Threat Matrix: June 2007

Jealousy and rejection prompted a former Seminole County reserve deputy to destroy the reputation of a Wekiva Springs teenager last month by engineering his arrest on bomb-making charges, according to the Orange County Sheriff’s Office.

Kenneth Reeves was picked up late Friday on 22 felony charges accusing him of planting the pipe bombs and misleading authorities to punish the boy’s family for spurning his friendship, the Sheriff’s Office said.

“It just didn’t add up,” Sgt. Ken Mohler said. “From the outset, our gut instincts told us something was missing and made us search for the truth.”

But in the interim, Scott Davis Jr. — the innocent teen — had been humiliated publicly by rumors that he planned a Virginia Tech-type massacre.

All charges against the teen were dismissed Friday morning.

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Good post.

Thanks.

Yep.
You’re welcome, Jet Jaguar.

Thanks Cindy. Here is today's report which states the threat was falsified:

Davis-Besse threat was falsified
Wednesday June 13 2007

OAK HARBOR - Charges are pending against a restaurant employee who falsified a report of a threat against the Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station, according to Ottawa County Prosecutor Mark Mulligan.

Katelyn McRitchie, 19, of 615 Fremont Road in Port Clinton, admitted to making up her story of finding a napkin where two Middle Eastern men had written the words "Davis-Besse" and "boom", according to Port Clinton Police Department. McRitchie wrote the word "boom" on the napkin to make it appear as a threat against the plant, report said.

http://www.sanduskyregister.com/articles/2007/06/13/front/310386.txt

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Post #615...thanks for the link Cindy.

Solutions from Robert Spencer! Hooray Robert Spencer! OUTSTANDING! (Thanks to Michelle Malkin also)

You’re very welcome P. Galt.

That is very good news Oorang and thanks for the update on the false report regarding the power plant.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1843491/posts?page=626#626

It is a crime to file a false report.

Ping to post no. 626.

Thanks to Oorang for the following up on the false report regarding the power plant.

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Thanks to P Galt for the ping to this thread:

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“Private undercover team exposes nationwide network of radical, anti-U.S. Islamic centers”
Insight Magazine ^ | June 12-18, 2007

Posted on 06/13/2007 7:01:28 PM PDT by Ooh-Ah

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http://www.mnf-iraq.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=12313&Itemid=21

June 13, 2007
Release A070613d

Al-Qaeda military emir of Mosul killed

BAGHDAD, Iraq – Coalition Forces killed a senior terrorist leader during an operation Tuesday morning targeting the al-Qaeda in Iraq network in Mosul.

Kamal Jalil Bakr ‘Uthman, also known as Sa’id Hamza, was known to be the al-Qaeda in IraqMosul. Intelligence reports indicate he planned, coordinated and facilitated suicide bombings in the Mosul area. Additionally, he facilitated the movement of more than 100 foreign fighters through safe houses in the area, and orchestrated attacks against Iraqi and Coalition Forces. military emir of

Coalition Forces targeted ‘Uthman Tuesday as part of their operations to disrupt the al-Qaeda in Iraq Mosul. As they entered his residence, ‘Uthman rushed into another room and reached under a mattress. Coalition Forces, reacting appropriately to the hostile threat, engaged ‘Uthman, killing him. The ground force later found a suicide vest under the mattress. senior leader network in

Coalition Forces had detained ‘Uthman during an operation in August 2006. He was released from the Iraqi judicial system in April 2007, and intelligence reports indicate he was planning a six-vehicle suicide bomb attack to avenge his detention.

“We have taken another very dangerous terrorist off the streets of Iraq, and we will continue to deplete the senior leadership of al-Qaeda in Iraq,” said Lt. Col. Christopher Garver, MNF-I spokesperson.

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http://www.mnf-iraq.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=12312&Itemid=21

June 13, 2007
Release A070613c

Bomb cell terrorists caught red-handed

BAGHDAD, Iraq – Coalition Forces killed two terrorists, detained 13 suspected terrorists and discovered a cache of weapons during operations targeting al-Qaeda in Iraq and the Baghdad car bomb network Wednesday.

