in placing roadside bombs targeting Iraqi security forces, Coalition Forces and civilians in the area.

Later in the morning, a second citizen’s tip helped Coalition Forces capture a suspected weapons dealer and terrorist organization financier during a cordon and search of two houses in north Baghdad.

Two days earlier, Task Force Baghdad Soldiers acted on another citizen’s tip to seize a large weapons cache in west Baghdad Oct. 16.

When the Soldiers of the 48th Brigade Combat Team searched the area, they found a weapons cache consisting of 103 high-explosive rounds, 151 mortar rounds, six mortar tubes, 31 mortar fuses, five mortar base plates, two mortar tripods and a mortar sighting device.

The cache also contained two anti-tank weapons, an anti-aircraft machine gun, 10 sticks of dynamite, 25 grenades, one machine gun, four rifles, sniper scopes, a silencer, 8,000 rounds of ammunition and bomb-making materials.

Three suspects at the site were detained for questioning.

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS RELEASE, CONTACT TASK FORCE BAGHDAD PUBLIC AFFAIRS AT DAVID.ABRAMS@ID3.ARMY.MIL.
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[Cindy]

Note: The following text is an exact quote:
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http://www.centcom.mil/CENTCOMNews/News_Release.asp?NewsRelease=20051070.txt

NEWS RELEASE
HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES CENTRAL COMMAND
7115 South Boundary Boulevard
MacDill AFB, Fla. 33621-5101
Phone: (813) 827-5894; FAX: (813) 827-2211; DSN 651-5894
October 19, 2005
Release Number: 05-10-70


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE


U.S. SOLDIERS STOP BOMBS BEFORE THEY EXPLODE

BAGHDAD, Iraq – Task Force Baghdad Soldiers found and destroyed terrorists’ bombs and weapons caches during combat operations Oct. 19 in and around various Baghdad districts.

The U.S. Soldiers found at least eight improvised explosive devices before they could be detonated by terrorists.

One patrol also discovered a cache of about 600 sticks of commercial explosives in a pickup truck in south Baghdad. An explosive ordnance disposal team collected the explosives for later destruction.

In one of the biggest discoveries of the day, a Task Force Baghdad unit operating in south Baghdad found a 250-pound aerial bomb with detonation cord. The unit requested EOD assistance and, a short time later, reported finding another IED, consisting of a 125-millimeter and a 120-millimeter round. EOD performed a controlled detonation on both IEDs.

An informant’s tip led a U.S. patrol northwest of Baghdad to another IED. The Soldiers found a 155-millimeter and a 60-millimeter round along the side of a road. EOD was called in to destroy that IED as well.

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS RELEASE, CONTACT TASK FORCE BAGHDAD PUBLIC AFFAIRS AT DAVID.ABRAMS@ID3.ARMY.MIL.
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[nw_arizona_granny]

Lots of "interesting" things going on this week.