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Threat Matrix: December 2006
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Posted on 12/01/2006 8:36:14 PM PST by nwctwx

:::FreeRepublic's Threat Matrix:::
Fighting Jihad in Cyberspace
-Full Story-

The setting is familiar to anyone who watches the evening news. A large, executive-style desk, a laptop perched on top, a logo in the background and a screen showing shifting images to reinforce the newsreader's message. The only difference is the presenter, who is swathed in an Arab headdress and masked to hide his identity, and the subject of the broadcast, a call for an Islamic state for Iraq and a vow to use Iraq as a launching pad to crush the "Zionists" in Israel.

Welcome to the "Voice of the Caliphate", the latest offering from the Global Islamic Media Front, widely regarded as the mouthpiece of al-Qaeda and the worldwide jihadist movement.

Distributed over the internet, the mock news format is just one of many employed by al-Qaeda's highly sophisticated propaganda arm.

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To: Velveeta
Any word on how Brigitte Gabriel's speech went?

I haven't heard anything yet, but I did hear that O'Reilly and Hannity had cameras there. Her husband told me that they've been aware of the "proper welcome" for a few days now and were prepared for it.

141 posted on 12/04/2006 7:28:08 PM PST by SlowBoat407 (A living insult to islam since 1959)
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To: Cindy

Thanks, again.
The most frightening part of all of this is knowing that rogue elements are walking around the streets with polonium.


142 posted on 12/04/2006 7:48:42 PM PST by Velveeta
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To: SlowBoat407

Hopefully all went well and there will be an update soon.


143 posted on 12/04/2006 7:50:01 PM PST by Velveeta
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To: Velveeta

Just talked to her husband. He said all went well and the muslims behaved themselves, most likely thanks to the heavy security present.


144 posted on 12/04/2006 7:54:39 PM PST by SlowBoat407 (A living insult to islam since 1959)
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To: SlowBoat407

Excellent, glad to hear it.


145 posted on 12/04/2006 8:04:37 PM PST by Velveeta
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To: Velveeta

We're going to talk more tomorrow. I'll let you know if I get any details.


146 posted on 12/04/2006 8:27:32 PM PST by SlowBoat407 (A living insult to islam since 1959)
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To: Velveeta

Yep.


147 posted on 12/04/2006 8:28:21 PM PST by Cindy
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To: SlowBoat407

Please do!


148 posted on 12/04/2006 8:29:26 PM PST by Velveeta
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To: All; freeperfromnj; Calpernia; jerseygirl

E. Coli Outbreak Hits L.I.; 8 Taco Bells Closed (Outbreak Spreads)
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1748486/posts


149 posted on 12/04/2006 8:30:22 PM PST by Velveeta
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To: JohnathanRGalt; stevejackson; yonif; American in Israel; iso; backhoe; piasa; Godzilla; nwctwx; ...

ON THE NET...

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/keyword?k=IRAN
http://www.truthusa.com/IRAN.html
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http://www.memritv.org/Search.asp?ACT=S5&P1=148

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

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http://www.jihadwatch.org/archives/014289.php

December 04, 2006

Israeli Deputy Defense Minister: Islamic Jihad Takes Orders from Iran
Another act of war by Tehran. "Deputy DM: Islamic Jihad Takes Orders from Iran," from Israel National News, with thanks to the Constantinopolitan Irredentist:

(IsraelNN.com) Deputy Defense Minister Ephraim Sneh asserted Monday morning that Iran gives orders to the Islamic Jihad terrorist organization. Speaking to Voice of Israel government radio, he added that "we are not yet even close to the ceasefire in Judea and Samaria."

The Islamic Jihad warned Sunday that it is planning an "imminent" attack on Israel, which it said is guilty of violating the Gaza ceasefire by staging counter terrorist actions in Judea and Samaria, where they have demanded that the truce be extended.

Posted by Robert at December 4, 2006 07:33 AM


150 posted on 12/04/2006 8:47:23 PM PST by Cindy
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http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/keyword?k=fiji

http://www.fijilive.com

http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/pa/pa_3073.html

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Fiji - I have taken over govt: Bainimarama
FijiLive.com ^ | December 5, 2006

Posted on 12/04/2006 10:41:47 PM PST by HAL9000

Army commander Commander Voreqe has taken over as head of state
Bainimarama announced a short while ago that he was doing this to end the impasse.

Dr Jona Senilagakali will be caretaker Prime Minister until an interim administration is appointed.

Bainimarama said he had no intention of arresting the Prime Minister or other ministers.

He said the 1997 Constitution was intact except for parts relating to the emergency powers.


151 posted on 12/04/2006 11:07:06 PM PST by Cindy
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To: All

ON THE NET...

