TerroristWarning.com Headlines 10/17/2005 # 1
National:
[AP] USA - Agency Probes Possible Terror Threat Leak
http://www.breitbart.com/news/2005/10/13/D8D7EO9G1.html
[AP] LAS VEGAS / FLORIDA - Man Accused of Punching Out Plane Window
http://www.breitbart.com/news/2005/10/14/D8D7QS2O4.html
[WNCN TV] NORTH CAROLINA - Water Towers Shot; 500,000 Gallons Spilled
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9682840/
[KTSM] TEXAS - Sheriff's Deputies to Help Border Patrol
http://www.ktsm.com/story_news.sstg?c=1284
[Voices Magazine / Jim Kouri] USA - Invasion USA: Capturing Seafaring Illegal Immigrants
http://voicesmag.com/Archives/kouri/invasion_seafaring_illegal_immigrants_101405.htm
[Washington Times] USA - Frist to take on border bill first
http://washingtontimes.com/national/20051013-114708-6345r.htm
[Iran FOcus] USA / IRAN / Border Security - Irans military threatens to hit U.S. with suicide raids
http://www.iranfocus.com/modules/news/article.php?storyid=3964
[Daily Star] USA / SYRIA - Syria warns 'gates of hell will open' if U.S. attacks
"all the gates of hell will open on the U.S. if it attempts to attack Syria."
http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=1&categ_id=2&article_id=19252
[AP] GEORGIA - Carroll County Courthouse evacuated, suspicious package found [ Apparent hoax ]
"Courthouse was evacuated Friday morning and blocks of downtown Carrollton sealed off after authorities received a bomb threat and
found three suspicious devices"
http://www.accessnorthga.com/news/ap_newfullstory.asp?ID=66317
[American Forces Press Service] USA / CENTRAL AMERICA - Central American Countries, U.S. Need to Cooperate on Security Issues
http://www.defenselink.mil/news/Oct2005/20051013_3029.html
[WorldNetDaily.com] USA - Big 12 ramps up security after OU 'suicide' blast
"Despite claims incident was isolated with no connection to radical Islam"
http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=46827
[Jewish Journal] CALIFORNIA - Teacher Class on Mideast Stirs Doubt
http://www.jewishjournal.com/home/preview.php?id=14753
[NIH News] USA - NIAID Awards $47 Million in New Effort to Develop Medical Countermeasures Against Radiological and Nuclear Threats
http://www3.niaid.nih.gov/news/newsreleases/2005/radnuc.htm
[USINFO.STATE.GOV] USA - President Bush Calls for Firm Resolve Against Terrorism
http://usinfo.state.gov/mena/Archive/2005/Oct/06-653919.html?chanlid=mena
[NEW YORK POST] NEW YORK - SECURITY FEDS BURN BRAVEST
"latest example of feds shafting the city at the greatest risk of a terror attack in favor of small communities with influential politicians"
http://www.nypost.com/news/nationalnews/55076.htm
[KGBT] TEXAS - Local Sheriff Speaks Out
"local sheriff is speaking out saying the U.S. is no longer the back door for possible terrorists, it's become the front door"
http://www.team4news.com/Global/story.asp?S=3977804&nav=0w0v
[FrontPageMagazine.com] USA - The Open-Borders Conspiracy
http://www.frontpagemag.com/Articles/Printable.asp?ID=1880
[Christian Science Monitor] USA - Homeland Security's extreme makeover
"According to a soon-to-be-released survey by New York University, most Americans are unprepared for an actual event, unaware of their
local government's plans for response and recovery, and deeply confused about what to do in the event of a catastrophe."
http://www.csmonitor.com/2005/1012/p09s02-coop.html
[The Daily Express] USA / RUSSIA - Weather War? New evidence suggests US & Russia are embroiled in an illegal race to harness the
power of hurricanes & earthquakes
http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=viewArticle&code=THE20051008&articleId=1061
[Wall Street Journal] USA - Investigators winnow truth from terror hoaxes [ This is why we include hoaxes and false alarms]
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/05286/588028.stm
[AP] CALIFORNIA - Unattended Backpack Closes Rail Station
http://www.newsday.com/news/nationworld/nation/wire/sns-ap-train-station-evacuation,0,674235.story?coll=sns-ap-nation-headlines
[OMahaChannel.com] NEBRASKA - All Clear Given At Offutt [ Fireworks ]
http://www.theomahachannel.com/news/5099593/detail.html
[Montgomery Advertiser (opinion)] USA - Bird flu likely terrorist weapon
http://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20051014/OPINION02/510130367/1006
[WFTV] FLORIDA - School District Pulls Chicken After Razor Blade Found In Sandwich
http://www.wftv.com/news/5088283/detail.html
[CP] CANADA - Mystery illness claims three B.C. seniors
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20051014.wvictoria1014/BNStory/National/
[Victoria News] CANADA - Mystery explosion rocks Victoria
http://www.vicnews.com/portals-code/list.cgi?paper=36&cat=23&id=509751&more=
[NBC4.com] WASHINGTON DC - Washington Monument Reopens After Bomb Threat [ 2nd this week ]
http://www.nbc4.com/news/5095360/detail.html
[TheHometownChannel.com. ] ARKANSAS - Bomb Discovered In Fort Smith Home
"homeowners called police after discovering their home was burglarized. During an inspection of the house, a backpack was uncovered --
and they found an explosive device inside it"
http://www.thehometownchannel.com/news/5099519/detail.html
[Auburn Journal] CALIFORNIA - Newcastle trio plead guilty to eco-terrorism charges
"four suspected eco-terrorists were arrested earlier this year in connection with multiple fire-bomb attempts in Placer and Amador
