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Threat Matrix: Daily Terror Threat - Thread Thirty-One

Posted on 10/01/2005 8:27:27 AM PDT by nwctwx

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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!
Threat Matrix - Daily Terrorism Threat
Threat Matrix: U.S. Terrorism
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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http://www.aljazeera.com/cgi-bin/news_service/middle_east_full_story.asp?service_id=9905
Zawahri urges aid for Pakistan quake victims
10/23/2005 4:00:00 PM GMT
In a video
tape aired
on a Qatari
satellite
channel,
Ayman
al-Zawahiri,
one of the
leading
figures in
Osama Bin
Laden's
al-Qaeda
network,
called on the
world
Muslims to
send aid to
the
devastated
Pakistani
victims after
a deadly
earthquake
hit South
Asia earlier
this month,
killing more
than 40,000
people, and
driving
thousands
others
homeless, reported Reuters news
agency.

"I call on all Muslims in general and I call on
all Islamic humanitarian associations in
particular to move to Pakistan to provide
help to their Pakistani brothers, and that
they do it quickly," he said.

Al Zawahri, an Egyptian eye surgeon and
believed to be one of the main founders of
the Egyptian Islamic Jihad group, is usually
referred to as Osama Bin Laden's right-hand
man.

Saudis raise funds

Meanwhile, Saudi Arabia announced it’s
launching a major drive to gather millions of
dollars in donations for Pakistan quake
victims.

Saudis flocked Faisal bin Fahd sports stadium
in Riyadh, donating money, jewelry and
other valuables.

Among the major donations were 2.6 million
dollars by King Abdullah, 1.8 million dollars
by Saudi oil giant Aramco and 800,000
dollars by Interior Minister Prince Nayef bin
Abdul Aziz, who led the organisation for the
drive, according to state television.

Relief helicopter crashes

A civilian helicopter coming from Turkey,
carrying aid to S. Asia quake victims
exploded on its way to Pakistan then crashed
in central Azerbaijan, killing all five aboard,
according to ABC news.

The Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf
criticised the world leaders for the
"inadequate" reconstruction aid after a
massive quake struck South Asian nearly two
weeks ago. Officials expect the death toll to
rise above 50, 000.

But a day after the UN appealed to other
countries to collect money for relief efforts
so as to prevent a second wave of deaths,
Turkey was the first to react; with the
biggest donation so far, according to AFP.

Trucks full of supplies continue to stream
into Muzaffarabad, one of the worse-hit
areas, correspondent said.

Hospitals have become croweded with the
injured, and doctors say that some cases
started improving. But international agencies
warned that thousands of Pakistanis in
remote areas might die if tents and supplies
didn’t reach them soon.

India has offered to set up three relief
centers for victims from Pakistani Kashmir.

Cuba sends relief doctors

A large medical team from Cuba, including
100 doctors, nurses and paramedics arrived
in Pakistan to bring emergency relief to the
quake survivors, reported Reuters.

President Fidel Castro personally ordered
sending the medial team to save the
Pakistani victims, Cuba’s First Deputy
Minister Rodrigo Parrilla said.

Also Japan donated $1 million to UNHCR’s
relief efforts in Pakistan, NNI reported.

And the United States pledged 19 more
helicopters following a UN plea to rescue the
stranded victims in Pakistani Kashmir.

More on...


3,861 posted on 10/23/2005 7:51:48 PM PDT by nw_arizona_granny (You say that you have prayed about your problem! Now, shut up and listen to God's answer.)
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To: Oorang

You've been busy, Oorang!


3,862 posted on 10/23/2005 7:54:42 PM PDT by SlowBoat407 (The best stuff happens just before the thread snaps.)
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To: SlowBoat407

I'd rather be sailing :-)


3,863 posted on 10/23/2005 7:57:49 PM PDT by Oorang ( A great deal of talent is lost to the world for want of a little courage. -Goethe)
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Osama Bin Laden Is Dead And Buried: Multan Newspaper

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1507917/posts

3,864 posted on 10/23/2005 8:04:29 PM PDT by Oorang ( A great deal of talent is lost to the world for want of a little courage. -Goethe)
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To: Oorang

Same here. Got close today when I helped a buddy checked out his just-repaired stinkpot. Perfect day for it!


3,865 posted on 10/23/2005 8:04:30 PM PDT by SlowBoat407 (The best stuff happens just before the thread snaps.)
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To: JellyJam; ExSoldier

Praying for you and your families. Please let us know when you can that you all are safe.


3,866 posted on 10/23/2005 8:47:42 PM PDT by crabbie
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To: Oorang

THANKS Oorang for the links and ping.


3,867 posted on 10/23/2005 8:48:05 PM PDT by Cindy
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To: Selene
I am VERY disturbed by this

You're not the only one. They're bringing in a small army - bring out the welcome wagons (sarcasm).

Here's a couple of appropriate sayings for those responsible for allowing 10,000 Saudi students to "study" here.

