Threat Matrix: June 2007

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British Intelligence: Al-Qaida Expanding
-Full Story-

British intelligence officials said they believe that al-Qaida has a secure base in Pakistan's Waziristan region and is planning terrorist operations.

The group is reaching out to Muslims in North Africa, The Telegraph reported. Last year, the Salafist Group for Preaching and Combat, an Algerian terrorist group, merged itself into al-Qaida, a move announced by Osama bin Laden's chief lieutenant, Ayman al-Zawahiri, in a tape promising action against the "apostates" in the Algerian government and "the treacherous sons of France."

Al-Qaida is also believed to be planning expansion into Lebanon and Syria, the newspaper report said.

	U.S. Battles al-Qaida in Baghdad
	U.S. Terror Expert Says Nuclear Risk Low
	Is North African Militant New Face of al-Qaida?

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[Cindy]

Off Topic, but fyi:

http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2007/06/20070607-7.html

For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
June 7, 2007

“President Bush Meets with President Vladimir Putin of Russia “
Kempinski Grand Hotel
Heiligendamm, Germany

White House News
G8 Summit 2007

[Cindy]

Posted by Cindy to All
On News/Activism 06/08/2007 1:59:05 AM PDT · 42 of 42

NOTE: The following news brief is a quote:

http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3410205,00.html

Iraq gunmen kidnap Baquba police chief’s children

Published: 06.08.07, 10:05 / Israel News

Gunmen attacked the house of a senior police official in Diyala province on Friday, killing 14 people including his wife, and kidnapped his four children, police sources said.

They said the two brothers of Colonel Ali Delyan Ahmed, the head of police in Baquba north of Baghdad, were among the dead. (AP)

[Cindy]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1846883/posts?page=3#3

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http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1846883/posts

“Navy Works to Keep Lines Open to Iran”
Associated Press by way of Forbes ^ | 07JUN07 | Jim Krane

Posted on 06/08/2007 1:53:22 AM PDT by familyop

[Cindy]

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

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Off Topic...

Note: The following breaking news brief is a quote:

http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3410235,00.html

Iran probing fourth US-Iranian - report

Published: 06.08.07, 11:38 / Israel News

Iran is investigating a fourth Iranian-American citizen detained on security-related accusations, Iran’s ISNA news agency reported on Friday.

Iran has charged two dual nationals with spying and a third is being investigated for “anti-revolutionary” activities. (Reuters)

[Cindy]

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,279075,00.html

“TCU Professor Jailed for Allegedly Making ‘Terrorist’ Threats”
Thursday, June 07, 2007
By Leo D. Rommel

ARTICLE SNIPPET: “FORT WORTH, Texas — A respected professor of psychology at Texas Christian University who claims to be an expert in “international deception” sat in a Tarrant County Jail cell Thursday, held without bail and charged with making terrorist threats, including “hinting” he might bring a submachine gun to campus.

Charles Fredrick Bond Jr., 53, was arrested at his Forth Worth home last Friday after campus police obtained a “harassment” warrant, according to the Star-Telegram newspaper. TCU police, assisted by Ft. Worth police, went to Bond’s home, where he was arrested apparently without incident.”

[Cindy]

http://www.wtop.com/?nid=25&sid=1160834
(AP, WTOP)

“Man Questioned, Released in Plastic Bag Attacks”
June 7, 2007 - 3:13pm

ARTICLE SNIPPET: “ARLINGTON, Va. - A man questioned in a string of plastic bag attacks in Arlington was released from police custody Thursday afternoon.
Although the man was released, police say he remains a person of interest.”

[Cindy]

http://www.frontpagemag.com/Articles/ReadArticle.asp?ID=28521

“The Democratic-Iranian Plan for Iraq”
By Andrew Walden
FrontPageMagazine.com | June 8, 2007

[Cindy]

UPDATE...

http://littlegreenfootballs.com/weblog/?entry=25791_Another_YouTube_Jihadi_Bites_the_Dust&only

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ON THE ‘NET:

www.youtube.com/profile?user=Meghwar
www.youtube.com/profile?user=hezbsoldier1
www.youtube.com/profile?user=qadimun

[Cindy]

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.terrorism-info.org.il/malam_multimedia/English/eng_n/pdf/hezbollah_e_0607.pdf

Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center
at the Israel Intelligence Heritage
& Commemoration Center (IICC)

“HEZBOLLAH AS A CASE STUDY OF THE BATTLE FOR HEARTS AND MINDS”
by Dr. Reuven Erlich and Dr. Yoram Kahati
(June 2007)
(pdf)

[Cindy]

http://www.assistnews.net/Stories/2007/s07060037.htm

Thursday, June 7, 2007

“Pentecostal pastor in Belarus imprisoned for three days”

By Michael Ireland
Chief Correspondent, ASSIST News Service

ARTICLE SNIPPET: “MINSK, BELARUS (ANS) — Pastor Antoni Bokun of the Minsk-based John the Baptist Pentecostal Church was handed down a three-day prison sentence on June 4 for leading worship without state permission at his home the previous morning.”

