Threat Matrix: November 2006

[nwctwx]

The Price of Victory
-Full Story-

The "bombshell" revelation from last April's National Intelligence Estimate (NIE), which was leaked to the New York Times in September, was that the war in Iraq had resulted in more terrorism, not less. As reported by United Press International's Claude Salhani, "Did we really need 16 intelligence agencies to tell us that? Ten minutes of watching the newscast of your choice, from Al-Jazeera to Fox News, would be enough to convince most observers." But the key question is why the war has provoked the global Jihad.

One answer has to be the influence in the Arab world of the America-
hating network Al-Jazeera. The AIM DVD on "Terror Television" shows film footage of captured terrorists saying they came to Iraq to kill Americans because of the words and images on Al-Jazeera.

	Al-Qaeda Doctrine for International Political Warfare
	- 2006 Midterms: Another bin Laden Victory?
	Three Years Ago: Threat Matrix Begins

Thread Forty-Two

Previous | TM Index

TM Terrorism Handbook

TM 'Be on the Lookout'

Godzilla's Summaries

Invaluable Tips

Preparedness

Search: News | Images

Threat Matrix HTML designed by: Ian Livingston

[Cindy]

Thanks to Fair Opinion for the ping to this thread:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1732341/posts

"Dick Morris and David Bossie Unveil New “Wiretap” Ad: Dem Weakness in Fighting Terrorism"

CItizens United ^ | Oct. 30, 2006 | Stephen Manfredi

Posted on 11/04/2006 1:08:01 PM PST by FairOpinion

[Cindy]

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=INTERNET

===
===

http://internet-haganah.org/haganah/internet.html

http://internet-haganah.org/hmedia/26sep06-salafy_forums.html

[Cindy]

RECAP and UPDATE...

BILL ROGGIO.com - THE FOURTH RAIL: "THE TALIBAN REGROUPS IN BAJAUR" (November 4, 2006)

Regarding Bajaur (November 2, 2006)

SAAG.org - Search Term: "BAJAUR"

BILL ROGGIO.com - THE FOURTH RAIL: "PAKISTANI TERROR GROUPS OPENLY INVOLVED IN BAJAUR PROTESTS" (November 1, 2006)

Bill Roggio.com - THE FOURTH RAIL - blog: "AFTERMATH OF THE BAJAUR AIRSTRIKE" (October 31, 2006)

Regarding Bajaur (October 30, 2006)

[Cindy]

ON THE NET...

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

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

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1721422/posts

===

http://counterterrorismblog.org/2006/11/hamas_operatives_charged_with.php

"Hamas Operatives Charged with Targeting Jordan"
By Aaron Mannes


ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Today, Jordan’s military prosecutor charged three Hamas operatives with planning attacks against Jordanian intelligence officers and Israeli targets in Jordan. Fellow CTblogger David Schenker wrote a backgrounder when the plot was discovered in May that discusses its implications on Jordanian politics where Hamas has a close relationship with the leading Jordanian opposition party, the Islamic Action Front.

This plot also highlights a disturbing possibility. As Hamas finds it increasingly difficult to hit Israel directly, they are more likely to hit Israel abroad or attack Israel’s allies. In 2003, Jamal Akkal, a Canadian-Palestinian, had been recruited by Hamas to strike Israeli and Jewish targets in the United States.

Egypt could also find itself a victim."

[Cindy]

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

===

http://intelligence-summit.blogspot.com/2006/11/taiwan-leader-urges-support-for-us.html

Friday, November 03, 2006
"Taiwan leader urges support for US arms package, launches warships"
Agence France-Presse
Nov 3, 2006 - 4:37:14 AM

[fanfan]

But he also insisted that if any terrorist "had anything planned for Canada, I'd be the first one to stop it."

Whew! I was worried there for a second. /sarc

Thanks for the ping Cindy.

[Cindy]

I totally understand.

You're welcome fanfan.

[fanfan]

"If it walks like a duck, quacks like a duck, looks like a duck; it is a duck or else it is some bird trying very hard to be a duck. Treat it like a duck." -Cindy

LOL!

I love your home page.

