Threat Matrix: Daily Terror Threat - September 2006

[nwctwx]

Five Years Later, We're Still Not Safe
-Full Story-

In the five years since terrorists flew hijacked airliners into the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, Americans have accepted inconvenience, sacrificed personal liberties and paid billions of dollars for a security clampdown that touches virtually every aspect of their lives.

And we're still not safe.

A close examination of the federal government's homeland security effort shows that there have been major accomplishments since the attacks on Sept. 11, 2001. But it also reveals how vulnerable the nation remains to catastrophe.

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[JustPiper]

Bluegills guard cities' water against terrorism

http://www.suntimes.com/output/terror/cst-nws-terr19.html#

Please ping me to anything gleaned here in regards to AlQ warning Muslims to leave

Also I heard the Shura Council said we will all die unless we convert when confronted

Also can you direct me to that stolen pc being recovered, it was stolen by a bldg maintenance worker by the name of Kahleel

~Thanks

[JustPiper]

JERUSALEM (AP) The Israeli media have reported an explosion in Tel Aviv.

[JustPiper]

A magnitude 6.1 earthquake SOUTH OF JAVA, INDONESIA has occurred at:
9.93S 107.32E Depth 10km Tue Sep 19 13:58:56 2006 UTC

[JustPiper]

ABC NEWS COMPARES POPE TO A ROTTWEILER

http://www.newswithviews.com/Kouri/jim77.htm

[WestCoastGal]

Hi JP......I saw this disgusting news earlier today on Fox ticker...vile people we let come here!!

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MOBILE, Ala. Police say a Fairhope man charged Friday with raping a minor admits he is H-I-V positive. 32-year-old Julio Cesar Cruz Martinez sits in the Baldwin County Jail today accused of rape, sexual abuse and sodomy.

Sheriff's investigators said Martinez confessed to the sexual assault and said he knew about his infection at the time. The child was attacked Wednesday.

Authorities said the young victim, said to be under 12-years-old, and her mother were Hurricane Katrina evacuees and had been living with Martinez.

Bond for Martinez was set at 750-thousand dollars and he is believed to be an illegal alien who has lived in the U-S for several years.

Authorities said the child's health concerns are being addressed.


http://www.wtvm.com/Global/story.asp?S=5427083&nav=8fap

[Cindy]

Thanks JP.

Re: The explosion...See Google news summary here.
Reports still coming in:

http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&ned=us&ie=UTF-8&ncl=http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/world/4198313.html&scoring=d

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Note: The following news brief is a quote:
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http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3305740,00.html

Qassam rocket lands near security fence

Published: 09.19.06, 12:51

A Qassam rocket which was launched from the northern Gaza Strip landed nearby the security fence. No one was injured, and no damage was caused.

Another Qassam rocket landed in the Negev earlier Tuesday. (Shmulik Hadad)


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Also on the 'Net...

http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1157913653139&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull

Sep. 18, 2006 13:03
"IDF officer: Hizbullah drone intended for Tel Aviv"
By JPOST.COM STAFF

ARTICLE SNIPPET: "A senior IDF officer said on Monday that "the drone which was launched by Hizbullah during the war in Lebanon, and which was shot down in the area of Haifa, was intended to strike the Gush Dan region," Army Radio reported.

"We found in wings of the drone 10 kilograms of explosives, with ball-bearings packed inside," the officer said. "We are talking here about a very accurate machine. In the past there have been attempts by Hizbullah to infiltrate Israeli airspace with drones fitted with video cameras, but never drones armed with explosives.""

[Cindy]

EVENT:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1704487/posts

[Cindy]

ON THE NET...

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

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1704513/posts

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http://www.jihadwatch.org/archives/011437.php

May 15, 2006

"Fitzgerald: The jihad in Serbia"

"Jihad Watch Board Vice President Hugh Fitzgerald discusses why all anti-jihadists should support Serbia today"

[Cindy]

http://www.jihadwatch.org/archives/2006/09/013195print.html
"GAZAN MUSLIMS FORM GROUP TO ATTACK CHRISTIAN TARGETS"
Article Snippet: "The irony meter has shorted out from overload."
September 19, 2006
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http://www.israelnn.com/news.php3?id=112348
"Gazan Muslims Form Group to Attack Christian Targets"
23:03 Sep 19, '06 / 26 Elul 5766
by Ezra HaLevi


ARTICLE SNIPPET: The group, which calls itself the “Army of guidance,” sent an announcement to news agencies based in Gaza saying that “every place relevant to Christians will be a target until the cursed infidel – the Vatican – apologizes to Muslims.”"

[Cindy]

http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/tw/tw_922.html

Travel Warning
United States Department of State
Bureau of Consular Affairs
Washington, DC 20520

This information is current as of today, Tue Sep 19 2006 16:51:50 GMT-0700.

ISRAEL, THE WEST BANK AND GAZA

August 29, 2006

[KylaStarr]

TRAIN DERAILMENT IN CRAWFORD TEXAS

FR thread:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1704550/posts

[KylaStarr]

http://www.kwtx.com/breakingnews/3957211.html

Train Derails; Evacuations Ordered
September 19, 2006)—As many as 30 cars of a freight train derailed Tuesday evening at a crossing on Highway 185 in Crawford, and reports from the scene indicated that a pesticide was leaking from one derailed tank car.