Coalition Forces followed two terrorists they witnessed emplacing improvised explosive devices in Baghdad June 12, and raided their bed-down location. As Coalition Forces approached the building, the two known terrorists disregarded the interpreter’s instructions and approached the ground force. Reacting appropriately to the perceived threat, Coalition Forces engaged the two men, killing them.

Inside the building, Coalition Forces discovered a fully assembled IED. As they were disabling the IED, a person appeared and rushed toward the ground force. Coalition Forces, perceiving a possible explosive threat, engaged the individual with small arms fire. The individual, who was later determined to be a woman, was killed.

Also on the scene, Coalition Forces detained three suspected members of the Baghdad vehicle-borne IED network, which is responsible for conducting attacks on Iraqi civilians, as well as Iraqi and Coalition Forces. The ground force also destroyed two vehicles at the site that the terrorists used to transport personnel and explosives.

Based on information from the suspects, Coalition Forces moved to a follow-on location and found a cache of weapons and explosives, including chemicals used to build IEDs. An explosives team safely destroyed the materials on site.

During two coordinated operations near Fallujah, Coalition Forces raided a series of buildings linked to the activities of al-Qaeda in Iraq senior leaders. Eight suspected terrorists were detained for their connection to the al-Qaeda senior leader network.

In Tarmiyah, Coalition Forces captured one suspected terrorist who is believed to be a personal companion of a religious emir within the al-Qaeda network.

Coalition Forces tracked a suspected terrorist from Kirkuk who allegedly fled to Mosul after his close associates were captured. During a raid there, Coalition Forces detained one suspected terrorist for his ties to the targeted individual.

“We have disrupted the indiscriminate and deliberate attacks terrorists conduct against innocent Iraqis, and we’ll continue to target al-Qaeda in Iraq’s leadership and operatives,” said Lt. Col. Christopher Garver, MNF-I spokesperson.

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“Al Qaeda’s American Harbor”
OpinionJournal.com ^ | June 14, 2007 | Editorial Staff

Posted on 06/13/2007 10:13:51 PM PDT by gpap

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Last Updated: Tuesday, 12 June 2007, 11:31 GMT 12:31 UK

“Recruiting Taleban ‘child soldiers’”
By Syed Shoaib Hasan
BBC News, Tank

ARTICLE SNIPPET: “”The Taleban convince them it is their duty to carry out jihad [holy struggle].”

But then he admits what he’s left unsaid.

“How much convincing does a child need? ... Especially when promised adventure.”

The trouble is that in most cases, the “adventure” the Taleban offer usually results in no possibility of return.”

ARTICLE SNIPPET: “”They are being trained as fidayeen,” the teacher half whispers.

“Fidayeen” literally means “those who sacrifice their lives”.

In Afghanistan today, the term has a new meaning - suicide bomber.”

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“Iran is arming Taliban, U.S. envoy claims”
MSNBC (breaking news) ^ | June 12, 2007 | AP

Posted on 06/12/2007 10:43:20 AM PDT by waimea.man

SNIPPET: “PARIS - A senior U.S. diplomat accused Iran on Tuesday of transferring weapons to Taliban insurgents in Afghanistan — the most direct comments yet on the issue by a ranking American official.

Undersecretary of State Nicholas Burns, speaking to reporters in Paris, said Iran was funding insurrections across the Middle East — and “Iran is now even transferring arms to the Taliban in Afghanistan.””

Note: The following text is a quote:

http://www.jihadwatch.org/archives/016908.php

June 13, 2007

Pregnant mother of eight planned suicide attack

Just when you thought the Palestinians have pulled out all the stops, pregnant women are sent to be “martyrs.”

“Mother of Eight Planned Suicide Terror Attack in Israel,” by Hillel Fendel for Israel National News:

Two women from Gaza - a pregnant mother of eight, and her niece, a mother of four - planned a joint two-pronged suicide attack in Tel Aviv and Netanya.
They have been arrested.