:-D

[Oorang]

Rockets for sale on our streets (Australia)
November 05, 2006 12:00am

AS many as 20 rocket launchers have been smuggled into Australia from the Middle East and are on sale for as much as $50,000 each in Sydney's underworld.

The weapons were obtained by a Sydney criminal gang to fight a turf war, but authorities fear they could end up in the hands of terrorists.

A Sunday Telegraph investigation has revealed the B-7 type rocket launchers, also known as RPG-7 rocket-propelled grenades, are being offered for sale on the black market for between $15,000 and $50,000.

Excerpted

http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,20704298-2,00.html

Cleric beheaded
Saturday, November 04, 2006

MIRANSHAH: Local Taliban in North Waziristan beheaded an Islamic cleric for allegedly spying for the United States in Afghanistan, officials said on Friday. The decapitated body of Maulvi Salahuddin, 50, was found on Friday morning in Makeen area, 75 kilometres south of Miranshah. A note attached to the body warned: “The Maulvi was an American spy and all of you will face this (fate) if you follow him.”

Excerpted

http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2006/11/04/story_4-11-2006_pg7_6

[Cindy]

Another beheading from the R.O.T.

Thank you Oorang for the info.

[backhoe]

[Oorang]

Egyptian security forces seize 600 kg of explosives in Sinai

CAIRO, Nov 3 (KUNA) -- Egyptian security forces seized 600 kilograms of explosives in the north of Sinai, a security source said Friday. He was quoted by state-run news agency (Mena) as saying the T.N.T explosives were found following combing operations in many areas in the desert of Sinai. The explosives were found stuffed in bags near Ruthayyan village, said the source, and were disposed later.

A ton of explosives had been found in the north of Sinai some time ago. The security authorities said last September they thwarted an attempt to smuggle weapons across the borders.

http://www.kuna.net.kw/home/Story.aspx?Language=en&DSNO=918183

Arab militias kill 63 in Darfur, half of them children
Saturday, November 04, 2006

Attacks in West Darfur have killed at least 63 people, half of them children, as rebels on Friday accused Khartoum of remobilising Arab militia after suffering two military defeats on the Sudan-Chad border.

“The government have begun mobilising the Janjaweed widely, especially in West Darfur, because they want to clear the area and move north along the border and defeat us,” said Bahr Idriss Abu Garda, a leader of the National Redemption Front (NRF). Rebels from the NRF alliance said of the 63 dead, 33 were children. The United Nations said 27 of those were under 12 and urged the government to protect civilians.

Excerpted

http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2006/11/04/story_4-11-2006_pg1_2

[Cindy]

ON THE NET...

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1731259/posts?page=291#291

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1731259/posts?page=502#502

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

===
===

Thanks to JVeritas for this thread and translation.

Note: The following post is a quote:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1732298/posts


Iraqi Document: Saddam Regime Spying on the IAEA (Congressman Hoekstra is Right) (Translation)
Pentagon/FMSO website for Iraq Pre-war documents http://70.168.46.200/ ^ | November 4 2006 | jveritas

Posted on 11/04/2006 11:31:34 AM PST by jveritas

The New York Times published their article yesterday where they claimed that the Foreign Military Intelligence Office (FMSO) website posted few captured Iraqi documents about Saddam regime nuclear program and that these document contain a lot of technological details that can be used by country like Iran to help them in their nukes program. The New York Times said that it was the IAEA (International Atomic Energy Agency) who complained to the US government about this few weeks ago.

Congressman Pete Hoekstra (R-MI), Chairman of the House Intelligence Committee disputed the New York Times article and part of his statement to rebuttal the article he said this “….. Second, my staff's preliminary review of the documents in question suggests that at least some of them may be internal IAEA documents. There is a serious question of why and how the Iraqi these documents in the first place. We need to explore that carefully - I certainly hope there will be no evidence that the IAEA had been penetrated by Saddam's regime.”Link: Rep. Hoekstra (Republican) responds to NYTimes http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1731635/posts ..