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

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http://www.internet-haganah.com/harchives/005787.html
INTERNET-HAGANAH.com: "NEW STATEMENT FROM AL-QAIDA IN NAHR AL-BARID CAMP IN NORTH LEBANON"
(December 3, 2006)


http://counterterrorismblog.org/2006/12/hizballahs_offensive_in_lebano_1.php
COUNTERTERRORISM BLOG.org: "HIZBALLAH'S OFFENSIVE IN LEBANON: DAY THREE"
by Walid Phares
(December 3, 2006)

http://counterterrorismblog.org/2006/12/hizballahs_offensive_in_lebano.php
COUNTERTERRORISM BLOG.org: "HIZBALLAH'S OFFENSIVE IN LEBANON: DAY TWO"
by Walid Phares
(December 3, 2006)

http://counterterrorismblog.org/2006/12/hizballah_offensive_in_lebanon.php
COUNTERTERRORISMBLOG.org: "HIZBALLAH'S OFFENSIVE IN LEBANON: DAY ONE"
by Walid Phares
(December 1, 2006)


152 posted on 12/04/2006 11:38:42 PM PST by Cindy
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To: All

ON THE NET...

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

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/keyword?k=syria
http://www.memri.org/syria.html

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://memri.org/bin/articles.cgi?Page=countries&Area=syria&ID=SP137706
Special Dispatch Series - No. 1377
December 5, 2006 No.1377

"Lebanese Daily: The Opposition's Street Actions are a Syrian-Iranian Coup"


ARTICLE SNIPPET: "In its December 1, 2006 editorial, the Lebanese daily Al-Mustaqbal, which is affiliated with the March 14 Forces, warned that the street actions organized by the Hizbullah-led Lebanese opposition are actually a coup that is being carried out on Syrian and Iranian orders. The daily pointed to the similarity between the situation in Lebanon and the situation in the Palestinian territories, stating that the resemblance arises from Syria's and Iran's involvement in both.

The following are excerpts from the editorial:"


153 posted on 12/04/2006 11:46:45 PM PST by Cindy
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ON THE NET...

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

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1748586/posts

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http://www.newsmax.com/archives/ic/2006/12/4/210533.shtml?s=ic
Monday, Dec. 4, 2006 9:05 p.m. EST
"Islamic Group Targets Columnist"


154 posted on 12/05/2006 12:09:02 AM PST by Cindy
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UPDATE...

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1748589/posts

"La. Man Charged With 9 More Killings"
AP News My Way ^ | December 5, 2006 | MARY FOSTER

Posted on 12/05/2006 12:22:10 AM PST by Pontiac


155 posted on 12/05/2006 12:32:33 AM PST by Cindy
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To: Jim Robinson; Jet Jaguar; JohnathanRGalt; backhoe; piasa; Godzilla; nwctwx; All

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/keyword?k=YEMEN
http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/tw/tw_936.html
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/keyword?k=sanaa

http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&ned=us&q=Yemen&ie=UTF-8&scoring=d

http://www.yobserver.com
http://www.yementimes.com


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Yemen - Gunman arrested after firing automatic weapon at U.S. Embassy
AFP via translation | December 5, 2006

Posted on 12/05/2006 12:28:59 AM PST by HAL9000

Shootings on the US embassy with Sanaa: the wounded and stopped attacker

SANAA - a man with drawn with the automatic weapon Tuesday at dawn against the embassy from the United States with Sanaa and the police officers in faction in front of the chancellery counteracted, wounding the attacker before stopping it, one learned from Yemeni police source.

The man, whose identity was not revealed, is currently questioned by the services of safety, one specified.

The American embassy, located in the North-East of Sanaa, is well kept by the Yemeni police force.


156 posted on 12/05/2006 12:39:07 AM PST by Cindy
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http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/keyword?k=YEMEN
http://www.truthusa.com/MoreThanCartoons.html

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http://www.yementimes.com

http://yementimes.com/article.shtml?i=1004&p=local&a=2

Current date: Tuesday December 05, 2006 - Issue: (1004), Volume 14 , From 4 December 2006 to 6 December 2006

"Doors closed due to Danish cartoons"
Yemen Times Staff


ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Red sealing wax covers the door to Al-Rai Al-Aam newspaper marking the forced closure by the public prosecution.

The closure is the result of the court’s decision last week whereby the newspaper will not be printed for one year as punishment for republishing the Danish cartoons.

Under the same verdict the prosecution arrested Al-Rai Al-Aam’s Editor in Chief Kamal Ali Al-Aalafi – he was released on bail by the Attorney General last week.

The Yemeni Journalists Syndicate's Council appealed to the President Saleh to close the case file of the papers that published the Danish cartoons and demanded to quickly close the claims file citing false and unjust action against Alhuriah newspaper, the Yemen Observer and especially the independent Al-Rai Al-Aam newspaper."


157 posted on 12/05/2006 12:43:32 AM PST by Cindy
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To: Velveeta; all4one; All

ON THE NET...

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158 posted on 12/05/2006 2:38:36 AM PST by Cindy
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http://www.interfax.ru/e/B/politics/28.html?id_issue=11641856
Politics
Dec 5 2006 12:24PM

"Patriarch, Moscow clergy offer prayers in memory of slain priest"

ARTICLE SNIPPET: "MOSCOW. Dec 5 (Interfax) - Patriarch Alexy II of Moscow and all Russia and the Moscow clergy have offered prayers in the memory of Andrei Nikolayev, a priest of the Trinity cathedral in the Tver region, and his family, who all died in a suspicious house fire.

