Threat Matrix: January 2007

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Fighting Jihad: Strategic Thinking Needed
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The United States of America has some of the smartest leaders in government, military, and business in the world. Yet the American government has failed to collectively use this formidable brain-power 5+ years after the attack by Jihadists on the American homeland to develop a truly strategic plan to fight the global threat of Jihad and Islamist extremism. In one of the most complex wars in American history, rather than starting with holistic, big-picture thinking towards the challenges and prioritizing resources and actions accordingly, America has spent much of the past five years after 9/11 in reactive and bureaucratic churning.

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[Cindy]

Adding to post no. 840:

RECAP:



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

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http://memri.org/bin/articles.cgi?Page=countries&Area=syria&ID=SP142307

Special Dispatch Series - No. 1423
January 12, 2007 No.1423

"Iranian and Syrian Government Papers on Renewed Superpower Role for Russia to Counter U.S. in Middle East"

[Cindy]

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

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Thanks to Jay777 for the ping to this thread:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1767934/posts

http://stoptheaclu.com/archives/2007/01/15/aclu-raises-objections-over-expanded-military-and-cia-domestic-spying/

"ACLU Raises Objections Over Expanded Military and CIA Domestic Spying"
by Jay @ 11:55 am. Filed under ACLU, War On Terror, News

[Cindy]

FICTION

Speaking of the ACLU, texpat72, here's a link for tonight's 24:

http://www.fox.com/24/

[Cindy]

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

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


http://www.jihadwatch.org/cgi-bin/mt-search.cgi?IncludeBlogs=1&search=libya

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January 14, 2007

Note: The following news brief is a quote:

http://www.menewsline.com/stories/2007/january/01_14_1.html


LIBYA RELEASES AL QAIDA INSURGENTS

CAIRO [MENL] -- Libya has released 60 Al Qaida-aligned insurgents in a gesture of reconciliation to the Islamic opposition.

Islamic sources said Libya has released 60 members of the Islamic Fighting Group, listed by the State Department as linked to Al Qaida. The sources said most of the insurgents had been sentenced in connection to the Islamic war against the regime of Col. Moammar Khaddafy in the 1990s.

"Those released were hard-core insurgents as well as facilitators," an Islamic source said. "The release came in batches over the last few weeks."

The sources said the insurgents had been imprisoned in a facility in Tripoli. They said the release was connected to Id Al Adha, when Muslim states normally release inmates.

[Cindy]

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

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


http://www.jihadwatch.org/cgi-bin/mt-search.cgi?IncludeBlogs=1&search=yemen

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Note: The following text is a quote:

http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3352753,00.html

Yemen says al-Qaeda fugitive killed in clash

Published:
01.15.07, 21:37

An al-Qaeda fugitive who escaped from a Yemeni jail along with other militants last year was killed in a shootout with government forces, a security official said on Monday.

The official said security forces shot dead Yasser al-Homeiqani in southern Yemen on Sunday. Two officers were wounded in the clash, he said. (Reuters)

[Cindy]

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

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http://michellemalkin.com/archives/006696.htm

"Straight Talk on Counterterrorism from Australia"
By See-Dubya · January 15, 2007 03:55 AM

[Cindy]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yEuwJqBhiwk&eurl=

"London. Failed Bombing Plot. 21.7.05."
(Added January 15, 2007)

[Cindy]

http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/cis/cis_1135.html
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/keyword?k=honduras

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

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http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1768111/posts

"Honduras seizes Exxon oil terminals"
Reuters ^ | 15 Jan 2007 | Reuters

Posted on 01/15/2007 5:26:19 PM PST by FLOutdoorsman

ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Tegucigalpa, Honduras - Honduras will take temporary control of foreign-owned oil storage terminals as part of a government import program meant to drive down fuel prices, President Manuel Zelaya said late on Saturday. Honduras will take temporary control of foreign-owned oil storage terminals as part of a government import program meant to drive down fuel prices, President Manuel Zelaya said late on Saturday.

Zelaya ordered the move after failing to reach a deal with big oil companies Exxon Mobil and Chevron, as well as local company DIPPSA, to rent the terminals."

[Oorang]

Aww gee, thanks Libya.

[Cindy]

Exactly.