Well Congressman Hoekstra is RIGHT. Document ISGP-2003-00020767 which is dated February 1997 talks about Saddam regime spying on the IAEA and working to get “The researches and studies that are done by the IAEA”. The spying on the IAEA was a part of the intelligence gathering that the Iraqi were doing in Vienna where the IAEA headquarters are, also they were spying on OPEC which is also has its headquarters in Vienna, as well as spying on the Austrian government. Although this is a 1997 intelligence work plan, it is not something new that the Iraqis have been doing, they have been spying on the IAEA prior to 1997.

Below is a partial translation of document ISGP-2003-00020767 , page 1 and page 6 of the document.

Foreign Ministry

The Office of the Minister

The Department of Research and Information Analysis

Number: M4/D4/3/278

Date: 3/2/1997

Secret

To: The Embassy of Iraq/ Vienna

The Department of Research and Information Analysis/2

Subject: The Work Plan for 1997.

Included is the preliminary work plan to review it and work according to it and you will be provided with any changes in the future.

Please review…. With regards

Signature

The Department of Research and Information Analysis/2

3/2/1997

B. Important Targets

2. Attempt to get the researches and studies that are done by OPEC and the Atomic Energy Agency.

End of partial translation of ISGP-2003-00020767


PS: If you wonder how did I get the document when the FMSO website is shut, this documents was part of hundreds of captured Iraqi documents I downloaded and saved on CD’s.

[Cindy]

You're a great backhoe.

[Cindy]

great guy, that is.

[fanfan]

Hi Backhoe!

I get the feeling the Conservatives Republicans are going to win this election.
;-D

Prayers up from Canada!

[backhoe]

My kind regards to you both... I'm cautiously optimistic about the election- I was so even last week, but Kerry's Swiftboating of himself, and by extension the Democrats helped our side enourmously.

The NYT's Iraqi Nuke story is more damaging to the "Boosh Lied!" moonbats than they will ever believe.

I have not seen one ( count 'em, 1 ) new Democrat bumper sticker in my county. But I see lots of Republican stickers. And my advance vote foray was standing room only. People are more fired up than the Drive-by Media is letting on.

[Oorang]

You're welcome Cindy.

___________________________________

Muslims cleared to work in travel hubs as vetting system backed
November 4 2006

Thousands of Muslims will be able to continue working in sensitive areas of transport hubs, including Heathrow airport, after a decision by the government not to change vetting procedures.

In France, more than 70 Muslim workers at Charles de Gaulle airport had their security clearance withdrawn after being judged to have been a risk to passengers. But ministers have no plans to follow suit, claiming they are confident that procedures for scrutinising employees offer sufficient protection. "We run as robust and effective a system as we can," said the Department for Transport.

According to security experts and trade union officials, vetting procedures at important transport hubs fall well short of being fool-proof. However, the FT has learnt that security advice circulating in the British airline industry suggests making them much more stringent would be fraught with legal and political pitfalls.

Excerpted

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/02a3b274-6ba9-11db-bb4a-0000779e2340,_i_rssPage=34c8a8a6-2f7b-11da-8b51-00000e2511c8.html

[Oorang]

This is a few days old, my apologies if it was already posted.

Gov. Bush blasts couple's comments
Published November 1, 2006

Gov. Jeb Bush on Wednesday strongly condemned a Hernando County commissioner and his wife for calling Islam a “hateful, frightening religion.”

“There is no room for bigotry and hatred in the state of Florida,” said Alia Faraj, Bush’s communications director. “The governor is extremely disappointed in their inappropriate comments.”

Bush appointed Commissioner Tom Hogan Sr. in August. Hogan is a prominent Republican activist, co-founder of Hernando County’s Republican Party, and a GOP state committee member for four decades. Faraj said Bush is “outraged” and found the Hogans’ comments “extremely offensive.”

“That’s too bad,” countered Mary Ann Hogan on Wednesday, defending her views. “But I’ve been disappointed in some of the things he’s said as well.”

Tom Hogan said, “I’m not seeing that as bigotry, because I don’t feel bigoted on it. It’s just a matter of fact.” He also said many people had called him Wednesday to voice their agreement and support.

Excerpted

http://www.sptimes.com/2006/11/01/Tampabay/Bush_blasts_couple_s_.shtml

[fanfan]

People are more fired up than the Drive-by Media is letting on.

God Bless America!