counties and are said to have ties to eco-terrorist group the Earth Liberation Front"
http://www.auburnjournal.com/articles/2005/10/14/news/top_stories/01elfplea.txt
[Free-Lance Star] VIRGINIA - Report cites fertilizer in Orange cattle deaths [Some had wondered if this was agro-terror but it doesnt
appear to be]
http://fredericksburg.com/News/FLS/2005/102005/10132005/137095
[Toledo Blade] OHIO - Mayor Declares State of Emergency After Riots Break Out Over White Supremacists March
http://www.toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20051015/BREAKINGNEWS/51015023
[AP] USA - Officials: Security lacking at small airports
We know that al-Qaeda has had plans to use small aircraft to spread biological weapons,
http://www.airportbusiness.com/article/article.jsp?id=3884&siteSection=5
International:
[AP] RUSSIA - Fighting Between Militants, Russian Security Forces in South Kills More Than 100
http://ap.tbo.com/ap/breaking/MGBENH2FSEE.html
[AP] NETHERLANDS - Dutch Detain Seven Suspects in National Anti-Terrorism Sweep
"in the process of purchasing automatic weapons and explosives "probably to carry out an attack with others on several politicians and a
government building,"
http://ap.tbo.com/ap/breaking/MGBMY5OFSEE.html
See also http://news.moneycentral.msn.com/provider/providerarticle.asp?feed=FT&Date=20051014&ID=5191573
[Xinhua] NETHERLANDS - Dutch minister insists on cruise missile procurement
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-10/13/content_3613721.htm
[AP] SAUDI ARABIA - Saudi King Says Al-Qaida Will Eventually Be Crushed, Women Will Get Right to Drive
http://ap.tbo.com/ap/breaking/MGB5H56ISEE.html
[AP] AFGHANISTAN - Bomb Destroys 8 Tankers in Afghanistan
http://www.lasvegassun.com/sunbin/stories/w-asia/2005/oct/14/101402920.html
[MichNews.com Jim Kouri] IRAQ / IRAN - Iraqi Referendum: British Accuse Iran of Training Terrorists
http://www.michnews.com/artman/publish/article_9877.shtml
[CPIC / BlackAnthem.com] IRAQ - Iraqi and Task Force Freedom Soldiers seize major weapons cache
http://www.blackanthem.com/TheAllies/military_2005101304.html
[Pravda] INDIA - Woman suicide bomber explodes in Indian Kashmir
http://newsfromrussia.com/world/2005/10/13/65159.html
[AP] NICARAGUA - Nicaragua Says Weapons Cache Is Secure [SAMs]
http://apnews.myway.com/article/20051013/D8D7165O0.html
[Bangkok Post] THAILAND - US fears full-blown terror threat
http://www.bangkokpost.com/News/14Oct2005_news02.php
[Trinidad Express] TRINIDAD / TOBAGO - Terror suspect freed
http://www.trinidadexpress.com/index.pl/article_news?id=108229098
[KUNA] IRAQ - Americans warned of extremely high potential for violence in Iraq [ We needed a warning? ]
http://www.kuna.net.kw/home/Story.aspx?Language=en&DSNO=778948
[Cener for Special Studies] EGYPT - Al-Qaedas Search for new Fronts: Instructions for Jihadi Activity in Egypt and Sinai
http://intelligence.org.il/eng/eng_n/new_front.htm
[Reuters] IRAQ - US cannot explain suspicious Zawahri letter passage
http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/N1460892.htm
[Vanguard] LAGOS - Mysterious Smoke, Gas-Like Odour Engulf Lagos
http://allafrica.com/stories/200510140358.html
Also http://www.vanguardngr.com/articles/2002/cover/october05/13102005/f313102005.html
[Hertfordshire Mercury] UNITED KINGDOM - 60 Hit by Mystery Illness
http://www.hertsessexnews.co.uk/news/mercury/hertfordshire_mercury/2005/10/14/60%20hit%20by%20mystery%20illness.lpf
[Manila Times] PHILIPPINES - Manila seizes bomb parts from communist rebels
http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/MAN264129.htm
[BBC] AFGHANISTAN - Mosque bomb kills Afghan cleric
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/4342246.stm
[Bangkok Post] THAILAND - Farmer beheaded, 40 troops escape bomb blast
http://www.bangkokpost.com/News/15Oct2005_news06.php
[Jakarta Post] SINGAPORE - Terrorist attacks: Preparing for the unimaginable
http://www.thejakartapost.com/detaileditorial.asp?fileid=20051014.E02&irec=1
[Gulf Times] BANGLADESH - Bangladesh police seize bomb-making material
http://www.gulf-times.com/site/topics/article.asp?cu_no=2&item_no=56268&version=1&template_id=44&parent_id=24
[Northwest Evening Mail] UNITED KINGDOM - Animal Activists Target Glaxo
"In a statement on a US website, the Animal Liberation Front (ALF) claimed to have tracked down GlaxoSmithKline employees and
threatened they will face the consequences
http://www.nwemail.co.uk/news/viewarticle.aspx?id=291303
[The Telegraph] INDIA - Rebel squads enter Tripura - Security forces on alert after militant infiltration in state
"on maximum alert following reports that four major groups of militants have infiltrated into the state"
"The rebels are preparing to launch an offensive against civilians and security forces on October 15"
http://www.telegraphindia.com/1051014/asp/northeast/story_5350685.asp
Reading throught the links in my post 3089 is enough to give one the chills.
There are of course several that are old news to TM'ers and several new ones.
It is one of the posts that I get in my Yahoo mail and cannot see the print on until I have posted it here, therefore, I get the same shock as you will when you read it.
I had thought to pick a couple to post as stand alones, but decided to send this note instead, as I couldn't settle on the couple that were most important.