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Syria Tells Troops to Be Ready for Battle
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Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has placed his military on full alert, citing "regional challenges", and vowed to continue supporting the "Palestinian and Lebanese resistance more than ever".

In a speech to mark the Syrian Army national day, Mr Assad said the volatile situation across the Middle East required "vigilance, preparation and readiness" and ordered all units of the armed forces to be on alert.

The comments were interpreted by Israel as a morale booster to the Syrian armed forces and not a call to battle. Israeli intelligence chiefs have assessed that Syria is not in the mood for an open war and is instead content to resupply Hezbollah guerillas in Lebanon.

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Might be nothing, but you can hide alot in a trash can...

Pricey trash cans stolen from Oakland streets (CA)
http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/breaking_news/15235377.htm

Here's one you don't see every day:

25,000 Stolen Sauce Packets Returned To Taco Bell (IN)

Several masked people this week entered a Taco Bell restaurant and left six 40-gallon trash bags filled with apparently stolen sauce packets, Marion police said.

The bags, which contained 25,000 sauce packets, were accompanied with an apologetic note that said the packets were stolen over a three-year period.

The note's author wrote that the group felt guilty and decided to return the packets, police said.
http://www.theindychannel.com/news/9657603/detail.html

Explosive situation (CA)

The FBI and Pasadena police are working together to catch a man who they say stole thousands of dollars Monday during a brazen afternoon robbery of the Union Bank of California on East Colorado Boulevard.

The suspect, who did not wear a mask and appeared to be of Middle Eastern descent, left a briefcase in the bank that he claimed was packed with explosives. After evacuating the 10-story building and shutting down nearby streets, officers found the briefcase to be empty, said Pasadena Police Cmdr. John Perez.

Anyone with information is asked to call police at (626) 744-4517.

http://www.pasadenaweekly.com/article.php?id=3711&IssueNum=32

Olmert has mishandled the war so badly that rumors are starting of a military coup to replace him. I doubt that will happen, but even the fact that rumors are floating around is significant.

The thread is here: Analysis: Government and IDF racked by unprecedented leadership crisis

The article has a LOT of info, and I have no way to evaluate how valid it may be. However, it is clear that a lot of conflict exists between IDF generals and Olmert.

Caroline Glick, the Deputy Managing Editor of the Jerusalem Post, has also publicly commented on the coup rumors.

ON THE NET...

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/keyword?k=globaljihad
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/keyword?k=jihad

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/keyword?k=cyberterror
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/keyword?k=cyberterrorism

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/keyword?k=hezbollah
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/keyword?k=hizballah
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/keyword?k=hizbullah

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http://www.internet-haganah.com/haganah/index.html
INTERNET-HAGANAH.COM: "HIZBALLAH WEB SITE UPDATES"

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http://www.internet-haganah.com
http://www.internet-haganah.us

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In the news...

http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&ned=us&ie=UTF-8&q=%22Weisburd%22&filter=0

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Thanks to Velveeta for pointing to this link:
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http://counterterrorismblog.org/2006/08/antiisraeli_cyberterrorist_att.php
"Anti-Israeli Cyberterrorist Attacks Planned for Tomorrow"
By Evan Kohlmann
(August 9, 2006)

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Thanks to a Special Freepmailer for pointing to this thread:
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http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1680914/posts
"Anti-Israeli Cyberterrorist Attacks Planned for Tomorrow"
ounterterrorismblog.org ^ | August 9, 2006 | Evan Kohlmann
Posted on 08/09/2006 8:06:20 PM PDT by John Lenin

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ON THE BLOGS...

http://blogsearch.google.com/blogsearch?hl=en&q=%22Internet+Haganah%22&ie=UTF-8&scoring=d

http://www.counterterrorismblog.org

http://intelligence-summit.blogspot.com/

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Cindy at FreeRepublic.com -The Threat Matrix says, "Well now hackers, here's the bottom line.

Hackers are tiny men with tiny um.. tiny minds.

You can't hide forever.

Really."