The General Security Service (GSS) has released for publication that the two women were arrested 24 days ago as they left Gaza for the double attack. Precise intelligence information led to the thwarting of the planned mass murders.

The GSS says that the two women “took advantage of Israel’s humanitarian policies, receiving a fraudulent medical permit to enter Israel.”

The two mothers took along some of their young children to the meetings with their terrorist handlers, at which was discussed precisely how the women would blow themselves up. The 19-year-old son of the older woman, an Islamic Jihad terrorist himself, was present at the traditional picture-taking ceremony, at which the women were photographed holding a Koran and a rifle.

The problem of actually getting into Israel was solved as follows: Islamic Jihad was able to obtain a forged medical permit indicating that Habib required an urgent medical check in Ramallah, to which Zeck was to be her escort. Once in Ramallah, they were to go to the hospital and actually have the test done, to avoid suspicion, and then they were to be taken to the intended target locations.

Israel is often castigated by left-wing organizations that complain that Arabs from the PA are sometimes forced to wait at checkpoints for security checks, and are allegedly denied medical care. The GSS, however, notes that the case at hand is only one of many in which Arabs attempt to take advantage of Israel’s humanitarian policies in order to murder Israelis.

No further comment needed.

Crossposted from The American Israeli Patriot.

Posted by Jay at June 13, 2007 1:37 PM

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Special Dispatch Series - No. 1620
June 14, 2007 No.1620

“Saudi Columnist in Scathing Criticism Of Hizbullah and Syria: They Are Trying To Destroy Lebanon Down to the Last Man

SNIPPET: “In her column in the Saudi daily Al-Riyadh, Hasna Al-Quna’ir harshly criticized the Lebanese opposition, headed by Hizbullah, for conspiring with foreign elements against Lebanon with the aim of destroying it. She went on to accuse Hizbullah of betraying the homeland by serving as an agent of non-Lebanese Arab and Islamic elements, and called for disarming it.

In her column, Al-Quna’ir hinted that it was Syria who had sent Fath Al-Islam into the Palestinian refugee camps in Lebanon, and posited that Syria had played its final hand in its attempts to destroy Lebanon.

The following are the main points of Hasnaa Al-Quna’ir’s column:”

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http://www.treas.gov/press/releases/hp447.htm

June 8, 2007
HP-447

Treasury Takes Additional Measures to
Combat Iranian WMD Proliferation
Iranian Nuclear & Missile Firms Targeted

The U.S. Department of the Treasury today designated four Iranian companies, Pars Tarash (a/k/a Pars Trash Company), Farayand Technique, Fajr Industries Group, and Mizan Machine Manufacturing Group, for their role in Iran’s proliferation of weapons of mass destruction.

This action was taken pursuant to Executive Order 13382, an authority aimed at freezing the assets of proliferators of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) and their supporters. Designations under E.O. 13382 are implemented by Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), and they prohibit all transactions between the designees and any U.S. person and freeze any assets the designees may have under U.S. jurisdiction.

“So long as Iran continues to pursue a nuclear program in defiance of the international community’s calls to halt enrichment, we will continue to hold those responsible to account for their conduct,” said Stuart Levey, Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence (TFI).

Pars Tarash and Farayand Technique are owned or controlled by, or act or purport to act for or on behalf of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) and/or the Kalaye Electric Company, an AEOI subsidiary designated by OFAC on February 16, 2007.

The AEOI manages Iran’s overall nuclear program and reports directly to the Iranian president. Identified by President George W. Bush in the Annex to E.O. 13382, the AEOI is the main Iranian institute for research and development activities in the field of nuclear technology, including Iran’s centrifuge enrichment program and experimental laser enrichment of uranium program.

The AEOI is named in the Annex to United Nations Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1737 for its involvement in Iran’s nuclear program. Pars Tarash and Farayand Technique were also listed in the Annex to UNSCR 1737 for their involvement in Iran’s centrifuge program and were identified in reports of the International Atomic Energy Organization (IAEA).