Everyone is entitled to be stupid, but some abuse the privilege.

If you think things can't get worse it's probably only because you lack sufficient imagination.

3,868 posted on 10/23/2005 9:36:04 PM PDT by MamaDearest
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To: Oorang
“I have concerns not only about the Philippines but about all countries’ preparations for chemical, biological attack,” he said.

Whew, good thing we've received such excellent instruction, medical advice and supplies in case there is a chemical or biological attack (sarcasm). How much time will elapse before our nation's cities and suburbs will be as prepared as we can possibly be? Here's how the Israelis handle it:

Israel has implemented the world’s most sophisticated civil defense program against chemical and biological attack. In the mid-1980s, the Israeli government began to provide each citizen with a free kit consisting of an individually fitted gas mask and an auto-injector containing nerve-agent antidotes. Special masks are issued for infants, children, and individuals with respiratory problems. The IDF’s Home Front Command (Pekood ha-Orref) operates a nationwide network of distribution centers, including a computerized record of everyone who has received a kit and the date of issue. Notices are mailed out reminding citizens to replace the mask, air filter, and auto-injector when the equipment’s operational life has expired.

3,869 posted on 10/23/2005 9:49:28 PM PDT by MamaDearest
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To: ExSoldier

Prayers for you and your wife from here too. Somehow I doubt you'll be getting much sleep tonight. Will be checking the weather channel periodically during the night to monitor from here. May God keep you, your wife and your neighbors safe from harm.


3,870 posted on 10/23/2005 10:00:04 PM PDT by MamaDearest
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To: JellyJam

Praying for your safety and that of your family as well.


3,871 posted on 10/23/2005 10:02:38 PM PDT by MamaDearest
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To: Cindy; backhoe; nw_arizona_granny; Velveeta; good old days
Another nice and short list - just the way I like 'em! (o:
Search Results 10/23:

SCHOOL + THREAT

North Carolina:
Student Charged In Threats: North Moore Target Of Two Bomb Scares
For the second morning in a row, North Moore High School was the subject of a bomb threat Friday, leading Moore County school system police to arrest a ninth-grade male student.
The student, whose name could not be released because he is a juvenile, has been charged with two class H felony counts, one for each threat. In addition, school Principal Mike Tylavsky said, “appropriate disciplinary action has been taken” against the student.


GEORGIA TECH RELATED

Lawyer: Tech scare was botched experiment, not bomb
ATLANTA - A lawyer for a Georgia Tech freshman accused of making bottle bombs says the incident was simply an experiment gone bad.
Theodore Hollot saw dry ice on sale at the grocery store - and an opportunity to try an experiment a chemistry professor had demonstrated earlier that day.
But the results have the 19-year-old nuclear and radiological engineering major from Pennsylvania facing felony charges and accusations that he made a bomb.


SUSPICIOUS DEVICE

Suspicious Device Found Under Petaluma Police Vehicle
The Petaluma Police Department reported Friday that a suspicious, possibly explosive device had been found under a police vehicle Thursday afternoon.
At about 6 p.m., report police, a device was found under a Police vehicle parked in the rear parking lot of the Petaluma Police Department. The device appeared to contain an unknown liquid, and had attached to it a partially burned wick, according to the department.


OU RELATED

FR THREAD:
Close Call but Fun for ALL
(...)The university also showed a pregame video presentation with OU president David Boren and athletics director Joe Castiglione explaining emergency procedures. Law enforcement faced a possible threat shortly after 3 p.m. on Asp Avenue, just south of Lindsey Street, which caused officers to tape off the area and check for explosives. The area was deemed all clear within a few minutes.
3,872 posted on 10/23/2005 10:07:39 PM PDT by LibertyRocks (OU Bombing Summary (updated 10/20) - http://sweetliberty.alfablog.com)
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To: Oorang
Intelligence officials said Islamist outfits that are operating have separate identities to give the impression that the bombings are isolated incidents, but in reality they are now working in unison to achieve their goal of establishing a fundamentalist, theocratic state.

Wouldn't that be the same as "terrorist cells," working separately, but for the same goal? The media consistently refuses to print anything using "terrorist" or "terrorism" in their stories so as not to upset anyone.

3,873 posted on 10/23/2005 10:11:35 PM PDT by MamaDearest
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To: crabbie
Good to see you here Crabbie :-)

Wilma and Alpha may combine to form a super storm

Concern over bomb making guide

What drives the Jihad

Stop humiliating South Sudanese Christians

Suicide bombers held in Bosnia

Jihadis set their sights on The Queen

3,874 posted on 10/23/2005 10:40:26 PM PDT by MamaDearest
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To: LibertyRocks

THANKS LibertyRocks.


3,875 posted on 10/23/2005 10:56:39 PM PDT by Cindy
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To: backhoe; All

A look at history ON THE NET...