[Cindy]

http://www.assistnews.net/Stories/2007/s07060036.htm

Thursday, June 7, 2007

“Beijing House Church activist Hua Huiqi secretly sentenced to 6 months imprisonment”

By Michael Ireland
Chief Correspondent, ASSIST News Service

[Cindy]

http://www.assistnews.net/Stories/2007/s07060034.htm

ASSIST News Service (ANS) - PO Box 609, Lake Forest, CA 92609-0609 USA
Visit our web site at: www.assistnews.net — E-mail: assistnews@aol.com

Thursday, June 7, 2007

“Church Construction Leads to Attempted Murder”

Gospel for Asia
For Immediate Release

ARTICLE SNIPPET: “WEST BENGAL, INDIA (ANS) — Two religious extremists tried to kill a Gospel for Asia pastor, Jay Edi, in March as he conducted a prayer meeting in a local believer’s home in West Bengal, India. The men also severely beat Siddhani, the woman who owned the house. Her sister was also attacked.”

[Cindy]

http://www.assistnews.net/Stories/2007/s07060039.htm

Thursday, June 7, 2007

“The Islamisation of Malaysia”

By Elizabeth Kendal
World Evangelical Alliance Religious Liberty Commission (WEA RLC)
Special to ASSIST News Service

AUSTRALIA (ANS) — This is an extended posting in two parts.

[Cindy]

PERSECUTION.ORG
http://www.persecution.org

[Cindy]

http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/pa/pa_1161.html

PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Office of the Spokesman
This information is current as of today, Fri Jun 08 2007 04:02:35 GMT-0700.

Worldwide Caution

April 10, 2007

[Cindy]

Note: The following text is a quote:

https://www.osac.gov/Reports/report.cfm?contentID=69290

ou are here: Home > Reports > Consular Affairs Bulletins > Report
Warden Message: Lisbon Marriott Bomb Threat
Consular Affairs Bulletins
Europe - Portugal
7 Jun 2007

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29 May 2007
Lisbon Strike, May 30
10 Apr 2007
Worldwide Caution Public Announcement
22 Jan 2007
Portugal 2007 Crime & Safety Report
U.S. Embassy Lisbon released the following Warden Message on June 7:

On Thursday afternoon, June 7, an anonymous caller telephoned the U.S. Embassy in Lisbon and indicated that a bomb would explode at the Marriott Hotel in Lisbon sometime on Thursday, June 7 or Friday, June 8. At approximately the same hour, a similar anonymous call was placed to the Marriott Hotel, relaying the same threat. The Portuguese police have been notified and are investigating. The Embassy has no further information regarding this situation at this time.

For the latest security information, Americans should regularly monitor the Department’s web site at http://travel.state.gov where the current Worldwide Caution Public Announcement, Travel Warnings and Public Announcements can be found. Up-to-date information on security can also be obtained by calling 1-888-407-4747 toll free in the U.S. and Canada, or, for callers outside the U.S. and Canada, a regular toll line at 1-202-501-4444. These numbers are available from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Eastern Time, Monday through Friday (except U.S. federal holidays).

The U.S. Embassy is located on Avenida das Forcas Armadas, in the neighborhood of Sete Rios. Telephone: (351) (21) 727-3300; fax: (351) (21) 726-9109; Internet home page: http://lisbon-usembassy.gov/ . The Embassy is located near the Jardim Zoologico (Sete Rios train stop). The emergency after hours telephone number is (351) (21) 770-2222.

The U.S. Consulate in the Azores is located in the City of Ponta Delgada on the Island of San Miguel. The address is Av. Principe do Monaco, 6-20, tel: (351) (296) 282-216, fax: (351) (296) 287-216.

There is a part-time U.S. Consular Agency in Funchal, on the Island of Madeira, on Rua Alfandega, no 10-2, Room A-B, phone 351-291-235-636, fax 351-291-229-360.

[Cindy]

Note: The following text is a quote:

https://www.osac.gov/Reports/report.cfm?contentID=69288

you are here: Home > Reports > Consular Affairs Bulletins > Report
Warden Message: Lithuania Ethnic Tensions
Consular Affairs Bulletins
Europe - Lithuania
7 Jun 2007

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10 Apr 2007
Worldwide Caution Public Announcement
9 Jan 2007
Lithuania 2007 Crime & Safety Report
U.S. Embassy Vilnius released the following Warden Message on June 7:

During the past few months, there have been conflicts between Lithuanians and people of non Caucasian identity in Klaipeda and, more recently, Vilnius. The recent increase in reported incidents of this type prompts us to remind everyone to remain vigilant. Currently, no particular locations have been identified as problematic.

You can take safety precautions to minimize your vulnerability. When possible, travel with at least one other person and avoid walking long distances during the night time. Ostentatious displays of wealth should be minimized. Additionally, please note that alcohol may impair not only your ability to identify danger, but also to respond correctly.

Regardless of day, time, or location, you could be a target of criminal activity. As always, be conscious of your surroundings and report any suspicious activity to the police.

For more information, please see the Consular Information Sheet for Lithuania at http://www.travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/cis/cis_952.html or for more general information, http://www.travel.state.gov

The U.S. Embassy in Vilnius can be reached at (370) 5 266-5500. The Embassy’s home page is http://lithuania.usembassy.gov .

[Godzilla]

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[KylaStarr]

Ping to thread:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1847160/posts

FAA computer systems reported down across East Coast... Developing... (Drudge)

[Cindy]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1847172/posts?page=42#42

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Thanks to Calpernia for the ping to this thread:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1847172/posts

“Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin Under Lockdown - People Sickened by Suspicious Backpack!”
WTMJ AM 620 Radio/WTMJ 4 TV | Friday June 8, 2007 | Milwaukee_Guy

Posted on 06/08/2007 12:21:21 PM PDT by Milwaukee_Guy