According to IAEA reports, Iran disclosed the existence of these two entities in October of 2003, and indicated that they were involved in the domestic production of centrifuge components. It was revealed to the IAEA in January 2004 that Pars Tarash and Farayand were subsidiaries of the Kalaye Electric Company, an AEOI subsidiary. Farayand Technique has had a number of different roles in Iran’s centrifuge enrichment program, and performs quality control on components used at the uranium enrichment facility at Natanz. Farayand Technique also has capabilities suitable for the testing and assembly of centrifuges. Pars Tarash has been identified by the IAEA as a site used by Natanz and the Kalaye Electric Company to store centrifuge equipment.

Also designated today are Fajr Industries Group and Mizan Machine Manufacturing Group, two entities owned or controlled by, or acting or purporting to act for or on behalf of Iran’s Aerospace Industries Organization (AIO). The AIO, which was also identified by President Bush in the Annex to E.O. 13382, is a subsidiary of the Iranian Ministry of Defense and Armed Forces Logistics, and is the overall manager and coordinator of Iran’s missile program.

Fajr Industries Group is subordinate to the AIO and involved in the production and acquisition of precision equipment for missile guidance and control systems. Fajr has consistently procured a wide range of missile guidance and control equipment on behalf of the AIO over the years. Since the late 1990s, Fajr has purchased high strength steel alloy, useful for guidance equipment in ballistic missiles and missile-related technology and items. Fajr Industries Group was also identified in the Annex to UNSCR 1737 for its involvement in Iran’s ballistic missile program.

Mizan Machine Manufacturing Group is one of several front companies utilized by AIO in commercial transactions. In particular, Mizan Machine Manufacturing Group has been used by AIO to acquire sensitive material for Iran’s ballistic missile program. For example, in April 2005, Mizan Machine Manufacturing Group purchased a state-of-the-art crane for Iran’s weapons program. An investigation of this transaction determined the crane was probably intended for use in Iran’s Shahab missile program. Cranes can be used to support missiles, like the Shahab, in the field or at storage facilities.

Mizan Machine Manufacturing Group has also acted on behalf of the Shahid Hemmat Industrial Group (SHIG), a subordinate entity of the AIO which is listed in UNSCR 1737 for its direct role in advancing Iran’s ballistic missile program. In 2005, Mizan Machine Manufacturing Group was connected to the acquisition of equipment, on behalf of SHIG, that could be used to calibrate guidance and control instruments for more accurate targeting of Iran’s ballistic missiles.

Background on E.O. 13382

Today’s action builds on President Bush’s issuance of E.O. 13382 on June 29, 2005. Recognizing the need for additional tools to combat the proliferation of WMD, the President signed the E.O. authorizing the imposition of strong financial sanctions against not only WMD proliferators, but also entities and individuals providing support or services to them.

In the Annex to E.O. 13382, the President identified eight entities operating in North Korea, Iran, and Syria for their support of WMD proliferation. E.O. 13382 authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary of State, the Attorney General, and other relevant agencies, to designate additional entities and individuals providing support or services to the entities identified in the Annex to the Order.

In addition to the entities identified in the annex of E.O. 13382, the Treasury Department has designated thirty entities and two individuals as proliferators of WMD, specifically:

Eight North Korean entities on October 21, 2005;
Two Iranian entities on January 4, 2006;
One Swiss entity and one Swiss individual tied to North Korean proliferation activity on March 30, 2006;
Four Chinese entities and one U.S. entity tied to Iranian proliferation activity on June 8, 2006.
Two Iranian entities on July 18, 2006;
Three Syrian entities on January 4, 2007;
One Iranian entity, one British entity, and one individual tied to Iranian missile proliferation on January 9, 2007;
Three Iranian entities on February 16, 2007; and
Four Iranian entities on June 8, 2007.
The designation announced today is part of the ongoing interagency effort by the United States Government to combat WMD trafficking by blocking the property of entities and individuals that engage in proliferation activities and their support networks.