Residents within a one-half to one-mile radius were being evacuated Tuesday evening and traffic was being directed away from the area.

Deputies were dispatched to the scene of the derailment at about 6:15 p.m. Tuesday.

Fire units and ambulances were also sent to the scene.

[Cindy]

THANK YOU KylaStarr.
Updates are appreciated.

[Cindy]

Note: The following post is a quote:
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http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1704561/posts


New Exploit Rocks IE, Downloads Scores Of Spyware, Adware
TechWeb ^ | September 19, 2006 | Gregg Keizer

Posted on 09/19/2006 5:36:00 PM PDT by Eagle9

An unpatched vulnerability in all editions of Microsoft's Internet Explorer browser is being exploited, security researchers said Tuesday, with the attack dumping a broad range of adware, spyware, and Trojans onto PCs whose users simply surf to an infected or malicious site.

First reported by Sunbelt Software -- although rival Internet Security Systems claimed it was the first to discover the bug -- the vulnerability is in how IE renders VML (Vector Mark-up Language), an extension of XML that defines on-the-Web images in vector graphics format. The previously unknown -- and thus unpatched -- bug inside IE is already being used by attackers.


So far, said Eric Sites, vice president of research and development at Sunbelt, the exploit has shown up on hardcore porn sites, which are serving a buffet of badware to users who visit those sites.

"First they were pushing Virtumondo adware," said Sites, "but by late afternoon yesterday, these sites were distributing more than 40 different types of malware, including keyloggers, adware, and backdoors."

The new exploit seems to have a connection to WebAttacker, an multi-exploit attack "kit" created by a Russian group that sells for as little as $15 to $20. "We think that this new exploit is inside a new [version of the] kit," said Sites. "If that's true, then it will end up all over the place."

Sites said he expects that the exploit will migrate to one of the so-called "iframe cash" sites -- the term comes from the iframecash.biz site -- which use affiliates to push unpatched exploits to a large number of other Web sites, some of which are legitimate addresses whose servers have been previously compromised.

"This could end up being in lots

(Excerpt) Read more at techweb.com ...

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US-CERT Vulnerability Note #416092
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III. Solution

We are currently unaware of a practical solution to this problem. Until a patch or update is available consider the following workarounds:

Refer to the following workarounds listed in Microsoft Security Advisory (925568):

Un-register Vgx.dll on Windows XP Service Pack 1; Windows XP Service Pack 2; Windows Server 2003 and Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1

Modify the Access Control List on Vgx.dll to be more restrictive
Configure Internet Explorer 6 for Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2 to disable Binary and Script Behaviors in the Internet and Local Intranet security zone

Do not follow unsolicited links

In order to convince users to visit their sites, attackers often use URL encoding, IP address variations, long URLs, intentional misspellings, and other techniques to create misleading links. Do not click on unsolicited links received in email, instant messages, web forums, or internet relay chat (IRC) channels. Type URLs directly into the browser to avoid these misleading links. While these are generally good security practices, following these behaviors will not prevent exploitation of this vulnerability in all cases, particularly if a trusted site has been compromised or allows cross-site scripting.
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I choose to use an alternative solution: Firefox or Opera as my browser.

1 posted on 09/19/2006 5:36:04 PM PDT by Eagle9

[Cindy]

ON THE NET...

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

http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&ned=us&q=Iran&btnG=Search+News

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

http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=radioaporrea

http://www.aporrea.org

http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&ned=us&q=VENEZUELA&btnG=Search+News

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http://www.aporrea.org/actualidad/n83817.html

"Rueda de Prensa Conjunta Chávez-Ahmadinejad
(VIDEO) Venezuela alerta al mundo sobre intenciones militares de EEUU contra Irán"
Por: Venezolana de Televisión
Fecha de publicación: 18/09/06


ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Caracas, 18 de septiembre de 2006 / El Presidente de la República Bolivariana de Venezuela, Hugo Chávez Frías, alertó al mundo este lunes sobre las nefastas consecuencias de un agresión militar directa de EEUU contra Irán y ratificó el respaldo a la posición iraní de desarrollar la energía atómica con fines pacíficos como derecho soberano de los pueblos del mundo."

[MamaDearest]

You're very welcome.

Saudi beheadings by the sword today

Snip: Executions generally are carried out in public in the oil-rich kingdom, which applies a strict form of Islamic law. The death penalty applies to murder, rape, apostasy, armed robbery and drug trafficking.

Did you know Abdul Rahman was charged with aposty?

Snip: In February 2006, after a custody dispute concerning Abdul Rahman's daughters, members of his family reported him to the police and he was arrested after police discovered that he possessed a Bible and charged of aposty. The prosecution asserted that apostasy is punishable by death, based on a hadith, or oral tradition, that the Islamic prophet Muhammad said.

Pope asked to convert to Islam

Snip: The elder son of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi has called on Pope Benedict XVI to convert to Islam immediately, dismissing last week's apology from the pontiff for offending Muslims.