"We all take the death of the priest close to our hearts. The causes of his death are being established. However, it is suspected he was killed by arsonists," the patriarch said at the annual eparchial assembly of the Moscow clergy at the Cathedral of Christ the Savior on Tuesday."


159 posted on 12/05/2006 2:45:26 AM PST by Cindy
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NOTE: The following text is a quote:

http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2006/12/20061204-7.html

For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
December 4, 2006

President Bush Meets with His Eminence Abdul-Aziz Al-Hakim, Leader of the Supreme Council for the Islamic Revolution in Iraq
The Oval Office






President's Remarks
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In Focus: Renewal in Iraq

2:26 P.M. EST

PRESIDENT BUSH: Your Eminence, welcome back to the Oval Office. This is the second opportunity I've had to meet with one of the distinguished leaders of a free Iraq. This is a man whose family suffered unbelievable violence at the hands of the dictator, Saddam Hussein. He lost nearly 60 family members, and yet rather than being bitter, he's involved with helping the new government succeed.

We talked about a lot of important issues. I appreciate so very much His Eminence's commitment to a unity government. I assured him the United States supports his work and the work of the Prime Minister to unify the country. Part of unifying Iraq is for the elected leaders and society leaders to reject the extremists that are trying to stop the advance of this young democracy. I appreciated very much His Eminence's strong position against the murder of innocent life.

We talked about the need to give the government of Iraq more capability, as quickly as possible, so that the elected government of Iraq can do that which the Iraqi people want, which is to secure their country from the extremists and murderers. I told His Eminence that I was proud of the courage of the Iraqi people. I told him that we're not satisfied with the pace of progress in Iraq, and that we want to continue to work with the sovereign government of Iraq to accomplish our mutual objectives, which is a free country that can govern itself, sustain itself, and defend itself; a free country which will serve as an ally in the war against the extremists and radicals and terrorists.

So, Your Eminence, welcome back. Thank you for the very constructive conversation we had.

SCIRI LEADER HAKIM: In the name of God, the merciful, the passionate, and blessing upon Prophet Mohammed and his purified family and his loyal companions. My meeting with President Bush today emerges from our shared commitment to continue dialogue and consultation among us and also on the basis of our conviction that the Iraqi issue is a mutual interest. It's an issue that requires coordination between the two sides in a way that concerns both of us politically and from a security point of view and economic point of view, as well.

Therefore, our conversation today focused on ways to advance the work of the Iraqi government, the elected government, as well as to advance the whole situation in Iraq and move it forward. Also, we have discussed ways in order to provide all the necessities that the Iraqi armed forces will need, in terms of armament, in terms of trainings, in order to be in a position to assume the security file.

The Iraqi situation has been subjected to a great deal of defamation, and the true picture is not being presented in order to show a dark side of what's happening in Iraq. We see the attempts to defame and distort the situation in Iraq not taking into consideration the democratic steps that that country has taken, writing the constitution and establishing a state that depends heavily on the constitution, that it is unified and that it is strong. There are attempts to show the sectarian strife in an attempt to weaken the position in Iraq.

The U.S. interests, the Iraqi interests, the regional interests, they are all linked. Therefore, it is very important when we deal with this issue, we look at the interests of the Iraqi people. If we don't, this whole issue could backfire and could harm the interests of the region, the United States, and Iraq, as well.

Therefore, we believe that the Iraqi issue should be solved by the Iraqis with the help of friends everywhere. But we reject any attempts to have a regional or international role in solving the Iraqi issue. We cannot bypass the political process. Iraq should be in a position to solve Iraqi problems. We welcome any effort that could enhance the democratic reality in Iraq and protect the constitutional role of that state.

We have gone a long way to establish a democratic and pluralistic society in Iraq. We have given a great deal of sacrifice to achieving the objective. We cherish all the sacrifices that took place for the liberation and the freedom of Iraq, sacrifices by the Iraqi people, as well as friendly nations, and on top of that list, sacrifices by the Americans. We have now an elected government in Iraq, a government that is so determined to combat both violence and terror, a government that it is -- strongly believes in the unity of that government and of that country and the society, a government that deals and will deal with all the sources of terrorism regardless where they come from.

We will work very hard and seek all forms of cooperation at the international level and the regional level in order to defeat terrorism that it is trying to use Iraq as a base in order to sabotage the future of that nation.

Thank you very much, Mr. President, for allowing me this opportunity to meet with you. I would like to take this opportunity also to thank the American people and their sympathy toward Iraq, those who helped Iraq to get rid of a brutal dictatorship and to enjoy freedom and liberties.

PRESIDENT BUSH: Thank you all.

END 2:37 P.M. EST



160 posted on 12/05/2006 2:53:50 AM PST by Cindy
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