ZOMBIE TIMES.com: "RED-COLOR NEWS SOLDIER"
http://www.zombietime.com/red-color_news_soldier/


3,876 posted on 10/23/2005 11:36:57 PM PDT by Cindy
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To: MamaDearest; F15Eagle; Clive; backhoe; jer33 3; Godzilla; All

PERSECUTION.ORG
http://www.persecution.org

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Thanks to MamaDearest for pointing to this article.
This text is an exact quote:
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http://www.sudantribune.com/article.php3?id_article=12201

Stop Humiliating South Sudanese Christians

Monday 24 October 2005 01:16.
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By Watts Roba Gibia Nyirigwa*

Oct 20, 2005 — Since the introduction of Sharia Law in northern Sudan in 1991 by National Islamic Front (NIF) currently National Congress Party (NCP), South Sudanese Christians and particularly women and girls were forced to veil and cover their heads, and it was made pre-requisites for any school girl or otherwise will not be admitted in any school. The distribution of food items to the internally displaced people of south Sudan in various camps around Khartoum had been preconditioned that unless if a person converts to Islam will not have food, and some Southerners were forced to convert to Islam in order to have access to the food items for survival, before taking over the distributions of food items by Christian organizations in the various IDP camps around Khartoum.

This monstrous behavior of Khartoum government in the name of Islamic religion is totally contradicting to the teachings and ethics of the great Islamic religion. The Islam is calling for peace, love, unity, equality and tolerance among all the mankind. Thus Khartoum government should not claim her evil deeds under the cover of Islam, as the Islam as religion is utterly innocent from all these acts.

The Holy month of Ramadan is a religious rite’s imposition on all Muslims and its morals are always intact. The fasting is not just merely matter of fasting and to exhibit to the others that one is fasting without understanding its true values and ethics. After all fasting is a temptation to the believers as well as wealthy people, in other words putting oneself in shoes of poor person which endures huger, thirsty and hardship in absolute silence and civility. Holy month of Ramadan is the month of forgiveness, compassion, devotion, dedication in constant prayer, reading and interpretation of Holy Koran for the spiritual attainment with the Almighty God, and humbleness and decent behavior with other fellow brothers and sisters. Thus, at the judgment day or resurrection day, everyone will be judged according to his/her own deeds and behavior in this world.

It is ridiculous for Khartoum government to force non Muslims to fast and closing schools for internally displaced persons down in Khartoum and Gezira state during the Holy month of Ramadan with pretext that those schools were offering food! This is a direct violation and abuse of human rights. As even some Muslims for one reason or another are not fasting during the month of Ramadan according to the fasting ethics, and if all the restaurants were closed down, is government forcing everyone to fast, despite the fasting morals put forward by God! God seeks the hearts of people and not falsely outside appearance and hypocrites.

Where are the fundamental bases of the principles of the interim constitution, is it not guided and based on free will of its people, equality, respect and justice for all Sudanese citizens! Is it not stated in the interim constitution that religious beliefs, customs and traditions are a source of moral strength and inspiration for the Sudanese people, and cultural and social diversity of the Sudanese people shall be the foundation of national cohesion, and shall not be used for causing division!

The role of government should be preaching of religious tolerance and its coexistence, not imposition of one religion on other, as this creates detestation and embitters religious intolerance among the Sudanese citizens. The Sudanese religious coexistence and human webbing can not be attained and cemented by creating religious friction and confrontation, particularly after signing the peace agreement between north and south. Besides that, the old wound of the two decades bitter war has not yet healed. And this provoking and igniting behavior of Khartoum government to cause sedition among the Sudanese citizens is utterly not acceptable and has to be strongly condemned by all peace loving Sudanese citizens, religious leaders and civil and social organizations.

* Watts Roba Gibia Nyirigwa, is a Sudanese from Cairo - Egypt. E-mail: robagibia@yahoo.com


3,877 posted on 10/23/2005 11:45:25 PM PDT by Cindy
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To: MamaDearest; Gucho; TexKat; backhoe; Godzilla; All

Thanks to MamaDearest for pointing to this article:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4370260.stm
Last Updated: Monday, 24 October 2005, 00:15 GMT 01:15 UK ?

" 'Suicide bombers' held in Bosnia"

By Nick Hawton
BBC News, Sarajevo



ARTICLE SNIPPET: "One of them is said to have recorded a video reciting Islamic prayers which may have been intended to be found following his death."

ARTICLE SNIPPET #2: "The two men hold Swedish and Turkish citizenship but are believed to have originally come from the former Yugoslavia."

ARTICLE SNIPPET #3: "A third man, a Bosnian, was also arrested under anti-terrorism laws but is being held at separate facilities."


3,878 posted on 10/23/2005 11:58:48 PM PDT by Cindy
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To: Cindy
" 'Suicide bombers' held in Bosnia"


Bump - Thank you for the info.
3,879 posted on 10/24/2005 12:41:51 AM PDT by Gucho
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To: Gucho

You're welcome Gucho.


3,880 posted on 10/24/2005 1:18:48 AM PDT by Cindy
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