Threat Matrix: January 2008

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Still in Control

Pervez Musharraf was calm, confident and—despite a flurry of rumors—not about to announce his resignation. Instead, the Pakistani president's "concession" to his troubled nation was an announcement that he would allow Britain's Scotland Yard to help local law enforcement agencies with their investigation into last week's assassination of former prime minister Benazir Bhutto.

Speaking in a nationally televised address two hours after Pakistan's election commission announced the postponement of the ballot to Feb. 18, six weeks later than had been scheduled, Musharraf was notably deferential in his remarks about Bhutto, often invoking her "martyrdom" and extolling her liberal democratic credentials. "May she go to heaven," he said. "I stand for the same things she said." Read More

	Pakistan's Frayed Politics
	Musharraf's Dangerous Liaisons
	Pakistan after Bhutto

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[WestCoastGal]

Thanks for the ping, should be interesting to hear what he has to say this time.

They are all talk lately, no action.........thankfully!

[Cindy]

Note: The following text is a quote:

http://www.mnf-iraq.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=16208&Itemid=21

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
RELEASE No. 20080103-07
January 3, 2008

MND-B Soldiers find EFPs in Aamel

4th IBCT Public Affairs

Multi-National Division – Baghdad PAO

BAGHDAD – Multi-National Division - Baghdad Soldiers found an explosivelyformed penetrator cache during a cordon and search operation in West Rashid Dec. 28.

“Black Lions” from Attack Company, 1st Battalion, 28th Infantry Regiment, Task Force Dragon, found three EFPs filled with explosives, and six more ready for assembly while searching a residence in Aamel.

Explosive ordnance disposal personnel safely removed the munitions to a Coalition Forces’ base for destruction.

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[Rushmore Rocks]

All talk, no action.

We can only pray that continues.

[Rushmore Rocks]

Sounds like the good guys are doing great things.

Prayers continued for our troops.

[Cindy]

Yep and Amen.

[Cindy]

http://www.rewardsforjustice.net/index.cfm?page=gadahn&language=english

“Wanted
Adam Yahiye Gadahn
Up to $1 Million Reward”

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[Donna Lee Nardo]

Merci Ian.

Azzam the American will soon release the inaugural 2008 message. Anticipation...

[Cindy]

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

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“Teen Charged With New Year’s Day Attack”
January 3, 2008 - 12:08pm
Hank Silverberg, WTOP Radio
WASHINGTON

http://www.wtop.com/?nid=25&sid=1320085

ARTICLE SNIPPET: “WASHINGTON -

ARTICLE SNIPPET: “Police say the two 19-year-old Maryland men were attacked after they dropped off a friend at her home near the intersection of Glade Drive and Marginella Drive in Reston. As they tried to drive away, a group of 10 to 15 men surrounded their vehicle.”

ARTICLE SNIPPET: “Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Solvers at 1-866-411-TIPS/8477 or the county police at 703-691-2131.”

[Cindy]

UPDATE:

http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3490252,00.html
(AP)

“Court extends custody of three suspects, discloses alleged terrorist plot”
Published: 01.04.08, 00:15 / Israel News

[Cindy]

Note: The following news brief is a quote:

http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1198517290599&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull

Jan 4, 2008 0:13
IDF forces find two Kassam rockets in West Bank
By JPOST.COM STAFF

IDF forces operating in the West Bank city of Nablus discovered on Thursday two Kassam rockets which were near completion, Army Radio reported.

According to the report, the Kassam rockets were found inside a weapons laboratory which appeared to be designated for the production of such rockets.

[Cindy]

Fyi only.

UPDATE:

http://www.usdoj.gov/opa/pr/2008/January/08_enrd_005.html

Individual Sentenced for Poisoning Migratory Birds

“Misapplication of agricultural insecticide led to over 2,000 migratory bird deaths”

PRESS RELEASE SNIPPET: “WASHINGTON – Lyle Ravenkamp of Hugo, Colo., pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado and was sentenced for his role in the poisoning deaths of over 2,200 migratory birds on agricultural land, the Justice Department announced.

Ravenkamp pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor violation of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act, in connection with his misapplication of the chemical insecticide carbofuran to a 95-acre sunflower field in Lincoln County, Colo., in June 2006. Ravenkamp admitted that he applied the compound on the surface of the field, instead of below the surface, as he knew it was intended to be used. As a result, more than 2,200 migratory birds, including Mourning Doves (Zenaia macroura), Horned Larks (Eremophila alpestris), Western Meadowlarks (Sturnella neglecta), Red-winged Blackbirds (Agelaius phoeniceus) and Common Grackles (Quiscalus quiscula), died after ingesting the carbofuran, which is known to be highly toxic to birds.”

[Cindy]

http://www.usdoj.gov/opa/pr/2008/January/08_crm_003.html

“Alan Ralsky, Ten Others, Indicted In International Illegal Spamming And Stock Fraud Scheme”

WASHINGTON

[Cindy]

UPDATE:

Note: The following press release is a quote:

http://houston.fbi.gov/dojpressrel/pressrel07/ho12262007.htm

Dec. 26, 2007

PLEA IN CASE INVOLVING BOMB THREATS TO AIRPORT

( McALLEN, Texas) – A 19-year-old U.S. citizen living in Reynosa, Mexico, pleaded guilty before a federal judge to one count of providing false and misleading information by an internet threat/hoax to the McAllen Miller International Airport, United States Attorney Don DeGabrielle announced today.