"If this person were really someone reasonable, he would not agree to remain at his post one minute, but would convert to Islam immediately," Mohammed Gaddafi told an awards ceremony on Monday evening for an international competition to memorise the Qur'an. "We say to the pope - whether you apologise or not is irrelevant, as apologies make no difference to us."

Islamic Jihad launches two homemade rockets into Southern Israel

Snip: The Islamic Jihad (Holy War) militants on Tuesday afternoon launched two homemade rockets from northern Gaza Strip at southern Israeli town of Sderot, the group said in a leaflet.

In the leaflet sent to reporters, Jihad said that the two rockets hit their targets in Sderot, causing hospitalization of three Israelis for suffering shocks.

The group defended its attacks in the leaflet by saying that " it's our right to resist the occupier that occupies our lands and kill our people everyday" and vowed to continue such attacks against Israel.

Outrage to see US / UN welcome of Iranian President

Snip: It is appalling, Spencer asserts, that someone like Ahmadinejad should be granted a visa and allowed to enter the United States. And it is particularly appalling, the terrorism expert says, "in light of his manifestly genocidal statements about Israel, which should put him beyond the pale of acceptable discourse to the United Nations."

The specter of an Adolf Hitler addressing the United Nations would be laughable, Spencer says, except that this is exactly what the U.S. is facing in Ahmadinejad's U.N. appearance.......

[nwctwx]

Internet Jihadis React to Alleged Nuclear Plot on the United States

By Abdul Hameed Bakier

Recent reports indicating al-Qaeda's preparations for a nuclear attack in the United States by al-Qaeda's alleged nuclear expert, Adnan El-Shukrijumah, has prompted conflicting reactions among Islamists in the jihadi forums (Terrorism Focus, September 12; al-Arabiya, September 11). The jihadi forums described the possible nuclear attack, and they also discussed a separate plan by al-Qaeda to attack coalition forces in Afghanistan with 300 suicide bombers. This latter plan was labeled The Ramadan Invasion, a reference to Prophet Muhammad's first war with infidels that was called the Badr invasion that took place in the month of Ramadan. With regard to the nuclear plot, the debate revolved around whether Islam justifies killing innocent people with weapons of mass destruction. Other forums hailed the news of the possible nuclear attack by saying that "this is a good omen for all lovers of jihad" [1].

Proponents of a nuclear attack on the United States reason that American civilians are not innocent bystanders. According to this view, American citizens are as guilty as the political and military leaders they freely elected who make the decisions to kill Muslims. The citizens are taxpayers, and the leaders use their tax money to implement anti-Muslim policies. They further justify mass killings by saying that "even though [American civilians] are not armed militants, they fund the militants and corroborate government actions." Another forum participant, nicknamed Mohannad Net, says that "we are longing for such an attack to break the back of the American camel...I pray to God that this plan does exist and will be implemented" [2]. The strongest argument comes from a participant with the nickname Sendbad Elmassery who refutes the notion that nuclear weapons are banned, quoting a verse from the Holy Quran that reads, "If ye punish, then punish with the like of that wherewith ye were afflicted" [3].

The proponents who reason against a nuclear attack on the United States argue that Islam and the Prophet Muhammad forbade the killing of unarmed civilians, the elderly, women and children. They reiterate that the killing of innocent Muslims by the United States does not justify killing their civilians even if they are infidels, Jews or Christians. They add, "our religion calls for forgiveness and mercy, not random killing. Therefore, such an operation will distort Islam and true Jihad. We must not burden Islam with the guilt of using nuclear weapons. It is better to be martyrs than mass butchers" [4]. A participant, nicknamed Abdullah 28, refutes Sendbad Elmassery's Quranic justification of a nuclear attack by posting the full verse that reads, "If ye punish, then punish with the like of that wherewith ye were afflicted. But if ye endure patiently, verily it is better for the patient" [5].

In between these two perspectives, there is a third party that believes that the nuclear attack is a conspiracy organized by Israel and directed by the United States [6]. They argue that the September 11 attacks were carried out without anyone uncovering the plot prior to perpetration. In this case, however, the nuclear plot has already been revealed, which would not have happened if it were a true plot organized by al-Qaeda.

Notes

1. http://www.muslm.net/vb/showthread.php? t=180439.
2. Ibid.
3. Ibid.
4. http://www.shooqonline.com/ib/lofiversion/index.php/t16632.html.
5. http://www.muslm.net/vb/showthread.php?t=180439.
6. http://www.hanein.net/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t=13689.

[SlowBoat407]

Amazing research. Thank you, Ian.

[Cindy]

THANKS nw.

This one site didn't look familiar.
http://www.shooqonline.com/ib/

THANKS for the post and the links nw.

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http://jamestown.org/terrorism/news/article.php?articleid=2370131
Terrorism Focus
"Internet Jihadis React to Alleged Nuclear Plot on the United States"
By Abdul Hameed Bakier
(September 19, 2006)

[Cindy]

Thanks MamaDearest.
Fascinating set of links.

Sharia Law and Jihad -- another day.