[Cindy]

NOT SERIOUS AT ALL:

http://img219.imageshack.us/img219/8938/peaceandloveoa7.jpg

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BUT THIS IS TRUE:

ON THE NET...

http://news.google.com/news?ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&hl=en&tab=wn&scoring=d&q=%22BIN+LADEN%22&btnG=Search+News

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

http://www.rewardsforjustice.net/english/index.cfm?page=Wanted_Terrorist

http://www.rewardsforjustice.net

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http://www.rewardsforjustice.net/english/index.cfm?page=Bin_Laden

"Wanted
Usama Bin Laden
Up to $25 Million Reward"

[Cindy]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1768136/posts

http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1167467740759&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull

Jan. 15, 2007 23:36 | Updated Jan. 16, 2007 0:15
"Palestinians up quality of improvised explosives"
By YAAKOV KATZ


ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Under Hizbullah guidance, Palestinian terror groups in the West Bank have recently obtained high-grade explosives that have significantly improved the effectiveness of roadside improvised explosive devices (IED) used against IDF patrols, senior defense officials told The Jerusalem Post on Monday.

According to the officials, the Palestinians, adopting Hizbullah tactics, have also improved the way they camouflage and hide the explosive devices on the sides of roads patrolled by IDF jeeps. While some of the explosives used in the bombs were smuggled into the West Bank - from the Sinai Desert - the Palestinians also used homemade explosives that were less effective but still lethal."

[Cindy]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1768144/posts

http://www.wftv.com/news/10753871/detail.html

Mother Of Three Shot In Face During Fast Food Robbery

POSTED: 3:57 pm EST January 15, 2007
UPDATED: 6:24 pm EST January 15, 2007

ARTICLE SNIPPET: "MERRITT ISLAND, Fla. -- Family members of a mother of three told Eyewitness News they want to know why a gunman shot her even though she did everything he asked. Monday, police released a sketch of the man they're looking for.

Meanwhile, the victim is in critical condition in the hospital."

[Cindy]

Note: The following post is a quote:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1768143/posts

PBS Frontline: The Cell Next Door - Jan. 30, 2007 at 9pm
PBS Frontline website ^ | 1/30/2007 | PBS

Posted on 01/15/2007 6:52:52 PM PST by F15Eagle

FRONTLINE/World and the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation go inside a terror cell -- believed to be the most serious homegrown cell -- accused of planning mayhem and mass murder in Atlanta and Toronto. Self-proclaimed Muslim fundamentalist Mubin Shaikh, who spent two years inside the cell as a police informant, describes the cell's plots and politics, and the film follows these radical Islamists to the training grounds of Pakistan.

[Oorang]

Milwaukee Authorities Search For Crate Of Radioactive Material (Wisconsin)
UPDATED: 6:52 pm CST January 15, 2007

MILWAUKEE -- Milwaukee authorities said that a container with radioactive material is missing.

The Sheriff's Department said that the material is in a shipping box that a courier reported missing on Sunday. The radioactive material is low-grade and used for medical testing.

Deputies said that there's such a small quantity that the material can't be used for anything other than medical purposes. Authorities said that the material could cause burns if it comes into contact with skin and can be poisonous if ingested.

Department spokeswoman Kim Brooks said that the container is a shipping crate with large warning labels. Deputies are asking anyone who finds it to contact authorities immediately.

http://www.channel3000.com/news/10755163/detail.html

[Cindy]

Adding this link/threat to your post in no. 828:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1768197/posts

"Four Pakistan Atomic Commission Officials Abducted Near Afghan Border"
India-defence ^

[Cindy]

sp=link/thread

[Cindy]

FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE.com: "JUSTICE IN GERMANY?" by Stephen Brown (January 16, 2007)

[Cindy]

Note: The following news brief is a quote:

http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3352805,00.html

IDF uncovers 9 pipe bombs in Bethlehem
Published: 01.16.07, 06:20

An IDF force arrested a wanted Palestinian in Bethlehem early Tuesday morning; nine pipe bombs were uncovered by the soldiers in the building the woman was arrested in.

Troops also confiscated two assault rifles, three ammunition clips, knives and a large amount of ammunition from the building. The explosives were detonated in a controlled manner by sappers. (Efrat Weiss)

[Cindy]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/6265827.stm

Last Updated: Tuesday, 16 January 2007, 05:28 GMT

ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Japan confirms bird flu outbreak"


ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Officials in Japan have confirmed that a recent outbreak of bird flu at a poultry farm was the deadly H5N1 strain of the virus."

Almost 4,000 chickens died at a farm in Miyazaki on the southern island of Kyushu last week, and the remaining 8,000 birds were culled on Sunday.

Tests confirmed the presence of H5N1, an Agriculture Ministry statement said.

There were a number of H5N1 outbreaks in Japan in early 2004, but there have been no human deaths from the virus.

"The examination conducted at the National Institute of Animal Health confirmed that the bird flu virus detected in Miyazaki prefecture was the H5N1 strain," the ministry statement said.

The government has banned the shipment of eggs and chickens from farms within a 6 mile (10km) radius of the outbreak.

Health officials across Asia are on alert as a growing number of countries have reported cases in both birds and humans in recent weeks."