Juan Rodrigo Rodriguez had originally been charged in a two-count indictment for knowingly and intentionally conveying false and misleading information on at least two occasions to the management of McAllen Miller International Airport. On Aug. 22 and Sept. 7, 2007, the defendant conveyed through a web posting the existence of bombs or explosives at the airport that would detonate in a short period of time.

In each instance, no bomb or explosives were found. Today, he pleaded guilty to the allegation set forth in the second count.

Rodriguez was previously arrested Oct. 30, 2007, by FBI agents and appeared before U.S. Magistrate Judge Dorina Ramos. At that time, the court ordered Rodriguez temporarily detained in federal custody, without bond, pending further preliminary hearings. On Nov. 1, 2007, the judge granted bond in the amount of $100,000 with a requirement of a 20 percent cash deposit.

According to the affidavit in support of the criminal complaint filed Oct. 29, 2007, from between Aug. 22 and Sept. 10, 2007, the McAllen Miller International Airport received four separate bomb threats via the message board on the airport’s website. Two threats were sent Aug. 22, and the other two were sent Sept. 7 and Sept. 10. All were written in Spanish and sent via e-mail with false return e-mail addresses. The threats claimed C-4 explosives were located inside the airport or in a vehicle parked in a lot by the airport, or that bombs were aboard in-bound Continental Airlines flights. In the threat sent Sept. 7, the defendant demanded airport personnel deliver $20,000 to the reception desk area of Holiday Inn hotels, but no one approached the hotel’s reception desk on either date to claim the money. On Sept. 10, the last of the four threats was received by the airport and claimed explosives were inside the airport and aboard an outbound Continental Airlines flight to Houston from McAllen.

All bomb threats prompted immediate action by the FBI, the Transportation Security Administration, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Customs and Border Protection and local law enforcement agencies to secure the airport and ensure the safety of the flying public. However, no bombs or explosives were found.

An investigation to identify the computer from which the messages originated and the location of that computer was immediately initiated. On Sept. 15, according to the complaint, a computer using the same Internet Protocol address and web browser as the one from which the threats had originated was located in Reynosa, Mexico. On Sept. 22, the computer from which the threats allegedly originated was secured at the residence of Rodriguez’s parents in Reynosa, Mexico. A forensic examination of that computer allegedly confirmed the computer was used to access the airport and Continental Airlines websites.

Rodriguez faces a maximum penalty of five years imprisonment and a $250,000 fine for his plea to one count of providing false information and hoaxes and is currently scheduled for sentencing March 27, 2008, before Judge Hinojosa.

[Cindy]

Note: The following text is a quote:

http://www.ice.gov/pi/news/newsreleases/articles/080102tolleson.htm

Previously deported gang member arrested in Tolleson
Suspect’s criminal history includes child abuse, assault and battery

TOLLESON, Ariz. - A Mexican national with ties to a violent street gang who was previously deported four years ago is facing federal criminal charges today after U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers encountered him among a group of 37 illegal aliens discovered inside a tractor trailer Sunday in Tolleson,

Sacramento Hernandez Montoya, 26, has been charged with re-entering the United States after removal, a felony violation that carries a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison. In addition to a prior deportation in 2004, Montoya’s record also includes previous criminal convictions for child abuse and assault and battery in Michigan.

“As a country, we welcome law-abiding immigrants, but foreign nationals who violate our laws and commit crimes in our communities are an enforcement priority for ICE,” said Katrina S. Kane, field office director for ICE detention and removal operations in Arizona. “We are bringing all of our tools to bear against those who show no regard for our laws or our borders.”

The group of illegal aliens was discovered by the Tolleson Police Department following a 911 call about suspicious activity. Of the 37 individuals taken into custody, 36 were from Mexico and one was from Guatemala. Many of the aliens were hidden behind pallets of vegetables in the back of the tractor trailer. Montoya was the only violent criminal identified among the group. The remaining foreign nationals have already been removed from the country or have been placed in removal proceedings.

— ICE —

[Cindy]

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Note: The following text is a quote:

http://www.jihadwatch.org/archives/019438.php

January 3, 2008

Arab youth says he stabbed Jew to get out of school
Truancy Jihad. From Israel National News (thanks to the Constantinopolitan Irredentist):

(IsraelNN.com) A 16-year-old Arab youth from Kfar Jat has told police that he stabbed a 58-year-old resident of Pardes Hana in order to get out of school. The teen told officers that his parents would not allow him to leave his studies, and that he had decided he would rather sit in jail than return to his classroom.

The youth admitted to waiting outside a shopping mall in Pardes Hana and stabbing a random passerby. The stabbing victim was moderately wounded in the attack.

Posted by Robert at January 3, 2008 4:17 PM

[Cindy]

http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2008/01/20080103-2.html

[Cindy]

RECAP:

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

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http://www.fbi.gov/wanted/terrorists/fugitives.htm
http://www.fbi.gov/terrorinfo/terrorismsi.htm

[RDTF]

ya know I read something like that and have to wonder if it’s really necessary

[Cindy]

RECAP:

http://truthusa.com/a/index.php?topic=339.0
“Praying jihadis will turn their lives around NOW!”

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http://truthusa.com/a/index.php?topic=998.0
“Orar jihadis convertirá sus vidas en torno a NOW!”

[Cindy]

OPINION:

I don’t think it is necessary and I don’t like to see the schedule published anymore than I like to see troop movements published.