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ON THE NET...

http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1224273,00.html

"Hizballah Hijacks the Internet
The group pops up on unwitting Web sites around the world in order to communicate, recruit and fundraise"
By HILARY HYLTON/AUSTIN

Posted Tuesday, Aug. 08, 2006

ARTICLE SNIPPET: "What do a small south Texas cable company, a suburban Virginia cable provider and Web-hosting servers in Delhi, Montreal, Brooklyn and New Jersey have in common? Since fighting broke out in Lebanon, they all have had their communications portals hijacked by Hizballah. Hackers from the militant Lebanese group are trolling the Internet for vulnerable sites to communicate with one another and to broadcast messages from Al-Manar television, which is banned in the U.S. In the cyberterrorism trade it is known as "whack-a-mole" — just like the old carnival game, Hizballah sites pop up, get whacked down and then pop up again somewhere else on the World Wide Web."

ARTICLE SNIPPET #2: "Perhaps, the most famous player of the "whack-a-mole" game is Aaron Weisburd, 42, a computer programmer who operates one of the Society's projects from his home office in southern Illinois. His Web site, Internet Haganah — the name is an homage to Israeli paramilitary fighters — tracks Hizballah and other groups as they wander the Web. Weisburd's hijack logs go back for several years and include the latest Hizballah hijacks since fighting began. "Notice to the jihadis in the audience," he writes on his site. "You can't hide.""

'Plot to blow up planes' foiled [UK TERROR THREAT LEVEL RAISED TO IMMINENT]
BBC News ^ | Thursday, 10 August 2006, 05:06 GMT 06:06 UK | Unknown

Posted on 08/10/2006 12:17:04 AM CDT by gary_b_UK

A major terrorist plot to blow up planes in mid-flight has been disrupted by police, Scotland Yard says.

It is thought the plan was to detonate explosive devices smuggled on board aircraft in hand luggage.

During the night, police arrested a number of people in London after a counter-terrorist operation they said had lasted several months.

Police believe the attacks would have been particularly targeted at flights from the UK to the US.

The Department for Transport said security at all UK airports has been increased.

Passengers on all flights will not be allowed to take any hand luggage on to any flights in the UK.

Only the barest essentials - including passports and wallets - will be allowed to be carried on board in transparent plastic bags
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1680953/posts

I just heard this on CNN as well, as I was heading to bed.
So much for sleeping tonight.

UK police say terror plot thwarted

Thursday, August 10, 2006 Posted: 0532 GMT (1332 HKT)
LONDON (CNN) -- British police have disrupted what they believe was a major terrorist plot to blow up aircraft in flight, likely between the United Kingdom and the United States, a statement from Scotland Yard said Thursday.

"It is believed that the aim was to detonate explosive devices smuggled on board the aircraft in hand luggage. It is believed that the attacks would have been particularly targeted at flights from the UK to the USA," the statement said.

Arrests were made overnight in London by the Metropolitan Police Department's anit-terrorist branch and security service.

"Today's arrests are the culmination of a major covert counter-terrorist operation lasting several months," Scotland Yard said.

"We would like to reassure the public that this operation was carried out with public safety uppermost in our minds," the statement said.

"This is a major operation which inevitably will be lengthy and complex. We will provide further information as soon as possible."

http://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/08/10/uk.terror/index.html

I'm going to switch over and update the plane thread and then come back to here to see if I can update the robber.

First, let me post this here.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4778575.stm
Last Updated: Thursday, 10 August 2006, 05:47 GMT 06:47 UK
"'Plot to blow up planes' foiled"

ARTICLE SNIPPET: "It is thought the plan was to detonate explosive devices smuggled on aircraft in hand luggage.

Police have arrested about 18 people in the London area after an anti-terrorist operation lasting several months.

Security at all airports in the UK has been tightened and delays are expected. MI5 says the current UK threat level is critical - the highest possible."

http://www.foxnews.com

Note: The following news brief is a quote:
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http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,207682,00.html

London Police Disrupt Terrorist Plot to Blow Up Aircraft in Mid-Flight
Thursday, August 10, 2006

LONDON — Authorities in London thwarted a terrorist plot to blow up an aircraft in mid-flight between the United States and the United Kingdom using explosives smuggled in hand luggage, police said Thursday.

Click here to read the Sky News story.

Police have arrested a number of people in London after a major covert counter-terrorist operation lasting several months, police said in a statement.

Security at the country's airports increased and additional measures were put in place for all flights.

British Airways advised all passengers that they would not be permitted to carry any hand baggage on board any aircraft departing from any airport in the country.

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